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With sealed paths, accessible picnic facilities and designated disabled parking and toilets, Jells Park is very suitable for visitors with limited mobility.
The Visitor Centre/restaurant building has a good accessible entry, and an open floor plan.
Jells Park was assessed for accessibility in 2012. For detailed information and photos, refer to the links below.
Accessibility information Carpark The visitors centre is at the top of a hill. There are two designated disabled parking spaces in the small carpark on the southern side of the centre. The bays are 4 metres wide, have an asphalt surface and are level. There are directly opposite the paved …
Accessibility information Carpark Opposite the Stringybark Picnic Area is a series of gravel parking areas. These areas have no designated disabled parking. The surface is a hard gravel road base with stone sizes up to 19 millimetres. The area is level and side protection for wheelchair users can be obtained by …
Accessibility information A highlight of any visit to Jells Park is the lake. There are paths from Stringbark Picnic Area and the visitors centre leading to the lake. From the visitors centre there is a short 20 metre section with a slope of approximately 1 in 10. The left hand path gives …
Accessibility information Parking In this area of the park there are three small parking areas. Each contains a designated disabled parking space 3 metres in width. The surface is level and is asphalt. Picnic Facilities There are two pavilions. One on the hill opposite the playground and one located on the …
Accessibility information Parking The Oaks Picnic Area has three designated disabled parking spaces each 4 metres wide. One space is near the entrance to the carpark and there are two more in the centre of the parking area. The surface is asphalt and level. Liberty Swing There is a playground with&…
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15 Apr 2013
Not many people know that the nation’s oldest Gallipoli Lone Pine stands proudly in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs at Wattle Park. It was planted there 80 years ago, by the Mayors of Box Hill and Camberwell on 7 May, 1933, at the annual Trooping of the Colour by the 24th Battalion. …