Data in the Park - Using Sensors in Green Spaces Join staff from the City of Melbourne to explore their Data in the Park Program, which won the Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas) Best Use of Technology Award for 2023. City of Melbourne’s Data in the Park Program Data in the Park is an ongoing City […]
Join Michelle Attard - Evaluation Project Officer, Victoria University and Western Bulldogs Community Foundation - to explore the work that they are doing via their Sons and Daughters of the West Program, with a special focus on the programs delivered in partnership with Maribyrnong City Council which won the PLA (Vic/Tas) Community Based Initiative of the […]
Join Jackie Grieve, Coordinator Leisure & Open Space Planning at the City of Monash, to explore the Westerfield Drive Sensory Playspace - winner of the Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas) Playspace (<$0.5M) Award for 2023. Discuss the planning, design and construction of this unique, inclusive playspace which features innovative play elements - such as an 8-key Marimba, sound […]
Join the team from SPORTENG as they share information about the current trial they are undertaking in conjunction with City of Boroondara Council, testing whether recycled glass sand can be used as a growing medium for natural turf Fields of Play – a commendation winner in the 2022 PLA (Vic/Tas) Awards of Excellence for ‘Best Use of […]
Join us as we tour Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre, Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star, 100% renewable energy powered, zero greenhouse gas emissions aquatic centre. Winner of the Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas) Community Facility of the Year Award and Environmental Stewardship Award for 2023, this event is not to be missed. Hear from Brimbank City Council as […]
To mark the occasion of World Habitat Day, join Kathryn Pugh - Manager Parks & Sustainability at the City of Launceston to explore their Bushfire Management Strategy and approach of cool autumn burns to manage for ecological impacts, balancing property & human safety with natural values, and moving towards integration with cultural burning.About World Habitat […]
Cost: FREE for PLA Members, $25 Non-Members The Open Space Planners Network (OSPN) has been operating as an informal group of interested industry professionals and practitioners since 2007. Established to provide open space planners and other allied professionals with access to a network of like-minded people, to share knowledge and resources, and advocate on issues impacting open space planning […]
Join us as we explore what lies ahead for the parks and leisure industry in Tasmania and have your say to help shape the future of Parks and Leisure Australia in your region. Hear from government representatives, field of play experts SPORTENG, the Australian Football League and local construction service providers The Baker Group as they discuss the […]
Join us as we explore what lies ahead for the parks and leisure industry in Tasmania and have your say to help shape the future of Parks and Leisure Australia in your region. Hear from government representatives, field of play experts SPORTENG, the Australian Football League and local construction service providers The Baker Group as they discuss the […]
