Sydney Harbour
Bridge open to all
T
he iconic Sydney
Harbour Bridge is now
accessible, with the
recent opening of lifts at the
northern and southern ends
of the bridge walkway.
Chief Executive Officer of
‘Everybody’s Bridge’ campaign
when it looked like the project might
stall, showing just how critical and
far reaching the need for step-free
access to the bridge truly is,” Ms
Ovens said.
PDCN President Chris Sparks; Natalie
Ward MLC; Minister for Roads and
Maritime Services Melinda Pavey MP;
Daphne Dunn; and Felicity Wilson MP.
“While PDCN acts as the voice
the Physical Disability Council of for people with physical disability in New South Wales (PDCN), Serena NSW, inclusion benefits everyone. for people with disability, older
Ovens, said the opening was much- Now people with disability, parents people, their families and friends.
anticipated after more than a decade with prams and older people with For every person with disability, the
of advocating for lifts to allow people reduced mobility can access the tourism multiplier for business is
with disability, older people with bridge too!” between two to four,” he said.
reduced mobility, and families with
prams, to access the bridge.
“Our members, multiple
stakeholders and the general public,
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their
voices
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PDCN President Chris Sparks said
“Accessibility is a major drawcard
PCDN is currently working
he had been a wheelchair user for with the Australian Tourism Data
more than 50 years and now he and Warehouse and AirBnB to improve
his wife can “stroll across Sydney’s accessibility.
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legendary
coat hanger”.
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