April 30th

Events

Nature Play Symposium 2017

Queensland Outdoor Recreation Centre 1525 Gold Coast Highway, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia

Unstructured outdoor play - nature play - is FUN-damental to a full and healthy childhood. Join us on a journey into why unstructured outdoor play is so vital for children.  At ‘Just for the FUN of it’, we will explore the degree of fun and freedom in our children’s lives and the importance of developing an intrinsic love for outdoor play in our children, in order to achieve a well-balanced, healthy outdoor childhood. Get active and inspired with hands-on nature play workshops, [...]

Canoe SA: Get into Paddling

Aquatic Reserve Bower Rd, West Lakes, SA, Australia

An introduction for people who wish to learn to paddle either a kayak or a canoe on inland waterways. The course programme is designed with the aim of giving you confidence to enjoy the excitement and challenge of paddling. You will be shown and have time to practice the basic paddle strokes for moving your craft safely and efficiently.  While this course is intensive, it is not physically demanding. As the course is practially oriented, most of the course time will be spent paddling and practising paddle [...]

60$

ACAS Flatwater Skills Award

Aquatic Reserve Bower Rd, West Lakes, SA, Australia

Award definition Holders of the Flatwater Skills Award have demonstrated that they can competently paddle a kayak and/or canoe during a trip, as part of a group of peers, on flat, sheltered, undemanding water. This Award, or equivalent skills and knowledge, is a pre-requisite to becoming a Flatwater Guide or Instructor.

180$

Orienteering SA Belair

Belair National Park Upper Sturt Rd, Belair, SA, Australia

The first bush event of the program is at Belair National Park.  Details are on the web site here: http://sa.orienteering.asn.au/events/?EventID=4023 A range of courses to be available (4 Hard navigation, 2 Moderate Navigation, and Easy and a Very Easy course) – so something for experienced orienteers, through to beginners and younger juniors.  All courses except the 2 longer hard courses are in the western flatter section of the path. Pre-entry is available in Eventor (see link on event details page [...]

City to Bush event – Athelstone

Please note that the location of this event has changed. Signs will now be from the corner of Lillian Street and George Street Athelstone. The start is at Rotary Park on Clark Crescent where it meets Donaldson Drive. This is a Full SI Event. Please bring your SI stick if you have one. Start time: 10.00am to 12.00pm Courses: Three courses will be available: 1 Long  6.5 km  - Moderate 2 Medium 4.0 km  - Moderate 3 Short  2.0 km [...]

Bushwalking Leadership Assistant Course – Workshop 2

Mount Crawford Forest Warren Rd, Mount Crawford, SA, Australia

This course trains outdoor enthusiasts with experience and skills in bushwalking to a standard appropriate to lead groups of less experienced adults or dependent groups (including students) on bushwalking trips. The course is appropriate to leaders from: youth groups bushwalking clubs the educational sector government agencies commercial operators Note: This course includes an information night and 3 training weekends. Attendance is required for all 3 weekends. Enrollments are open and close on the 13th March. For more information follow the [...]

O’Halloran Hill – Foot and MTBO Event

City to Bush Event # 3 - Map Area - O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park and some adjacent suburbs Start - Seaview Downs Primary School, park in the west car park off Ross St. Three cross country foot orienteering courses (2, 3.8 and 5.2 km) - suitable for beginners and more experienced orienteers. Two MTBO courses – 13.6 and 18.6 km on the optimal route (must start before 2:30 PM). Event details: http://sa.orienteering.asn.au/events/?EventID=4070

OSA hosting AAS forum

Outdoors SA will be conducting an information session that compares the different standards that the outdoor sector operates by. Previously, Outdoors SA conducted an awareness session about using the newly developed SA AAS. This evening will cover the SA AAS, the DECD and CEO guidelines, and the new Aus AAS. Join us to see how the documents of the future are being developed and how they will impact on you. First session is on the 23rd of May. Email associations.admin@wildernessescape.com.au [...]

Australian Camps Association 2017 National Conference – ‘Good to Great’

Mantra Bell City 215 Bell St, Preston, Vic, Australia

We all know that the work we do in providing camps for people from incredibly diverse backgrounds has enormous social, physical and mental health benefits for all participants. But how do we get to the next level, both as providers of excellent experiences and as businesses? That’s the theme of this year’s conference – Good to Great. The conference will provide expert insights on marketing and selling your camp’s products, building staff capacity and succession planning, linking programs to the [...]

Outdoor Awards Dinner

Unley Civic Centre 181 Unley Rd, Unley, SA, Australia

A night for the outdoor community can come together to celebrate those doing an outstanding job as students, leaders or participants.

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