Castlemaine Botanical Gardens

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Opposite the Mill is the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens.

This tranquil space has good access throughout with the paths being level and wide with a hard compacted fine gravel surface.

The fountain has a gently sloping ramped access from the path parallel to Downes Road. 

Seats are located at strategic intervals along all of the paths.

Access to the Tearooms is via a ramped double door entry at the Mill end of the building.

The playground is well laid out with rubberised pathways giving good access to all of the play equipment. At the playground, there is an undercover picnic facility that contains one accessible picnic table. The playground also contains an accessible drinking fountain.

The rotunda in the park is fully ramped.

The grass areas of the park have an underlying hard surface giving easy access to the lake and rotunda.

There is a bridge from Doran Ave over the river that, while step free, has a steep incline ramp into the park.

There are two car parks in Downes road that each has two designated disabled parking bays. Both bays require wheelchair users to enter the traffic flow to access the curb cuts into the park.

At both car park locations, there are good accessible toilet facilities.

Power points for electrical recharge of power wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available at the playground BBQ’s and the rotunda

The Mill – Castlemaine

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Castlemaine’s old woollen mill has been transformed into a food and artisan precinct. The entire precinct has been built on flat land. There are continuous paths of access throughout the site. The paths are either concrete of smooth paved surfaces. All buildings have wide door access. All ramps in the precinct are gently sloping.

Of particular note is the counter in the Brewery with a recessed front along its entire length making it suitable for wheelchair users.

The  Vintage Bazaar and Platform No. 5 have very generous access corridors and uncluttered stalls allow easy access to wheelchair users, people using mobility aids, and people with a visual impairment.

There are four toilet locations throughout the precinct each of which contains an accessible unisex cubicle. Accessible parking bays are also provided at each of the main car parks giving direct access to their respective entry doors.

Victorian Goldfields Railway

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Victorian Goldfields Railway is an authentic volunteer run steam railway linking historic gold mining towns of Castlemaine and Maldon in Central Victoria.

The station at Maldon has designated disabled parking adjacent to the station building. Level access is via the station gates to the left of the station building. The railway operates an accessible carriage that is capable of taking up to 12 wheelchairs on all trips. Like all rolling stock, the carriage is subject to periodic maintenance for advance booking is advisable. The carriage is equipped with ramps to allow access at Maldon and Castlemaine. Access to the station at Castlemaine is more difficult than Maldon. The train operates from platform 3 in Castlemaine. The access from the car park is via a long ramp at the end of platform one across the tracks and back up onto platform three. The gradients are 1:20  and the distance of approximately 300 metres.

There are good accessible toilets available at both Maldon and Castlemaine on the platforms. The are no toilets on the train and the journey time between Maldon and Castlemaine is approximately 45 minutes. A return journey is best undertaken from Maldon. It should be noted that there is no accessible transport available at Maldon Station to transfers passengers into the Maldon Township.

In addition to the accessible carriage, the train also has a carriage with individual booths. These booths would be ideal for people on the autism spectrum or families with members with autism.

Das Kaffeehaus

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Das Kaffeehaus is located at The Mill. Designated accessible parking is located just inside the entrance. The first bay in the sealed car park.

Access is via a level concrete path and wide entry doors.

The café is spacious with generous circulation space. Chairs are moveable giving seating options throughout the café. On the left-hand side of the café, there are a series of booths with a wheelchair seating option at the end. The floor is polished concrete.

There is an outdoor seating area accessible from double doors in the middle of the café, however, the surface is loose soft pebbles.

All the countertops are low giving good access to coffee and food.

Accessible toilet facilities are located adjacent to the café clear signed from the café entrance.




Maryborough Railway Station

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The Maryborough Railway Station is a grand old building. There are designated disabled parking spaces in the car park and the building is accessible via a ramp to the left of the main entry.

The main station foyer is through self-opening double glass doors. The platform is straight ahead through another set of self-opening glass doors. Off the foyer is the Tracks Café. A wooden ramp covers the old step. The café is open and easy to navigate. Seating is movable offer a wide choice of seating location. The menu caters to all dietary requirements.

Behind the café is a gallery space which is well laid out with ample room for users of all forms of mobility devices.

At the northern end of the platform are the railway museum and art gallery. A small 75mm step is at its entrance. Inside, the gallery has room for mobility devices and a small ramp leads to the inner room.

At the southern end of the platform is a unisex accessible toilet.

Central Goldfields Art Gallery – Maryborough

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The Art Gallery is housed in the old fire station in Neill Street. There is a designated disabled parking bay directly opposite the building. Entry is through a large front door. Entry from the street is level. Once inside there are two exhibition spaces. The larger space to the left has level access from the foyer.

To the right is a play area. A rear exhibition space is accessed via a ramp. A kitchen/meeting space is also available and is equipped with a portable ramp.

Talbot Farmers Market

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The Talbot Farmers Market is held on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The streets of the town are closed and market stalls are set up on the roadways. In general, the market is easy to negotiate by people of all abilities. A temporary ramp is installed over the curb at Market Square.

It should be noted that the toilets in Pioneer Reserve are not accessible.

Talbot Provedore

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The Talbot Provedore is located in Scandinavian Cres Talbot next to Market Square. The building is split level with internal stairs leading between levels inside the store and an external ramp next to Market Square. The accessible entrance is clearly signed on the front door. The entry door is wide and next to the main counter. The shop has ample manoeuvring room and moveable seats.  The menu showcases local produce and caters to specific dietary requirements.

The toilets are located behind the café. A door opposite the main entry leads to a ramped access way through the community garden. The is a fully accessible unisex cubicle available. Access to the toilets is also available through the community garden from Scandinavian Cres

McLandress Square Maryborough

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MacLandress Square is a historic site in Maryborough which is home to the Town Hall, Post Office and Court House.

There is a designated disabled parking space in front of the post office. Ramps lead up the post office on either side of the building.  The square is easy to navigate. Directly opposite the square in Clarendon Street is an accessible toilet.

Cumberland Castlemaine

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Generally a well designed old country pub with plenty of manoeuvring room and gentle slopes to the ramps. The dining area has moveable seating and ramps link all areas of the hotel. A private room is also available for groups with ramped access.

The Cumberland Hotel has a high level of accessibility. Level access entry is via Lyttleton Street, under the awning. 

From the main entrance, there is access to the TAB on the left and the gaming room to the right.

At the end of the bar in the gaming room, there is ramped access to the Bistro and Main Bar.

Accessible toilets are located at the rear of the gaming room.

Outdoor smokers area also accessible from the gaming room.

There is a low countertop in the bistro.

There is wide double door access to the children’s play area

Dietary requirements catered for on request.