Report a problem to the council
Where to report a problem. The council has a 'Report a problem' form on its contact page, and its phone line, 03 5760 2600, is answered 24 hours a day for urgent requests. Highways and main roads in the area — including the Hume Freeway and the Midland Highway — are managed by the state, not the council. In an emergency, call 000.
How to report it
- Report a problem (official)
- Online form on the council's contact pageCategories: roads and streets, trees and vegetation, graffiti, parks and reserves, litter and illegal dumping, waste management, animal complaints, public facilities, venues, and noise, dust or odour. You can upload a photo.Report a problem →
- Urgent problems
- 03 5760 2600 — 24 hoursThe council asks you to phone for urgent requests. Hazardous trees or branches on a council road can be reported on the same number at any time.Call →
- Council roads and footpaths
- Online form, or call 03 5760 2600Local roads and footpaths are the council's; its Road Management Plan sets out how they are maintained. It also runs a leaf pick-up service in heavy leaf-fall periods — call to join the schedule.Roads and footpaths →
- Highways and main roads
- VicRoads — 13 11 70 for urgent hazardsArterial roads and freeways are the state's responsibility. The council links to the Department of Transport and Planning map of state-managed roads and to VicRoads' online form for non-urgent reports.Report a road issue (VicRoads) →
- Bins
- Missed or damaged bins: online form or 03 5760 2600Bin changes and new services are requested with the council's waste form; the BRCC Waste App also lets you report lost, damaged or stolen bins.Bin requests →
- Animals
- Online form, or Customer Relations on 03 5760 2600Barking dogs and wandering cats and dogs can be reported online or by phone.Nuisance animals →
- Compliments, complaints and suggestions
- Customer feedback formGive feedback →
- One app for any council
- Snap Send SolveAn independent app that sends your report to the responsible council or authority. It isn't run by the council, and the council's pages we read don't mention it — use the council's own form or phone line if you want a council reference number.Open Snap Send Solve →
Snap Send Solve is an independent third-party app, not run by the council. For the council's own form and phone line, see the links above.
Sources — check it yourself
- Benalla Rural City Council — Contact (Report a problem, Customer feedback) · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Roads & Footpaths · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Nuisance Animals · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Be a Good Sort (BRCC Waste App) · Sep 2026
- Snap Send Solve — Victoria (independent) · Sep 2026
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.