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Teina Boyd is an a ccessibility advisor at Tauranga City Council\, wo rking to embed accessibility into the systems\, po licies\, and decisions that shape our communities. Her work focuses on driving meaningful change – f rom influencing design and planning to challenging processes that create barriers for disabled peopl e. She is passionate about creating communities wh ere everyone feels they belong\, with a strong foc us on inclusion\, equity\, and real-world impact.< /i>
\n \nTiffany Williams is a PhD-qualified public health professional w ith fifteen years of experience delivering innovat ive\, community-focused projects across Australia\ , Vanuatu\, and Aotearoa New Zealand. As Play Advo cate at Tauranga City Council\, she combines resea rch\, community insights\, and cross-sector collab oration to help create more inclusive and playful environments.
\n \nTeina and Ti ffany's presentation will look at Creatin g inclusive play spaces is a growing priority and enclosing playgrounds is recognised as one way to support greater access and participation for disab led children and young people\, including those wh o are neurodivergent. In this session\, we’ll expl ore Tauranga City Council’s journey to increase th e distribution of fully fenced play spaces across a regional New Zealand city\, from reviewing the e vidence to navigating complex decision-making and community collaboration. Through practical example s\, lessons learned\, and opportunities for reflec tion\, participants will gain insights they can ho pefully apply in their own work and communities. DESCRIPTION: The Play Australia\n \n \n "Adventures in Play Space Design" Series\n \n \n Topic: Fencing in Neighbourhood Play Spaces with Teina Boyd and Tiffany Williams from Tauranga City Council\, New Zealand\n \n \n Date: Thursday 27t h August 2026\n \n \n Time: 1:00pm (Sydney\, Melbo urne & Canberra)\n \n \n Recommended for Local Gov ernment\, Play Space designers and manufacturers\, risk assessors and interested community members. \n \n \n This series will provide a forum for show casing the work of our members and a vehicle for i mproving play space design in Australia. \n \n \n Introducing Teina Boyd and Tiffiany Williams\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teina Boyd is an accessibility advi sor at Tauranga City Council\, working to embed ac cessibility into the systems\, policies\, and deci sions that shape our communities. Her work focuses on driving meaningful change – from influencing d esign and planning to challenging processes that c reate barriers for disabled people. She is passion ate about creating communities where everyone feel s they belong\, with a strong focus on inclusion\, equity\, and real-world impact.\n \n \n \n Tiffan y Williams is a PhD-qualified public health profes sional with fifteen years of experience delivering innovative\, community-focused projects across Au stralia\, Vanuatu\, and Aotearoa New Zealand. As P lay Advocate at Tauranga City Council\, she combin es research\, community insights\, and cross-secto r collaboration to help create more inclusive and playful environments.\n \n \n \n Teina and Tiffany 's presentation will look at Creating inclusive pl ay spaces is a growing priority and enclosing play grounds is recognised as one way to support greate r access and participation for disabled children a nd young people\, including those who are neurodiv ergent. In this session\, we’ll explore Tauranga C ity Council’s journey to increase the distribution of fully fenced play spaces across a regional New Zealand city\, from reviewing the evidence to nav igating complex decision-making and community coll aboration. Through practical examples\, lessons le arned\, and opportunities for reflection\, partici pants will gain insights they can hopefully apply in their own work and communities.\n \n CATEGORIES:online seminar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T130000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T143000 LOCATION:Sydney\, NSW\n Australia\n URL:https://www.playaustralia.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=596 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR