News from the Play Australia team...

We are loving the profile play is receiving this year and sending a shout out to all our members who have been advocating for play, particularly during the lead up to last month's FIRST International Day of Play!

Our media coverage has attracted over 2 million views and we have been blessed to be in contact with a number of key decision makers in government who are helping us elevate play.

This month we also welcomed Professor Phillip Jaffe from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. And not only was he generous with his time, meeting our members, but he also recorded new pieces to camera for our NEW online learning modules launching in time for Spring, and for our advocacy campaigns!

Over the coming months we will have more exciting news to deliver for play in Australia. It has been great to see more engagement in social media and we welcome the new members that have joined us in the past month to increase that energy and momentum.

Yours playfully,

Robyn, Joanne and Pete

 Play Australia is hosting an  “In Conversation” with ADAM BIENENSTOCK

Adam’s expertise in the realm of natural playgrounds is unparalleled; his resume includes collaborations with cities across Canada and the US, partnerships with both the Government of Canada and the Australian Government, and various projects for the US Armed Forces. He has served on numerous advisory committees, among them the Green Schools National Network, the International Association of Nature Pedagogy, the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

For years, Adam has been at the forefront of a movement that aims to authentically connect children to nature. He has travelled globally to collaborate on the creation of everything from national parks to outdoor classroom designs, and to speak about topics spanning human health, child development, environmental regeneration, and natural playground design.

This is a free event for Play Australia members!
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Play Australia member David Eager who is a Professor Risk Management and Injury Prevention at UTS in Sydney has written a paper on ISO 4890:2023 Benefit-risk analysis (BRA).

It was published in the journal ‘Standards’ and you can assess it via this free downloadable link.

Play Australia supports and encourage all or members to use the BRA method (AS ISO 4890:2023) when assessing sport and recreational spaces.

We are hosting a free members webinar on Benefit-Risk Assessment to which you are all invited! 

Debriefing Benefit Risk and the ISO – What does it mean for Australia and New Zealand?
Thursday 1 August 2024, 7pm AEST

This blog by Sudeshna Chatterjee, a renowned Urban designer, gives us pause for thought in reflecting on how play transforms itself in different global locations.

Breaking News – Play Australia is looking forward to welcoming Sudeshna to Australia as our guest in 2025!

Play Wales are the world leaders in Playwork, and we were keen to partner with them to ensure the training we offered was world best practice. Play Australia has been working with Play Wales to bring the Internationally renowned Playwork Practitioners course to Australia and we are delighted to announce we will have an estimated 60 Play Australia certified Playworkers by the end of September.

Our program is cross sectoral, and this draws on the rich diversity of experience and passion of our participants. 

Upcoming courses

2024

• Playwork: Foundation Practitioner 

2025

• Playwork: Foundation Practitioner
• Playwork: Senior Practitioner
• Train the Trainer (Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation and Senior Practitioner Courses)

If you are interested in being part of the next cohort of Australian Playwork Practitioners, please register your interest here

We love to have our members share their skills and talents and offer specials for other Play Australia members!

Thanks Inspired EC!

Feel free to email us if you have a special discount offer for members or freebies to share!