Petitions

Council welcomes written and electronic petitions from all individuals with a direct interest in the Clarence Valley Local Government Area, including residents, landowners, and business owners.

Guidelines for petitioning Council 

Petitions can be on paper or be electronic and include the following:

• The subject of the petition
• Identification of the principal petitioner
• Name, address, phone number or email address, and signatures in original writing of each petitioner
• Petitions  should  be  prepared on the form prescribed
• Electronic petitions must contain a unique identifier as per the policy adopted by Council.

The subject of the petition must be limited to items over which the Council has responsibility or control. If it relates to a matter over which we have no responsibility or influence, we will return the petition to the principal petitioner and, where possible, provide information as to where the petition should be redirected.

Petitions that are vexatious, abusive, propose unlawful action, or are otherwise inappropriate will not be considered.

Where a petition is provided in response to planning proposals or development applications on public exhibition, any submission made (including personal information) may be made publicly available and may be included in Council's business paper and on its website. If you don't want your submission to be made publicly available, you must provide Council with written reasons for this. Anonymous submissions will not be considered.

Please review the Petitions Policy V1.0 prior to commencing the petition.

Lodge a petition