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
- 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
Day 2
- 08:00am – 09:00am | Registration Open | Ground Floor foyer of the Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre
- 09:00am – 9: 30am | Housekeeping & Official Opening of Day 2 by Deputy Premier Merlino | Auditorium
Brian Nettleton Lecture
9:30am – 10:15 am | Brian Nettleton Lecture: ‘Through the unknown, unremembered gate’ by Brian Wattchow | Education & Outdoor Learning | Auditorium
Morning Tea
10:15am – 10:45am | Ground Floor | Exhibitor & Refreshment Hub
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
- Outdoor Health: Taking Healthcare Outdoors for the Benefit of all | Anita Prior & Ben Knowles |Health & Wellbeing
- Staring down the 4 Horsemen – tips and tricks to be prepared for any emergency | Reegan Key- Emergency Management Victoria |Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s
- Protecting our natural environment while we enjoy the great outdoors | Kate Gavens – Office of the Chief Conservation Regulator | Nature & Climate
- Connection Before Content: A Pathway to Wellbeing | Mark Collard- Playmeo | Education & Outdoor Learning
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
- “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
- Getting back into the Bush after the Burn | Loren Miller & Helene de Lagillardaie – Outward Bound Australia | Outdoor Businesses & NFP’s, Nature & Climate
- Tomorrow’s workforce will change the world| Matthew Boyd- NatureBoss | Nature & Climate
- VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies Review Update | Chris Clark – Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority| Education & Outdoor Learning
Lunch
12:40pm – 1:40 pm | Exhibitor & Refreshment Hub
Session 7
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm | 50 mins
- Experiential Education Without the Backpack at Back Creek Farm | Kim Ali & Antony Benson- Christian College Geelong- Farm Campus | Health & Wellbeing
- Surf Therapy – Not just for surf bums and beach goers. How surfing can change the lives of young people experiencing mental health challenges | Rachael Parker- Ocean Mind | Health & Wellbeing
- 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
- Developing Ecological Consciousness for Education and Nature Connection| Jeff White- OV’s Nature Stewards | Nature & Climate
- What Could a Victorian 7-10 Outdoor Education Curriculum Look Like? Your Input Required |Dr. Josh Ambrosy & guests (John Quay, Andrew Monson, Greg Schneider & Sandy Allen-Craig) |Education & Outdoor Learning