Outdoors Victoria Conference
The Outdoors Victoria (OV) Conference is the largest annual outdoors sector conference in Australia.
The Conference provides professional learning opportunities for outdoor educators and teachers from preschool to tertiary level; We also offer a dedicated industry content for camp operators and outdoor adventure activity providers, as well as content covering mental health and wellbeing , nature and environment & Diversity and Inclusion.
Event Details 2022
In 2022 we included a dedicated industry content stream for camp operators and outdoor adventure activity providers, a mental health and wellbeing stream and a nature and environment focussed stream.
Opening & Welcome | 8:00am- 10:00am
08:00am – 09:00am | Registration Open | Ground foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
09:00am – 9:30am | Welcome to Country | Outside
9:30am – 10:00am | Opening | Auditorium
Keynote
10:00am – 11:00am | Keynote speaker, Libbi Gorr | Auditorium
Session 1
11.30 am- 12.20pm | 50 mins
Resources and Strategies for Working With Children (and their families) in the Outdoors – Rose Major & Luke Parker- Outdoors Victoria | Education & Outdoor Learning
Wild Pedagogies and the idea of nature as co-teacher | Marcus Morse- La Trobe University | Education & Outdoor Learning
Bush Adventure Therapy – Integrating social work and counselling into an outdoor education and guiding practice | Joshua McLean & Shelley Wright- Geelong Adventure Specialists
Wild Pedagogies and the idea of nature as co-teacher | Marcus Morse- La Trobe University | Education & Outdoor Learning
Conference Exhibitors
The Outdoors Victoria conference brings together industry stakeholders from across Victoria, showcasing their offerings in our Exhibition hall, giving you access to some of the best resources available from the following groups:
Our Partners
