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Cold drink vending across Greater Sydney: what sits where, why most machines are inside private sites, and how to get one installed at your workplace at no cost. Replies within 8 business hours.

Straight answer

Why you cannot simply map every drink machine in Sydney

Almost every cold drink machine in Sydney is on private property — an office kitchen, a gym, a hospital corridor, a warehouse crib room, a council depot. Those positions are not published, because the machine belongs to an operator and the space belongs to the site. There is no industry register of machine locations in Australia.

The one public exception is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, which lists some of its own branded machines through its own app. That locator covers Coca-Cola equipment only, not the wider market, and not ours.

So the map below does something more useful and entirely honest: it shows the Sydney districts we service, the postcodes in each, and the kind of drink machine that typically goes into sites there. Sydney's humid summers and long commutes make chilled water and no-sugar drinks the fastest movers, while high-rise sites need machines that fit a lift and a tight kitchen footprint.

Glass-front cold drink vending machine in an office foyer serviced in Sydney

Find a machine

Sydney coverage map

Pick a district to see it on the map, the postcodes covered and the drink machines typically placed there. Markers are district centres, not individual machines.

Sydney CBD & Barangaroo

Postcodes 2000

Corporate floors, hotel back-of-house and building management. Machines live in staff kitchens and end-of-trip facilities.

Typically placed: Cashless-only glass-front cold drink cabinets, compact enough for a lift lobby.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Markers show district centres we service, not machine locations.

Local listings

Drink machines available for Sydney sites

These are the cold drink and chilled combo machines currently offered for free placement in this area. Availability is confirmed per site before install.

Combo (Snack + Drink)

VMA Free Combo 6-Wide — Western Sydney Industrial

Combo machine for Western Sydney distribution centres and manufacturing sites around Eastern Creek, Smithfield and Wetherill Park, with a heavier snack weighting for shift work.

Capacity:
6 snack columns + 5 drink columns, approx. 480 items
Footprint:
1.1m wide x 0.9m deep x 1.9m high
Power:
Standard 10A power point
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
Suburbs:
Eastern Creek, Smithfield, Wetherill Park, Silverwater, Girraween, Ingleburn
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Cold Drink

VMA Free Cold Drink 380 — Sydney CBD & North Shore

Glass-front cold drink machine for Sydney CBD, North Sydney and Chatswood office towers, cashless only and serviced on the inner-city run.

Capacity:
380 bottles and cans
Footprint:
0.9m wide x 0.85m deep x 1.9m high
Power:
Standard 10A power point, refrigerated
Site size:
from about 25 regular people
Suburbs:
Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Chatswood, Barangaroo, Surry Hills, Parramatta
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Combo (Snack + Drink)

VMA Free Combo 6-Wide — Snacks + Drinks

Our most-placed free machine: snacks on the top decks, chilled cans and bottles below, in a single 900mm-wide cabinet.

Capacity:
Approx. 380 snack items + 120 chilled drinks
Footprint:
900mm W x 840mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Standard 10A power point, approx. 1.6 kWh/day
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
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Cold Drink

VMA Free Cold Drink 380 — Glass Front

High-turnover chilled drink machine for hot sites: cans, 600ml bottles, sports drinks and water in one glass-front cabinet.

Capacity:
Approx. 380 cans / 260 bottles chilled
Footprint:
890mm W x 810mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Standard 10A power point, approx. 2.4 kWh/day
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
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Cold Drink

VMA Free Cold Drink Compact 240

Narrow-body drink machine for reception areas, small breakrooms and corridors where floor space is tight.

Capacity:
Approx. 240 cans / 170 bottles chilled
Footprint:
680mm W x 760mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Standard 10A power point, approx. 1.8 kWh/day
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
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Combo (Snack + Drink)

VMA Free Combo Compact 800

Smaller combo for sites with 20–40 staff — snacks and chilled drinks in an 800mm footprint that fits most kitchenettes.

Capacity:
Approx. 220 snack items + 80 chilled drinks
Footprint:
800mm W x 780mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Standard 10A power point, approx. 1.4 kWh/day
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
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Healthy / Fresh

VMA Free Healthy & Fresh Machine

Chilled sandwiches, salads, yoghurt, fruit cups and better-for-you snacks with full temperature logging.

