Accessibility

For accessible public transport options please visit the Transport Victoria website. For information and resources on accessibility in the city please visit Accessing Melbourne and Travellers Aid.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact nye@melbourne.vic.gov.au.

All Celebration Zones are accessible and include a map of all toilets. Some grassy, inclined areas in Flagstaff Gardens, Treasury Gardens and Kings Domain may present a challenge, paths adjacent to all areas are accessible. Registered service/companion animals are permitted but please be aware of the potential impact from firework noise at 9.30pm and midnight.

Accessible Drop Off and Pick Up Points are located at the Celebration Zones

• Docklands: Batmans Hill Drive, south of Bourke Street
• Kings Domain: St Kilda Rd, south of Anzac Ave
• Treasury Gardens: Spring Street, opposite Gordon Reserve
• Flagstaff Gardens: William Street, north of A’Beckett Street

We’ve partnered with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme at the official Celebration Zones. People who need assistence can choose to wear a Sunflower symbol so that trained Celebration Zone Staff can offer their assistance.

Social Stories support members of the community by preparing them for what they will see, hear and do at an event. They are a way to prepare for an event, new activity or change to routine. With pictures and simple text, Social Stories help to lessen the anxiety of the new by introducing them to the things that they will see, hear and can do – ahead of time. View the New Year’s Eve Social Story which is a Microsoft Word document so that it can be customised to meet the individual needs of the families who use them. View the New Year’s Eve Celebration Zones Social Story.

New Year’s Eve in the city can be noisy and overwhelming for our furry friends, so please leave your pets at home. Assistive animals and Guide Dogs are allowed.