First and Second Fleet Memorial Garden
Highlights
- Explore eleven garden beds that honour the ships of the First Fleet, celebrating Australia’s colonial history.
- Wander the winding cobblestone path connecting gardens, immersing yourself in personal accounts of early settlers' hardships.
- Discover sandstone tablets inscribed with names, offering a tangible link to those who sailed for a new life.
- Relax in the family-friendly picnic area, enjoying the serene atmosphere of this historical tribute in Wallabadah.
Eleven garden beds representing the ships of the First Fleet lead by Arthur Phillips to settle Australia are arranged around a garden bed in the shape of Australia. Each little garden features sand-stone tablets with the names inscribed of the persons who sailed that particular ship. A winding cobblestone path connects all the gardens and leads to a storyboard with a list of all participants and some personal logs and memoirs of convicts and sailors.
The personal accounts bring the privations and difficulties faced by the early settlers to life and bring a human face to those epic journeys.
The Second Fleet Section of the Garden explains the difference between the two journeys and adds continuation to the First Fleet Story.
This Memorial Garden is a great reminder of Australia’s colonial past and a tribute to the hard work of the forefathers who made this country to what it is today.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
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.
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)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
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