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Safe meetup spots in Victoria.
Victoria Police runs Safer Exchange Sites: signposted zones outside 24-hour police stations, with round-the-clock CCTV and good lighting, built for exactly this: meeting someone from an online marketplace. They're open 24/7 and there's nothing to book. Here's every site, metro and regional.
On Toka the meetup is the only part of the deal left to think about. The buyer's been screened, payment is secured in the app before you meet, and your address stays private until a time is agreed. Point the handover at one of these and the whole deal is buttoned up.
Every Safer Exchange Site
Melbourne metro police stations
- Altona
- Broadmeadows
- Caulfield
- Dandenong
- Fawkner
- Heidelberg
- Melbourne East
- Melbourne North
- Melbourne West
- Melton
- Mernda
- Mill Park
- Moonee Ponds
- Moorabbin
- Mooroolbark
- Pakenham
- Prahran
- Preston
- Richmond
- St Kilda
- Werribee
Regional Victoria police stations
- Bacchus Marsh
- Ballarat
- Bendigo
- Castlemaine
- Corio
- Echuca
- Geelong
- Horsham
- Maryborough
- Mildura
- Morwell
- Swan Hill
- Warrnambool
Source: Victoria Police, online marketplace safe exchange sites, checked September 2026. The program can change, so check the official page before a long drive.
How to use a site.
Agree the time in the app, meet in the signposted zone outside the station, and do the handover there. Victoria Police suggests meeting during daylight where possible and bringing a friend or family member along. On Toka, the buyer checks the item and enters their handover code on the spot, the payment is released, and everyone drives home.
No site nearby? Same rules.
Public, busy and well lit beats quiet and convenient. A shopping centre carpark in daylight, a petrol station forecourt, a cafe strip. Because your address stays private on Toka until a time is agreed, the venue is always your call, and because there's no cash, nobody is standing around holding an envelope.
Quick answers
Where is a safe place to meet a marketplace buyer or seller in Melbourne?
A Victoria Police Safer Exchange Site. They're signposted zones outside 24-hour police stations with round-the-clock CCTV and good lighting, at 21 stations across Melbourne including Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne West, Richmond, Prahran, St Kilda and Preston. If none is nearby, pick somewhere public, busy and well lit.
Do I need to book a Safer Exchange Site?
No. They're open zones outside the police stations, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Turn up at the agreed time and do the handover in the signposted area.
What if there's no Safer Exchange Site near me?
Use the same principles: somewhere public, busy and well lit. Victoria Police also suggests meeting during daylight where possible and bringing a friend or family member along. On Toka your address stays private until a time is agreed, so you can always choose the venue.
Do Toka deals have to happen at a Safer Exchange Site?
No, you choose where the handover happens. The riskiest parts of a marketplace deal are already handled on Toka: the buyer has been screened, payment is secured in the app before you meet, and there's no cash involved. A Safer Exchange Site is a great choice for the meetup itself, especially for high-value items.
The rest of the safety story is in the safest marketplace.