Outdoor Education Australia, together with co-host Outdoors Victoria, will host the National Outdoor Education Conference (NOEC) 2024 from Wednesday, 4th, at 2:00 pm to Friday, 6th December 2024 (event finishes at 4:00 pm).

This is a biennial Conference held nationwide for 46 years since 1978. It is the first time NOEC has been held in Victoria since 2007. We expect around 600 people from the sector.

The event will be held at the beautiful Federation University Australia’s Gippsland Campus, Victoria, which is less than 2 hours south-east of Melbourne. There will be coach services from Tullamarine Airport for inter-state or international participants. More information to come. There will be a number of accommodation options, including camping with hot showers and accommodation in the University residences, with bookings open later in April. We will also be providing information about offsite accommodation options at that time.

You can expect inspiring keynote presenters, a hall of over 30 exhibitors (apply to exhibit HERE!), including equipment businesses, NFPs, and government agencies brimming with resources, ample networking opportunities, and carefully crafted professional development sessions and workshops that will inspire innovation and empower you to thrive in a dynamic and changing environment.

We plan to create a comprehensive program that covers a range of important topics across FIVE different streams:

• Outdoor education discovery: Profiling the latest developments
• The restorative nature of the Outdoors: Growing community health & wellbeing
• Indigenous connections & diverse communities: Embracing different perspectives
• Action on climate change: Embedding sustainable practices & being climate-ready
• Strong foundations: Building quality operations & supporting thriving teams

You can grab a unique NOEC 2024 T-shirt as a special souvenir!

Limited quantities will be available at registration for $45 each.

Meet Our MC, Kieran Brophy!

Kieran is Projects Lead at Outdoors Victoria, wearing a number of different hats, including MC of the National Outdoor Education Conference.

He has spent most of his 20-year career as an advocate for active outdoor communities, delivering national campaigns for Play Australia, such as 1000 Play Streets, leading VicHealth’s Innovation Challenge, and facilitating a range of community-based training and education programs for the Victorian Department of Health and Australian Sports Commission.

Currently Kieran leads an array of exciting projects for Outdoors Victoria, inclusive of Active in Nature, Discover our Forests, PARK IT and Side-by-Side Nature Walks (coming soon in 2025).

Kieran lives in Croydon (Victoria) with his family and when not working, loves nothing more than playing outside with his three kids!