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Swan Picnic Area

The Swan Picnic Area is at the very northern end of the park. It offers a large expense of treed parkland providing a lovely shady location on a summers afternoon.

Access and Parking
Access is via Albert Road with the main parking area off Albert Road Drive. Two disabled parking bays are located at the western end of the parking area near the path that leads to the new toilet block. There is an access way between the parking bays allow access to a vehicle for wheelchair users.
Two similar, but unmarked bays are located halfway along the parking area on either side on the entrance way to the picnic pavilion. There are three more marked parking bays at the very northern end of Aquatic Drive. The curb cut is only the southern side of the parking bay giving access to both the lakeside path and the path to the new accessible toilets facilities.

Toilet Facilities
A new toilet block with unisex accessible facilities has been constructed. This facility is fully accessible and also contains a baby change table.

Picnic Pavilion
A picnic shelter is available near the middle entrance to the park on Albert Road Drive. The pavilion contains four tables each of which has two roll under sides allow for two wheelchairs at each table. Shaded picnic tables are available but none have roll under ends.

Albert Road Drive Parking	Aquatic Drive Parking	Picnic Pavilion	Accessible facilities
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Aquatic Drive

At the southern end of Aquatic Drive, near the Point Restaurant, there are two accessible parking spaces. As well as giving access to the Point Restaurant, access is also available to the lake front boardwalk. This picturesque park of the lake has great views over the sailing area and the St Kilda Road skyline. The boardwalk and trail is flat, hard surfaced from the point to the Swan Picnic area.

Parking	Observation Deck	Jetty
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Coot Picnic Area.

Access to the Coot Picnic area is via the Lakeside Car park of Aughtie Drive. Two disabled bays are located at the southern side of the car park adjacent to an access way. The picnic area contains a pavilion with the same accessible table arrangement as the one at the Swan picnic area. Access to the picnic pavilion is via a hard surfaced fine gravel path. The distance is approximately 100 metres.
The picnic area also contains a wheelchair swing and a small playground. The lakefront is adjacent to the picnic area with a concrete pathway and floating jetties.
Accessible toilet facilities are located halfway between the car park and the picnic pavilion. There are two facilities and while they are marked male and female they are separate from the main toilet block and are single cubicle allowing for mixed sex carers if required.

Path from the car park	Wheelchair Swing	Roll under tables	Lakeside path
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Amphitheatre

The Amphitheatre is located further south on Aughtie Drive. Access is via the Carousel car park. Adjacent to the restaurant building are three disabled car parks on the southern side of the main car park. Access to the Amphitheatre grass area is via the northern side of the forecourt. The Amphitheatre is a large grassed area with a central stage area. The grass is hard but relatively thick. The lakeside trail is wide, hard surfaced fine gravel. There is an accessible boardwalk out over the lake in front of the Carousel Restaurant. On the southern side of the restaurant is a cafe. Ramped access is available via the southern side of the Carousel Restaurant forecourt. The only accessible toilet facilities available at this location are inside the Carousel.

3 parking bays outside the Carousel	Amphitheatre	Boardwalk in front of the Carousel	Access Ramp to the cafe
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Community Playground.

On the western side of Aughtie Drive is the Community Playground. The disabled car parking spaces are located adjacent to the toilet block. The people with a disability the best access to the playground is via the asphalt path behind the toilet block next the the lawn bowls club. Opposite the bowling greens is a path that leads to a ramped entrance to the playground. The leads through the centre of the wooden structure allowing children with a disability to be part of the a family or playgroup or parents with a disability to supervise their children. The ramp gives access to a tiered sitting area in the centre of the playground. The path leading directly from the main car park is not accessible.
Just to the north of the playground is a picnic pavilion, again with roll under tables.
The Community Playground is also accessible from the Middle Park light rail station. The station is fully accessible and is only a short distance from the playground.
Fully accessible toilet facilities are located on the western side of the toilet block.

Ramped entrance	Internal observation area	Picnic pavilion	Path from behind the toilet block
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Cormorant Picnic Area

At the southern end of the lake is the Cormorant Picnic Area. Disabled parking is available adjacent to the entrance. The car park is fine gravel and a similar surfaced path leads to the lake edge. Halfway between the lake and the car park is a toilet facility. In this facility the accessible cubicles are located within the main male and female sections. Their another picnic pavilion available here but access to it is over a grassed area. The lakeside trail continues past this area and maintains its wide fine gravel surface.

Parking area	Lakeside path	Picnic Pavilion
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Sailability

The size and sheltered nature of Albert Park Lake has long made it a mecca for sailing, especially with lightweight skiffs. In recent years it has has become the perfect venue for a program called sailability. Sailability is a program that operates around the world and is designed to teach everyone to sail. It is often as referred to as a disabled sailing program, but the access dingy was originally designed to teach all comers to sail as the ballasted boat removed the fear of capsize. That feature and its joystick controls makes it perfect for people with disabilities to enjoy sailing. Albert Park offers sheltered water, direct wheelchair accessible floating jetties and a lift for getting into the boat.
For for information contact Sailability Albert Park Lake

Sheltered waters make the perfect learning ground	Hoist for boarding the boats	Central seating position with joystick control
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