Septic pump-outs · Bendigo, Maryborough, Ballarat and surrounds

Big tank, big truck, one trip.

Sludgebusters Pty Ltd runs the tankers for septic, sullage and bulk liquid waste since 1989 across Bendigo, Maryborough, Ballarat, Castlemaine and 15 more towns. A day that suits you, a price you hear first, and no mess left behind.

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established in 1989Bendigo, VICLicensed liquid waste carrier(03) 5444 1993

What we pump

Everything the tank might need.

Everything Sludgebusters Pty Ltd handles, in the order people ring about it.

Septic

Septic tank cleaning and desludging

The standard household pump-out. We lift the lid, vacuum the tank down, check the outlet and leave the lid seated properly.

Septic

Septic and toilet blockage treatment

Aerated treatment systems serviced, pumped and left running the way the manufacturer intended.

Domestic

Domestic wastewater treatment plant cleaning

Onsite wastewater systems pumped, serviced and checked over, whatever brand is in the ground.

Portable

Portable toilet pumping

Portable toilets delivered, serviced and collected. Site sheds, events, and jobs that run long.

Post-hole

Post-hole cleanouts

Post-hole cleanouts — booked in, done properly, and left tidy.

Swimming

Swimming pool emptying and cleaning

Swimming pool emptying and cleaning, on a day that suits you and with the site left as we found it.

Water

Water tank cleaning

Rainwater tanks drained, cleaned out and refilled, so what comes out of the tap is what you thought was in there.

What happens on the day

How the day goes.

You get a person, not a queue

Ring and someone who drives the truck answers. You get a price and a day on that call, not a callback.

We find the lid before we start

If you have never had it pumped, we locate and uncover the tank. Old lids under a garden bed are our normal Tuesday.

The tank goes out, not the lawn

Hose run from the truck, tank vacuumed down, sludge and crust taken with it. Boards down if the ground is soft.

Disposed of under licence

It leaves your place and goes to a licensed receiving facility. The paperwork exists and you can have a copy.

The council report is handled

Treatment systems come with paperwork obligations. We do the service and the report together, so nothing is chased later.

The lid goes back properly

Seated, weighted, and safe to walk over. That last part matters more than anything else on this list.

Not the same as the next truck

What you actually get with Sludgebusters.

Taken from what the business says about itself, not from a template.

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Named fleet: two modern 12,000 litre vacuum tankers

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Fully accredited by the EPA and follows all guidelines strictly

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Six separate local phone numbers — Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Maryborough, St Arnaud — a genuine multi-town footprint

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Rural specialities most competitors do not list: under shearing shed cleanouts, post-hole cleanouts, swimming pool emptying

Why people ring them

Known in Bendigo for turning up.

1989the year they started

Established 1989 by Greg and Jo Butler — named owners, over 30 years

From their own listing

Where we go

The country we cover.

Based in Bendigo, VIC, covering Bendigo, Maryborough, Ballarat, Castlemaine and 15 more towns. If your town is not on this list, ring anyway — the run may already go past you.

BendigoMaryboroughBallaratCastlemaineDaylesfordSt ArnaudMount MacedonAvocaBeaufortBuninyongCoomooraCreswickElmoreHaddonHeathcoteJunortoun

Straight answers

The questions we get asked most.

How often should a septic tank be pumped?

For most households it is every three to five years, and it depends on tank size and how many people live there. If it has been longer than five years, or you have just moved in and nobody can tell you when it was last done, book it.

How do I know if mine needs doing?

Slow drains through the whole house, gurgling, a smell near the tank, or wet ground and greener grass over the trench. Any of those means ring, do not wait.

Do you need to find the lid, or do I?

We can find it. If you know where it is, tell us and we are faster. If nobody has looked in twenty years, that is a normal job for us.

Can the truck get to my tank?

Usually. Tell us if the tank is behind a locked gate, down a steep drive, or more than about thirty metres from where a truck can park, and we will bring the right hose.

What happens to the waste?

It goes to a licensed facility and it is documented. Ask for the docket any time you want it.

Do you do the council service report as well?

Yes. Aerated systems have to be serviced on a set interval and reported. We do the service and fill in the report at the tank, so you are not chasing paperwork later.

Can you do the rainwater tank while you are here?

Yes, and it is worth doing on the same visit. One trip out, one call-out, both tanks sorted.

How much does it cost?

It depends on tank size, access and how long it has been. Ring (03) 5444 1993 with your address and you get a real number, not a range.

Book it in

Book it while it is still a job, not an emergency.

Ring (03) 5444 1993 and speak to someone, or leave your details and get a call back.

Call (03) 5444 1993