"I was happiest in the cricket world, and funnily enough I performed at my best, when I could tap into that childlike sense of play and love of the game."  In Conversation with Ryan Carters – Former Professional C...

"I share the realities of my life to try to de-stigmatise things. To let people know 'I'm going through this and you might be going through something similar. You're not alone here in this world.'"  In Conversation wit...

"I'm lucky enough to be a Gen Xer. We weren't allowed inside. Our generation was literally: 'Here's breakfast. Out you go. Be back by six.'" In Conversation with Justin Calverley – Horticulturist and Author&...

"It's almost impossible to survive by yourself. But once you are working and linked together, you will not be defeated. You will be impregnable."  In Conversation with Jackie French – Author, Ecologist and Histori...

"Exposing your child to music - having music play, taking them to concerts - that's one of the best thing you can do."In Conversation with Tina and Mark Harris – Musicians, Musical Educators and Co-Creators of Children'...

"I think it's a great gift to be reminded what it's like to be a kid..."In Conversation with Sean Szeps – Writer and Creator In our first episode of For the Love of Play's second season...

"I like that African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child because it always makes me think ‘and what does it take to build a village?’"  In Conversation with Emeritus Professor Dorothy Scott – World-Le...

"Playgroup saved me. Although I know that sounds really dramatic, I actually feel it’s really true."  In Conversation with Naomi Jeffree – Playgroup Facilitator and Training Coordinator In o...

"That’s a really powerful thing... for people to have almost an oasis from the chaos of their lives to come and spend time at a sports club.”   In Conversation with Paul Kennedy – Journalist, Author and TV Present...

"Play is the most important learning vehicle of life..."  In Conversation with Emma Watkins – Children’s Entertainer, Singer, Dancer and AuthorIn this episode, we speak with beloved children’s enter...

"We are all craving connection. We are all hungry for it. And I think that we’ve been desensitised to the value of it."  In Conversation with Alice Zaslavsky – Author, Cook, TV and Radio Personality <...

"Everything that’s good about human beings came from playfulness..."In Conversation with Steve Biddulph – Psychologist and Top-Selling AuthorIn our very first episode of For the Love of Play, w...

For the Love of Play is a podcast by Playgroup Victoria. In this series, we explore childhood, community, family and belonging... and play of course, in its many wonderful forms.  In this intro episode, we give listeners a gl...