Learning & Events
We are working on an exciting program of virtual and face-to-face events, seminars and workshops. To register for an event you will be asked to login. First time visitors can create their login upon registration.
Current Events
May 2022
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25 May 2022 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmEstablishing Green Adelaide and becoming a National Park City
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26 May 2022 4:30 pm - 6:30 pmWA Awards of Excellence 2022
June 2022
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9 June 2022 - 10 June 2022 9:00 am - 4:00 pmVIC/TAS 2022 Region Conference
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13 June 2022 - 17 June 2022 8:30 am - 5:00 pmWA Leisure Facility Managers Course 2022
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22 June 2022 11:30 am - 2:00 pmNSWACT: Australian Botanic Garden, Mt Annan - National Herbarium of NSW Tour
July 2022
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26 July 2022 - 28 July 2022 8:00 am - 5:00 pmNSWACT 2022 Region Conference - Lismore
October 2022
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16 October 2022 - 19 October 2022 9:00 am - 5:00 pmPLA National Conference 2022, Melbourne
Past Events
September 2021
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1 September 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD Design and Construction for Engineering in Australia: To DC or Not to DC?
October 2021
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6 October 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD Irrigation Design for Fields of Play and their Surrounds
What are the key factors for creating and delivering successful irrigation design? Does local climate matter and how is it considered in the design for fields of play and their surrounds? Come learn about what makes an irrigation system perform at its best, under local site conditions, and what other options are available. Troy's presentation will be followed by 20 minutes for Q&A.
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20 October 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 amVIC/TAS Industry Talk - Developing and Managing Multipurpose Courts
November 2021
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17 November 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 amVIC/TAS Industry Talk - Metropolitan Regional Parks: back on the agenda!
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18 November 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD Transforming Spaces for Australian Sport & Recreation Areas
Increasing demand for sport and recreation infrastructure brings challenges in providing sport and recreation areas where there seems to be limited spaces available. This webinar may help you reconsider existing opportunities and support provision of new infrastructure, and includes a 20-minute Q&A session with Patrick about the opportunities, challenges, and potential solutions for transforming spaces for sport and recreation areas.
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30 November 2021 8:00 am - 1:30 pmVIC/TAS Parks Field Day
December 2021
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2 December 2021 8:45 am - 12:30 pmVIC/TAS Thomas Street Playground Redevelopment Seminar
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7 December 2021 9:00 am - 5:00 pmVIC/TAS Multipurpose Facilities on Show - Monash University
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8 December 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD Pests in Our Greenspaces - Winning the Battle with Fire Ants
Fire Ants are rapidly becoming a major issue for greenspace managers and landscape contractors in Queensland. This webinar may help you gain a clear understanding of what to look-out for and when detected, how to treat for them, is essential to ensure the response is undertaken in the most effective, environmentally responsible, and economical manner. It includes a 20-minute Q&A session with Peter about the opportunities, challenges, and potential solutions for transforming spaces for managing Fire Ants in our public greenspace areas.
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9 December 2021 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmNSWACT Around our PLAce: Pests, diseases and biosecurity; how the Royal Botanic Gardens is at the frontline of survelliance
January 2022
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19 January 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 amVIC/TAS Webinar - Sustainably Responsible Playgrounds
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20 January 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWA A Greener Play Future Webinar
February 2022
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8 February 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmWA Parkour Webinar: Design, Management and Activation
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10 February 2022 8:00 am - 10:00 amQLD Technical Site Tour The Mill Playspace
PLA Queensland in partnership with Moreton Bay Regional Council, O2LA, and Playscape Creations are pleased to host our members, industry stakeholders and guests at Technical Site Tour of multi-award-winning playspace at The Mill Parkland, Petrie.
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15 February 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD WEBINAR Why you must enter the PLA QLD 2022 Awards of Excellence
Join our host Chris Boulton (PLA QLD Executive Officer) to hear from National Board representative Rachel Thorpe, and some of our own Region and National Award of Excellence winners from QLD on their insights and suggestions on what, why, and how to identify and nominate your best work.
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18 February 2022 9:00 am - 4:30 pmVIC/TAS 2021 Region Conference IN22
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24 February 2022 8:00 am - 10:00 amQLD Technical Site Tour - Mitchelton Football Club Field
PLA QLD in partnership with our Major Region Sponsor SPORTENG, are pleased to invite our members, industry peers, sporting clubs, design professionals, construction and landscape maintenance contractors, educators, and students to our Technical Site Tour of the new synthetic field at Mitchelton Football Club, Teralba Park, Mitchelton.
March 2022
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16 March 2022 12:45 pm - 5:30 pmWA Developing A Recreation Strategy Workshop - Exmouth
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23 March 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 amVIC/TAS Industry Talk - What is Park Score all about?
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25 March 2022 7:45 am - 10:00 amNSWACT International Women's Day Breakfast
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29 March 2022 7:30 am - 9:30 amQLD Parks Forum 2022
April 2022
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5 April 2022 9:00 am - 1:00 pmVIC/TAS Brompton Active Park Seminar and Site Tour
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5 April 2022 9:30 am - 3:00 pmWA Developing A Recreation Strategy Workshop - Kalgoorlie
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7 April 2022 9:00 am - 2:10 pmVIC/TAS Urban Street Tree Management Seminar - Hobart
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21 April 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmWA Parks & Environment | Regional Network Webinar
A series of online forums commencing in April. -
27 April 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pmQLD Industry Talk - Contracts + Tendering
In preparation for our pre-Conference Industry Forum in Gladstone, we will be hosting an online industry talk about maintenance contracts and tendering, specifically the challenges with and benefits of collaboration
May 2022
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3 May 2022 - 4 May 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pmVIC/TAS Rec+ Research - Social Impacts of Aquatic Facilities
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4 May 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 amVIC/TAS Industry Talk - Place Centric Model
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6 May 2022 11:30 am - 2:00 pmNSWACT Honeysuckle Park, Newcastle Harbour foreshore redevelopment; conception to completion
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12 May 2022 8:15 am - 3:00 pmWA Developing A Recreation Strategy Workshop - Karratha
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17 May 2022 12:00 pm - 4:00 pmQLD 2022 Industry Forum Contracts & Tendering
In preparation for our pre-Conference Industry Forum in Gladstone, we will be hosting an online industry talk about maintenance contracts and tendering, specifically the challenges with and benefits of collaboration
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17 May 2022 - 19 May 2022 12:00 pm - 10:30 pmQLD 2022 Region Conference - Gladstone
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18 May 2022 12:00 am - 12:00 pmVic/Tas Women's Leadership Program Session 2
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19 May 2022 6:30 pm - 10:30 pmQLD 2022 Region Awards of Excellence