Pool safety inspectors near Runaway Bay
- Registered pools
- 1,827
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
- Certificates in a year
- 18
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024 (12 months before)
- Shared-pool properties
- 70
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
- Inspectors within 40 km
- 86
- PoolPreCert directory from the QBCC inspector register, August 2024
Runaway Bay has 1,827 registered pools, the 15th most among the 55 Gold Coast suburbs we list. 86 inspectors on QBCC's register (August 2024 extract) are based within 40 km, including at least one in Runaway Bay itself. 18 pool safety certificates were recorded in Runaway Bay in the 12 months to August 2024.
Selling or leasing a property with a pool in Queensland generally needs a pool safety certificate, and only a licensed inspector can issue one; a licensed inspector decides. Check your barrier in PoolPreCert first, to spot potential issues before your inspection.
Check your pool first6 inspectors servicing Runaway Bay
Names and licences are from QBCC's public register (extract of August 2024). Licences renew yearly: check current status on QBCC before you book. Check a licence on QBCC's public search.
Easy Pool Cert
Malcolm Crawford
Based in Coombabah· about 2 km away
Advertises: Servicing the Gold Coast - Coomera to Coolangatta & surrounding suburbs
QBCC licence PS15344667Licence status last checked 2 Nov 2026
Business details from the inspector's own website or business listing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Not yet confirmed by the inspector.
Ask Easy Pool Cert to contact meNeeds a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
Visit website (opens in a new tab)Confirm or correct your details (no charge)MEC Builders (MEC Building & Pest Inspections)
Robert George McKay
Based in Helensvale· about 7 km away
Advertises: Servicing the entire Gold Coast, from Coolangatta to Helensvale, Hope Island to Mt Tamborine
QBCC licence PS101861Licence status last checked 2 Nov 2026
Business details from the inspector's own website or business listing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Not yet confirmed by the inspector.
Ask MEC Builders (MEC Building & Pest Inspections) to contact meNeeds a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
Visit website (opens in a new tab)Confirm or correct your details (no charge)Local Pool Inspections Gold Coast
Steven Joseph Costanzo
Based in Molendinar· about 7 km away
Advertises: the entire Gold Coast, Logan City, and Scenic Rim
QBCC licence PS102254Licence status last checked 2 Nov 2026
Business details from the inspector's own website or business listing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Not yet confirmed by the inspector.
Ask Local Pool Inspections Gold Coast to contact meNeeds a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
Visit website (opens in a new tab)Confirm or correct your details (no charge)- Ask Geoffrey Peter Palazzi to contact me
Needs a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
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Check licence PS100694 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Dale Andrew Sorensen to contact me
Needs a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
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Check licence PS101877 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Greg Barry Kachel to contact me
Needs a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
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How inspectors are ordered
Each inspector gets a score out of 100: distance from Runaway Bay counts for 45, verified reviews for 35 and how complete the listing is for 20. A listing counts as more complete when the inspector has confirmed it, its licence status was checked in the last 90 days, and a phone or website is added. A verified review is one from a homeowner who booked the inspector through PoolPreCert; with no reviews a listing scores neutral, and a few reviews only move it a little. Paying doesn't change this order. Sponsored listings, if any, are shown separately and labelled. Google ratings shown on a listing come straight from Google Maps, for inspectors who have linked their Google listing, and are not part of the score.
Pools in Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay has the 15th most registered pools of the 55 Gold Coast suburbs listed here.
Fewer pools here have a certificate recorded each year than across Gold Coast as a whole (1%, against 2%).
70 properties in Runaway Bay have a shared pool, such as a unit block or complex. A certificate for a shared pool lasts one year, compared with two years for a pool that isn't shared.
86 licensed inspectors are based within 40 km of Runaway Bay. At least one is based in Runaway Bay itself.
Pool and certificate figures are from the QBCC pool safety register, August 2024. Certificates are those recorded in the 12 months before that date. Postcode 4216, Gold Coast City council.
Pool rules and next steps for Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay is in the Gold Coast City council area. Its page says the council handles complaints about fencing or unfenced pools and processes exemption requests, and points to QBCC for registration and inspections. Council page: City of Gold Coast: Swimming pool fencing (council page opened 23 October 2026). The rules themselves are the Queensland pool safety standard, which applies in every council area; see council pool inspections and fines.
Where the inspectors listed here are based
1 of the 6 inspectors listed is based in Runaway Bay itself. The rest are based in Biggera Waters (about 1.6 km), Coombabah (2 businesses, about 2.4 km), Helensvale (about 6.7 km) and Molendinar (about 7.1 km). The furthest listed is about 7.1 km from Runaway Bay.
What to ask before you book an inspector
- Is your pool safety inspector licence current on QBCC's register today?
- What is the fee, and is a re-inspection included if something needs attention?
- If you find something that needs fixing, will you give me a nonconformity notice (Form 26) that lists it?
These are questions, not a verdict on anyone. Only a licensed pool safety inspector decides whether a pool barrier meets the standard.
Guides to read first
Before the inspector comes
These are some of the main things an inspector checks. Look at them yourself, or run the full self-check in the PoolPreCert app.
- Every pool gate swings shut by itself from any open position and latches without a push.
- The barrier is at least 1200 mm high all the way around, with no gap under it bigger than 100 mm.
- Nothing a child could climb (chairs, pots, barbecues, trees) is within 900 mm of the outside of the fence.
- No door from the house opens straight into the pool area.
- A current CPR sign is displayed where people near the pool can see it.
Licence and pool data: Queensland Building and Construction Commission registers (data.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data matched, geocoded and summarised by PoolPreCert. Sales data: Queensland Government Statistician's Office. Lease data: Residential Tenancies Authority. PoolPreCert is not affiliated with QBCC and does not issue pool safety certificates.