2003
Workshops, Seminars and Short Courses
A Four-day Short Course on Performance Based Codes. In April a four day short-course was run on "The Performance-Based Approach to Development Codes". Dates for the Armidale Course for 2004 will be in Mid-April. A further course is likely to be run in either Queensland or Sydney (date to be announced). The short course is practical, hands-on, and based on the National User's Guide to Performance Based Codes. Pricing starts at $700 per participant, which includes course materials together with lunch and morning and afternoon teas.
A Four-day Short Course on Contemporary Regional Development Practice. Over the last five years regional development has become one of the hot policy issues in Australia across all three tiers of government. Many regions are increasingly concerned with how to stem population decline, energise local economies, or build on local growth prospects. Local government has been playing a growing role in this complex, fast-moving and difficult arena for the last 20 years but many are unsure of the development options they confront and where they fit into the overall public policy picture. This short-course on contemporary regional development practice clarifies current thinking on these matters.