Newell Highway: toilets and rest stops in route order
42 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Newell Highway between Boggabilla and Finley. 31 are open 24 hours, 16 are wheelchair accessible, and 7 have showers. The longest recorded gap is 78 km, between Back Creek and Beckom.
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.
| Stop | Town, state | Type | 24h | Accessible | Shower | Parking | Water | Baby change | Dump point | Km to next | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggabilla | Boggabilla, NSW | Park or reserve | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 km | -28.6057, 150.3599 |
| Shell Coles Express Boggabilla | Boggabilla, NSW | Service station | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | 29 km | -28.6090, 150.3510 |
| North Star Road Rest Area | Boggabilla, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -28.8411, 150.2258 |
| Mungle Creek Rest Area | Boggabilla, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 77 km | -28.8501, 150.2199 |
| Webb Oval | Moree, NSW | Sporting facility | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 4 km | -29.4565, 149.8449 |
| Moree Airport | Moree, NSW | Airport | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | 42 km | -29.4964, 149.8501 |
| Tookey Creek Rest Area | Bellata, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 3 km | -29.8742, 149.7887 |
| Woolabrar Rest Area | Bellata, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -29.9041, 149.7906 |
| BP Bellata | Bellata, NSW | Service station | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 59 km | -29.9172, 149.7909 |
| Bohena Creek Rest Area | Bohena Creek, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 32 km | -30.4371, 149.6785 |
| Yarraman Rest Area | Pilliga, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 19 km | -30.6960, 149.5367 |
| Yamminba Rest Area | Pilliga, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 42 km | -30.8539, 149.4572 |
| Gowan North Rest Area | Coonabarabran, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 2 km | -31.2183, 149.3262 |
| Gowan Rest Area Northbound | Coonabarabran, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 0 km | -31.2330, 149.3181 |
| Gowan Rest Area Southbound | Coonabarabran, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 46 km | -31.2346, 149.3173 |
| Tooraweenah Rest Area | Tooraweenah, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 35 km | -31.4692, 148.9204 |
| Shell Coles Express Gilgandra | Gilgandra, NSW | Service station | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | 3 km | -31.7029, 148.6787 |
| Cooee Heritage Centre | Gilgandra, NSW | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 11 km | -31.7214, 148.6567 |
| Marthaguy Rest Area | Balladoran, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 47 km | -31.8183, 148.6394 |
| Dubbo Visitor Information Centre | Dubbo, NSW | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 2 km | -32.2434, 148.6017 |
| Sir Roden Cutler Park | Dubbo, NSW | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 42 km | -32.2549, 148.5883 |
| BP Tomingley Store & Station | Tomingley, NSW | Service station | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 7 km | -32.5271, 148.2733 |
| Tomingley Rest Area | Tomingley, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 3 km | -32.5685, 148.2224 |
| South Tomingley Rest Area | Tomingley, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 14 km | -32.5950, 148.2196 |
| Newell Highway | Peak Hill, NSW | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 43 km | -32.7224, 148.1897 |
| North Parkes Rest Area | Parkes, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -33.1126, 148.1748 |
| Parkes Bushmans Dam Kelly Reserve | Parkes, NSW | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 35 km | -33.1248, 148.1731 |
| Forbes Dump Point | Forbes, NSW | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | 59 km | -33.4020, 147.9847 |
| Marsden Rest Area Southbound | Back Creek, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 0 km | -33.7642, 147.5193 |
| Marsden Rest Area Northbound | Back Creek, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 78 km | -33.7666, 147.5169 |
| Beckom Rest Area | Beckom, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 0 km | -34.3362, 147.0143 |
| BP Beckom Roadhouse | Beckom, NSW | Service station | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 20 km | -34.3366, 147.0140 |
| Ardlethan Rest Area Northbound | Ardlethan, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 0 km | -34.4472, 146.8387 |
| Ardlethan Rest Area Southbound | Ardlethan, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 28 km | -34.4475, 146.8396 |
| Firetail Rest Area | Grong Grong, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | 24 km | -34.6940, 146.7888 |
| Gillenbah Service Centre | Gillenbah, NSW | Service station | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | 8 km | -34.7614, 146.5402 |
| Gillenbah Rest Area | Gillenbah, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 40 km | -34.8147, 146.4792 |
| Sandside Rest Area | Morundah, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 17 km | -35.0609, 146.1634 |
| Bundure Rest Area | Bundure, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 66 km | -35.1505, 146.0102 |
| Shell Finley | Finley, NSW | Service station | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | 2 km | -35.6340, 145.5815 |
| Mary Lawson Wayside Rest Area | Finley, NSW | Rest area | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | 1 km | -35.6502, 145.5728 |
| Finley Showgrounds | Finley, NSW | Park or reserve | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | -35.6533, 145.5685 |
What the data shows for the Newell Highway
The Newell Highway carries 42 public toilets on the map, spread across 22 named towns. Every stop is in New South Wales. The busiest single stop is Boggabilla, with 4.
Most are highway rest areas (25), alongside 7 service stations, 4 parks and reserves and 1 airport. They include Boggabilla on Newell Highway, Shell Coles Express Boggabilla, Webb Oval and Tookey Creek Rest Area.
31 of the 42 are published as open 24 hours — such as Gowan Rest Area Northbound and Bohena Creek Rest Area. 16 of the 42 are recorded as wheelchair accessible. 7 have showers, 1 has drinking water and 35 record parking. The longest stretch between mapped stops in a single state runs 78 km, from Back Creek to Beckom.
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 Newell Highway
- How many public toilets are on the Newell Highway?
- 42 public toilets are recorded on or beside the Newell Highway between Boggabilla and Finley. 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 Newell Highway?
- 31 of the 42 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 Newell Highway?
- 7 of the 42 mapped stops record a shower. The data notes only that a shower exists, not whether it is public, hot, free, or truck-driver only.
- Are there caravan dump points on the Newell Highway?
- 1 of the 42 mapped stops records a dump point for emptying a caravan or motorhome toilet cassette. The table marks them; the data does not say whether a fee applies or whether grey water is accepted.
- Which towns on the Newell Highway have accessible toilets?
- 16 of the 42 mapped stops are recorded as wheelchair accessible. Towns with a recorded accessible toilet include Moree, Bellata, Coonabarabran, Gilgandra and Balladoran.
- What is the longest stretch without a recorded toilet on the Newell Highway?
- The longest recorded gap is 78 km, between Back Creek and Beckom. That is a straight-line distance between mapped stops in a single state, not road distance, and a stop that never made the map would not count.
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.