Borough of Queenscliffe residents can have their say on the quality and access of toilets across the region, as council considers improvements and changes.
Borough councillors unanimously decided during its August 27 meeting to progress its draft Public Toilet Strategy 2025-30 to the next stage, with the report soon to be released for public exhibition.
Mayor Di Rule said the draft report also acknowledged the demand for public toilets at new locations and more changing facilities.
“I request officers to consider and incorporate, where appropriate, community feedback received during the exhibition period,” she said.
“(Officers will then) present an updated draft to the November (26) council meeting for council to consider adoption of the strategy.”
The Borough of Queenscliffe Public Toilet Strategy was first developed in 2015 and was most recently renewed in 2018 with minor updates.
Key achievements of the existing strategy included infrastructure renewals at Citizens Park, Point Lonsdale foreshore, and Queenscliff Recreation Reserve, along with the Field Park toilet being demolished and co-located at Wirrng Wirrng (Queenscliffe Hub).
The current review identified significant changes to the decision-making landscape that have driven amendments to the approach of the previous strategic document.
Factors considered the evolution of the Changing Places concept, formation of the Lived Experience Disability Group and the challenge of rate capping alongside council’s long-term financial sustainability.
