CovidSafe Plan Guidelines for Outdoor Sector
By now most of us will be familiar with the Victorian Government’s ‘roadmaps for reopening’ for how we live and work in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. The roadmap guidelines provide long-term plans for our path out of restrictions...
Minister Gives Green Light for Return to School Camps in Regional Victoria
Deputy Premier Merlino, the Minister for Education in Victoria, has provided the outdoors community the great news that all schools in regional Victoria can return to Camps from the morning of October 5th, 2020. This news was provided to all Victorians in a joint...
Urging for a Return to School Camps in Victoria in Term 4
The Department of Education continues to ban school groups from visiting camps or using outdoor activity providers, despite regional students returning to face-to-face learning in just over three weeks, and the strong evidence showing kids are safer learning outdoors...
Next Online Chat With OV
Here’s the link to our latest public online chat Aug 20, 2020 Join with Andrew Knight and Luke Parker from Outdoors Victoria This is your to be part of the discussion – to get together with others from the outdoors. We’ll share with you what we know and...
Nature Stewards contributes to Melbourne’s Greening the City Project
Nature Stewards is proud to have partnered with the City of Melbourne once again, together with Citiwide, to train staff taking part in the ‘Greening the City’ project as part of the broader Working for Victoria initiative. This has been an excellent...
New Teacher Outdoor Learning Toolkits Available Now!
In perfect timing in these strangest of times, the first 9 of a series of 15 Teacher Toolkit resources have been created to increase teacher confidence in taking students into the outdoors across a variety of curriculum focus areas. Through the DET’s Strategic...
Victoria’s Latest COVID-19 Roadmap Announcements
Yesterday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced roadmaps to the easing of restrictions, one for Melbournians, who are currently under stage 4 restrictions and one for regional Victorians, who are currently under stage 3. In anticipation of these announcements OV has been...Latest Online Chat With OV
Here’s the link to our latest public online chat Aug 20, 2020 Chat with Andrew Knight and Luke Parker from Outdoors Victoria These Zoom chats are an informal chance to get together with others from the outdoors. We share with you what we know and what we are...
Wellbeing and Mental Health Support for Victorian Small Businesses
Business Victoria are rolling out a support program ensuring Victoria’s small and medium-sized businesses receive the support they need, to cope with the challenges of coronavirus (COVID-19). Funding Key elements of the program include: accredited mental health...Announcing Our New Nature Stewards Volunteers
It is with great excitement that we announce five new members of the Nature Stewards team! These volunteers will support the Nature Stewards alumni in all sorts of ways across local volunteering and further opportunities for learning and training, and not to mention...Grampians (Gariwerd) Landscape Protection Updates
Last week Parks Victoria issued a media release announcing updates regarding Taipan Wall and Bundaleer sites within the Grampians National Park. Gariwerd Wimmera Reconciliation Network’s (GWRN) also issued their media release related to the same site. OV...
Nature Kindergarten Facilitator Demonstration Project Updates
After encouraging engagement from early years services in local government areas Hume and Wellington Shire, our joint venture with Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Network (ECOLN), the Nature Kindergarten Facilitator Demonstration Project, is already expanding....Next Online Chat This Thursday
Next morning online chat this Thursday, Aug 20, 2020 @ 11:30 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney We’ll share with you what we know and what we are doing – and you can share your concerns, suggestions and solutions. Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwofuCsqTwqH9wQzWEOAwzgTRiA2KRgFd1V?mc_cid=ccfb074a64&mc_eid=7d1fc53df6
Additional business support announced for Victorians
The Victorian Government announced updated restrictions for Melbourne and regional Victoria to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Victoria. To support businesses impacted by these restrictions , one-off grants will be made available to eligible...
Thursday Morning Online Chat with OV
Announcing another outdoor sector online chat with Outdoors Victoria. When: Thursday morning, July 23, 2020 @10:30 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney time. Some of the topics that we could discuss include: DET – further advice and health & safety precautions...
Tour operator licensing Fact Sheet updates
These updates are now live on the DELWP tour operator webpage 2020-21 indexation of fees & penalties (no increase from 2019-20); Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic related fee relief; Applying for fee relief The release of the new Australian Adventure Activity...
Future of the Outdoor Industry Survey
Been involved in the Australian outdoor industry? Your views are needed! Please give some of your time to complete this important national survey of recent and current employees and organisations conducted in collaboration between Australian outdoor industry peak bodies, stakeholders, and the University of Canberra.
Return to Play guidance document for Camps and Activities
Outdoors Victoria and The Australian Camps Association submitted a Return to Play plan to the VicSport Expert Advisory Panel for review. The Panel was established to provide a governance model and clear process for following the Chief Health Officer’s (CHO) advice for...