Potholes in Hawthorn
Boroondara and Stonnington and Yarra · 5.9 km²
Hit a pothole in Hawthorn? 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 Hawthorn to
Hawthorn is split across Boroondara City Council and Stonnington City Council and Yarra City 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.
- Auburn Road
- Barkers Road
- Bridge Road
- Burnley-Kew Road
- Burwood Highway
- Burwood Road
- Church Street
- Glenferrie Road
- High Street S
- Monash Freeway
- Rathmines Road
- Riversdale Road
- and 2 more
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.
On the register in Hawthorn
Nothing yet. That is not a claim that Hawthorn'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 Hawthorn 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.