You are prohibited to place any advertising signs, goods on display or for sale, or advertise a vehicle for sale on a road or Council land, or in any other public place without a permit under the Whitehorse Community Local Law 2024 ( PDF 973.95KB)
It is also illegal to, without a permit, paint, service or carry out maintenance on a vehicle on any public road, Council-controlled land or in a public place except if the works are required so that the vehicle can be removed.
If you conduct any of these activities without a permit, you may be fined.
Council-controlled land include roads, nature strips, council reserves, public places or car parks.
If you have a business and wish to have goods for sale or an A board advertising, visit Council's footpath trading web page.
Parking vehicles on roadsides and Council-controlled land creates hazards for motorists as it can cause visual distractions and traffic congestion issues. The vehicles can also cause damage to grass, vegetation and tree roots. If you do so, you may be fined.
If you are advertising a vehicle for sale you can park it in your driveway, or on your front lawn but not on the road or the nature strip.
Permit Conditions
- The permit holder must ensure that all the permit conditions are complied with at all times.
- The permit is not transferrable:
- Permits are not to be photocopied or used by someone not named on the permit
- Permits are not to be leased, sold or given away
- No form of advertising of a permit for rent, lease, sale profit or other beneficial or fraudulent consideration of causing such an advertisement to be published is permitted.
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $20 million of public liability insurance for the permit period if the activity is conducted on Council land.
- The permit holder or their representative must comply with any parking regulations in the area if required, unless otherwise agreed to by Council. A permit will not override any clearway or freeway parking restrictions.
- Manholes, hydrants, telephone boxes, taxi ranks and tram and bus stops may not be obstructed.
- The permit does not entitle the permit holder to cause danger to the normal flow of traffic or restrict traffic movements.
- Council will NOT allow, without a valid Council permit, the installation of permanent structures on Council land.
- At the conclusion of the permit period a new application form must be submitted.
- The permit must be produced for an Authorised Council Officer on request.
- The permit holder will comply with all directions by a member of Victoria Police or Authorised Council Officer, including a direction that the permitted activity cease and any related plant or equipment be removed.
- Any other conditions related to the permitted activity - See list below.
Permit Condition Breaches
If the permit holder breaches the permit conditions:
- The permit may be cancelled
- Penalties may be applied
- Costs incurred by Council may be charged directly to the permit holder
- Goods or equipment may be impounded
- Future permit applications may be declined.
Permit Conditions - Distribute unsolicited material
Whitehorse Community Local Law 2024 ( PDF 973.95KB) S2.14
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $20 million of public liability insurance for the permit period.
- The items and printed materials cannot be distributed in a manner which results in:
- Obstruction of a road, Council Building or municipal place
- An assembly of people that interferes unreasonably with the use and enjoyment of a road, Council Building or municipal place by any person
- A safety hazard for any person
- Littering of, or damage to, any road, Council Building or municipal place.
- The items and printed materials must only be:
- Placed in resident letterboxes.
- Delivered with consent of the owner or occupier of the property. Properly authorised electoral material, or any other thing, distribution of which is authorised under State or Federal legislation.
- Handed to another person.
- The items and printed materials cannot be:
- Stuck as posters or stickers or affixed to surfaces.
- Placed under car window wipers.
- Left unattended or placed in a receptacle for collection by passers-by.
- Discarded items are to be collected by the permit holder and disposed of legally.
- A minimum unobstructed distance of 1.8 metres must be maintained from the property line and 0.5m from the kerb at all times while performing the distribution.
- The permit holder must set up in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) principles and relevant codes and standards to provide unobstructed access to others using the area.
Permit Conditions - Unattended Vehicles
Whitehorse Community Local Law 2024 ( PDF 973.95KB) S3.8 and S3.10
Applies when you:
a) Leave a boat, trailer or caravan on a road or Council land for more than 14 continuous days S3.8; or
b) Leave a motor vehicle on a road or Council land or in a public place for more than two (2) continuous months – S3.10
(NOTE: motor vehicle includes a long vehicle and has the same meaning ascribed to it by the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2017)
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $20 million of public liability insurance for the permit period.
- The vehicle, trailer or caravan may be left on the road for a maximum of two (2) months. NOTE: If a vehicle is not moved after two (2) months, it can be deemed abandoned under the Local Government Act 1989 and can be impounded
- There is no breach of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017:
- The vehicle must be parked in accordance with any established parking restrictions (not in a permit are/no stopping are, etc.).
- The vehicle must be registered.
- The vehicle must be under 1.5t payload.
- An extension of time will not be provided.
Permit Conditions - Repair vehicles
Whitehorse Community Local Law 2024 ( PDF 973.95KB) S3.9
(NOTE: vehicle includes a long vehicle and has the same meaning ascribed to it by the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2017).
The permit holder must provide evidence of $20 million of public liability insurance for the permit period if the activity is conducted on Council land.
The permit must be used by a person:
- For no more than two (2) days.
- Covered by Public Liability Insurance of at least $20m for the permit period.
- For emergency repairs.
The repairs may NOT be any one of the following:
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