+ About Randwick
+ Your Council
+ Careers
A sense of community
+ Community and culture
+ Library
Places for people
+ Building and development
+ Development applications at Council
+ Building and renovations
  NSW codes for exempt and complying development
+ Ecologically sustainable development
+ Urban design
+ Looking after your heritage house
  Wall finishes
  Roof finishes
  Verandahs
  Fences
  Gardens
  Flood Management
  Environmental health
  Food safety
  Registered premises
  Outdoor dining and display of goods
+ Planning strategies and controls
+ Recreation and leisure
Looking after our environment
+ Waste management
+ Greening our city
+ Sustaining our city
Gardens
House
The front garden provides a setting for the house and also contributes to the streetscape. Traditional front gardens included lawns, garden beds and border planting, with a minimum of hard paving. Many front gardens retain original elements such as edged pathways and garden beds.