Local Councils provide a wide range of services. The Council Service Hierarchy below is an attempt to systematically document and organise these services into a meaningful service hierarchy. The top level is based on the eight Council Functions listed in the Victorian Local Government Act 1989.
1. Advocacy - advocating and promoting proposals which are in the best interests of the local community
2. Community Services - planning for and providing services and facilities for the local community;
- Aged and Disabled Resident Support
- Business Support
- Community Group Support
- Family Support
- Family Day Care
- Festival and Events Programming
- Fire Prevention
- Immunisation Service
- Library Service
- Litter Management and Graffiti Removal
- Local Heritage Preservation
- Maternal and Child Health Services
- Performing Arts Support
- Play Group Support
- Public Event Safety Assurance
- School Crossing Supervision
- Tourism Promotion
- Visual Arts Support
- Waste and Recyclables Collection
- Youth Support
3. Infrastructure Provision and Maintenance - providing and maintaining community infrastructure in the municipal district
- Community Facility Provision
- Footpath Provision and Maintenance
- Parks and Open Space Maintenance
- Parks and Open Space Provision
- Road Network Provision and Maintenance
- Stormwater Drainage Provision and Maintenance
- Traffic Management
4. Strategic and Land Use Planning - undertaking strategic and land use planning for the municipal district
5. Revenue Raising - raising revenue to enable the Council to perform its functions
6. Local Law Enforcement - making and enforcing local laws
7. Legislated Duties - exercising, performing and discharging the duties, functions and powers of Councils under this Act and other Acts;
8. Peace, Order and Good Governance - any other function relating to the peace, order and good government of the municipal district
Related Pages
- Asset Hierarchy
- Council Functions and Services
- Council Services
- Local Government Services & Activities
- Service Hierarchy
- Victorian Local Government Services Rationale
