Events

WA Sam Kerr Football Centre Technical Tour & Talk

Sam Kerr Football Centre 305 Welshpool Road, Queens Park, Perth, WA, Australia

Join Gary Conyard, Director of Major Projects Venues West, for the first technical tour and talk for the Leisure and Recreation Planning Network of 2024. The Sam Kerr Football Centre is the home of Football in Western Australia. Co-managed by VenuesWest and Football West. Designed to meet international standards, the Sam Kerr Football Centre has […]

$20.00 – $30.00

Save the Date! Parks Week 2024

About Parks Week Parks Week is about hundreds of organisations across Australia and New Zealand holding events to celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities.  More information on Parks Week 2024 can be found here.   Your hosts: Parks and Leisure Australia Parks and Leisure Australian ("PLA") is the […]

QLD 2024 Parks Forum

Victoria Park 309 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, Australia

In 2024 Parks week falls in the same week as International Woman’s Day (March 8)! Join us for breakfast in Victoria Park as we celebrate inspirational women from the Parks, Leisure and Built Environment Industries and hear the unfiltered stories of their careers. From the tool shed to the boardroom this event will provide delegates […]

$55.00 – $105.00

VIC/TAS Rec+ Research: Lighting in Public Space

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Proudly brought to you in partnership with Come along and hear from leading solar lighting providers Leadsun as they discuss their research on the role public lighting plays in supporting safety, accessibility and equity in our public spaces. The webinar will examine evidence supporting the critical need for appropriate lighting in public spaces, with a […]

Free – $25.00

VIC/TAS Parks Week Forum

La Trobe Sports Park 900 Plenty Road, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Join us as we celebrate Parks Week with a forum exploring the “Design and Development of La Trobe Sports Park” and a facilitated discussion on ‘Parks and Open Space Maintenance’. You will hear from: Nick Lambert, Senior Manager - Sport Infrastructure and Operations at La Trobe Sport, who will take us on the La Trobe […]

$59.00 – $79.00

NSW/ACT Canada Bay Park Tours

Concord Oval Loftus Street, Concord, New South Wales, Australia +1 more

Join PLA NSW/ACT as they tour the recently renovated sites at McIlwaine Park and Concord Oval, and a behind the scenes look at the West Tigers Facility. Get a chance to talk to those involved in each project, discuss their learnings, and have your questions answered. Agenda 10:45am Arrival at McIlwaine Park 11am – 12:15pm […]

$45.00 – $60.00

NSW/ACT IWD Event 2024: ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’

ALFW Giants Centre of Excellence Vailo Community Centre, 1 Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia

PLA NSW/ACT are excited to partner with the AFL to host an International Women’s Day Morning Tea Event, themed ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’ to be held at the home of the AFL Giants and AFLW Centre of Excellence in Sydney Olympic Park.Hear from several of Australia’s leading female athletes and administrators, […]

$50.00 – $70.00

WA Leisure and Recreation Planners Course 2024

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 […]

$1,600.00 – $2,000.00

WA Baldivis Indoor Sports Complex Technical Tour & Talk

Baldivis Indoor Sports Complex 531, Eighty Rd, Baldivis

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. […]

Free – $30.00

WA How to Sell Leisure Centre Memberships – Albany

Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre 52/70 Barker Rd, Centennial Park, Albany, WA, Australia

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 […]

$20.00 – $40.00

WA Leisure and Recreation Planning Definitions Guidelines – Repeat Webinar

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Due to popular demand: Leisure and Recreation Planning Definitions Guidelines Webinar - Repeated Facilitator- Carina Whittington Presenter – Wayne Stuart, Otium Planning Details A core component of leisure and recreation planning is the development of documents such as strategies, needs analysis, feasibility studies, master plans and various types of designs or drawings. It has been […]

Free – $30.00

Designing and maintaining grass sports fields to maximise community use

Webinar - QLD
Virtual Event Virtual Event

With a growing population we need to not only deliver more green field spaces to meet the needs of the community sport and recreation use but also maximise the carrying capacity of existing sports fields. However, there are challenges for Councils to deliver and managing these spaces to make them suitable for play all year […]

Free – $25.00