A new toilet block under construction at McKenzie Reserve in Yarra Glen will help people living with a disability and their carers to enjoy the popular playground and have amenities close by.
The $701,000 Changing Places project will see the toilet block rebuilt in coming months with accessible toilets, an automated changing bed and automated ceiling hoist.
The project is expected to be finished in 2018.
Yarra Ranges Council’s Ryrie Ward councillor Fiona McAllister said the council was thrilled to have a Changing Places facility in the Yarra Valley at Yarra Glen and with access to McKenzie Reserve.
“It’s provided the opportunity to support families and carers who have children with special needs and to provide the much-needed and very long-awaited upgrade to the toilets,” Cr McAllister said.
“Toilets do put towns on the map and the Changing Places facility will definitely do that for Yarra Glen.”
Earlier this year, Changing Places upgrades were carried out at the Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction, Lillydale Lake and Monbulk Aquatic Centre.
The Changing Places program responds to a need for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, as well as spinal injuries, spina bifida, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis or an acquired brain injury, who require extra facilities to allow them to use the toilets comfortably.
During construction, the Yarra Glen Memorial Hall, toilets will be open from 8am-6.30pm.
The Lillydale Lake facility requires a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) to gain access. Visit Master Locksmith Association of Australasia website for details.
