Professional Development

Our Professional Development Courses

The Public Land Consultancy, in association with the law firm Maddocks, is pleased to offer a suite of training courses for staff of Councils and other land management agencies in Victoria.

  Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage
        Full-Day course: The Land, its Traditional Owners and the Law
        Half Day course: An Introduction to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

  Vegetation and the Law

  Crown Land Law, Policy and Practice

  Land Law for Coastal Authorities

  Land Law for Managers of Roads, Streets and Lanes

  Land Law for Managers of Rivers and Streams

  Land Law for Service Utilities

  Public Land for Strategic Planners

  Land Law for Managers of Parks, Gardens & Reserves

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Forthcoming Courses

Our schedule of training courses for the next few months... [more]

Our Training Philosophy and Credentials

All our courses are soundly based in law and policy. They provide a practical understanding of complex technical issues and de-mystify the bureaucratic and legal jargon which so often obscures them... [more]

Our Training Course Format

All courses are of one day duration, with a maximum of 10 students - but within those limits we offer a range of flexible course format options. You may enrol in one of our Melbourne-based or Provincial-based courses. Alternatively, we can run the course for your staff, either in your offices or off-site... [more]

Contact our Training Course Coordinator

To register your interest in attending a forthcoming course, or for information about our training courses, contact Dorothy Jenkins [more]