News from the Team 

As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop Play Australia has a series of events coming up to keep you fired up about play!

In this edition, take advantage of our early bird special from Jeavons Landscapes for a Risky Play Seminar, it closes this Friday.  

On the topic of Risky Play our website now has a page devoted to the concept https://www.playaustralia.org.au/national-risk-position-statement  and we are in the process of preparing some new fact sheets for families and educators due for release on 29 May. 

June 11 is International Day of Play - what have you got planned? If you want to access more information and resources https://www.playaustralia.org.au/international-day-play.  Plus, more information to come next week!

Congratulations is also sent out to the 38 members who are in the final stages of their Play Australia Playwork Certification, having completed the face-to-face workshops with Martin King- Sheard from Play Wales last month. We wrapped up training last week and now participants are completing their assignments in order to receive the coveted award!! Bookings for the next cohort, starting in late July, open next week.

Looking forward to hearing from members of your adventures and plans for winter including any recommended reading we can add into our June edition of Play Space! Email them to us info@playaustralia.org.au

Yours Playfully

The Play Aus Team.

Enabling Risky Play Outdoors 

Play Australia are proud supporter of this one day seminar delivered in conjunction with Jeavons Landscape Architects offering strategies and insights for embracing risky play.

To be held on Friday 29^th May 2026, this year’s speakers include Mary Jeavons, Daniel Burton, Barbara Chancellor, David Kutcher, and Mike Hewson.  

The in-person Melbourne event is fully catered, and online attendance is also available. All attendees will have access to the seminar recordings to watch later. 

This seminar has been approved for 6 AILA CPD points.  

Link to Tickets and Program  

Early bird discount ticket sales for Play Australia members end on 15th May. Enter promo code EarlybirdPLAY at checkout to apply the discount.

Insurance 

We are still collecting data to support development of new insurance opportunities through our group buying facility- 

if you would like to seek out, no obligation, opportunities to benefit from our Play Australia Insurance Program and are currently running programs for children please complete the questionnaire

https://coverforce.snapforms.com.au/.../insurance-survey...

As mentioned, there appears to be a gap in the market for these types of services, and we’re aiming to capture as much data as possible from organisations in this space. This information will help us build a strong proposal to hopefully enable us to establish a dedicated facility.

If you are a playground manufacturer, supplier or a risk assessor - we already have you covered. Contact us if you are not already using Coverforce and want a quote!

Adolescents and Play.

Coming up in July is the National Sport and Physical Activity Conference. Play Australia is again hosting a conference stream on Play and Adolescence. To learn more https://nationalsportsconvention.com.au/and stay tuned as next week we will be sending out more information on this as well as special rates for Play Australia members.

Some Interesting Reading ..

In a digital world driven by content and clicks, the world of “kidfluencing" forces us to ask: what do we owe children growing up on camera? 

https://ethics.org.au/the-price-of-playtime/