Greater Geelong residents are invited to play their part in creating a more accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community by helping shape the City of Greater Geelong's new Access and Inclusion Action Plan 2024-2028.
People with disabilities are a vital part of Greater Geelong's community as residents, employees, business owners, artists, volunteers, tourists and visitors.
The Access and Inclusion Action Plan outlines what the City will do to ensure its services and facilities meet the diverse needs of people with disability.
The Plan will be developed in consultation with people with disability, their families and carers, service providers and the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, and will outline the City's actions to support the full participation of people in community life.
Community members can contribute to the conversation by visiting the Have Your Say page and using one or more of the feedback options below:
- Take our survey online. You can request a hard copy by contacting the officer listed in the 'Who's Listening' section of this page or record an audio response and upload an audio MP3 file.
- Host a Conversation using our conversation kit with instructions.
- Attend a Community Meeting in person or online.
- By email to [email protected] or
- In writing addressed to:
Community Inclusion Unit
City of Greater Geelong
Wadawurrung Country
PO Box 104
Geelong VIC 3220
The engagement closes at 5:00pm on Tuesday 5 September 2023.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
The City is committed to working with people with disability, their carers, and supporters to develop the new Action Plan
We aspire to be an inclusive, diverse, healthy and socially connected community, where everyone can participate fully; this plan will set us on track for continuing to increase access for all.
It's vitally important that we hear from people with disability, family, friends, carers and service providers, along with the broader community.
People with disability are diverse in culture, race, identity and sexuality, and it's expected that this initiative will ensure that planned actions account for, address and respect this diversity.
Councillor Sarah Hathway - Inclusion and Care portfolio chair
I also urge the community to contribute to the Access and Inclusion Action Plan.
We're always striving to provide the very best opportunities for all Greater Geelong residents; we understand the importance of every member of the Geelong community feeling included and valued.
Contributing residents will be supporting the City by helping us to identify the services and facilities that hit the mark, while also indicating where others might be able to be improved.
