Mid Murray Council has released its Draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2026 - 2030 (DAIP), required under the Disability Inclusion Act 2018, and is seeking community feedback.

The Draft DAIP is informed by what our community has told us through the first phase of engagement, run in late 2025.

The actions outlined in the draft DAIP set out how Mid Murray Council aims to provide equity of access and inclusion to the services, facilities, functions and information provided by our Council.

The Council’s DAIP is developed in alignment with the Five Domains set out in the State Disability Inclusion Plan of:

• Inclusive environments and communities;
• Education and employment;
• Personal and community support;
• Health and wellbeing; and
• Safety, rights and justice.

The draft DAIP focusses on those areas Council is responsible for, seeking to embed disability access and inclusion considerations in a sustainable manner into council’s core responsibilities, providing a solid foundation upon which Council can further build in future DAIPs.

Actions outlined in the DAIP form an ambitious strategic framework for council to work towards. However, without significant additional external resourcing, completing all actions within the 4 year timeframe will be difficult.

While Council will endeavour to progress all actions in the DAIP, the ability to advance each action will ultimately depend on the availability of funding. Feedback on the draft DAIP will help identify priority areas and, where necessary, guide Council in seeking external funding to support implementation.

All actions in the DAIP are aligned to the local government mandatory measures set out by the Department of Human Services in the State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025 - 2029.

Mid Murray Council are grateful for our community members who have contributed to the development of the Draft DAIP so far, especially those with lived experience of disability, their family and carers.

If you wish to have ongoing involvement in supporting the implementation of the DAIP as opportunities arise, please make sure you express your interest when you fill in the below survey on the Draft DAIP.

If you have lived experience, or an interest in access and inclusion, we’d encourage and value your contribution.

There are a number of ways you can do this.

Read the Draft DAIP 2026 - 2030 and/or Summary document and FAQ’s (provided in the resource library) and then participate in one or more of the following:

Community Feedback Survey

• Fill in our survey via the form below
  (open 18 February 2026 to 20 March 2026)

Online Community Feedback Session

• Thursday 12 March 2026, 5.30pm to 7.00pm
• Register before Sunday 8 March via the “Attendance Register”.

Alternative options

• Provide a written submission to - postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au
• Letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Mid Murray Council, PO Box 28, Mannum SA 5238; or
• Phone Mid Murray Council - 08 8569 0100

Feedback will be received until 5pm Friday 20 March 2026.

Contributions of people with lived experience of disability is important to ensure the DAIP maximises impact for people with disability, so please make use of one of the mechanisms to contribute your experiences and views.

Mid Murray Council is in the process of developing its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) required under the Disability Inclusion Act 2018.

The DAIP will set out how Mid Murray Council aims to provide equity of access and inclusion to the services, facilities, functions and information provided by our council.

To do this in a way that will truly make a difference, we need input from our community, particularly those with lived experience of disability.

The Council’s DAIP will be developed in alignment with the Five Domains set out in the State Disability Inclusion Plan of:

• Inclusive environments and communities
• Education and employment
• Personal and community support
• Health and wellbeing
• Safety, rights and justice

If you have lived experience, or an interest in access and inclusion, we’d encourage and value your contribution.

There are a number of ways you can do this:

Community Survey

• Fill in our survey via the form below
  (open 15 October 2025 to 14 November 2025)

Community Workshop

• Wednesday 5 November 2025, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
  Mannum Leisure Centre (Senior Citizens Room)
  RSVP via - Attendance Register

Community Drop In sessions

• Tuesday 11 November 2025
  Cambrai Council Chambers - between 10am and 4pm
• Wednesday 12 November 2025
  Blanchetown Hub - between 10am and 12pm
  Morgan Hub (Council Office) - between 2pm and 4pm

Alternative options

• Provide a written submission to - postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au
• Phone Mid Murray Council - 08 8569 0100
• Provide feedback on the draft DAIP once developed – early 2026 – details to be confirmed

Contributions of people with lived experience of disability is important to ensure the DAIP maximises impact for people with disability, so please make use of one of the mechanisms to contribute your experiences and views.