Capacity:
Approx. 180 chilled fresh items
Footprint:
960mm W x 880mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Standard 10A power point, approx. 3.1 kWh/day
Site size:
from about 40 regular people
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Cold Drink

VMA Free Outdoor-Rated Drink Machine

Weather-shielded, cashless-only drink machine for covered outdoor areas, sports grounds and yard amenities blocks.

Capacity:
Approx. 330 cans / 220 bottles chilled
Footprint:
890mm W x 850mm D x 1830mm H
Power:
Weatherproof 10A outlet under cover
Site size:
from about 20 regular people
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In place

What a workplace drink machine actually looks like on site

Cold drink vending machine in a warehouse crib room
Warehouse crib room — large-format water and sports drinks for shift crews.
Weather-rated outdoor cold drink vending machine under cover
Weather-rated cabinet under cover — used where crib rooms and shelters are open-sided.
Cold drink vending machine in a CBD office foyer
CBD office foyer — cashless-only glass-front unit on the daily inner-city service run.

How it works

From enquiry to installed machine

  1. 1. Send the site details

    Address, rough headcount and what people drink. Two minutes.

  2. 2. We confirm eligibility

    Read by a person and answered within 8 business hours, Monday to Friday.

  3. 3. Matched to an operator

    An operator already running that part of Sydney takes the site.

  4. 4. Delivered and stocked

    Usually within two weeks of confirmation. Removal is free if it ends.

Questions

Sydney drink machine questions, answered

Is there a public map of every drink machine in Sydney?

No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Almost every cold drink machine in Sydney sits inside a private workplace, gym, hospital, club or depot, so its location is not published anywhere and there is no industry register of machine positions in Australia. The one public exception is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, which lists some of its own branded machines through its own app — that locator covers Coca-Cola equipment only. Our map shows the Sydney districts we service and the type of drink machine typically placed there, not individual machines.

How do I get a drink machine near me in Sydney?

The practical answer is to have one placed where you work. If your Sydney site has roughly 25 or more regular people through it, a cold drink machine can be installed at no cost: the operator owns, delivers, stocks and services it and keeps the sales revenue. Send the address and rough headcount and we confirm whether the site qualifies within 8 business hours.

What does a free Sydney drink machine cost the site?

Nothing. No machine cost, no hire fee, no service charge and no lock-in contract. The site provides about one square metre of level floor, a standard 10A power point and access for restocking. Running the machine uses roughly 2 to 4 kWh a day, which is the site's only real cost.

How long does installation take in Sydney?

Once the site is confirmed and matched to an operator already running that part of Greater Sydney, delivery and installation in Sydney metro is usually inside two weeks, and quicker where a machine is already on the truck for that area. The install date is confirmed with you before delivery.

Do the machines take card and phone payments?

Yes. Every machine placed is fitted with tap-and-go as standard, accepting cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Cashless is the majority of vends on office and campus sites, and card-only setups are available where a site prefers no cash on the premises.

Can a drink machine cope with Sydney conditions?

Sydney's humid summers and long commutes make chilled water and no-sugar drinks the fastest movers, while high-rise sites need machines that fit a lift and a tight kitchen footprint. Machines are specified to suit: refrigeration duty, cabinet type and restock frequency are set by the site, not sold as one-size-fits-all. Open-sided or outdoor positions use a weather-rated cabinet rather than a standard indoor one.

What happens when a machine breaks down or takes money?

Our Sydney metro breakdown response target is 24 hours. If a machine takes money without vending, the refund is handled by the operator servicing that machine — report it with the machine location and approximate time and it is followed up.

Which Sydney suburbs are covered?

Greater Sydney, postcodes 1000–2249, including CBD, North Sydney, Parramatta, Chatswood, Bondi Junction, Macquarie Park, Sydney Olympic Park, Alexandria, Rhodes, Norwest, Liverpool, Penrith, plus the districts listed on this page. Sites outside those suburbs are matched to the nearest operator run rather than turned away.

Business details

Who you are dealing with

  • Vending Machines Australia
  • ABN 30 133 496 885
  • 6/78 Seventh Street, Boolaroo NSW 2284
  • 0412 025 552
  • Monday to Friday, 8am–6pm AEST
  • Servicing Greater Sydney, postcodes 1000–2249
  • No machine cost, hire fee or service charge on free placements.
  • No lock-in contract — the machine is removed free if the arrangement ends.
  • Sydney metro breakdown response target of 24 hours.
  • Every enquiry answered by a person within 8 business hours.
  • Tap-and-go card and phone payments fitted as standard.

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