We present the results of 22GHz H2O maser observations of a sample of 85 post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) candidate stars, selected on the basis of their OH 1612MHz maser and far-infrared properties. All sources were observed with the Tidbinbilla 70m radio telescope, and 21 detections were made; 86GHz SiO Mopra observations of a subset of the sample are also presented.