Auslan interpretation will be available at EWF Program Launch, Opening Night and Closing Night.

Upon request and within our capacity, we will do our best to provide the service on any other event.

Please note, we advise making bookings at least 2 weeks before the event, to allow notice for the service providers to meet in demand requests.

If you need Auslan interpretation for an event not listed above, please let us know through the ticket checkout, email us or call us at the contact details provided above.

We are excited to work again with Auslan Stage Left during EWF 2026.

Closed automated captions are available for our online and livestreamed events.

Please check the ‘Online Platforms’ section below for more details.

Companion Card holders receive a complimentary ticket to support people with a disability.

Companion tickets can be requested at checkout. 

Face Masks: We strongly encourage all patrons to wear high-quality well-fitted face masks and use hand sanitiser at festival events, to minimise the risk of transmission. EWF staff and artists are also encouraged to wear face masks when in close proximity to others to safeguard theirs and others’ health.

Vaccinations: We strongly encourage all attendees and participating artists to be up to date with their COVID vaccinations.

Health Precautions: If you suspect you have COVID or the flu, test positive for either, or exhibit symptoms, we urge you to stay home to protect the health of others.

Hearing augmentation systems allow to tune in to venues’ frequencies, either through individuals’ hearing aid (hearing loop) or via a receiver (Infra Red augmentation).
If you require hearing assistance, please contact us when you book your ticket, either via the checkout or the contacts listed above.

Hearing Loop:

• •Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
• •Hoppers Crossing Library
• •The Wheeler Centre, Performance Space

IR Hearing Augmentation:

• •narrm ngarrgu Library: Williams AV hearing augmentation transmitter and 4 mobile Wavecast hearing app devices, or users can install the app on their own device. Receiver kits are available from staff on all levels.

If you want to check whether a venue not listed above has hearing augmentation systems, please contact us at the email or phone number listed above.

On request, reserved seating will be allocated for attendees with accessibility requirements when attending in-person events. 

Many of our venues welcome service animals. If you have questions about a specific venue, please let us know in the access request when booking your ticket or contact us on our email and phone number listed above.

The following venues either have designated quiet spaces, or quieter areas that can be accessed during the events:

• •Geelong Library and Heritage Centre: quiet spaces are located on different levels, ask venue staff for assistance if needed.
• •Shop Bao Ngoc: the backyard area will service as quiet space during the event at the venue, it will be set up with soft lighting, cushions and soft seating.
• •Studio Take Care: the Small Room will be available as quiet space during the performances. Unfortunately, this space is not wheelchair accessible.
• •The Wheeler Centre: Writer’s Victoria Library space (Level 3). If needed, an EWF staff member will show you to this area.
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The majority of our venues are wheelchair accessible and equipped with accessible toilets.

Any venue that is not listed as Wheelchair Accessible has detailed specifics below for wheelchair users accessing EWF events in that space.

Please head to the listed venue spaces below for more information.

1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067

Accessibility:

Wheelchair accessible via the Main Gate, located on St Heliers Street. 

All information about accessibility at Abbotsford Convent can be found here.

Getting There: All information on how to get to Abbotsford Convent can be found here. 

A copy of the precinct map can be found here.

15 Phoenix Street, Brunswick VIC 3056 

Accessibility:

The South Building, where the event spaces are located, is wheelchair accessible via lift. Wide corridors and accessible toilets are situated on each level. The grounds are entirely accessible via flat concrete paths and ramps.

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 19: Stop 21 – Glenlyon Rb/Sydney Rd (250m) 

Train: Upfield Line: Brunswick Station (350m) 

Bus: Route 506: Sydney Rd/Glenlyon Rd (250m) 

Bike: There is dedicated secure undercover bike parking lot on site with lockers and end of trip facilities if you feel like freshening up from a long ride, as well as 20 new bike hoops on Phoenix Street. 

Car: On-street parking on Sydney Rd and Phoenix St. Metered parking is available at Woolworths Brunswick – access via Phoenix or Albert St – and off Dawson St, across Brunswick Baths.

54 Errol Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051

Accessibility:

Please note, Blindside’s building bathroom facilities are not wheelchair accessible. 

The nearest wheelchair accessible toilets are the Public Toilets Queensberry Street, located at 521 Queensberry St (between North Melbourne Town Hall and The Courthouse pub), within 1 minute walking distance from the gallery. 

