Bassine Specialty Cheeses
Bassine Specialty Cheeses is a small cheese making factory located in Bass. The cheese is made from the milk of their own dairy farm. The small cafe sales building has a designated disabled parking bay on the right hand side of the building giving direct access to the concrete veranda. Entry to the building is through a single sliding door. There is a 13mm sill at floor level. The door is 860mm wide. The small cafe is well laid out and easy to maneuver through. The display cabinets are low and glass fronted. At the back of the cafe is a low glass window to view the operation of the factory and the cheese being hand made. The cafe tables provide good knee clearance and the chairs are movable. Outside at the back of the building are two disabled toilets, one left hand and one right hand transfer. Both have side and rear handrails, padded backrests and a hand basin with lever mixer taps.
Bimbadeen
Bimbadeen is a 340 acre farming property on the Back Beach Road. It operates a farm cafe and store which is open Thursdays to Sunday’s 9am to 3pm.
The car park is a gravel surface that is well compacted. A ramp leads to the cafe and store buildings. The stores and cafe are all accessed through a wide sliding doors with level entry. There are tables on the outdoor veranda that overlooks the farm. The tables have movable seating.
The Cape Kitchen
The Cape kitchen is located on Phillip Road, NewHaven. The restaurant has spectacular views over Bass Straight from its cliff top position.
There are no designated diabled parking bays in the car park. The car park is a fine hard packed gravel surface. A wide ramp leads from the car park to the restaurant. Entry is through double doors off the veranda.
The restaurant is open plan with ample room for people using any form of mobility device. All tables can accommodate a wheelchair user. Both the front and rear verandas have accessible seating and both the rear and front veranda doors and wide and level.
The restaurant has an accessible toilet located on the western end of the building. The cliff top grass area is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Clip N Climb – Phillip Island
Clip N Climb is the newest concept in indoor climbing. It is located at 6-8 Industrial way Cowes. Clip N Climb uses an auto belay system and a special harness making it safe and easy to use by people of all ages. The system can be used by people with limited mobility who have upper body strength.
The walls are of varying ability and there is a children’s learning area. The facility runs quiet sessions for people on the autism spectrum.
In addition to the climbing wall the centre has a cafe on both the lower and upper levels. In terms of accessibility, there is designated disabled parking next to the entrance. An accessible toilet facility is available on the lower level. The room is a very generous size and has a toilet with side and rear handrails as well as a padded backrest. The hand basin has knee clearance and a single lever mixer tap. A lift services the upper observation area.
Comfort Resort Kaloha Phillip Island
Kaloha is located on the corner of Steele and Chapel Streets, Cowes. The resort offers beach frontage in a quiet location. The resort is less than a 5 minute walk to shops, cafes and restaurants.
The reception is located just inside the main entry. There are four steps to the reception building limiting accessibility to full-time wheelchair users without someone accompanying them. Reception staff will meet guests at the room with prior notice or a phone call to the resort on arrival.
Kaloha has one accessible two bedroom apartment with kitchenette. It is apartment 8. There is a designated park outside the door, however, it is a standard size bay. A larger bay is available adjacent to the stairs that can be made available by prior request for wheelchair users. The entry to the apartment has a 75mm high step. The door is 860mm wide.
Inside the apartment, there is the main living-dining area with the two bedrooms on the right hand side. Both bedrooms had wide doorways with ample room in front of the bed.
Space is limited at the side of the beds.
The bathroom is a full wet room with handrails for both the toilet and shower. The handrail extends across the full back wall. The shower features a detachable shower head. The vanity unit is a solid unit with no rollunder space. A portable shower chair is available.
Space is the living area is tight and is the entry to the bathroom. Furniture would need to be repositioned to allow for wheelchair access to the bathroom and the rear bedroom.
Both the swimming pool and the restaurant have stairs at their respective entries.
Cowes Foreshore and Jetty
The Cowes Jetty is reach via a gently sloping ramp from the Esplanade. The easiest path is via the information building and bait sales. Just below where the two paths meet there is a zip zag path that avoids the steepest section of the main path to the jetty.
At the head of the jetty is a kiosk. It has a wide level doorway and access to an outdoor eating area overlooking the bay and the beach.
Opposite the kiosk pavilion is a new beach access ramp. The ramp is designed for wheelchair users and parents with prams. The concrete ramp leads from the jetty directly onto the hard sand. The beach is gently sloping and well protected.
The surface of the jetty is concrete making it a smooth surface to the end. Handrails are provided on the western side of the jetty. The jetty is suitable for wheelchair users and those using mobility aids. The lower landings of the jetty have stair access only.
The foreshore park contains accessible picnic tables and an accessible toilet, which is located under the observation deck.
