Accessible Beaches in Australia
Summertime is here! And we Aussies love our beaches, it’s the highlight of the summer months. However, for the 4 million+ Australians that live with a disability the beach is a tricky place to visit. There is often long flights of steps to the sand, and the sand itself can be a challenge. Additionally those with special needs often require accessible changing places, bathrooms, close car parking, wider paths, and matting for wheelchairs. These are just some of the factors that need to be thought of when someone with special needs wants to visit the beach.
A company was founded in 2016 called Accessible beaches, their goal is to make the majority of the patrolled beaches in Australia accessible for those with special needs. To date they have helped make 25 beaches wheelchair accessible across Australia.
Below are some of the accessible beaches in Australia, so you know where to go on your next trip this summer:
Victoria
| Williams Town – 24×7 beach matting – Mobi and davinci Beach wheelchairs – Accessible Bathroom, shower, change room – Accessible parking | Altona Beach – 24×7 Beach matting – mobi-chair, and sandcrusier beach wheelchair – Accessible bathroom, shower, change room – Accessible parking | Mordialloc Beach – Beach Matting – Accessible bathroom – Accessible parking |
| Mt Martha beach – Mobi chair beach wheelchair (weekends) – accessible bathroom, shower, & change room | St Kilda Beach – Beach matting – Mobi chair beach wheelchair – accessible bathroom & change room | Port Melbourne – Beach Matting – Mobi chair beach wheelchair |
| Half Moon Bay – Mobi chair beach wheelchair – Accessible bathroom, shower, change room – Accessible parking | Hampton Beach – Beach Matting – Mobi chair beach wheelchair – Accessible bathroom, shower, & change room | Carrum Beach – Accessible Bathroom, change room – accessible parking – Accessible ramp |
| Lorne Beach – Beach Matting – Accessible change room – Accessible parking – Accessible hoist |
Queensland
| Burleigh Heads Beach – Beach Matting – Floating beach wheelchair – sandcrusier wheelchair – Accessible bathroom – Accessible parking | Alexandra Headland – Beach Matting – Accessible bathroom | Port Douglas – Beach matting |
New South Wales
| Avoca Beach – Beach Matting | Fingal Beach – Beach Matting |
South Australia
| Seacliff Beach – Mobi chair and floating beach wheelchair – Slat type access platform | Normanville Beach – Mobi chair & floating beach wheelchair – Slat type access platform | largs Bay – matting |
| Semaphore Beach – Beach matting | Henley Beach – Beach Matting |
Western Australia
| Rockingham Beach – Beach matting – Beach tracker wheelchairs | Geraldton Beach – Beach matting | Madora Bay Beach – Beach Matting |
| Keith Holmes Reserve – Beach matting | Town Beach Mandurah – Beach matting |
To find out more about Australia’s accessible beached visit https://accessiblebeaches.com/
