A Guide to Our Services

Customer Service Centre
Register your dog, lodge a development application or pay your rates at Customer Service Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield.

Venue hire
Looking for a venue to hold a function? The Ashfield Town Hall and a number of community halls are available for hire. Call 9716 1800.

Council and Committee meetings
Meetings are open to the public, except for discussion of legal, staff or other confidential matters.

Ashfield Central Library and Haberfield Branch Library
At our Libraries we have videos, audio books, toys, magazines, music CDs and cassettes for loan - FREE!

Swimming pool laws
All private swimming pools must be surrounded by an approved child restraint barrier and display an approved resuscitation poster and notice in a prominent position - "Young children should be supervised when using the swimming pool".

Garbage and recycling
Council operates a weekly garbage and fortnightly recycling service. Council also operates an optional fortnightly garden waste service at a charge.

Clean up days
Council has two free general clean ups a year.

Parks for hire
Ashfield Municipality has 22 parks and 9 reserves. A number of these are available for hire.

Community services
Community services provide a podiatry clinic; transport for community outings; community information, English and exercise classes; youth activities; social, ethno-specific and educational groups; and aged and disability services to name just a few.

Citizenship services
If you are interested in becoming an Australian Citizen you must first apply with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural affairs. Application kits are available at One Stop.

Interested in our Heritage?
Council has produced a video "Protecting Our Heritage - Helping You Through the Process", along with a brochure and checklist. This is available to borrow from Council's Branch Libraries and is also available in Italian and Chinese.

Planning a change?
Planning to build or repair your home? Changing the use of a premise or putting up an advertising sign? Legislation may require you to lodge a formal application with Council.