Water fountains in Melbourne

268

free public drinking fountains mapped within a 2.7 km walk of the centre. They run continuously, cost nothing, and the water is the same supply as the tap.

Tap water in Melbourne is safe to drink, and the fountains carry the same supply. See why

Map of every fountain in the centre

All 268 mapped fountains within 2.7 km of the centre. Tap any point for its distance from the centre.

Is it safe to drink from them?

Fountain water is the same supply as the tap, so the answer is whatever the answer is for Melbourne's tap water. That is a question with published figures behind it rather than an opinion.

How far from the landmarks

Straight-line distance from each landmark to the nearest mapped fountain, measured rather than estimated. Walking takes longer than the number suggests.

FromTo the nearest fountain
National Gallery of Victoria 47 m Walk there
Melbourne Park 75 m Walk there
Carlton Gardens 100 m Walk there
St Patrick's Cathedral 126 m Walk there
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 138 m Walk there
Rod Laver Arena 145 m Walk there
Eureka Tower 177 m Walk there
Docklands Stadium 178 m Walk there
Melbourne Cricket Ground 334 m Walk there

Fountains with something to note

Most of the 268 are anonymous street taps and a list of them would be the same line many times over, so they stay on the map. These are the ones with a name, a bottle-filling spout, or step-free access.

  1. 150 m Bottle refill point
  2. 160 m Bottle refill point
  3. 490 m Bottle refill point
  4. 590 m Drinking Fountain
  5. 610 m Drinking Fountain bottle refill · step-free
  6. 720 m Bottle refill point
  7. 760 m Step-free fountain
  8. 780 m Step-free fountain
  9. 800 m Step-free fountain
  10. 960 m Bottle refill point
  11. 1000 m Step-free fountain
  12. 1020 m Bottle refill point
  13. 1040 m Bottle refill point
  14. 1170 m Bottle refill point
  15. 1170 m Bottle refill point
  16. 1200 m Step-free fountain
  17. 1230 m Bottle refill point
  18. 1240 m Bottle refill point
  19. 1250 m Samuel Maucer memorial drinking fountain
  20. 1300 m Bottle refill point
  21. 1340 m Bottle refill point
  22. 1370 m Step-free fountain
  23. 1560 m Bottle refill point
  24. 1600 m Bottle refill point
  25. 1780 m Bottle refill point
  26. 1870 m Bottle refill point
  27. 1920 m Bottle refill point
  28. 1930 m Bottle refill point
  29. 1930 m Bottle refill point
  30. 2060 m Drinking Fountain
  31. 2110 m Bottle refill point
  32. 2160 m Bottle refill point
  33. 2260 m Temperance Fountain
  34. 2380 m Drinking Fountain
  35. 2420 m Step-free fountain
  36. 2430 m Bottle refill point
  37. 2520 m Step-free fountain
  38. 2530 m Bottle refill point
  39. 2530 m Bottle refill point
  40. 2580 m Bottle refill point
  41. 2660 m Drinking Fountain

Each link opens walking directions.

Fountain locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors, refreshed 1 September 2026. A fountain that is mapped is not guaranteed to be running: they are turned off for repairs, and in some cities over winter.

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