Registration

Join with other people who manage small rural properties in the Healthy Hectares workshop series for 2025.

At the end of the program, you will have an increased awareness, knowledge and skills to adopt sustainable best agricultural practices on your property. You will develop a Property Management Plan for your own property, which will focus on identifying assets and possible risks to those assets. You will identify your goals and plan to manage your property sustainably.

Register by Sunday March 23 to attend this series of 6 workshops.

Healthy Hectares Workshops

We are offering a series of 6 workshops from April 2025 to October 2025.

The 6 workshop series includes workshops on Property Planning, Biodiversity, Pastures, Livestock, Soils, Pests (plants and animals), and Water.

The total cost of the workshop series is $150 per property total (GST inc), which will cover the cost of delivery by subject matter specialists, and various useful resources including your own A1 size property map and Healthy Hectares booklet, and important quick links. Morning tea and lunch are also included.

To allow interactive discussions, the workshops will have a maximum number of 20 participants.
We have had an overwhelming interest in the Healthy Hectares project, and you are encouraged to register early. You may register to attend, with either one or two participants per property.

Dates/Times

Workshop Times: 9.30am for 10 am start with 3 pm finish, held on Sundays, except for Saturday April 5.

Proposed dates for Healthy Hectares 2025 (may be subject to change)

Workshop 1: Property planning, Saturday 5 April

Workshop 2: Biodiversity, Sunday 4 May

Workshop 3: Pastures/Grazing Management, Sunday 1 June

Workshop 4: Soils, Sunday 29 June

Workshop 5: Pests: plants & animals, Sunday 14 September

Workshop 6: Water and finalise property plan, Sunday 12 October

Workshop 1 - Property Planning

The first Workshop - 'Property Planning' - will be held at The Centre for Continuing Education, 17 Chisholm St, Wangaratta on Saturday 5 April. Time is 9.30am for 10 am start with 3 pm finish

At this workshop you will learn how to:
- Discover and map the natural values of your property including topography, aspect, native vegetation types and cultural heritage
- Create a plan, identify assets and threats, prioritise works and develop an action plan
- Manage the property within its limitations, without contributing to degrading practices

Registration Process

Step 1: Registration and payment due by COB Sunday 23 March

Step 2: Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation email and a survey link so you can tell us a bit more about your property. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive the confirmation email within a few minutes of registering

Step 3: By Monday 24 March we will be in touch to confirm your registration. In the week of 31 March I will send you a draft property map, for you to confirm if it is correct before I print it.

Note - we are unable to offer a refund after registration due to the costs involved for maps and workshop preparation.

If you have questions about the Healthy Hectares program, or about the registration process, please contact Project Officer, Gervaise Gaunt at gervaise@wodongalandcare.org.au, phone 0409 027 115 or via the 'contact host' links on Humanitix.