Accessible ngurrak barring
Artworks and facilities to ensure people of all abilities can enjoy ngurrak barring
Accessible ngurrak barring
Visiting some parts of ngurrak barring can be more of a challenge for people living with disability. However, there are a range of artworks and facilities to help people of all abilities enjoy the ngurrak barring experience.
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Accessibility means different things to different people. Below is some information to help you plan your journey. Please reach out to the team with suggestions and feedback via info@ngurrakbarring.com.au
National Toilet Map
Audio along ngurrak barring
Many signs along ngurrak barring have an audio component, that can be accessed via a QR code.
Each QR code goes to a specific webpage where you can listen to the audio.
Accessible Artwork
Regeneration – the Listening Place is located in Kalorama Park, Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Kalorama Victoria.
Getting there
Kalorama Park is a one-hour drive from the centre of Melbourne.
The 688 bus stops directly at the entrance to Kalorama Park. The bus stop connects to the pathway. The 688 runs between Upper Ferntree Gully and Montrose/Croydon
Parking
There is accessible parking in front of the viewing platform, looking out over Silvan Dam.
Access to Artwork
A DDA compliant path runs from the carpark, down to the artwork. The sealed path stops at the artwork.
A gravel path continues further down the park. Along this path are some steps which include handrails.
Toilets
There are accessible toilets at the bottom of Kalorama Park. They are easier to access by driving down Barbers Road.
Kalorama Memorial Reserve
Kalorama Memorial Reserve is located at 1190-1196 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Kalorama.
Facilities include accessible toilets and parking, picnic facilities and playground.
Karwarra Australian Native Botanic Gardens is also located at this site.
Four artworks can be experienced here:
- Anton McMurray, Storm Leaves (series, 2 of 5)
- Mandy Nicholson, Buln Buln Yinga (Lyrebird Song)
- Fiona Clarke, Goanna Fella (Survivor)
- Renate Crow, Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth is accessed via a wide, flat, gravel path, just inside Karwarra Gardens.
Storm Leaves Kalorama has a flat, well-maintained path going in front of it. The path runs between the accesbile parking and the Karwarra Gardens parking.
The Water Tank Artworks are infront of the flat gravel carparking by the Karwarra Gardens entrance.
The accessible toilets are at the front of Kalorama Memorial Reserve
Anton McMurray, 'Storm Leaves', Kallista
There are five Storm Leaves sculptures by Anton McMurray along ngurrak barring. Four of the five works are in areas with accessible facilities.
- Grants Picnic Ground, Kallista
Facilities include accessible parking, accessible toilets, picnic area. A level, gravel path runs by the artwork.
This connects to Bleakley Track – which is a sealed gravel path at an even gradient between Grants Picnic ground and the edge of Belgrave. Here it ends in a wooden boardwalk, going down, opposite Micawbers Tavern, Belgrave. There is no safe crossing at this point, and the track joins the sidewalk, with an uneven surface.
At far end of Grants Picnic Ground, begins Coles Ridge Track – an even gradient, car-wide track through the forest to ngurrak barring’s Country Node (coming soon). While relatively flat, this is an unsealed track that can get muddy in wet weather.
Grants Picnic Ground is closed on days of total fire ban. Always check conditions before you travel.
Learn more about Grants Picnic Ground
Anton McMurray, 'Storm Leaves', Montrose
- Montrose Town Centre Reserve, 935 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose
Facilities include accessible parking by the community centre, a short distance from the artwork. An accessible toilet is available in the community centre.
DDA compliant pathway leads from near the artwork to the pedestrian crossing and shops across the road.
Anton McMurray, 'Storm Leaves', Belgrave Heights
- Birdsland Reserve, Mt Morton Road, Belgrave Heights
Facilities include accessible parking a short distance from the artwork. There is a gravel path on a slight upwards elevation alongside the artwork. The trail continues at an increasing elevation past the artwork.
Accessible toilets are found at Birdsland Reserve, behind the carpark, however the gravel path to the toilets is on an upwards elevation.
The walking trails around Birdsland Reserve, including the lake, are on a relatively flat gradient, on an unpaved surface.
Birdsland is closed on days of Total Fire Ban and days the CFA have deemed the fire rating as extreme or catastrophic.
Learn more about Birdsland Reserve and its facilities.