Followed the hose to the fire hydrant on Civic Place. Love this as the way to connect to the water supply:

So, I've answered my question to City of Stirling - no they don't have a permanent solution to this issue (shame as I've been in communication with them for almost two years on the subject), and no they didn't think it was important enough to deal with today or even respond to my e-mail.
Slow down when in the area, it is a bump and has been known to spring a leak in previous years