Helpful links for local community support & other resources

🧸 Early Childhood & Kindergarten Info

✴ QLD Government Kindergarten Programs

Information on approved programs, funding, and school readiness

✴ Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)

Information on legislation and national frameworks for regulating early education and care providers.

🏡 Parenting & Family Support

✴ Raising Children Network

Trusted Australian parenting resource with articles on child development, health, and education

✴ Child and Youth Mental Health Service — Wide Bay

Support for families navigating emotional wellbeing and development

🛝 Play Advocacy & Inspiration

✴ Play Australia

National advocacy body promoting outdoor play, play streets, and professional learning for educators

✴ Play Wales - The Playwork Principles

A foundational resource outlining the ethical and professional framework of playwork

✴ Nature Play Australia

Resources and programs to support unstructured outdoor play and nature connection

✴ The Way They Play ~ website under construction

A beautifully curated Australian site exploring playwork philosophy, loose parts, and the art of observing children’s play through a relational lens

🌿 Neurodiversity & Parenting Wisdom

✴ Autism Queensland

Queensland’s peak body for autism-specific education, therapy, and support services. Offers early intervention, school-aged programs, and professional development

✴ Maggie Dent – Common-sense Parenting

Online courses, webinars, and resources from one of Australia’s most trusted parenting educators. Known for her work on resilience, boys’ development, and emotional wellbeing

✴ Maggie Dent Official Site

Articles, podcasts, and practical tools for parents and educators navigating the early years through adolescence

💭 Local Play Therapists

✴ Play and Beyond

Hervey Bay & Maryborough-based service offering child-centred play therapy, early intervention, and creative arts support

✴ KLC Counselling & Play Therapy

Located in Pialba, KLC provides play therapy and counselling for children and families, with a focus on neurodiversity and emotional regulation

✴ Play Nature Therapy

Offers play therapy across Hervey Bay, Maryborough, and Gympie, blending nature-based approaches with child-led therapeutic support

🧠 Local Child Psychologists

✴ PsychLab Hervey Bay

Private psychology clinic offering trauma-informed support for children and families

✴ Wegner Therapies

Led by Karina Wegner, specialising in child psychology, autism support, and neuropsychotherapy

✴ Made It Psychology Clinic

Offers targeted behaviour support for children with mood, anxiety, and attachment challenges

✴ Moon Wellness Centre – Maryborough

Johanne Hawke, clinical psychologist specialising in child psychology and NDIS support

🛡️ Domestic & Family Violence Support

✴ Yoorana Women’s Domestic Violence Resource Service

Based in Maryborough, serving Hervey Bay region. Offers counselling, advocacy, crisis accommodation, and court support

✴ UnitingCare — Specialised Family Violence Service

Located in Pialba. Provides free therapeutic counselling and education for families affected by domestic violence

✴ Centacare Family and Relationship Services — Fraser Coast

Offers domestic violence counselling, court support, and group programs for women and children

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