Following the successful production of parks Practice Notes 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, IPWEA is now ready to develop the fifth practice note in the parks series, which is designed to provide practical guidance for all issues relating to the planning of parks and open spaces.

To ensure we represent current best practice, from across the industry, we are inviting parks practitioners and contractors with experience in parks management and planning to join a reference group to provide input and feedback to assist the project managers, Xyst Australia Pty Ltd, in the development of Practice Note 10.5. Parks Management: Planning. You will be required to respond to draft documents via email in a timely manner as the practice note is developed during the next three to four months.

If you are interested in participating in the reference group, please provide a brief resume of your skills and experience, particularly related to the area of parks management or planning by 7 December, 2018 to admin@ipwea.org. 
 

Project purpose

To prepare a Practice Note document that provides practical parks specific best practice, complimented with industry examples, to provide guidance and advice for tasks associated with the planning of parks provision, development and service delivery.

Our philosophy is that planning is a holistic task that everyone involved in parks management participates in.

The following table provides an indication of the proposed contents and sub-sections:

What are practice notes?

IPWEA is developing a series of practice notes across the range of community infrastructure activities that its members are commonly involved with. The practice notes are intended to provide practical guidance with real life examples, to assist practitioners in implementing the principles and requirements of asset management outlined in the IIMM 2015.

Reference group requirements

A reference group provide assistance to the project managers with the development of the resource. This group will be required to be active; there will be work to do! The preparedness to meet reply deadlines will be critical. The reference group will be asked to use their knowledge, experience and networks to assist with the development of the resource. This will primarily take the form of responding to drafts developed by the project manager. They will also be requested to assist in supplying and reviewing working templates and examples.

Timeframes

The intention is to complete Practice Note 10.5 by mid March, 2019. The Reference Group will have approximately 10 working days to respond with feedback to the various draft stages (likely 2) as they are developed.

Project managers 

IPWEA has appointed Xyst Australia Pty Ltd to work with industry representatives to develop the Parks Practice Notes. For further information please contact Brian Milne at brian@xyst.biz.

For further information regarding Xyst, please refer to their website www.xyst.biz