Queensland

We offer the following:

• Capacity Building

• Community Participation

• Daily Activity

• Group Activity

• Physical and Mental Health Care

• Employment Services

Contact Us for an Obligation Free Meet & Greet with one of our Support Workers

We can create a social stories, sensory maps and access quiet places if needed. There is always plenty on in Queensland that our team loves to check out. Please refer to our Monthly Calendar to see what we are up to & let us know of you have any suggestions.

Queenslands Accessible and Sensory Friendly Activities

Local Attractions:

• Australia Zoo

• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

• Brisbane Bank Parklands
  

Parks & Nature:

Playground Finder Tools

Limbs 4 Kids offers a comprehensive playground finder app across Australia, including categories like “all-abilities” and sensory features.

Brisbane Kids provides a local guide to all-abilities playgrounds across Brisbane—including Liberty Swings, sensory equipment, and accessible facilities.

Queensland All Abilities Playgrounds designed with community input to ensure children with and without disabilities can engage in active, exploratory, and social play.

Pioneer Park All Abilities Playground – Landsborough (Sunshine Coast)

• Includes fully fenced playground, equal access toilet block, shaded areas, picnic seating, accessible pathways, and sensory play equipment such as sand & water tables, spinning flowers, a vibrating rock, hammock, arm-powered swings, flying fox, and interactive sensory gardens.

Various All Abilities Playgrounds in South East Queensland (Via Must Do Brisbane)

This roundup highlights standout inclusive playgrounds across SEQLD:

• UQ Playground: Landscaped with connecting paths and bridges.

• Kurrawa (Broadbeach): Giant accessible sandcastle, sunken submarine, sand tables, talking tubes.

• Capalaba Regional Park: Features totem maze, audio spinning wheel, steel drums, Liberty Swing.

• Pine Rivers Park: Sensory Space with mega swing (basket seat), Liberty Swing, various textures.

• Whites Hill Reserve: Accessible paths, low-level sensory equipment, support swings, and Sway Fun Glider for wheelchairs.

• Robelle Domain: Accessible tracks with interactive “Icon on Galaxy” digital-outdoor play equipment.

• Orion Mega Playground: Wheelchair merry-go-round, obstacle courses, interactive music panels.

Variety Livvi’s Place – Brisbane

• Features accessible pathways, ramps, inclusive play structures, sensory gardens, and quiet zones for children who may feel overwhelmed.

• Part of the Touched by Olivia Foundation’s network of inclusive playgrounds.

Theatres & Entertainment:

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) – Brisbane

Hosts world-class performances in venues like the Lyric Theatre, Concert Hall, and Cremorne Theatre.

Offers a range of accessible options:

• Relaxed performances—ideal for those with autism or sensory sensitivities.
  

• Auslan Interpreted, Audio Described shows, and Tactile Tours (typically held 90 minutes before select performances).

Queensland Theatre (South Brisbane)

• One of Australia’s largest theatre companies, based at Montague Rd, South Brisbane, in venues including the Bille Brown Theatre and Diane Cilento Studio.
  

• Committed to accessibility: offers Relaxed, Auslan Interpreted, and Audio Described performances with pre-show Tactile Tours on selected shows.
  

Inclusive & Sensory-Friendly Theatre Initiatives

• Aspect & Disney hosted a relaxed performance of Beauty and the Beast, tailored for neurodiverse audiences, featuring modifications for sensory comfort.

• In regional Queensland (e.g., Mackay), inclusive theatre productions have offered Auslan, audio description, captioning, and wheelchair access, ensuring broad participation in the arts.
  

• A wider movement is underway: autistic-led projects are training arts institutions to adopt sensory-friendly practices and challenge misconceptions around participation in the arts.