The Outdoor Council of Australia (OCA) is the national peak body which advocates for and represents organisations and individuals that employ outdoor adventure activities for the purposes of:
- Recreation
- Education
- Tourism
- Personal development
- Corporate development
Tim Macartney-Snape, OCA patron
The role of the OCA is to represent the views and needs of these organisations and individuals to the community, industry and all levels of government. Further, the OCA advocates for policies, strategies and actions that support and encourage the outdoor sector; promotes a philosophy and practice of sustainable interaction with the natural environment; encourages organisational development within the outdoor community that enhances the delivery of services; promotes best practices in standards and quality of leadership and training; and promotes the advancement of research on outdoor related issues and participation.
News
Australian Adventure Activity Standard and Good Practice Guides pre-release
General News
The Australian Adventure Activity Standard (AAAS) and the completed activity Good Practice Guide’s (GPG’s) have been published, prior to the official launch in September 2019. The pre-released documents are available from the australianaas.org.au website home page. http://australianaas.org.au/ Why pre-release? The outdoor […]
The UPLOADS Project
General News
UPLOADS (Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System) is now a cloud based web app that can be accessed from any computer, smartphone or tablet to enter incident reports, even when in the field where internet or phone reception […]
Canyoning Activity Good Practice Guide released for public comment
General News
The Australian AAS draft Canyoning Good Practice Guide, containing all of the activity specific content for this adventure activity has just been released for public comment. Submissions close the 12 November 2018 (9.00am AEDT). To read, download the draft or […]
Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) advice on Award coverage for outdoor leaders
General News
Members of the Outdoor Council Australia, Outdoors Victoria, Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation, Outdoors WA Inc, Outdoors NSW, Australian Camps Association, Outdoors SA, Christian Venues Association Scouts Australia have been involved in discussions throughout the year with Fairwork Australia to paint a picture regarding the broad variance of employment […]