early childhood

2009

• mu plains oosh, penrith city council, nsw (2)

• gray’s lane pre school, pentirth city council, nsw

• nab starkids child care centre, victoria, in collaboration with hassell (2)

• trinity childcare centre, nsw

2008

• crows nest tafe teaching early childhood centre, (1)(2)

• ku greenwich child care centre, nsw (1)

• stepping stones pre-school, penrith, nsw (1)(2)

• stocklands child care centre with geyer, sydney, (1)(2)

• yoorami pre-school, werrington, nsw (1)

2007

• crows nest tafe teaching early childhood centre (2)

• ku greenwich child care centre, nsw

• ku katoomba north pre-school, nsw

• star kidz child care centre, ultimo, nsw

• stepping stones pre-school, penrith, nsw ( 2)

• stocklands child care centre with geyer, sydney (2)

• yoorami pre-school, werrington, nsw

2006

• joey club child care centre, tullamarine airport, qantas

• joey club child care centre, brisbane airport, qantas

• shirley road pre-school, ku, north sydney, nsw

2005

• cammeray pre-school, ku, nsw

• kincoppal rose bay school early childhood centre, nsw

• wahroonga pre-school, ku, nsw

• killara park pre-school, ku, nsw

• laurel tree-house, ku, nsw

• concord family and childcare co-op, nsw

• phoenix pre-school, rozelle, nsw

2004

• acre woods childcare centre cbd (c), sydney, nsw

• riverwood early childhood, sdn, nsw

2003

• kids cottage accessible playspace, willoughby (1)(2)

• tamara child care centre (c), penrith city council, nsw

• cooinda child care centre, penrith city council, nsw

• lane cove occasional child care centre (c), nsw

• melanie alexander nursery school (c), nsw

2002

• castle crag montessori pre-school, nsw

• keirraville community pre-school, nsw

• gleneaon rudolph steiner school, nsw

2000

• beacon hill community kindergarten (c), nsw

• east lindfield community kindergarten, nsw

• kids cottage, artarmon, nsw

• lawson pre-school, lawson, nsw

• artarmon child care centre (c), artarmon, nsw

district

2009

• o. h. reid reserve, willoughby city council, nsw (2)

• queenscliff playspace, vic

2008

• caulfield park district all abilities playspace, city of glen eira, vic (1)(2)

• child friendly communities playspaces in karuah and raymond terrace, port stephens council, nsw (2)

• queenscliff playspace, vic

• stratford playspace, wellington shire, vic (2)

2007

• bales park, willoughby city council, nsw (1)(2)

• caulfield park district all abilities playspace, city of glen eira, vic (2)

2006

• bales park, willoughby city council, nsw

• cleveland point, in collaboration with lange design, redlands shire council, qld

• gardiner reserve platspace, city of rockdale, nsw (1)

• mcillwane reserve all abilities district playspace (2)

• naremburn playspace, willoughby city council, nsw (1)

• riverine reserve playspace, city of rockdale, nsw (1)

• tusmore park, burnside city council, sa

• victoria point, redlands shire council, qld

• wellington point, redlands shire council, qld (2)

2005

• bales park all abilities playspace, willoughby cc (2)

• federation estate, playspace for all abilities , vic (1)(2)

• naremburn playspace, nsw

• sanders reserve, canada bay city council, nsw

2004

• advisor, birrung mar playspace, melbourne city (2)

• docklands playspace, vicurban. Vic (2)

• federation estate playspace for all abilities, maroondah (2)

• stoker playground, willoughby city council, nsw (1)

2003

• docklands park, vicurban, vic

regional

2009

• bathurst regional all abilities playspace, nsw (1) (2)

• eltham lower park accessible playspace, vic

• hazelwood park playspace, burnside city council, sa (2)

• piabla all abilities playspace, qld (2)

• seville pool, vic

2008

• bathurst regional all abilities playspace, nsw (2)

• bundoora all abilities regional playspace, vic (2)

• finns park regional all abilities playspace, manningham city council, vic (1)(2)

• glenmore park regional all abilities playspace with jackson teece, penrith city council (2)

