THOSE who live, work and play in the City of Whittlesea can now have their say on the location, design and accessibility of public toilets within the municipality.
Feedback from the community will help with revisions to Council’s Public Toilet Amenity Plan to ensure people have access to public toilets when and where they need them most.
The 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 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.
The 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.vic.gov.au/toilets. The community consultation period lasts until July 20.
