Smoke Free Areas Policy

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Adopted February 2021

The Smoke-Free Areas Policy was adopted on 16 February 2021.

The Policy was created to address the following objectives:

  • Improve the health of the community.
  • Increase awareness of the dangers and issues related to smoking.
  • Provide a smoke-free environment around Council’s open space facilities.
  • Reduce pollution from cigarette butts around playgrounds; sportsground and sporting facilities; and community buildings.

This Policy will ban smoking in the following areas:

  • Within 10 metres of all playgrounds and play equipment.
  • Within 10 metres of all outdoor fitness equipment.
  • Around and within the identified perimeter of all Council outdoor sporting facilities (netball courts, basketball courts, tennis courts, athletics fields, etc.) and skate parks.
  • Under any verandah, shelter and building associated with Council owned public property.
  • Around and within the identified perimeter of Council leisure centres and public swimming pools.
  • Within 4 metres of an entrance used by pedestrians to get into or out of a public building.

This policy reflects Council's commitment to providing a smoke-free environment in sporting, recreation and community facilities.

Submissions closed on Wednesday 16 December 2020.


Privacy

Council may be required to release your written comments or submissions to an applicant under the Government Information (Public Access) Act, 2009 or Local Government Act, 1993 that impose obligations on us to release documents in certain circumstances.


Adopted February 2021

The Smoke-Free Areas Policy was adopted on 16 February 2021.

The Policy was created to address the following objectives:

  • Improve the health of the community.
  • Increase awareness of the dangers and issues related to smoking.
  • Provide a smoke-free environment around Council’s open space facilities.
  • Reduce pollution from cigarette butts around playgrounds; sportsground and sporting facilities; and community buildings.

This Policy will ban smoking in the following areas:

  • Within 10 metres of all playgrounds and play equipment.
  • Within 10 metres of all outdoor fitness equipment.
  • Around and within the identified perimeter of all Council outdoor sporting facilities (netball courts, basketball courts, tennis courts, athletics fields, etc.) and skate parks.
  • Under any verandah, shelter and building associated with Council owned public property.
  • Around and within the identified perimeter of Council leisure centres and public swimming pools.
  • Within 4 metres of an entrance used by pedestrians to get into or out of a public building.

This policy reflects Council's commitment to providing a smoke-free environment in sporting, recreation and community facilities.

Submissions closed on Wednesday 16 December 2020.


Privacy

Council may be required to release your written comments or submissions to an applicant under the Government Information (Public Access) Act, 2009 or Local Government Act, 1993 that impose obligations on us to release documents in certain circumstances.