Outdoors WA welcomes the release of the final Adventure Activity Stand Good Practice Guides that will provide a good practice framework for safe and responsible planning and delivery of outdoor adventure activities with dependent participants.
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Recreational Vessel Safety Equipment Review
In 2016, the Department of Transport (DoT) commenced the first comprehensive review of safety equipment requirements for recreational vessels in WA since 1992.
The aim of the review i..
Annual General Meeting Outdoors WA 2019 - Notice
All Outdoors WA members are cordially invited to the 2019 AGM on
Friday October 25 2019 - 5.30 for a 5.45pm start
The Board of Outdoors WA advises that the Annual General Meeting of Outdoo..
YOUR INVITATION TO SUBMIT
On behalf of the 2020 National Outdoor Education Conference Organisation Committee, we invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the 2020 National Outdoor Education Conference.
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ADAPTIVE TRAIL HUB, WA
Outdoors WA is proud to be a community partner working with Break the Boundary to build a WA first - Adaptive Trail Hub.
Background
People with mobility impairments and disabilities can often feel trapp..
Led Outdoor Activity organisation size may influence incident types and severity.
The latest infographic from the UPLOADS Team demonstrates that incidents reported to UPLOADS differ regarding activity type, incident type, and incident se..
The economic contribution of Western Australia's nature-based outdoor recreation sector.
$2.1 Billion spend in the WA economy
18,500 direct and indirect jobs
$208 Million in saved healthcare costs a year
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The recent Country Week Outdoor Education Forum was a success with over 20 outdoor education teachers coming together to share their challenges and successes in providing outdoor education in the bush.
Peter Treeby from Northam Senior High op..
Australian AAS information webinar invitation
If you lead groups on outdoor adventure activities - this is for you.
You are invited to a free information webinar on the Australian Adventure Activity Standard (AAAS) and Good Practi..
Australian Adventure Activity Standard and Good Practice Guides pre-release
The Australian Adventure Activity Standard (AAAS) and the completed activity Good Practice Guide’s (GPG’s) have been published, prior to the official launch i..
Survey of Outdoor Educators Training needs
The Department of Education has released an updated Duty of Care Policy and Outdoor Recreation Activity Guidelines (http://det.wa.edu.au/policies/detcms/policy-planning-and-accountability/polic..
New Policy for Outdoor Education Activities
The Department of Education has released the updated policy document: Outdoor Education and Recreation Activities for Public Schools. The advice given to teachers was that this was to be implemented..
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