Tracks and Trails Conference - Connecting People and Places
Conference Program
 
Program
Sunday 17th October
4.00pm – 6.00pm Registration

Monday 18th October
7.30am – 8.30am Registration
9.00am – 10.30am Keynote Speaker
Gordon Price, University of British Columbia, Canada
The Vancouver Recipe: How to increase urban density and reduce fat
10.30am – 11.00am Refreshment Break
11.00am – 11.40am Keynote Speaker
Gene Wood, Clemson University, USA
Recreation in a Natural Heritage Setting
11.40am – 12.45pm
Tourism & Marketing
Community Partnership Models
Trail Management

Anthea Shem & Anne Sellar, SA
Trails SA: a unique marketing experience
(6mb ppt)
(191kb doc)

Jim Walker, UK
Walkers & cyclists welcome
(9mb ppt)

Graham Mills, SA
Riesling Trail - a great regional attraction
(5mb ppt)

Eva Bilíková, Czech Republic
Prague - Vienna Greenways - 10 years of experience (65mb ppt)

Peter Solly, SA
Cycle tourism means business - communities are the foundation

Jesse Brampton, WA
Big brother/little brother - dynamic and dysfunctional community partnerships

Susy Austin, SA
Risk & opportunity management, putting theory into practice
(250kb ppt)

Renate Velzeboer, SA & Stuart Willsher, Vic
Phytophthora Management
(2mb ppt R.Valzeboer)
(5mb ppt S.Willsher)

Annie Keating, WA
A survey methodology for estimating usage & characteristics of users on longer tracks
(2mb ppt)

12.45pm – 1.40pm Lunch and poster/trade exhibition
1.40pm – 2.55pm
Trails from a Regional Perspective
Trail Stories
Trails & Healthy Communities

Tony Smith, SA
Wilpena Pound - a South Australian icon under utilized
(12mb ppt)

John Seaton, Tas
The trails & tribulations of regional government
(11mb ppt)

Ray James, SA
Rationalising the local network - a sustainable approach (3mb ppt)

Scott Crabtree, Vic
The Great Ocean Walk - evolution of a great walk
(83kb doc)
(5mb ppt)

Bronte Leak, SA
The Heysen Trail - the first 25 years and beyond

Janet Mackay, NSW
The Larapinta Trail - an iconic walk but a challenging walking environment
(26mb ppt)

Helen McRostie, SA
Access to trails promotes healthy communities: fact or urban myth?
(4mb ppt)

Nick Bowman, SA
Positive links between sustainable trail construction & youth development programs
(13mb ppt)

Jim Walker, UK
Managing trails inclusively
(26mb ppt)

2.55pm – 3.20pm Refreshment Break
3.20pm – 4.00pm Keynote Speaker
Dafna Merom, University of NSW, Australia
Overview of research on health benefits of trails and greenways
(2mb ppt)
4.00pm – 4.50pm
National & International Agendas
Water Trails
Trails for Transport & Recreation

Tom Perrigo, WA
The view from outside
(1mb ppt)

Dominika Zareba, Poland & Juraj Flamik, Czech Republic
Need for an International Greenway Charter
(14mb ppt)

Peter Carter & Ian Hume, SA
The new canoe guides
(15mb pdf)

(344kb pdf add info)

Judy Hani, SA
Dive trails

Anita McDonald,NSW
NSW Coastline Cycleway - the story so far
(166k doc)

Mark Mobbs, SA
The Coast Park concept

6.30pm to late Conference Dinner

Tuesday 19th October

9.00am– 10.15am

GIS for Trails
Trails & Visitor Needs
Mountain Biking

Anthea Shem, SA
Trails planning & geographic information systems
(182kb doc)

Richard Wadsworth & Bonnie Ryan, Vic
High tech solutions for successful trail management
(1mb doc)

Gregg Müller, Vic
Anecdotes, egos and the World Wide Web: GIS mapping of rockclimber access tracks at Mt Arapiles, Victoria

Gary Crilley, SA
Market segments differences for campsite based trail users in protected areas
(2mb ppt)

Shirley Meyer, SA
Flinders Ranges - Exciting & sustainable trails

Faye Powell, ACT
Australian trails bypassing the market
(94kb ppt)

Richard Harris, WA
Trail Pro-Activity Mix

Tony Scott, Qld
Australian mountain bike riding - a national & international perspective
(23mb ppt)

Gillian Duncan, Qld
Mountain bike riding on public land - the struggle for access in SE Qld
(42kb doc)

10.15am – 10.40am Refreshment Break
10.40am – 11.25am

Keynote Speaker
Lawrence St. Leger, Deakin University, Australia
Keeping our parks, trails and our people healthy (87mb ppt)

11.25am – 12.25pm
Trail Management & Maintenance - Volunteers
Trails and Interpretation
Tourism Models

Margaret Winchcombe, WA
Why Trails? Trails in a popular coastal conservation park
(30mb ppt)

Friends of the Heysen Trail, SA
Maintaining a long distance walking trail using volunteers
(1mb ppt)

Tom Perrigo, WA
Interpreting trails - the need for standards
(1mb ppt)

Tanya Lehmann, SA
Building connections: bones, bricks, boulders and bitumen
(119kb ppt text only)
(10mb ppt)

Daniel Mourek, Czech Republic
Greenways - attraction for international tourism, role of Greenways Travel Club in promoting Greenways in Europe

Troy Rarick, USA
Fruita Mountain Biking; elements of an international cycling destination

12.25pm – 1.00pm Lunch
1.00pm – 5.30pm Mobile Workshops

Wednesday 20th October
9.00am – 9.20am Where to next?
9.20am – 10.30am Round Table Discussions
10.30am – 11.15am Refreshment Break
11.15am – 11.45am Conference Summary
11.45am – 12.30pm Taking up the challenge
12.30pm – 1.00pm Lunch
1.00pm Depart for Conference Study Tours

Thursday 21st October Day 2 of Conference Study Tours
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Important Dates
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Next conference - 2006

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