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Water standpipe permits

Rural and residential properties within our municipality who do not have access to reticulated water through Barwon Water may apply for standpipe permits.

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Please note:

Standpipe water is not suitable for human consumption, drinking, cooking or bathing.

This service is not available for business or commercial use.

Standpipes out of order:

Please note: Lovely Banks Standpipe is out of order indefinitely. 

 

Standpipes provide access to water to properties that otherwise would have none.

Standpipe permits allow you access to the various standpipes located throughout our municipality - listed below.

The water you use from the standpipes is on a user-pays basis, as we purchase the water from Barwon Water.

Customers must comply with any Barwon Water Restrictions that apply.


Application process

A request for an application form can be made by speaking to a Customer Service Officer who will forward the request to City Services with the details.

A City Services Officer will contact you within 5 working days to discuss your request for application for the Water Stand Pipe permit.

Once confirmed you are eligible, the application can be mailed or emailed to you.

Your completed application form and permit fee can be lodged at any of our Customer Service Centres.

Once a completed application form is received along with the permit fee ($65.00 for financial year 2025-2026) we will process your application within five working days.

A payment processing fee of 0.25 percent applies to credit card payments.


Successful applicants

If your application is successful, you will be provided with an access key, ibutton, and information to allow you to access any of the ten (10) standpipes within the City of Greater Geelong.


Our standpipes

Standpipes have been updated to an automatic system. The system allows permit holders to pay onto their account monies in advance to allow them to access water from any standpipe at any time.


Standpipe locations

Location
Anakie2100 Ballan Road (north of Brownes Road), Anakie
Highton West186 Barrabool Road, Highton
Fyansford185 Hamilton Highway (on service road), Fyansford
Lara180 Plains Road (East of Flinders Avenue), Lara 
Little RiverCnr Shaws Road & Old Melbourne Rd, Little River
Lovely BanksCnr Evans Road & Lovely Banks Rd, Lovely Banks
Marcus Hill Cnr Bellarine Highway & Banks Road, Marcus Hill 
Point LonsdaleQueenscliff Road, Point Lonsdale
St Leonards131 Old St. Leonards Rd, St Leonards 
 Staughton Vale  375 Staughton Vale Road, Staughton Vale 

Please contact us on 03 5272 5272 if the standpipe is not working correctly or you have any queries.


Account balance

After opening the standpipe box with the key provided, you can use your individual ibutton to access your private water account which will show the current balance of water available to you.

After taking water a new balance will be displayed.


Account top-ups

Whenever a top up is required, payment can either be made by phoning our Customer Service Team during working hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Monday to Friday.

A payment processing fee of 0.25 percent applies to credit card payments.

Payments will be transferred the next working day. Non-financial customers will not be able to access water.

Multiples of $10 can be paid and are converted on the standpipe screen to kilolitres.

For example: Water is charged at $2.45 a kilolitre (1,000 litres). A $20 payment would equal to 8,166 kilolitres. 


Permit renewals

You will receive an invoice in July for renewal of your water standpipe permit.

Please note: a new standpipe permit card will not be issued on receipt of payment. Permit holders are requested to retain the current permit card.

If you have lost /misplaced the permit card a new one can be issued to you.

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