Works Management

Engineering & Transport Contact Details

After Hours Emergency Only.

Director of Infrastructure Services

Robert Whooley
Phone: 9848 2767

Works Supervisor

Barry Moore
Phone: 9848 3445

Driveway Entrances

Council does not install driveway crossovers but will provide a contribution to the landowner for the first crossover to a property once a driveway crossover has been constructed to Council standards as follows:

Driveway Type

Crossovers50% Contribution
to Landowner
Across barrier kerb onto bitumen road$195
Across mountable kerb onto bitumen road$155
Unkerbed, requiring culvert onto bitumen road$650
Concrete Residential onto kerbed road$350
Unkerbed, not requiring culvert onto bitumen road$155
Unkerbed, requiring culvert onto gravel road$590
Unkerbed, not requiring culvert onto gravel road$90
Rural Crossovers, over standard size – 50% subsidy of actual cost


Gate Permit Fee$30.00

Private Works

Plant Hireper hour
Grader$137.50
Backhoe$110.00
Truck (3 tonne)$88.00
Truck (8 tonne)$93.50
Truck (12 tonne)$110.00
Tractor (Massey)$74.00
Tractor (Merlo)$110.00
Loader (Case 621)$121.00
Loader(KomatsuWA200)$132.00
Roller (Multi Wheel)$93.50
Roller (Vibrating)$101.00
Plate Compactor$60.00
Pedestrian roller$60.00
Provision of Labour Only$45.00
Rubbish Truck$132.00

                                                                           Per Day

Traffic Lights (minimum 1 day hire)                         $170.00

Roadworks Traffic Signs (per sign per day)                $10.00

                                                                           Per Tonne

Lime Sand                                                              $15.50

All other materials will be charged at cost plus 20%    

Development Charges

The following are charges as set out in Councils Development Standards:

Development Standard 1997 (under review)$33.00 per copy
Inspection/Supervision Fee2.5 % of value of works Minimum $250.00
Inspection/Supervision Fee (Where there is no local site superintendent provided by developer)3.5% of value of works Minimum $250.00
Defects Liability Guarantee3.5 % of value of works Minimum $500.00
Stabilisation Guarantee
Subject to site classification$nil to $3,960 per ha
Crossovers
Depending on construction standard$352.00 to $1,540.00
Headworks Charges - Drainage
Residential$220.00 per lot or $2,200 per ha
Commercial & Industrial$2,200 per ha or higher if required
Footpaths
Asphalt$55.00 per linear metre
Concrete$55.00 per linear metre
Brick paving$57.20 per linear metre
Dual Use Paths
Asphalt$88.00 per linear mtr
Concrete$90.20 per linear mtr
Brick paving$80.00 per linear mtr
Planting Maintenance GuaranteePer the value of all planting
Water from Standpipes$2.00 per kilolitre (GST free)
Last modified 05-03-2008 01:06 PM