Warakirri Dining Experience
Highlights
- Savour native Australian ingredients in a multi-course menu that highlights the richness of First Nations culture.
- Connect with Country through taste, sight, and sound as you enjoy an intimate dining experience at Warakirri.
- Immerse yourself in storytelling as award-winning chef Sharon Winsor shares insights into Indigenous foodways and community.
- Experience the unique blend of modern technique and traditional knowledge in a setting that nourishes and inspires.
Step into the world of Warakirri, an exclusive unforgettable degustation experience for Vivid Sydney that celebrates the richness of First Nations Culture, cuisine and storytelling. Presented by Indigiearth and curated by award-winning Weilwan chef Sharon Winsor, this intimate experience unfolds across a multi-course menu showcasing native Australian ingredients sourced from the outback to the ocean, blending modern technique with traditional knowledge.
Meaning “to grow” Warakirri invites guests to connect with Country through taste, sight and sound. As each course unfolds, Sharon, recent recipient of the 2026 Bill Granger Trailblazer Award, will share stories of culture, community and Indigenous foodways, guiding you on a sensory journey that nourishes, deepens understanding and inspires.
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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.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- 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.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
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.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Information in large print is available.
- Digital communication materials (hard copy information also online) is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Raised tactile buttons in lifts are available.
- Handrails on all stairways
- Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire) are 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
- 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 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 the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- 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.
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
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