SOUTH Gippsland Water has rescinded the Boil Water Advisory for Fish Creek after receiving all clear from their water monitoring yesterday just after 12.15pm.

Fish Creek residents no longer need to boil tap water, but South Gippsland Water encourages residents to run their household and garden taps for a few minutes to help clean the lines.

On Thursday, July 4, a contractor damaged a water main in Fish Creek near Old Waratah Road.

The break resulted in many Fish Creek residents being without water or experiencing low water pressure for around three hours from 3pm when the incident occurred on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

South Gippsland Water crews immediately attended the scene to replace the damaged water main section.

As a precaution, South Gippsland Water declared a Boil Water Advisory for the town.

To assist Fish Creek residents and businesses, they set up a water trailer offering free drinking water opposite Fish Creek Primary School. The trailer has since been removed with the Advisory lifted.

Acting Managing Director Liz Rowland thanked the Fish Creek community for their patience during the incident.

“Thanks to your help, we were able to get the message out there pretty quickly,” she said.

“While we do what we can to keep our communities informed, like sending SMS messages, emails, conducting a door knock and updating our website and social media, word-of-mouth between neighbours, friends and family is still extraordinarily helpful in an incident like this.”

“We really appreciate the Fish Creek community for working with us to resolve this main break as soon as possible.”