Potholes in Melbourne
Melbourne and Port Phillip · 6.5 km²
Hit a pothole in Melbourne? 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 Melbourne to
Melbourne is split across Melbourne City Council and Port Phillip 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.
- Albert Road
- Batman Avenue Tollway
- Brunton Avenue
- Commercial Road
- Elizabeth Street
- Flemington Road
- High Street
- Hoddle Highway
- King Street
- Kings Way
- Peel Street
- Princes Highway East
- and 9 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 Melbourne
Nothing yet. That is not a claim that Melbourne'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 Melbourne 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.