Getting there:

Tram: 57: Stop 11 – Errol St/Victoria St; Stop 12 – North Melbourne Town Hall/Errol St 

Train: North Melbourne Station (950m) 

Car: On-street parking available along Errol St. Accessible parking is located at the corner of Errol St/George Johnson Ln (45m)

193-201 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023

Accessibility:

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets and parents room.

Getting there:

Bus: Routes 418, 460, 461, 943: Caroline Springs Library/Caroline Springs Bvd 

Train: Watergardens Station – Sunbury line; then a 15 minutes ride on bus routes 460, 461 to Caroline Springs Library/Caroline Springs Bvd 

Caroline Springs Station (Ballarat line via Melton); then an 8 minutes ride on bus route 460 to Caroline Springs Library/Caroline Springs Bvd 

Car: designated disability parking is available on site. On-street and off-street parking available.

32 Wellington St, Collingwood VIC 3066

Accessibility:

The venue is fully accessible, with wheelchair accessible toilets and 3 wheelchair spaces in the cinema room.

Getting There:

Tram: Routes 12, 109: Stop 16 – Wellington St/Victoria Pde (160m) 

Bus: Routes 302, 303, 304, 305, 309, 318, 350, 905, 906, 907, 908: Smith St/Victoria Pde (300m) 

Car: On-street parking available on Wellington Street.

160 Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Accessibility:

The venue is fully accessible, with accessible toilets located in the change rooms.

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 11: Stop 18 – Alexandra Pde/Brunswick St (200 metres)

Route 19: Stop 15 – Alexandra Pde/Nicholson St (500 metres)

Bus: 546: Fitzroy Pool/Alexandra Parade

Bike: The Pool is on the route of the Inner Circle Rail Trail, multiple bike racks are available outside of the venue.

Car: On-street parking is available in the streets surrounding the Pool. Free unrestricted parking available around Triangle Park (across Alexandra Parade); free time-restricted parking available on Young St, Cecil St and Napier St; metered parking on Brunswick St.

51 Little Malop Street, Geelong – Wurdi Youang Room, Level 5

Accessibility:

The L5 event space at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre is fully accessible by wheelchair 

Wayfinding signage is available in Braille 

Customers with hearing aids can switch on ‘T’ (Telecoil) mode and tune into any amplified source in the room’s inbuilt AV system (note: the presenter would need to use a microphone for this to be of use).  

Quiet spaces are also available on other levels of the library.  

Changing Places accredited toilet facility located on the ground floor.  

You can view further information about the accessibility features at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre here, and attendees can email [email protected] to discuss their requirements.

Getting there:

Train: Geelong Railway Station – Geelong V-Line and public bus station (650m) 

Car: on-street 2 hour parking is available around the library. More information about parking options in Geelong can be found here.

35 Johnston St, Collingwood VIC 3066 

(Inside of Collingwood Yards – Perry Street Building)

Accessibility:

Accessible toilets located in Collingwood Yards. For more information on Accessibility at Collingwood Yards, see here.

Getting there: 

All information on how to get to Collingwood Yards can be found here. 

A map of the precinct is available here.

Pacific Werribee, Shop MM11, level 1 Derrimut Rd, Werribee VIC 3030

Accessibility:

Level entry to building foyer, automatic doors at entrances, access to library (located on level 1) via staircase or elevator. 

The workshop will take place in the Community Learning Room. A hearing loop is present in the library, contact [email protected] if you will need access to it. 

Accessible bathrooms are located within Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre. 

More detailed information about accessibility at the venue can be found here.

Getting there: 

Bus: Routes 161, 166, 167, 170, 181: Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre/Derrimut Rd Terminal (20m) 

Train: Hoppers Crossing Station – PTV Zone 2 (3km) 

Car: Shared parking with Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre, including accessible parking. Time limits apply and area is patrolled by inspectors. 

342 High St, Northcote VIC 3070 

Accessibility: 

Accessible entrance located at the back of the venue (through Balgonie Place) via a wooden ramp.  

Inside the building, there is a ramp down into main theatre space. 

Accessible parking is located at the back of venue, through Balgonie Place. 

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 86: Stop 33 – Arthurton Rd/High St (90m) 

Bus: Route 508: High St/Arthurton Rd (170m) 

Train: Mernda Line: Northcote Station (500m)

251 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053 

Accessibility: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible, and can be accessed via ramp or steps.

