Alexandra Park Conference Centre
Highlights
- Explore ten hectares of secure grounds, perfect for group camps and retreats by the beachside.
- Enjoy 310 comfortable beds with the option to add more, ensuring ample accommodation for your group.
- Gather in spacious auditoriums that combine to host up to 560 attendees, ideal for large events.
- Engage with qualified instructors offering tailored onsite and offsite activities for all ages and interests.
Alexandra Park is a ten-hectare secure centre for your catered group camp, conference, or retreat. Recreation, education, leadership, and development for schools, churches, corporates, large family, not-for-profit and community groups.
Located in beachside Alexandra Headland beside Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast, offering 310 comfortable beds (and more can be added), full catering, air-conditioned facilities with spacious indoor and outdoor areas. A facilitated tent camping experience is offered.
Two 280 seat auditoriums also open into one 560 person room, with a stage. Three dining rooms open to the auditoriums to create one large exhibition-style space for hundreds more.
Qualified and experienced instructors lead your group in optional onsite and offsite activities.
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Accreditations
- Camp/Adventure Activity Accreditation Program
- NARTA (National Accommodation, Recreation, and Tourism Accreditation)
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- QLD – Visit Sunshine Coast
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Communication
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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- A hearing loop is available.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
Physical – Mobility
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)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- 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)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- Portable ramps.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- A choice of wheelchair accessible accommodation rooms (Guest may wish to know if you have a choice of wheelchair accessible rooms, such as single room / studio apartment / apartment / cottage / quality / views, etc. Wheelchairs require a 1600mm x 2200mm width area to turn around and require step free access.).
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Room for hoist under the bed (minimum 100mm required to store a hoist).
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epiβpens and defibrillator.
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).