QORF eNews September 2017
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Outdoors Queensland Awards Dinner
Nominations for the Outdoors Queensland Awards have now closed and the QORF Management Committee are hard at work selecting finalists for each category which we will announce in early October.
Meanwhile we encourage you to make a booking for the dinner and be part of the only Queensland based celebration and public acknowledgement of excellence in the outdoors. Come along and support your favourite finalist!
The finalists will be celebrated and the winners announced, there will be raffles and prizes, and our guest speaker, Troy Szczurkowski, has an inspiring tale to tell.
Details
When: Friday October 27th
Time: 6:30 for a 7:00 pm start
Where: Rydges Hotel South Bank
The Awards are generously sponsored by The Queensland Government, the Brisbane City Council, K2 Basecamp and Nature Play QLD. The ongoing support from these organisations is greatly appreciated and helps to encourage inspiring nominations and to guarantee an enjoyable Awards Dinner where we showcase the award finalists.
The year keeps rolling along, and we find ourselves in October, with serious warm weather across most of Queensland. Temperatures across the state are creeping up yet again, into the high 30s and beyond the dreaded 40 degree mark.
Weather is always a popular topic in our society, so if you need to add some variety to the “It’s a bit hot out there today” statement, perhaps give “calidity” a try – for example, “How’s the calidity today!” It might just catch on.
Understanding the weather plays an important role in planning for outdoor activities, since we are more in touch with weather systems when outside. “Bad” weather can ruin a trip if we are unprepared, or it can be a memorable part of an experience when we cope with it well.
Marriage equality is currently a very hot topic across the country. QORF hasn’t taken a position on how people should vote in the postal survey. QORF’s constitution states that the organisation values “equity” and “diversity of … groups/individuals”. We respect the fact that there will be differing views from people who make up the Queensland outdoor sector, and we ask that every person who is eligible to have their say prepares for the survey by taking efforts to understand the issue and makes an informed decision.
The heat is on for the Outdoors Queensland Awards, which are quickly approaching. Finalists will be announced soon, with winners to be celebrated at the awards dinner on Friday 27th October.
Will you join us for the celebration of wonderful and inspiring actions of you and your friends and colleagues?
Yours in the outdoors
Dom
Dom Courtney, Executive Officer
The award finalists will be announced on October 5 or 6 and the category winners at the Outdoors Queensland Awards Dinner on Friday October 27th. We thank all nominees and those that nominated them for choosing to step up and be part of the Awards. Good luck!
SEQ Mountain Bike Forum
A very successful and well attended forum was held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Blackstone Bushland Centre, Ipswich. Topics discussed included:
- Measuring participation
- User Code of Behaviour
- Queensland Mountain Bike Strategy
- MTB Australian Adventure Activity Standards
Queensland Mountain Bike Strategy
Mountain Bike Australia received funding from the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing to develop a Queensland Mountain Bike Strategy.
- provide the framework for a coordinated approach to development
- develop a prioritisation framework to guide trail investment decisions;
- ensure regional communities can leverage the opportunities mountain biking presents.
Have Your Say: https://commongroundtrails.mysocialpinpoint.com/qldmtb#/
A separate consultation process is currently underway to engage with a variety of stakeholders, including mountain bike clubs, land managers and local governments.
READ MORE
MTB Adventure Activity Standard
The draft standard for Mountain Biking & Cycle Touring for the Australian Adventure Activity Standards (Australian AAS) has just been released for public comment. All members of the outdoors community can have their say about this new activity standard ... read more & download.
Australian Adventure Activity Standards
Do you want to help draft new activity AAS?
The Australian Adventure Activity Standards (Australian AAS) Steering Committee is now seeking to form three separate Technical Working Groups (TWG) to draft the activity specific AAS for: Canyoning, Challenge courses & Inland water paddle-craft. Looking for nominations from people with broad expertise and experience in any of these activities. Experience in leadership with dependent participants is essential. READ MORE
LAST CHANCE
There are still a couple of spots left for you to advertise your product or services on the QORF 2018 Wall Planner. To order a copy or place an advertisement ... Learn More
Do you need volunteers to help run your event or activity? Let us know and we'll help put out the call! Email industry@qorf.org.au
Scouts Queensland is looking for Volunteer Branch Advisers in Aquatic, Boating and Cycling, to join the Adventurous Activities Team ... Read More
Coming Events
Events coming up in the next month or so - Walk at Work Week (Oct 6-13), National Ride2Work Day on Oct 18, National Children’s Week (Oct 21-29), Open For Business, the 21st National PLA Conference (Oct 23-25), 2 x Mountain Bike Trail Care workshops on the Sunshine Coast (26th & 28th), and a Volunteer Management Workshop on the 26th
Do you host events? Our resources page on Event Management might have what you need! Find out!
Outdoor Recreation Forum
Cairns
Thursday, October 12
A great opportunity to catch up on the latest news from QORF and the wider outdoor recreation community in NQ ... Learn More
An Evening with Peter Gray
A Forum on Protecting our Children from Play Deficit Disorder. How to support your children’s learning through unstructured outdoor play. Peter Gray – Professor of Psychology, Boston College (USA). October 13, 6:30pm, St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane.
Outdoor-tober 2017
A month long celebration of activities in the outdoors. We invite EVERYONE in Queensland to get outdoors in October.
Learn More
Worlds Biggest Dinner
In support of Cure Cancer Australia
Dinner, raffles, auctions and guest speaker, Steven Bradbury. Saturday Nov 4th. Hotel Grand Chancellor. For tickets and info, contact Carlo on 0400 009 914... Learn More
Sport climbing is like ...
... asking Usain Bolt to run a marathon then do the hurdles! The three disciplines of lead, speed and bouldering are being combined in the 2020 Olympic Games ... Read more
Emergency Locator Beacon
A long popular safety accessory for bushwalkers, personal locator beacons are now hitting the waves on jet ski riders, kayakers and small boat sailors.
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Why Kids Need Risk
Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play. Preventing our kids from exploring uncertainty could have unintended negative consequences ...
Read more
Aussie MTB Success
Australia achieved outstanding results in the Downhill events of the 2017 UCI MTB World Championships held in Cairns
Read more
What's On
The online calendar of What's On Activities, Events, Training & Workshops
If you have an event, public training opportunity, open day, adventure race, workshop or conference coming up soon, lets us know by Submitting Your Event and we will promote it in the What's On calendar.
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
New on the Website
A page for QTopo and the Queensland Globe, a new featured knot, the Alpine Butterfly, and a new app, UV Lens, that shows you when you can safely enjoy being out in the sun,
If you have any suggestions for new or improved content please email industry@qorf.org.au.
Do you want to share a story, a good outdoorsy blog, a useful resource or more with our audience ... simply go to the (I WANT TO...) SUBMIT page and follow the prompts!.
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On being a QORF member!
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New Member
Welcome aboard to new QORF Green Circle Member, Capricorn Caves
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 our social media platforms.
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