Long-term recreation professional Peter Nicholls of Adelaide has generously agreed to provide the substance of materials on his website Australia’s People Gardener for re-presenting and curating on PaRC. Peter’s professional qualifications in the fields of leisure and recreation planning and development include:
- Bachelor of Arts ANU Canberrra 1965
- Graduate Diploma in Recreation Planning: Canberra University 1975, making him one of the pioneers of the professional recreation movement in Australia
- Senior Recreation Planner (and various other managerial positions) with the South Australian Department of Recreation and Sport, 1976 – 1994
- Recreation Planner City of Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide 1994 – 2002
- Life Member and a past National and State President of his professional association, Parks and Leisure Australia.
A profile of Peter is also preserved on PaRC under the category “Inspirational People“.
THE BENEFITS OF CREATIVE LEISURE INTERESTS
LIST OF LEISURE/RECREATION IDEAS. Although this document includes 2005 in its heading, that is the date it was commenced. Activities have been added continuously since then.
BEING WHO YOU REALLY ARE IS A RISK WORTH TAKING
BEWARE OF THE RETIRED HUSBAND SYNDROME
DARE TO HAVE FAITH IN YOUR DREAMS
DON’T THROW YOUR ABILITIES AWAY. RECYCLE THEM
EMPLOYERS OF CHOICE WHY THEY ATTRACT STAFF LOYALTY
FEAR AND COURAGE THE ODD COUPLE
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU TRUST YOUR TRUE SELF
I WISH I WAS THE ME I ONCE WANTED TO BE
IT’S TIME TO TEAR DOWN THE WALL THAT SEPARATES WORK AND LEISURE
LIFE AFTER WORK WILL BE LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER KNOWN BEFORE
MY APPROACH TO EXPONENTIAL PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
SPACE THE SEPARATION THAT KEEPS US TOGETHER
THE CHANGING ROLE OF BUSINESS IN MAKING SENSE OF WHY WE ARE HERE
THE ENQUENCHABLE YEARNING TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART
THE GLORIOUS ENIGMA OF UNCERTAINTY
WE NO LONGER ACCEPT LIFE IS OVER WHEN IT
WHY IT’S TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT TO CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
The above 23 files AGGREGATED
To be continued.