Kidsafe launches National Playspace Design Awards

Kidsafe (the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia) has announced details of the 2010 National Playspace Design Awards.

The Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the provision of safe, creative playspaces across Australia and are open to service providers, design professionals, students, landscape contractors and playground providers in all sectors.

They present a great opportunity to showcase current playspace design and development achievements while aiming to promote inspirational and innovative best practice play facilities and encourage healthy participation in recreational activities for all children.

Entries must reflect playspaces that:

• Have been installed/constructed since September 2006;
• Are currently open for use;
• Have not been submitted for previous Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards.

Playspace Design Award Categories are for:
• Children's Services
• Schools
• Public Playspaces (separate awards for District Parks, Regional Parks and Urban Precincts)
• Innovative Design Elements such as sound items, shade, sandpit covers.

Entries close at 5pm AEST on Tuesday 31st August 2010

For more information and to enter contact KidsafeNSW on 02 9845 0890, E: kidsafe@chw.edu.au, www.kidsafensw.org/playsafety/design_awards.htm