Get ready for the latest Online Learning Series, starting on Thursday 19 May. 

Over five weeks, join with experts in their field to listen, learn and ask questions. 

Children, Play & Crisis - Robyn Monro Miller - Thursday 19 May

Risk Management update - Thursday 2 June

Play Streets, when the neighbours said 'no' - Dr Helen Little - Thursday 9 June

Planning and Design for Play in the Built Environment - Play Australia NSW Branch - Thursday 16 June

Here are some terrific resources for multicultural communities to support families to improve physical literacy for children. 

There are 10 different languages on the Active For Life website, including Arabic, Mandarin, Urdu, Vietnamese.  

"Children can be supported to exercise their mind muscles. They can learn the best ways to get information efficiently into their heads and access it effectively when they need to." Karen MaloneProfessor, Environmental Sustainability and Childhood Studies, Swinburne University of Technology

The best part? That by simply going outside to a playground can help to strengthen children's memory muscles and improve their learning capacity. 

This year has again been full of challenging times.  From COVID to floods and stories of the war in Ukraine. Children hear us discussing issues, they feel the stress and can react in many different ways. 

Here is an excellent resource, Traumatic events: support for children from Raising Children, with suggestions for children aged 5 - 15yrs.

"Under a tree they will hear the sound of leaves rustling, branches creaking on a windy day, birds arriving, nesting, perching and communicating." Dr Barbara Chancellor.

Trees are an essential part of a playspace and when designing outdoor areas, trees should be front of mind wherever possible. 

The NSC Academy is offered free of charge to all NSC22 delegates, speakers, collaborators, sponsors and exhibitors.

There are video and audio interviews, presentations, research papers and articles, along with the 2020 NSC Forums recordings from both Melbourne and Sydney and the NSC presentations from 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Another good reason to register for NSC22. 

Maintenance Requirements for Early Years Outdoor Play Areas

The demand has been high, so another session has now been added for Wednesday 01 JUNE 2022.

This one-day program will focus on the risk management requirements and Australian Standards for the management and maintenance of outdoor playspaces in supervised early learning services in Australia.

Your presenters, Alison Curtis and Barb Champion are highly qualified and experienced practitioners in playspace and equipment design and risk management.

Play Australia is offering its very popular two-day face-to-face Playspace Development Training program again in 2022.

Delivered in Templestowe, Victoria, this extensive training enables 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.

All participants will receive level 1 & 2 certification.

Play Australia membership provides support for all different sectors and industry who are part of the PLAY network. 

From Landscape Architects, Early Childhood Educators, play equipment Manufacturers, Local Government playspace teams, students, or just someone who cares about children's health and wellbeing,  Play Australia membership has something for everyone.

Membership starts from as little as $22 p/yr for a student OR $66 p/yr for an individual.

View our full list of benefits here to find the Membership package that is right for you.