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THE LINK - 27 June 2007
In this issue .....
ORIC CONFERENCE Early Bird Rate Closing
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Have you registered for the ORIC Conference yet? Then don't miss out!
4 Keynotes, 24 Sessions* PLUS the ORIC Industry Awards Dinner included in registration.
Equiping teachers and trainers with the kowledge and skills to engage a post-literate, multi-modal, tech-savvy generation....MARK McCRINDLE
When can unaccompanied activities in outdoor education be justified?....GRANT DAVIDSON
Explore underlying concepts of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens emphasising the implementation into the learning environment of the outdoors....IAN BOYLE
How 21st century technology may be used to enhance outdoor education....JAMES NEILL
Continuing challenging adventurous activities, while at the same time satisfying safety and injury prevention requirements.....PATRICK CULLINAN
Weather-obtaining, interpreting and implementing crucial weather information....JULIE EVANS
Register now and take advantage of the Early Bird and Group Discounts.
Early Bird Registration ends on Thursday 5th July.
Full information about Revisit-Review-Renew available on the ORIC website.
Conference Brochure and Speaker List. Register On-line or download Registration Form.
We hope to see you at the Conference! ...more
ORIC Industry Award Nominations (back to topic list)
A reminder that nominations for this year's ORIC Industry Awards
close Friday 20 July 2007. Nominate individuals and organisations you believe have made a noteworthy contribution to the outdoor recreation and education industry in NSW.
Nomination Form Category Explanation Award Conditions
Categories - Outstanding Contribution (Individual), Outstanding Contribution (Organisation), Outstanding Achievement in the Community (Organisation) and Environmental Award.
Award Winners will be announced at the Industry Awards Dinner, to be held at the Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, Saturday 25th August, commencing at 6.30pm (during the ORIC Conference).
We encourage you to participate through nominating Award recipients or by attending the 2007 ORIC Industry Awards Dinner to help raise the profile of outdoor recreation and recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to our industry ...more
NPWS Commercial Activity Licensing Review-Discussion Paper (back to topic list)
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have completed and just released a discussion paper outlining a proposal for a new streamlined state wide licensing system. The paper incorporates the comments and views of licensed commercial tour operators and interested stakeholders received during workshops and an online survey conducted in 2006, in which many ORIC members participated. The paper deals with proposals that cover:
- definitions of who should be licensed,
the application and approval process
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types of licenses, license conditions and terms and license fee structure
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management of high visitation or areas with sensitive cultural and environmental values
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encouraging good performance, professionalism and higher operating standard ...more
Outdoor Council of Australia Election of Office Bearers (back to topic list)
The first meeting of the newly elected 2007 OCA Board was held this month with the election of office bearers. President for a 2 year term is Kathy Kingsford (QORF), Vice-President - Gordon Duff (Outdoor Recreation Centre, Vic), Treasurer - Paul Fry (CYC, Vic), Secretary - John Norman (ORIC). A primary focus of the Board's activities was committed to NOLRS and its national application. With an ORIC Board member on the Board of OCA, members may feel reassured of their interests being communicated and represented at the national level.
Skills to Participate Survey - Closes 13 July 2007 (back to topic list)
With funding from the NSW Dept Education and Training, Service Skills Australia is conducting research on Skills to Participate: Investigating the Effects of Skill Shortages
on the NSW Sport & Recreation Industry and is seeking your input through an industry survey.
The survey is available online by clicking SSA Survey or down a pdf version PDF Survey. The survey asks questions about your organisation, the regions you operate in, your opinions about the current supply of skilled labour, and the skills you believe to be in short supply. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete ...more
Risk Management when Undertaking Adventure Activities (back to topic list)
In view of the recent rescues involving canoeists and bushwalkers in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury it may be timely to remind providers of the application of risk management prior to and during adventure activities
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Food Safety .... Compliance Reduces Risk (back to topic list)
To help prevent food poisoning outbreaks, it is essential that people handling food know basic food safety principles. To ensure that safe food is provided to all customers, businesses need to look at the food handling skills and competencies of their people ...more
Males More Likely to Drown (back to topic list)
In the past year, 265 Australians lost their lives in drowning related incidents, according to the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia's 2006 National Drowning Report. This figure is a reduction on the five year average by 9 deaths, but it is 6 more deaths than the previous year. Males are four times more likely to have a drowning-related death than females ...more
Australian Bush Adventure Therapy Forum (back to topic list)
The Bush Adventure Therapy Network is holding a forum in Adelaide, South Australia,
3rd-5th August 2007, for those involved in Adventure and Wilderness therapy. The aim of the forum is to establish a network or a national group that can provide a focus for practitioners through Australia. The national group will then provide a voice to the international Adventure Therapy Committee ...more
Disability Sports Assistance Program (back to topic list)
The Disability Sport Assistance Program (DSAP) aims to improve opportunities for people with a disability to participate in sport and physical activity. The primary focus of the program is on increasing regular and on-going participation opportunities for people with a disability by supporting community based organisations with the capacity to provide such opportunities ...more
Scouts 100 Years Old (back to topic list)
Australia was one of the first countries in the world to adopt Scouting, which turns 100 years old on 1 August 2007. With about 60,000 currently registered members in Australia, and more than 2 million people who have been part of Australian Scouting in the last 100 years, Scouting has become the largest youth development organisation in the nation. The single theme for all events and activities around the world for the Centenary of
Scouting is
“2007: One World, One Promise” ...more
Recognising Young Conservationists (back to topic list)
Nominations are now open for the 2007 Commonwealth Bank Green Ambassadors Awards, to all Australians aged between 16 and 23 years of age. This is the third year that the Commonwealth Bank and Conservation Volunteers Australia have come together to recognise, reward and support 20 young Australians who demonstrate leadership in environmental conservation ...more
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