Public Health
Public health risks impact on people's health. Examples of public health risks include mosquitoes, rats and mice, asbestos and water.
Should you have a problem with an issue, always attempt to discuss the issue directly with the person responsible for the nuisance in order to try and achieve a solution, give them an appropriate time frame to do something about it. If the situation hasn't changed after that time, it may then be necessary to contact the appropriate authority.
Council only has jurisdiction to act on certain public health risk issues and shares the responsibility of public health risks with other government bodies. Please refer to the information below which outlines authorities for various public health risk types.
Who to Contact
Asbestos
- Occurring at a workplace (eg. contractor) - Contact your local office of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
- Occurring at a non-workplace (eg. homeowner carrying out works to own home) - Contact us.
Drinking water
- Located on residential land and some commercial land - Contact us.
Lead-based paint
- Occurring at a workplace (eg. contractor) - Contact your local office of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
- Occurring at a non-workplace (eg. homeowner carrying out works to own home) - Contact your local office of Queensland Health
Mosquitos
- Breeding (or potential for breeding) on Council land, residential land, and some commercial land - Contact us.
Rats and mice
- Harbouring (or potential for harbouring) on Council land, residential land, and some commercial land - Contact us.
Waste
- Accumulation or deposit on residential land and some commercial land - Contact us.
Water
- Wastewater and sewage on residential land and some commercial land (eg. defective septic tank, overflowing toilet) - Contact us.
Fact Sheets and Resources
Water and sanitation-related diseases Fact Sheets:
- Workplace health and safety (asbestos) publications and information
- Rainwater tanks - a guide to keeping your tank safe
- Asbestos- cleaning and/ or removing asbestos-containing materials
- Use of playgrounds and sporting fields during the flood recovery