Getting there:  

Tram: Routes 72, 67, 5, 6, 64, 3/3a, 16, 1, 8: Stop 1 – Melbourne University 

Bike: Major bike lanes leading to the library are located on Swanston St, Cardigan St and Faraday St. Multiple bike racks are available outside of the library. 

Car: There are 2-hour streetcar parks around Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre along Faraday Street and Cardigan Street. For longer parking, there are various parking facilities around the Carlton area. 

For disabled parking, there is one car space directly in front of the building’s entrance.

205 Faraday St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia

Accessibility:

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.

Getting there: 

Tram: 

Routes 1, 6: Stop 112 – Lygon St/Elgin St. Walk east along Elgin St, right onto Lygon St, and left onto Faraday St. La Mama will be on your right (5 mins) 

Routes 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72: Stop 1 – Melbourne University/Swanston St. Walk east along Faraday. La Mama will be on your right. (5 mins) 

Bus: 

Routes 200, 207: Lygon St/Elgin St. Walk East on Faraday St. La Mama will be on your right (2 mins)   

Routes 250, 251: Elgin St/Rathdowne St. Walk South along Rathdowne St and turn right on to Faraday St, it will be on your right (5 mins).  

Train: Melbourne Central Station, followed by a tram or bus ride above 

Bike: If you ride a bike, you’ll find plenty of bicycle parking on the forecourt of little La Mama. The closest Melbourne Bike Share station is at Argyle Square on Lygon St, south of La Mama. Buy a helmet from the 7-Eleven on Lygon St along the way. 

Car: Finding parking near La Mama can be very difficult, especially on the weekend, so if you need to drive, make sure you allow plenty of time to find a park. 

570 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053 

Inside College Square, entrance from Lygon Street, opposite VicRoads.

Accessibility: 

The venue is wheelchair accessible. 

Wheelchair accessible toilets are located inside of College Square Building (less than 50m from the venue)

Getting there: 

Tram: Routes 1, 6: Stop 114 Princes St/Lygon St; Stop 113 – Lytton St/Lygon St (180m) 

Bus: Route 546: Lygon St/Princes St (250m) 

Car: on-street parking available on Lygon Street. The closest accessible on-street parking are located on Drummond St (250-300m), at the corner with Reeves St and Colgan St.

138 Commercial Road, Morwell, Victoria, 3840

Accessibility: 

All information about accessibility at LRG can be found here.

Getting there:  

Train: Regional trains arrive at Morwell train station.The Gallery is a 7 minute walk from the station via Commercial Road. 

Bus: Latrobe Valley Buses: The nearest bus stop is serviced by route 21 and is located in front of the Latrobe Valley Law Courts, 50 metres from the main entrance. 

Car: There are numerous on street parking options in the area. Free all day and two-hour parking is available directly across the main entrance, at the Latrobe City Council Headquarters carpark. 

A bus drop off bay is located outside the main entrance on Commercial Road. 

135A Bell St, Coburg VIC 3058 (Old Coburg Station)

Accessibility: 

The venue is fully accessible, with wheelchair accessible toilets.

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 19: Stop 33 – Coburg Market/Sydney Road (350m) 

Train: Upfield Line: Coburg Station (50m) 

Bus: Routes 513, 514, 527, 561, 903: Coburg Station/Bell St (200m) 

Bike: the venue is on the Upfield Shared Path, multiple bike racks are available in front of Cobrug Station. 

Car: parking available at Coburg Station Car Park East & West, including accessible parking. On-street parking in surrounding streets.

141 Therry Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  

Accessibility: 

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible. 

The Library can be accessed from the main entrance on the ground floor via lift or by stairs.  

The Event Space and Meeting Rooms are on Level 1 and can be accessed by accessible lifts or via stairs. 

Gender neutral and all access toilets are on every level of the library building. 

IR Hearing augmentation: receiver kits available from staff on all levels.

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 19, 57, 59: Stop 7 – Queen Victoria Market/Elisabeth St (150m) 

Train: State Library Station (650m) 

Melbourne Central Station (700m) 

Flagstaff Station (650m) 

Bike: There is free bike and scooter parking in and around Queen Victoria Market. Major bike lanes leading to the library run along Royal Parade and Victoria Street. 

