DAVID PETHERICK
Executive Officer
Australian Camps Association

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS - how the outdoor recreation community has responded to the Victorian bushfires
Dave will discuss how the Victorian bushfires affected the outdoor recreation community, how the outdoor recreation community in Victoria has responded to this natural disaster, and what processes have been put in place as response mechanisms to future severe weather events.

Dave will also briefly explain the development of the Severe Weather Risk Management AAS.

David was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Camps Association (ACA) in July 2006. He has had the benefit of meeting and listening to a wide range of stakeholders who have a great deal of passion, experience and expertise in the sector over the past 3 years, particularly in relation to the wide range of issues facing the industry.

He firmly believes that with the commitment to collaboration that currently exists between organisations in the sector that we can achieve exciting things in the coming years.

David previously worked for the Office of the Public Advocate in Victoria as a Senior Manager and in the disability advocacy sector for 11 years.

David was also a Primary School teacher who majored in physical education and was a youth worker for 10 years. He would like to be able to spend more time on the golf course and would dearly love to see the Richmond Football Club win another Premiership, although that is looking a long way off at the moment