It's time to give the toilet and facilities building in Montgomery square a bit of a spruce up, so that it better meets the needs of the Nelson community and visitors to our region.

This is in a high-profile location, especially on Saturday mornings when the Nelson Market is in full swing.

This project has received funding of $150,000 from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s tourism infrastructure fund (with Council funding the other $150,000).

What's happening?

Painting of the exterior, interior, and roof.

Replacing damaged exterior cladding.

Installing six extractor fans.

Installing two heat pumps.

Relining the shower cubicles in both the men's and women's areas.

Removing unused solar water heater tubes, and install Solar PV panels.

Installing two commercial washing machines. 👉 Installing a fold down additional handrail in the accessible toilet.

Installing an ironing board.

Replacing the cabinetry in the kitchen.

Replacing the existing lockers.

Installing a new switchboard.

Applying Terraflake flooring on floors.

Regrouting tiles.

Clearing external storm and sewer drains.

Will the toilet be closed?
The toilet block will close during the week and reopen for weekends.

From 17 September - 20 September the parents room, and childrens toilet is closed, however the rest of the block is open.

Closed: 23 - 27 September

Closed: 30 Sept - 4 October

Open: Weekends

The outside toilet will be available at all times.