Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group
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Residents asking ‘WTF’: Where’s the footpath?!
Pedestrians are concerned about the safety and accessibility of the newly constructed kerb at the delivery dock of Castlemaine’s Woolworths development. The large concrete edging has created a dead-end for people using wheelchairs or prams and left community members questioning who is responsible for remedying the situation – Woolworths, the developers or the council? Local…
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Improving access and inclusion
Do you want to help improve access and inclusion for people with a disability in the Mount Alexander Shire? Express your interest in becoming a member of the new Disability Action Plan Working Group with Mount Alexander Shire Council. The group will provide input, advice and feedback on the development of council’s new Disability Action…
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Inclusion vital
Members of the Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group were out in force in the Castlemaine CBD last Friday to celebrate the UNESCO International Day of People with Disability. MASDAG representatives Lorraine le Plastrier and Cathy Wheel told the Express the day was an opportunity to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. The…