5.0 from 52 Google reviews Serving Melbourne south-east
Hunter and Rainbird specialists, SE Melbourne

A lawn that stays green,
without the hose.

Smart, water-wise Hunter and Rainbird irrigation systems for premium homes across Melbourne's south-east. Designed by a real horticulturist, installed by a licensed plumber, dialled in on your phone.

Fixed quote on site
Most jobs done in 1 to 3 days
5 year manufacturer warranty
A Regal Irrigation install spraying a freshly turfed Melbourne back garden
5.0
52 Google reviews
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Days to install
Hunter & Rainbird Genuine premium parts only
Licensed plumber In-house tap-ins, no contractors
5.0 / 5 From 52 Google reviews
Decade+ in trade Long-standing local team
$5M public liability Bizcover insured, every job
The real cost of hand-watering

Three reasons Melbourne lawns die in summer, even when you water them.

01

You water shallow, every day

Hand-watering five minutes a night feels right, but the roots stay at the surface. The first 35 degree day comes through and the lawn cooks. Deep, infrequent watering is what builds resilient turf.

02

Restrictions, evenings, life

Melbourne water rules change. Weekends away. The kids have soccer. The lawn doesn't care. By the time you remember the hose, you've already lost the grass.

03

Pop-ups buried by Aussie tradies

Half the irrigation we replace was installed by a paver or a builder's mate. Wrong heads, wrong pressure, dry patches. A real irrigation design is a hydraulic calculation, not a guess.

The Regal system

A properly designed, app-controlled Hunter system. Set, forget, watch it thrive.

  • Head-to-head coverage, designed to match your block, your turf and your water pressure. No dry patches, no overspray on the driveway.
  • Smart wifi controller (Hunter Hydrawise or Rainbird LNK), runs from your phone, auto-adjusts to local Melbourne weather, skips watering when it rains.
  • Drip lines on garden beds, separate from the lawn sprays, so the roses don't drown and the buffalo doesn't dry out.
  • Licensed plumber tap-in, done in-house. Compliant, neat, no contractor surcharge or scheduling lag.
  • Walkthrough on handover, 30 minutes on the controller so you actually know how to use it.
What you get

Three things, done properly.

No fluff, no upsells on site. Every Regal install includes a real design, a clean install and a controller you can actually use.

The design

A site visit, a hydraulic check on your mains pressure, then a zoned plan that matches your turf, your beds and your sun. Drawn before a shovel hits the ground.

  • Mains pressure and flow test
  • Head-to-head coverage plan
  • Drip vs spray, zone by zone
  • Sun and shade audit

The install

Mini-loader trenching so your lawn recovers fast. Hunter MP rotators or Rainbird rotors for even, low-pressure watering. A licensed plumber on the tap-in. Reinstated and tidied before we leave.

  • Genuine Hunter and Rainbird parts only
  • Kanga mini-loader trenching
  • Licensed plumbing tap-in
  • Daily site clean-up

The smart control

Hunter Hydrawise or Rainbird LNK wifi controller, your choice. App on your phone, weather-aware, restriction-friendly. Programmed for you on day one, with a 30-minute handover so it's actually yours.

  • Hunter Hydrawise or Rainbird LNK
  • Weather and rain skip
  • Phone app, run from anywhere
  • Handover walkthrough
Why Regal

The boring stuff that makes a system last.

Anyone can lay pipe. We chose Hunter, kept plumbing in-house and stayed in one part of Melbourne for a reason.

One trade, not three sub-contractors

Most irrigation jobs in Victoria need a licensed plumber on the mains tap-in. Most installers sub it out, which means delays, a markup and someone who doesn't care about the lawn. Daniel runs our plumbing licence in-house. One team, one accountability.

Daniel, licensed plumber, on every Regal install

Hunter and Rainbird, not whichever was on sale

We install the two brands that actually last. Hunter and Rainbird have been the industry standard for 40 years between them, and both offer 5 year manufacturer warranties. Parts for both are stocked locally in Melbourne, so a future repair is never a special order.

Genuine Hunter and Rainbird parts on every install

Local, focused, accountable

We work the south-east of Melbourne only. Glen Waverley, Brighton, Hampton, Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Mount Waverley, Toorak, Camberwell, Doncaster, Berwick and the suburbs between. If something needs a callout, we're 25 minutes away, not three hours.

5.0 from 52 Google reviews, all local

Lawn first, not pipe first

The system serves the lawn, not the other way round. We design for Sir Walter Buffalo, Kikuyu, Couch and cool-season blends differently. Watering schedules are written so roots go deep, the lawn handles heat and you don't pay to water concrete.

Horticulture-led design, every zone tuned to the turf

We're Michael and Daniel. Michael runs the horticulture side, Daniel runs the plumbing. Between us, more than a decade of putting in irrigation across Melbourne's south-east. We answer our own phones, we're on the tools on every job, and we live ten minutes from where most of our work is. If you call and we don't pick up, we're under a deck somewhere with a wrench.

Service area

South-east Melbourne, on call.

We work one part of Melbourne and we work it well. If you're inside the shaded zone, we're rarely more than 25 minutes from your front gate. Outside it, we'll usually decline so we can stay accountable for callouts.

