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A government facility can be booked like any other venue, or it can become the backbone of a whole new program model. That’s the tension we explore here, starting with rapid-fire sector updates and landing on a timely opportunity from the NSW Office of Sport: a formal request for proposal to use facilities across its sport and recreation centres for seven days or more.

We walk through what’s happening across the outdoor industry in NSW and the ACT, including big visibility moments in adventure tourism, what those wins mean for operators, and a practical safety reminder with a Petzl product recall that’s worth checking against your kit and inventory. We also flag the AAAS review survey and why your input matters before changes harden into process, plus the occupational shortage survey that helps government understand the roles we simply cannot fill and the training subsidies our sector fights to keep.

Then Lachlan Clark, Director Centre South and West at the NSW Office of Sport, lays out the facility use RFP in plain language: which centres have the most availability, what kinds of proposals are welcome (from self-directed hire to supported program delivery with accommodation and meals), where to find the tender documents on Buy NSW, and the non-negotiable closing date. We also dig into the “why” behind it: better asset utilization in service of getting more people active through sport and recreation.

If you run camps, outdoor education, training, guiding, or community programs, this one is packed with concrete links and decision points. Subscribe for more industry updates, share this with someone who books venues, and leave a review with the program idea you’d pitch if you had a week of guaranteed access.

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