A large space with ample shade from established trees, the original brief for this playground was to replace the existing system on a ‘like for like’ basis – a series of platforms and connectors with a slide. One look at the Evos system however, and...
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Playscape Creations constructed a nature inspired play area at Annie’s Landing in Ellenbrook Estate in conjunction with PlanE Landscape Architects. Promoting the idea of “play pockets”, designed specifically for different age groups, the design of the overall playspace allowed for levels of segregation within the...
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We were excited to be involved in the playground at Stoneleigh Reserve, one of Lend Lease’s developments in Logan. This farmyard themed custom playground has received a great deal of positive feedback from residents and visitors. Asked to design and construct “lifelike” and durable cows...
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While it was certainly a challenge, it was one we were glad to be involved in – pulling together the creative designs of Ric McConaghy in the construction of the playground at the new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. The George Gregan Foundation had...
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Big 4 Holiday Parks were looking for something that would be interactive for the whole family and offer an additional attraction to the park. A multi age playground was included to cater for younger children while still offering challenge and fun for the older years...
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Challenge Trails offer a unique, contemporary and challenging addition to any recreational space. The range offers active elements that promote coordination and balance, climbing and crawling and agility and strength – fitness disguised as fun! A range of trail units challenge stability as they sway and rock, testing children’s...
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Playdale’s ‘Movers’ range offers high quality stainless steel playground equipment, with an unique appearance that ensures a contemporary, stylish and truly stunning addition to any recreational space. The range offers active and challenging pieces that stimulate the senses, capturing the exhilaration of movement and speed! The range...
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The new and improved STAINLESS STEEL Big City+ range offers high quality playground equipment with a unique appearance that ensures a contemporary, stylish and truly enticing addition to any recreational space. Exciting new features include the stunning 2.8m high Sky Tower, new activity panels and cleverly...
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Surrounded by bushland and Freshwater Creek, the new estate development rests against the slope of Mango Hill and blends into the native reserve. Situated down on the border of the reserve, the natural setting for the playground affords residents plenty of green space and outdoor...
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Offering a great level of diversity in the play activities, we consulted with the school on designing this space as a sensory stimulating environment, offering varied zones to provide for varied activity for different sized groups. With a lot of open space for free play,...
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Aussie kids have been graded D- in the first ever physical activity report card – an initiative supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Exercise and Sports Science Australia. The inaugural Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and...
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As part of Brisbane City Council’s Access and Inclusion Plan Playscape Creations was commissioned by Council to incorporate specialised inclusive and All Abilities play equipment into existing parks to promote inclusion and equal play opportunities for all children, regardless of their ability. Landscape Structures provides premium quality...
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The children at Ardross School were thrilled with their new Net Climber – designed for the older children and to enrich an expansive play area with additional challenge. Both physically stimulating and social, the net system invites children to stretch their abilities or simply “hang...
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Playscape Creations were initially approached by Brisbane City Council to design an inclusive playspace for the residents of Hawthorne and surrounds. The community had been working with their local Councillor for an upgraded playground and the Touched by Olivia Foundation helped draw Council’s focus to the...
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I came across this piece from Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology at Boston College, published in The Independent a year ago. The opening paragraph – “if we want our offspring to have happy, productive and moral lives, we must allow more time for...
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Year end is always an exceptionally busy time – with projects, contracts, operational implementations all pushing deadlines at a time when we just want to think about Christmas and spending time with our families. Looking forward, I was lucky enough to obtain a sneak peek...
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As part of the national 7 Senses Street Day movement, residents temporarily transformed their streets into spaces that engage our seven human senses and create safer, more playful and inclusive communities. More than 500 people attended Street Day events held in Queensland, NSW and Western Australia. In South...
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While it was certainly a challenge, it was one we were glad to be involved in – pulling together the creative designs of Ric McConaghy in the construction of the playground at the new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. The George Gregan Foundation had...
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While we weren’t involved in the concept and design phase, we took tremendous pride in taking on the construction project management that brought this fantastic space together. All design credit goes to Ric McConaghy’s vision and hard work, along with some fantastic product from Art...
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Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens was recently awarded the Inclusive Community Champion’s Award from Spinal Injuries Australia for Best Recreation Venue. ‘Keen to recognise and acknowledge QLD venues, facilities and organisations in the community that foster a truly inclusive community’ the awards focus on an inclusion...
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Faculty – the Online Magazine for Australian Educators – recently published a piece titled Playscapes for Inclusion. Profiling Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens, the piece demonstrates the varied angles of “Inclusion” – be it physical challenges, children with sensory processing disorders, through to building a ‘social...
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There is ongoing talk, and extensive research that points towards the negative effects on our children where there has been no opportunity for them to partake in risky and challenging activity. Children are so often thwarted with “slow down”, “be careful” and “no” during play,...
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The below piece is taken in full from Children and Nature Network, written by Richard Louv. All children need nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or gender or sexual identity or set...
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The most telling sign of the success of this playground was the massive hug I received from a mother when we first visited the park. And she didn’t stop at one hug either! The kids just love it – and happy kids created a very...
