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Restumping in Highton, Geelong

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Highton: houses, ground and history

Highton stayed a rural district until Geelong's housing reached it in the mid-1950s. A 2014 drainage study for the City notes numerous reports of stormwater flooding in the Kardinia Creek catchment, especially in Highton. On Barrabool Road, where flooding can cut access, flood gates close once the Barwon River reaches its minor flood level of 2.30 metres. Ask us to refer you to a registered restumper.

Victorian Places says Highton remained a rural district until Geelong's residential expansion reached it in the mid-1950s, and that by the late 1950s it had emerged as an 'ideal and expanding residential suburb'.
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A 2014 drainage and flood study for the City of Greater Geelong says the council has received numerous reports of stormwater flooding in the Kardinia Creek catchment, especially in Highton, where main drains mostly built before the 1980s have limited capacity and excess flows run through private property.
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VICSES's Geelong Local Flood Guide says the City has installed flood gates and flood warning signs on Barrabool Road, Highton, where flooding can cut road access, and that the gates are closed once the Barwon River reaches its minor flood level of 2.30 metres.
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At the 2021 Census, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings in Highton were owned outright.
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Highton had 20,736 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).

Excess stormwater in Highton can run through private property, the City’s 2014 drainage and flood study found, because main drains mostly built before the 1980s have limited capacity. If water crosses your block in heavy rain, tell the restumper. Wet ground under a floor deserves a look at the inspection, along with the stumps, bearers and vents.

For the referral, we need the street address and a list of what you’ve seen: a floor that slopes, cracked plaster, doors that drag on the carpet. Photos taken over time can show whether a crack is growing. If it’s easier, the estimate request takes the same details. Tell us if you’ve owned the house a long time and know of any earlier stump work. We’ll pass it all, with your consent, to one registered restumper who works in Highton.

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