Report a problem to the council
Where to report a problem. The council takes service requests through an online form and by phone on 03 5382 9777, which is also its after-hours emergency number. Highways and main roads in the area are managed by the state, not the council.
How to report it
- Report or request (official)
- Lodge a Service Request — online formThe council's form for requests for service and reporting issues. It is hosted on an external forms service (OpenForms).Lodge a service request →
- Council roads and footpaths
- Online form, or call 03 5382 9777Potholes, gravel road grading, damaged signs, footpaths, kerbs, blocked drains and roadside litter on council roads.Road maintenance →
- Highways and main roads
- VicRoads — 131 170VicRoads manages the Western, Wimmera and Henty Highways, Northern Grampians Road, Blue Ribbon Road (Horsham Kalkee Road), and the Horsham Drung South, Horsham Noradjuha, Horsham Minyip, Natimuk Hamilton, Natimuk Frances and Wombelano Roads. The council has an interactive 'Whose road is it?' map.Whose road is it? →
- Bins
- Call 03 5382 9777The council asks you to phone for bin requests other than upsizing a general waste bin, which has its own form. Requests must come from the ratepayer or with their permission.Bin requests →
- Animals and local laws (after hours)
- 03 5382 9777 — emergencies onlyRangers work 8.30am–5pm, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours the number goes to the council's after-hours call centre, and rangers respond only to emergencies such as stock on roads, a dog attack in progress, or an animal in immediate need. Non-emergency matters are handled in business hours. For police, fire or ambulance, call 000.Community Safety Team →
- Complaints, compliments and suggestions
- The council's feedback pageGive 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
- Horsham Rural City Council — Contact Us (Lodge a Service Request) · Sep 2026
- Horsham Rural City Council — Road Maintenance · Sep 2026
- Horsham Rural City Council — Whose Road Is It? · Sep 2026
- Horsham Rural City Council — Contact Community Safety Team · Sep 2026
- Horsham Rural City Council — Waste service and additional bin charges · Sep 2026
- Snap Send Solve — Victoria (independent) · Sep 2026
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