Pool Safety Is What We Do
Local Pool Inspections is a VBA-registered pool safety inspection service based on the Bellarine Peninsula, servicing Greater Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, Moorabool Shire, Wyndham City, and the Surf Coast.
Our inspector, Ryan Gaw, holds the Building Inspector (Pool Safety) registration (IN-PS 100055) with the Building and Plumbing Commission (formerly the Victorian Building Authority) — Victoria's formal title for what most owners just call a pool compliance inspector. Every inspection we carry out is backed by that registration — we are not a building company with a pool division; pool safety is what we do.
We issue Form 23 compliance certificates for swimming pools and spas across Victoria. Your council recorded an applicable barrier standard on its register when the pool was first registered, and that is the standard your barrier is inspected against. The construction date is the guide council works from, so we match it to the register rather than reading a standard off the date alone. If the barrier passes, you receive your Form 23 same-day where practicable. If it doesn't, you receive a Non-Conformance Report listing exactly what needs fixing, and the re-inspection is included in your flat $250 fee.
Why Local Pool Inspections
VBA-registered
Ryan Gaw holds Building Inspector (Pool Safety) registration IN-PS 100055 with the Building and Plumbing Commission (formerly the VBA) — the only registration that legally authorises a Form 23 inspection and certificate in Victoria.
Flat $250, all-inclusive
$250 covers the inspection, the Form 23 certificate issued to you on compliance, and a free re-inspection if remediation is needed. No hidden call-out fees, and the price you're quoted is the price you pay.
Same-day certificate
Where a barrier is compliant on inspection, we aim to issue the Form 23 certificate the same day, ready for you to lodge with council yourself. That matters most for pre-sale timelines and council deadlines.
Independent advice
Our assessment is against the standard, not against a product. If your barrier is close but not there, we tell you exactly what needs changing and what it takes to pass — set out in a non-conformance report you can hand straight to a fencer.
Local knowledge
We know which councils have different lodgement processes (Greater Geelong, Moorabool, Melton, Wyndham, Surf Coast Shire all differ), which Bellarine estates are hitting their first 4-year re-inspection, and the coastal hardware issues that trip up holiday-rental properties.
Our Service Areas
We inspect pools and spas across:
See the full service areas page for a suburb-by-suburb list.
Common Questions
Who can legally issue a Form 23 in Victoria?
Only a person registered with the Building and Plumbing Commission (formerly the VBA) as a Building Inspector (Pool Safety) can carry out a statutory barrier inspection and issue a Form 23 in Victoria. Ryan Gaw holds that registration, number IN-PS 100055. A builder, a fencer or a general building inspector is not authorised to issue one.
How long does a pool inspection take?
About 30 minutes on site for most pools. About nine in ten of the barriers we inspect pass first time, and where a barrier passes the Form 23 is issued that day. Before we attend, we ask you for a copy of your council letter. It carries the construction date council determined and the barrier standard they registered, which is what the inspection is measured against.
What happens if the pool does not pass?
You receive a written notice setting out each item that failed, what has to change for it to comply, and the date I will come back to re-inspect. Victorian inspectors can allow up to 60 days to get the work done. It is written so you can hand it straight to a fencer or gate installer. Once the work is done we come back and re-inspect, and that return visit is already covered by the flat $250. There is nothing further to pay.
Book Your Pool Safety Inspection
Flat $250, same-day Form 23 where the barrier passes, free re-inspection included.