Community Roadside Signs
Is your event community based?
Without an entry or site fee?
Then you may seek approval to display roadside signs on the verge of roadways in designated areas, or on other unleased national land.
All requests are to be submitted on an Authority Application for Works Approval Form along with the following information:
- a detailed map, showing the exact proposed locations of the signs
- a diagram of the sign showing its contents (wording, logos)
- the dimensions (height and width) of the signs.
Signs cannot be located
- on Commonwealth Avenue and Kings Avenue (south of the bridges), State Circle or Capital Circle
- on Anzac Parade
- on Adelaide Avenue approaching the Prime Minister's Lodge
- on Dunrossil Drive approaching the Governor-General's residence;
- within 20 metres of a road intersection
- in median strips
Signs cannot
- be offensive, animated or highly reflective
- be set in place until one week before the event starts.
Signs must
- be no more than 900 mm wide, 1200 mm high
- be affixed using wooden stakes (not steel pickets) no higher than 1500 mm above ground level
- be firmly secured to the ground whilst on display
- only display the name of the relevant organisation and information about the forthcoming event
- be removed within 24 hours of the event's conclusion.
Each event may display a maximum of 6 movable signs.
For approval for the placement of signs outside designated areas event organisers are to contact the ACT City Rangers' office on 6207 7132.