Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
Highlights
- Experience vibrant performances in a 750-seat auditorium, showcasing the best in theatre, comedy, music, and dance.
- Explore indoor and outdoor spaces designed for workshops and events, fostering creativity and connection in Gippsland.
- Visit the onsite café for delicious refreshments, perfect for a break before or after engaging with the arts.
- Discover local culture at the satellite gallery exhibition, offering a taste of Gippsland's artistic talent and creativity.
Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) is Gippsland’s newest home of the arts, offering the very best in theatre, comedy, music and dance.
With a 750 seat auditorium, indoor and outdoor spaces for workshops, conferences and events, an onsite visitor information centre, a satellite gallery exhibition and cafe.
GPAC is your place to connect, create and experience the arts. The centre brings together the best in entertainment, creativity and culture for locals and visitors.
Gippsland Performing Arts Centre is located in Traralgon and is easily accessible from the Princes Highway (M1) or a 10 minute walk from Traralgon Train Station (VLine).
Box Office is open daily 10:00am – 4:00pm and one hour prior to showtime.
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Accreditations
- Visitor Information Centre
- VIC – Destination Gippsland
Features
Activities
Tags
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- 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).
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)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- An appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog is available.
- Audio enabled lifts are available.
- Raised tactile buttons in lifts are available.
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- A hearing loop 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.
- 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
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table
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).
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/gpac/venue
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