About Accessible Australia
Accessible Australia is a national program that funds improvements to public buildings, playgrounds, beaches and parks to make it easier for people with disability to access and use them.
Government-owned and not-for-profit organisations can apply for this funding.
There are 4 streams:
- Changing Places – fixed and portable toilet facilities
- Inclusive beaches – portable equipment like beach wheelchairs, floating wheelchairs and accessible beach matting
- Inclusive National parks – portable amenities like all-terrain wheelchairs and accessible paths
- Inclusive play spaces – fixed equipment like liberty swings and all-access spinners.
Accessible Australia replaces the Changing Places initiative. It now includes more ways to make public spaces easier to use for people with disability.
Funding
The Australian Government funds the Accessible Australia initiative. State and territory governments manage applications and provide funding to successful applicants.
This includes:
- up to 100% of the total purchase cost for:
- inclusive beaches
- inclusive national parks
- portable Changing Places toilet facilities
- up to 50% of the total build cost for:
- inclusive play spaces
- fixed Changing Places toilet facilities.
Funding is available across 4 annual rounds, from 2024–25 to 2027–28.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, organisations must be:
- government-owned entities, such as state and territory departments and local councils
- not-for-profit organisations.
Facilities must be built or installed in a public space that is open to everyone.
Commercial businesses are not eligible for funding.
How to apply
To apply for Accessible Australia funding, contact your relevant state or territory government. They can tell you about funding options, application dates, and how to submit an expression of interest.
Contacts
For questions about funding eligibility, contact the Accessible Australia team at AccessibleAustralia@health.gov.au.
For questions about application dates or how to apply, contact your state or territory government.
- New South Wales: disabilityinclusion@dcj.nsw.gov.au
- Northern Territory: OfficeofDisability.DPSC@nt.gov.au
- Queensland: dsgrants@families.qld.gov.au
- South Australia: DHSStateDisabilityPolicy@sa.gov.au
- Tasmania: disability@health.tas.gov.au
- Victoria: changingplaces@dffh.vic.gov.au
Enquiries relating to the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia can be directed to AccessibleAustralia@health.gov.au.
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