Outdoor Recreation Industry Council NSW

An industry that can speak with a united voice is more powerful than the individual

Don't let your membership lapse!
ORIC members who have not renewed their membership will become unfinancial on 30 June 2008. To avoid paying a new member registration, you may use the forms posted out or online by clicking Membership Renewal. Please phone ORIC with any queries or email Carol at membership@oric.org.au. We value your membership and look forward to supporting the outdoor recreation industry.

2008 ORIC Conference - 23rd & 24th August at the Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park
A taste of the presenters and topics planned for the Conference...

• Honourable Justice Paul Brereton considers inherent risk and risk waivers,
• Wendy Bithell comes out of the dark using night vision goggles,
• Major Daryl South attaches you to stress management bio-feedback tools,
• Colin Azup shows how "going bush" helps develop leadership potential,
• Stuart Clark talks alternative bush medicine for healing and pain,
• Tex Skuthorpe finds meaning within stories and the use of art,
• And much, much more ......                                                         more>>
  
                                                 
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand is well down the track with its Primary Production and Processing (PPP) Standard for Eggs and Egg Products, the latest of a series of PPP standards being developed to include in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

PPP standards are mandatory national regulations, enforced by all States and Territories.

Having analysed the possible risks of egg contamination across the whole egg production chain, including on-farm, processing, handling and retail storage right through to human consumption, the FSANZ are in the process of developing control measures to minimise those risks, and will also discuss these control measures with the Standard Development Committee more>>

The Service Industries Environmenal Scan 2009 will draw together intelligence and research about existing and emerging trends and tendencies in the service industry sectors covered by Service Skills Australia. As part of the project, an on-line survey regarding workforce development and planning will be conducted in July 2008. The survey will ask targeted questions around the underpinning concerns and issues regarding workforce planning capabilities and practice. If you work in the service industries and wish to talk part in the survey, email your details to ORIC, or to scan2009@serviceskills.com.au

It is intended that from 30 June 2008 employers with annual wages $7,500 or under will no longer be required to hold workers compensation insurance, except where an employer engages an apprentice or is a member of a Group for premium purposes. A worker of an employer that is not required to hold a policy will still be covered for workers compensation and employers will still have the same obligation as they do now with regard to workplace safety and providing assistance with injury management and return to work more>>

In a move that significantly expands the Volunteer Grants Program, an additional $15million over 3 years has been committed to help community organisations and their volunteers with their work, including help to pay their fuel bills.

The Government will expand items eligible for funding under the program to include petrol vouchers for volunteers who use their vehicle for volunteering purposes more>>

Australia’s Food Industry Working Group has launched a national plan to ensure people can find food and essential supplies in the event of an emergency or public health issue.

Part of the plan includes essential advice on how to keep food fresh and safe when power and other essential services are not available.

In co-operation with the Australian Government and the state and territory governments, supermarket retailers and the food sector, the group has published a Pantry List – literally a list of essential items necessary for coping with an emergency – together with advice on how to prepare and deal with an emergency and be self-sufficient for long periods of confinement more>>

Service Skills Australia (SSA) has developed '4 Steps to Taking The Lead' a professional development program that works through the useful tips, information and links relating to literacy and numeracy.

The program also reflects the structure of the elective unit within TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, titled TAALLN401B Address language, literacy and numeracy issues within leaning and assessment practice. So participating trainers and assessors will build skills in identifying and addressing language, literacy and numeracy issues, and at the same time can collect evidence for the unit if they choose more>>