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Our services
- Animals and pets
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Bins, rubbish and recycling
- A to Z rubbish and recycling guide
- Bin fees
- Bin inspection program
- Bin services
- Bundled branch collection
- Business waste and recycling
- Changes to bin colours
- Charities and donation bins
- Composting
- Detox Your Home
- E-waste (electronic waste)
- Find my bin days
- Food and garden bin collection
- Hard rubbish collection
- Household rubbish bin collection
- Knox Transfer Station and Recycling Facility
- Litter and dumped rubbish
- Recycling bin collection
- Reduce your environmental impact
- Skip bin permits
- Where your rubbish, recycling and green waste goes
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Building and planning
- Asset Protection
- Building and planning fees
- Do I need a permit?
- Planning
- Building
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Urban strategy & planning
- About land use planning
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Completed planning scheme amendments
- Changes to Knox residential zones Amendment GC172
- Kingston Links Golf Course, Rowville (Amendment C142knox)
- Knox Municipal Development Contributions Plan (Amendment C186knox)
- Rezoning of Council surplus assets (Amendment C174knox)
- Rezoning of land in Rowville (Amendment C189knox)
- Waterford Valley Residential Aged Care Facility (Amendment C176knox)
- Current planning scheme amendments
- Planning scheme review
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Policies and strategies - commercial
- Bayswater Renewal Strategy
- Boronia Structure Plan 2006
- Ferntree Gully Village Structure Plan (Amendment C129knox)
- Knox Central Structure Plan (Amendment C149)
- The Basin and Alchester Village Built Form Guidelines (Amendment C137knox)
- The Rowville Plan (Amendment C131)
- Upper Gully Strategy Plan (Amendment C162knox and C141knox)
- Policies and strategies – in progress
- Policies and strategies – residential, environment and employment
- Proposal to sell and exchange Council land
- Reference documents
- Residential development reports
- Social housing in Knox
- Victorian Government Initiatives
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Business support and permits
- Accessible businesses
- Animal businesses
- Filming approval in Knox
- Knox Business Directory
- Real estate advertising
- Shipping or Storage Container on Council land
- Start or expand a Knox business
- Street trading and outdoor dining
- Boarding houses and shared accommodation
- Food businesses
- Health, fitness and beauty businesses
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Children, family and community services
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Children and families
- Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations Procedure
- Administration of First Aid Procedure
- Administration of Medication Procedure
- Anaphylaxis Management Procedure
- Asthma Management Procedure
- Child Safe Policy
- Child safety
- Children and Family Centres - Wantirna South and Bayswater
- Code of Conduct
- Delivery and Collection of Children Procedure
- Determining the Nominated Supervisor and Responsible Person Present Procedure
- Early Years Services Feedback Management Procedure
- Emergency Management Policy and Procedure
- Excursions, Incursions, Routine Outings and Service Events Procedure
- Family and Children's Services policies and procedures
- Fees and Charges Policy and Procedures
- Funded Kindergarten Policy
- Funded Kindergarten Registration and Enrolment Procedure
- Governance and Management of the Service Procedure
- Hygiene and Infectious Disease Procedure
- Immunisations
- Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness Procedure
- Late Pick Up of Children Procedure
- Long day care
- Maternal and Child Health Services
- Nutrition, Oral Health, Beverages and Dietary Requirements Procedure
- Participation of Volunteers and Students procedure
- Playgroups
- Providing a Child Safe Environment Procedure
- Sleep and Rest Procedure
- Sun Protection Procedure
- Use of Photographs and Digital Media Procedure
- Water Safety Procedure
- Kindergarten
- Learning and training in Knox
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Support for carers
- Youth and teenagers
- Seniors and over 55s
- Disability and accessibility
- Emergency and housing support
