Background

Providing safe, accessible and inclusive public toilets is critical to supporting community participation in the City of Moonee Valley. Public toilets are in demand and requests for additional toilets are increasing. Having access to toilet facilities can have a significant influence on an individuals’ ability to participate in their local community.

In 2023, Council consulted with the wider community about their thoughts on public toilets in the municipality. The consultation aimed to understand what was important for the community when it came to public toilets in the area, and community members could also pin locations on a map to show areas where they would like to see more public toilets.

Respondents to the consultation noted that many aspects of the existing public toilets in Moonee Valley could be improved, with over one-third indicating that the current network falls short of current needs. A full report of the findings can be found here. Following this consultation, a Public Toilet Strategy was endorsed by Council in August 2024. This project kick starts its implementation, focusing on three priority sites.

Have your say!

As part of the implementation of the Public Toilet Strategy, Council are planning for the installation of a new toilet at Queens Park East (Moonee Ponds) and upgrading of the existing toilets located at Canning Street (Avondale Heights) and Etzel Street Reserve (Airport West). These sites have been selected as they are in need of renewal, do not meet current accessibility standards or are in locations which have been identified as a public toilet gap in the Public Toilet Strategy.

Find out more about the toilets below, and then have your say by completing our survey or contacting us using the details on this page. This consultation is specifically about the three priority sites. If you have feedback on other public toilet matters, such as additional locations, there will be opportunities to provide input in future, however you are always welcome to contact us to share any feedback!

Once we understand community sentiment relating to the locations of these toilets, Council will commence design work.

Council is planning to replace the existing toilet at Canning Street, Avondale Heights. We are planning for the installation of an automated toilet, with an altered orientation to face Military Road, therefore improving passive surveillance and safety. There will be no alternative site options, as the new facility will be installed in the same location.

We know community have been asking for a toilet close to the playground at Queens Park East, Moonee Ponds, for some time. We have been progressing with the planning for this pocket of Queens Park to get its own public toilet.

We’d like to hear the community’s views on the proposed options before finalising our feasibility studies. Noting that the final location will be informed by a range of different factors.

Option 1 - close to the playground

Option 2 - close to Pascoe Vale Road

We are planning for the upgrade of the toilet at Etzel Street Reserve, Airport West, and are keen to understand the community’s views on the proposed options before finalising our feasibility studies. Noting that the final location will be informed by a range of different factors.

Option 1 - close to Etzel Street (site of the existing public toilet)

Option 2 - close to the sports club, playground and central to two ovals