Healthy Country Planning Short Course, Darwin Northern Territory 2025

Registrations are open for a Healthy Country Planning workshop near Darwin, NT. The five-day, live-in course will be held at Riyala, near Noonamah, 45km southeast of Darwin, NT. Using a well-proven learning approach, this intensive course will give you a good understanding of the Healthy Country Planning framework and how it can be directly used in your own work.

“Brilliant course! The most fulfilled I have felt after a workshop. So many intangible learnings as well as tangible.” 2025 Tasmania course participant.

When: Monday 30^th of June to Friday 04^th of July 2025

Where: Riyala, near Noonamah, Northern Territory.

Note: This is an intensive course with long days working after dinner. We provide 4 nights' accommodation at Riyala (Monday - Friday) and return transport from Darwin at the start and end of the course. We strongly recommend that you stay at the venue, rather than drive from Darwin daily.

Who: This course is designed for anyone currently working, or aiming to work, in land and sea management (e.g. First Nations / Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Programs, NRM / Landscape Board staff, Public and Private Protected Areas including Joint Management, University Students or Environmental Graduates).

“As a person who predominately works in policy and legislative reform, I was nervous that I would be out of place or that I wouldn't find the course directly relevant to my work. I was pleasantly surprised to see how widely applicable the framework is; how it touches on the various roles and responsibilities that it takes to build and implement a project. Very useful and I can see myself applying it to policy development (as I think anyone working in environmental policy should).” 2024 Tasmania course participant.

Course outcomes:

• Gain foundational knowledge of the Healthy Country Planning / Conservation Standards planning framework.
• Develop skills and understanding that can be applied to the planning of conservation projects and property management at all scales and including the development of participatory land and sea management plans.
• Understand how to implement, analyse and adapt on-ground actions for effective outcomes.
• Develop understanding of the cultural and governance considerations for developing land and sea management plans
• Embed the proven concepts, steps and structures of the internationally recognised planning tools, by working on a real-life example.
• Build professional and social networks with other practitioners working in the land and sea management space.

The knowledge gained through the course is readily implemented and applicable for use in a diverse range of contexts including Indigenous protected areas, public and privately managed conservation reserves and natural resource management projects.

Cost: $2,970.00 AUD (ex GST) per person (includes all food, accommodation, transport - Darwin to Riyala return, and course materials).

Note: Accommodation is provided Monday to Friday (checking out Friday) at Riyala in dormitory style rooms with 2-3 people per room – no one will be required to use a top bunk bed. If you have personal needs for your own room, please contact us. Linen is included. All rooms are air conditioned. You will need to arrange your own accommodation if you need it on the Sunday and Friday nights. Please consider booking early as this is a busy time of year in Darwin.