Amenities at rest stops.

yobarr · Guru

RE: Amenities at rest stops.

Mariner30 · Senior Member

You do know that an essential part of road construction is water...and that subsequently water tankers are bought in to provide that essential service.
For the actual roadworks and worker safety etc etc

Again, who cleans and maintains the existing toilets?

WHY is that a hard question to answer for some folk?

tea spoon · Senior Member

when im on the road if caught short for a pee i use a hospital piddle bottle ..........for number 2 i have a fold up seat and a plastic bag to use in the van as its only me traveling im all good in that area with how i do

Mamil · Senior Member

Camping toilet.jpg

yobarr · Guru

Mamil wrote:

What happened to the caravan? Cheers

RickJ · Senior Member

yobarr wrote:
Mamil wrote:
What happened to the caravan? Cheers

Just another draw bar biggrin biggrin

hufnpuf · Senior Member

Mariner30 wrote:

WHY is that a hard question to answer for some folk?

Because it's so indescribably stupid that nobody can be bothered trying to explain it to you?

Mariner30 · Senior Member

You can keep hiding behind trite silly replies however its clear you have no idea about the original post or have the answer to the question l raised.
The crews who job it is to maintain these existing facilities do not drive thousands of kays a day to clean them.
They either work for the local councils or whoever is responsible for road maintenance in that region.

Some workers will be based at either end of the shire or council depending on which town they live in.

It ain't rocket surgery, is it?

Whenarewethere · Guru

All the toilets at at toiletmap.gov.au

If you have to use a spade plant it in front of yourself so you can pull yourself up as after a minute the knees are stuffed.

Tony Bev · Guru

Possum3 wrote:
I was just reading about the lack of clean facilities in WA, particularly for the ever increasing number of women truck drivers.
Main Roads WA said it was aware of the concerns.
"Due to the remote nature of the WA network and the considerable distance between some of the current roadside rest areas and Main Roads' maintenance depots, the capacity to provide and maintain toilets is limited," it said.
As of June 2020, there were 1,639 rest areas on the state road network.
Toilets were provided at 144 of those sites.
I find it incredulous that a State the size of WA has only 144 Public toilets at rest stops - It's little wonder that the countryside has crap and toilet paper every where.

I agree, Possum

Although I do not know the answer, and as a West Aussie, I see the need for more toilets at rest stops

I was thinking

If more dump points (which should be cheaper to build/maintain) were built

It may encourage those in self contained RV's/Caravans etc, to use their own facilities, more often

Usual disclaimer, that I have not used a public toilet/caravan park ablution, since covid started, so probably a bit biased for more dump points

spida · Guru

Am travelling across the Nullabor atm and noticed the guy emptying the rubbish bins out from Balladonia. Maybe a contract to clean loos could be part of his job. Once a week would help. Koorarawalyee was in need of a good hose out, but at least the dump point was emptied when I was there. Wooralba - black dirty dump with no water, even though the loo beside it has water for a 'pull the handle' job. New toilets at Moondi Rock. Dump points a bit scarce I am finding. Nothing at Eucla, Bordertown is next.

Tony Bev · Guru

I am reasonably sure that there is a dump point at Border Village, (SA/WA border). I think that I spotted one, (a few months ago), but did not have to use it

Alas on the SA side of the border there is nothing (except toilets at the servos) until you get to Ceduna

Edit to say that there are public toilets at Penong, at the park, but it is not a rest area

-- Edited by Tony Bev on Monday 1st of May 2023 01:03:35 PM