Naturally Resourceful - a short course for rural women...

...coming to Tambo 28 & 29 April 2010

 “Great opportunity to learn practical things and to gain self understanding and support to work towards personal and business goals” Winton workshop participant 

Boulia Workshop June 2009                                            Eromanga Workshop September 2009

 Who Delivers Naturally Resourceful?  

Naturally Resourceful has been developed by Swift NRM and is delivered throughout the Desert Channels region in partnership with Desert Channels Queensland Inc (DCQ). These workshops are funded by the Queensland Government’s Blueprint for the Bush program through the Desert Channels Landholders Support Service Project.

“Extremely interesting and informative in a very comfortable and friendly atmosphere that is very much geared for rural women; a good grounding in rural living with a broad range of information to build strong leadership in a community.” Boulia workshop participant

 Naturally Resourceful

·         Builds on the resourceful nature of rural and regional women

·         Enhances the involvement of rural and regional women in natural resource and grazing management

·         Helps women to build their skills, knowledge and understanding about natural resource management and property planning

 “It was a worthwhile 2 days, the course covered a broad range of subjects and issues that women living in rural and isolated areas face on a regular basis, lots of contacts for further information provided.” Eromanga workshop particpant

 

 

 

 

 

 Images from the Boulia Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshop held at the Shire Hall in June 2009

Aims and outcomes

The course provides a pathway for women to take leadership responsibilities within the natural resource management field, as well as within the social, producer and political groups and committees.

The course is designed to:

·         Encourage participants to take responsibility and action for improved management of the environment

·         Improve participants’ understanding about the links between good natural resource management practices and social  and economic viability

·         Develop participants’ self confidence

·         Encourage participants to be more vocal advocates for continued learning within their communities

 “Relaxed environment where you opinions are listened to and it is easy to contribute and ask a lot of questions; very suitable for women” Longreach workshop participant 

 

 

 

 

 

Left: Boulia Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshop June 2009     Middle and right: Eromanga workshop attendees

Workshop Topics

Topics vary from course to course. Listed below are some of the topics that have been addressed at workshops in the DCQ region:

• DCQ - Who are we? What do we do? Where do we fit? - Colleen James DCQ

• Sustainability in our region - Julia Telford SWIFT NRM

•  Weeds of DCQ, identification, management, projects and weed control funding opportunities - Ron Beezley DCQ

•  Natural Landscapes, Flora & Fauna –Steve Wilson DCQ

•   Indigenous culture - Ron Beezley

•  Wild Rivers – Karen Tully Australian Floodplain Association

• Grant Writing and funding opportunities - Sue Gardiner DCQ

• DiSC Personality profiling – Julia Telford SWIFT NRM - Research has shown that behavioral characteristics can be grouped together in four key divisions called personality styles. All people share these four styles in varying degrees of intensity providing a unique profile for each individual. This forms the basis of the DiSC Personality Style profile.

• Communication – Julia Telford SWIFT NRM

• Succession planning – Peter Whip PRW Agribusiness

• Financial rural business analysis – Peter Whip PRW Agribusiness

•  Creative Industries culture & arts development assistance & support – CICADAS @ RAPAD - The CICADAS is developing partnerships and linkages with and between local artisans, cultural practitioners and community groups to help build their capacities and possibilities achieving wide community outcomes

• Supporting change – Lisa Wright NWQPH

• Managing depression – Lisa Wright Central West Psychology

• Coping with Change – Rosie Johnston Royal Flying Doctor Service

               o    4 Steps for staying positive:

                     1.       before you go to bed, write down what you want to achieve on the following day

                     2.       start your day with a positive focus

                     3.       monitor your day with a focus on the positive

                     4.       finish your day on a positive

•  Developing your plan for positive change – Julia Telford SWIFT NRM

              Reminders when doing an action plan

                        1.     take time for reflection

                        2.     think about what you want to focus on

                        3.     plan and take obsticles into account

                        4.     ask for support

•  Fitness and wellbeing – Alun Hoggett Longreach Health and Fitness

•  Meditation – Alun Hoggett

• Body Balance – Alun Hoggett Group Fitness Instructor Longreach Health and Fitness - BodyBalance is based on yoga, tai chi and palates and focuses on maintaining strength, flexibility, muscular endurance and mind/body awareness.

 

 

  

 

 

 

  Left: Eromanga BodyBalance class   Middle: Steve Wilson's Biodiversity talk   Right: Peter Whip talks about succession planning

Links to resources:

Grant information 

When the mind matters

• '5 love languages' Gary Chapman

• 'Taking care of yourself and your family' J Ashfield

• Challenge of Change DVD

• Flippen Profile

• 'In defence of food' Michael Pollan (nutrition)

• 'Full Catastrophe Living' John Kabbat-Zinn (meditation book)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Left: Boulia Workshop    Middle: Julia Telford SWIFT NRM and Wendy Groves Cooma Station     Right: Sue Gardiner talks about grants writing and funding opportunities