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Some participants at Frankston's accessible beach pilot hadn't touched sand in decades. Inspired by an accessible beach program in Nice, France, and adapted with a lived-experience advisory committee steering every decision, Frankston City Council ran Australia's Most Accessible Beach as a free pilot from December 2025 to February 2026: beach matting, specialist wheelchairs, hoists, shaded accessible loungers and trained staff and volunteers, all designed to get people with d