KINGBOROUGH COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEALTH
Immunisations
Immunisation clinics are held at the Kingston
Community Health Centre from 10am to 11am
on the first and third Friday of every month.
Appointments are not necessary, and they’re
conducted on a first-in first-served basis.
Children are immunised for free at both these
clinics and through the School Immunisation
Program.
Council can provide copies of your
immunisation records if they have been
administered at a Council clinic or through a
school program. Council does not keep records
of immunisations administered privately
through other organisations or your local
doctor.
Food Safety
Kingborough has over 200 registered food
businesses. Sampling and surveillance is
conducted regularly - focusing on a range of
different food products and surfaces. We look
at bacterial levels in locally manufactured
products, bacterial levels of food contact
surfaces, compliant labelling and food claims,
and adherence to the Food Standards Code.
Council also offers a free online training
program called I’M ALERT, which can be
accessed at
www.kingborough.imalert.com.au.
If you’re having a sausage sizzle, school fair
or other temporary food stall, you must apply
for registration. Applications for all temporary
food stalls can be made online.
The application form can be accessed at
www.kingborough.tas.gov.au, under Public
Health.
Water Monitoring Programs
Pools and spas are sampled on a monthly basis
to ensure they’re suitable for swimming.
Council conducts weekly water sampling during
the summer months at the main Kingborough
beaches, as part of Derwent Estuary Program
recreational water monitoring. A range of
other sites are sampled monthly.
Sharps Disposal
If members of the public locate abandoned
sharps, contact Council to arrange for an officer
to safely remove it. Sharps should be handled
with extreme care, or preferably - not at all.
DIRECTORY 2015 KINGBOROUGH COUNCIL 19