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Wheelie Easy Pty Ltd is based in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, one of Australia´s most attractive, wheelchair friendly holiday destinations. Right on our doorstep, oops, disability access ramp, we have:
- Cairns and the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef
- Atherton Tablelands (Cairns Highlands) with its green rolling hills and idyllic rural landscapes
- Port Douglas and the Daintree World Heritage Rainforest
- the Gulf Country with vast stretches of outback Savannah
- Mission Beach and Dunk Island
- Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait
About Us
Wheelie Easy is a small family business specialising in disability friendly and wheelchair accessible holidays and day tours since 2004. We welcome people of all ages, with or without a disability. We provide personal care and support on all of our activities as part of our service.
Wheelie Easy works in partnership with a registered Travel Agent. They take care of the travel logistics, so we can concentrate on the special needs of our customers, providing the specialist knowledge and support our aged care or ability-impaired customers may need to get the most out of their holiday. Our motto is "Making your holidays Wheelie Easy!"
Our Services
Wheelie Easy offers the following services:
- Holidays for individuals and small groups (3 – 6), some with and some without wheelchair access in mind. For more information, see http://www.wheelieeasy.com.au/holiday-tours.htm.
- Day outings and weekends away for locals of the Cairns/Tablelands region. For more information, see http://www.wheelieeasy.com.au/holiday-tours.htm.
- Need respite from caring? Wheelie Easy can provide the services of an aged care/disability worker to look after your loved one while you take a break. For more information, contact Irene at Wheelie Easy.
Our Team
All Wheelie Easy staff have:
- Senior First Aid and annual CPR training
- Queensland Children's Commission Blue Card
- National Police Certificate
- Disability support and/or aged care training
Irene Chapman
Director of Wheelie Easy- Certificate III Community Services (Disability Work)
- Extensive experience with wheelchair users' needs
- Wheelchair access advocate
- Aged Care experience at local nursing homes
- Disability support worker since 1999, supporting people with physical, intellectual and psychological impairments
- 25 years experience as volunteer leader in Scout Association of Australia
- Extensive overseas and Australia holiday and travel experience
Ben Chapman
Co-Director of Wheelie Easy- Certificate IV Community Services (Disability Work)
- Disability support worker since 2001, supporting people with intellectual and psychological impairments
- Extensive overseas and Australia holiday and travel experience
Peter Chapman
Secretary & Public Officer of Wheelie Easy- Workplace Health & Safety Officer (Qld accredited WHSO)
- Federal & State Rehabilitation accredited
- JP (Qual)
- Member of Rotary (Thursday Island - Torres Strait)
- 30 years experience as volunteer leader and trainer in Scout Association of Australia
- Extensive overseas and Australia holiday and travel experience
Unique Service
Wheelie Easy offers a unique service to all visitors to Cairns and the Tablelands. We will provide you with FREE essential wheelchair-access information once you arrive at your accommodation. There is no compulsion to book any tours from Wheelie Easy, but should you wish to know more about our tours, we will personally visit you at your accommodation (in exchange for a cup of tea) and give you all the details you need to make an informed decision about when, where, how or even whether you wish to participate in any Wheelie Easy tour.
Do It Yourself
To make planning your dream holiday in Australia wheelie easy, we offer free Information Sheets covering a wide variety of wheelchair access related topics.
You can arrange your own hand-control car or wheelchair accessible van to get around in, and there is a wide range of wheelchair friendly accommodation.
Personal care workers, nurses, and disability aids and equipment are also available in the Cairns region.
Our Logo
The designer of our logo is Simon. He said about his website:
The whole point of creating this website is to raise disability awareness and share life experiences between disabled people and their carers. The designs I have created in the portfolio hopefully express some of the general mistakes, and misunderstandings made by able bodied people about disabled people, and provide imagery to stimulate further discussion. As you will see as you navigate the site, my humour can be a little dark, but it will hopefully put a smile on your face, or at the very least, give you something to think about!
For more about Simon, read his story on on http://www.apparelyzed.com/about.html.
Design called "No Brakes"