Accessibility

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General information

Contact name

Nicole Endacott

Contact number

0422914920

Travel instructions

PUBLIC TRANSPORT There are 2 bus stops nearby on Harris Street. One is 190 metres away on the western side of Harris Street, and the other is 250 metres away on the eastern side of Harris Street. Bus stops are serviced by route 501 that travels to Ryde or Railway Square. Exhibition Centre light rail station is 400 metres away and serviced by L1 line travelling to Dulwich Hill or Central. Access to Exhibition Centre light rail station is via lift at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre. There is no train station near UCC. Central train station is 1.5 kilometres away. To plan your trip, visit Transport for NSW or call 131 500. DRIVING OR PARKING There is a set-down area for community busses at the front of UCC on Bulwara Road. Contact Ultimo Community Centre for more information on 02 9298 3111 or ultimocc@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. There are 2 dedicated on-site accessible parking spaces at UCC. Contact centre staff to confirm availability. The nearest on-street mobility car parking is 250 metres away on Macarthur Street, southern side, east of Bulwara Road. TAXIS AND PRIVATE VEHICLES There is a set down area for small buses, cars and taxis at the front of UCC on Bulwara Road. For additional accessibility information, please see https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community-centres/ultimo-community-centre

Entry instructions

Access to Little Bridge Hall is on the ground floor. From the building entrance, travel straight ahead, past the reception desk and exit through the glass doors to the courtyard. Travel straight ahead past ping pong tables and the entrance to Little Bridge Hall is on the right-hand side.

Hazards

The pathway to the entrance is level, with uneven bitumen. There are no steps at the entrance to UCC and no handrail. Doors are heavy double swinging glass doors. Doors open to 1700mm wide. Doors remain open during operating hours.

Toilet location

There are 3 unisex accessible toilets at UCC on the ground floor near reception, in Little Bridge Hall and on level 1. For the ground floor unisex accessible toilet, travel straight ahead from the entrance and the toilet is on the right-hand side before reaching the reception desk. The toilet door is solid wood and heavy, hinged on the left-hand side and suspended from rails at the top of the door. Pull door to open. The entrance is 1090mm wide. Toilet is left-hand side transfer. For the level 1 unisex accessible toilet, turn left at the elevator, travel down the hallway. The toilet is on the left-hand side past the women’s toilet. The entrance is level. The door is solid wood and heavy, hinged on the right-hand side and suspended from rails at the top of the door. Pull door to open. Entrance is 1090mm wide. Toilet is left-hand side transfer. For the unisex accessible toilet in Little Bridge Hall, from the entrance to the hall turn left and travel towards the hallway next to the kitchenette. Travel down the hallway, and the toilet is on the right-hand side. The door is solid wood and heavy, hinged on the right-hand side and suspended from rails at the top of the door. Pull door to open. The entrance is 1090mm wide. Toilet is left-hand side transfer. There are no ambulant toilets at Ultimo Community Centre.

Accessible parking

There are 2 dedicated on-site accessible parking spaces at UCC. Contact centre staff to confirm availability. The nearest on-street mobility car parking is 250 metres away on Macarthur Street, southern side, east of Bulwara Road There is a set down area for small buses, cars and taxis at the front of UCC on Bulwara Road. For additional accessibility information, please see https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community-centres/ultimo-community-centre