Midland Highway: toilets and rest stops in route order
24 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Midland Highway between Mooroopna and Brighton. 15 are open 24 hours, 15 are wheelchair accessible, and 3 have showers.
Every mapped stop, in route order
A check (✓) means the feature is recorded; a dash (–) means it is not recorded. GPS opens driving directions in Google Maps.
Victoria (17 stops)
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidstown Adventure Playground | Mooroopna, VIC | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | 57 km | -36.3862, 145.3823 |
| Botanical Gardens | Benalla, VIC | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 147 km | -36.5531, 145.9793 |
| Midland Highway | Bagshot, VIC | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -36.6643, 144.3335 |
| Huntly (Lions Park) | Huntly, VIC | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | 5 km | -36.6698, 144.3269 |
| BP Epsom | Epsom, VIC | Service station | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -36.7178, 144.3132 |
| White Hills (Botanical Gardens) | White Hills, VIC | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 151 km | -36.7244, 144.3078 |
| Swanpool | Swanpool, VIC | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | 152 km | -36.7466, 146.0008 |
| Bendigo (Lake Weeroona Front) | Bendigo, VIC | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 153 km | -36.7474, 144.2923 |
| Lake Nillahcootie Recreation Area | Lima South, VIC | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 0 km | -36.8553, 146.0061 |
| Nillahcootie Boat Ramp | Barjarg, VIC | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 162 km | -36.8571, 146.0038 |
| Swimming Pool Reserve | Campbells Creek, VIC | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 40 km | -37.0920, 144.2038 |
| Newlyn Recreation Reserve | Newlyn North, VIC | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 25 km | -37.4070, 143.9892 |
| Sebastopol Library | Sebastopol, VIC | Community building | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 26 km | -37.5971, 143.8414 |
| Elaine Cricket Club | Elaine, VIC | Park or reserve | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 32 km | -37.7826, 144.0287 |
| Shell Bannockburn | Bannockburn, VIC | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | 1 km | -38.0394, 144.1878 |
| Caltex Bannockburn | Bannockburn, VIC | Service station | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | 5 km | -38.0482, 144.1981 |
| United Gheringhap | Gheringhap, VIC | Service station | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | -38.0778, 144.2366 |
Tasmania (7 stops)
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caltex Epping Forest | Epping Forest, TAS | Service station | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 22 km | -41.7597, 147.3511 |
| Skate Park | Campbell Town, TAS | Park or reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | 36 km | -41.9251, 147.4941 |
| St Peters Pass Rest Area | Oatlands, TAS | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | 35 km | -42.2425, 147.4046 |
| Mood Food Kempton | Kempton, TAS | Service station | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | 20 km | -42.5133, 147.1891 |
| Pontville Memorial Park | Pontville, TAS | Sporting facility | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -42.6873, 147.2642 |
| Brighton Bowls Club | Pontville, TAS | Sporting facility | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -42.6960, 147.2543 |
| Brighton Caravan Dump Point | Brighton, TAS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -42.6999, 147.2500 |
What the data shows for the Midland Highway
24 public toilets sit on or beside the Midland Highway, across 22 named towns. In route order it runs through Victoria (17) and Tasmania (7), with Victoria carrying the most. The busiest single stop is Bannockburn, with 2.
Most are parks and reserves (10), alongside 6 service stations, 2 sporting grounds and 1 community building. Among them are Kidstown Adventure Playground at 7287 Midland Highway, Botanical Gardens, Midland Highway and Huntly (Lions Park).
15 of the 24 are published as open 24 hours — among them St Peters Pass Rest Area and Lake Nillahcootie Recreation Area. 15 of the 24 are recorded as wheelchair accessible. 3 have showers, 2 have drinking water and 16 record parking. Two separate roads share the name Midland Highway, so the stops are grouped by state rather than measured as one continuous drive.
What this page can’t tell you
- A shower in the table means one is recorded at the site — not whether it is hot or cold, free or coin-operated, or reserved for truck drivers. On a long drive those differences matter, so treat the column as “a shower exists here” and check on arrival.
- The source does not record whether a toilet is a pit or a flushing block, whether the site is lit at night, or its current condition. A remote rest area can be a serviced block or a long-drop, and this data will not tell the two apart.
- Overnight-stay limits at rest areas are typically 24 hours, but they are set by the road authority and vary — check the signage at the bay before you settle in.
- The km to next figure is a straight-line distance between mapped stops, in the order they sort along the highway. It is not road distance, and where a highway curves or a source entry carries an off-highway location, a single hop can read longer than the drive really is.
- In the table a check (✓) means the feature is recorded and a dash (–) means it is not recorded — not confirmed absent. And only stops in the National Public Toilet Map appear here, so a roadhouse or bay that never made the map will be missing.
Frequently asked questions about the Midland Highway
- How many public toilets are on the Midland Highway?
- 24 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Midland Highway between Mooroopna and Brighton. Only stops in the National Public Toilet Map are counted, so a roadhouse or bay that never made the map is not included.
- Are there 24-hour toilets on the Midland Highway?
- 15 of the 24 mapped stops are recorded as open 24 hours. A recorded stop is not a guarantee it is open when you arrive, so confirm at the signage.
- Are there showers on the Midland Highway?
- 3 of the 24 mapped stops record a shower. The data notes only that a shower exists, not whether it is public, hot, free, or truck-driver only.
- Which towns on the Midland Highway have accessible toilets?
- 15 of the 24 mapped stops are recorded as wheelchair accessible. Towns with a recorded accessible toilet include Mooroopna, Benalla, Huntly, White Hills and Bendigo.
Where this data comes from
Every stop above is drawn from the National Public Toilet Map, published by the Australian Government Department of Health from the dataset released on 28 January 2025 and imported into this site on 27 May 2025, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence (CC BY 3.0 AU). The map carries no per-facility verification date, so a listing reflects what was recorded at import rather than a recent inspection. See our data sources and editorial policy, and if a stop here is wrong, tell us.