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I have just added an Australian group for anyone who is interested. Feel free to use and add info, photos etc. Lets see what happens.Continue
Started Jun 21, 2010
sydney, australia
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Hi,Is there anything happening in this part of the world (Sydney, Australia) ? I have two young daughters (below school age) and would like to be able to spread the ideas of the c&nn around…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Kable Jun 21, 2010.
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Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"And so it begins, I suppose. Right, Yeshi?
Another article from Australia, this one from UWS' Tonia Gray:
Australia risks producing "a generation of outdoor-illiterate adults" - says UWS Associate Professor in Sydney Morning Herald:…"
Yeshi commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Hi Suz, thanks for this article, one of the things I love about Australia is still plenty of space where there is no reception. However I did notice in my last trip out into the Wollemi National Park, that I was getting reception where I could not…"
Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"From Richard Glover in the Canberra Times: Finding the cure for city anxieties :
http://bit.ly/O9cPFG ;"
Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"To the wild yonder! The Daily Telegraph's Angela Mollard on embracing adventure at a time when studies show less are inclined to do so.
http://bit.ly/x3lZgV"
Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Hi All,
Thought you might like to read this from Peter Fisher in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Nature not as Sexy as Stuff on iphone
http://bit.ly/u95Dv5"
Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"News from Australia:
A growing disconnection between city children and nature threatens disastrous consequences for the State's environment, one of WA's top scientists has…"
Narelle Debenham commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Hi there to all of my 'C&NN connect' buddies. Just advising you of the remaining training sessions left for 2011. They aim to inspire and help you facilitate nature play for children. details on website or via…"
Suz Lipman commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Wonderful news from Western Australia. Our friends at Nature Play Western Australia have issued Activity Passports with a list of 15 nature activities every child should do before the age of…"
Fiona Della-Sale commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"I'm heading into the great outdoors of Europe with my family on a cycling journey for the next 7 months and excited about visiting natural playgrounds. We won't be in the heartland of these, Denmark, unfortunately, but if anyone has any…"
Geoff White commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Go out and play: doctor's order
Article in the West Australian newspaper"
Yeshi commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Thanks Geoff .. looks like we can cover west and east :-)"
Geoff White commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Yeshi, I don't think I am. The group was created by Christina Maniatis. I'll contact her and ask if we could both moderate."
Yeshi commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Geoff I think you might be moderator of this Group? If so can we have a photo next to our Group? I would also like to express my interest in moderating this group if no one else has time? In Nature Yeshi"
Yeshi commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Good on you West Coast, with a lot of activity over your way. So come on East coasters lets get a rock'n and a roll'n.
P.S. How about a photo for the Australian Group.. We can rotate them??
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Geoff White commented on christina maniatis's group Australian Group"Nature Play WA organised an ANZAC Day at Rottnest Island (Western Australia) this year. There was a competition where participants wrote a story, submitted photographs or video about their nature play experiences.
Check out the winners here!"
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- At 2:55pm on June 22, 2010, Suz Lipman said…
- Hi Christina! Welcome to the forum. I'm so delighted that you found us and jumped in and started a group. I hope you meet a lot of like-minded and even (relatively) geographically close folks here and that this proves a rich source of resources and camaraderie. See you around!
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