Highway service centres encourage drivers to 'stop, revive, survive'.

They provide opportunities for drivers to take breaks when they recognise the warning signs of fatigue, which contributes significantly to travel safety and efficiency.

The sites selected for highway service centres are strategically positioned at regular intervals along the highway, and most are close to bypassed towns so the economic benefits can remain with those communities. There are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled in order to be recognised as a highway service centre, these requirements are included in section 1.4 of the Policy review 2014.

Policy on highway service centres along the Pacific Highway has been in place since 1998 and has been regularly updated to reflect progress in the highway's design. The last update took place in 2014 which provided further details about sites at Chinderah, Maclean, Woolgoolga, Nambucca Heads and Port Macquarie.

Learn more about the Highway Service Centre Policy.

For more information on the location of highway service centres, rest areas and driver reviver locations visit the NSW Rest Areas interactive map

Updates & announcements

Teven Road - West Ballina rest area closed from Monday 18 February

Construction of the new Ballina highway service centre will start in March 2019. To make way for this development, the Teven Road - West Ballina rest area will be closed permanently from Monday 18 February 2019, with the new service centre expected to open in April 2020, weather permitting.

When operational, the service centre will provide fuel sales, a convenience store, a drive-thru food outlet, two sit down/take away outlets, outdoor dining and playground, rest areas and a trucker’s lounge. The service centre will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and includes 25 parking spaces for trucks and other oversized vehicles.

Alternative rest areas are located on the Pacific Highway to the north of Ballina at Tyagarah, at Wardell in the south and on the Bruxner Highway west of Ballina at Bonalbo Road. Click on the rest area map above for more locations.

Thank you for your patience during construction of the new highway service centre.

Ballina Highway Service Centre

The development application to convert the Teven Road - West Ballina rest area into a highway service centre was approved by the area’s Joint Regional Planning Panel in December 2017. Roads and Maritime Services is working through the conditions of approval with Ballina Shire Council and the developer and operator of the service centre, BP Australia.

This location has been strategically chosen to provide easy and efficient access to refreshment and vehicle services for motorists travelling on the upgraded Pacific Highway.

The highway service centre is to be built and operated by BP Australia on Roads and Maritime owned land.

Employment opportunities for up to 200 people are expected to be created by the building and operation of this highway service centre.