Removal Truck Parking & Skip Bin Permits in Melbourne by Council

Booking a removal truck, skip bin or storage pod? Some Melbourne councils issue a permit for moving day, many only regulate skips and containers, and a few don’t publish anything specific. This guide sets out what each council we cover actually publishes, so you can plan the truck, the skip and the timing.

Council pages checked 14 October 2026. Fees change each financial year, so check the council page before you apply.

Councils with a moving-day permit

The City of Melbourne (reserved parking permits that cover removalists), the City of Port Phillip (a free temporary resident relocation permit) and Yarra City Council (a parking bay occupation permit for moving house) publish permits that clearly cover a removal truck. Merri-bek’s service permit covers removalists in streets with timed parking.

Council by council

Banyule City Council

Banyule doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit. Using the road, footpath or nature strip in a way that blocks others needs a road occupation permit.
A skip on public land needs a permit (not on your own driveway), and you must notify neighbours within 150 m at least 7 days before it arrives.

Sources: Skip bin permit; Footpath or road occupation permit; Skip bin permit.

Bayside City Council

Bayside doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
Skips need a 7-day permit requested by a Council-registered skip company (keep 1.2 m of footpath clear). Shipping containers and storage pods can’t go on Council land; the container permit covers private property only.

Sources: Apply for a skip bin permit; Apply for a shipping container private land permit; Do I need an asset protection permit or any other building /construction related permits?.

City of Boroondara

Boroondara doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit, and its tradesperson permit excludes heavy or long vehicles.
Only registered skip companies can apply for a skip permit on a road or Council land. Shipping containers on Council land need a road and footpath occupancy permit.

Sources: Skip Bin Permit; Occupying a road or footpath; Apply for a Tradesperson parking permit.

Brimbank City Council

Brimbank doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
A skip on a road or nature strip needs a permit applied for at least 10 days before delivery.

Sources: Skip bin permits.

City of Casey

Casey doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit. Obstructing a road or nature strip, or placing a shipping container on public land, needs a Public Land Use Permit with 14 days’ notice.
A skip on the nature strip or Council land may need a permit (14 days’ notice), unless your contractor holds a yearly permit.

Sources: Place a bulk rubbish container on Council land; Local Law permits for public land use.

Darebin City Council

Darebin’s service parking permit is for residents within 100 m of timed or permit zones (up to 4 weeks), with proof of residence and of the work. Council’s parking permit policy lets a removalist apply with your written consent.
Skips on public roads or land need a permit (up to 7 days), and occupying Council land or a road needs a permit applied for at least 7 days ahead.

Sources: Residential parking permits City of Darebin; Residential parking permit policy november 2023 (PDF); Local laws City of Darebin.

Frankston City Council

Frankston doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit. Large vehicles (7.5 m or 4.5 t and over) are limited to one hour on a road in a built-up area unless the driver is actively loading or unloading goods.
Skips and containers on a road need a permit (allow 5 business days); containers can’t go on a nature strip.

Sources: Apply for a skip bin / container permit; Apply for an occupation of road and Council land for works permit; Apply for a heavy vehicle permit on private property.

Glen Eira City Council

Glen Eira needs a permit to occupy Council land or a road for any non-road activity, including reserving parking spaces. Email the application to Council at least seven days ahead.
A skip on a road or nature strip needs a permit (usually arranged by the supplier); in your own driveway, no permit is needed.

Sources: Occupation of Council Land or Road; Skip bins on Council land.

City of Greater Dandenong

Greater Dandenong doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit; occupying the road reserve needs a permit (apply by email).
A skip on council land or a road needs a permit (the skip company or you can apply), but it should go on private land where possible. Shipping containers and storage pods aren’t allowed on council land or roads.

Sources: Other Local Laws; Organising Works or Events on Roads and Paths.

Hobsons Bay City Council

Hobsons Bay doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.

Sources: Assets.

Hume City Council

Large vehicles (over 7.5 m or 4.5 t) can’t stay parked in a built-up area for more than an hour without a permit, so check the size of your removal truck.
Skips on the road or nature strip need Council permission, applied for by the hire company.

Sources: Skip bin application form; Parking rules; Residential Parking Permits.

City of Kingston

Kingston doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit; its works zones are for construction sites.
A skip on a road or Council land needs a permit from the skip company (allow up to three business days). A storage or shipping container on a Council road needs a permit with at least 10 days’ notice.

Sources: Skip permits; Road occupation and works permit.

Manningham Council

Manningham doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
Only the bin supplier can get a skip permit for Council land, and Council discourages skips on roads.

Sources: Apply for a bulk rubbish container or skip bin permit.

