The NSW Disability Inclusion Act (2014) requires all NSW councils to develop a Disability Inclusion Plan.

We have developed a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan to ensure that our plan responds to matters of access and inclusion.

The Plan will help us continue to work together to make Shellharbour City a place where people with disabilities and their families are able to live, work and play as equals.

The previous Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2023-2026 was established in 2023 in partnership with the Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee and the community of Shellharbour. Since creating the current plan, Shellharbour has seen many wins for the community and particularly people whose lives are directly impacted by the goals of the plan.

The focus areas identified in the upcoming plan are:

• Developing positive community attitudes and upholding the rights of people with disability
• Creating liveable and safer communities
• Supporting access to meaningful employment and independence
• Improving access to mainstream services through better systems and processes

You can see our Focus areas from the previous plan and the progress we made on the associated goals in the segment above.

You can share your feedback on how Shellharbour can improve its disability access and inclusion:

• Online through the Fast Feedback or Full surveys on this Let's Chat Page.
• If you are a service provider in this area, you can attend our targetted drop in session:
  • 20 March, 10am-1pm at Shellharbour Civic Centre
• For everyone there are three other drop in sessions:
  • 25 March, 3:30pm – 5pm at Shellharbour Civic Centre
  • 26 March, 9am - 11am at Shellharbour Civic Centre
  • 1 April, 10am – 12pm Upper park, Calderwood (corner of Connection Road and Escarpment Drive)

Interested in what we do to make Let's Chat accessible for all?

Take a look at our Accessibility page.