Help health practitioners, carers and individuals find your valuable outdoor health service! We are about to relaunch our Outdoor Health Service Directory, thanks to support from the Victorian department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions. If you provide any kind of outdoor health services, from self-guided education programs to clinical care, we would love to … Read more
Check out these two jobs from OHA Member Camp Kiah! Applications close Friday, 27th February. Get in touch to become an organisational member and share your job vacancies, upcoming events, training and more!
Hi from Queensland! Our Qld state reps, Patrick Kay (he/him), Amanda Smith (she/her) and Karen Breedon (she/her) have been planning ahead for an exciting 2026. We look forward to hosting a series of regular and themed events (both online and in-person) to help strengthen our local Outdoor Health community and share knowledge across diverse practice … Read more
Walk, Yarn & Book Launch. The Outdoor Health Book launch began The Walk & Book Launch – Yarning Your Way to the 2025 Forum, an intentional and reflective 10km walk designed to explore the themes of Outdoor Health through conversation, poetry, and movement. Each kilometre of the walk invited participants to engage with a different … Read more
The Rainbow Group Continues Our 2025 Theme- Queer Joy Hello One and All And To All Who Are Their Most Natural Selves, Welcome to our Spring/Summer update – please scroll down for all the news; 2025 Forum reflections, highlights and and celebrations Looking Towards 2026 2025 Forum – The Rainbow Flag Flew Wild and Proud … Read more
Nurturing with Nature The 2025 National Outdoor Health Forum brought together over 175 participants from across Australia and beyond on beautiful Bundjalung Country. It was a celebration of connection—with Nature, with each other, and with the growing field of Outdoor Health. Images: generously captured by PhotoDuke.au Honouring Country and Connection Guided by the spirit of … Read more
Want to help improve insurance for outdoor health providers? OHA has a short survey for anyone who provides outdoor health, wellbeing or therapy services in Australia. We want to understand: The survey takes 5-10 minutes. Your answers will help OHA find better insurance options for outdoor health providers and understand how we can support you. … Read more
Welcome to Amanda and Fiona! Amanda Smith (she/her) is a social work lecturer in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University, Australia. Amanda is an enthusiastic social worker with over two decades experience working in various community and government sectors including direct service delivery, counselling, therapeutic program design and facilitation, leadership and … Read more
A significant outcome from the pre-conference meetings and throughout the recent 10th International Adventure Therapy Conference is the evolution of the Adventure Therapy International Committee (ATIC) to now become the International Association for Adventure and Nature-based Therapies (IAANT). This is more inclusive and encompasses many modalities, approaches and perspectives from over 42 nations around the … Read more
We want to hear your experiences with NDIS reforms and outdoor services Outdoor Health Australia is collecting feedback on funding and access to therapeutic outdoor supports within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially in light of the 2024 NDIS exclusions (still in draft form). We’d value hearing from:– NDIS participants, families & carers– Providers … Read more
Consultation on NDIS supports rules Phase 2 – July 2025 OHA submitted the following response, based on feedback from a working group of health practitoners, professionals and researchers who understand the benefits of outdoor health service delivery. Consultation on draft lists of NDIS supports Phase 1 – August 2024 OHA Community feedback on NDIS Supports: … Read more
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