Australia: Changing Places Funding Round 2022

Deadline: 2-Sep-22

Victorian Government is pleased to offer the 2022 Changing Places funding to build 30 additional Changing Places facilities across Victoria.

Changing Places facilities are larger than standard accessible toilets, with extra features and more space to meet the needs of people with a disability and their carers. Each facility has a height adjustable, adult-sized changing bench, a tracking hoist system, and space for two people either side of a peninsula toilet.

Funding Streams

Each submission must identify which stream they are applying for Stream 1 – Local Government Areas or Stream 2 – Tourism attractions and Destinations.
- Stream 1 – Local Government Areas: will provide 20 grants to Local Government Authorities and Not for Profit Organisations to build a Changing Places toilet in their local community.
- Stream 2 – Tourism Attractions and Destinations: will provide 10 grants to build a Changing Places at popular Victorian tourist attractions and destinations across the state.

Stream Priorities

Stream 1
- Priority will be given to applications from Local Government areas
  - Which do not have a Changing Places within their municipality
  - Demonstrate an identified need from people with disability, their families, friends, and carers for a Changing Places facility in their local community and provide evidence of the extent of local support for the proposed Changing Places facility
Stream 2
- Priority will be given to applications from tourism attractions and destinations that:
  - Can demonstrate high visitor patronage or other local/regional tourism data
  - Can demonstrate an identified need from people with disability, their families, friends, and carers for a Changing Places facility
  - Can demonstrate their commitment to access and inclusion with other accessible amenities such as accessible pathways and boardwalks, disabled parking bays, beach matting, beach wheelchairs, accessible viewing platforms etc.

Funding Information

The funding round provides funding of up to $180,000 to construct a Changing Places facility in their local community and at popular tourism destinations to support post Covid recovery and grow the Victorian disability tourism economy.