The Glebe Foreshore Parks Advocate for the provision of new public toilets to service urban renewal areas and projects: George St light rail corridor; Barangaroo; and Green Square. Encourage developers to provide public toilets within buildings in appropriate locations. Investigate the feasibility of permanent pop-up public urinals at identified sites within the late night entertainment precincts of Kings Cross, Oxford Street, and George Street, and subject to Council approval, proceed with the purchase and installation; Install Inclusive access toilets available to the public at Town Hall House, Kent Street. Following a successful trial, the fees to use JC Decaux automated public toilets will be abolished. Implement a “City program where businesses promote and provide access to their toilets for public use. Promote the public toilet network through a of media including toilet maps, way-finding signage, accessible print and digital information including apps.
The City has been progressively upgrading its public toilet network since 2009 with over 15 new or upgraded facilities built. City of Sydney toilets are supplemented by those provided by NSW Government agencies and those within shopping centres, rail stations and public buildings. Public toilet facilities provided and managed by NSW Government agencies include: Centennial and Moore Park Trust (CMPT) at Moore Park Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) at Darling Harbour and The Rocks; RailCorp at some rail stations, including Circular Quay; and Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust (RBGT) within the Domain and Botanic Garden. The City has no control over these facilities, but is committed to working in partnership and collaboration with agencies to enhance the planning, provision, servicing, and promotion of the network of public toilets for the benefit of all community members. Facilities in private premises, such as hotels, cafes, shops and businesses, have not been included in the statistics or toilet maps. This strategy has identified opportunities to enhance public benefit through a proposed “City Cares” partnership with private providers. Detailed maps illustrate the location and coverage of the public toilet network at various times of day are provided in Appendix 1. Locations of Public Toilets Public Parks & Open Spaces A list of public toilets provided in the City of Sydney parks and open spaces is attached in Appendix 2. Public toilet at Pirrama Park, Pyrmont Streets and Footways Public toilets on footways are managed by the City and include automated public toilets on the edge of major parks and civic plazas, and ‘traditional’ brick and mortar facilities. Automated public toilet at York Street, Sydney Libraries Toilets within nine local libraries provide convenient access to well-maintained safe and secure facilities during library opening hours. Shopping Centres Large shopping centres generally provide toilet facilities, typically located on the ground or basement levels and/or near food courts which are available to the public during business hours. Pitt Street Mall – public toilets are located within numerous shopping centres Stations Some train stations have toilet facilities available to the public and some have facilities which are only accessible to rail commuters or staff. The City has installed automated public toilet facilities on streets close to some train stations located in central Sydney. Operational hours of public toilet facilities The typical opening times for various categories of public toilet facilities are set out below. Table 1 Typical opening hours of public toilets by location type Location Weekdays Saturday Sunday/Holiday City 7.30 am-sunset Streets 24 hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Council APT 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Shopping Malls 9am-5pm Reduced hours Closed Public toilet usage sunset sunset
Install display panels at public toilet facilities to promote community awareness of public health and public safety issues, strategies and programs. Objectives: quality Consult with the community to ensure public toilets are well-designed and built using robust, high quality, vandal-resistant materials and fixtures that reflect the character of their setting. Objective: Servicing and cleanliness Regular auditing of the servicing of council’s public toilets to ensure the City’s high standards and community expectations are met. Objective: Decommissioning and adaptive re-use Demolish or modify for adaptive re-use closed public toilet facilities at the following locations: Belmore Park (replaced by APT); Taylor Square (replaced by APT); Wattle Street, Broadway; and, Hickson Road. Install interpretative signage at the sites of the former 19th century underground conveniences (now filled in) at: Hyde Park; Wynyard Park ; and, Macquarie Place Park. Strategy action plan The Strategy Action Plan outlined in the table below is a work plan for the City to achieve the Strategy’s recommendations. These will be subject to the annual budget bid process. Recommendation Project / Task Priority Estimate $ Objective: Availability Install new Automated Public Toilets William Street, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo Lawson Square, Redfern Railway Square, Haymarket The Hub Square, King Street, Newtown Oxford Street, Paddington Regent Street Waterloo Erskineville Road, Erskineville High High High High Low Medium Medium Medium Medium 340,000 340,000 275.000 340,000 340,000 275,000 275,000 275,000 275,000 Install new toilet facilities at key parks. Sydney Park, Alexandria Victoria Park, Chippendale Green Park, Darlinghurst Observatory Hill Park, Millers Point Glebe Foreshore Parks Wentworth Park, Glebe Medium Medium Low Low Medium Low 400,000 400,000 360,000 360,000 900,000 400,000 Investigate the installation of new pop-up urinals at entertainment precincts Investigate the feasibility of permanent pop-up urinals at identified sites within the late night entertainment precincts of Kings Cross, Oxford Street and George Street and subject to Council High 500,000
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and Ecologically Sustainable Design principles. Implement CPTED and ESD principles in toilet planning, design, procurement and construction/installation ongoing Implement best practice public health initiatives Panels installed within facilities to promote community awareness of public health and public safety issues, strategies and programs. Low 10,000 Improve inclusive access in existing public toilet facilities Conduct access audits of all City-owned toilet facilities. Facilities with limited access will be replaced or upgraded High High 30,000 250,000 Improve facilities for children in existing public toilet facilities Conduct audits of all City-owned toilet facilities to assess suitability of providing facilities suitable for children. High 50,000 Objective: Decommissioning and Adaptive Reuse Demolish or commence adaptive use of exiting closed Council facilities Assess closed toilets at Martin Place and upgrade for public access Demolish disused facility at Wattle Street & Broadway. sandstone toilet block at Belmore Park for alternative use. sandstone toilet block at Taylor Square for alternative use. cliff-face toilet block at Hickson Road for alternative use. Medium Low Medium Low Low 250,000 50,000 250,000 500,000 100,000 Objective: Servicing and Cleanliness Increase maintenance and servicing of additional APTS Annual maintenance costs of APTs 360,000 per year Enhanced cleaning and servicing of existing public toilets to meet community expectations Additional annual maintenance/management costs (above current operational budget) 0* per year * Costs have been allocated in current financial year.
Appendix One – Toilet Maps Map One – Location of Public Toilets within City of Sydney area Map Two – Location of public toilets within Central Sydney area Map – Coverage of public toilets during day time Map Four – Coverage of public toilets during public holidays (daytime) Map Five – Coverage of public toilets at night (after approx. 8pm – 7am) Appendix Two – Table of City of Sydney Public Toilets Location Type and Recommendations Parks and Open Spaces Alexandria Park Integrated with change rooms Modify to allow public access Alexandria Park Integrated with tennis change rooms Beaconsfield Park Traditional Recommend upgrade to improve inclusive access Beare Park Traditional Upgraded 2011 Belmore Park Automated Unisex Converted to free use 2013 Blackwattle Bay Park, Belleview Integrated within Cafe Newly built 2011 Eddie Ward Park Automated Unisex Converted to free use 2013