Water Tanks Kempsey

In a country that is known for being as dry as Australia, it is no shock that most people take delight at the idea of rain, however changing weather conditions that result in unpredictable storms, coupled with modern infrastructure like roads and footpaths can lead to storm water run off and flash flooding.

Thanks to the amount of rainwater that can be harvested from a roof with sufficient guttering, installing a rain water tank can help relieve some of the stress on stormwater systems.

If a storm deposits 100mm of rainfall in Kempsey in a 24 hour period, just 100 homes equipped with water tanks can keep 2 million litres of water off of roads and storm drains.

Australia is world renowned for having long warm summers, and if you discount the recognisable outlier in Antarctica, is the driest continent on earth. This, coupled with the life cycle of many native plants, leaves much of New South Wales vulnerable to widespread bushfires.

It is crucial to have adequate fire protection in a country so dry, and Southern Cross are experts in fire protection, with a crew of experienced tank erection crews ready to help improve your fire protection.

A steel water tank fares better than any other in fire conditions, and crucially is more likely to hold water through a fire front. However if your tank does come close to a fire, it is crucial to have it assessed for water safety before utilising it for domestic water use.

There is over a century of water tank design, and 150 years of Australian ingenuty behind every water tank Southern Cross manufactures.

Every Southern Cross steel bolted tank comes with a ten year conditional warranty.

All Southern Cross tanks are engineered and designed in house, and if called for can be engineered for unique locations, including cyclonic or high wind environments, and some seismic conditions.

We can also design and produce tanks that comply with international fire codes if needed.

The Toowoomba Foundry produced the first Southern Cross Windmill in 1903, and by the late 1960’s the first bolted steel round water tanks were being produced.

Southern Cross have continued to help provide cost effective and reliable water storage solutions to Australian businesses and families, with many historic Southern Cross tanks still standing to this day.

Over a hundred years later, Southern Cross Water Tanks still operates out of – and produces all of our water tanks in – our Queensland headquarters to this day.

The site developer then turned to Southern Cross, in the wake of this tragedy, to help build two new storage tanks for the site, and these Southern Cross tanks were built to such a level that they set a benchmark for many commercial and industrial projects to this day.

Famous Australian singer-songwriter, Slim Dusty was born in Nulla Nulla Creek, just west of Kempsey.

World famous novelist Thomas Michael Keneally, author of Schindler’s Ark (adapted for film as Schindler’s List) was born and raised in Kempsey.

If you like views Kempsey is a great spot, the nearby Collombatti Lookout offers 360 degrees views of the Macleay Valley Coast and on a clear day you can see from Mt Yarrahapinni to Crescent Head along the coast. From the top of 498-metre Mount Yarrahapinni in the Yarriabini National Park, you can almost see the entire Macleay Valley Coast.