Accomplished Australian artist Emma Coulter was commissioned to create the signature public artwork for Yarrila Place. Emma has designed a vibrant steel and glass artwork that incorporates painting, sculpture, and engineering. The result is a structure that leaps up the curves of the wall and overlooks the atrium, filling it with colour and light.
Yarrila means to illuminate, brighten, light up or illustrate. The inspiration for Emma Coulter’s commissioned work comes from the idea of light refracting on the surface of the water and dispersing into colour.
Emma’s work is site-specific, so it was important for the artist and the final artwork to consider the context of the site, the place, and the history. Along with the Gumbaynggirr name, Coulter also drew from the historical significance of the South Solitary lighthouse built on the Coffs Coast in 1878 as well as the architecture of Yarrila Place itself.
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
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 step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
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)
Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Have handrails on all your stairways
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Have step free access to the conference or function room
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
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 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 communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Have a hearing loop
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Provides general access facilities and services for people with access needs.
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Have visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light)
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Provide information in large print
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Provide information in audio format (includes an audio described map of your venue, audio descs of performances and/ or displays)
Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
Employ people with disability
Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