Car: Guests are recommended to take public transport to the event as parking in the area is commercial/paid.

491 Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056 

Accessibility: 

The venue is accessed via a gravel pathway, and through a gate 94cm wide that leads to a courtyard.
From the courtyard, the gallery can be accessed via ramp or stairs. 

Upon request, alternative access can be provided through the adjacent Brunswick Baptist Church, via doors measuring 1m. 

Wheelchair accessible toilet are located at Gallery level. 

Getting there: 

Tram: Route 19: Stop 24 – Brunswick Baptist Church/Sydney Road 

Train: Upfield Line – Brunswick Station (500m) 

Bus: Route 508, 509: Sydney Rd/Victoria St (250m)

Bike: the venue is just off the Upfield Shared Path, exit on Ballarat Street coming from the South, or Hope Street coming from the North, to reach Sydney Road and the Gallery. 

Parking:  on-street parking available on Sydney road. Please note, clearways are in place on the west lane 4pm-6pm.

22 Allenby St, Coburg North VIC 3058

Accessibility: 

The venue has a step free access but there are a few steps throughout the venue, making it not fully wheelchair accessible. 

Detailed information about the venues’ accessibility can be found here.

Getting there: 

Train: Batman Station (1.1km) 

Tram: Route 19: North Coburg Terminus/Sydney Rd (550m) 

60 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053 (inside of the 60L Green Building)

Accessibility: 

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.

Getting there: 

Tram:  

Routes 19, 57 & 59: Stop 7 – Queen Victoria Market (5 mins walk) 

Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 & 72: Stop 4 – Queensberry St (5 mins walk) 

Train:  

State Library Station (8 min walk) 

Melbourne Central Station (11 min walk or 7 min tram) 

Parkville Station (11 min walk or 8 min tram) 

Bus: 

200 & 207, Queensberry St & Lygon St Stop (9 mins walk) 

605, A’Beckett St & Queen St Stop (12 mins walk) 

Bike: 

The 60L Green Building, where Sabby is located, has internal bike racks and end of trip facilities 

Car: 

There is limited metered on-street parking on Leicester Street and more on the surrounding Carlton streets.

387 Victoria St, Brunswick VIC 3056

Accessibility: 

There is a step to enter the Shop, but a portable ramp can be set up if needed. Get in touch if that is something you would like for us to arrange.

Please note, Shop Bao Ngoc’s toilet is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. 

The backyard space, which is fully accessible via the Shop or a side gate, will function as quiet space during the event.

Getting There:

Tram: Route 19: stop 23 Victoria St/Sydney Rd (550m) 

Bus: Route 508: Gardiner St/Victoria St

1 Pitt St, Brunswick VIC 3056

Accessibility: 

The Venue is fully accessible, with wheelchair accessible toilets. 

More information about accessibility as Studio Take Care can be found here.

Getting there:

Tram: 1, 6: Stop 122 – Glenlyon Rd/Lygon St; Stop 123 – Albert St/Lygon St (250m) 

96 Glenlyon Rd/Nicholson St (950m – ramp accessed stop) 

Train: Jewell Station (1.7km) 

Bike: Take Care has two permanently fixed bicycle lock-up bars at the front of the building. 

Car: Pitt Street has one accessible parking bay, one 30-minute parking bay, six 5-hour parking bays, three loading zones, seventeen unlimited parking pays and one 1-hour parking bay. Parks can be hard to come by on Pitt Street and we recommend Loyola Avenue as a secondary option for parking. No street crossing is required on the walk from Loyola Avenue to Take Care. Parking inspectors do patrol the area.

176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, below The Wheeler Centre on Level 1.

Accessibility: 

The Moat Café and Bar is on the ground floor of the Wheeler Centre building but is only accessible by stairs without arrangement. If you need to use the lift access, please come to the Wheeler Centre foyer and ask a staff member to swipe you down to the Moat in the lift. During EWF events, staff and volunteers will be on location to show you where to enter the venue via accessible routes. 

Accessible toilets are available on the Ground Level of The Wheeler Centre.  

Getting there: 

Tram: Queen Victoria Market stop (routes 19, 57 or 59). 

Parking: Queen Vic Market Undercover Car Park located below library. Enter via Queen Street. 

