The City of Darebin is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

Darebin was rated 386th of 590 Australian Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.

Following the 2024 local election, the councillors are: The Labor Party did not officially endorse candidates in Darebin.

[10] However, ten party members contested as part of the "Labor Members for Darebin" group (including one who was later disendorsed) and a further four contested as Independent Labor candidates, without support from the group or an official party endorsement.

[20] Darebin City has an active artist community which is contemporary, experimental and culturally diverse.

Writers, musicians and visual artists flock to the locality for performance, collaboration and acceptance.

The city also funds community music, such as the Preston Symphony Orchestra and public artwork, such as the Fairfield Industrial Dog Object.

This was criticised by conservative commentators,[22][23] with the Federal government subsequently removing the council's powers to hold citizenship ceremonies.

[26] In September 2021, it was widely reported in the Australian media that the Darebin City Council had banned men from applying for a new position despite being an "equal opportunity employer".