Flinders Discovery Centre

📍 Flinders Discovery Centre, Gray Street, Hughenden QLD, Australia

1. Opening Hours: April to September Weekday 9am to 5pm. Weekends 9am to 3pm. From 9th October to March Weekdays 9am to 5pm. Saturday 9am to 1pm. Closed New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
2. Accessibility: Actively welcomes people with access needs. Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints . Accept the Companion Card . Train your staff in disability awareness . Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request) . Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met . Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations) . Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia) . Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information). A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility. Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss. Provide information in audio format (includes an audio described map of your venue, audio descs of performances and/ or displays). Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial). Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss). Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog. Have handrails on all your stairways. Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Have TVs with captioning option. Caters for people who use a wheelchair. Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters). Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs). Have accessible seating areas in theatrette. Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy). Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked. Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room. Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high). Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids) . Have grab rails in the bathroom. Provide seating in common areas including reception area.