• hazelwood park playspace, burnside city council, sa (2)

• piabla all abilities playspace, qld (2)

• seville pool, vic

• sydney park, in collaboration with jmd Sydney cc (1)(2)

• mt annan botanic gardens, all abilities regional playspace, nsw (2)

• victoria park regional all abilities playspace, collaboration acla, city of boorondara, vic (2)

2007

• bathurst regional all abilities playspace, nsw (2)

• bundoora all abilities regional playspace, vic (2)

• finns park regional all abilities playspace, manningham city council, vic (1)(2)

• glenmore park regional all abilities playspace with jackson teece, penrith city council (2)

• grant reserve, in collaboration with philips marler, randwick city council (1)(2)

• sydney park, in collaboration with jmd, sydney cc (2)

2006

• bridgeway park playspace, landcom, nsw

• finns park regional all abilities playspace, manningham city council, vic (1)(2)

• glenmore park regional all abilities playspace, penrith city council (2)

• grant reserve, in collaboration with philips marler, randwick city council (2)

• karimbla regional all abilities playspace, in collaboration with umbaco, sutherland shire (2)

• new farm regional all abilities playspace, brisbane (2)

• peter depena all abilities playspace, rockdale (2)

• sydney park, in collaboration with mather & associates, sydney city council (2)

• wallarah playspace, swansea, nsw

• all abilities playspace feasibility study, city of whittlesea, vic (2)

• willoughby park district all abilities playspace, willoughby city council, nsw (1)(2)

2005

• blaxland common regional playspace, sopa, nsw

• finns park regional playspace for all abilities, vic (2)

• geelong special playspace, geelong cc, nsw (1)(2)

• karimbla regional all abilities playspace, in collaboration with umbaco, sutherland shire (2)

• queen elizabeth park all abilities regional playspace (2)

• new farm park all abilities regional playspace (2)

• warner’s park playspace, willoughby city council (1)(2)

2004

• karimbla regional all abilities playspace, sutherland (2)

• tidbinbilla regional all abilities playspace, act (2)

• warners park playspace & interpretive centre, wcc, nsw

• willoughby park playspace and east Willoughby

• centennial park cycleway playspace, nsw

2003

• botanic gardens regional accessible playspace, colac otway shire, vic (2)

• geelong special regional accessible playspace, committee for geelong, vic (2)

• queens park regional accessible playspace collaboration, ipswich city council, qld (2)

• warners park bio-diversity centre playspace, nsw

• meadow heights playspace, city of hume, vic

2002

• centennial park moore park trust, café playspace for all, nsw

• muston park playspace (c), willoughby city council, nsw

• woolcock park project playspace for all, brisbane city council, qld

• platypus playground (c), penrith city council, nsw

• brown’ park accessible playspace, ipswich city council, qld

• sophie purcell special playspace for all, gold coast city council, qld

2001

• thompson park playspace (c), willoughby city council, nsw

• campbell reserve playspace (c), willoughby city council, nsw

• ruffey lakes playground, manningham city council, victoria

• russell family playground, maroochy shire, qld

• lane cove occasional child care centre, nsw

• park 19 accesible playspace, Adelaide city council, sa

2000

• chatswood playspace & skate facility (c), willoughby council, nsw

• lowana park, willoughby council (c)l, nsw

• telalba park, brisbace council, qld

• anzac park, brisbane council, qld

• kevin asmus park, calloundra council, qld

• john roche park (c), northbridge, nsw

• albert park playspace, brisbane city council, qld

1999

• playspace designer and arts consultants, sydney, melbourne, brisbane, adelaide

• melbourne’s new children’s museum, melbourne

• federation square, melbourne

• further developing playspaces for willoughby including beauchamp, castle cove

• national parks & wildlife service, regional playspace, western regional park

1998

• design and project management hallstrom park playspace for willoughby council, sydney

special

2009

• randwick children’s hospital, for the george gregan foundation, nsw (2)

2007

• lady lawley cottage by the sea, australian red cross, cottesloe, wa (2)

2005

• north newtown public school, nsw

• jarrah house playspace, prince henry hospital, nsw

• demonstration playspace, farmsafe, wa (1)

