 Outdoor Recreation Industry Council NSWNewsletter - 15 July 2008 An industry that can speak with a united voice is more powerful than the individual |
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HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE SPEAKER LIST AND PROGRAM YET??? 4 KEY NOTES. OVER 20 PRESENTERS. GET IN EARLY FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OFFERS. Outdoor Recreation Industry Awards Dinner (back to topics) James, Justin and their kayak, Lot 41, left Forster, NSW, on November 13 2007. 62 days and 3,318 km later they arrived in New Plymouth New Zealand. The pair braved ten-metre swells, faced howling winds of more than 50 knots, endured severe food and sleep deprivation, wasting muscles and adverse winds and currents to become the first kayak expedition across the Tasman sea, as well as become the longest trans-oceanic kayaking expedition undertaken by two expeditioners. James and Justin will share their secrets of survival, of taking control of life, challenging yourself mentally and physically, facing adversity and the strategic planning and contingency of such a mammoth task. Learn how they accomplished this incredible feat at Outdoor Recreation Training Package Review Workshop (back to topics) Service Skills Australia (SSA) is conducting a forum in Homebush on 22 July 2008, for industry representatives from the outdoor recreation industry to provide input into future skills requirements of your workforce. SSA is reviewing the outdoor recreation qualifications and competency standards that support the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in NSW, which will determine the standard of future skills and knowledge required for your workforce. The review will impact on services and outcomes provided by the VET system in NSW including training courses delivered through TAFE and private training organisations. The workshop will cover
Tourism + National Parks Taskforce (back to topics) Headed by Mr Brian Gilligan, former head of NPWS, a Ministerial Taskforce on Tourism and National Parks in NSW has been established to examine and report on opportunities for an enhanced level of sustainable tourism in NSW's parks and reserves that is compatible with the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage values of those areas, by the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, the Hon Verity Firth MP and the Minister for Tourism, the Hon Matt Brown MP. Submissions are invited from interested individuals and organisations on tourism and national parks. Written submissions are invited, and should be lodged by close of business Monday 29 August 2008 more>> Appointment of new Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation CEO (back to topics) President of QORF, Mr Todd Samorowski, recently introduced Donna Little as the new Chief Executive Officer for QORF, to take over from Kathy Kingsford, who recently resigned from the position after many years in the position more>> Australian Bush Adventure Therapy Network Online Chat Open (back to topics) A new national initiative has been set up to help those interested in adventure therapy to connect, share and contribute, in an online chatroom, on the 1st Monday of every month, from 7.30pm more>> Entrapment & Drowning of Kaituna River Kayaker - MSA Report Released (back to topics) New Zealand's Maritime Safety Authority has released the accident report on the entrapment and drowning of a 23 year old man kayaking the Kaituna River on August 19, 2007 more>> Employment opportunity listings (back to topics) Program Coordinator - NSW Dept. Sport & Recreation, Myuna Bay Outdoor Education Instructor / Facilitator - XGA       Industry Training Events Employment Books & News Opportunities Calendar Opportunities Resources |
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