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

MY DREAM FOR THE WORLD

MY LEFT FIELD PERSPECTIVE

SETTING THE STAGE

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 I WANT TO BE A KID AGAIN

WHY IT’S TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT TO CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT

 

The above 23 files AGGREGATED

To be continued.