Australian Play Summit - Hobart

Join us for a groundbreaking Australian Summit addressing one of childhood's most fundamental yet overlooked rights: the right to play.

Guest Speaker: Scott McKenzie, Sport NZ

The event will feature presentations by Scott McKenzie and Play Australia CEO Robyn Monro Miller AM, as well as a practical component for all event delegates to contribute and participate to this important  first stage in a national campaign to protect, promote and provide play for all children living in Australia.

This is the second round in the series of three Play Summits that Play Australia will be hosting in 2026 to drive a national Plan4Play. Each summit will build on the learnings and work of the next.

Together, in 2026, we will chart a path forward for developing a comprehensive national agenda for play in Australia—one that recognizes children's right to play not as a luxury, but as essential to their health, wellbeing, and development.

THIS PROJECT IS AN INITIATIVE OF PLAY AUSTRALIA.

This free event is made possible through the shared commitment of Variety Tasmania, City of Hobart and City of Clarence to creating inclusive play opportunities for all Tasmanians.