Potholes in Windermere
Ballarat · 41.7 km²
Hit a pothole in Windermere? 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.
Report a pothole in Windermere
Who to report a pothole in Windermere to
Local streets in Windermere are Ballarat City Council's to maintain and repair.
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.
- Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road
- Sunraysia Highway
- Western Freeway
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.
- Western HighwayTrawalla to Beaufort
43.1 km · 5.7 km from Windermere
The roads Victorians nominated as the state's worst in 2024.
Source: RACV My Country Road 2024 results · October 2024
- Midland HighwayBallarat to Geelong
116.7 km · 8 km from Windermere
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
- Midland HighwayBallarat to Daylesford
91.8 km · 8 km from Windermere
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
- Midland HighwayCastlemaine to Daylesford
60.5 km · 24.9 km from Windermere
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 Windermere
Nothing yet. That is not a claim that Windermere'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 Windermere 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.