Is Bass Coast Shire Council a declared termite area?
Yes. Bass Coast Shire Council has designated its whole municipality as a termite risk area.
What this means for your build
In a declared area, new buildings and additions need a termite management system under the National Construction Code, and your building surveyor will look for protection to AS 3660.1 and an installation certificate at handover.
Price termite protection into the job from the start: most of it goes in before and during the slab pour and can’t be added later.
Suburbs in Bass Coast
50 suburbs and localities fall wholly or partly within Bass Coast Shire Council. Those marked * are split between councils: check which council your site is in on the rates notice or property certificate.
- Adams Estate 3984
- Almurta 3979
- Anderson 3995
- Archies Creek 3995
- Bass 3991
- Cape Paterson 3995
- Cape Woolamai 3925
- Churchill Island 3925
- Corinella 3984
- Coronet Bay 3984
- Cowes 3922
- Dalyston 3992
- Glen Alvie 3979
- Glen Forbes 3990
- Grantville 3984
- Harmers Haven 3995
- Inverloch * 3996
- Jam Jerrup 3984
- Kernot 3979
- Kilcunda 3995
- Kongwak * 3951
- Krowera 3945
- Lance Creek 3995
- Lang Lang * 3984
- Loch * 3945
- Newhaven 3925
- North Wonthaggi 3995
- Outtrim * 3951
- Pioneer Bay 3984
- Pound Creek * 3996
- Rhyll 3923
- Ryanston 3992
- San Remo 3925
- Silverleaves 3922
- Smiths Beach 3922
- South Dudley 3995
- St Clair 3995
- Summerlands 3922
- Sunderland Bay 3922
- Sunset Strip 3922
- Surf Beach 3922
- Tenby Point 3984
- The Gurdies 3984
- Ventnor 3922
- Wattle Bank 3995
- West Creek 3992
- Wimbledon Heights 3922
- Wonthaggi 3995
- Woodleigh 3945
- Woolamai 3995
Source and how to confirm
Source: Building Commission: Termite-infested areas in Victoria (list as at January 2011, archived), checked 4 Oct 2026. This is the Building Commission’s statewide list as at January 2011; the council has not published its own statement.
Designations change. Before relying on this for compliance, confirm with your building surveyor or Bass Coast Shire Council.
Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0).
Building in Bass Coast?
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