Every year we try and do something with the kids in the lead up to Anzac Day. As an adult I find it hard to comprehend what it would have been like to live through any of the wars, so I can't imagine how removed it must be from the life our kids are …
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COLLAROY BEACH’S MANY ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES
The sun was shining this morning which was a surprise after rain had been predicted. There is something about an unexpected fine day, a bonus day in my eyes that makes me want to make the most of it. After filling the line with washing (taking …
A DREAM OF A BARRIER FREE WORLD – GUEST BLOG JORDAN KERTON
A big thank you to Jordan for writing this guest blog. My favourite line from the whole blog is, "Now imagine an entire world being barrier free, no matter how difficult that may be!" My name is Jordan Kerton, I am an Access Champion and the …
LIVVI’S PLACE MEET UP
Yesterday we had a facebook meet up. We put a call out on our facebook page for any of our fellow Sydney followers that would like to meet us at the inclusive play space, Livvi's Place. We did something similar last year while we were in the Los …
GUEST POST – TRAILRIDER TALES BY DAVID STRATTON
My TrailRider story by david stratton I grew up loving to hike or ramble or bushwalk - according to whether you favour the Canadian, British or Australian version of the language. In 1995 my wife Ros and I were rambling in England when she thought …
GUEST BLOG – TOUCHED BY OLIVIA
The Changing Ladder of Life - Guest Blog by Justine Perkins, founder of touched by olivia Recently, a friend of mine gave me some interesting advice. We were chatting about different stages of life, (as you do) and she said – “Justine, the first 40 …
KOALA SCULPTURE TRAIL, PORT MACQUARIE
We were so excited to hear that there was a new attraction for us to visit while we were in Port Macquarie in January. I had been watching the progress of the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail online and was looking forward to seeing it for myself. It …
LIVVI’S PLACE, PORT MACQUARIE
Having regularly holidayed at Port Macquarie since BJ was a baby, we welcomed the news of the opening of Livvi’s Place Port Macquarie. An inclusive play space makes Port Macquarie an even more accessible holiday destination. The playground opened …
SYDNEY FESTIVAL VILLAGE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
Last night we headed into the Sydney Festival Village to see the show A Simple Space. The show had us thoroughly entertained and amazed at the acrobatics of the ensemble. As always, we were keen to check out the wheelchair access and we were …
SYDNEY FESTIVAL’S WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE WATERFALL SWING
Each school holidays I spend time researching what we can do with the kids and I am always scouring the newspapers to find something that is new and accessible. BJ loves being out and about so we have visited just about all of Sydney’s “main …
