This event provides an opportunity for community services & facilities managers and professionals to discuss best practice and connect on topical matters such as societal and environmental changes in recreation and community service needs, public private partnerships and current and future challenges facing community services and facilities.
- 05 Apr 2019
- 09:00 - 16:00
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- Harbourside Function Venue (formerly Macs Function Centre), Wellington, New Zealand
- 550.00 (plus GST) Members
- 650.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
Overview
This year's event focuses on societal and environmental changes in recreation and community service needs, public and private partnerships and how we partner with our communities. There’ll be plenty of opportunities for you to network and get to know other community services and facilities professionals working in the sector.
The programme offers an inspiring mix of talks from experts providing insights from both an internal and external perspective on the featured topics, together with some good ideas to take home with you including the winner of Taituarā's 2018 award for innovation in asset management, and a truly inspirational story of social marketing and libraries.
Who should attend:
All local government community services and community facilities executives, managers, advisors and officers. This embraces parks and reserves, indoor and outdoor recreation, aquatic facilities, libraries, galleries and museums, community development and community safety.
The Programme
Friday, 5th April 2019
9.00am Registration
Arrival Tea / Coffee
9.30am Welcome and Introduction
Doug Tate, Group Manager – Customer and Community Partnerships, Central Hawkes Bay District Council
9.45am Societal and environmental changes in recreation and community service needs
Andrew Leslie, CEO, NZ Recreation Association
Andrew will provide a big picture view of the factors that influence and shape the community services and facilities that people need and why they need them.
10.30am Continued discussion with Andrew Leslie - Group activity
In your table groups, explore and discuss the societal and environmental changes affecting you and your community. An opportunity to share your findings with the wider group and discuss any questions you may have with Andrew.
11.00am Morning Tea
Public Private Partnerships
11.20am The Do’s and Don’ts of a PPP
Brendon O'Connor, Director, PwC, NZ
An insight into PPPs with a focus on how to make them work for community services and facilities.
11.50am The Avantidrome Project
Alan Livingston, Chair of Waikato Regional Council
Alan will discuss the why, where and how of Cambridge’s world-class velodrome. While the Avantidrome provides a world class training and competition facility for our elite cyclists, it’s main use is by school, disabled and community groups.
12.20pm Lunch
1.05pm Partnering with the community
Community-led facilities – Adventure Sports
Miramar Track Project, Wellington
Ben Wilde, Community Project Lead & Dave Halliday, Project Manager, Open Spaces, Wellington City Council
Ben and Dave will tell us about a mountain biker-led community project in the suburb of Miramar, Wellington,
1.35pm Keeping up with the Librarians– A Social Media Campaign - Interacting with young people in our communities
Connor Chamberlain, Graphic Designer, Invercargill City Libraries
Connor will discuss Invercargill City Libraries successful social media strategy, including the ‘Keeping up with the Librarians’ image, a recreation of an iconic Kardashians photoshoot.
2.05pm The Future of Aquatics
Gareth Moore-Jones, Community Futures Consultants, Geoff Canham Consulting
2.35pm Parks & Recreation - An insight into large scale community consultation projects for parks development plans in the Kapiti Region
Alison Law, Parks & Recreation Manager, Kāpiti Coast District Council & Jamie Roberts, Parks & Recreation Planner
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.15pm Community Facilities Asset Management Enhancement Project - Winner of the 2018 Minister of Local Government’s award for innovation in Asset Management
Raymond Tan, Head of Asset Management Intelligence Support, Auckland Council
3.45pm Wrap Up
Doug Tate, Group Manager – Customer and Community Partnerships, Central Hawkes Bay District Council
4.00pm Finish