Recreation bodies
Park and Leisure Australia, LIWA Aquatics, Outdoors WA, Fitness Australia and Trails WA are the current representative bodies for the recreation industry.
Industry-representative organisations have an important and integral role to play in the long-term development, professional education and strategic positions of the recreation sector in Western Australia.
Unlike their sporting counterparts, recreation bodies do not draw on large membership bases built on competition, rather they seek to present the views of a largely unstructured, informal and diverse segment of the active community.
Physical activity via recreation pursuits has a profound and positive effect on our growing and complex society in term of creating a healthier population, contributing to a stronger economy and cultivating stronger communities. For these reasons (and based on the recent Recreation Strategic Reform Agenda), the Department of Sport and Recreation will continue to support and work collaboratively with representative organisations in the recreation sector. To assist this process, a dedicated consultant from the department's Recreation team has been assigned to each body.
Fitness WA, Park and Leisure Australia, LIWA Aquatics, Outdoors WA and Trails WA are the current representative bodies that provide a range of services to progress the development of professional, community and infrastructural resources in their particular fields.
Fitness Australia
From 1 July 2008, Fitness Australia Limited began operating as a single entity representing the Australian Fitness Industry. Fitness WA Business Members and Registered Fitness Professionals will be serviced and managed by Fitness Australia. For all business, professional registration and renewal enquiries please contact:
Fitness Australia
LIWA Aquatics
LIWA Aquatics is a voluntary body with a 43-year history in the aquatic recreation industry. The primary focus of the institute is to provide support and direction to the aquatic recreation sector at all levels.
LIWA - Aquatics
Jeff Fondacaro
President LIWA Aquatics
PO Box 726 HILLARYS WA 6025
08 9273 6080
08 9304 4702
0415 232 096
info@liwaaquatics.net.au
www.liwaaquatics.net.auOutdoors WA
Outdoors WA is committed to fostering the provision of safe, high quality outdoor programs in Western Australia. It represents people and organisations involved in campsites, camping, outdoor recreation, outdoor education, adventure and recreation camps in Western Australia. Members include teachers, commercial operators, community groups and individuals involved in the delivery of outdoor programs.
Outdoors WA
Jacquie BerkhoutExecutive OfficerPO Box 2408 08 9248 667708 9248 57990466 910 141executiveofficer@outdoorswa.orgwww.outdoorswa.orgParks and Leisure Austalia
Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA) provides Australian parks and leisure professionals with leadership, advocacy and direction in industry standards, training support and product innovation.
Parks and Leisure Australia
Jan Grimoldby Executive OfficerPO Box 6178 CLAREMONT WA 601008 9384 03110411 744 270plawa@parksleisure.com.auwww.parksleisure.com.auTrails WA
Trails provide a great opportunity to get out of the car and enjoy some physical activity while discovering the beautiful landscapes and heritage of Western Australia.
The Top Trails website provides an overview of some of the best trails our state has to offer and links you to other websites for more information.
A selection of well-maintained, well-marked trails that are reasonably easy to get to are listed. Most of these happen to be in the south-west corner of WA, which is one of the world's environmental hot spots with an enormous array of wildflowers, majestic karri and tingle forests and coastal heathlands.
The Department of Environment and Conservation, Department of Sport and Recreation and Tourism WA are all working towards enhancing our trails network to bring you more opportunities, including more canoeing, equestrian and mountain bike trails, and we invite you to return to the website in future as more trails are added.
Our thanks to Lotterywest for supporting this website and for providing funding for many of the trails throughout the state.
TrailsWA Reference Panel
The TrailsWA Reference Panel is a representative group convened to oversee and guide the ongoing planning of projects associated with the Future Direction of Trails Development in WA (FRTD). The panel will comprise of nominated representatives from:
- Department of Sport and Recreation
- Department of Environment and Conservation
- Tourism WA
- Department for Planning
- Department of Local Government and Regional Development
- Western Australian Local Government Association
- National Trust of Australia (WA)
The panel provides input into trails development and policy proposals identified within the FDTD to ensure:
- a cross-government and community coordinated approach to trails policy planning, funding and programs and services
- that timely and appropriate advice is provided to government
- that the desired outcomes, strategies, and tasks within the FDTD are progressed in a structured and cohesive manner ensuring maximum benefit to all stakeholder's, and is consistent with the government policy
- the government requirements for the planning and sustainable management of trails development proposals are consistent with government expectations and standards
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