QORF eNews January 2017
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Big news from QORF this month - Visioning the Outdoors has a new website. And this one looks great on your phone and tablet too! The competition is now OPEN and images and films have already started to roll in. So don't delay - get your entries in soon!
Words are important. Words are tools that allow us to communicate. The right group of words at the right time is a mighty powerful thing. The wrong words at the wrong time is literally a different story.
For 2017, we will be highlighting outdoor words in our newsletters. “Petrichor” seemed an apt word to commence this series, given Queensland’s summer weather patterns.
There are currently several opportunities to use words for the good of our communities by making submissions to government in response to decisions or requests for feedback (details of current opportunities feature in this eNews).
As the peak body for outdoor recreation in Queensland, QORF will make submissions where relevant. QORF is a member-based organisation, and our submissions must reflect the stated values and mission of the organisation.
To add depth to QORF’s submissions and to have your concerns reflected in QORF’s wording, you can provide feedback to us in relation to a particular issue – please get in touch. To add volume to QORF’s voice, you can make your own submission directly – that process can be as simple as completing an on-line survey (which we know everyone loves to do) or sending a letter/email.
The quote “A picture is worth a thousand words” is attributed to many people, probably because it is true. You have the opportunity to paint thousands of words through QORF’s Visioning the Outdoors Film & Photo Competition.
If you want to hear some terrific words about fun and children playing outdoors, please consider joining us at the Nature Play QLD Symposium, “Just for the FUN of it” in March – buy your tickets now!
Yours in the outdoors, Dom
Dom Courtney, Executive Officer
Visioning the Outdoors
Visioning the Outdoors Film & Photo Competition 2017 has a new section:
Instagram. And it is so easy!
- Follow qorf on Instagram
- Load your 'outdoor activity images'
- Tag @qorf, #visioningtheoutdoors
- Tell your friends to like your entry
- Set your Instagram profile to public
- Highest number of LIKES wins!
The QORF Annual General Meeting
Thursday March 9th, 2017 – 7:00 PM.
Supper will be served
Venue: Sports House,
150 Caxton St, Milton QLD
Please Note: The AGM will follow a Sector Forum and be followed by a General Meeting and supper. RSVP
Nature Play Symposium 2017
Saturday March 11
Explore the degree of fun and freedom in our children’s lives & the importance of developing an intrinsic love for outdoor play, for a well-balanced, healthy outdoor childhood. READ MORE
We are interested in your thoughts on this proposal. Email: eo@qorf.org.au
Gainsdale Pty Ltd submitted a proposal and an Environmental Management Plan to the Federal Government to establish a 53km multi-day bushwalk in Main Range National Park to include construction of some new trail, use of existing trail and 2 private 'ecocamps'.
The trail will be open to both guided walks run by Gainsdale, and the public.
Read More: NPAQ 'Neck of the Woods'
Draft QLD Protected Area Strategy
A draft Queensland Protected Area Strategy has been prepared—it identifies key actions required to expand and effectively manage our terrestrial protected area estate now and into the future. Have your say ...
online survey
Read More
Farms open to Campers
Farmers across the country are taking down the ‘no trespassing’ sign on the farm gate and embracing the sharing economy ... read more
Benefits of Exercise
The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore - from making you happier to helping you live longer ... read more
Rugby or Mountaineering?
Is it possible to compare the risk on the rugby field to climbing a mountain? You take a risk every time you head out - overall, the risk of serious injury or death from sport and recreation is extremely low. But there’s almost always some risk ... read more
Record Attempt to Circumnavigate Antarctica
Queensland sailor Lisa Blair has set off from Western Australia’s south coast town of Albany to attempt a world record circumnavigating Antarctica ... read more
Volunteer at the 2018 Games?
Don’t miss your chance to become a volunteer at the mountain bike event as part of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ... read more
QLD Volunteering Awards
If you know a volunteer, manager of volunteers, volunteer program or employee volunteering program that deserves recognition, nominate them today! ... read more
MTB'ers: Environmentally friendly …
A survey of 153 MTB'ers at Tewantin, Mapleton and Nerang found bikers are environmentally conscious, and happy to share trails with hikers and runners ... read more
Quad. amputee climbs Kilimanjaro
In 2012, Kyle Maynard became the first quadruple amputee to climb – actually bearcrawl – the 19,340 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro without the aid of prosthetics. ... read more
Coming Events
Events coming up in the next month or so - Mountain Biking and Bushwalking courses from TOEC; the TreX QLD Cross Triathlon Championships & Multisport Festival on Feb 11; a series of Sport and Recreation Conferences starts on Feb 4 on the Gold Coast. Plus the first of the 2017 series of climbing courses from Pinnacle Sports
Note: the QORF AGM is on March 9
Jobs
Several new jobs are listed on our Jobs Available page in the Industry / Jobs & Careers section
Looking for a job and want to let people know - promote yourself on Jobs Wanted
DATE CLAIMER: Add to your dairies NOW so you won't forget - Outdoor Recreation Awards Dinner Friday October 27, 2017 (who will you nominate?)
New on the Website
New Apps for Outdoors: Go Volunteer, Bites & Stings, Jellyfish and Seqwater. Submissions - info on the various submissions QORF puts in on behalf of the QLD outdoor community.
If you have any suggestions for new or improved content please email industry@qorf.org.au.
Want to share your stories, resources and more with our audience ... simply go to the (I WANT TO...) SUBMIT page and follow the prompts!.
Connect With Us
With the ever increasing importance
of social media as a marketing tool and way of keeping in touch, QORF is developing a solid social media presence. We encourage you to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to us on YouTube,
follow us on Instagram and follow us on LinkedIn.
LIKE, FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to us and we will reciprocate!! A good way to keep in touch and be more effective.
Member Opportunities
If you have jobs to fill, gear to sell, links & eNewsletters to share, events to promote or information to pass on, send us the details and we'll put it online.
New Members
Welcome aboard to new QORF Green Circle Members: Welcome aboard to new QORF Green Circle Members: Mike Halliburton & Associates.
Go to the Membership section to become a QORF Green Circle Member today. New members will be acknowledged here, on the QORF home page and on Facebook.
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