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VRAN'S Leadership in Rabbit Control Course (Bootcamp)
Our Next Bootcamp
Warrnambool 24-26 March 2025
Applications for the Leadership in Rabbit Control Course (bootcamp) are now open!
Join us in Warrnambool from March 24-26, 2025.
Limited spots available (only 15-20)! Apply by 31 January 2025, to secure your place!
Don’t miss out! Apply now!
What is the Leadership in Rabbit Control Course?
The Victorian Rabbit Action Network’s Leadership in Rabbit Control Course is accessible to all Victorians currently engaged in rabbit management on private or public land.
The course, also known as the Rabbit Bootcamp, spans 2.5 days and combines classroom instruction with practical field-based training. After completing the intensive training, participants have the opportunity to form a ‘Learning Network’ where they can connect, exchange ideas, and discuss rabbit management strategies.
Each year, ten to twenty positions are available for the course. VRAN actively promotes diversity in the Leadership in Rabbit Control Course, encouraging individuals with various perspectives and experiences to participate.
VRAN seeks representation across gender, industry, regions, community groups, Traditional Owners, land managers, government agencies, and other professionals. Eligible participants must be over 18 years old and based in Victoria.
Reasons to apply
- Gain insights from Victoria’s foremost experts and leaders in rabbit management.
- Recharge your motivation to address the rabbit control challenge.
- Connect with fellow professionals in the field and draw inspiration.
- Contribute to positive change in your community.
- Discover the valuable takeaways shared by past participants of the program.
What does participation entail?
The course will be delivered over two and half days, with a mix of classroom and practical field-based training. Participants will have the option to join subsequent Learning Network field trips and meetings. Find out more about the program and learning networks.
Who facilitates the course?
The course will be facilitated by our VRAN mentors who are recognised experts in rabbit management and community-led action.
As a group, they provide expertise and insights from community, industry and government perspectives.
They will be supported by co-facilitators with diverse experience in community engagement and invasive species management from around Australia, across a range of sectors and organisations.
What does it cost?
- Free for community, landcare and Not-For-Profit members. Course costs, including meals and accommodation, will be covered.
- $900 + GST for government, industry, or private organisation participants.
What motivates VRAN to provide this training?
- The primary aim of VRAN is to see feral rabbits gone from the Victorian landscape.
- The way we do that is to provide the tools and networks to enable community, industry and government to implement best practice management in the control of feral rabbits.
- VRAN run training and mentoring programs, deliver workshops on best-practice rabbit control, and support people and organisations to collaborate on rabbit action.
Learn more about VRAN
Visit our About page to learn more. If you have any further questions, please send an email to info@vran.com.au
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