National Outdoor Education Conference 2021 PRECURSOR (Online) 29 Sept
General News
Wed, 29 Sep | ZOOM WEBINAR – Link to follow National Outdoor Education Conference PRECURSOR (Online) Get a taste for the big event (NOEC 2022) and also be more informed about the year ahead with this online event specifically for […]
Have Your Say On The Participation and Benefits of Mountain Biking
General News
MTBA is currently undertaking an economic and participation analysis of mountain biking in Australia. The objective of this study is to estimate participation rates of mountain biking, as well as measure and assess the range of benefits associated with mountain […]
The economic contribution of Australia’s nature-based outdoor recreation sector
Research
SkillsIQ commissioned Marsden Jacob Associates to conduct a study to better understand the impact of the nature-based outdoor recreation sector on Australia’s economy. It was designed to establish a picture of this sector, covering both participation across activities as well […]
National Outdoor Leadership Registration Scheme
General News
The Outdoor Council of Australia is conducting a user review of the National Outdoor Leadership Registration Scheme (NOLRS). NOLRS was established in 2003 to provide a transparent, national benchmark of individual currency in outdoor activity leadership skills. NOLRS is a scheme for […]
Climbing Accidents in Australia
Research
“This paper looks at accidents in Australian climbing, in all its forms, over the past fifty years. An analysis of some of the data is provided. The seriousness of easier climbs is scrutinised and the issue of helmet wearing commended. […]
Australian Outdoor Adventure Activity Benefits Catalogue
Research
Outdoor activities are hugely valuable to personal health and wellbeing, and evidence based research of this continues to grow exponentially. Follow this link to read further about the positive contributions of outdoor activities, with research drawn from education, recreation, leisure, tourism, […]
Research update: Outdoor education fatalities in Australia, Dr. Andrew Brookes
Research
Click here to read about the on-going project examining outdoor education related deaths in Australia since the 60’s. Eleven incidents, which had not previously been included in the series, are reviewed in this paper. From an incident of suicide reportedly following […]
Survey Of The Field
General News
AABAT have released their ‘survey of the field’ and the response so far has been terrific! The survey is for anyone with an interest in bush adventure therapy or nature based interventions in Australia. The survey is designed to map the […]
Affective Abilities and Outdoor Leaders
Oppurtunity
As a young outdoor leader fairly new to the industry, i’ve definitely experienced some difficult behaviors here and there. A survey is being conducted on what effective abilities, previously known as soft skills, are used by leaders and educators in […]
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 […]
UPLOADS Launch and Webinar
General News
Please join us at the upcoming launch of the NEW UPLOADS app on 14th September at 2pm (AEST). Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System (UPLOADS) is a sector-wide incident reporting system that was developed to address the lack […]
Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning
General News
Congratulations to Associate Professor Tonia Gray and Professor Denise Mitten on the release of the Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning This handbook celebrates the richness of knowledge and practices of women practitioners in outdoor learning environments. […]
Clare Dallat Final Thesis Presentation
Research
Congratulations to Clare Dallat seen here presenting her final thesis paper, ‘Beyond Likelihood and Consequence: Developing a Systems Approach to Risk Assessment in the Led Outdoor Activity Context’ at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Her initial research concluded that […]
Calling for nominations to help draft activity AAS
General News
The Australian Adventure Activity Standards (Australian AAS) Steering Committee is now seeking to form three separate Technical Working Groups (TWG) to draft the activity specific AAS for: Canyoning Challenge courses Inland water paddle-craft Nominations are now being sort from people […]
Mt Biking & Cycle Touring draft activity standard[s] released for public consultation for the Australia AAS.
General News
The draft standard for Mt Biking & Cycle Touring for the Australian Adventure Activity Standards (Australian AAS) has just been released for public comment. All members of the outdoors community can have their say about this activity standard by visiting […]
Outdoor Sector Accidents Research is ‘Making a Difference’
General News
The Outdoor Council of Australian and its many partners in the outdoor sector are proud to advise that the UPLOADS project has been acknowledged in the national Australian Research Council ‘Making a Difference’ publication. This identifies the latest leading Commonwealth […]
Outdoor Benefits
Research
Outdoor Activity Benefits
National Outdoor Sector Survey
Research
Quantifying the outdoor workforce. Service Skills Australia and the Outdoor Council of Australia (OCA) run a biennial survey of the outdoor industries – responses from across the varied outdoor sector will give an insight into the current state and needs […]
Outdoor Youth Programs Research Alliance
Research
The OCA has been auspicing this research project, in partnership with a wide range of other organisations in the outdoors sector, being conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) into the benefits of outdoor adventure programs for young people […]
The Role of Human Factors in Led Outdoor Activity Incidents
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Literature Review and Exploratory Analysis (Monash University Accident Research Centre)