Announcing the Winners!

The People’s Choice voting to decide the winners of the 2015 ‘Visioning the Outdoors Film & Photo Comp’ closed on the 10th March and we are pleased to announce the winners, runners up and a few deserving of special mention.

Of special mention too are the competition partners; SEQ Catchments, Paddy Pallin Fortitude Valley and QORF. Their enthusiastic and continued support ensures the competition retains vitality and purpose.

Film Comp

The joint winners of the Open Film category were Trial and Error by Lachlan Ryan & Janine Jungfels and Pages Pinnacle by Nathan McNeill. 

Second place goes to My Ode to Summer by Hannah Depper and 'Evolution of the Trials Rider' by Barry Morris deserves a special mention.

The joint winners of the Youth Film category were Evolve by Emmet Ford and Coomba To Coast by Campbell Depper.

Photo Comp

The joint winners of the Open Photo category were Above the Treetops by Tara Davidson and Under the Galaxy by Ellen Foulds, with special mentions to Lachlan Gardner for evocative bushwalking images, Christian Botella for outstanding water based shots and Peta Newcombe for ‘Paradise’.

The winner of the Youth Photo category was Coomba Falls Clifftop by Campbell Depper. Shakeah Hough’s lovely wildlife shots and Rory O'Chee’s ‘The Gorge’ both deserve a special mention.

All the winning images and films can be seen on the People's Choice 2015 Winners page.

Our congratulations to all the winners and runners up – you have created wonderful images that capture the spirit and theme of the competition – Live Life Outdoors. Many of these images will be seen on the QORF website and used to help promote outdoor recreation and protection of our green spaces.

On the weekend of June 26 - 28 QORF and Nature Play Queensland are partnering with the Australian Camps Association in hosting a 3 day event to look at what the future may look like 15 years from now ...

• How can the things kids do outdoors have a lasting impression?
• What services will be available to enable kids to get outdoors?
• What will traditional school camp look like in the years to come?
• What we can we be doing now to ensure a bright and vibrant future?

Kids Outdoors 2030
Date: June 26 – 28 (put it in your diary now!)
Venue: Queensland Recreation Centre Gold Coast
Registration: Opening soon!

We are looking for Expressions of Interest from potential presenters and trade display exhibitors. If you are interested in presenting or exhibiting at the conference please email the Conference Coordinators 
or call 07 3369 9455

Outdoor Recreation Forum
Gympie

Date: 23rd April
Venue: Boulder Creek Holiday Centre

Are you a Horse Rider, Mountain Biker, Bushwalker, Trail Runner, Outdoor Educator, Kayaker, Trail Biker, 4wd’er, Quad Rider, Tour Operator or Land Manager? Do you love to spend time in the outdoors? 
YES? ... then you need to come along!

This is a great opportunity to catch up on the latest news from QORF and the wider outdoor recreation community.

QORF AGM 2015

The QORF Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, 12th March 2015. The Annual Report was accepted in its entirety and new Management Committee members confirmed. The Committee members are:  Andrew Boyle, Coefficient (President); Dave Hills, Canoeing QLD (Vice President); Allana Bold, Rosco Canoes & Kayaks (Secretary); Ian Heath, Scouts Queensland (Treasurer); Michelle Cordon, Triathlon QLD; Greg Dunk, Life Stream and Angela Wright, Redland City Council.

We gratefully acknowledge retiring members: Bronwyn Wearne, Hillbrook Anglican School and Steve MacDonald, for their time and commitment.