Skip bins in Melbourne’s south-east

Applies

Not stated; through the council’s online platform

Fees, as at 9 October 2026

$40 application fee; $55 a day

Length

1 to 30 days

Stonnington needs a permit to use a skip bin in the city, and every skip must meet VicRoads’ guidelines for placing skip bins, the code of practice dated January 2001. Skips may not stay overnight in Chapel Street, Commercial Road or Toorak Road between Rockley Road and Punt Road, and may not remain in a clearway past its stated time. When read on 9 October 2026, the page warned of an unusually high volume of permit requests and possible delays.

Applies

The skip company

Fees

Not listed on the page

Without a permit

A possible fine, set out on the page

Glen Eira needs a permit before a skip goes on any road or on Council land, which takes in a nature strip, a road reserve or any Council reserve, and assesses each application on things like public safety, drainage and possible damage to roads. A skip in your own driveway or on private land needs none.

For residents, the page says you can usually sort the permit out when you order the skip. It tells suppliers, “Your skip bin company must apply for a Permit”, and that the permit can then be passed on to customers. The company must hold at least $20 million of public liability cover for the life of the permit, and the skip’s location must meet the VicRoads code of practice, January 2001.

Applies

A provider registered with the council

Permit

7 days, on the online form

Never on

North Road, from its start to the Nepean Highway

A skip bin provider must register its business with Bayside before it can request permits. The permit holder must:

• mark the bin clearly with the company’s name and contact phone number;
• fit yellow retroreflective tape on its corners, or lights, that show from sunset to sunrise and can be seen from 200 metres;
• keep at least 1.2 metres of footpath open at all times;
• keep the bin off a nature strip if any part of it is within the dripline of a nature strip tree;
• keep the bin secure, and remove any rubbish dumped in or around it; and
• follow the VicRoads code of practice, which Bayside names with its January 2001 date.

On a main road, the bin goes within the nature strip in front of the property without reaching onto the footpath, or in the main road’s bicycle lane, and never into a traffic lane. Bayside counts eleven main roads: the Nepean Highway, Beach Road (with St Kilda Street and The Esplanade), Hampton Street, Hawthorn Road, Bluff Road, Balcombe Road, Bay Road, Centre Road, Cummins Road, South Road, and North Road between St Kilda Street and Thomas Street.

The holder also needs current public liability insurance of at least $20 million and a completed indemnity and guarantee form, and must make good any damage to pavement, nature strip and services, or Bayside does the work at the holder’s expense.

Applies

A skip bin company, before placement

Fees, as at 9 October 2026

$109 application fee, plus $34 a day or $141 a week

Review

Up to three business days

Kingston’s permit is required under clause 143 of its Community Local Law before a skip goes on a road or Council land. Its conditions are written in almost the same words as Port Phillip’s: the skip stays within the frontage of the site it serves, in the parking lane and clear of footpaths and vehicle crossings, with at least 3 metres kept clear to the opposite kerb, and flashing yellow lights from sunset to sunrise on main arterial roads, roads with reduced visibility, low-lit or unlit areas and narrow streets. The company’s $20 million public liability certificate must come with every request.

Applies

An accredited supplier, registered with the council

Fees, as at 9 October 2026

Local roads, one week at most: $327.60. Activity or shopping centre, two hours at most, 7am to 9am: $331.80

Never on

Arterial roads

Monash needs a skip bin permit under clause 49.1 of its Community Safety and Amenity Local Law 2024 for a skip on Council land, and none for a skip on private property. The supplier applies 2 days before the expected delivery, and the payment is built into what the company charges you. The location must meet the code of practice for waste bins on roadsides, dated January 2001, which Monash attributes to the Department of Transport.

In activity centres, skips are allowed only from 7am to 9am, Monday to Friday, and any change needs the council’s written agreement. Where the skip permit does not suit a site, an Occupy Roadway Permit, with a stricter process, may allow a skip in a more hazardous spot. Once a skip is delivered, the council inspects it for OH&S compliance, and after removal it inspects again for damage to its assets.