Photographer: Mark Squires
Topics important to the outdoor sector in Queensland
From time to time, we host industry forums on a range of topics of interest and benefit to the outdoors sector. While the forums will generally be run online although live and/or hybrid events are also possible. Registration will be on a forum by forum basis.
Coming soon!
- 2025 Queensland Mountain Bike Forum
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Cairns
Completed
- Outdoor Therapies Mental Health Summit (July 9, 2024)
- North Queensland Mountain Bike Forum (May 24, 2024)
- Outdoors Queensland Update (March 15, 2023)
- Australian Adventure Activity Standards (June 21, 2022)
- The reconstruction/recovery of trail networks post-disaster (April 26, 2022)
- NQ Mountain Bike Forum (April 26, 2018)
- SEQ Mountain Bike Forum (September 7, 2017)
If you have a topic that you think we should consider for a future industry forum, please let us know – email operations@outdoorsqueensland.com.au
Reports
Outdoors Queensland hosted the 2024 North Queensland Mountain Bike Forum at James Cook University, Cairns.
The event was supported by Blue Sky Trails, The Cairns Institute and FNQ Regional Organisation of Councils. With a theme of Sustainable Mountain Biking, the 2024 North Queensland Mountain Bike Forum brought people together to discuss how North Queensland mountain biking embeds and embraces environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Approximately 50 people from various organisations attended the forum. Organisations represented included mountain bike clubs and other community organisations, local government, state government, schools, trail builders and consultants.
Click to download: 2024 North Queensland Mountain Bike Forum Summary
Australian Adventure Activity Standard
On June 21, 2022 more than 30 activity providers who plan and/or deliver outdoor adventure activities to dependent participants attended this forum to discuss the Australian Adventure Activity Standard (AAAS)
What is the AAAS?
The Australian Adventure Activity Standard and related Good Practice Guides provide a voluntary good-practice framework for safe and responsible planning and delivery of led outdoor adventure activities with dependent participants.
Click to download the Chat/Notes and Links
The Forum discussed the importance of the AAAS to the outdoor sector, the application of the AAAS and the relevance of the AAAS to activity providers and educators.
To learn more about the AAAS go to https://outdoorsqueensland.com.au/industry/australian-adventure-activity-standard
Trail Recovery & Reconstruction
Over 40 land managers responsible for trail maintenance, trail builders, mountain biking advocates and trail enthusiasts came together on April 26 to discuss the various issues, options and responsibilities when it comes to managing damaged trails and commencing the recovery/reconstruction process. (see recording and notes below)
Trails in Queensland include bushwalking trails, MTB trails, horse riding trails, access trails to climbing crags, multi-use trails and more. All trails are susceptible to damage from flooding and/or extreme weather events.
Click to download the Chat/Notes and Links
NQ Mountain Bike Forum
The NQ Mountain Bike Forum was attended by a range of interested stakeholders. Dom Courtney from QORF and Denise Cox from MTBA co-hosted the evening.
Rockwheelers MTB Club was well represented at the forum, in addition to Mackay and Districts MTB Club, Scouts QLD, Girl Guides Qld, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Adventurethon, Outer Limits Adventure Fitness, and Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service.
Topics
- National MTB Guidelines
- Queensland MTB Strategy
- Australian Adventure Activity Standards
- Trail etiquette
- Adaptive MTB
- MTB Destination Planning
- E-bikes
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SEQ Mountain Bike Forum
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Blackstone Bushland Centre
Castle Hill Blackstone Reserve, Ipswich
Topics
- Recent developments in MTB in SEQ
- Measuring participation
- User Code of Behaviour
- Strategic planning
- MTB Australian Adventure Activity Standard
- Trail construction/maintenance updates and construction standards
- E-bikes
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