We've visited Port Macquarie more than any other destination in Australia. We usually visit once or twice a year and I've been a regular to the region since I was a child. We feel Port, as the locals call it, is our second home. That familiarity …
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JUNEE ROUNDHOUSE RAILWAY MUSEUM – WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE ACTIVITIES JUNEE
As a family that drives or flies to our destinations, we don't really think about the important role the railway played in linking the city with rural towns in Australia in the past. It's fantastic to see that rail history is being preserved at the …
JUNEE LICORICE & CHOCOLATE FACTORY – WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE FAMILY FUN
Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory is probably the closest I'll get to a Willy Wonker style experience. If I could have snuck into the room where they were making the licorice I would have. Sadly I was left on the wrong side of the glass, looking …
STINGRAYS AT BENDALONG BOAT HARBOUR BEACH – ACCESSIBLE STINGRAY EXPERIENCE
Seeing stingrays in the wild is as good a reason as any to take a detour and that's exactly what we did recently. While researching accessible activities to do while staying at Jervis Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales we read about the …
CHERRY PICKING YOUNG – ACCESSIBLE FRUIT PICKING NSW
There are things I've always wanted to do. Some big and some small. Picking cherries is probably a strange one but as a family we've been apple, peach, strawberry, nectarine and blueberry picking. There's something satisfying in picking your own …
JERVIS BAY WILD – ACCESSIBLE DOLPHIN WATCHING CRUISE JERVIS BAY
Boat tours are often problematic for wheelchair users. Gangways are usually narrow and once on the boat the prime viewing areas are often inaccessible. On our recent trip to Jervis Bay we were told that Jervis Bay Wild offers an accessible dolphin …
SWANSEA LAKESIDE HOLIDAY PARK – ACCESSIBLE LAKE MACQUARIE ACCOMMODATION
We recently had the opportunity to review Belmont Lakeside Holiday Park's accessible villa/duplex at Lake Macquarie and we were blown away by the accessible inclusions. We really didn't think anything could come close to it in regards to …
BATHURST RAIL MUSEUM – ACCESSIBLE BATHURST
Bathurst certainly delivers joy for any transport lovers with the National Motoring Museum and the Bathurst Rail Museum within a short drive of each other. We visited both museums in one day and enjoyed learning more about how the railway line to …
BATHURST ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND – ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND
My passion for inclusive play has me detouring to see playgrounds here and overseas despite BJ no longer being interested. Given there were no accessible playgrounds around when BJ was little, it's still a novelty to see what is being built. We …
WHERE TO STAY & PLAY IF YOU NEED A POOL HOIST AROUND AUSTRALIA
Are you as excited as we are to wave winter goodbye and soak up some summer sun? Splashing in a pool is an activity many of us enjoy when it warms up, whether for leisure or exercise. BJ can manage to walk down stairs to get into a pool, or he can …
