Street cleaning and graffiti

Street repairs

The City of Melbourne works hard to keep the city in good repair, including managing street repairs and maintenance.

The City of Melbourne provides and maintains over 2750 public street litter bins, including many recycling bins.

The City of Melbourne is responsible for an extensive network of underground drains.

The City of Melbourne has high standards for the cleaning of streets, laneways, footpaths and drains. Residential streets are cleaned weekly.

Electricity distributors own and maintain our street lights, with charges and costs paid for by the City of Melbourne.

Butts thrown onto Melbourne streets end up in the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay. Do your bit and bin your butts.

Learn about the graffiti management plan, street art application, and reporting graffiti.

The City of Melbourne recognises the importance of street art in contributing to a vibrant urban culture.

The City of Melbourne responds quickly to remove graffiti as fast as possible.

‘Do art not tags’ is a graffiti education program for young people.