Community consultation to flush out ideas on public toilets

Published on 27 June 2025

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Council is inviting people who live, work and play in the City of Whittlesea to have their say on the location, design and accessibility of public toilets within the municipality. 

Feedback from the community will inform revisions to Council’s Public Toilet Amenity Plan to ensure people have access to public toilets when and where they need them most. 

Council currently manages more than 60 public toilets at parks, playgrounds, reserves, community centres and other facilities throughout the municipality. Other public toilets are provided by private businesses and organisations, such as in shopping centres and food outlets. 

Public toilets are vital to ensuring people of all ages and abilities have peace of mind when going about their everyday lives. 

A series of face-to-face pop-up sessions over five weeks in June and July will give people the chance to share their expectations, experiences and any ideas they have on where and what type of public toilets they would like to see across the city. 

Feedback can also be provided through Council’s online Engage platform via a short survey and interactive mapping tool. 

The mapping tool allows users to comment on existing public toilets, suggest locations for new facilities and detail preferred features. 

Feedback received will help develop a revised Public Toilet Amenity Plan, which will then be shared with the community.  

The updated priorities within the revised plan will be reviewed annually to ensure relevance and inform future Council budget allocations in the capital program. 

To view the times and dates of the pop-up sessions, or to have your say on the plan, go to Engage Whittlesea website.

The community consultation period runs from 16 June 2025 to 20 July 2025. 

Quotes attributable to City of Whittlesea Mayor, Councillor Martin Taylor: 

“We know that safe and accessible public toilets are essential in allowing people to enjoy social, recreational and commercial opportunities outside the home. 

“I encourage people to have their say either in-person or online to help shape the Public Toilet Amenity Plan that will guide Council’s decision-making for years to come. 

“By working with our community, we can ensure that everyone – including families, carers, older people and people with a disability – feel comfortable attending our public places.” 

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