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Children and families
- Gardens, environment and sustainability
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Libraries, venues and facilities
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Find a venue or facility for hire
- Community halls for hire
- Guide to hiring a community venue
- Knox Regional Netball Centre - facility hire
- Placemakers Workshop - venue hire
- Carrington Park Leisure Centre - venue and facility hire
- Ferntree Gully Community Arts Centre venue hire
- Knox Community Arts Centre Venue Hire
- Rowville Community Centre - Venue and facility hire
- Libraries in Knox
- Ferntree Gully Cemetery
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Find a venue or facility for hire
- Parking and transport
- Rates
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Roads, streets, footpaths and drains
- Apply for a road opening permit
- Council Reserve Access Permit
- Engineering Guidelines for Development
- Nature strips
- Overhanging tree branches
- Responsibility for roads
- Retrofitting of Additional On-street Parking Infrastructure Policy
- Road and street maintenance
- Safe footpaths
- Standard drawings
- Stormwater drainage and services
- Unsightly properties
- Special Rates and Charges for Contributory Schemes
- Safety and emergencies
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Sports, parks, playgrounds and reserves
- Book a recreation or sporting facility
- Find parks, playgrounds and reserves
- Report playground damage
- Request park maintenance
- Sports and leisure
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What's happening
- Events, activities and festivals
- Have Your Say
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News
- A revitalised route for Boronia
- Art Beyond Waste exhibition
- Business networking and Bodacious Coffee tour
- Check out our new Knox waste trucks
- Could your community group benefit from funding support?
- Cr Susan Laukens elected Knox Mayor
- Economic & demographic insights: What’s ahead for Knox?
- Electoral irregularities
- Free Community Training Workshops
- Free workshops for cleaner. greener living
- Get growing with Gardens for Harvest
- International Women's Day networking event
- Join our bike education courses
- Join the Environment Advisory Committee
- Join the Knox Multicultural Advisory Committee
- Keep leaving your rubbish bin out until 6pm
- Kindergarten community panel
- Knox recycling efforts a huge success
- Knox retailer networking session
- LED streetlight upgrades across Knox
- Learn how to compost at home
- Leave your rubbish bin out until 6 pm
- Make an 'empty your fridge' frittata
- Make the switch to reusable nappies
- Making Knox more Electric Vehicle ready
- Making Knox more Electric Vehicle ready
- More Than Shelter
- Move Your Way returns for 2025!
- New playground at Tim Neville Arboretum now open
- New wetland ready to explore
- Paving the way, sustainably
- Progress is building at Bayswater Library
- Protecting our green areas and significant spaces
- Race ready!
- Ready, set, play! 2025 local playground upgrades
- Removal of pine trees at Koolunga Native Reserve
- Revitalising Boronia
- Rubbish bin lids are changing
- Safer streets for Boronia
- School holiday activities for young people
- StageScape - community performing arts festival
- Take time out in nature with Biodiversity Month
- Together we are Knox
- Together, we've changed 86% of bin lids
- Transform your home with all-electric solutions
- We are sorry
- Winning government grants and tenders workshop
- Arts in Knox
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Major projects and initiatives
- Capital Works Projects at Sports Facilities
- Capital works
- Carrington Park Activity Centre redevelopment
- Chandler Road shared path and road renewal project
- Demolition of Knox Basketball Stadium (Boronia)
- Gilbert Park upgrades
- Kings Park masterplan
- Lewis Park Masterplan
- Marie Wallace Park Upgrade
- New Bayswater Library
- Park Ridge Reserve Upgrade
- Tormore Reserve pavilion upgrade
- Wally Tew upgrade
- Wantirna Reserve redevelopment
- Community groups and volunteering
- Explore Knox
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Event Calendar
- Bee Gees Revival
- Burt Bacharach (Featuring Michael Cormick)
- Diamond
- FRITZ (School Holiday Feature Show)
- Lady Be Good, The Songs of Ella Fitzgerald (Featuring Nina Ferro)
- Sunglasses at Night. The 80-‘s Apocalypse Sing-Along Cabaret
- Tenori
