2018 to 2019 Report Card Disability Inclusion Action Plan

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Council has a 4 year plan for how we can be a more disability friendly community.

It is called “The Disability Inclusion Plan.”

We want to tell you about some of the highlights in the 2nd year.

We built a new wheelchair friendly toilet and linking footpath at Lake Cathie Foreshore.

We installed a new wheelchair friendly toilet at Comboyne.

We built a new shared path and park benches at Westport Park, Port Macquarie.

We received a Dementia Australia Grant and delivered 4 programmes for people living with dementia…

… including pop-up soup cafes, a Giant Book Club at the Library … … 6 x iPad photography workshops to make a ‘Hands on History’ art exhibition… … 6 x art workshops to create a film that was screened on a building during ArtWalk …

… and presented at the RED Dementia Conference.

We celebrated International Day of People with Disability, with SailAbility volunteers. We built some new footpaths including ones at: Ocean Drive North Haven (250m)

Kendall Road Kew (90m)

Central Rd Port Macquarie (130m)

Hill St Port Macquarie (290m).

We installed new footpath and accessible car parks at High Street, Wauchope. We provided 67 residents living with a disability with a garbage bin ‘wheel in wheel out’ service.

We installed a new accessible car park at Murray Street, Port Macquarie. We continued to look after Council staff who have been injured or are living with a disability. The Glasshouse provided 237 companion card tickets.

We installed a wheelchair friendly carousel at the Lake Cathie Foreshore Playground

We offered lots of different ways for the community to ‘Have Your Say’ Our Rangers issued 59 fines to people parking in an accessible car park without a mobility permit

Australia Day aquatic activities along the Hastings River gave an opportunity for all to experience the joy of sailing on our National Day.

Our Council events were accessible including our Countdown to Christmas’ event at Town Green. A wheelchair friendly, ground level viewing area was placed next to the Christmas tree and also next to the stage.

We continued to have a great Access Committee. Last year they audited 40 disability car parks…

… and they visited 20 businesses for an access friendly review.

Any questions? We can help : ) Any enquiries please contact Council’s Inclusion Officer. Call 6581 8111