News: Play
Renewed Macquarie Park delivers enhanced recreation and play spaces for Hawkesbury community
Hawkesbury City Council has advised that the renewal of the popular riverside recreation area, Macquarie Park at Freemans Reach, is now complete, with new playground activities...
Jul 16, 2025
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Penrith City Council secures second award for Gipps Street Recreation Precinct
Penrith City Council secured the Outdoor Sport and Leisure Facility Design Award announced at the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards held as part of...
Jul 15, 2025
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Fairfield City Council commits to delivering imaginative and adventurous play spaces
Fairfield City Council is prioritising opportunities for local families to enjoy the outdoors, stay active, and build healthy habits together. To deliver for families, Council...
Jul 15, 2025
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NSC announces winners of 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention (NSC) has announced the winners of the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards held at the Melbourne...
Jul 10, 2025
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National Gallery of Australia exhibition breaks museum taboo and highlights value of play
A major new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra is breaking a museum taboo by inviting visitors to touch, play with, and inhabit sculptural works,...
Jul 9, 2025
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Queensland indoor play centre sued for $1.4 million
A Queensland mother is seeking more than $1.4 million from a childrens' indoor play centre, claiming an accident at the facility - reportedly on a trampoline - left her...
Jul 3, 2025
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Cairns Regional Council supports enviable lifestyle through investment in sporting and recreational facilities
Cairns Regional Council is supporting the city’s vibrant, outdoor lifestyle with major investment in local parks, sporting grounds, pools, footpaths and recreational facilities...
Jul 2, 2025
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Scouts Australia urges National Child Safety Checks
Following the current traumatic child abuse case in Victoria, Scouts Australia notes that “governments still have work to do, to ensure that all children are as safe as...
Jul 1, 2025
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Play 32 launches position paper calling to prioritise play in Brisbane 2032 Olympic planning
The Play 32 collective launched their position paper during the International Play Association Asia Pacific Play Conference, held in Melbourne on Thursday 26th June. The Play 32...
Jun 30, 2025
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Dunstan Playground awarded for its landscape architecture
The City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters' Dunstan Adventure Playground has secured the Landscape Architecture Award for Play Spaces at the Australian Institute of Landscape...
Jun 25, 2025
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Major international child development conference heads to Australia for the first time
The International Association of Child Development Programs (IACDP) will be convening its annual Conference for the first time outside of North America - at Tweed Heads, NSW...
Jun 24, 2025
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UNICEF highlights the importance of outdoor play
UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) has drawn attention to the growing body of research which shows that children have better physical, mental and emotional health, and...
Jun 22, 2025
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WorkSafe Victoria issues school holiday reminder on climbing wall safety
In the wake of a series of incidents at indoor play centres where members of the public, including children, have sustained injuries after falling from artificial climbing...
Jun 18, 2025
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Finalists announced for 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards being hosted by the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention(NSC). The...
Jun 18, 2025
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Ambitious redevelopment plan released by City of West Torrens for Kings Reserve
A new, more ambitious redevelopment for Kings Reserve has been released by the City of West Torrens following delays to the original planned Playspace upgrade. The South...
Jun 17, 2025
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Greater Shepparton’s Tatura Skate Park officially opens
Greater Shepparton City Council has advised that construction of the new Tatura Skate Park is now complete (ahead of schedule) and ready to be enjoyed. The design and...
Jun 14, 2025
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Melton Botanic Garden playspace secures landscape design award for nature play elements
Melton City Council has advised that it has secured a Landscape Architecture Award for its innovative nature-based playspace in the Melton Botanic Garden. The award was won in...
Jun 13, 2025
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City of Darwin continues to deliver enhanced and safer play spaces
As part of the ongoing Playground Revitalisation Program, City of Darwin is continuing its delivery of enhanced and safer play spaces, with several playground projects recently...
Jun 12, 2025
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Refurbishment to commence on Dunedin’s Moana Pool hydroslides
Dunedin City Council has advised work on the next stage of a multi-year, $25 million upgrade of Moana Pool is to commence with refurbishment of the existing hydroslides to...
Jun 5, 2025
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PlayCo announced as 2025 IPA Asia Pacific Play Conference partner
The organisers of the upcoming IPA Asia Pacific Play Conference 2025 have advised that PlayCo will be a supporter of the event. PlayCo is known for offering the most extensive...
May 29, 2025
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Sunshine Coast Council enhances appeal of La Balsa Park playgrounds
Sunshine Coast Council has delivered playground upgrades worth approximately $380,000 to two of La Balsa Park’s playgrounds and they’re now open for the community to enjoy. La...
May 26, 2025
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Penrith City Council continues to prioritise play
Penrith City Council has completed replacing the old playspaces in Dorothy Radford Reserve, St Clair and Henry Brigden Park with modern playspaces featuring new equipment for...
May 18, 2025
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$6.5 million youth recreation space opens in Perth's southeast
A $6.5 million undercover youth recreational space and skate plaza has opened at Sutherlands Park in Huntingdale in Perth's southeast. Splashed in vibrant colours, the Youth...
May 15, 2025
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Trustees sought to help steer Maidstone Sports Hub development
Two trustees are sought to join Te Aka o te Kupenga - Maidstone Park Trust and help steer the future development of Te Kupenga o Rongomai- Maidstone Sports Hub located in New...
May 12, 2025
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