If you've ever had an opinion about picnic tables, now is the time to share it!
As part of our recently adopted Universal Design Policy we're inviting feedback on what you think needs to be done to improve our standard picnic table.
Universal design is about making products, environments, programs, and services equally accessible and usable for everyone. One item receiving a lot of complaints is the humble picnic table, so we're interested to know how we can make them better?
We have about 2,800 picnic tables across our Peninsula and each table lasts up to 20 years so it's important they're usable for all our community.
Tell us if you think they are:
- too high / low / wide / short
- difficult to access for wheelchairs or prams
- hard for older people or children to use
- easily accessible from a path
- placed at suitable locations.
Pick apart our picnic tables and tell us your ideas for better design or problems you might have with our existing ones. Think about using local suppliers and keeping to a cost-effective budget. Upload photos of your favourite picnic tables and let's make these something to be enjoyed by everyone.
To have your say visit our website:
mornpen.vic.gov.au/picnictables
Quote attributable to Mayor Councillor Anthony Marsh:
"We're committed to finding a safe, easy-use, cost-effective, and durable picnic table design, so the more ideas, the better. Sustainability and local production are also very important. Tell us your ideas!"
Quote attributable to Disability Advisory Committee delegate and Seawinds Ward Councillor Kerri McCafferty:
"Accessible picnic tables will be used by people with a disability, older people and young families with prams. It's important we get this right so everyone can stay, play and enjoy our Peninsula."
