Public speaking for community organisation leaders (Institute of Community Directors Australia)
4 November, 1.00 to 2.00 pm
This workshop helps people in community settings build confidence and clarity when speaking in public. Whether you’re presenting, advocating, or storytelling, this session will help you find your voice and share it in a way that resonates.
Webinars for organisations with volunteers (The Centre for Volunteering)
Multiple dates and times throughout November
Webinars include: Becoming an inclusive volunteer involving organisation (4 Nov), Introduction to volunteering (6 or 13 Nov), and International Day of People with Disability – and volunteering (25 Nov).
Wildlife Matters: engaging youth, tech and community (Wildlife Queensland)
5 & 18 November, 12.00 to 1.00 pm
This webinar series looks at the changing dynamics and environment of conservation. Topics include the use of new tools and technology (5 Nov) and habitat connectivity (18 Nov).
Story Ways: Environmental storytelling for educators (Australian Association of Environmental Educators)
5 November, 4.30 to 6.30 pm. Tickets from $82.50 for AAEE members
‘Story Ways’ is a toolkit that introduces you to the foundations of oral storytelling in diverse educational contexts. This session will guide you through a storytelling skills building journey, modelling how storytelling is used in diverse educational contexts including outdoor education, tour guiding, school programs, and community special events.
Lunch & Learn webinar series (Landcare NSW)
9 & 25 November, 12.30 to 1.30 pm
These practical sessions aim to share information from Landcare groups across NSW, covering innovative projects and popular activities that groups have implemented. Coming sessions include: Edible gardens (9 Nov), and RAMPH: working with uncertainty and cumulative adversity (25 Nov).
Dryland salinity: Training for NRM professionals (West Hume Landcare & Holbrook Landcare Network)
11 November, 9.15 to 11.30 am
Learn about the processes driving salinity at a catchment and farm scale, salinity management, impact of farming systems on salinity, and identification and assessment of salinity in the landscape. This online session will be followed by an in-person seminar and field trip in Brocklesby on 25 November (8.30 am to 2.30 pm).
A climate of change: Navigating eco-anxiety (Australian Association of Environmental Educators)
12 November, 7.00 to 8.00 pm
This learning circle will explore how we can ensure that our teaching about climate change and environmental damage leaves our students feeling empowered, and how can we take care of ourselves while we teach about these challenging topics.
Pollinator photography (Wheen Bee Foundation)
12 November, 7.30 to 8.30 pm
Join a panel of experienced photographers as they share their tips for capturing Australia’s pollinators and the stories behind some of their favourite images. Hear how they approach photographing insects, including where and when they shoot, the equipment and settings they use, and what makes a great pollinator photograph. Bring along your photography questions for the panel!
Powerful pollinators (Wheen Bee Foundation)
15 November, 12.00 to 1.15 pm
Join this webinar to find out how pollinators can play a role in healthy farm enterprises; how to encourage pollinator populations on your property; and explore the new planting guides and how they can be used on farm.
National Forum on Glossy Black Cockatoo conservation (Glossy Black Conservancy)
18 to 19 November, 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. Tickets from $40
This event includes two days of virtual sessions which explore topics like foraging habitat and feed trees; monitoring population trends; identifying females; acoustic monitoring; citizen science; recovery planning; and what we know about artificial nesting.
Parrots and cockatoos of Australia (Birds on Farms)
18 November, 7.30 to 8.30 pm
In this webinar, ornithologist Scot McPhie will take us on a guided tour of all of our parrots and cockatoos, covering their evolution, classification and conservation – and explain to us just why they are so special, and what we can do to help conserve them.
Courses
Climate action education for educators (Australian Association for Environmental Education)
16, 23 & 30 November, 7.00 t o 8.30 pm. Tickets $205.50 for AAEE members
This three-part professional learning series examines the ideas and approaches behind effective climate action education, and provides support to consider how they translate into your own teaching practice.
Growing on Country (Yuruwan)
$400, with discounted options available for those who need it
This course is for those wanting to explore how to effect social as well as environmental justice through growing and gardening. The course will support you to be informed, respectful, equitable, culturally safe and inclusive in your relationship with people and with Country. It is a self-paced course, with five modules.
Foundations of restoration ecology (Society for Ecological Restoration)
This online, self-paced course provide scientific training for people working in ecological restoration. Free access is available to the three modules, covering 32 hours of learning. If you wish to receive a certificate for formal recognition of completion, there is a $89 fee.
Farming for the Future Learning Portal (Farming for the Future)
This portal has two free online courses available – Natural Capital Foundations has eight short modules which show how natural capital can be measured, valued, and put to work on a farm. Ecological Data Collection is designed for NRM staff, ecologists and technical practitioners, and walks through how an on-farm ecological assessment is carried out.
Birds on Farms (BirdLife Australia)
Online courses $70 each, or $110 for the two-course bundle
Course 1 covers creating a bird-friendly property, with practical information on how you can improve the habitat on your property to make it more bird-friendly. Course 2 provides step-by-step guidelines on how to create a habitat restoration plan for your property.
Recognise and respond: Suicide prevention for everyday life (Black Dog Institute & Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network)
This online interactive course is being offered free of charge to those in the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network region. The one hour course provides the tools and confidence you need to have a key conversation and respond to someone who may have suicidal thoughts.
Agtech Academy (NSW Government)
This website has a range of free, online self‑paced courses to help you understand various aspects of agtech and how to apply it on your farm. The Agtech Fundamentals course will help you work through the process of identifying what you want to monitor, where technology may be useful and what connectivity options are available.
Soil quality courses (SoilsWest)
This platform includes three free online courses: Fundamental soil and plant nutrition; Understanding soil and plant nutrition; and Managing soil and plant nutrition. The courses build your knowledge of soil and its relationship with plants, particularly in primary production systems.