The answer to this problem is to use Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) stored on site in a cylinder. This service is provided by ELGAS in South Australia. As the house will be a long way from the street, refiling the cylinder from a tanker will not be practical. The solution will be to have the LPG supply placed underground in the front garden close to the road.
So there will be no swapping of cylinders and deliveries will be scheduled based on usage, and you only pay for the amount that's filled. I expect that the 90kg (176 litre) cylinder will be sufficient but they do come in larger sizes.
ELGAS have advised me that the canister costs $385.00 (I assume that this is the bit that protects the cylinder underground), and the annual rental of the cylinder is $165.00. We will also have to pay for a hole to be dug and the system installed including rather a lot of piping to the house. Oh well, I guess it's the price we have to pay to ensure that we have a gas supply.
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