Accessibility

Event: Canoeing Along the River

General information

Contact name

Alison White

Contact number

58329714

Travel instructions

MORNING SESSION: Bus: Depart the Vaughan/Maude Street Shepparton Bus Interchange on Bus 2 (Parkland Gardens via The Boulevard), exit at Fraser Street/Wyndham Street and walk 0.6km (back along Wyndham Street, turning right down the Midland Highway towards Mooroopna) towards Dainton's Bridge on the left-hand side beside the Goulburn River. Car: Parking is available at Dainton's Bridge AFTERNOON SESSION: Bus: Depart the Vaughan/Maude Street Shepparton Bus Interchange on Bus 1 (towards Mooroopna), exit at Mill Street/Midland Highway and walk 4.1km (along Midland Highway and Archer Street) turning left towards Kaieltheban Park beside the Goulburn River. Car: Parking is available either in Kaieltheban Park or on Archer Street.

Entry instructions

MORNING SESSION: Enter Dainton's Bridge (RiverConnect banners will be set up at the entrance) and you will find RiverConnect set-up with the Shepparton Canoe Club beside the river. AFTERNOON SESSION: Enter Kaieltheban Park (RiverConnect banners will be set up at the entrance) and you will find RiverConnect set-up with the Shepparton Canoe Club beside the river.

After entry instructions

RiverConnect banners will be displayed and a sign-in table will be available. The Shepparton Canoe Club will guide you on how to enter the canoes.

Hazards

Gravel, uneven surfaces, angled descent to the river, possible unstable river banks, open water

Toilet location

MORNING SESSION: There are no toilets available at this event. The closest bathroom at the beginning is on the eastern side of Monash Park (on Welsford Street) and at the end the closest public toilets are at Apco Service Station on Goulburn Valley Highway. AFTERNOON SESSION: There are no toilets available at this event. The closest bathroom at the beginning is in the median strip in Mooroopna's CBD (between the two sides of McLennan Street/Midland Highway), at the end the closest bathroom is on the eastern side of Monash Park (on Welsford Street)