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Restumping in Waurn Ponds, Geelong

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Waurn Ponds: houses, ground and history

Waurn Ponds had 150 residents at the 1966 census and 3,366 by 2006, and a few orchards were still visible there in the 1970s. Its 1868 bridge over Waurn Ponds Creek, built of local limestone, is among Victoria's earliest stone arch bridges. Early in 2026 the City asked residents about flooding for a Waurn Ponds Creek stormwater strategy. We can pass your enquiry to a registered builder.

Victorian Places records Waurn Ponds' census population as 150 in 1966 and 3,366 in 2006, and says a few orchards were still visible there in the 1970s.
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The Victorian Heritage Register (H1104) lists the bridge over Waurn Ponds Creek, built in 1868 of locally quarried Waurn Ponds limestone with bluestone detailing, as among the earliest stone arch bridges in Victoria.
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In February and March 2026 the City of Greater Geelong asked people in Waurn Ponds, Grovedale, Belmont and Marshall about their experiences of flooding, to inform a Waurn Ponds Stormwater Management Strategy for the Waurn Ponds Creek catchment, and its timeline lists a floor-level survey of selected properties for June 2026.
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At the 2021 Census, the median age of people in Waurn Ponds was 27.
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Waurn Ponds had 4,956 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).

Most of Waurn Ponds’ growth came after 1966. If your home sits on a concrete slab rather than stumps, restumping isn’t the job; the underpinning page covers footing work under slab and brick homes. If water has come close to your house, note where and when it happened; the City’s strategy page sets out the project’s timeline. Damp ground under a timber floor is something an inspection should look at.

In your message, give the address, say whether the house is on stumps or a slab, and describe what’s changed, such as a new crack in a wall or a floor that now slopes. A photo or two will help the builder. Say if any rooms feel damp or smell musty. Then, if you agree, we’ll refer you on to a registered builder for Waurn Ponds.

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