Hills local laws - have you say

By-laws are local laws created by Council to manage issues specific to areas under our care and control – from pets to waste, trees and signage.

Some By-laws are in place to protect the comfort and safety of our community while others seek to prevent damage to local government land.

We review our By-laws every 7 years to ensure they meet the current needs of our community and to meet our obligations under the Local Government Act 1999. There are some things we cannot create by-laws for, for example, things that are the responsibility of state or federal government.

We currently have six By-laws that cover the below areas:

• Permits and Penalties
• Moveable Signs
• Local Government Land
• Roads
• Dogs
• Cats

We are proposing to add an additional By-law for Livestock and Bee Management.

We’d like your help to review our proposed changes to existing By-laws and proposed new By-law. What do you think? Have we got the balance right?

Community engagement closes at 5pm on Tuesday 22 July 2025.