Access Strategy 2025-2030

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City of Darwin is committed to making Darwin a community that is inclusive and accessible for everyone who lives, works, studies and visit the municipality.

We are preparing an Access Strategy 2025-2030 that will outline the goals we want to achieve and actions we will take.

This strategy will help us work together with the community, businesses and individuals to make sure our city is safe, liveable and healthy for everyone.

Accessibility is about making sure that everyone can fully participate in life in our city.

Accessibility is everyone’s concern. It’s especially important for:

  • People with disability
  • Family, helpers and supporters of people with disability
  • People with temporary disability (like an injury)
  • People who are aging
  • Families with small children
  • Visitors to City of Darwin
  • Business owners
  • Employers
  • Government

Improving accessibility is about making changes to:

  • How our buildings, public spaces and recreation facilities are designed
  • How you get around from place to place
  • How our events and activities are designed
  • How you get information
  • How we communicate with you
  • Services and programs we provide
  • Our employment and staff training

We invite you to contribute!

We’d love to hear from people with disability and people with lived experience of disability so that our strategy really focuses on what is most important.

Many people across the community will also hold views from their experience about what is important for accessibility in City of Darwin.

Here’s how you can have your say

  • Complete the online survey
  • Add to the 'Ideas board'
  • Come along to our public community session
    • Thursday 24 October 2024
    • Malak Community Centre, 13 Malak Cres, Malak 0812
    • 5 pm - 6:30 pm
    • Register here
  • Visit us at our community pop-up stall
    • Saturday 26 October 2024
    • Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre (CAALC)
    • 9:30 am - 11 am
    • No registrations required.
  • Come along to our drop-in session at the Casuarina Library
    • Monday 11 November 2024
    • Casuarina Library
    • 10 am - 12 pm
    • No registrations required.
  • Email us at engage@darwin.nt.gov.au.

The survey will close at 4pm Wednesday 13 November 2024.

If you’re unable to participate in the community session but would like to provide input or would like further information, contact Matrix on Board on 08 8985 1728 or sally.clifford@mob.com.au.

City of Darwin is committed to making Darwin a community that is inclusive and accessible for everyone who lives, works, studies and visit the municipality.

We are preparing an Access Strategy 2025-2030 that will outline the goals we want to achieve and actions we will take.

This strategy will help us work together with the community, businesses and individuals to make sure our city is safe, liveable and healthy for everyone.

Accessibility is about making sure that everyone can fully participate in life in our city.

Accessibility is everyone’s concern. It’s especially important for:

  • People with disability
  • Family, helpers and supporters of people with disability
  • People with temporary disability (like an injury)
  • People who are aging
  • Families with small children
  • Visitors to City of Darwin
  • Business owners
  • Employers
  • Government

Improving accessibility is about making changes to:

  • How our buildings, public spaces and recreation facilities are designed
  • How you get around from place to place
  • How our events and activities are designed
  • How you get information
  • How we communicate with you
  • Services and programs we provide
  • Our employment and staff training

We invite you to contribute!

We’d love to hear from people with disability and people with lived experience of disability so that our strategy really focuses on what is most important.

Many people across the community will also hold views from their experience about what is important for accessibility in City of Darwin.

Here’s how you can have your say

  • Complete the online survey
  • Add to the 'Ideas board'
  • Come along to our public community session
    • Thursday 24 October 2024
    • Malak Community Centre, 13 Malak Cres, Malak 0812
    • 5 pm - 6:30 pm
    • Register here
  • Visit us at our community pop-up stall
    • Saturday 26 October 2024
    • Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre (CAALC)
    • 9:30 am - 11 am
    • No registrations required.
  • Come along to our drop-in session at the Casuarina Library
    • Monday 11 November 2024
    • Casuarina Library
    • 10 am - 12 pm
    • No registrations required.
  • Email us at engage@darwin.nt.gov.au.

The survey will close at 4pm Wednesday 13 November 2024.

If you’re unable to participate in the community session but would like to provide input or would like further information, contact Matrix on Board on 08 8985 1728 or sally.clifford@mob.com.au.

Consultation has concluded

  • Final Access Strategy 2025–2030

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    Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on our proposed Access Strategy during community engagement in October–November 2024. Your input has been central in shaping the final Access Strategy 2025–2030, which sets out a five-year roadmap to reduce barriers and create opportunities for people with disability to fully engage in every aspect of city life.

    Developed with the guidance of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee (AIAC) and in close collaboration with people with disability, the strategy reflects our community’s aspirations and City of Darwin’s commitment to building an inclusive, connected and thriving capital city.

    The final documents are now available:

    Together, we are working towards a city where inclusivity shapes every space, service and opportunity, ensuring people of all abilities can participate, connect and thrive.

    Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on our proposed Access Strategy during community engagement in October–November 2024. Your input has been central in shaping the final Access Strategy 2025–2030, which sets out a five-year roadmap to reduce barriers and create opportunities for people with disability to fully engage in every aspect of city life.

    Developed with the guidance of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee (AIAC) and in close collaboration with people with disability, the strategy reflects our community’s aspirations and City of Darwin’s commitment to building an inclusive, connected and thriving capital city.

    The final documents are now available:

    Together, we are working towards a city where inclusivity shapes every space, service and opportunity, ensuring people of all abilities can participate, connect and thrive.

    Consultation has concluded

  • Engagement outcomes

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    Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on our proposed Access Strategy! Here’s what we discovered through our community engagement during October - November 2024:

    🔷 82 people joined focus groups across the municipality
    🔷 77 people completed our online survey
    🔷 26 people visited our pop-up stalls
    🔷 10 specialists took part in one-on-one interviews

    Key areas for improvement are:
    🔷 Making it easier for people with disability to move around Darwin
    🔷 Having greater availability of access-related information
    🔷 Create more opportunities for people with disability to participate fully in Darwin's economy, events and lifestyle
    🔷 Recognise the achievements of people with disability

    Thanks to these learnings, we are now fine-tuning the strategy so that it can be presented to Council in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details.

    To learn more about the project, visit: https://engage.darwin.nt.gov.au/access-strategy
    Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on our proposed Access Strategy! Here’s what we discovered through our community engagement during October - November 2024:

    🔷 82 people joined focus groups across the municipality
    🔷 77 people completed our online survey
    🔷 26 people visited our pop-up stalls
    🔷 10 specialists took part in one-on-one interviews

    Key areas for improvement are:
    🔷 Making it easier for people with disability to move around Darwin
    🔷 Having greater availability of access-related information
    🔷 Create more opportunities for people with disability to participate fully in Darwin's economy, events and lifestyle
    🔷 Recognise the achievements of people with disability

    Thanks to these learnings, we are now fine-tuning the strategy so that it can be presented to Council in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details.

    To learn more about the project, visit: https://engage.darwin.nt.gov.au/access-strategy
    Consultation has concluded