- The Beatlez
- Tis the Season – A Very Jazzy Christmas Spectacular
- Wish Upon A Star – The Disney Songbook (ft. Danielle Matthews)
- Women of Wit
- Knox eNews
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Our Council
- About Knox
- Arts and Heritage Venues
- Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan
- Election signage
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About Council
- Annual Report
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Council committees
- Active Ageing Advisory Committee
- Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- CEO Employment and Remuneration Committee
- Community Safety, Health and Wellbeing Advisory Committee
- Disability Advisory Committee
- Early Years Advisory Committee (EYAC)
- Environment Advisory Committee
- Knox Youth Advisory Committee
- Multicultural Advisory Committee
- Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee
- Recreation and Leisure Committee
- Transformation Governance Committee
- Government representatives
- Organisation structure
- Our vision, values and strategy
- Councillors and meetings
- Citizenship and awards
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Grants
- Biodiversity Buddies Grants
- CDF Assessment Panel recruitment
- Capital Works Program community submissions
- Community Development Fund Grant Program
- Community Partnership Funding Grants
- Council grant framework policy
- Emergency Relief Fund
- Empowering Communities program
- Excellence Grants for Individuals
- Leisure Minor Capital Works Grant Scheme
- Minor Grants Program
- Jobs and careers
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Policies, strategies and plans
- Active Knox Plan
- Asset Plan
- Asset management plan
- Bridge Asset Management Plan
- Building Asset Management Plan
- CEO Employment and Remuneration Policy
- Carpark Asset Management Plan
- Casual Hire of Community Facilities Policy
- Child, Youth and Seniors Plan
- Climate Response Plan
- Community Engagement Policy
- Community Facilities Planning Policy
- Complaints Policy
- Domestic Animal Management Plan
- Drainage Asset Management Plan
- Election Period Policy
- Electric Line Clearance Management Plan
- Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Policy
- Electronic Gaming Machine Policy
- Financial Plan 2023 to 2033
- Footpath and Shared Path Asset Management Plan
- Future waste management initiatives
- Gender Equality Action Plan
- Graffiti Management Policy
- Housing changes lives
- Integrated Transport Plan
- Key Life Stages Plan - Youth Actions
- Kindergarten Infrastructure and Services Plan (KISP)
- Knox Arts Policies
- Knox Biodiversity Resilience Strategy
- Knox CARES Strategy 2022 to 2027
- Knox Community and Council Plan
- Knox Cycling Action Plan
- Knox Key Life Stages Plan
- Knox Mobility Study
- Knox Municipal Fire Management Plan
- Knox Parking Compliance Strategy
- Knox Parking Policy
- Knox Pavilion Strategy
- Knox Play Space Plan
- Koolunga Native Reserve Future Directions Plan
- Liveable Streets Plan
- Media Policy
- Memorials Policy
- Mental Health Action Plan
- Municipal Emergency Management Plan
- Open Space Asset Management Plan
- Open Space Plan
- Our Customer Strategy
- Payment Assistance Policy
- Playground Asset Management Plan
- Policies for leasing Council facilities
- Principal Pedestrian Network
- Public Toilet Implementation Plan
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Retail Activation Strategy
- Road Asset Management Plan
- Road Management Plan
- Road Register
- Statement of Commitment for Reducing Alcohol Harm
- Stormwater Quality Management
- Strategic Asset Management Plan
- Street Tree Asset Management Plan
- Use of Synthetic Surfaces on Council's Active Reserves Policy
- Visual Surveillance Devices Policy
- Waste Collection Services Policy
- Waste and Resource Strategy
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Legislation and local laws
- Abandoned cars and impounded goods
- Amenity Local Law
- Council lease information
- Documents for public inspection
- Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
- Integrity matters
- Justice of the Peace
- Meeting Procedure and Use of Common Seal Local Law 2018
- Procurement policy
- Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012
- Register of Delegations
- Your privacy
- Infringements
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- Culture and diversity
- Contact us
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