Healthy Country Planning Short Course, Poatina Tasmania 2025

Registrations now open

Registrations are open for a Healthy Country Planning workshop focusing on the diverse Liffey Valley, adjacent to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The five-day, live-in course will be held at Poatina in the Tasmanian Midlands.

“Great course, great location. Well done to the organisers. Thank you.” 2024 Course participant.

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.

When: Monday 20^th of January to Friday 24^th of January 2025

Where: Poatina, Tasmania

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 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 governance structures 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.
• Receive credit towards the University of Tasmania’s Graduate Certificate in Protected Area Planning and Master of Protected Area Conservation.

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 (inc. GST) per person (includes all food, accommodation, transport - Hobart to Poatina return, and course materials).

If you have any questions, please contact:

Leah Feuerherdt [email protected]

or

Rebecca Schneider [email protected]