While it’s always a blessing to find a public loo when you’re caught short, for many Aussies – especially older people – knowing where the nearest restroom is can be vital.
One in four Aussies deal with continence problems, which rises to as many as 38 per cent of people living with disabilities.
Fortunately, every Australian can chip in and do their part to map out all the public lavatories in the country as part of the 2022 Great Dunny Hunt, run by the Continence Foundation of Australia.
The hunt aims at keeping the National Public Toilet Map up to date, and this year comes with a sweetener – a $500 Eftpos gift card on offer for each of three lucky searchers.
If you feel like a spot of dunny-hunting, you’re encouraged add new toilets on the National Public Toilet Map, or update the following details for existing toilets, until 20 June:
- Male
- Female
- All gender
- Opening times
- Adult change facilities (including shower, BYO sling)
- Baby change
- Dump point (including wash out water, afterhours access)
- Ambulant facilities
- Drinking water
- Sharps disposal
- Showers
- Sanitary, incontinence product disposal
- Right and/or left transfer – important for those with one side of the body less able
- Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK)
According to Rowan Cockerell, CEO of the Continence Foundation of Australia, last year’s Great Dunny Hunt resulted in 3,877 registrations of regional public toilets around the country, and 607 additional new entries on the map.
“This fantastic result assisted in supporting the millions of Australians living with continence related issues by providing them with a reliable map of public toilets across the country,” she said.
Now that’s something you can breathe a sigh of relief over.
