09/03/2025
Awarded the prize by the Minister of Education Jason Clare
We are working with Wollongong City Council to build a playground for young adults with disability.
We are will interview young adults with disability who have complex communication needs to find out exactly what they want in this playground.
09/03/2025
Awarded the prize by the Minister of Education Jason Clare
09/03/2025
We won the People's Choice award! Thanks for voting everyone
The Disability Trust UOW Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia Universities Australia IMB Bank Moduplay Group
24/02/2025
You can watch the winners of the Shaping Australia Awards being announced tomorrow - Tuesday 25th Feb at 8.15pm by livestreaming the link here
08/11/2024
Great news! The votes for the People's Choice award in the Shaping Australia awards have gone live and we need your vote!
You can vote here now:
https://shaping-australia.webflow.io/finalists/uow-the-all-ages-all-abilities-playground
UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia The Disability Trust
16/10/2024
Wollongong University entered 3 projects in the Shaping Australia Awards and all three projects have made it into the finals, with 15 finalists chosen from over 100 entries!
https://www.uow.edu.au/media/2024/green-hydrogen-inclusive-playgrounds-rural-start-ups-innovations-shaping-australia.php
UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia Australian Universities
2024: Green hydrogen, inclusive playgrounds, rural start-ups: innovations shaping Australia - University of Wollongong – UOW We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy
10/10/2024
Great news for the all-ages, all-abilities playground - it is a finalist in the Shaping Australia Awards. You can vote for this project to win the People's Choice award and check out both this and the other projects at the following links - please do vote (for us :-))))!
https://www.shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/finalists/uow-the-all-ages-all-abilities-playground
https://www.shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/the-finalists
The Playground won the best playground in the state wide Parks & Leisure competition. Off to the Nationals next. Thanks to James Flinn from WCC for entering the playground in the competition. The Disability Trust Paul Scully MP Multiplex IMB Bank Alison Byrnes MP UOW Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia Wests Illawarra
The playground won the Parks & Leisure Association state-wide award for best playground!
09/03/2024
Thanks Paul Scully MP for supporting the all ages all abilities playground from the get-go!
23/12/2023
https://www.uow.edu.au/media/2023/revolutionary-new-playground-officially-opens-at-north-wollongongs-stuart-park.php?fbclid=IwAR3yaRt54iEKLPbU5F0nCy6NfKvjDiKEtfqt4wCzEi43kjLKvmXb4UOsFsA
Paul Scully MP Alison Byrnes MP The Disability Trust Wollongong City Council UOW Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
2023 | Revolutionary new playground officially opens at North Wollongong’s Stuart Park - University of Wollongong – UOW We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy
It's open - Stage 1 of the all-ages all-abilities playground is open!
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8463456/accessible-playground-for-all-ages-abilities-opens-in-wollongong/ The Disability Trust UOW Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities The Playground Project IMB Bank Wollongong City Council
06/12/2023
Stage 1 of the playground is nearly ready for opening