30+ suburbs covered, from Toorak to Pakenham, Brighton to Doncaster.
Same-week service in most of the zone, all year round.
Outside the zone? Send us your suburb, we'll be honest if we're a fit.
ToorakSouth YarraMalvernCamberwellHawthorn CaulfieldCarnegieBentleighBrightonBrighton EastHampton SandringhamBeaumarisMentoneCheltenhamMoorabbin MordiallocAspendaleEdithvale OakleighMount WaverleyGlen WaverleyWheelers HillMulgrave VermontWantirnaRingwoodBox HillDoncaster TemplestoweRowvilleLysterfieldBerwickNarre Warren PakenhamOfficer
How it works

From phone call to first run, in under two weeks.

01

Free on-site quote

We come out, look at the block, check your mains pressure and draw the zones. You get a fixed quote on the spot or, if it's complex, by email within 24 hours.

Usually 45 minutes
02

Book your install

Pay a 30% deposit, pick a date. Most installs run Mondays to Fridays. We hold one slot a week for urgent jobs through summer.

Usually within 5 to 10 days
03

Install and handover

One to three days on site. We trench, plumb, lay, reinstate and run every zone with you watching. Then a 30-minute walkthrough on the app so you're in control.

5 year manufacturer warranty
Service and repairs

Honest, fixed fees.

No surprises, no hourly games. One fee to come out and diagnose, one fee for the service. New installs are quoted free, on site.

Call-out fee

We come out, look at the system, find the fault and give you a fixed quote on the spot.

$179inc GST
Credited toward the service if you proceed.
  • On-site diagnosis
  • Pressure and flow check
  • Fixed quote in writing

Service fee

Standard service visit, on-site repair work. Labour and minor parts included. No travel charge.

$399inc GST
Major parts (controllers, valves) quoted separately.
  • Up to 2 hours of labour
  • Minor parts (drippers, clamps, fittings)
  • 90 day service warranty
New install? Different deal.

Free, fixed quotes on every new system.

If you're after a new install (not a service), we come out, measure your block, draw the zones and give you a fixed price in writing. No call-out fee for new install quotes.

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Questions

The things people ask before they call.

How long does an install actually take?

Most jobs are done in 1 to 3 days. A Front Lawn package is usually 1 day. A Whole Property is 2 days. The Premium Smart system, with custom valve boxes and full garden drip, is 2 to 3 days.

We use a Kanga mini-loader for the trenching so the lawn recovers fast. You're usually back on it within a fortnight.

Do I need a licensed plumber to install irrigation?

Yes. In Victoria, any tap-in to mains water has to be done by a licensed plumber. Most irrigation installers sub it out, which adds delay and a markup.

Our co-founder Daniel is a licensed plumber. He's on every Regal job, so the tap-in is in-house, compliant and there's no chasing a sub-contractor's diary.

What happens during Melbourne water restrictions?

Hunter Hydrawise and Rainbird LNK both auto-adjust. They pull local weather data and skip watering when it rains. You can also lock in permanent water-rule schedules so the system stays compliant without you thinking about it.

Most of our clients on a smart controller use less water than they did hand-watering, because the system never over-waters and never forgets to skip a rainy day.

Can it water my garden beds and pots, not just the lawn?

Yes. Standard on the Whole Property and Premium Smart packages is a dedicated drip line for garden beds. Drip uses far less water than sprays, sits below the mulch and waters exactly where the roots are.

For pots we run a drop line off the drip with adjustable emitters. One controller, every plant on the property.

What if a sprinkler breaks in 18 months?

Hunter and Rainbird parts are stocked across Melbourne, so a future repair is never a special order. Service calls are a flat $179 to come out plus $399 for the service work itself, all in writing before we start.

The system itself has a 5 year manufacturer warranty on Hunter and Rainbird parts, and 2 years on our workmanship.

Will it work on a sloped or oddly-shaped block?

Yes. We design head-to-head coverage so every metre of lawn is reached by at least two sprinklers, and we use pressure-compensating Hunter MP rotators on slopes to keep the water output even from top to bottom of the grade.

Tricky blocks are what the on-site quote is for. We measure pressure, look at the geometry and design for it.

I've got Sir Walter Buffalo. Does it need anything special?

Sir Walter loves a deep, less-frequent water. We program zones with longer run times but fewer days a week so the roots go deep. The MP rotators put down water at a rate the soil can absorb, which means no run-off and no shallow roots.

If you've got Sir Walter mixed with cool-season blends in shade, we'll usually zone them separately so each gets the schedule it actually wants.

Is the controller hard to use?

Both Hunter Hydrawise and Rainbird LNK are apps on your phone. You can adjust schedules from anywhere, see how much you've watered and skip a cycle in two taps. We program it for you on day one and run a 30-minute walkthrough so you actually own it.

Where do you service?

Melbourne's south-east. We're based in Brighton East and work the bayside and south-east suburbs: Brighton, Brighton East, Hampton, Sandringham, Beaumaris, Mentone, Mordialloc, Aspendale, Edithvale, Bentleigh, Caulfield, Carnegie, Malvern, Toorak, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Box Hill, Doncaster, Templestowe, Mount Waverley, Glen Waverley, Wheelers Hill, Mulgrave, Vermont, Wantirna, Ringwood, Rowville, Lysterfield, Berwick, Narre Warren, Pakenham and the suburbs between.

Outside that area we usually decline so we can stay accountable for callouts. Get in touch though, and we'll let you know honestly if we're a fit.

What's the warranty?

5 years on Hunter and Rainbird parts, backed by the manufacturers. 2 years on our workmanship, backed by us.

We fix what we install, end of story.

Free on-site quote

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