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Access for people with a disability

SYDNEY CITY

The City of Sydney has designated accessible parking across the city which is available throughout the year. Alternatively most commercial parking stations have accessible parking available at regular parking fees.

You could try the following parking stations:
* Wilson Parking – corner of Goulburn and Elizabeth Street (9212 1522) 9am – 11pm
* Mirvac Parking – 113 Harrington St, The Rocks (9252 4900) 9am – Midnight
* Cinema Centre Car Park – 521 Kent Street (9264 5867) 24 hours
* Entertainment Centre Car Park – Darling Drive, Darling Harbour (9264 1624) 24hrs
* Domain Car Park – St Mary’s Road (9232 6165) 7am – Midnight
* Wilson Parking – Sydney Opera House (9247 7599) 6:30am – 1am
* Enacon Parking – 2 Cathedral Street (9380 8850) 6am – 10pm

There will be metered parking also available on Mrs Macquarie’s Road near the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Access to Sydney City and Hyde Park

For patrons with limited mobility being dropped off or picked up in the City, we recommend using the corner of Phillip Street and King Street at the rear of Queens Square. This site provides a small area for vehicles to pull into and for passengers to disembark. Wheelchair access is available from this point to Macquarie Street and Hyde Park. At the northern end of the City, streets such as Gresham, Young, Bligh and O’Connell offer quieter areas to pull in and drop off passengers.

Limited street parking will be available on Australia Day due to special event clearways and road closures. Please plan your trip into the City using the City of Sydney website and the RTA website

Accessible Toilets

Accessible toilets will be located throughout Hyde Park at the various amenity installations. These are located:

near the corner of Park Street and Elizabeth Street;
near the Macquarie Street entrance on both sides of the North Promenade;
near the Elizabeth Street entrance adjacent to the West Promenade

Accessible toilets will also be located at the Mitchell Library on Macquarie Street.

SYDNEY HARBOUR

Accessible Parking
There are no specific car spaces allocated to accessible parking in addition to those already available at Council and commercial parking stations.

Accessible Toilets
Accessible toilets will be available at Pyrmont Point Park for the Sydney Ports Jazz on the Water concert.

Auslan Interpretation
There are no official speeches programmed in the Harbour activities. There is no Auslan interpretation.

For a complete overview of Disabled access please see the following:

Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
Telephone: 02 8270 2000
TTY: 02 8270 2167
www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au

Disability Council of NSW
Telephone: 02 9211 2866
Fax: 02 9211 2271
Freecall: 1800 044 848
http://www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

Disability Services Australia
Telephone: 02 9791 6599
Fax: 02 9796 3101
www.dsa.org.au

Physical Disability Council of NSW
Telephone: 02 9552 1606
Fax: 02 9552 4644
Freecall: 1800 688 831
www.pdcnsw.org.au

Further sources of access information

Botanic Gardens Information Centre
Telephone 02 9231 8125 or 02 9231 8111
Sydney Visitor Centre
Telephone 02 9240 8788
Darling Harbour Information Centre
Telephone 02 9240 8799

More information about accessible transport and timetables can be sourced at all times from:

Transport Infoline - 131 500
TTY - 1800 637 500
www.131500.com.au
Monorail - (02) 9552 2288 or www.connexsydney.com.au

For Access information for events happening near you, please contact your local council.

For further Access information for the City of Sydney, please visit www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/aboutsydney/cbddisabledaccess