OUTDOORS VICTORIA CONFERENCE 2022
TIMETABLE
Opening & Welcome | 8:00am- 10:00am
- 08:00am – 09:00am | Registration Open | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
- 9:00am – 10:00am | Opening | With Wurundjeri Elder, Alex Kerr who will Welcome us to Country | Housekeeping Aunty Dot Peters Auditorium
Keynote
10:00am – 11:00am | The Power of People : Opening keynote – Libbi Gorr | 45 mins with 15 mins for Q & A | Aunty Dot Peters Auditorium
Morning Tea
11:00am- 11:30 am | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
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 | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
- Bush Adventure Therapy – Integrating social work and counselling into an outdoor education and guiding practice | Joshua McLean & Shelley Wright- Geelong Adventure Specialists | Health & Wellbeing | Spotted Gum-Lvl3
- Integrated workforce training for Australia | Tash Hay- OEG, Andy Watts, Box Hill Institute & Matt Cox, Victoria University | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s, Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Wild Pedagogies and the idea of nature as co-teacher | Marcus Morse- La Trobe University | Education & Outdoor Learning | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
Lunch
12:20pm – 1:20pm | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
Session 2
1.20pm- 2.10pm | 50 mins
- Embedding First People’s Perspectives in Learning in the Outdoors | Karen Anderson- Balnarring Preschool | Education & Outdoor Learning | Spotted Gum-Lvl3
- Lessons We Can Learn From Other Industries | Lori Modde- Outdoors NSW & ACT | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
- Eco-Psychology & Eco-Therapy: Inspiring active hope in a time of global pandemics, conflicts and climate change | Jeff White- Nature Stewards |Health & Wellbeing | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
- Climate change, our biggest issue: connecting meaningfully with participants and role modelling deep engagement| Damon Angelopulo- Outdoors People for Climate | Nature & Climate | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Wilsons Promontory – a safe haven in a changing climate | Lyden Costin- Parks Victoria | Education & Outdoor Learning | Nature & Climate | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
Session 3
2.25 pm- 3.15pm | 50 mins
- Active Schools = Active Kids! | Bernie Holland & Michelle Barry- ACHPER | Education & Outdoor Learning | Spotted Gum-Lvl3
- Add sun protection to your outdoor kit | Justine Osbourne – Cancer Council Victoria |Health & Wellbeing | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
- Risk Management & Sustainable Insurance – Is it possible? | Paul Davenport & Greg Shallard- Affinity Insurance Brokers | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
- Ecological thinking: Collaborations with the more than human world | Derek Cook & Luna Mrozik Gawler- Up the Creek| Nature & Climate | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Ropes, tools, weaving and survival…how to add life skills and value to your outdoor programs across the ages | Liz Haines & Danielle Bain- The Y Kids Go Bush | Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
Afternoon Tea
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Exhibitor & refreshment hub
Session 4
3:45 pm- 4:35 pm | 50 mins
- Coastal education as conversation with landscape | Alex Prins & Brian Wattchow – Federation University| Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Fun & Effective Re-Connection Activities | Mark Collard- Playmeo | Health & Wellbeing | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
- “If it ain’t Boeing, I a’int going”. Lessons Learned in Organisational Safety from the Boeing 737 Max Disaster | Clare Dallat- Risk Resolve | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
- Queer Nature Connection- creating more inclusive outdoors experiences for LGBTQIA+ folks | Melissa Turnbull & Oliver Fabinyi | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
Cocktail Hour (Drinks & Nibbles) with a special OUTDOOR EDUCATION AUSTRALIA Program Award presentation
4:35- 4:45 | Andrew knight will introduce a short video and OUTDOOR EDUCATION AUSTRALIA “Program Award” | Aunty Dot’s Auditorium
4:45 – 6:00pm | Cocktail Hour (Drink & Nibbles) | Exhibitor & refreshment hub
Day 2
- 08:00am – 08:45am | Registration Open | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
- 08:45am – 9: 00am | Welcome to Day 2: Housekeeping | Aunty Dot’s Auditorium
Brian Nettleton Lecture
9:00am- 9:45am | Brian Nettleton Lecture: ‘Through the unknown, unremembered gate’ by Brian Wattchow | Education & Outdoor Learning | Aunty Dot’s Auditorium
Morning Tea
9:45am- 10:20am | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
10:20am- 10:40am | Minister Merlino will deliver his opening Day 2 address | Aunty Dot’s Auditorium
Session 5
10:45am – 11.35am | 50 mins
- Non-Indigenous Educators Engaging with Indigenous Being-Doing-Knowing in Outdoor Education | John Quay- University of Melbourne |Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Outdoor Health: Taking Healthcare Outdoors for the Benefit of all | Anita Prior & Ben Knowles |Health & Wellbeing | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
- Staring down the 4 Horsemen – tips and tricks to be prepared for any emergency | Reegan Key- Emergency Management Victoria |Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
- Protecting our natural environment while we enjoy the great outdoors | Kate Gavens – Office of the Chief Conservation Regulator | Nature & Climate | Spotted Gum-Lvl3
- Connection Before Content: A Pathway to Wellbeing | Mark Collard- Playmeo | Education & Outdoor Learning | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
Session 6
11:50am- 12.40pm | 50 mins
- Sustainability and Waste Management on Outdoor Education Programs | Carly West & Bianca Bell- Brighton Grammar |Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- “It’s not my adventure, it’s yours” – how shifting our lens on facilitated adventure can create amazing results | Doug Moczynski & Graham Pringle- Gippsland Adventure Therapy | Health & Wellbeing | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
- Getting back into the Bush after the Burn | Loren Miller & Helene de Lagillardaie – Outward Bound Australia | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s, Nature & Climate | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
- Tomorrow’s workforce will change the world| Matthew Boyd- NatureBoss | Nature & Climate | Spotted Gum-Lvl3
- VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies Review Update | Chris Clark – Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority| Education & Outdoor Learning | Silver Leaf- lvl 3
Lunch
12:40pm – 1:40 pm | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
Session 7
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm | 50 mins
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Transformational Learning. Experiential Education without the Back Pack. | Kim Ali & Antony Benson- Christian College Geelong- Farm Campus | Health & Wellbeing | Alpine Ash-lvl 2
- Climate change, our biggest issue: connecting meaningfully with participants and role modelling deep engagement| Session 2 | Damon Angelopulo- Outdoors People for Climate | Nature & Climate | Silver Leaf The Surf therapy session has been cancelled due to COVID
- Developing Ecological Consciousness for Education and Nature Connection| Jeff White- OV’s Nature Stewards | Nature & Climate | Stringybark 2-Lvl3
- What Could a Victorian 7-10 Outdoor Education Curriculum Look Like? Your Input Required |Dr. Josh Ambrosy & guests (John Quay, Andrew Monson, Greg Schneider |Education & Outdoor Learning | Stringybark 1-Lvl3
- Maximising the Effectiveness of the Australian Adventure Activity Standards in the Outdoors Sector: Panel discussion on familiarisation programs & behavioural change | Facilitated by Lori Modde CEO of Outdoors NSW & ACT, Andrew Knight CEO of Outdoors Victoria & Dave Marsden Executive Director of OEG and former Aust. AAS Technical Working Group Chair. | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s | Spotted Gum-Lvl3