Winners of the 2022 Outdoor Education Awards were announced last week at the National Outdoor Education Conference 2022 held at the Fairmont Resort in the Blue Mountains. Queensland was well represented on the winners podium!

Congratulations to all the winners (with a special shout out for all the Queenslanders who did us proud!)

Program of the Year: Trinity Anglican School, QLD

Emerging Practitioner of the Year: Lindsay Blinco, QLD

Practitioner of the Year: Emma Beveridge, QLD

Service to Outdoor Education Awards went to:

• Jamie Bennett, WA
• Andrew Boyle, QLD
• Carol McIntosh, QLD
• James McIntosh, QLD
• Graeme Dawes, NSW
• Catherine Shaw, NSW
• Chris Hodgson, SA

Outdoor Education Fellowships were awarded to:

• Steve McMurturie, VIC
• John Quay, VIC
• Catherine Carpenter, VIC
• Sandy Allen-Craig, VIC
• Mark Brackenreg, NSW
• Jon Hodges, QLD
• Rob Hogan, SA

We especially acknowledge long standing Outdoors Queensland board member and current President Andrew (affectionately known as ‘Critter’) Boyle. Nice one Critter!