717 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC

Capacity: 100 

Accessibility: Norla Dome is not fully wheelchair accessible, due to the toilet available. This measures 105cm X 230cm, with a doorway width of 80cm. 

Getting there: 

Train: Melbourne Central Station (200m) – Most metropolitan trains stop at this station. If you’re travelling from regional Victoria, you can transfer from your regional train to a metropolitan train at Southern Cross or North Melbourne stations. 

Tram: 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72: Stop 8 Melbourne Central Station/Swanston St (accessible platform) (130m) 

Bus: 303, 309, 906, 907, 908: Tattersakks Lane/Lonsdale St (270m) 

200, 207: Little Lonsdale St/Russell St (150m) 

Bike: There are several bike racks are located close to The Wheeler Centre and in front of State Library Victoria. A Melbourne Bike Share station is located at the corner of Swanston and Little Lonsdale Streets, where you can hire or return a shared bike. 

Taxi: The nearest taxi rank is on Elizabeth Street, outside Melbourne Central. Several private tricycle taxi companies also operate in Melbourne’s CBD. 

Car: Parking is available at QV and Melbourne Central shopping centres, both nearby, for a fee. 

There are two disabled parking spaces on Little Lonsdale Street (just east of the Swanston Street corner), and three disabled parking spaces on Latrobe Street between Swanston and Russell Streets – all with two-hour limits during weekday business hours. (Please note that The Wheeler Centre is not accessible via State Library Victoria.) 

For more information about car parking in the city, visit the City of Melbourne’s website.

76 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 

The Wheeler Centre will host EWF events in 2 spaces: 

• Performance Space: Level 1 

• Workshop Space: Level 4 (a staff member will escort you there via lift)  

Accessibility:

Access to the Performance Space and foyer is either via stairs or a 23-metre-long ramp. At the front of the building, there are nine steep steps with a rail on either side. Each step is 25 centimetres deep. To the side of this, there is a ramp to the right-hand side of the front door as well. The Wheeler Centre front doors are automatic and are 1.41 metres wide. The Performance space doors are1.84 metres wide. 

The Workshop Space is fully accessible via a lift to Level 4 from the Performance Space foyer.  

Accessible toilets are available on both the Ground Level and Level 4.  

The Wheeler Centre operates a hearing loop in the Performance Space. 

More information on accessibility at The Wheeler Centre can be found here. 

Getting there:

Train: Melbourne Central Station (200m) – Most metropolitan trains stop at this station. If you’re travelling from regional Victoria, you can transfer from your regional train to a metropolitan train at Southern Cross or North Melbourne stations. 

Tram: 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72: Stop 8 Melbourne Central Station/Swanston St (accessible platform) (130m) 

Bus: 303, 309, 906, 907, 908: Tattersalls Lane/Lonsdale St (270m) 

200, 207: Little Lonsdale St/Russell St (150m) 

Bike: There are several bike racks are located close to The Wheeler Centre and in front of State Library Victoria. A Melbourne Bike Share station is located at the corner of Swanston and Little Lonsdale Streets, where you can hire or return a shared bike. 

Taxi: The nearest taxi rank is on Elizabeth Street, outside Melbourne Central. Several private tricycle taxi companies also operate in Melbourne’s CBD. 

Car: Parking is available at QV and Melbourne Central shopping centres, both nearby, for a fee. 

There are two disabled parking spaces on Little Lonsdale Street (just east of the Swanston Street corner), and three disabled parking spaces on Latrobe Street between Swanston and Russell Streets – all with two-hour limits during weekday business hours. (Please note that The Wheeler Centre is not accessible via State Library Victoria.) 

For more information about car parking in the city, visit the City of Melbourne’s website.

104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown 3016

Accessibility:

The venue is fully accessible, with wheelchair accessible toilets. 

Getting there: 

Train: Williamstown line: North Williamstown Station (1.1km) 

Bus: Route 415: Electra St/Ferguson St (90m) 

Routes 415, 471: Coxs Gdn/Ferguson St (200m) 

Car: On-street parking at the front and rear.

Some of our events will be livestreamed through YouTube, where auto-generated closed captions are available. 

YouTube is compatible with screen readers, offers Dark theme and has keyboard shortcuts. 

Zoom is compatible with screen readers and offers high contrast settings and Dark Mode for people with visual impairments.

Auto-generated captions are available on Zoom.

More information about Zoom’s accessibility features can be found here.