Council Phone Outage
Our phone system is currently down so we are unable to receive calls. We are working with our phone provider and hope that the service is restored soon. We apologise for the inconvenience.
How many animals can I keep?
Often there are restrictions on the number of animals that can be kept on an urban property. An owner or occupier of a property must not, without a permit, keep (or allow to be kept) more animals than the amounts detailed below. If you would like to keep an additional animals on your property you will need to complete an application to keep extra animals form.
Keeping of Animals Application Form
| Type of Animal | Maximum Number Allowed | |
|---|---|---|
|
Residential, Mixed Use, Commercial, Township |
Rural Conservation and Rural Living Zones (as defined in the Planning Scheme) | |
| Dogs | 2 | 2 |
| Cats | 2 | 2 |
| Poultry - Hens, ducks, geese, turkeys - Roosters |
12 0 |
No limit 0 |
| Domestic birds | 50 | No limit |
| Large birds | 2 | No limit |
| Domestic mice | 10 | No limit |
| Guinea Pigs | 2 | No limit |
| Domestic rabbits | 2 | No limit |
| Horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep, goats | 0 | No limit |
| Pigs | 0 | 0 |
| Other agricultural animals | 0 | 0 |