Report illegal bill posters
Project Status: When you need to do this
If you spot illegal bill posters in the local area, you can report it to us.
What you need to do
Complete our online form. You can attach photos with your message.
When you open the form, you will need to:
- select ‘General graffiti’ as the type of surface the graffiti is on
- select ‘Posters/stickers’ as the type of graffiti.
Bill posting regulations
Displaying posters legally
There are 8 poster pillars around the city, offering a free and legal way to promote your event. The pillars operate on a first come, first served basis and all posters are removed every Tuesday, ready for a new selection.
We encourage people not to post over other posters unless they’re out-of-date or there’s more than one copy of the poster on view. The poster pillar locations are listed below.
Poster pillar locations
Community posters and public notices
Community posters and notices such as those used to promote school fetes, garage sales, markets, or missing animals are not considered bill posters. We allow these posters and notices to be displayed for one week in these areas before we remove them:
- Newtown: King Street eastern side from Church to Union streets
- Glebe: Glebe Point Road from St Johns to Toxteth roads
- Broadway: Broadway northern side from Wattle to Harris streets
- Darlington: City Road from Carillon Avenue to Cleveland Street
- Surry Hills: Crown Street from William Street to Sir John Young Crescent.
Election posters
Election posters can be legally displayed for 14 days before federal, state and local government elections.
All posters must be removed within 7 days after the election.
No campaign posters of any kind are to be displayed in the vicinity of the Sydney Cenotaph in Martin Place or the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.
Fines and laws
Bill posting is an offence under law. Our rangers can issue on-the-spot fines to the person putting up the poster. Fines range from $330 for individuals to $400 for businesses. Police may also take action if they catch a person putting up posters.
Bill poster laws relate to commercial advertising. Signs posted by community members to advertise garage sales, find missing pets or to promote local fetes are not in breach of these laws.
