Potholes in Highlands
Mitchell and Murrindindi and Strathbogie · 110 km²
Hit a pothole in Highlands? 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 Highlands to
Highlands is split across Mitchell Shire Council and Murrindindi Shire Council and Strathbogie Shire Council. Which one applies depends on which side of the boundary the pothole is on.
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.
- Melba HighwayYea to Dixons Creek
63.7 km · 5.3 km from Highlands
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 HighwayColdstream to Yea
66.7 km · 5.3 km from Highlands
Most-nominated road in the 2024 survey.
Source: RACV My Country Road 2024 results · October 2024
- Maroondah HighwayAlexandra to Healesville
90.9 km · 13 km from Highlands
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 Highlands
Nothing yet. That is not a claim that Highlands'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 Highlands 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.