Use this page to understand:
- if you need a permit for your campaign
- which campaign activities are considered non-compliant
- how you can report non-compliant campaign activity to Council.
If you want to place banners, posters, signs and stickers around the City of Boroondara to promote someone or something, you must follow the rules laid down in Council’s Amenity Local Law and the Boroondara Planning Scheme.
The Amenity Local Law and the Boroondara Planning Scheme cover promotional activities, including state, federal and local government election campaigns.
The City of Boroondara supports campaign activities in line with freedom of expression, fair access and public safety and amenity.
Do I need a permit?
Election promotional activities might be:
- allowed without a permit
- allowed with a permit
- not allowed
This will depend on the type of activity and the location, including whether it is on private or council-owned land.
Election promotion at a specific location, such as an early voting centre, may require additional restrictions based on space available to ensure public access and amenity (such as limiting the number of A-frames).
Activities allowed without a permit
Activity | Example | Council requirements |
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Pamphlet or flyer distribution |
Dropping election materials in residents' letterboxes Handing out election materials on a footpath |
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Door knocking | Door knocking to promote a candidate |
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Signs and banners displayed on vehicle and/or trailer when they are in transit or are parked on a road | Trailer parked in a car space on a road |
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Signs and banners displayed on parked vehicles and trailers on private land | A trailer with a billboard or A-frame sign |
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Signs and banners displayed on private land or private structures |
A real estate sign displayed on a fence. Large scale posters attached to shopfront windows. |
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Activities allowed with a permit
Activity | Example | Council requirements |
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Free-standing signs or banners displayed on Council-controlled land | Picket signs, A-frames, banners or teardrop signs on a footpath |
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Promotional stalls set up on footpaths | Table and chairs set up on a footpath |
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Activities not allowed
Activity | Example |
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Signs or banners on a vehicle or trailer parked on Council-controlled land |
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Signs and banners on Council-controlled structures and assets |
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Promotional stalls on Council-controlled land |
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Apply for a permit
If you need a permit for your promotional activities on Council-controlled land, complete our Occupy Council-controlled land form-external site.
If you don’t comply with requirements
If you don’t follow the requirements covered above:
- You might be fined.
- Your vehicle/trailer may be towed or impounded.
- Your signs may be impounded.
For more information on offences, penalties and infringement notices, read Council's Amenity Local Law.
Download the Amenity Local Law
How to report non-compliant activities
If you have noticed a promotional activity that is not allowed, you can report it online.
More information
For more information on promotional activities, call Civic Services on (03) 9278 4949 or email [email protected].