Pads and tampons now free at shopping centres across Victoria

Victorians gain access to free pads and tampons in malls across the state

No-cost menstrual products, free pads, and tampons will soon be available in shopping centre vending machines across Victoria, providing relief from cost-of-living pressures for women in the state.

Pads and tampons now free at shopping centres across Victoria

Victorians will soon find free pads and tampons in vending machines at shopping centres across Melbourne, part of the Allan Labor Government’s push to ease cost-of-living pressures and improve public access to essential hygiene products. Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins confirmed 90 new locations for the smart dispensers, expanding a program that has already seen more than 25,000 sanitary packs distributed in just six months. Among the new ve…