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Toilet poll: your favourite Australian public loos, from architectural wonders to a ‘magnificent pissoir’
We asked readers for the best pit stops around the country – and they returned with hidden gems, postmodern design and a ‘fabulous dunny’ on stilts
When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. But when you’re caught out in public – be it on an outback road trip or in the middle of a city – the pressure intensifies, and finding a public toilet that is clean, stocked and accessible can become painfully difficult.
So, what makes Australia’s best public toilet, and where can we find it? We posed the question and, in the comments and on Twitter, Guardian Australia readers shared their picks.
In Sydney there is an architectural wonder at Georges Heights, near Frenchys Cafe: louvred timber that is open and airy while angled to maintain privacy in a bushland garden setting. Quite the thing for sitting on the throne.
The public toilets in Brisbane City Hall are beautiful, 1920’s black and white art deco. Go check them out people, they’re a hidden gem.
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