Street numbers are good for business

Council is reminding local traders that street numbers are good for business.

It follows a spate of complaints that too many local commercial buildings do not have street numbers clearly displayed.

Acting Local Laws Coordinator Phil Montague says business owners should check their shopfronts, offices or industrial and commercial premises for street numbers.

“It is in every business owner’s interest to ensure customers can find their premises quickly and easily. Displaying the street number is one of the simplest and cheapest things business owners can do to put their shops on the map,” he said.

Mr Montague said besides being helpful for customers, visible street numbers could help save a life.

“Street numbers help emergency services personnel quickly locate an address at a time when every minute spent driving around or knocking on the wrong door could be the difference between life and death,” he said.

Under Council’s local laws, all properties, except vacant land, must be clearly numbered.

“In the case of multi-tenancy properties or leased premises business owners should contact the landlord or body corporate to ensure the property complies with the law,” Mr Montague said.

31 May 2016