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Yarra Bank Reserve is the site of one of the earliest river crossing points for Melbourne and an aboriginal canoe launching area. The site was part of an early colonialist ‘Estate’ and a public garden and is now used by the public and local Rowing Clubs daily and for annual regatta events. The design acknowledges […]

Situated next to a Heritage Listed Moreton Bay fig in a space previously under-utilised area is the striking new playground at St Leonard’s College in Brighton. It is a new focal point within the grounds and speaks of the values and philosophy of the school. The new structure features a wide range of challenging elements

The Vic/Tas Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia announced the winners of the 2019 Outstanding Learning Environment Awards on Friday 18 October. Jeavons had the pleasure of being involved in the landscape design of winning projects. We value the work we do within the Education sector, designing outdoor spaces for schools across Australia. St Anne’s College Kiala

UNICEF Malaysia undertook a pioneering collaboration with property developer Sime Darby Property, and the City of Elminah, to build their first inclusive playground, and commissioned a Toolkit outlining the design principles to guide other designers, developers and councils. Jeavons Landscape Architects: – presented a seminar and workshop with all participants on inclusive design for play,

Plantation Park is located in Ayr in Far North Queensland, 90km south of Townsville. The brief required Jeavons to design a major play space for the town that would: – Attract local visitors as well as from further afield – Have a strong natural character using materials such as timber, stone, sand, water, plant materials,

The Children’s Bike Track is part of the larger Happy and Healthy Bike Lane at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. This is a 23.5km long public cycling track around the airport perimeter. This innovative idea utilised a large area of previously un-used open space and drainage levees to provide a specialist cycling facility for Bangkok. After

Planning Outdoor Environments in Schools Nature Play in Schools A One Day Seminar – Friday 3rd May 2019 A forum for discussion and information, in a lovely venue and with great food: the role and value of outdoor play at school practical design for play, learning and landscape gardens for wellbeing in schools the importance

The Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards are held every 2 years to recognise excellence and innovation in the provision of safe, creative playspaces across Australia. The Community Bank Adventure Playground in Wallan designed by our industry experienced architects received a Commendation in the Public Playspaces Category for projects over $1mil.  We congratulate Fiona Robbé of Architects of

We are proud to announce that Bruce Grillmeier will become a co-director of Jeavons Landscape Architects. Bruce has worked at Jeavons for 17 years and is well known to our clients and colleagues. Mary and Bruce have worked in these roles for the past few years and now this partnership has been formalised. The new business

The Sovereign Hill Playground was opened yesterday creating great excitement for visiting school children. The thematic playspace has been designed to cater for users of all abilities. It interprets the journey of prospectors arriving in Australia on a tall ship and moving luggage/passengers overland on a rocking horse coach. There is a water play area