ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON AUGUST THE 17TH 2010. PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE FOR UPDATES.
MAPS
Click here for a map of Parramatta Park
Click here for a map of the walk routes
PARRAMATTA PARK NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Alzheimer’s Australia NSW is privileged to have access to the beautiful Parramatta Park for the 2009 Memory Walk. Like all natural environments, it is fragile and needs to be cared for, so please do not drop any litter along the walk routes or in start/finish area. Please use the recycling and rubbish bins provided.
SHARED ROADS
Cars are still able to access Parramatta Park during the Memory Walk. We ask that all walkers take care when crossing roads and follow the directions of the Volunteer Walk Marshalls and Parramatta Park Rangers at all times.
TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE EVENT
Walkers can come to Parramatta Park by car, bus or train. Parking is available within the park and the surrounding streets. For information on public transport to Parramatta Park please contact State Transit on 131 500 or at www.131500.com.au. AANSW reccomends the use of public transport where possible.
PARKING
If you are coming by car, there will be parking close to the Walk start, within Parramatta Park. Please enter the park via Pitt Street and follow the Memory Walk signs. At all times, please be directed by the Volunteer Parking Marshalls. There is also street parking available in Hunter, Macquarie, George and Marsden Streets, next to the Park.
DISABLED PARKING
Only vehicles with RTA Disability Stickers will be able to park in designated disability parking spaces. If you want to ensure that you have a disabled car space at the event, please phone Alzheimer’s Australia NSW on 8875 4626 to register your need for a space. Please note that disabled spaces are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. At all times, please be directed by the Volunteer Parking Marshalls.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
At the Newington Armory Wharf end of Jamieson Street there is a roundabout. Vehicles can drop-off people in wheelchairs or people with limited mobility at this point. DO NOT park your vehicle here, but move to a designated car park as soon as possible. Please be aware that there are small gauge railway tracks crossing over sections of the main event entertainment site and also at several points on both walk routes.
FIRST AID STATIONS
There will be two first aid stations, one at the Walk start/finish area and one at the walk half-way point. Please ask any of the volunteers or Alzheimer’s Australia NSW staff, who can be identified by fluorescent coloured safety vests, for directions to nearest first aid station.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
If you see a walker in difficulty or you experience difficulty yourself, please ask your fellow walkers to assist by contacting the nearest volunteer or Alzheimer’s Australia NSW staff member, who can be identified by fluorescent coloured safety vests, and they in turn will contact the first aid stations by phone or 2-way radio.
TOILETS
There are toilets (including disabled) located at the Walk start/finish area as well as along the walk routes. Please see the map of Parramatta Park for detailed location information.
WATER
On arrival at the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Registration marquee, walkers will pick up a water filled Mind Your Mind® 750ml reusable water bottle. There are several bubblers along both routes where walkers can refill these bottles. Please DO NOT bring disposable water bottles.
FOOD AND DRINKS
Food and drink will be available at the Walk start/finish site and will be available before and after the walk. There is a kiosk near where the 2km and 5km walks diverge and items are available for purchase there.
STORAGE OF WALKER’S ITEMS
There will be NO provision for storing any items brought onto the event site by walkers. Please bring your own backpack to carry personal items and warm clothing. AANSW takes no responsibility for lost items.
PRAMS AND WHEELCHAIRS
Prams and wheelchairs are allowed on walk routes. Please take care when crossing any of the roads within the park.
PETS
No pets are permitted at the Memory Walk, except registered Guide Dogs.
BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS AND ROLLERBLADES
For safety reasons, we request that walk participants do NOT bring bicycles, skateboards or rollerblades to the walk.
RUNNERS
This event is for walkers only.
NON-WALKERS
Walker’s friends and families can BYO picnic chairs and enjoy the live music, activities and information stalls located at the start / finish site.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE EVENT
Go directly to the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Registration marquee and pick-up your Walker’s Kit of a coloured wrist band, Mind Your Mind® water bottle and sun visor.
WALKER’S WARM-UP
It’s important to loosen-up those muscles before the walk starts. There will be a warm-up session starting at 9.15am at the entertainment stage. Walkers will then be directed to the start line.
2KM AND 5KM START AND FINISH LINES
All walkers are requested to be at the designated start line by 9.30am. Please be directed by the Volunteer Walk Marshalls at all times. The 5km walkers will start first, followed by the 2km walkers. The finish line for both walks is the same as the start line.
DIRECTION OF WALK ROUTES
There will be Walk Volunteers along both routes to direct walkers.
AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR WALK
Go back to the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Registration marquee to pick up your free Showbag and Participants Certificate. Enter the free Mind Your Mind® Quiz for the chance to win a great prize, buy some Memory Walk Raffle tickets, and place a leaf on the Memory Tree. You are then free to relax, listen to the live music and enjoy a picnic lunch.
PRESENTATION CEREMONY
At 11.45am from the entertainment stage, prizes will be announced and presented for the Memory Walk Raffle, the Mind Your Mind® Quiz and top fundraisers and the Lucky Walker.
THE MEMORY TREE
Particpants can purchase a Memory Leaf from the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Information Stall. There will be space on the Leaf to write a wish for a person with dementia or a special memory about a person who may have had dementia. The Leaf can then be attached to the Memory Tree. The Leaves will be taken down at the end of the event and then converted to leaves of a Memory Walk book, which will be held in the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Library at North Ryde.
THE MIND YOUR MIND® WALKING QUIZ
Along the 2km and 5km walk routes will be seven signposts with one fact about dementia risk reduction on each signpost. After the walk, collect your Mind Your Mind® Quiz Sheet and complete the seven mutiple choice questions relating the signposts facts and several other questions. To be illegible to win the Quiz, the quiz sheet is to be returned to the AANSW Information Stall by 11.45am. The Quiz winner will be announced from the entertainment stage at 12.15pm.