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Hair and Beauty Premises

All hair and beauty-related businesses must be registered with Council and comply with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and Regulations and Council’s Community Local Law No.1 of 2015.

To ensure correct hygiene and safe practices Environmental Health Officers regularly inspect health premises.

Hair and Beauty premises include

  • Hairdressing salons (including mobile operators)
  • Beauty salons/parlours
  • Manicure/pedicure salons
  • Hair removal (electrolysis and waxing)
  • Tattooing (including permanent or semi-permanent make-up)
  • Body piercing
  • Colonic irrigation
  • Any other businesses involving penetration of the skin (i.e. microdermabrasion)

Apply to Register / Notify Hair or Beauty business

To operate a hairdressing, beauty or skin penetration business in Southern Grampians Shire the first step is to submit an Application form to Register / Notify the Health Business


For further details visit the Victorian Health Department hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries website.

Home-based businesses

If you are planning to operate your Hair or Beauty premises from home it is important to keep your customers safe.

You must also ensure that the private dwelling is provided with the necessary services of water, waste disposal, light, equipment, fixtures, ventilation, cleaning and personal hygiene facilities, storage space and access to toilets.

Before applying for your permits, we encourage you to contact our Business Support Team on: ecodev@sthgrampians.vic.gov.au - 5573 0444 (Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm)

Southern Grampians Shire Council is proactive in engaging business and industry development.
We have a dedicated team to help guide your business through the application process. Our team is here to make this happen and will help you at each stage of the process:

  • We’ll help you get the advice you need to apply for a permit.
  • We’ll guide you through the process that gets you your permits.
  • We’ll offer you any further support required to get you open for business.
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