The driver reviver is run by the Bathurst branch of the Country Women's Association (CWA), with members taking shifts to keep it open for up to 12 hours a day.

In order to cater to motorists over the Australia Day weekend, the volunteers opened up the facilities at Morse Park on Friday at about 2pm.

Monday was the last day of the driver reviver and CWA volunteer Dorothy McNeill said some days it had attracted as many as 40 passersby.

It had been a slow morning, but she and fellow volunteer Karleen Engelbrecht expected there would be more people later.

"It'll probably get busier as the day goes on with people going home and school going back tomorrow (Tuesday)," Ms McNeill said.

Among the people who stopped there on Monday were Colleen and Peter Miller, who were travelling back to Forbes from Sydney.

"It's good to stop and stretch your legs. It's a nice area," Mr Miller said.

The driver reviver is an important facility over holiday periods, encouraging motorists to take a break after hours behind the wheel.

Each driver reviver is different, but in Bathurst people can get a cuppa, a snack and, for kids, play games.

"We try to get people to pull up here because the thing is it keeps people slowing down," Ms McNeill said.

The Bathurst driver reviver is expected to re-open around Easter.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the driver reviver that's normally held over the Christmas and New Year period had to be cancelled a few weeks ago.

Proving its popularity, there were some people over the Australia Day weekend who commented that they had planned to stop there at Christmas and were surprised to see it closed.

"They don't want to go into town," Ms Engelbrecht said. "They'd rather come here because they've got the space and it's shady."