Victoria/Tasmania Executive Officer:
PLA National Office
PO Box 210
Bendigo Central Vic 3552
Ph: 03 5444 1763 victas@parks-leisure.com.au
Welcome to the Victoria and Tasmania Region Section
This is were you will find all the up to date information
about what is going on in your region. Conference notes,
Regional News and anything else that may be of interest
to you will be available here.
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like concerning things going on in your region such as
news, charity event or social gatherings and we will be
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The PLA Mentoring Scheme is a formal process, which links industry professionals with tertiary education students through workshops, seminars and individual mentoring serviced through web-based contacts and personal meetings. The scheme links students with industry practitioners who will share an industry understanding of issues and constraints experienced in gaining employment and advancement in one of the many leisure industry sectors. Individual mentors enable students to explore often misunderstood issues at a personal level. Read more
Victoria/Tasmania Region Secretariat
Victoria/Tasmania Region Secretariat
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Proceedings: Nature Based Tourism Featuring Walking Tracks and Trails
This seminar was held on the 19th May 2010 at the City of Greater Bendigo.
This event followed on from our earlier seminar titled “Trails and Tracks” where we talked about the strategic approach to developing successful trails. This seminar took us further, whereby we now look at the economic benefits these trails and other nature based attractions bring to communities through tourism, a topic relevant not just to regional communities but metropolitan regions as well.
These are examples of companies offering a variety of trail/nature based tourism services. The list is by no means exhaustive, nor is it giving any recommendation or endorsement! It is intended just to provide some food for thought.
· Melrose Community in South Australia and Over the Edge Fat Tyre Festival (mountain bike event run by the community): http://www.otesports.com.au/events.htm
· Trail Journeys tour company on Otago Rail Trail in New Zealand bike hire, guided packages, accommodation bookings and luggage transfers: http://www.trailjourneys.co.nz/
· The Sherpa Van Baggage Service door to door baggage moving service and accommodation booking service for people using Britain’s long distance trails: http://www.sherpavan.com/
Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria Conference
The Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria is calling for proposals for presentations for the HTAV 2010 Conference Theme: “Health and Horticulture”
October 28 - 30th, 2010 Holmesglen Institute.Glen Waverley, Vic
Proceedings - Tenancy Agreements and Allocations - Sport and Recreation Officer Forum
The above forum was held at the Malvern Town Hall, Friday 29th Jan 2010. It was attended by 85 industry professionals from Local Government, State Government and State Sporting Associations.
Daniel Freer, Manager Leisure and Libraries for City of Stonnington conducted an interactive session on this topic addressing sporting club, recreation department, Councilor and resident perspectives. (Daniel’s presentation is attached.)
Some attendees have requested PLA produce tenancy agreement best practice models. PLA will look to produce suggested agreement templates in the future. No agreement or allocation system is perfect and every scenario is different. Here we have provided 3 examples from the City of Glen Eira, City of Casey and City of Manningham.
I encourage members to send me copies of your own agreements to post to this website. We have also started a forum topic in our new PLA Member online forum area titled PLAcebook. http://www.parks-leisure.com.au/forum/) The topic is titled “SRO Forum Tenancy Agreements and Allocations”. Use your PLA member login and post any comments you may have there.
The Sport Development Network is a significant part of the Victorian Government and the Australian Sport Commission’s commitment to the support of sport associations in Victoria. The Network meetings provide a forum to strengthen the relationships between the sport sector and schools, Local Government Authorities, local clubs, community agencies, and under represented population groups in Victoria. This is achieved through networking and the delivery of special training and forums addressing the needs of the sector. Meeting Dates are as listed and are also included in PLA’s calendar of events:
Meeting details: 9:30am to 12:30pm (official start 10am) State Netball and Hockey Centre, 10 Brens Drive, Parkville (Melways: 29D12)
For further information or to be included on the mailing list, please contact Aaron Dore, 9208 3517, aaron.dore@sport.vic.gov.au If you are attending our SRO forum this Friday, you will have a chance to meet Aaron and many of his team from SRV.
Proceedings: A-Z of Turf Seminar
On the 17th December we conducted a seminar on how to achieve successful sports turf through good design, construction and maintenance.
Despite the close proximity to Christmas, this seminar attracted 26 grounds staff from as far as Morwell, Geelong, and Bendigo. We were pleased to welcome a number of grounds staff from schools as well.
Vic/Tas joined with PRAV to hold a site visit of the new ‘Young People’s Open Space facility in Geelong on Tuesday. It is more than a skate facility, it is a place for concerts, entertainment and where the whole community is welcome.
Victoria/Tasmania region makes a submission to VCEC
Download the Vic/Tas region submission to the Victorian Competitive and Efficiency Commission:VCEC_Submission_March_09.pdf 57.67Kb
'Towards a Water Smart Future' Seminar
This seminar was held on 25th March 2009. 10am-3pm at the City of Banyule. 30 people attended this positive seminar that shared innovative ways of water harvesting, stormwater collection, a think tank, and a more efficient way of managing the water shortage situation.
Planning for Community Infrastructure in Growth Areas
This is new documentation undertaken on community infrastructure planning. The participating Councils in the project are the Shire of Melton and the Cities of Wyndham, Whittlesea, Casey and Hume (the Growth Councils). The participating State Agencies are the Growth Areas Authority and the Victorian Departments of Human Services, Education and Early Childhood Development, and Planning and Community Development.
The PLA Mentoring Scheme is a formal process, which links industry professionals with tertiary education students through workshops, seminars and individual mentoring serviced through web-based contacts and personal meetings. The scheme links students with industry practitioners who will share an industry understanding of issues and constraints experienced in gaining employment and advancement in one of the many leisure industry sectors. Individual mentors enable students to explore often misunderstood issues at a personal level. 
