Beach access

Beach matting and two types of beach wheelchairs are available for use at Burleigh beach: the Hippocampe and the Mobi beach wheelchair (both pictured below).

Please contact the club to check if beach wheelchairs are available during the non-patrol season.

For more information, including bookings, visit the Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC website, phone 07 5535 2419 or email admin@burleighslsc.com.au.

There is a Changing Places toilet facility (with height adjustable change bench, ceiling tracking hoist, shower, widened doorway (over 1m), and space inside for a beach wheelchair), located next to the Nook Espresso, approximately 150 metres south of Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC.

This toilet facility can only be accessed by using a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK). The SLSC has a key available for loan, or to find out about eligibility or apply for your own key see our Changing Places toilets page.

Please bring your own sling to use the Changing Places toilet facility.

Permanent beach matting

Permanent beach matting is located near the swimming enclosure at Broadwater Parklands. The matting connects with the main pathway.

Please note that the matting at this location, may not reach the hard sand – depending on the tide.

The matting is available for use anytime.

There is a Changing Places toilet facility in the parklands (with height adjustable change bench, ceiling tracking hoist, shower, wide enough door, and space inside for a beach wheelchair), approximately 150 metres north of the Rockpools (across from Cafe Catalina/the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre).

Please bring your own sling to use the Changing Places toilet facility.

This toilet can only be accessed by using a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK). To find out about eligibility and apply for a key see our Changing Places toilet page.

Floating pontoon and walkway

There is a floating pontoon and walkway in the parklands, which has been designed to provide access for everyone.

Note: the exact gradient of the walkway is subject to the tide.

For more information about the parklands, visit our Broadwater Parklands page or phone 1300 465 326.

Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Inc.

Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Inc. has Hippocampe and Sandcruiser beach wheelchairs available free of charge, for use anywhere in the city. Chairs can be booked for several days at a time. Collection is from the organisation's premises in Southport.

For more information or to book, visit the Gold Coast Recreation and Sport website, or phone 07 5531 3312 from Monday to Friday, between 8am and 4pm.

GiveAbility has two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs available for free community use. Back and seat supports are also available for use with these chairs.

For more information or to book, please visit the GiveAbility website, email jane.standen@grtfoundation.org or phone 0438 701 201.

A Waterwheels beach wheelchair and beach matting is available at Ian Dipple Lagoon, Harley Park Labrador, on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm, from 11 December 2021 to 30 April 2022 (excluding public holidays).

For more information, visit Volunteering Gold Coast’s Accessible beaches webpage, phone 0423 502 195 or email accessiblebeaches@volunteeringgc.org.au.

A Sandcruiser beach wheelchair is available for use at Kurrawa beach, Broadbeach.

Please contact the club to check if the beach wheelchair is available during the non-patrol season.

For more information, visit the Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club website, phone 07 5527 5660 or email info@kurrawasurf.com.au.

There is an accessible change room / toilet (with height adjustable change bench and ceiling tracking hoist), located in the All Abilities playground, approximately 100 metres south of Kurrawa SLSC.

The room can only be accessed by using a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK). The Kurrawa SLSC has a key available for loan, or to find out about eligibility, or apply for your own key see our Changing Places toilets page. Please bring your own sling to use the change facility.

The City is building a new Changing Places facility at this location in 2020. It will be near the existing change facility and toilet block and is due for completion in late 2020.

Two beach wheelchairs, a Sandcruiser and a Sandpiper (child sized beach wheelchair); and beach matting; are available at Mermaid Beach every Sunday during patrol season.

Volunteers may be available to assist you at this location. See the Volunteering Gold Coast Accessible Summer Volunteers tab at the end of this list for more information.

For more information, visit Mermaid Beach AEME SLSC website, phone 07 5575 3668 or email surfclub@mermaidslsc.org.au.

Beach matting and a WaterWheels beach wheelchair are available at Nobby beach.

Please contact the club to check if beach wheelchairs are available during the non-patrol season.

For more information, including bookings, visit the Nobby's Beach Surf Life Saving Club website, phone 07 5526 1117 or email office@nobbysbeachslsc.com.

A Hippocampe beach wheelchair is available at North Burleigh beach.

Please contact the club to check if the beach wheelchair is available during the non-patrol season.

For more information, including bookings, visit the North Burleigh SLSC website, phone 07 5576 5403 or email admin@northburleighslsc.com.au.

Beach matting, a WaterWheels and a Hippocampe beach wheelchair are available at the Pacific Surf Life Saving Club.

Please contact the club to check if beach wheelchairs are available during the non-patrol season.

For more information, including bookings, visit the Pacific Surf Life Saving Club website, phone 07 5535 0350 or email office@pacificslsc.com.

A Water Wheels beach wheelchair and two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs (adult and child size), and a new self-propelled beach wheelchair are available from Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club. Beach matting is rolled out every Sunday during patrol season.

Volunteers may be available to assist you at this location. See the Volunteering Gold Coast Accessible Summer Volunteers tab at the end of this list for more information.

For more information, including bookings for the beach wheelchairs, visit the Surfers Paradise SLSC website, phone 07 5531 5966 or email admin@surfersparadiseslsc.com.au.

Two WaterWheels beach wheelchairs are available at Tallebudgera Creek, Palm Beach. Beach matting is rolled out every Saturday during patrol season.

Volunteers may be available to assist you at this location. See the Volunteering Gold Coast Accessible Summer Volunteers tab at the end of this list for more information.

For more information, including bookings, visit the Neptune Royal LSC website, phone 0423 502 195 or email accessiblebeaches@volunteeringgc.org.au.

Volunteering Gold Coast, Accessible Summer Volunteers are available to provide assistance and support at a number of Gold Coast SLSCs. For more information on locations supported by Accessible Summer Volunteers, or to become a volunteer, visit Volunteering Gold Coast website.