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Waste, cleaning and maintenance

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Access a range of services for recycling and disposing of waste, and report street cleaning or maintenance issues. 

Bins and collections

Collection days, what goes in your bins, and how to report issues.

Hard waste

Residents can book one free hard waste collection each year.

Food and garden organics service

FOGO collection service for houses and apartments.

E-waste and chemicals

Drop-off locations, collections and other recycling and disposal options.

Managing graffiti

Report graffiti for removal.

Street cleaning and maintenance

Street maintenance requests and report issues with cleaning, bins and dumped waste in public spaces.

Parking

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Renew and apply for parking permits, pay a parking fine or request a review of your fine, and report parking issues including illegally parked and abandoned vehicles.

View your parking fine

View details and photos relating to your parking fine.

Pay a parking fine

Options for paying a fine and how to apply for a payment arrangement or extension.

Request an infringement review

How to request an internal review of a fine and options for dealing with the matter.

Off-street parking

Find and navigate to quick, easy and safe off-street parking in the city.

Parking permits

Apply, renew and pay for all types of parking permits.

Illegally parked or abandoned vehicles

Report issues with illegal parking and abandoned vehicles or bicycles.

Resident and community services

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Information on rates and permits for residents, and health and support services for all people who live, work, visit and study in our municipality. We also provide a range of support programs, grants and training for community organisations.

Rates

Information on how to pay rates, change your address, financial hardship support and pensioner concessions.

Pet registration

Information on microchipping and registering your cat or dog.

New residents' checklist

Basic services that may be useful as a new resident to Melbourne.

Childcare centres

Register your child for child care.

Immunisations

Immunisation options for those who live, work or study in Melbourne.

Services for people with a disability

Services and support including home care, support for carers, legal and advocacy resources.

Financial hardship assistance

Residents and businesses can request help in paying City of Melbourne permits, licences and fees.

Housing and homelessness support

Service coordination, resources and support for people experiencing homelessness.

Multicultural services

Services include our Multicultural Hub, interpreting services and programs for international students.

Planning, building and construction

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Our planning and building services provide assistance and advice about construction and land use in the municipality. We consider planning permit applications, enforce building legislation and local law permits, and assess and approve construction activities.

Planning applications

How to submit, amend or object to an application, and appeal/review process details.

Property enquiries

Request written planning advice, building permit information and other documentation.

Planning alerts and registers

Get notified and find information on the status of planning permit applications and decisions.

Occupy public space for construction or maintenance

Apply for a permit for any construction activities in public space.

Skips, bins and containers

Apply for a permit to place a skip, bin or container on the road.

Consent for works (road works)

You must get our consent to dig or install a service in the road reserve.

Business services and permits

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Apply for permits and access grants and support, resources and advice to help you start, run and grow your business in Melbourne.

Business Concierge Service

Our dedicated team provides support and advice on how to start or grow your business.

Grants and sponsorship

Learn more about our business grants and sponsorships.

Permits and resources

Find information on permits, licences and approvals you need when operating a business in the City of Melbourne.

Commercial waste and recycling

Explore waste and recycling services for businesses.

Register a food or beverage business

Register to comply with Food Act 1984 requirements.

Startups and innovation

Learn how we support startup businesses and innovation in our city. 

Libraries, recreation and facilities

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Explore services and programs available through our libraries, community hubs and bookable spaces, parks and open spaces, sports facilities and recreation centres.

Library catalogue

Search physical and digital library collections online.

Join the library

See library membership options and join online.

Community hubs and spaces

Find a great venue for your community or business event.

Recreation centres

Explore sports facilities, programs and membership options in our five recreation centres.

Parks and gardens

Explore parks, playgrounds and local reserves.

Find a sports club or activity

Search or browse local sporting clubs, venues and activities.

Arts and events

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Explore our wide-ranging arts activities, events and performance venues, and access resources, funding and creative opportunities to support artists to live and work in our city.

Funding and creative opportunities

Support for artists and organisations to deliver new ideas in the city.

Organising events and activations

Permits, support and resources for events in the City of Melbourne.

Creative Spaces

Affordable and accessible spaces for artists.

Busking permits

The different types of busking permits and how to apply or renew.

Filming permits

If you are undertaking filming or photography in City of Melbourne's public places, you may need a permit.

What's on at ArtPlay

Workshops, exhibitions, events and performances for children aged up to 13 years.

Report an issue

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Waste and recycling services

Issues and requests about bins and collection services.

Street lighting

Report faulty lights to the relevant electricity distributor.

Pets and animals

Report barking dogs, lost/stray pets, welfare and other concerns.

Tree maintenance

Report fallen branches, root damage and other tree maintenance issues.

On-street amenity

Report on-street amenity concerns for businesses managing late-night activity in the city.

Planning, building and construction

Report compliance and safety issues.

Make a payment

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Rates

Details of payment dates, payment methods and requests for payment extensions or refunds.

Parking fines

Options for paying a parking fine and how to apply for a payment arrangement or extension.

Pet registrations and renewals

Details of registration and renewal fees for dogs and cats and how to pay.

Domestic animal fines

Pay fines for pet-related infringements such as failing to register a pet or having a dog off-leash.

Other fines

For fines issued under local laws, and litter, tobacco, food or roadworks fines.

Get involved

Attend a council or committee meeting

Information on participating in meetings, including the process for making a submission, asking a question and addressing a committee.

Participate in current projects

Have your say and stay informed on projects that matter to you.

Work with us

Search for job and volunteer opportunities.

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our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.