Outdoor Industry Connect & Share Forums
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158 episodes
The Outdoor Industry Census Reality Check
The outdoor industry runs on passion, but passion is not a plan. We’re recorded live with our professional outdoor community, and we use this week’s Connect and Share to put real numbers behind what many providers have been feeling on the groun...
Visa Pathways For Outdoor Guides
Parents are asking for more than grades, they want real visibility into how their kids are going socially and behaviorally at school, and they want answers fast. We walk through new McCrindle Research on communicating with today’s parents, incl...
Free Legal Help For Not-For-Profits
If you run a not-for-profit or community organisation, legal uncertainty can quietly drain time, money, and energy, until it suddenly becomes a crisis. We sit down with Kaela Hughes from Justice Connect to map out a clearer path: where to find ...
A Hawkweed Warning For Outdoor Operators
One small choice outdoors can ripple into something massive: a moment of inattention around water, or a few seeds stuck in a boot tread, can change lives and landscapes. We start with World Drowning Prevention Day and the sobering reality that ...
How Charities Keep Support When Optimism Drops
Donor loyalty is changing fast, and the outdoor industry can learn a lot from it. We open with community and sector updates across Outdoors NSW ACT, including NAIDOC Week reflections, upcoming sessions with Gadhungal Marring, and key reminders ...
Stop Selling Tickets And Start Selling Trust
Travel is still happening, but the way people choose outdoor experiences is shifting under our feet. We’re seeing it in Canberra, across NSW, and in every conversation with operators: visitors are more selective, more anxious about wasting mone...
What The New South Wales Budget Means For Outdoor Recreation And Nature Tourism
A budget can look like a win or a loss depending on where you stand, but outdoor operators feel the impact where it counts: access, participation, safety expectations, and whether people actually show up. We walk through the latest NSW budget w...
If One Assumption Flips Would Your Business Win
Something big shifted on July 1, and if you run an outdoor business you can’t afford to “sort it out later.” We walk through the real-world updates we’re seeing across New South Wales and the ACT, starting with what it takes to keep showing up ...
The Trail Bike Economy Is Bigger Than You Think
If you work in the outdoor industry in New South Wales or the ACT, the next few months are packed with decisions that shape your people, your compliance, and your impact. We start on the ground at the Blue Mountains Local Active Partnership lau...
We Rethink Outdoor Leadership For A Changing Generation
The outdoor industry doesn’t stand still, and neither can we. We’re coming to you live from the Outdoors NSW and ACT Connect and Share Forum with a fast-moving mix of field-tested leadership ideas, workforce updates, and practical dates you can...
Outdoor Safety Data That Changes Practice
Outdoor programs don’t usually fail in the dramatic moments, they fail in the ordinary ones. That’s the big tension we dig into here: the outdoor sector manages “high risk” activities well, yet injuries keep showing up in places many of us ment...
Volunteer Power and what changes are coming for Outdoor Activities
Volunteers quietly hold up the outdoor industry, and the numbers are bigger than most people realize. We start by grounding ourselves in community and workforce pathways, including what we’re hearing from students at a careers day and why outdo...
What The New Federal Budget Means For Small Outdoor Businesses
The federal budget is easy to ignore until it hits your invoices, your staffing, and your ability to keep programs running safely. We sit down with our live Outdoors NSW ACT Connect and Share community and translate the headlines into what actu...
Snow Industry Pulse
The outdoor industry moves fast, but a few shifts right now are too big to ignore. We kick off with an update from the Snow Summit in Thredbo and the latest snow season economics, including how winter tourism supports regional NSW, the ACT, and...
Alpine Standards To AI Search And Everything Between
AI is quickly becoming the first place people look for answers, and that shift is about to change how customers find your outdoor business and how your team makes decisions. We unpack what that means for outdoor operators, educators, and land m...
Fuel, Compliance, And What Outdoor Operators Need Next
Fuel shortages, shifting compliance rules, and fast-changing marketing and tech are colliding with the day-to-day reality of running an outdoor business. We get practical about what that means for outdoor education providers, adventure tourism ...
Leadership Programs And Compliance Changes For Outdoor Operators
Outdoor work changes fast, and the small details can have big consequences for safety, staffing, and cash flow. We’re sharing a live, practical briefing for the outdoor industry across NSW and the ACT, with the updates we’re seeing right now an...
Fuel Costs, Compliance Updates, And What’s Next For NSW & ACT Outdoor Operators
Fuel prices are squeezing outdoor programs in ways most people never see, and adventure tourism experiences often feel the shock first. We talk through what the fuel crisis means for outdoor operators across NSW and the ACT, why media visibilit...
How A National Walking Challenge Funds Nature Protection
A national walking challenge sounds simple until you hear what it can unlock for nature. We’re joined live by Denise Zlotowski from the Australian Conservation Foundation to share the thinking behind Australia’s Biggest Bushwalk, the results so...
Permits Paperwork And A Surprisingly Big Duke Of Ed Footprint
Camp participation is slipping, permit processes can feel harder than they need to, and schools are asking for more outdoor experiences with fewer resources. So we pulled the practical threads together in one live Connect and Share Forum for th...
A New Request For Proposal Could Change How Outdoor Programs Book Government Sites
A government facility can be booked like any other venue, or it can become the backbone of a whole new program model. That’s the tension we explore here, starting with rapid-fire sector updates and landing on a timely opportunity from the NSW O...
How A New Park Could Protect Koalas And Grow Regional Adventure Tourism
A surge of industry updates sets the stage for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a park network that could reshape the North Coast. We start with actionable items—Petzl safety alerts for harness D-rings and ice tools, EOIs for Jindabyne’s adven...
Why Celebrating Best Practice Lifts The Whole Outdoor Industry
Ready to turn recognition into real growth? We unveil the first NSW & ACT Outdoor Industry Awards and show how a thoughtful submission can double as a strategy sprint for your team. From categories spanning education, adventure tourism, the...
Working With Children Check Review Explained
Big policy shifts are heading for the outdoor industry, and we unpack them with clarity and care. We start with fast‑moving industry news—AAAS updates shaping good practice and insurance, National Parks timelines for closures and the new Mulumu...
Inside The Adventure Activity Standards Review: Timelines, Changes, And What Providers Need Now
What does a modern outdoor standard look like when it has to serve schools, clubs, guides, and land managers under one roof? We open the hood on the Adventure Activity Standards and Good Practice Guides review, walking through the timeline, the...
