2017 PLA QLD Regional Conference
 

Day One Tuesday 30th May


Technical Tours 2.30 starting at Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre

Day Two Wednesday 31st May

Active People and Spaces, Keynote Addresses and Presentations

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Day 2

DRAFT Program

8.00am

Registration, Tea and Coffee, Trade Display Visits

8.45am

Welcome and Introductions, House Keeping

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

8.55am

Opening Address

Mayor, Cr Greg Williamson

9.00am

Keynote address“Activating kids through Bikes in Schools

Paul McArdle, Co-Founder, Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust

9.40am

Can a Park Change a Whole Region?”

Colin Strydom, Design + Architecture & Lachlan McMurtrie, McMurtrie Consulting Engineers

10.00am

“Strategically Planning with Qld LGA's and the Tennis Community for a Future of Community Activity”

Elia Hill, Tennis QLD

10.20am

MORNING TEA AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

10.40am

Disaster Recovery – Parks, Sport and Recreation Group Workshop”

Facilitated by Frances Hudson, President PLA Qld

11.10am

Increasing the durability of sports fields

Dan Docherty, Syngenta Australia and New Zealand

11.30am

“Sports Turf Soil and Top Layer Conditioning”

Nathan Straume, TC Advantage

11.50am

“Measuring Parks Performance for Active Use”

Brian Milne, XYST Ltd and Yardstick

12.30pm

LUNCH AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

1.15 pm

Keynote address: “The Community Benefits when we get it right…how to make the whole world smile”

Cr Linda Cooper

1.45pm

“Sport and Recreation Services – integrating spatial technology and other initiatives to deliver better planning outcomes for sport and recreation in Queensland”

Andrew Barkham, National Parks, Sport and Racing,

2.30pm

“The Green Space Our Place Volunteer Program”

Sarah Gosling, Cairns Regional Council

2.50pm

“The 10,000 Steps Program “

Anetta Van Itallie, School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, CQU

3.10pm

AFTERNOON TEA AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

3.30pm

“Connect People to Open Spaces and Places is All in the Marketing”

Lyndal Hansen, Amarna Pty Ltd

3.50pm

Bring Nature and Children Back into the Neighbourhood

Angela Wright, Nature Play Qld,

4.10pm

“Evidence Based Design”

Amanda Sutherland, Playscape Creations

4.30pm

“Gladstone East Shores Precinct”

Graham Gambie, Parks and Recreation superintendent, Gladstone Ports Corporation

4.50pm

Q&A, Housekeeping and end of day 2

6.50pm

STATE OF ORIGIN Special Awards Dinner – Claudies Restaurant - 31 Brisbane St, Mackay

Thursday 1st June - Day Three

Active Transport - Connecting People and Places, Keynote Addresses and Presentations

Day 3

Draft Program

8.30am

Registration, Tea and Coffee, Trade Display Visits

9.00am

Keynote address, Turning idleness into action. What’s stopping us creating change and the 7 steps we need to implement to help create active people and active communities across Queensland.

Rachel Smith, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Transport Planner

9.40 – 10.20am

Keynote address: “More kids biking today = more adults choosing active transport tomorrow”

Paul McArdle Co-Founder, Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust

10.20am

MORNING TEA AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

10.40am

“Gold Coast, A Community Embracing Strategy”

Gerard McCormick, Village Bike,

11.00am

Connecting Cairns – Not just from A to B”

Joan Crawford, Cairns Regional Council

11.20pm

“Using GIS analysis to improve connectivity of future active transport”

Elizabeth Crane, Mackay Regional Council

11.40pm

Keynote Address: Can you nudge people to walk more? Behaviour change interventions to increase walking for transport.

Alice Woodruff, Active City

12.20pm

LUNCH AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

1.20pm

“ Bluewater Trail- an active success”

Onno Vanes (Mackay Hospital and Health Service) and Graeme Hawes (Mackay Regional Council)

1.50pm

“Ross River Bikeway – Ten years of success”

Ron Degenhart, Townsville City Council

2.20pm

“Never mind the width, feel the quality”

Martin Lambert, Director Otium Planning Group and National President, Parks and Leisure Australia

2.50pm

AFTERNOON TEA AND TRADE DISPLAY VISITS

3.10pm

Quick wins for active transport”

Panel Discussion Q&A

4.00pm

Conference Close