Potable Water Locations Victoria Free Refill Stations & Taps

Important for RVs: * "Hydration Station" / "Bottle Fill": These are usually filtered bubblers. You can fill a jerry can here, but cannot connect a hose to fill a tank.

• "Standpipe" / "RV Fill": These are high-flow taps where you can connect a hose.

• "Blue Hydrants" (Wannon Water Region): in the South West, look for metered hydrants painted blue. These are specifically designated for public potable use.

A-Z Directory of Potable Water Sites (Victoria)

A

• Alexandra:

  • Station St (Lot 29) – Hydration Station

  • Leckie Park (Vickery St) – Hydration Station

• Anglesea:

  • Visitor Information Centre – Refill Station

• Apollo Bay:

  • Foreshore (near public toilets/visitor centre) – Tap & Dump Point

• Ararat:

  • Alexandra Gardens (near lake) – Tap near BBQ area

• Avenel:

  • Recreation Reserve (near skate park & cricket nets) – Hydration Station

B

• Bairnsdale:

  • Howitt Park (Princes Hwy) – Tap near dump point

  • Bairnsdale Library Forecourt – Bottle Refill

• Balmoral:

  • Opposite 45 Harrow Road (near Shire Depot) – Marker Post (Potable Standpipe)

• Barmah:

  • Jack Edwards Park (Murray St) – Hydration Station

• Beaufort:

  • Beggs St (near Band Rotunda) – Tap near toilets

• Benalla:

  • Showgrounds (Arundel St) – Tap near dump point

  • Botanical Gardens – Bottle Refill

• Bendigo:

  • Lake Weeroona (Napier St) – Multiple bottle refill stations around lake

  • Rosalind Park – Bottle Refill

• Bonnie Doon:

  • Town Centre (near Community Centre) – Hydration Station

  • Recreation Reserve (Davon St) – Hydration Station

• Broadford:

  • Harley Hammond Reserve (Powlett St) – At Tennis Club

• Buxton:

  • Recreation Reserve – Hydration Station

C

• Camperdown:

  • Gellie Street (at Saleyards) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Cann River:

  • Mick Baum Park (Princes Hwy) – Tap near dump point & toilets

• Casterton:

  • Bahgallah Road (Southern end of main) – Marker Post (Potable Standpipe)

  • Island Park Caravan Park (dump point area) – Tap available

• Chiltern:

  • Lake Anderson Caravan Park (external dump point) – Tap near dump point

• Cobram:

  • Scott Reserve (Karook St) – Hydration Station

  • Lawn Tennis Club (William St) – Hydration Station

• Cobden:

  • Station Street – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Colbinabbin:

  • Recreation Reserve – Hydration Station

• Coleraine:

  • Opposite 67 Turnbull Street – Marker Post (Potable Standpipe)

• Corryong:

  • Recreation Reserve (Strzelecki Way) – Tap at dump point

D

• Dartmoor:

  • Wapling Avenue (beside Police Station) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Dimboola:

  • Recreation Reserve (Lloyd St) – Tap near dump point

• Dookie:

  • Rail Trail (Mary St) – Hydration Station

• Dumbalk:

  • Farmers Road Park (Cnr Farmers & Dollar Rd) – Drinking Fountain

• Dunkeld:

  • Victoria Valley Road (Gateway of Racing Track, opp. Primary School) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

E

• Echuca:

  • Rotary Park (Rose St) – Tap near dump point

• Eildon:

  • Walter Moore Reserve – Hydration Station

• Euroa:

  • Brock St Memorial Park – Hydration Station

  • Rotary Park (Kirkland Ave) – Hydration Station

F

• Foster:

  • Pioneer Street (near Skate Bowl) – Drinking Fountain

  • BP Service Station (South Gippsland Hwy) – Dump point tap often available (ask staff)

G

• Geelong:

  • Rippleside Park – Tap near BBQ/Toilets

• Girgarre:

  • Tennis Club – Hydration Station

• Glenrowan:

  • Lions Park (Gladstone St) – Tap near toilets

H

• Hamilton:

  • 2 Monivae Street – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

  • Showgrounds (Shakespeare St) – Tap near dump point

• Harcourt:

  • James Park (High St) – Tap near dump point

• Healesville:

  • Queens Park – Bottle Refill near pool/BBQ

• Heathcote:

  • Barrack Reserve (High St) – Tap near dump point

• Heywood:

  • Hunter Street (East, near sewer pump station) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Horsham:

  • Showgrounds (McPherson St) – Tap near dump point

I

• Inglewood:

  • Grant St (near Railway Station) – Tap near dump point

K

• Katamatite:

  • CR Wood Park – Hydration Station

• Kerang:

  • Atkinson Park – Tap near dump point

• Kilmore:

  • Mill Street Mall (access via Sydney St) – Hydration Station

  • Hudson Park – Tap near dump point

• Koroit:

  • Lake Street (down from Wannon Water tank) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Korumburra:

  • Recreation Centre – Drinking Fountain

• Kyabram:

  • Northern Oval Recreation Reserve – Hydration Station

  • Drum Street Park (Mural Viewing Platform) – Hydration Station

L

• Lakes Entrance:

  • Esplanade (near Rotunda) – Bottle Refill

• Leongatha:

  • McIndoe Park (Cnr Turner & Hassett St) – Drinking Fountain

• Lismore:

