The kitchen and laundry are the hardest-working taps in the house, so they need reach, flow and a spray that earns its keep. We fit pull-out sprays that stretch to fill pots and rinse the sink, tall goosenecks that clear a stacked draining rack, and even a touchless smart sensor mixer for when your hands are full of raw chicken or garden soil. Whether you’re plumbing a new kitchen island in Figtree or swapping a tired laundry tap in Corrimal, the right mixer makes the busiest rooms in your Illawarra home far easier to live with. Explore the full Tapware range, and pair your tap with the right tub in our guide to kitchen and laundry sinks. If you’re leaning towards a moody matte finish, our matte black tapware care guide is worth a read first. We stock kitchen and laundry mixers from Phoenix, Meir, Nero, Linsol and Hellycar.
The technology flagship of the range and our pick for a hands-free kitchen. Nero’s Mecca Smart Sensor pairs a tall gooseneck pull-out spray with touchless activation — a wave of the hand starts and stops the flow, which is genuinely useful when your hands are messy, full or covered in flour. It’s cast in lead-free DZR brass, finished in soft matte white, and rated WELS 6-star at just 4.5 L/min, so it’s the most water-efficient tap on this page. A smart, low-splash choice for a new Wollongong kitchen where the sink is on show.
For a classic English-country kitchen, the Cromford brings Phoenix’s heritage styling to the sink. It has a dual-function pull-out handpiece that switches between an aerated stream and a spray, a 360-degree swivel spout with a generous 230mm reach, and a Cold-Start cartridge that draws cold rather than firing the hot system every time you nudge the handle to centre. The 35mm ceramic cartridge is backed by a 15-year warranty and the body is lead-free. Shown here in chrome, with matte black, brushed nickel, brushed gold and brushed bronze also available to match your Illawarra kitchen scheme.
A warm, characterful mixer for a kitchen that wants to move away from chrome. The Round Piccola is built from solid brass and finished in PVD Lustre Bronze, a hard-wearing colour that suits earthy Illawarra kitchens and timber joinery. A button on the ergonomic, retractable nozzle flips between a standard flow and a high-pressure wider spray for rinsing produce, and the handle can sit front-facing or to either side to suit your bench layout. It runs a 35mm ceramic cartridge and is rated WELS 5-star at 6 L/min, with quality global components — Hungarian cartridge, Spanish hoses and Swiss aerator.
The Tommy S2 is a Hamptons-inspired mixer that works just as happily in a laundry as it does over a farmhouse sink. Its classic gooseneck body is finished in matte black and set off by a contrasting white porcelain-style lever — a detail that lifts a coastal or country-style Illawarra home. The pull-out spray head offers twin-spray (stream and spray) modes, and it runs a durable Kerox 35mm cartridge, rated WELS 5-star at 5 L/min. It’s low-lead (LF) compliant and also comes in gunmetal, chrome, brushed nickel and brushed brass. If you’re going matte, keep our matte black care tips handy.
A sharp, budget-friendly all-rounder for a kitchen, laundry or even a large basin. The Elegant is a tall squared-gooseneck mixer with a 360-degree swivel spout — roughly 278mm high with a 197mm reach — so there’s plenty of clearance for filling buckets and washing up. It runs a 35mm cartridge, is rated WELS 5-star at 6 L/min and comes in chrome or black. It’s currently a clearance item (1-year product and parts replacement warranty), making it a smart pick for a laundry refresh or an investment property in the Illawarra.
Once the sink is sorted, it’s worth tying the rest of the house together. Carry the same finish through to your Basin Mixers in the bathroom and ensuite, or your Bath Spouts & Mixers for a coordinated look. Doing a full laundry? Browse the matching Laundry range to pair your mixer with a tub and cabinet. Bring your bench layout and sink measurements into our Unanderra showroom and our team will help you choose the right spout height, reach and spray for how you actually use your kitchen — or get in touch and we’ll point you in the right direction.