Child friendly urban environments with TIM GILL and other guests

Outdoors Victoria is the peak body for outdoor education and active outdoor recreation in Victoria.

Outdoors Victoria

Join SRV, along with OV and other partners, for two forums on planning, design and use of active spaces for children and young people.

Day 1: Level 5/121 Exhibition St 121 Exhibition Street / Day 2: National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens,  Dallas Brooks Dr & Birdwood Av. Melbourne.

Join Sport and Recreation Victoria, along with Outdoors Victoria and other partners, for two forums on planning, design and use of active spaces for children and young people.Themes are separate yet can complement each other if attending both.Forum 1: Plan Better Design Better active spaces for children and young peopleThursday 19 October 2023 / 9.30 am – 12.30 pm / Theatrette Level 5, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne. Accessibility info: Lift to Level 5, wheelchair accesible toilets and fully accessible theatrette. Session Outline: This session will provide insight into the planning, design and use of active outdoor spaces for children and young people.You are invited to join Tim Gill andother local professionals to hear aboutcurrent trends, recent evidence and approaches in planning, designing and using active spaces for children and young people. The target audience for the seminar includes state and local governments, urban and regional planners, public land managers, recreation planners and consultants, and infrastructure grant providers.

Forum 2: Strategies to Counter Risk Aversion in using active spaces Friday, 20 October 2023 / 9.30 am – 12.30 pm / Mueller Hall, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.Accessibility info: Wheelchair accessible ramp at north side of building with personel present to assist with getting through security doors. Toilets on ground floor and fully accessible hall.Session Outline: Risk aversion is a barrier in the planning and design of active spaces, streetscapes, playgrounds and playscapes as well as in the permission of carers for children and young people to use these spaces.This session is relevant to all organisations grappling with balancing risk averse decision making against child developmental outcomes within their organisation and among stakeholders.

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