Numerous staffed train stations are now among the places Victorians can find vending machines with free pads and tampons.
These machines will make a real difference. Providing free access to pads and tampons in public places will help more Victorians participate fully in their communities.
Free pads and tampons at train stations will help ensure more Victorians on the move who need period products feel comfortable and confident while travelling.
Because period products are not a luxury, and no one should ever feel embarrassed or excluded because of their period.
More free pads and tampons vending machines will be installed across Victoria throughout 2025 and into 2026. As well as staffed train stations, locations include:
- public hospitals
- TAFEs
- public libraries
- major sports centres
- cultural institutions.
This means more people will soon have access to free pads and tampons when and where they need them.
We are working towards up to 1,500 machines across the state by June 2026.
All local government areas were consulted and requested to nominate venues to ensure coverage across the state.
Over 760 vending machines are already available across metropolitan Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria. These machines have dispensed more than 310,000 period products and counting.
By making pads and tampons freely available across the state, this program is delivering important health and wellbeing supports to more of our communities.
To learn more and find your closest vending machine on our interactive map, visit Better Health's Free pads and tampons.