Whole Farm Planning course EOI now open for fire impacted landholders

Expressions of Interest for Whole Farm Planning courses are now open for landholders impacted by the recent bushfires. A Whole Farm Plan can help design a farm that is easier to manage, more productive and offers environmental benefits.

This EOI will be used to identify groups of landholders to run courses.

Participants meet for up to 6 sessions to cover farm management and recovery topics.

An online format will also be available.

Workshop topics include:

• Farm design and layout

• Setting current and future goals

• Soils, biodiversity and land classing

• Pasture and grazing/feed management

• Farm water supply planning

• Farm business planning

• Looking after yourself

• Risk management

A free laminated property map will be provided as part of the course.

To express interest in this first round of courses by 30 April 2026. Please fill out the short form at: https://forms.office.com/r/Ky1eKXn8N3. They will be in contact when they have enough participants in your area.

For more information contact Kylie Macreadie on 0427 052 352 or email recovery@agriculture.vic.gov.au

I did the FarmPlan 21 course following the Moyston fire. It helped me redesign paddocks and importantly got me off the farm and sharing with others for a few hours each week.  – David Coad, Moyston.