Local drains
Once called Beaumaris
Developers coined the name Ocean Reef in the 1970s, and it was formally adopted in 1974, replacing the earlier name Beaumaris. Homes from those early years have drains well beyond the 20-year mark Water Corporation uses when it warns that older suburbs are less likely to have PVC wastewater pipes.
A hairline fracture is all a root needs, according to the same Water Corporation guide. Once inside, roots thicken, the pipe narrows, and paper and fat start catching. A drain that blocks, clears and blocks again inside a few months is often telling you exactly that.

