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View this email in your browser July 2024   Welcome to the latest edition of the Borough Business News NAIDOC Smoking Ceremony Join us to celebrate NAIDOC week. You are invited to join Councillors and officers in witnessing a proud Wadawurrung Traditional Owner host a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony here in the Borough Date: Wednesday 10 July 12.30pm at Wirrng Wirrng (Queenscliffe Hub) Find out more here Book Launch Madjem Bambandila, The Art and Country of Kelly Koumalatsos The Bookshop at Queenscliff in association with Museum Victoria are thrilled to host the book launch of Madjem Bambandila: The Art and Country of Kelly Koumalatsos. Joins authors Kelly Koumalatsos & Dr Paola Balla as they discuss Madjem Bambandila with Dr Shelley Hannigan (Deakin University). Date: Tuesday 23 July 6.00pm - 7.30pm at Wirrng Wirrng (Queenscliffe Hub) Tickets essential book here Queenscliff Primary School Art Show A wonderful collection of artworks created by students of QPS from Prep to Year 6 in 2024. The artworks have been created through inspiration of famous artists, nature on Wadawurrung Country and the wondrous things in our world. Date: 8 August Find out more here Geelong Small Business Festival is back this August The City of Greater Geelong in partnership with the Geelong Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to deliver the 2024 Geelong Small Business Festival. Event topics range from social media marketing, leadership, utilising AI, workplace culture, sustainability and more. Dates: 12 - 23 August  Find out more here Planning an event in the Borough? Here are some important health and safety regulations to understand:  Mobile Food Businesses: All food trucks / vans / marquees must apply for a Statement of Trade with Foodtrader. This applies to all food businesses, even if you have a commercially registered business in the Borough and you would like to hold a stall at a local market or out the front of your shop or restaurant – you need to apply to make sure that you have the correct setup and to prevent any legalities that follow in relation to The Food Act 1984. Beauty and Tattooing Businesses: Any business that perform beauty or skin penetration treatments such as manicures and pedicures, facials, injections, tattoos, seaweed wraps, ice baths etc must be registered under the relevant legislation including but not limited to Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 & the Personal Care and Body Art Industry Guidelines Infection prevention and control guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries (health.vic.gov.au)  Accommodation: If you are providing accommodation to an event such as glamping, caravans, or any other type of sleeping arrangements, then the business will have a Certificate of Registration within their home council (or you can apply for one with the BoQ Environmental Health) and it will fall under the Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regs 2020 Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2020   If you have questions we are here to help. Contact Melanie Osman the Borough's Environmental Health Officer. Email: melanie.osman@queenscliffe.vic.gov.au or call  5258 1377 Listening Post  If you have a question for your Councillor's, please come along to Friday's Listening Post at Wirrng Wirrng (Queenscliffe Hub) Date: Friday 12 July Time: 11am - 12pm 2024 - 25 Council Budget Adopted We're pleased to announce that at the June Ordinary Meeting of Council, the Council Budget for 2024-2025 and Financial Plan was adopted unanimously. Read more here  Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of these lands, waters and skies, the Wadawurrung People. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connections to their Lands, Waters, Skies, Culture and the contribution they make to the life and spirit of our community. We pay respect to their past and present Elders and their emerging leaders, and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.