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The growth of south eastern Melbourne has meant that the Mornington Peninsula has become widely recognised as an ideal location to establish or expand a business.
Significant employment, business and lifestyle opportunities exist throughout the highly diverse economy of the Peninsula, with evidence of this easily identified through the ever increasing number of home-based businesses being established.
The majority of employment on the Peninsula is generated by activities such as retailing, construction, business services, health, education and community services.
Many of these activities have strong links to tourism, with the Mornington Peninsula recently recognised as the most popular daytrip destination outside of Melbourne.
Employment throughout the forty townships is supported by the demands of both residents and tourists. The importance of the tourism industry is further emphasised with the population swelling from approximately 140,000 persons to more than 200,000
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 What Approvals are Required?
Planning Issues
Building Issues
Health Issues
Food Premises Registration
Health Act Registration for Business
Traffic Design Issues
Business Victoria
Where to From Here?
| What Approvals are Required? | | Every business on the Peninsula needs to comply with certain regulations. In some instances this may mean obtaining a permit or relevant certificate before you commence the business or change the type of business. However, it pays to ALWAYS make sure that you are aware of what the relevant requirements are.
On this webpage are issues you may need to consider. These issues are by no means the complete list you should consider and not all of the issues may be relevant to your business, as different types of business need to comply with different requirements.  Top
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| Planning Issues | | Is the type of business appropriate to the area? In some instances the proposed use may actually be prohibited especially in residential areas.
Do you have sufficient car parking spaces - including spaces for your employees and your customers? This is particularly relevant in restaurants/cafes if the number of patrons is to be increased, and ensures that your customers can always park near your business.
What hours will your business open?
How will you be promoting your business what size and type of signs will be used?
For further information on planning, please visit the Planning Services section of our website. Top
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| Building Issues | | Do you have the appropriate number and location of exits throughout the building?
Does the design and layout of the building allow for safe access by disabled persons?
Is the number and location of fire extinguishers, sprinklers, and hydrants sufficient?
Are you increasing the number of patrons, as this affects the required floor space and the number of toilets required?
For further building information, please visit the Building Services section of our website. Top
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| Health Issues | | Are you preparing or serving food? If so you will need to ensure that your kitchen facilities meet minimum standards and that your premises is registered under the Food Act. Please see the Food Premises Registration section below.
Is where you are looking to establish your business connected to sewer? If not you will need to consider methods of treating waste-water.
If youre looking to start a hairdressing salon, tattoo parlour, or skin penetration in any way (including acupuncture or piercing), you will need to ensure that your salon is constructed to relevant standards and registered. Please see the Health Act Premises section below.
For more information about health regulations and wastewater, please visit the Health Services section of our website. Top
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| Food Premises Registration | | When opening a food premises on the Peninsula there are certain guidelines and regulations that need to be adhered to.
For more information on starting a food premises, please visit our Food Safety page. Top
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| Health Act Registration for Business | | | When considering opening businesses such as tattooing, hair dressing, caravan parks or similar, you are best to check out information on our Health Act Regulations for Business page. Top
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| Traffic Design Issues | | | Can people easily access your business from the road? Top
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| Business Victoria | | If you are looking to turn a fantastic idea into a dream by starting a business, or even if you plan to take over an existing business, having accurate information is essential. You will need to make sure you are up-to-speed with your business obligations, the industry, trends and finances to ensure success.
Business Victoria is a useful website that can provide all the information you need to know or point you in the right direction to finding the information.
Business Victoria offers information on topics such as:
Business names, structures and registrations
Business types
Business Planning
Staff
Skills and Training
Tax, insurance and superannuation
To visit Business Victoria simply click on the link at the bottom of this page. Top
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