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- Boil Water Notices - Temporary
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Water off notices
Water off notice for all of Fairlie - Tuesday 6 October 2026
The water main supplying all of Fairlie will be turned off on Tuesday 6 October 2026 between 2:00pm and 4:00pm for branch valve repair work on the Sub Main at Nixons Road.
Your water supply may be restored earlier than advised if the work is completed sooner.
Why is the water being turned off?
To safely complete the valve replacement, it will be necessary to shut down the water main supplying Fairlie Township.
Areas Affected
All customers in the following streets will be affected by this shutdown:
- Nixons Road
- Denmark Street
- Mount Cook Street
- Alloway Street
- Ayr Street
- Doon Street
- Sloan Street
- Princes Street
- Regent Street
- Banks Street
- Martin Street
- School Road
- Gillingham Street
- Frayne Street
- Kirke Street
- Gall Street
- Hamilton Street
- Main Street
- Allandale Road
- Gray Street
- Argyll Street
- Buchanan Street
- Riverview Terrace
- Talbot Road
- Mackenzie Street
- Railway Street
What You Need to Do
Please ensure you have sufficient water stored for drinking, cooking, and other essential household needs during the shutdown period. Customers are also advised to make suitable arrangements for any appliances or equipment that rely on a continuous water supply.
Restoration of Supply
We will endeavour to restore water services as soon as possible following completion of the works. Temporary discolouration of water may occur when the supply is restored; if this happens, please run an outside tap for a few minutes until the water clears.
We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding while this essential work is carried out.
Water Maintenance
There are no new notices at this time.
Boil Water Notices - Ongoing
Boil Water Notice: Allandale Water Supply
Water Supply Advisory October 2025
We are advising consumers on the Allandale Water Supply to boil all water until further notice.
Water feeding the Allandale Water Supply is drawn from a surface water source, namely the South Opuha River. This river receives much of its water from rainfall draining over the ground surface and into the stream and river, collecting contamination from silts, dirt, debris, and animal waste along the way.
Even when the water is visually clean, it will still have been in contact with these contaminants, and these contaminants may include bugs that can make you sick.
Bugs that make people sick are called pathogens, and it is our responsibility to protect you from becoming sick from pathogens in the water supply.
We treat the water with chlorine to protect you against some of these pathogens, but unfortunately some of them are too strong for the chlorine to be effective. These stronger pathogens remain able to make you sick, and we need to provide additional treatment steps to address them and protect your health.
Each treatment step is called a ‘treatment barrier’ and currently, the Allandale supply does not have sufficient barriers to make the water safe.
We are therefore advising consumers on the Allandale Water Supply to boil all water used for drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth until such time as additional treatment barriers are in place and the water is made safe.
Council is required to provide this advice to comply with the requirements of the government’s Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai. Ultimately, the rules are there to keep people safe from harm and ensure you can make informed choices about the water you are drinking.
Further information:
- Boil Water Notice Explainer - Allandale PDF, 910.41 KB
- How to make water safe to drink under a boil water notice - Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai
Boil Water Notice: Albury Community Water Supply
Water Supply Advisory October 2025
We are advising consumers on the Albury Water Supply to boil all water until further notice.
Water feeding the Albury Water Supply is drawn from a surface water source, namely the Opawa Stream. This stream receives much of its water from rainfall draining over the ground surface and into the stream and river, collecting contamination from silts, dirt, debris, and animal waste along the way.
Even when the water is visually clean, it will still have been in contact with these contaminants, and these contaminants may include bugs that can make you sick.
Bugs that make people sick are called pathogens, and it is our responsibility to protect you from becoming sick from pathogens in the water supply.
We treat the water with chlorine to protect you against some of these pathogens, but unfortunately some of them are too strong for the chlorine to be effective. These stronger pathogens remain able to make you sick, and we need to provide additional treatment steps to address them and protect your health.
Each treatment step is called a ‘treatment barrier’ and currently, the Albury supply does not have sufficient barriers to make the water safe.
We are therefore advising consumers on the Albury Water Supply to boil all water used for drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth until such time as additional treatment barriers are in place and the water is made safe.
Council is required to provide this advice to comply with the requirements of the government’s Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai. Ultimately, the rules are there to keep people safe from harm and ensure you can make informed choices about the water you are drinking.
Further information:
- Boil Water Notice Explainer - Albury PDF, 953.37 KB
- How to make water safe to drink under a boil water notice - Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai
Boil Water Notices - Temporary
There are no temporary Boil Water Notices in place at this time.
Current Water Restrictions
There are no water restrictions currently in force in the Mackenzie District.