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ARV Regional Conference 2018

Wed 09 May 2018 08:15 — Thu 10 May 2018 15:00

Mercure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre, 613 Main Rd, Golden Point VIC 3350

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Registration - 8.15am

Conference commences - 8.45am

Victoria has 279 publicly owned pools and hundreds more recreation facilities across the state. While pools and recreational facilities enjoy a profoundly successful connection with the Victorian community, our industry faces many challenges. The aim of the conference is to create a forum to hear the issues, understand the challenges, explore the trends and contribute to the solutions through a regional lens.

Registration to the ARV Regional Conference 2018 includes two days of industry presentations and workshops along with a ticket to attend the conference dinner held on Wednesday 9th of May. Refreshments and lunch will be included throughout the two day event. Accommodation to be purchased separately.

Dr Bridie O'Donnell, Head for Women in Sport and Recreation joins the list of more than 20 presenters as one of the programs two keynote speakers along with the growing list of presentation topics below

Outdoor Community Engagement Programs	Innovative Aquatic Gear, Technology & Activities
Doing More With Less - Plant Room Upgrades on a Budget	Health & Wellbeing Regulations Review - Health Dept Water Unit
Let's talk about Health & Wellness Trends	Millenials - Recruitment, Development & Retention
Outdoor Seasonal Pool Initiatives - Case Study	Doing Less With More - Painting & Flooring Maintenance
Benefiting From Collaborating With Neighbouring Facilities	Impacts on the Industry - GSPO's
Pool Closures - Community Impact	Thrive & Survive in the Competitive Fitness Industry
Swimming Lessons For Life	Community Impact of Seasonal Programs
Catering for Changing Participation Trends	Community Outcomes of Healthy Choices Guidelines

ARV Member Price: $210

Non Member Price: $250

The ARV Regional Conference encourages the attendance of: Facility Managers, Aquatic Coordinators, Operations Coordinators, Providers of products and professional services to ARC's, Local government managers and coordinators in sport, leisure, recreation and parks, State Government professionals, Committees of management and other interested stakeholders

The Conference also incorporates a trade exhibition for industry suppliers and providers to showcase their products and services.

Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre is set amongst three hectares of beautifully manicured gardens, complete with its own ornamental lake. Conveniently located just 75 minutes from the Melbourne CBD, Mercure Ballarat is situated opposite the multi-award winning Sovereign Hill, with close proximity to the historic centre of Ballarat.

When delegate are booking own accommodation, please call the reservation team on 03 5327 1200 or reception@mercureballarat.com.au . The below accommodation rates are only available when delegates call the hotel and delegates must say they are attending the “Aquatics and Recreation Victoria Conference”