PCA has been invited to conduct a special part-time Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in Bellingen and Nambucca Heads in Autumn 2011. The course will be conducted as four 3-day blocks (Fri, Sat, Sun) over 4 months from March to June.

Bellingen and surrounding bioregions have long been a focal point for alternative lifestyle and community. In recent years there has been a resurgence of great sustainability initiatives in the region including Permablitz, a new community garden and Transition Town movement and the community is looking forward to new contingency of Permaculture-trained community activists to build the momentum.

Course Dates and Venues

March 11-13, Bellingen: CWA Hall Church St

April  8-10. Bellingen: CWA Hall Church St

May 6-8, Nambucca Heads: Youthie Centre

June 3-5, Nambucca Heads: Youthie Centre

NB This is a 72+ hour, 12-day course. The full course must be attended to qualify for a PDC Certificate of Completion

The local course convenor, Joe Walker, completed a similar PDC conducted by Robyn Francis in Bellingen in the 1992 and with fellow permaculturists recognised the need for another course in the area

Robyn Francis will be the main PDC trainer and Janelle Schafer will also be teaching parts of the course.  Robyn hopes some of the Permaculture ‘vetrans’ in the region will use the opportunity to do a refresher PDC and form a local teaching team as Bioregional Campus to continue to teach Permaculture in the area. Those doing the course as a refresher with view to future teaching will receive a special refresher discount and will only be required to pay the $200 deposit fee.

Joe has worked hard on obtaining free community venues for the course to keep costs down, to ensure the course is affordable and accessible to as many people as possible. Course participants  will be invited to bring food to share for some pot-luck meals as the course fee does not include any catering apart from hot drinks.

Course fee:  $750 waged/ $650 unwaged. Includes all tuition and PDC Handbook

Course registrations are managed by PCA. Please download the registration form  PDC & Short Course Enrolment Form and use the PayPal function (bottom of PDC page) to pay your 0 deposit or use the other payment options detailed in the registration form. Please direct registration and enrolment details to PCA administration

For information and details about local logistics of the course please contact Joe Walker  0438 516351