KIDSAFE
Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
MEDIA RELEASE: National Kidsafe Day - 26 October 2010
For media enquiries contact: Kay Lockhart Project Officer The Playground Advisory Unit
Kidsafe NSW Inc Mobile: 0412 382 637 or 0427 714 749 Phone: 02 9845 0893 or 02 9845
0899 for briefing on site at demonstration playground.
Ron Smith Corporate Media Communications Kidsafe 0417 329 201
Street address:
Within the grounds of the Childrens' Hospital at Westmead (behind the visitors
carpark) Corner of Hawkesbury & Hainsworth Streets, Westmead NSW
‘Great Places to Play’
Kidsafe presents the winners of the Kidsafe 2010 National
Playspace Design Awards
Across Australia, outdoor playspaces have been nominated for a Kidsafe award because they
are…… well ……one of the best places to play!
If you are a child wanting to stretch your muscles and challenge your boundaries; or if you are
young at heart visit these brilliant, award winning playspaces.
Long, long slides, giant swings, climbing rocks and boulders to jump off are some of the
features of the winning playspaces.
Go for a safari in the jeep with the chimps; ride the dragon in the moat; play a tune on the
outdoor musical instruments; explore and play in the dry creek bed; or just relax in the gardens.
Alternately, take a spin on the merry-go-round; admire incredible artwork; hide in the tee pees;
or dodge the water jets.
Find yourself in the labyrinths; walk with the dinosaurs; and challenge your physical skills and
nerve on the net climbing structures.
The Kidsafe 2010 National Playspace Design Awards recognise excellence and innovation in
the provision of safe, creative playspaces across Australia.
The Awards showcase current playspace design and aim to promote inspirational, innovative
play facilities and encourage healthy participation in recreational activities for children.
Creative, safe playspaces are a must for today’s ‘screen-focussed’ children to get them outside
and playing in the dirt.
Playspace design is no longer focussed on selecting equipment from a catalogue. It
seeks to integrate the natural environment, educational opportunities, children’s input
and community and/or cultural aspects.
The winners and those receiving a commendation were selected from over fifty excellent entries
received from across Australia. They are divided into categories based on the type of children’s
activities and their size. The winners are as follows:
Children’s Services: WINNER Safe and Challenging Playground, Battery Point Child Centre
(see attached Photo 1) Lady Gowrie Tasmania Highly Commended St George Bank Child
Care Centre Landscape Works (image available on request) Sydney Organic Gardens Pty Ltd
Public Playspaces - District Parks: WINNER Pirrama Park, Pyrmont (ASPECT Studios in
collaboration with Fiona Robbé Landscape Architects Highly Commended Brelsford Park,
Coffs Harbour (image available on request) Geolink Landscape Architects, Fiona Robbé
Landscape Architects and Coffs Harbour City Council Public Playspaces - Regional Parks:
WINNER Safari Park, Western Plains Zoo Spackman Mossop Michaels Highly Commended
Bathurst Adventure Park (image available on request) Bathurst City Council Highly
Commended All Abilities Playground, Riverway (image available on request) Townsville City
Council
Public Playspaces - Urban Precincts: WINNER ‘The Backyard’, Rouse Hill Town Centre (see
attached Photo 4) Oculus Landscape Architecture Urban Design Pty Ltd
Innovative Design Elements: WINNER Orphan School Creek Playground - Sandpit and
Cover (see attached Photo 5) Fiona Robbé Landscape Architects with Phillips Marler
Architects/Landscape Architects Highly Commended Dharawal Dreaming - Traditional Artwork
( The Point Preschool Oyster Bay
For further information visit the Kidsafe website at
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