SOLD OUT Leisure and Recreation Planning Course 2024 Leisure and recreation planning is the strategic discipline of planning for optimum outcomes from community participation in leisure and recreation. This involves consideration of current and future spaces, facilities, demographics, social and cultural trends. The objective is to provide adequate facilities that are economically, environmentally and socially viable […]

Join PLAWA and John Langley, Coordinator of Baldivis Indoor Sports Complex, for the first Leisure Facility Network Technical Tour and Talk of 2024, touring one of the region's newest leisure facilities. This state-of-the-art facility is located next to 8ha of floodlit playing space, pavilion, three carparks and a unique public art element titled Karrikins Dirdong. […]

How to Sell Leisure Centre Memberships!!! Membership sales are often equated with the high-pressure sales tactics used by some commercial fitness operators. PLAWA President Matt Lewis has managed large (& small) commercial and local government facilities, setting up membership sales and retention systems/processes, and training sales teams. This 3-and-a-half-hour workshop goes through how to create […]

Who Should Attend? Leisure Planners | Landscape Construction | Designers | Recreation Officers | Community Development Officers | Leisure and Recreation Planners | Parks Managers or Coordinators | Landscape Architects Our first Playspace Technical Tour of 2024 showcases the latest parks and play areas that have emerged in the eastern corridor within the past 12-18 […]

How to Sell Leisure Centre Memberships!!! PLAWA are heading to Karratha to deliver the third instalment of our membership sales workshop. Led by President Matt Lewis, a seasoned expert with extensive experience in managing both large and small commercial enterprises as well as local government facilities, this workshop delves into the intricacies of membership sales […]

Join Meagan Price, Hillview Intercultural Community Centre Coordinator, and Architect Ryan Davies, With Architecture Studio, at the first dedicated facility of its kind in the south-east corridor celebrating diversity. Hillview Intercultural Community Centre (HICC) is a safe space for people of all backgrounds to:come together to connectshare ideas and resourcescelebrate various cultureslearn new skillsaccess new […]

TICKET SALES CLOSE FRIDAY 14th JUNE PLAWA Awards Ceremony Each year, PLA acknowledges excellence in our industry through its prestigious Awards of Excellence. These annual awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts of ‘The People Behind the Places,’ which promote the wise use of leisure time for a multitude of social, environmental, […]

SOLD OUT!!! Join PLAWA, Jarrad Mohr, City of Swan Leisure Services Manager, and Corey Bessant, Swan Active Midland Centre Manager, for an exclusive technical tour of the newly revamped Swan Active Midland. After undergoing a $30 million renovation, the centre is reopening its doors. Be among the first to experience its impressive upgrades and discuss the renovation […]