Vending machines that spit out free boxes of tampons will be installed across Queensland as part of a new project.

Queensland charity Share the Dignity will install 10 of the "Pink Box" vending machines in locations such as the 139 Club in Fortitude Valley, the Southport domestic violence court, the Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg and Townsville.

Share the Dignity's Rochelle Courtney and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni with a Pink Box. Credit:Robert Shakespeare

Launching the pilot site at Bracken Ridge McDonald's on Friday, Share the Dignity founder Rochelle Courtney described it as an Australian-first to help women experiencing homelessness and domestic violence.

"We will ensure that every woman who is experiencing homelessness or fleeing domestic violence will have one less thing to worry about - and that will be experiencing her period without having the basic necessities," Ms Courtney said.