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Pool safety inspectors near Middle Ridge

Registered pools
440
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
Certificates in a year
16
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024 (12 months before)
Shared-pool properties
2
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
Inspectors within 40 km
6
PoolPreCert directory from the QBCC inspector register, August 2024

Middle Ridge has 440 registered pools, the 2nd most among the 3 Toowoomba suburbs we list. 6 inspectors on QBCC's register (August 2024 extract) are based within 40 km; the nearest is about 8 km away. 16 pool safety certificates were recorded in Middle Ridge 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.

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6 inspectors servicing Middle Ridge

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.

  1. Jeffrey Robert Boatfield

    Based in Withcott· about 8 km away

    QBCC licence PS44769

  2. Paul Cameron Brown

    Based in Cotswold Hills· about 13 km away

    QBCC licence PS13985

  3. Bradley Michael Hogan

    Based in Highfields· about 17 km away

    QBCC licence PS101581

  4. Joshua Aaron Kasper

    Based in Kleinton· about 21 km away

    QBCC licence PS102182

  5. Garry Leslie Shum

    Based in Gatton· about 31 km away

    QBCC licence PS100096

  6. Vanessa Elizabeth Hicks

    Based in Clifton· about 37 km away

    QBCC licence PS100452

How inspectors are ordered

Each inspector gets a score out of 100: distance from Middle Ridge 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 Middle Ridge

Middle Ridge has the 2nd most registered pools of the 3 Toowoomba suburbs listed here.

Fewer pools here have a certificate recorded each year than across Toowoomba as a whole (3.6%, against 5%).

2 properties in Middle Ridge 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.

6 licensed inspectors are based within 40 km of Middle Ridge. The closest is about 8 km away.

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 4350, Toowoomba Regional council.

Pool rules and next steps for Middle Ridge

Middle Ridge is in the Toowoomba Regional council area. Its page says the council carries out compliance inspections, decides on exemptions and can issue enforcement notices and fines, and gives a phone number for pool fence questions and a way to report a concern about a pool fence. Council page: Toowoomba Regional Council: Pool safety and compliance (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

The inspectors listed are based in Withcott (about 8.2 km), Cotswold Hills (about 13 km), Highfields (about 17 km), Kleinton (about 21 km) and Gatton (about 31 km), and 1 more suburb. The furthest listed is about 37 km from Middle Ridge.

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.
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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.