Thanks to the generosity of West Australians, Telethon will be supporting 97 beneficiaries in 2022. Each year Telethon provides funding for life-changing programs, the procurement of state-of-the-art equipment and medical research into childhood diseases that change the lives of young WA children. Nature Play WA and a diverse group of 11 to 14-year-old girls are […]
For the last 6 months Nature Play WA has been working with a group of teenage girls to co-design a solution to help them stay active. Kath Healy, from Nature Play WA, joined Kirste and Dan to tell us more about this project. “From 11-years-old girls physical activity drastically drop and there are lots of […]
WA’s has finally opened, amongst other health measures kids from year 3 onward have to wear face masks. Kath Healy, from Nature Play WA, joined Kirste and Dan blog post on helping our kids adjusting to masks. Some people are concerned that children will have anxiety about wearing a mask. But research shows children enjoy […]
The basketball ring at Braden Park will be removed after noise complaints from nearby residents. Credit: Tyler Brown by Tyler Brown A well-used basketball ring at Braden Park, loved by many but hated by those living closest, will be removed just five months after it was installed. The removal comes despite 77.2 per cent of those living […]
photograph sourced from 98five website Katherine Healy, from Nature Play WA, joined Kirste and Dan to share some interesting developments to encourage kids to walk to school. The Australasian Society of Physical Activity has gone to Canberra to request making our neighbourhoods safer for kids to walk to school. About 50% of children live within […]
The great West Australian dream of owning a backyard so vast that your kids stub their toes on the push-mower you lost to the weeds three summers ago while fielding their sister’s cover drive is, let’s just face it, over. The quarter-acre block is dead, and backyards are shrinking faster than a Twisties packet in […]
Inglewood Primary School will give kids the chance to ditch their shoes. Photo credit: Justin Benson-Cooper by Bethany Hiatt Pre-schoolers at a Perth primary school will be allowed to go barefoot if they feel like it under a policy being introduced next year. Announcing the move in a recent newsletter, Inglewood Primary School said being […]
Playground at Oleaster Park, Greenwood. Photo credit: Andrew Richie, Perth Now by Nadia Budihardjo It’s more important than ever to have engaging outdoor spaces for kids! “As block sizes shrink, the need for places to play outside of the home grows,” said Nature Play WA CEO Griffin Longley. “So whether that’s upgraded playgrounds or play […]
by Zarisha Bradley The Town of Victoria Park has been called on to settle a dispute over a controversial Lathlain basketball court where neighbours claim they’re losing sleep over the sound of bouncing balls. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm Nature Play WA Griffin Longley shares his thoughts.
by Sarah Brookes No sooner had an inner city council dealt with noise complaints from basketballs thwacking against the backboard at a busy park, now it is facing complaints from a disgruntled neighbour about the noise from the balls bouncing on the ground surface. Zone 2X, across the road from the West Coast Eagles’ nest […]