Current and Upcoming Events
| Event | When | Location | Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importance of Play for Adolescents | Special Interest Group in Play for Adolescents (12-18 year olds). This may be in education, health, local government, urban planning. (read more...) |
March 5th, 2026 12:00 AM through August 3rd, 2026 12:00 AM |
Australia | online seminar | |
| The Courage to Say Yes: Benefit-Risk Assessment and Dynamic Risk in Schools | The Courage to Say Yes: Benefit-Risk Assessment and Dynamic Risk in Schools In many education settings, adult fear, over-compliance, and misunderstanding about duty of care can lead to unnecessary restriction of children’s play, challenge and agency. Yet children need opportunities to encounter uncertainty, test limits, assess danger, and develop confidence, resilience and sound judgement. (read more...) |
July 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM through 12:30 PM |
Community Hub at the Dock 912 Collins Street next to the Library at The Dock and Buluk Park on the waterfront in Victoria Harbour Docklands, Melbourne, VIC 3008 Australia | Workshop | info@playaustralia.org.au |
| August - Playspace development: design, management, maintenance | Play Australia is offering its very popular two-day training program in 2026, to enable all participants to access and understand both best practice and current Playground Standards applicable to the management, development, design and maintenance of playspaces throughout Australia today. (read more...) |
August 19th, 2026 8:15 AM through August 20th, 2026 2:30 PM |
Conference Room - Westerfolds Park Fitzsimons Lane Templestowe, VIC 3106 Australia | 2 Day Workshop | ceo@playaustralia.org.au |
| November - Playspace development: design, management, maintenance | Play Australia is offering its very popular two-day training program in 2026, to enable all participants to access and understand both best practice and current Playground Standards applicable to the management, development, design and maintenance of playspaces throughout Australia today. (read more...) |
November 26th, 2026 8:15 AM through November 27th, 2026 2:30 PM |
Conference Room - Westerfolds Park Fitzsimons Lane Templestowe, VIC 3106 Australia | 2 Day Workshop | ceo@playaustralia.org.au |