Some pests can carry diseases, and an infestation of pests may be a health and safety hazard for you and your neighbours.
For the eradication of significant infestations on private or commercial property, private companies are listed under 'pest control' in the Yellow Pages. The City of Melbourne does not undertake pest control on private property and cannot provide or recommend specific pest control services.
To report an infestation of rodents in parks, laneways and streets, Contact us online or call (03) 9658 9658.
For information on household and commerical pesticide use, view the pest control fact sheets published by Victorian Government Health Information.
Possums
Residents with a possum in their roof are permitted to trap the possum and remove it while repairing access holes, but the captive animal must be released at sunset on the same day, within 50 metres of the capture site.
The City of Melbourne does not provide a service for capturing possums on residential properties; nor does it hire out possum traps.