  • 131 High Street – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Loch:

  • Highway Park (Victoria Rd) – Drinking Fountain

• Longwood:

  • Pub Paddock Park (Down St) – Hydration Station

M

• Maffra:

  • Maffra RV Park (Johnson St) – Tap at dump point

• Mansfield:

  • High St (East & West ends) – Hydration Station

  • Botanic Gardens – Hydration Station

• Maryborough:

  • Goldfields Reservoir – Tap near dump point

• Marysville:

  • Information Centre – Hydration Station

• Meeniyan:

  • South Gippsland Highway (Main street) – Drinking Fountain

• Merrigum:

  • Judd Park – Hydration Station

• Mirboo North:

  • Baromi Park (Ridgeway) – Drinking Fountain

• Moe:

  • Botanical Gardens – Tap near dump point

• Mooroopna:

  • Recreation Reserve – Hydration Station

• Mortlake:

  • Hamilton Highway (just north of Hopkins Hwy) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Murchison:

  • Riverside Gardens – Hydration Station

N

• Nagambie:

  • Regatta Centre (Loddings Ln) – Hydration Station

  • Information Centre (High St) – Hydration Station

• Nathalia:

  • Blake St (near roundabout) – Hydration Station

  • Recreation Reserve (Park St) – Tap near dump point

• Newlands Arm:

  • Foreshore – Choose Tap Station

• Nicholson:

  • Rail Trail (near Sarsfield Rd) – Refill Station with dog bowl

• Noorat:

  • 610 Mortlake Road – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Numurkah:

  • Tennis Club – Hydration Station

  • Showgrounds – Tap near dump point

O

• Omeo:

  • Day Ave (near toilets) – Tap near dump point

• Orbost:

  • Forest Park (Nicholson St) – Tap near dump point

P

• Penshurst:

  • Hamilton Highway (East end of football oval) – Marker Post (Potable Standpipe)

• Picola:

  • Heritage Park (Moran St) – Hydration Station

• Port Fairy:

  • Gardens Caravan Park (Public Dump Point area) – Tap near dump point

• Portland:

  • Cnr Henty Highway & Wyatt Street – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

  • Henty Park – Tap near dump point

• Pyalong:

  • Recreation Reserve (Northern Hwy) – Hydration Station

R

• Rochester:

  • Reserve near Bridge (High St) – Tap near dump point

• Rushworth:

  • Public Park Reserve (Ironbark Stadium) – Hydration Station

• Rutherglen:

  • Showgrounds – Tap near dump point

S

• Sale:

  • Showgrounds (Maffra-Sale Rd) – Tap near dump point

• Sarsfield:

  • Recreation Reserve – Refill Station

• Seymour:

  • Kings Park (Tallarook St) – Hydration Station

  • Dump Point (High St) – Tap available

• Shepparton:

  • GVW Office (104-110 Fryers St) – Hydration Station

  • Victoria Park Lake (Southern end near toilets) – Hydration Station

  • Showgrounds (High St) – Tap near dump point

• Simpson:

  • Simpson Princetown Road (in front of school) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Stanhope:

  • District Health Service (Birdwood Ave) – Hydration Station

• St Arnaud:

  • Lord Nelson Park – Tap near dump point

• Strathmerton:

  • Lions Memorial Park – Hydration Station

T

• Tallangatta:

  • Showgrounds – Tap near dump point

• Tatura:

  • Lake Bartlett Walking Track – Hydration Station

  • Tatura Park (Hastie St) – Hydration Station

• Terang:

  • Front of 129 Terang-Mortlake Road – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Timboon:

  • Curdies River Road – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Tongala:

  • Recreation Reserve (Sir Doug Nicholls Dr) – Hydration Station

• Toora:

  • Sagasser Park – Tap near dump point

• Traralgon:

  • Victory Park – Refill Station

V

• Violet Town:

  • Market Site – Hydration Station

  • Recreation Reserve – Tap near dump point

W

• Wangaratta:

  • Showgrounds (Evans St) – Tap near dump point

• Warracknabeal:

  • Caravan Park (Public section) – Tap near dump point

• Warrnambool:

  • Tozer Road (outside no. 30) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

  • Wanstead Street (outside no. 50) – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

  • Front of 35 Mortlake Road – Painted Blue Hydrant (Potable High Flow)

• Welshpool:

  • South Gippsland Highway (near public toilets) – Drinking Fountain

• Wodonga:

  • Showgrounds/Racecourse – Tap near dump point

Y

• Yarram:

  • Recreation Reserve (Cnr Buckley St & Railway Ave) – Tap near dump point

• Yarrawonga:

  • Showgrounds – Tap near dump point

• Yea:

  • Railway Reserve (Station St) – Hydration Station

How to Find Exact Locations (Visual Guide)

Since tap locations can be hard to spot from the road, use these visual cues:

1. The "Separation" Rule (Dump Points): * Most public dump points have two taps.

   • The Dirty Tap: Usually directly on the dump point unit, often with no thread or a short hose. DO NOT USE.

   • The Clean Tap: Usually located 2–5 meters away from the dump point (on a separate post or fence). This is the potable one.

2. Blue Marking (Wannon Water Region):

   • In South West Victoria (Warrnambool, Portland, Hamilton), look for standpipes painted Sky Blue. These are specifically maintained by Wannon Water for public access.