• y kids, ymca, nsw

2004

• cassuarina school for steiner education, coffs harbour, nsw

• playspace strategy, brisbane city council, qld

• playspace design guidelines, brisbane city council, qld

2003

• kamaroi rudulph steiner school (c), nsw

2002

• pymble ladies college commemorative playspace (c), nsw

• interactive water feature, east gardens shoping centre, terrace tower group, nsw

2001

• playground development and management strategy, city of casey, victoria

2000

• policy development, adelaide city council, sa

• management strategy, yarra ranges, victoria

awards

2009

• winner Allan Corey award for design excellence, Wellington Point Playspace, Wellington Point QLD
• winner AILDM commercial / institutional landscape award, Wellington Point Playspace, Wellington Point QLD
• winner PLA award for excellence, Stratford Apex Park regional playspace, Wellington Shire Council

2008

2007

• winner LCA playspace of the year, tidbinbilla discovery playground, Tharwa, ACT

2006

• winner 2006, nsw sustainable water challenge, infill/brownfield development, karimbla

• winner 2006, kidsafe regional playspace award, geelong all abilities playspace, vic

2005

• winner 2005, prav all abilities playspace, geelong special playspace

• design award, pla disabled playspace of the year, federation estate, vic

1999

• finalist, kedumba drawing award

1997

• designer and project manager l.c.a. playspace of the year 1997

1996

• co-designer ica playspace of the year 1996

• graduated with distinction in advanced diploma of fine arts, adelaide central school of art

ipa

2009

• collaborative preparation of Position Paper and General Commentto UN Council on Article 31 Rights of the Child

• presenter, unpacking educational change, macquaire uni institure of early childhood conference

2008

• invited plenary speaker, ipa triennielle conference, hong kong, january 2008

2006

• plenary speaker kidsafe conference september 2006

2005

• invited speaker, ipa triennielle conference, berlin

• re-elected vice president asia pacific region, ipa

2003

• elected east asia/pacific board member, ipa (three year term)

2000

• ipa board meeting, frankfurt

1999-03

• paper, world play summit 99, ipa, portugal

• elected councillor at large, international play association (ipa) three year term

articles/conferences

2008

• co-author, the outdoor playspace naturally, pademelon press

2006

• “one for all” australian horticulture 15^th june-14^th july

2005

• safe home play seminar series, farmsafe wa

• paper for the “on top of your game” conference, dept. rec & sport, sa

2000

• presentation, reggio emelia conference, macquarie uni, nsw

1999-03

• playspace seminars for nsw health, kidsafe

• paper, international conference, philidelphia

1998

• presentation of papers at kidsafe conference, Brisbane

• presentation of papers at standards australia seminars, melbourne, sydney, Brisbane

1997

• co-edited kidsafe playground manual

1996

• presented paper at Kidsafe 96 conference and chaired final plenary session

1986-2003

2002

• established ric mcconaghy p/l after resigning (amicably) from brecknock consulting

2001

• scholarship to new york studio school, study sculpture & drawing (june/july/august 2001)

2000

• lead playspace designer and/ or project facilitator as director of brecknock consulting

1999

• director brecknock consulting

• playspace designer and arts consultants, sydney, melbourne, brisbane, Adelaide

• assistant to graham nickson, dean, new york studio school drawing marathon

• study at new york studio school, new york

1998

• playspace designer and arts consultant, Sydney

• assistant to graham nickson, dean, new york studio school drawing marathon

• joined brecknock consulting as director, sydney

1997

• playspace designer/ consultant with griffith landscape

1996

• graduated with distinction in advanced diploma of fine arts, adelaide central school of art

• studied intensive summer program at new york studio school

• assistant to graham nickson, dean, new york studio school drawing marathon

• continue to nurture the playspace revolution in n.s.w. and further develop artistic practice

• co-designer lca playspace of the year 1996

1994 - 96

• playspace consultation in s.a. and n.s.w

1989 - 93

• playgrounds unit, south australian department of housing & urban development:

1987 - 89

• recreation consultants pty ltd

1986

• disabled peoples international, sa