Neal Ames

Senior Recreation Planner

Queensland Government

What is the Activity Space?

How do we interact with the Activity Space?

Active Recreation and its space

What value is the space to governments?

Is there a Downside?

Bowling Alone:

Declining Social Capital.Robert Putnam

Putnam suggests that when activities which deliver a shared sense of identity, like communal bowling, or team sports are allowed to fade into inconsequence or

oblivion, they are replaced only with individualistic pursuits. It is not just the local area that suffers: it is as if the national spirit takes a hit.

ACT Muslim Women’s Association

Thoret said:

The 21st century will not be measured by those that can read and write, but rather by those that can learn, unlearn and relearn.