In Eagleby, Queensland, where the Albert and Logan Rivers meet on Yugambeh Country, something remarkable is happening. Logo designed by Local Fist Nations Playworker - Tyana Skimmings Every afternoon, children run into a two-acre play space filled with trees, dirt mounds, forts, swings, and loose parts. To many, it looks like a fun place to play. But for local First Nations families, it has become much more than that. It has become a place of safety, acceptance, belonging, cultural practice...

Rethinking childhood, creativity, and community through the lens of play By Gabrielle Ivinson - Professor of Education and Community, Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University. This is a full record of the interview with Professor Ivinson in creation of the Neighbourhood Backyard documentary. Gabrielle shares her beautiful, compelling and insights narrative into the depth of what children are getting from a space such as Joomunjie Land. We started with the...

By Dr Sara Branch, Senior Research Fellow Communities for Children – Logan | Griffith University This conversation is a record of Dr Branch's interview for the Neighbourhood Backyard documentary. Play is often spoken about as something nice for children — a bonus, a break between the “important” parts of life. But decades of research, and now lived community evidence, tell a very different story. Play is not optional. It is foundational. My work as a Senior Research Fellow focuses on child...