Accessible Tourism Infrastructure Grant

The Accessible Tourism Infrastructure Grant supports small and medium size tourism and events businesses to improve tourism and events infrastructure and accessibility.

It is part of the Queensland Government’s $12 million investment into the Year of Accessible Tourism to deliver a package of initiatives to enhance and develop accessible tourism projects and to raise awareness about accessible tourism experience in Queensland.

The Year of Accessible Tourism supports key actions in the Towards Tourism 2032 strategy.

Applications for the Grant are now closed.

The key objectives of the grant are to support projects that will:

• increase the number of tourism and events businesses that are delivering exceptional and accessible customer experiences
• have a positive impact for the community through improved accessibility to visitors
• support and provide opportunities to the tourism and events industry to make improvements to accessibility for visitors and workers with disability.

Successful applicants

Applicant business name	Project description	Local Government area	Tourism region
Etty Bay Cabins and Caravan Park	Refurbishment of an existing cabin into an accessible family cabin.	Cassowary Coast	Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Brisbane Powerhouse	Providing accessible access to the new Vertical Restaurant at the Brisbane Powerhouse.	Brisbane	Brisbane Economic Development Agency
Gold Coast Coachlines	Purchase of four new buses fitted with engineer-certified wheelchair accessible lifts to add to current bus fleet.	Gold Coast	Destination Gold Coast
Ivory’s Rock	Refurbishment of existing infrastructure at the Sandy Creek campgrounds to create accessible campground activity hubs complemented by pathways, lighting and new accessible campground cabin.	Ipswich	Southern Queensland Country Tourism
Maleny Botanic Gardens and Bird World	Purchase of two wheelchair accessible buggies and upgrade of the rest of the fleet to improve safety and accessibility.	Sunshine Coast	Visit Sunshine Coast
O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat	Installation of a wheelchair accessible lift and all gender accessible bathroom in the Reception Area of the 100-year old O’Reilly’s Guest House.	Scenic Rim	Brisbane Economic Development Agency
Gold Coast Wake Park	Installation of modified floating obstacles and jumps, new walkway, new jet ski and rescue sled, as well as website and information upgrades and staff training.	Gold Coast	Destination Gold Coast
Trevena Glen Farm	Acquisition of two specially designed wheelchair accessible train carriages for the existing miniature train experience, a stair lift, and accessibility modifications to an existing building.	Moreton Bay	Brisbane Economic Development Agency
Little Truffle Restaurant	Raising floors to reduce uneven surfaces and step up barriers and installation of ambulant and accessible toilets.	Gold Coast	Destination Gold Coast
Qantas Founders Museum	Installation of accessible audio visual content and upgrading exhibition design and interpretive signage.	Longreach	Outback Queensland Tourism Association
Arcadia Village Motel	Modification of an existing building into a fully accessible two bedroom hotel room/apartment for wheelchair access or less mobile visitors.	Townsville	Townsville Enterprise

The Accessible Tourism Infrastructure Grant guidelines (PDF, 613.6KB) contain detailed information regarding the grant.

Key dates

Activity	Dates
Applications opened	March 2023
Applications closed	May 2023
Outcomes of applications advised	July 2023
Project completion date	30 June 2024, or by a later agreed date

More information

For more information, email the Tourism Division team.