Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking community input on open-air burning as it moves towards establishing regulations dealing with the practice.
The Shire said it was required to review and prepare a new community amenity local law every 10 years that gave it the power to respond to local issues and protect public and private space, as well as the community’s health and safety. “In August 2022, Council adopted the Community Amenity Local Law 2022 and committed to reviewing Part 4 of the Local Law, that deals with open-air burning, incinerators and chimneys, separately in early 2023 to ensure adequate focus was given to such an important topic,” it said.
“We’re now seeking the community’s feedback to help us consider what’s important to local residents in this space, what emerging issues there are and ensure the open air burning local law is relevant. This is just a first-round consultation to help us develop the new open air burning local law provisions. We’ll then consult with the community again once a draft has been created.”
Community consultation closes at 5pm on February 19. You can have your say online at mornpen.vic.gov.au/locallawreview; by emailing LocalLawReview@mornpen.vic.gov.au; or by writing to Local Law Review, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud 3939.
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