Event details

NSWACT Around our PLAce: Lessons from lockdown; Victoria share their experiences

Date 
19 August 2021
Time
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Delivery Method
online
Target Audience
All staff dealing with the organisational fallout from lockdowns


Around our PLAce

Lessons from a long lockdown

Date: Thursday 19 August
Time: 2.00pm (AEST)
Cost: Free

As many parts of the country are plunged into reoccurring lock-downs, Victoria still holds the record for the longest lock-down so far.

PLA NSW/ACT and PLA VIC/TAS are working together with the support of the City of Melbourne and City of Glen Eira to share their lock down experiences and hopefully provide some insight and guidance.

Some topics to be explored will include:
  • Opening / closing recreation and aquatic centres and staff redeployment. The City of Melbourne was determined to retain all leisure centre staff and redeploy them into other Council service areas - how did this work for the organisation?
  • Managing external service provision contracts - moving from guaranteed income contract to suspended service and ongoing service delivery through existing contract agreements
  • Managing and supporting community sporting clubs
  • Leadership in a pandemic

    Presenters

    Cathy Kiss AM

    Anthony Neal

    Brendan Parker

    Anthony Neal, Director Recreation and Waterways, City of Melbourne

    Cathy Kiss AM, Recreation Facilities development and Contract Coordinator, City of Melbourne

    Brendan Parker, Manager Leisure Facilities, City of Melbourne

    Anthony joined the City of Melbourne in March 2020 following 2 decades in senior management at the YMCA. Just in time to go into lockdown! Interesting times when you meet your team over zoom. Cathy joined the recreation team mid 2019 after 15 years with the Open Space Planning team at City of Melbourne. Her role includes management of the Active Melbourne Recreation Facilities contract with the YMCA. Brendan commenced management of the in house facilities of Melbourne City Baths and North Melbourne Recreation Centre in 2019 after several years in managerial roles with YMCA, State Sporting Association and private sporting clubs in metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria.

    Anthony, Brendan and Cathy will share a broad overview of challenges and decisions they faced with the extended lockdown in Melbourne in 2020, and lockdowns since. Their overview will include closing facilities, opening facilities, program and service delivery, staff redeployment, membership retention and navigating contractual agreements.

    Andrew Barden

    Andrew Barden, Manager, Recreation & Open Space, Glen Eira City Council

    Andrew joined Glen Eira in November 2003 as Recreation Contracts & Special Project Co-ordinator following 14 years working in various roles within State Government. He has held the position of Manager Recreation & Open Space since 2016 and is passionate about local government's role in creating liveable and resilient communities.

    Andrew will provide an overview of Glen Eira's ongoing approach to managing and supporting community sporting clubs during Melbourne's lockdowns.

    SESSION LINK WILL BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST

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