An RSL club in western Sydney has the best public loo in Australia

While the male, female, disabled bathrooms and parents room were all included in the entry, it was the club’s female toilets which stood out.

No need to queue at the sinks when you’ve got a vanity in the cubicle. Photo: Supplied

They include seven private cubicles with their own basins, vanity, inlay metallic bronze feature tiles and hand towel dispenser.

Energy and water-saving features, including timed-flow taps, were also built into the bathroom.

Steve Brady, facilities manager at Merrylands RSL Club, said everything the user needed was there in the cubicle.

The disabled toilets are larger than most. Photo: Supplied

The team had built a prototype of the individual cubicles, which were trialled with the club members for feedback.

It was the first bathroom upgrade for the club in about 12 years.

Mr Brady said that bathrooms were not usually a priority for many RSL clubs, but the competitive hospitality market was pushing them, and others, to innovate.

“A lot of clubs in NSW don’t pay a lot of attention to their bathrooms, we wanted a bathroom facility to be almost five-star, which is what we achieved,” he said.

“(But) you have to (upgrade facilities) because it’s so competitive in NSW, the club industry.

“Just like any business, you can’t have bad or dated decor or the place looking tired otherwise people won’t come to your venue.”

The end-of-trip facilities at Memocorp’s 259 George Street building have 25 personal change suites. Photo: Supplied

Andrew Lawson, events manager at Total Facilities, agreed, said it paid to show customers that the business was invested in them.

“These days, they (RSL clubs) want to have a point of difference that’s enticing to members and (clubs) obviously want them to stay in the facilities for longer, which helps them from a commercial aspect,” he said.

The Tasmanian Land Conservancy, in Skullbone Plains Reserve, took second place for its waterless pod-designed toilet. The remote loo uses no water, has minimal odour and is low-maintenance.

The loo with a view that doesn’t run on water. Photo: Chris Crerar

Third place was awarded to property group Memocorp’s 259 George Street, in Sydney, for its end-of-trip facilities, which have 25 personal change suites with walk-in showers, Japanese tiles and Dyson hair dryers.

And the bathrooms at Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College, in North Sydney, nabbed fourth place. The bright, colourful design sets itself apart from the traditional school toilets.

The bathrooms at Monte Sant’ Angelo College, definitely not your typical Aussie school loo. Photo: Supplied

Winners were judged on the bathroom’s design, innovation, aesthetics and products and services that improve wellbeing.

In its fourth year, the competition is open to public bathrooms in commercial buildings, shopping centres, hotels or recreational grounds.