The Ballina Cup
Friday 17 January 2025
Overview
Visit the picturesque Ballina racecourse on the spectacular far North Coast of New South Wales.
Ballina holds several race meetings per annum, including the annual events being the Family Picnic…
Visit the picturesque Ballina racecourse on the spectacular far North Coast of New South Wales.
Ballina holds several race meetings per annum, including the annual events being the Family Picnic races on Boxing Day and the world-class racing experienced at the Ballina Cup.
Adding to the racecourse, is a modern function centre that holds weddings, parties, conferences, functions or other special events. The function centre overlooks the beautiful settings of the picturesque racecourse and surrounds.
The Ballina Racecourse is just minutes from the Regional Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and or an hour from the International Gold Coast Airport.
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Employ people with disability
Have a bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling hoist and adult change table
Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
Have handrails on all your stairways
Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Have visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light)
Have volume controlled phones
Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
