Inclusion and opportunity for people living with disability is a priority for Council.
Our vision is to ensure everyone can participate fully, move around with ease, and enjoy employment opportunities in this place we call home.
That’s why we’ve developed our draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2026-2030. This four-year plan sets out the practical steps we can take to make our community more accessible and inclusive.
Input from people living with disability, support organisations in the disability sector, Council staff and reference groups have helped to shape this plan.
The actions in the plan aim to help foster positive attitudes, create liveable, accessible spaces for all, support meaningful employment opportunities and improve access to services through better systems and processes.
The public exhibition for our Disability Inclusion Action Plan is open until Monday 2 March.
You can have your say through our online engagement platform Your Voice Our Coast, by viewing a copy at Council’s customer service centres or libraries. An Easy Read version of this Plan can be found online at yourvoiceourcoast.com.
On the Central Coast, more people are living with disability or chronic illness, are older, or are carers for someone with disability compared to Greater Sydney: 7% have a disability (compared to 5%); 38% have a long-term health condition (compared to 28%); 13% provide unpaid care (compared to 11%); 22% are aged over 65 (compared to 11%); 11% have a mental health condition (6.6% in Greater Sydney).
There are four focus areas: Attitudes and Behaviours; Liveable Communities; Employment; Systems and Processes.
Visit Your Voice Our Coast for more information, or email [email protected].
Mayor Lawrie McKinna, Central Coast Council
