Travelling with a wheelchair
I feel guilty for overlooking Newcastle as a destination for so long. In the last five years I’ve visited with the family and by myself on several occasions and always have a great time. On my last trip to the region I was visiting to speak at a disability expo and took my Mum along for company. We stayed at the Novotel Newcastle Beach which
Vivid Sydney’s Access and Inclusion Partner Cushman & Wakefield have created an inclusive experience at this year’s event to ensure all children and their families can enjoy the magic of Vivid Sydney in its 10th anniversary year. Our family have attended every year since the very beginning so I was thrilled to be invited to contribute to the development and design of this area. Many
2018 is a big year for our family with several significant birthdays and celebrations throughout the year. My Mum, also my best friend, kicked off the year with a special birthday ending in a zero back in January. Among her gifts was a voucher to visit the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney to experience High Tea at The Calyx. For a garden lover there seemed no
When we choose a holiday destination we look for an area which not only has accessible accommodation but plenty of activities which will appeal to the whole family. Coffs Harbour delivered a variety of wheelchair accessible activities which kept our family entertained when we visited last year. Take a look at some of the accessible activities available in Coffs Harbour and its surrounding towns. BIG
I have to admit we hadn’t stayed in holiday parks prior to having this website but over the years we’ve had the opportunity to review several and we’ve found they have some fantastic accessible facilities. Many of my preconceived ideas were proved untrue. Recently It occurred to me that it would be great to put them all into one document to make it easier for
Imagine a park that caters for the needs of a cross section of the community, including young children, seniors and wheelchair users. We visited just such a park today. Endeavour Park at Kings Langley in Sydney’s Western Suburbs offers some of the most unusual facilities we’ve come across. My friend Sue, who is an Occupational Therapist, enthusiastically told me about the park during the week
After hearing many positive reviews from our readers about Byron Bay Rainforest Resort I was keen to check it out. So when we were in the area at the end of last year I popped in to take a look at the accessible facilities. I literally ran in to take photos while leaving the family in the car with the air conditioning on. It was
Lake Macquarie has so much to offer visitors needing wheelchair accessible activities and after two visits in the last month, we’re sold. Take a look at just a few of Lake Macquarie’s wheelchair accessible activities. CAVES BEACH We had many lovely experiences while staying in the Lake Macquarie area but our absolute favourite is Caves Beach. There are few caves which can be accessed by
There’s nothing better than finding a hidden gem while exploring on holidays. It’s even better when that hidden gem has fabulous access and inclusive features. Given Merewether Ocean Baths opened in 1935, I’m sure they are well known to Newcastle locals. But, as a Sydney-sider, I hadn’t heard of them and the pretty location made for a wonderful day trip from our base in Lake
Lake Macquarie is only a 90 minute drive from Sydney and has plenty to offer visitors looking for an accessible getaway. First stop for us was our home for two nights, a poolside accessible villa at Swansea Gardens Lakeside Holiday Park. The wheelchair villa had everything we needed for a comfortable stay and a great location for accessing a lovely walk along the waterfront. POOLSIDE
Yesterday we headed to Blacktown Showground to see Sand Sculpting Australia’s latest offering, Alice in Wonderland. We’ve been regulars at the sand sculpting events over the years and we were “Curioser and curiouser” to see this one. Although kids enjoy looking at the sculptures, I think it’s the visiting adults who truly appreciate the skill and artistic nature of the works. 250 tonnes of sand
Sydney Festival 2018 is in full swing and I’m pleased to say there are lots of wheelchair accessible events which are free. If the budget allows, there’s also a long list of wonderful shows to see at various locations around the city. We’ve been checking out a few and today I’m sharing Sydney Festival 2018’s free and wheelchair accessible events. KATHARINA GROSSE: THE HORSE TROTTED
Reflections Holiday Parks Bonny Hills was one of our favourite cabins we stayed in during our road trip. The accessible cabin is spacious and the holiday park has some of the most modern amenities we’ve seen in our travels. Bonny Hills is located about a 30 minute drive south of Port Macquarie and provides visitors with the best of both worlds, the quietness of the
Just one hour’s drive north from Sydney’s CBD is a museum which is a motor enthusiasts idea of heaven. And that’s exactly why AJ and I stayed home today and let the boys enthuse away at the Gosford Classic Car Museum. With a collection of over 450 cars and motorcycles, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, we felt it best to let the boys admire,
Plastic seems to have taken over the world! So many of our everyday items are made from it, including the majority of toys. Not only that, we’ve become a throw away society, so much of this plastic becomes landfill. This situation is not lost on Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji who recycles and reinvents unwanted plastic toys into colourful dinosaur sculptures and landscapes. Jurassic Plastic is
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