QORF eNews December 2016
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EO's Report
Dom Courtney, Executive Officer
Q. Why does Santa Claus engage in outdoor activities?
A. For the elf benefits!(Believe it or not, I made that joke up all by mys-elf – and there’s another).
2016 is all but over for most of us. There is just the small matter of the Christmas/New Year rush for some. My heartfelt thanks to all of the QORF committee members, members and staff who have contributed so much to our activities over the last twelve months.
The year that was 2016 and what it all meant for Queensland’s outdoors and QORF will be properly reviewed in our 2016 Annual Report and at our AGM on Thursday 9th March 2017 – feel free to put the AGM date in your diary now.
The QORF office will be closed from Friday 23rd December 2016 to Monday 9th January 2017. After Christmas, I’ll be heading across Moreton Bay to Minjerribah to go camping for a week. I’m hoping that will recharge the batteries in readiness for whatever 2017 brings.
We look forward to working with you next year in pursuing our mission of raising the profile, developing the capacity and increasing opportunities for outdoor recreation in Queensland – so that everyone can live life outdoors.
Merry Christmas from QORF and a very happy New Year!
Dom
Thank you to all who sent Xmas cards and greetings to QORF and Nature Play QLD - while we decided not send out cards this year we do wish you all a very merry outdoorsy Xmas and much success for the coming year.
And here's a suitably Aussie Christmas Carol to enjoy!
Australian AAS Working Group Nominations
The Australian Adventure Activity Standards (Australian AAS) Steering Committee is seeking nominations for 3 separate Technical Working Groups (TWG) to draft the activity specific AAS for:
- Horse trail riding
- Climbing and abseiling
- Mountain biking and bicycle touring
Broad expertise and experience in leadership of the particular activity with dependent participants is essential. READ MORE
Visioning the Outdoors
Visioning the Outdoors Film & Photo Competition 2017 will be opening soon - so now is the time to get outdoors, get active and start shooting!
NEW for 2017: Instagram Adventures
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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: South Passage, The Northern Outlook and Brent Greenfield.
We'll be back again in early 2017 with all the news, coming events, special messages and much more - take care over the summer and look after each other.
See you on the other side!
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