The Mulloon Institute's Communities of Practice Project (CoPP) is funded by the Future Drought Fund – Extension & Adoption Grant from June 2023 – June 2025. The project is focused around low-risk natural infrastructure and farm system solutions for drought preparedness and resilience to climate extremes. Five communities from around Australia will take part. Over the two years, bootcamps, mentorships, peer-learning forums and on-ground demonstrations will equip participants to plan, design and undertake projects suited to their context.
Event overview
The 4-day ‘Professionals’ Intensive’ course will bring together NRM professionals and community leaders from the partner organisations/communities of practice in NSW, VIC and QLD. It aims to foster connections across this wonderful network, build technical skills and equip everyone involved to make the most of CoPP over its lifetime. This will be a pilot of a 4-day course Mulloon Institute has developed which would serve both farmers with advanced skills as well as NRM professionals seeking additional skills in water-focused landscape restoration strategies (session topics can be found below).
This will be a dynamic four days spent in the Barn venue at Mulloon's Home Farm and on tour to other properties, led by our senior landscape planners and other extension experts. It will incorporate:
Landscape rehydration strategies targeted to both property-scale and sub-catchment/catchment-scale action on the ground
Site visits to several Natural Infrastructure/Farm Management projects that exemplify approaches we anticipate will be implemented by land managers who participate in CoPP
Advanced in-field observation, design/planning and project management skills-building activities most relevant to the project.
Review of relevant regulatory constraints for Landscape Rehydration projects
Advanced extension and mentoring skills required to foster communities of practice
This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
Mulloon Institute’s Learning Programs have been developed with the assistance of the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust.