Melbourne Parkour has been around in one form or another since 2004. It's members, along with Sydney and Canberra were instrumental in the creation of the Australian Parkour Association (APA), now the peak body for Parkour in Australia. Melbourne Parkour works in partnership with the APA, providing it with support and training to instructors from all over Australia. All Melbourne instructors are recognised under the APA Instructor qualification, which requires all instructors to be capable of delivering fundamental and advanced techniques, the philosophy of Parkour, and have current First Aid training and Working with Children checks. Vision: *Safe and positive practice of Parkour. Mission: *Provides services for the guidance, practice and development of Parkour. Values: Melbourne Parkour is committed to serving the interests of its members and Parkour, through: *Altruism, helping others through what we do. *Education, teaching ourselves and others through our practice. *Innovation in training and teaching methods. *New experiences to broaden knowledge.