2006 Conference Closure

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2006 Conference Closure

• Neil McCarthy
• Chair
• Parks Forum

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• The peak body for the New Zealand and Australian
  parks industry
• Parks Forum Members work to enhance and increase
  the significant range of environmental, social
  and economic benefits to the community that parks
  provide.

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The Closure

• Conference Thank You
• Conference Reflections
• The Future Directions

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Our Community

• Sir Edmund Hillary (Patron)
• Traditional Owners
• Parks Forum Members
• Delegates
• The Youth delegates

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Our Key People

• The Organising Committees
• Jane Aicken, Michael Aryton, Annie Volkering,
  John Senior, Graham Porteous, Andrew Stratford,
  Sarah Dinning, Marlene Krasovitsky, Sophie
  Chandler, Kylie Birch
• Parks Forum Trustees
• Bruce Sullivan (Facilitator)
• Australian Science Network
• Carlton Crest Hotel
• Carole Sweatman Rob Small

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Our International Guests

• Dr Lawrence Leong (Singapore NP)
• Paul Bramhill (GreenSpace - UK)
• Brian ONeill (Golden Gate NP)
• Dr Peter Bridgewater (Ramsar Convention)
• Dr Rob Goodfellow (AUSTCARE)
• Peter Hillary (the WORLD)
• Jo Brigham Dennis Clarke (Royal Park -UK)
• Tim Bowden (Antarctica)

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Field Day Partners

• Conference Field Day Partners
• National Gallery of Victoria
• Royal Botanic Gardens
• Royal Childrens Hospital
• People Parks Foundation
• City of Melbourne and Melbourne Docklands
• Ingrid Seiler, Deborah Prentice, Gerard Delaney
  Sharon Sykes

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Our Partners

• Parks and Leisure Australia
• New Zealand Recreation Association
• GreenSpace (UK)
• WCPA
• Water Services Association Australia

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Our Sponsors
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Conference Key Messages

• Park Values
• Surviving the Clash
• Planning for the future

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Park Values

• Peter Bridgewater
• Doing nothing is not an option
• In the past we stood and looked inward
• It is time to stand looking outwards and see how
  parks can have a positive effect

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Park Values

• Bruce Sullivan, Charmaine Pountney Penny Figgis
• What are the values of parks for future
  generations, in a global community?
• What is the future of parks?
• What role do parks play for the community in a
  sustainable future?

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Hearing the Message

• Bruce Sullivan Peter Biggs
• How to be useful and relevant in rapidly changing
  times!
• Being open to quick-moving social trends
• Having imagination to anticipate trends and
  respond innovatively CORE COMPETENCIES

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Field Trips
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Youth Forum

• Where in Good Hands
• Willing to ask the big Questions and they have
  solutions
• Want an ongoing role and network

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What an Adventure!

• Peter Hillary
• That people will always seek new horizons and
  adventure
• That adventure is affordable to the person in
  the street
• That adventure occurs in the natural world
  generally described as parks

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Surviving the Clash of Cultures

• Graham Atkinson, Rewi Spraggon Riki Bennett
• Parks provide the ideal opportunities to address
  the unfinished business at the foundations of
  Australian identity
• How different are we?
• Do we share the same views on the environment is
  there indeed a clash of cultures

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Planning for the future

• Brian ONeill, Paul Bramhill, Rob Goodfellow,
  Tomex Iskander Lawrence Leong

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Get Focussed, Get Funded and Get Support

• The Panel
• Penny Figgis, Brian ONeill, Lawrence Leong, Paul
  Bramhill, Rob Goodfellow

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS 2006 BEYOND

• OUR FOUNDATION YEARS 2004 - 2005
• Establishment
• Charity Status
• Core Membership
• Partnerships
• Standing Committees
• Best Practice and Standards
• Leadership and Relationships
• Networking and Conferencing
• Values and Research
• HPHP National Committee

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Our aim is simple

• To develop a global understanding of the core
  value of parks, regardless of scale or form
  through
• Leadership
• Knowledge
• Innovation
• Standards

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In 2011

• Represent Parks in Policy and Community Arenas
• Established relationships with national
  Governments
• The PF views are sought
• Our views are clear on specific park industry
  issues

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In 2011

• Provide Unity Leadership
• Strong strategic alliances with water, health,
  tourism and local government sectors
• Strong and growing membership
• International leadership in relationship to urban
  parks
• Maintain our recognised leadership in the
  Protected Area sphere

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In 2011

• Performance, Benchmarking and Standards
• Annual Benchmark reports
• Best practice guidelines relating to health,
  tourism and water
• Flourishing Peer review
• Parks Business excellence Framework recognised
  as the standard

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In 2011

• Sharing Information, Knowledge, Expertise and
  Experience
• Comprehensive knowledge bank of social, economic,
  environmental and cultural values of parks
• Broad based research program that influences and
  directs coordinated national level research
• Great networks, forums and exchange programs

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In 2011

• Enhance Community Understanding and Enjoyment of
  Parks
• Healthy Parks Healthy People
• Communities more engaged and understanding
• Communities as champions

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Next 6 Months

• AGM
• Great Cities Great Parks network group
• Forums
• Standing Committees
• Peer reviews

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FAREWELL