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Environmental health
Council offers a number of services and programs relating to environmental health in the community.
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Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes have the potential to transmit serious diseases that impact on our health if we do not -
Flying foxes
Flying foxes are moving closer to towns and people and we need to learn how to coexist with these -
Blue green algae
Blue Green Algae can bloom in our rivers and waterways and it needs to be avoided as it produces -
Management and disposal of domestic sharps
Community sharps disposal bins are provided across Maitland to ensure that sharps users have easy -
Baby immunisation clinics
Council runs four free childhood immunisation clinics each month for 0 to 4 year olds. -
Open burning
Find out what you may need to do when open burning, as certain conditions or approvals may apply. -
Woodsmoke
Follow these tips to reduce the impact of air pollution caused by wood heaters. -
Cleaning up after storms and floods
It's important to keep your health and safety in mind and know how to reduce risks when cleaning up -
Neighbourhood noise
It's important to consider your neighbours when it comes to noise, to know what you can do if noise -
Overgrown land
One person’s idea of an overgrown or untidy property can vastly differ to another’s and not all