Help and contact

Hydrant Finder shows the hydrants nearest to you, or to any address, across Melbourne's north and east, with distances along the roads, Street View, and council water tanks.

Questions, problems or a hydrant in the wrong place? Email [email protected]. Please include the street or suburb, and a screenshot if you can.

Where it works

It covers Melbourne's northern and eastern suburbs and out to the outer east, about 49,000 hydrants. Outside that area there are no hydrants to show.

Using it

• Near you: allow location access and the nearest hydrants appear, updating as you move.
• Somewhere else: search an address or an intersection, such as Main Rd & Bridge St, Eltham.
• Distances are along the roads where we can work them out, and in a straight line otherwise.
• Street View opens facing the hydrant, marked in red. Use the arrows to move between hydrants, and Look with phone (on phones) to look around by moving your phone.
• Water tanks: teal tanks are pinned on the tank; grey ones are in approximately the right place.

Common questions

Location isn't working. On iPhone, open Settings, then Privacy & Security, Location Services, Hydrant Finder, and choose While Using the App. In a browser, allow location for hydrantfinder.au.

A hydrant is missing, in the wrong place or the wrong type. The positions come from published records, which can be out of date. Let us know and we'll correct what we can.

Is this an official service? No. Hydrant Finder is independent and isn't run by any water authority or council. Hydrant positions and details can be wrong or out of date, so always check a hydrant on the ground. See our terms of use.

Privacy: see our privacy policy. In short, your location is used only to find hydrants and isn't kept.