Over the years we've visited the Museum of Fire many times. When BJ was younger he loved the rides in the fire truck but as he grew it became too difficult for me to get him up into the cabin of the fire engines. The Museum of Fire is an attraction …
Sydney
MARDI GRAS SYDNEY – ACCESSIBLE VIEWING
Sydney's annual Mardi Gras sees our city awash with rainbows, glitter and greetings of "Happy Mardi Gras" from strangers when you walk down the street. As a family we've been keen to attend the Mardi Gras parade for a while, but battling the crowds …
BONDI BEACH – BEACH WHEELCHAIR, MATTING & ACCESSIBILITY
Bondi Beach is arguably one of the busiest and most popular beaches in Australia. In fact, last year it played host to 4 million visitors. When 1 in 20 people have an access need, this means there’s a significant number of those visitors who require …
DODECALIS LUMINARIUM – SYDNEY FESTIVAL – ACCESSIBLE SYDNEY
Last night we had the opportunity to check out Dodecalis Luminarium at Tumbalong Park Darling Harbour which is part of Sydney Festival 2020. This art installation is in fact an inflated labyrinth of winding paths and soaring domes which certainly …
SYDNEY SANTA SPECTACULAR 2019 – ACCESSIBILITY
Some people are just Christmas people and that's BJ. He loves Christmas with even greater enthusiasm now than when he was younger. I tend to groan when I start to see the shops putting out the Christmas decorations the minute Father's Day is over, …
CURRY RESERVE WATER PLAY PARK – WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SYDNEY
Sydney is looking at a long hot summer ahead, so it's fantastic to see Curry Reserve Water Play Park becoming even more wheelchair accessible. We were impressed when we visited earlier this year but we've heard that as of yesterday, additional …
CLARIS HIGH TEA – SOFITEL SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR
Finding an outing which spans the interests of three generations can be tough. But food is a wonderful connector and the arrival of Sydney's Claris-themed High Tea at Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour sees generations bonding over fine food and a little …
SHINE SHED – ALL ABILITIES PLAY CENTRE SYDNEY
Yesterday we visited The Shine Shed, a unique all abilities indoor play centre. People have been tagging me in posts about this play centre since it opened in October last year. I was keen to get there but it's about an hour from where we live so it …
OLLIE WEBB RESERVE – ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND PARRAMATTA
The City of Parramatta's first all-inclusive playground and water play park opened at Ollie Webb Reserve a few weeks ago, so we popped along to take a look. Judging by the many families still enjoying the facilities at 6pm, the $1.8 million …
SUGAR REPUBLIC – ACCESSIBLE SYDNEY
On the weekend we were lured to the city with the promise of sugary fun and a few sweet treats at Myer's pop-up event, Sugar Republic. Few outings get a unanimous thumbs up so it's testament to the event that it spanned the ages and interests of our …
