Accessible outdoor play at 13 parks

There are 13 parks around the Central Coast Council which are designed in an accessible format so all children can participate in the joy of outdoor play.

They are featured in a new Accessible Playspaces brochure released by Central Coast Council to provide more information for parents and carers of children with a disability when they are planning to take their children out.

The brochure is available both online and in print, listing the accessible features of each playspace and designed in an accessible format including pictograms and a pin drop map.

Accessible playspaces are located at Berkeley Vale–Kurraba Oval, Kurraba Pde; Budgewoi – McKenzie Reserve, Weemala St; Buff Point – Edgewater Park, Narambu Rd; Canton Beach foreshore – cnr Beach Pde and Belbowrie St; Copacabana – Shaun Brinklow Park, Copacabana Dr and Susan Fahey Park, Peublo St; Ettalong Beach foreshore playground, The Esplanade; Green Point – Sun Valley Park, Sun Valley Rd; Gwandalan – Tunkuwallin Oval, Kanangra Dr; Long Jetty – Saltwater Creek Reserve, Tuggerah Pde; The Entrance, Memorial Park on Marine Pde and also on The Entrance Rd; Umina Beach – Peninsula Recreation Precinct, Sydney Ave.

The brochure was developed in response to community feedback gained during the public exhibition of Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan. 

In consultation with the Council’s Access and Inclusion Reference Group, input from Council asset managers and informed by the three principles of the Everyone Can Play Guidelines, 13 local playspaces were profiled and selected for the Accessible Playspaces brochure.

 The brochure can be downloaded online from Council’s website by searching ‘Accessible Playspaces brochure’ or picked up from Council’s customer service centres in Gosford or Wyong, as well as from local libraries.

 This latest guide joins Council’s collection of resources for the community, including the Accessible Nature brochure and Accessible Beaches brochure.