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Types of food and health business we monitor

Registering your food or health business with us is an important step in protecting public health and safety. It enables us to support you in maintaining hygiene standards.

For more information, contact our Health Services Department on 03 9217 2170 or email publichealth@whittlesea.vic.gov.au.

Which businesses do we monitor?

Food businesses

Certain businesses that sell or handle food must be registered with one of the suitable registration authorities, under the Food Act 1984.

If you operate a temporary food stall or a food vehicle, you should register its location with us. In the case of a food van or similar, this would mean letting us know where it is garaged.

Find out more about registering your food business

Public health and accommodation businesses

We monitor public health businesses such as:

hairdressers
beauty parlours
tattooists
body piercers
colonic irrigation

We monitor prescribed accommodation venues including:

residential accommodation
motels
hotels
hostels
student dormitories
holiday camps
rooming houses

Find out more about registering your public health or accommodation business

Health and medical professionals

We do not have authority over hospitals, dentists, medical clinics or allied health professionals.

To make a complaint or enquire about any of these types of businesses, contact the relevant organisations.

Public aquatic facility registration

All operators of public aquatic facilities are required to either register or notify with Council under the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019.