Resolve a dispute
- How to deal with a dispute with your neighbours – Legal Aid NSW
- Resolve a strata dispute
- Learn about alternative dispute resolution (ADR) – Local Court of NSW
Get an independent third person to help resolve a dispute through arbitration, conciliation or mediation.
Renting and retirement villages
- Lodge a residential tenancy complaint with NSW Fair Trading
- Lodge a retirement village complaint with NSW Fair Trading
- Request or report property maintenance issues in social housing
Make a request online if you live in public housing and need to ask for a repair that is not urgent.
Safety and support for people at risk
- Get help for domestic, family or sexual violence: 1800RESPECT
Free counselling, information and support if you’re affected or at risk. - Report elder abuse or neglect
Includes physical, emotional, financial or verbal harm, or neglect.
Trees, bushland and pools
- Resolve a dispute with your neighbour about trees – Legal Aid NSW
- Tree and hedge disputes – Land and Environment Court of NSW
What you need to do to prepare for a court hearing. - Removing trees on your property
Contact your local council about tree pruning, removal and preservation. - Check the 10/50 vegetation clearing entitlement area
You may be able to clear certain vegetation near your home if you live close to bushland or in an area prone to bushfires. - Register a swimming pool
Swimming pools and spas must be registered in NSW.
Pets
- Report a nuisance dog or cat
- Register your dog or cat in NSW
- Pets in strata – NSW Fair Trading
Noise and pollution
- Report noise pollution
- Report a noisy motor vehicle exhaust – The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
- Report a smoky vehicle
- Report a cigarette butt tosser
- Report littering from a vehicle
- Report a pest or disease, or other biosecurity concern
- Report smoking or e-cigarette use in a smoke-free place
Damaged property and dumping
- Report an abandoned or dumped vehicle
- Find out about unattended property laws
Includes unregistered vehicles (boat trailers, caravans) personal recreation equipment (kayaks, bicycles, surfboards), stray stock animals, share bikes and shopping trolleys. - Report graffiti on community facilities or public assets
Includes public transport vehicles, stations, stops and wharves, electricity boxes, overhead cables, manhole covers and payphones. - Report intentional damage or graffiti to NSW Police
Crime prevention and reporting
- Neighbourhood Watch NSW – NSW Police
- Report identity theft, scams or cybercrime
- Access the NSW Police Force Community Portal
- Report an incident to Crime Stoppers
- Report a crime, scam or misdemeanour
Roads, signs and traffic issues
Last published: 9 June 2026