Maribyrnong City Council

Occupying part of a road, footpath or nature strip needs a road occupation permit, applied for at least 10 business days ahead.
Skips on a road or council land need a permit from a registered skip company (five business days’ notice).

Sources: Apply for a road occupation permit; Apply for a skip bin permit.

Maroondah City Council

Maroondah doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
A skip on Council land, including the nature strip and road, needs a permit applied for by an accredited bin hire company before it’s placed.

Sources: Skip bins, bulk waste and shipping containers; Skip bin permit application form.

City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne’s reserved parking permits cover removalists when off-street parking isn’t suitable. Apply at least five clear business days ahead; residents get 50% off for a removalist outside their own home.
A skip on a public road needs a skip permit, which the skip company applies for. Reserved parking permits don’t cover skips.

Sources: Reserved parking permits; Place skips, bins or containers on the road.

Melton City Council

Melton doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
A skip on a road or council land, including the nature strip, needs a permit that the bin company obtains through Service Victoria.

Sources: Bulk waste bin Melton City Council.

Merri-bek City Council

In streets with timed parking, removalists can use a Merri-bek service permit to park all day (up to 4 weeks). You can apply, or the removalist can with your written consent; attach proof of address and the removalist’s quote. It doesn’t allow parking in clearways, no-stopping or loading zones.
Skips need a permit arranged by an accredited hire company (7 days’ notice before each placement) and aren’t allowed on footpaths or nature strips. Shipping containers can’t be stored on roads or public land.

Sources: Visitor and services permits; Local law permits; Temporary Road Closure.

City of Monash

Monash doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit. Occupying a road, laneway, footpath or nature strip uses its Occupy Roadway Permit.
Skips on Council land need a permit from an accredited supplier, with 2 days’ notice; they’re not allowed on arterial roads, and none is needed on private property.

Sources: Skip Bin Permit.

Nillumbik Shire Council

Nillumbik doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
Small skips (2.5 m³ or less) on the nature strip are exempt if they meet Council’s conditions; otherwise the waste business applies for a permit at least seven days ahead.

Sources: Apply for a skip bin permit.

City of Port Phillip

Port Phillip issues a free temporary resident relocation permit for up to 3 days. Moving trucks are listed under the moving company’s name, apply at least 5 days ahead, and the permit is only valid outside a fully residential property, not in clearways or loading zones.
Skip bins on a road or Council land need a Skip Bin Permit, obtained by a registered skip company.

Sources: Temporary parking permit; Skip bin permit.

City of Stonnington

Stonnington doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit; its works zone permits are for construction sites, not moves.
A skip bin on the street needs a permit for 1 to 30 days, applied for online.

Sources: Apply for a skip bin on Council land City of Stonnington; Works zone permit City of Stonnington.

Whitehorse City Council

Whitehorse’s Service Residential Parking Permit gives short-term exemptions (up to a month) from timed restrictions for residents on restricted streets, with quotes or receipts as evidence; the page doesn’t mention removalists by name.
A skip or shipping container on Council land needs a permit applied for by the contractor, at least 48 business hours ahead.

Sources: Skip Bins and Shipping Containers; Obstructions on Council Land; Residential Parking Permits.

City of Whittlesea

Whittlesea doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
Skips need a permit to go on a road (up to 5 days), and a shipping or storage container on the roadway needs a permit and can stay no more than 48 hours.

Sources: City compliance permits.

Wyndham City Council

Wyndham doesn’t publish a moving-day parking permit.
A skip on a nature strip or road needs a permit held by the supplier (processed within 15 days); on private land, no permit is needed. A roadside storage or shipping container needs a permit from the container’s owner.

Sources: Get a permit for a trade waste, hopper or skip bin; Get a permit for a shipping container.

Yarra City Council

Yarra’s parking bay occupation permit can be used for moving house, for vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes and 7.5 m long. Apply at least 5 business days ahead; it isn’t available in no-stopping, loading or short-term (under 1P) zones and doesn’t reserve a specific bay.
Shipping containers and storage pods need a separate road occupation permit, and skips on Council land need a permit from a registered skip company (usually issued within 24 hours).

Sources: Parking bay occupation; Skip bins.

Moonee Valley City Council

Covers Essendon. A Road Occupancy permit is needed before anything occupies the road reserve, including parking an over-dimensional vehicle for more than an hour, and shipping containers are never allowed on the road or nature strip.

Sources: Road occupancy permit.

Moving out?

Sort the truck and the skip, then book your clean for after the furniture is out: see end of lease cleaning in Melbourne. For rubbish, see hard rubbish collection by council.

Moving Truck Parking and Skip Bin Permits in Melbourne, by Council