In Western Australia, approximately one in six members of the community has a disability. Unfortunately, these individuals frequently experience difficulty in gaining access to facilities and services enjoyed by the rest of the community. The department is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are better able to access, use and enjoy our State's natural areas and associated facilities, services and programs.

As the major provider of natural outdoor recreation areas and facilities in Western Australia, the Department is responsible for managing hundreds of recreation sites, ranging from day-use and camping areas, to nearly 1800 kilometres of bushwalking, horse riding and other trails. We also conduct outdoor activity programs, and provide information in a range of formats.

Since its formation in 1985 (as CALM), the Department of Environment and Conservation has worked hard to improve public access and upgrade or provide new visitor facilities and services suitable for everyone, including people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Because of the size, remoteness and ruggedness of many of our national parks, State forest areas and other reserves, this has not been an easy undertaking. Nevertheless, the department has made considerable progress, and a significant number of recreation and tourism destinations throughout the State now have wheelchair accessible facilities such as parking areas, toilets and walkways.

• Find accessible Western Australian parks, reserves and other recreation areas (ParkFinder).
• Find accessible business and community facilities in Western Australia (You're Welcome)
• Access to information on alternative ways of using this website and obtaining information in alternative formats.

The department is also among the most decentralised State Government agencies, with more than half of its workforce employed in regional areas. In addition to its head office in Perth and other metropolitan sites in Crawley, Kensington, Fremantle, Booragoon, Woodvale and Wanneroo, we operate from nine Regional and 34 District and local centres, as well as from a number of other locations.

The department actively seeks to provide job opportunities for people with disabilities, employing people with a range of disabilities at all levels of the organisation. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to seeing that people with disabilities are considered on merit in applications for employment, training and promotion, and that jobs and facilities are redesigned as required to remove any remaining barriers to employment and promotion.