Skip Bin Permit Darebin City Council
If your skip is going on a road, footpath, nature strip or parking bay in the Darebin City Council area, that is council land and the rules below apply. On your own driveway or property, they generally do not.
Darebin City Council skip bin permit at a glance
| Permit needed for public land | Yes |
|---|---|
| What the council calls it | Skip bin permit (Bulk Rubbish Container permit) |
| Permit fee | Skips/Bulk rubbish container on road – One off Placement: $150.00 per permit (incl GST). Permit Fee Local Laws - Bulk Rubbish Container (accredited Tier 1) 1-50: $1,384.00 per permit; (accredited Tier 2) 51 - 200: $5,536.00 per permit; (accredited Tier 3) 201 +: $8,304.00 per permit. "Skip bin Annual permit" ($1,350.00 in 2025/26) is listed as Discontinue for 2026-27. (2026-27 schedule) |
| Allow | A Notification for Skip Bin Placement on Council Land form is required each time a container is placed in a public street and "shall be forwarded by the supplier giving at least 24 hours notice to Council" |
| Maximum period | Individual skip bin placements cannot exceed seven (7) days |
| Public liability | "Applying for a skip bin permit will require a copy of your company's public liability insurance." No dollar amount is published for the skip bin permit itself (the separate Occupation of council land or road permit states a minimum of $20,000,000). |
Read from the council's own website on 27 August 2026. Councils change fees and conditions — check the current Darebin City Council page before you book.
Conditions the council sets
- Containers must be placed so as to leave a minimum of three (3) metres useable road width for traffic, and a further two (2) metres width must be allowed if parking is permitted in the area where the container is placed
- Containers must not encroach on to footpaths unless a minimum 1.8 metres footpath clearway is maintained for pedestrians or as otherwise authorised by Council
- A container can be delivered or collected only between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays
- Containers shall be fitted with adequate and approved flashing lights or reflective strips to ensure that the containers are visible in all conditions for a minimum distance of 50 metres
- Containers are not to be positioned on a hill, curve or other place where the view to drivers is restricted to less than 50 metres, and must not obstruct Melbourne Water, Telstra or other service authority pits
How to apply
Applications go through Darebin City Council directly, not through us. Start here, and allow A Notification for Skip Bin Placement on Council Land form is required each time a container is placed in a public street and "shall be forwarded by the supplier giving at least 24 hours notice to Council". Book the bin for a date that gives the permit time to come through, and have your delivery address and dates ready.
Skip bin prices in the Darebin City Council area
Live prices from our supplier network, checked 27 August 2026, across 6 nearby postcodes. Bins start from $177 for a 2m³ in this area, and every price includes delivery, collection and disposal on a 7-day hire.
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- Coolaroo 3048 — from $177
- West Brunswick 3055 — from $177
- Keilor Downs 3038 — from $188
- Delahey 3037 — from $188
- Keilor 3036 — from $188
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A note on what we can and cannot tell you
We hire skip bins; we do not issue permits and we cannot apply on your behalf. The details above are what Darebin City Council published at the time we checked, reproduced so you can plan — the council's own page is always the authority.