Following a successful grant award based on a concept plan developed by Jeavons, the outdoor play area at the Derrimut YMCA ELC & Kindergarten underwent a complete renewal. Jeavons was engaged by YMCA Victoria to fully document the design and manage the tender and construction process.  The separated outdoor play areas needed to cater for
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Our involvement with Melton Specialist School began in late 2020 when the school contacted us to design an outdoor learning space for children in the early years of primary school. The staff were consulted about the specific needs of the children, as well how to most effectively support the teaching aides, carers and therapists. Children
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The frog bog was designed by Jeavons Landscape Architects to create and enhance the frog habitat on this low-lying site, and for the school and adjacent kindergarten to use as an outdoor learning area, nature zone and gathering space. It utilises runoff from adjacent roofs, and was constructed by Leigh Stewart and team from the
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Nestled between the magnificent river red gums along the Yarra River, and the remaining formal gardens of an early colonial estate, the new Yarra Bank play space is an inclusive and multi-sensory play destination. As one of Melbourne’s earliest river crossing points, Yarra Bank Reserve was historically used as a canoe launching area by the
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Jeavons Landscape Architects collaborated with the City of Yarra to redesign this important inner city play space in Richmond. One of the largest parcels of open space in this part of the municipality, the park and playground increasingly cater for urban families in medium and high density housing. The new design layout has significantly improved
McKellar Kids Rehab, a paediatric rehabilitation facility at the McKellar Centre in Geelong North, was opened in April 2022. The culmination of ten years planning, it provides specialist rehabilitation services for young people aged 0-25 with complex care needs from childhood-onset disability such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain injury, and other complex neurological
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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, terrain Reflect
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Bambini Junior Children’s Centre in Brighton is a unique learning centre which models its approach to early childhood education on those of Reggio Emilia, Steiner & Te Whariki. The Centre aims to emphasise the importance of a holistic approach to the role of play in the growth and development of children during early childhood. Using
The new Eltham North Adventure Playground was designed and completed in 2018. The original woolshed playground, which was designed by Paul Gardiner and Mary Jeavons was destroyed by a devastating fire in December 2017. The new playground offers an exciting range of play elements under a roof structure reminiscent of a traditional woolshed. Access and
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The Masterplan to redevelop the outdoor play area for Austin Child Care Centre was completed in 2013 and construction of all three stages completed in December 2016. Co-located on site with the Austin Hospital Campus in Heidelberg, the centre provides child care services to the hospital working staff. Paul Trotter and Associates designed and documented
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