Local Government

Local government plays a significant role in the delivery of a wide range of environmental health related services. These included a number of statutory services including food safety and investigation of nuisances.

Department of Victorian Communities
The Department of Victorian Communities maintains a list of contact details for all Victorian municipal councils.

Environments for Health
Victorian local government is also at the forefront of public health planning in their communities.

Environmental Health Officer Qualifications
Environmental Health Officers are statutory positions within the Health Act 1958. Section 30A of the Health Act 1958 requires that every municipal council must appoint one or more environmental health officers. The Act also states that a Council may only appoint as an environmental health officer a person who has the qualifications that are declared by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services as necessary for appointment as an environmental health officer. The Government Gazette is used to formally refer to all qualifications that have been declared by the Secretary. This site will contain all subsequent declarations as they are made and appear in the Government Gazette.

Gazette 25th September 2008 (640kb, pdf)

Within Victoria both Swinburne University and Latrobe University offer courses that have been declared by the Secretary.

• Swinburne University
• Latrobe University

Population Health Resource Kit
The Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council recently released the Population Health Resource Kit to support the implementation of the Population Health and Indigenous Environment Health qualifications, a part of the Health Training Package (HLT07). The Health Training Package sits in the Vocational Education and Training sector.

Free copies of the Population Health Resource Kit are available through the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council website.

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