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E-NEWSLETTER: The Forum
Our e-newsletter contains all the latest news from Parks Forum and details of upcoming events in Australia and New Zealand.
View our special May conference edition.
View our March/April 2008 issue.
If you would like to join our e-newsletter mailing list, please contact Pia Lentini.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Ranger in Charge, Port Campbell and East Otway, Parks Victoria.
The West Coast District is recognised for its outstanding landscape, natural beauty and unique natural and cultural features with Port Campbell being a high volume tourist destination. We are seeking motivated and energetic park managers who are politically astute, to provide effective management of park issues and multiple concurrent projects and activities as well as providing strategic advice to Parks Victoria’s internal and external stakeholders. If you would like further information, please follow this link
MEMBER TRAVEL
Are you a member who’s travelling abroad soon?
Parks Forum is requesting that members inform us of their travel plans, so that we may facilitate meetings with international agencies for mutual benefit.
We can also inform you of any park-related events in the area you are visiting which may be of interest.
The Secretariat can be informed of such plans by emailing info@parksforum.org
FOR UK RESIDENTS
GreenSpace have launched their Million Voices campaign for residents to have their say about local parks and open spaces.Go to Website.
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WELCOME TO PARKS FORUM
"…Effective organisations must be forward thinking. They must always have their purpose, their goals and their future firmly in sight"
Sir Edmund Hillary, Inaugral Patron of Parks Forum
(excerpt from Welcoming Speech at the Parks Forum 'Future Generation Parks' Conference, Melbourne, May 2006)
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The Value of Parks document is here!
Order your copy now
We are very proud to announce the completion of the much anticipated 'Value of Parks' document, which is hoped will act as valuable tool to communicate the social (including health), environmental, cultural and economic benefits that parks accrue to society as well as highlighting future challenges and opportunities. To view the document, click here. Produced in partnership with IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the People and Parks Foundation, this beautiful 24-page document was launched in New Zealand by Hon Steve Chadwick, Minister of Conservation, on the 20th May as a part of the ‘A World without Parks?’ conference. View Minister Chadwick's speech here. The Australian launch took place on 5 June 2008 to coincide with World Environment day, in various locations around the country. All members of Parks Forum have received free copies of the document - if you are not a Parks Forum member and wish to order copies, the order form can be found below.
Order form for the Value of Parks
Conference success! www.parksforum.org/conference
20 - 22 May 2008, Auckland, New Zealand.
Parks Forum would like to thank all of our sponsors, partners, speakers and the delegates who helped to make our conference such a successful event. We have receved extremenly positive feedback, and look forward to working with you all again in preparation for the 2010 Parks Forum Conference in Sydney. Download a PowerPoint presentation (2MB) here for a selection of photos and links to speakers' presentations.
Annual Report 2006.07
(View 2006.07 Annual Report)
The Parks Forum is proud to present its Annual Report for 2006-2007. This Annual Report celebrates the growing strength of Parks Forum and provides highlights of our last year's activities. It provides a wealth of information about the organisation; its Directors, Trustees and Member Organisations, highlights of achievements thus far, key projects and areas of focus for the future. Hard copies of the Annual Report are available upon request.
Parks Forum Financial Statements for 2006.07 are available for viewing in the Members' Area, as are our 2007 AGM minutes.
Annual Report 2005.06
(View 2005.06 Annual Report)
Our 05.06 Annual Report may also be viewed by following the link above.
Constitution
Parks Forum Constitution is available for viewing here
Parks Forum Strategic Plan 2006/11 and 2007/08 Business Plan are available for download from the Members' Area.
Parks Forum Partnerships
Parks Forum is delighted to have formal Memoranda of Understanding with both Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA), the New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) as well as GreenSpace UK and the City Parks Alliance USA, ensuring an ongoing and complementary relationship between our organisations for the betterment of the parks industry as a whole. We look forward to working collaboratively with the PLA and NZRA on varied projects and initiatives and thank them for their support.
 Working together for excellence in park management
The International Parks Strategic Partners group 1994-2004
Parks Forum is pleased to announce the publication of the IPSP book produced by Parks Victoria on behalf of the IPSP group to mark the past 10 years of achievement and to recognise all those who have contributed to the IPSP's success.
This book uniquely brings together international parks agencies into one volume and highlights the accomplishments of both the IPSP group as a whole and the individual agencies.
To view the PDF version, click here.
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