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Rural Studies Courses
| Course | Date | Time | Venue | Cost | Details | Provider |
| Envirolearn | TBA
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9.30-3pm Fridays | Cooma TAFE | Free | learn about sustainable land management and your local environment and lots more | Cooma TAFE Tracy Crompton 6452 0763 |
| SMARTtrain Chemical Application (AQF Level 3)
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3,4 Sept (Bega) on demand (Moruya) 6,7 Aug, 5,6 Nov (Cooma) |
2 days, 14 Hrs | Bega
Moruya
Cooma
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$380
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for those required to handle chemical in rural/agricultural situations | TAFE 6492 9725 beth.hart@det.nsw.edu.au |
| SMARTtrain Chemical Application - Refresher | 4 Sept (Bega) 7 Aug, 6 Nov (Cooma) |
1 day, 6 hrs, | Bega
Cooma |
$260 | for those needing to update their Chemcert qualifications | TAFE 6492 9725 beth.hart@det.nsw.edu.au |
| Chainsaw Operations – Level 1 (also Level II) | TBA (Bega) & on demand, register your interest | 2 days 8.30am-5pm | Bega, Cooma, Moruya | $450 | Safe use and maintenance, appropriate use & selection of chainsaws for cross cutting fallen timber | TAFE 6492 9725 beth.hart@det.nsw.edu.au |
| Cert III in Permaculture Design | Tues - Thurs from 25/8 | 9-4pm | Bega | $2600 | in partnership with National Environment Centre | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au |
| Pasture Cropping | Sat 12/9 | 1-4pm | Candelo | $50 | looks at sowing an annual winter cereal crop into live summer active perennial pasture to provide winter feed | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au |
| Introduction to Permaculture | 5 & 6/9/09 | Brogo | $175 includes all day meals | understand the 12 principles toward making decisions in areas of sustainable living and land use. (free self contained camping on site if needed) | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au | |
| Permaculture design Certificate course | 28 Sept -10 Oct 09 | Bermagui | TBA | 12 day design course will provide the skills required to design solutions in all areas of sustainable living and land use. | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au | |
| Lawns to lunches | negotiable | 1 x 6 hr day | negotiable | $60 | will show you how to build no-dig gardens & turn your lawn into a productive food garden. | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au |
| Sweeten the paddock | negotiable | negotiable | $90 | apply simple techniques to transform the microbial structure of the soil so grasses such as African Lovegrass sweeten up for cattle to eat. | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au | |
| Organic Soil Conditioning for backyards | 1 weekend day, date negotiable | $90 | This course covers a number of techniques to improve soil fertility for food production. organic composting, producing your own worm cast and making composting teas | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 farsouthcoast@learningworks.org.au | ||
| Greywater reuse and build a wormfarm | TBA | 9-4pm | Tathra | $80 | focuses on simple and inexpensive systems that are robust and easy and economical to use | Far South Coast Community College 6492 0052 www.fsccc.org.au |
| Forest Industry Level 1 Trim & Cross Cut Felled Trees | 25, 26, 27 Aug
22, 23, 24 Sept 20, 21, 22 Oct, 24, 25, 26 Nov 15, 16, 17 Dec |
Merimbula | $500 | covers chainsaw and operator safety etc. Must be at least 17 yrs. | Auswide Projects 64975020 reception@auswideprojects.com.au |
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| Forest Industry Level 2 Felling | 14, 15, 17 July
8.30-4pm |
8.30-4pm | Merimbula | $880 | 3 day course for those who have completed a Trim and Cross cut felled course | Auswide Projects 64975020 reception@auswideprojects.com.au |
| Fire Prevention Training | 3 Sept, 1 Oct, 5 Nov, 3 Dec | 6-9pm | Merimbula | $45 | designed to focus on issues surrounding the coming season | Auswide Projects 64975020 reception@auswideprojects.com.au |