International Day for People with Disability Awards Ceremony

Join us for the annual Ballarat Awards Ceremony for International Day of People with Disability! Whether you're a person with living disability, an ally, or supporter this awards ceremony is for everyone! This event has been organised by the City of Ballarat in partnership with the Ballarat Working Together Group, Victorian Home and Community Care (VHCC), LaTrobe Community Health and Sports Central.

Nominations Open: 1 October 2025 at 9:00am

Nominations Close: 16 November 2025 at 11:59pm

Award Categories include:

• Accessible Organisation Award – Shane Everard and Matt Mattson Award

• Accessible Sport Award

• Art and Creativity Award

• Young Accessibility Leader Award

• Accessibility Advocate of the Year

• Accessibility Ally Award

You can nominate yourself, or others!

When: Wednesday 3 December 2024

Where: Function Centre at Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility, 910 Pleasant Street South, Ballarat Central 3350 VIC

Accessibility of the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility Function Space:

• Automatic doors with sensor to enter the building

• Lift access to the function space

• There are three designated accessible parking bays available in the two carparks adjacent Synthetic pitch 2 and 4, total of 3

• Within the Stadium pitch fence line there is no designated marked parking but drop off in the designated zone outside Gate 1 is available

• Accessible toilet and two ambulant toilets inside Male and Female bathrooms

• Baby change in Female bathroom and temporary baby change table in the accessible toilet

• Signage for public toilets and lift access

• Automatic doors to enter the function space and double wide door entry to the viewing deck and stadium

• Flat access to Stadium Pitch from ground level only

• Three accessible public toilets inside Morshead Park

• Open gravel carpark next to facility. Carpark and access is generally flat. Distance to nearest nominated accessible carpark located adjacent main clubroom estimated distance of 150 meters. Open gravel parking area is accessed from Rubicon Street and does not access the function space directly. Is generally flat and provides access to synthetic pitch 2 only.