The Nice Dunny Hunt nonetheless on going till 11 Might 2025, encouraging Gold Coasters and Australians alike to find and register public bogs lacking from the Nationwide Public Bathroom Map.
This nationwide marketing campaign, run by Continence Well being Australia, aligns with World Continence Week and seeks to enhance rest room accessibility for all.
For over 7.2 million Australians dwelling with incontinence, simple rest room entry is crucial. Many keep away from leaving house with out realizing the place the closest rest room is.
This marketing campaign goals to shut the bathroom hole, empowering people and households to journey with confidence.
Queensland’s Division of Transport and Predominant Roads not too long ago found over 100 public bogs not listed on the map—proof that native data is significant. Hidden loos in parks, libraries, and procuring centres are ready to be uncovered.
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The Nationwide Public Bathroom Map logs greater than 3.2 million annual searches.
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49% of surveyed Australians keep away from lengthy journeys with out rest room location information.
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The financial price of incontinence reached $66.6 billion in 2023, with an extra $33.8 billion in misplaced wellbeing.
Jim Cooper, CEO of Continence Well being Australia, mentioned:
“We consider there are millions of public bogs throughout the nation that stay unaccounted for on the Nationwide Public Bathroom Map.”
“These could also be hidden in small cities, parks, libraries, service stations in addition to newly constructed group areas.”
“There are industrial companies like transport firms, service station and comfort chains, and procuring centres which have public bogs, and lots of could also be lacking from our map.”
“We’re asking companies in addition to people to share their data and assist us replace the map.”
“These bogs are important for a lot of Australians, notably these managing continence points.”
The map consists of options like child change stations, grownup change services, MLAK key entry, showers, sharps disposal, dump factors, and proper/left aspect transfers. Anybody can add particulars by way of the app or web site.
Go to www.toiletmap.gov.au to register your native lavatory and go into the draw to win one among three $500 Eftpos vouchers.
