Kidsafe Playground Conference: Speakers
Conference Speakers
A number of our speakers have provided permission to make their conference presentations available on our website for a limited period of 6 months.
To access these presentations simply scroll dow to the speakers name and if their presentation is available it will be available by clicking on their name.
If a presentation you attended is not avaiable online please contact the conference organisers by sending an e-mail to kidsafe@kidsafewa.com.au for information on how to access further information.
Our Keynote Speakers...
Bernhard Kaiser
Bernhard Kaiser, Natural Play Environments, a WA institution in playground design.
For a copy of Bernhard's Conference Presentation (9MB) click here
Helle Nebelong
Helle Nebelong is the director of Sansehaver.dk, a Danish landscape architect consulting firm that specialises in the design of natural spaces and sensory gardens for children, young people with disabilities and seniors. www.sansehaver.dk
For a summary of Helle's Conference presentation (14MB) click here
Bernard Spiegal & Sue Gutteridge from PLAYLINK
PLAYLINK is a UK not-for-profit play and leisure consultancy working in design, planning, policy and strategy.
Visit www.playlink.org or to download a copy of the PLAYLINK Open Letter to conference delegates (160kb) click here
Our Conference also included a fantastic range of speakers from Australia and New Zealand.
- Amy Hollins & Lynda Del Bianco, Next Challenge: Pia's Playground
- Brett Wood Gush, (6MB) TPG Town Planning & Urban Design: Play City
- Catherine Lee, the Point Pre-School: The Power of the Natural Environment
- Cheryl Greenfield, Manukau Institute of Technology: What Makes a Great Space for Kids
- David Eager, (1MB) University of Technology Sydney: Playground Surfacing 101
- David Smith, Plan E: Connecting Children with Nature
- David Stockdale: Art and the Play Experience
- Fiona Robbe, (12MB) Landscape Architect: Naturally Better - designing opportunities to play in a natural setting
- Gillian McAuliffe, Bold Park Community School: Creating a "Wild Space"
- Greg Grabasch, UDLA: Connecting with Country, Lessons Learned from Working with Indigenous Communities
- Jenene Burke, University of Ballarat: The Playground as a Microcosm of Society
- Jennine Primmer, Illawarra Children's Services: Natural Playspaces - A Contemporary Vision
- Kate Fraser, (9MB) Kidsafe NSW: Rubber Coated Playgrounds?
- Kay Lockhart, (8MB) Kidsafe NSW: Labyrinth (not just a movie title)
- Kim Buttfield: (5MB) ParkWatch: Safe Play Healthy Kids
- Laurinda Jones, (12MB) Bright Futures Family Day Care: Exploring Outdoor Spaces in Family Day Care
- Laya Baker, (800kb) City of Melville: From Opportunity to Reality - Development of Iconic Public Open Space
- Lianda Gibson, (2MB) City of Subiaco: Addressing the Challenge - Consulting with Children to Plan for the Future
- Lisa Shine, City of Stirling: Sensory Garden with Opportunities for Play
- Dr Lisa Wood, University of WA: Child's Play - Reinvigorating our Parks & Playgrounds (Post Workshop Summary)
- Marie Martin, (6MB) Learning Conversations: Value of Children's Play in Outdoor Environment
- Mark Strickland, (2MB) Cancer Council of WA: Seatbelts are Mandatory - Why Isn't Shade at Playgrounds?
- Rachel Thorpe, (6MB) City of Swan: Ellenbrook Rainbow Waters Playground
- Ric McConaghy: Play Spaces - Special Places
- Tess Michaels, (4MB) Landscape Architect: Plants in Play Spaces - What Works and What Doesn't
- Tracy Blaszkow, (4MB) Kidsafe WA: Making the Connection from Ideas to Plans
- Wendy Sarkissian: Restorative Landscapes
- Wendy Seymour, (11MB) City of Swan: Swan Regional Riverside Park - All Abilities Play Space Development
- Workshop: The Nature Action Collaborative for Children - Helle Nebelong, Fiona Robbe & Gillian McAuliffe
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