Our service promise

Service Charter

In line with our Purpose, we are committed to be of service to our community and make the Inner West a great place to be.

In all our dealings with you we will:

  • Welcome you by providing a positive experience where you feel respected
  • Support you by addressing your individual needs and answering your questions using a solution-focused approach
  • Be empathetic, flexible, responsive and seek your feedback so you are understood
  • Connect you to the relevant services
  • Be transparent so you are certain about the course of action to be taken
  • Refer your request to external agencies when required
  • Provide you options along with accurate and relevant information
  • Value and maintain your privacy and the confidentiality of your information
  • Escalate your request when required so it gets the appropriate attention
  • Not close your request until it is addressed. 

Download our Service Charter (PDF 138.8KB).

Our service standards

Regardless of which channel you choose, we will:

  • Acknowledge receipt and provide a timeframe for response
  • Offer to organise a face-to-face meeting or call
    you if required in addition to sending you an email
  • Provide a reference number for your request through your preferred channel - email or SMS
  • Direct your enquiry to the relevant Council area
  • Give urgent requests immediate attention.

If you telephone us, we aim to:

  • Answer your call within 60 seconds at our Call Centre
  • Return your call within 24 hours.

If you visit us in person, we aim to:

  • Attend to you within 3 minutes of your arrival.

If you use our online portal - Get it done online, we aim to:

  • Make it available, anytime, anywhere on any device.

We aim to resolve 80% of your requests within 10 business days based on the urgency and severity of your request, with the exception of:

  • Work requiring construction, access to information and other matters bound by regulated timeframes.

For the times we don't get it right, we have a Complaints Handling Policy (PDF 414.2KB)

Contribute

We encourage you to get involved in important projects that shape the future of the Inner West through:

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Page last updated: 03 Oct 2024