Opening & Welcome  | 8:00am- 10:00am   

• 08:00am – 09:00am |  Registration Open | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 
• 09:00am – 9:30am | Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony | Outside
• 9:30am – 10:00am | Opening | 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 | Exhibitor & refreshment hub

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
• Bush Adventure Therapy – Integrating social work and counselling into an outdoor education and guiding practice | Joshua McLean & Shelley Wright- Geelong Adventure Specialists | Health & Wellbeing
• Integrated workforce training for Australia | Tash Hay- OEG, Andy Watts, Box Hill Institute & Matt Cox, Victoria University | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s, Education & Outdoor Learning
• Wild Pedagogies and the idea of nature as co-teacher | Marcus Morse- La Trobe University | Education & Outdoor Learning

Lunch

12:20pm  – 1:20pm  | Exhibitor & refreshment hub

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
• Lessons We Can Learn From Other Industries | Lori Modde-  Outdoors NSW & ACT | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s
• Eco-Psychology & Eco-Therapy: Inspiring active hope in a time of global pandemics, conflicts and climate change | Jeff White- Nature Stewards |Health & Wellbeing
• Climate change, our biggest issue: connecting meaningfully with participants and role modelling deep engagement| Damon Angelopulo- Outdoors People for Climate | Nature & Climate
• Wilsons Promontory – a safe haven in a changing climate | Lyden Costin- Parks Victoria | Education & Outdoor Learning | Nature & Climate

Session 3

2.25 pm- 3.15pm | 50 mins

• Active Schools = Active Kids! | Bernie Holland & Michelle Barry- ACHPER | Education & Outdoor Learning
• Add sun protection to your outdoor kit | Justine Osbourne – Cancer Council Victoria |Health & Wellbeing
• Risk Management & Sustainable Insurance – Is it possible? | Paul Davenport & Greg Shallard- Affinity Insurance Brokers | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s
• Ecological thinking: Collaborations with the more than human world | Derek Cook & Afsaneh Torabi – Up the Creek| Nature & Climate
• 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

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
• Fun & Effective Re-Connection Activities | Mark Collard- Playmeo | Health & Wellbeing
• “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
• Queer Nature Connection- creating more inclusive outdoors experiences for LGBTQIA+ folks | Melissa Turnbull & Oliver Fabinyi | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s 

Cocktail Hour (Drinks & Nibbles)  with a special OUTDOOR EDUCATION AUSTRLIA “Program Award” presentation

4:35- 6:00pm  | Exhibitor & refreshment hub