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Say hello to your new personal trainer! Training buddies make fitness accessible, fun, personalised and technically accurate – all at the same time. A dynamic and innovative new outdoor exercise aid, designed to be effective for everyone, Training Buddies can be used both as a...
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The Little City range by Playdale offers high quality stainless steel playground equipment, with an unique appearance that ensures a contemporary, stylish and truly stunning addition to any recreational space. The range is fully modular with custom designed fixings and play features – from a...
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Seeing children enjoy the recreational spaces that we have built answers the question of why we do what we do. Yes, as a Company we do it to survive, but the reward of seeing a vision through to fruition, to see the overall holistic decision...
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In 2005, author Richard Louv coined the term “nature-deficit disorder” outlining society’s disconnect with nature and the negative effects on not only our children, but our communities. Louv identifies seven basic concepts that can help us reshape our lives. By tapping into the restorative powers...
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Aussie kids have been graded D- in the first ever physical activity report card – an initiative supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Exercise and Sports Science Australia. The inaugural Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and...
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Another key All Abilities playground for Brisbane City Council – the new playground at Whites Hill Reserve has an ‘exploration’ theme, where children of all ages and abilities can embark on their own journey. Our SwayFun has been included in the design – facilitating two...
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Playscape Creations was thrilled to be a part of Brisbane City Council’s project at the City Botanic Gardens in Brisbane. The brief was to create an All Abilities playspace that made “a bold statement about access and inclusion” and “to deliver a unique, imaginative and...
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We have recently completed the installation of a stunning custom designed, All Abilities playground in the City Botanic Gardens in Brisbane. Key to this development was a design that enabled people of all ages and abilities to have equal access and participation in play. Not...
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Advantage Sports and Leisure – Playscape Creations’ agency in North Queensland – has just finished their latest playground installation at Calvary Christian College in Townsville. This 800sqm playground features a unique PlayBooster design that challenges children in a variety of ways with climbing, upper body...
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The Whales at the family friendly park at Pandanus Beach Wynnum in Brisbane remains a favourite with locals and visitors to the area. The park design was originally initiated in 2003 with the total transformation and completion of the foreshore at Wynnum back in 2004. The...
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At Playscape Creations, we thrive on a culture of partnership with like minded organisations. Alliances within the industry not only ensure we are in touch with the latest design philosophies but offer us an opportunity to be involved in change as we incorporate this learning...
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The 7 Senses Street Day is a national series of events held in every state on Saturday, 16 November 2013, in an effort to demonstrate that our streets should be more than traffic channels; they should be places that engage our 7 senses and in...
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We recently partnered with one of Brisbane’s leading design firms, Guymer Bailey to create our submission for the PLAYscapes competition run by Building Trust International. The aim of the competition was to show how creatively we can make cities fun places with opportunities for interaction...
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A full upgrade of the junior school facilities including new classrooms meant that the College needed a new play area. To stimulate the children, provide easy supervision and offer challenging climbing and social interaction opportunities, the Evos offered the perfect solution. With a host of components...
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Earlier this year, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects hosted a forum titled Landscape Architects and the Obesity Epidemic. There is strong industry alignment to help to encourage people to lead more active and healthy lifestyles by creating appealing, multi-generational recreational spaces. About 65% of...
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We are constantly learning so much about the positive effects of play in our early developmental years. The great outdoors is still the number-one spot for truly unstructured play. Free play allows children to do what comes naturally to them – make up their own games,...
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Playscape Creations is a National Company, and all Victorian Council and Commercial business is serviced from our Head Office. We can assure you that you will not be disadvantaged by this and invite you to contact us should you have any playground or recreational space...
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At Playscape Creations we have an acute awareness of the many sensory processing disorders that face the children in our communities, and the varied physical challenges that children face in integrating in the playground. Decision makers are now moving towards greater Inclusivity in the Playground...
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As our Sales and Marketing Manager, Dani leads our business development team to build collaborative relationships and ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients and their communities.
Design Engineer with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Nick's expertise and experience helps position us as leaders in the industry developing bespoke play and aquatic environments
Aquatic Business Development Specialist, Shane heads up our Aquatics Division with a perfect skill set to manage technical aquatic projects
Jacinda's diverse experience across the sales and construction sectors of our business leads to a hands on efficiency in her project management and client relationships
With over 25 years' experience in the tension membrane industry, Ross' site analysis and construction experience helps to ensure smooth project delivery
Designed in conjunction with Mode Design, the play area for the Royal Darwin Hospital’s long stay facility required robust and unique playground equipment in two areas – 2-5 and 5-12 years. We selected the Evos and Weevos structures that were not only aesthetically pleasing, but...
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We were approached by point of a referral from another school project to design a playspace that would meet the developmental needs of the junior primary children of the school. Appreciating that a bespoke playground was out of budget range, we were requested to develop...
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After being completely wiped out in the 2011 floods, the re-Development of the Colleges Crossing Recreational Reserve was a major undertaking between Ipswich City Council, GHD Landscape Architects and ourselves. We worked towards a concept design that reflected the varied user groups and which offered...
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