In the heart of Coffs Harbour central business district, Gowings Coffs Central is a stylish, beautifully designed shopping centre with Kmart, fresh food grocer, a pharmacy, fabulous boutiques, their own local makers store, an Information desk, as well as other services and specialty stores.
With seven levels of parking, free Wifi, EV charging stations and open seven days a week, it has everything you love together in one place.
- Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
- Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
- Have TVs with captioning option
- Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
- Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
- Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
- Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Have Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel
- Have grab rails in the bathroom
- Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
- Provide seating in common areas including reception area
- Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
- Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
- Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Have handrails on all your stairways
- Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Provides general access facilities and services for people with access needs.
- Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
- Have step free access to the conference or function room
- Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
- Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
- Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- Train your staff in disability awareness
- Staff are trained in Auslan
