Potholes in Cockatoo
Cardinia and Yarra Ranges · 28.2 km²
Hit a pothole in Cockatoo? Put it on the public record — a photo, where it is and the date, in about 30 seconds and with no account. That record is what shows a road authority was on notice, which is what matters later if it damages someone's car.
Who to report a pothole in Cockatoo to
Cockatoo is split across Cardinia Shire Council and Yarra Ranges Shire Council. Which one applies depends on which side of the boundary the pothole is on.
These roads are not the council’s
They are maintained by the Department of Transport and Planning, not by the local council. A pothole on one of them reported to the council can sit unactioned because it was never theirs to fix.
- Belgrave-Gembrook Road
- Healesville-Koo-Wee-Rup Road
Source: DTP Managed Roads, State of Victoria, CC BY 4.0. Pin the pothole on our report form and the authority is worked out from the location, so you do not have to.
Roads already documented as bad
Published assessments by other organisations, quoted with their source. These are not reports on this register and cannot support a damage claim — they are where to look.
- Princes FreewayNar Nar Goon to Warragul
139.3 km · 12.3 km from Cockatoo
Described as deteriorating again after repairs.
Source: Melina Bath MP, via VFF blitz coverage · July 2026
- Princes Freeway reported repaired
0 km · 21.5 km from Cockatoo
About 30 vehicles damaged in one morning at Bunyip. DTP said emergency repairs were finished the same afternoon.
Source: ABC News · August 2026
- Melba HighwayColdstream to Yea
66.7 km · 22.2 km from Cockatoo
Most-nominated road in the 2024 survey.
Source: RACV My Country Road 2024 results · October 2024
- Maroondah HighwayAlexandra to Healesville
90.9 km · 22.5 km from Cockatoo
RACV and the AAA assessed 19,800 km of regional Victorian roads against AusRAP criteria and shortlisted 52 highway sections. 64% of survey respondents named potholes and rough surfaces as their top safety concern.
Source: RACV My Country Road 2026 · June 2026
- Melba HighwayYea to Dixons Creek
63.7 km · 24.4 km from Cockatoo
RACV and the AAA assessed 19,800 km of regional Victorian roads against AusRAP criteria and shortlisted 52 highway sections. 64% of survey respondents named potholes and rough surfaces as their top safety concern.
Source: RACV My Country Road 2026 · June 2026
On the register in Cockatoo
Nothing yet. That is not a claim that Cockatoo's roads are fine — it means nobody has filed one here. This register only ever publishes what somebody actually photographed, so an empty suburb says something about us, not about the road.
If a pothole in Cockatoo damaged your car
Victoria's Road Management Act sets a threshold below which a road authority has no liability at all. For 2026-27 it is $1,681, assessed against the financial year the damage happened in, not the year you claim in. What that means for a claim.