Join a connected community of women and gender-diverse changemakers shaping the future of conservation leadership across Lutruwita/Tasmania.
Lutruwita/Tasmania is one of the most biologically rich and contested regions on the planet. Conservation leaders are navigating increasing pressure, fragmentation, and isolation. Unprecedented rates of burnout, threats to our democracy, and growing division across communities, generations, and sectors are challenges that require us to reimagine leadership.
This leadership intensive will create the space to pause, reconnect, and strengthen the relationships, resilience, and collective capacity needed to lead through increasing complexity.
The program supports emerging and established leaders to deepen their impact across the region.
What is it?
An immersive four-day, in-person leadership intensive at the award-winning Spring Bay Mill, supported by two online sessions.
Who it’s for:
Women and gender-diverse people working across conservation, climate, land management, community organising, policy, and grassroots action in Tasmania.
Dates:
In-person Retreat: Tuesday 26 – Friday 29 May 2026
Online Onboarding: Tuesday 12 May, 11.30am – 12.30pm
Online Integration: Tuesday 16 June, 11.30am – 1.00pm
Location:
Spring Bay Mill in Triabunna, Lutruwita/Tasmania on the lands of the Palawa people – 43 hectares of sweeping sea views and natural bush landscapes. Sustainability focused, with fully accessible facilities, nourishing meals, and nature-based spaces for reflection.
Apply by:
Apply by 11.59pm AEDT Sunday 15th March – Applications for this program are now closed.
Image credit: Amy Brown Photography
We are living through an era of accelerating change. Climate disruption, biodiversity loss, rising inequality, and political polarisation are converging in complex and compounding ways. This polycrisis is not abstract — it is being felt in our communities, landscapes, organisations, and movements.
And yet, this moment also holds immense possibility.
Across Lutruwita, women and gender-diverse leaders are organising collectively, questioning dominant narratives, and creating ways to lead that are grounded in care for Country and future generations. There is a growing recognition that technical solutions alone are not enough. We need courageous and deeply connected leadership.
The WELA Conservation Leadership Intensive in Lutruwita/Tasmania, designed by and for women and gender-diverse changemakers, rises to meet this moment.
Building on the relationships and shared leadership that emerged through the inaugural Lutruwita/Tasmania Intensive in 2025, this second program returns to strengthen networks, bridge across groups, and deepen collective leadership across Lutruwita/Tasmania.
Through shared learning, honest conversations, and time on Country, participants are supported to lead through uncertainty with clarity, support and confidence, and to help shape a more just future for conservation in Lutruwita/Tasmania.
This four day intensive will:
Join us to be part of a growing movement shaping the future of conservation leadership in Lutruwita/Tasmania.
The WELA Conservation Leadership Intensive in Lutruwita/Tasmania builds the capacity, confidence, and clarity of women and gender-diverse changemakers to meet the challenges facing our local climate and environment with strength, skill, and support.
Through this immersive program, you will:
By the end of the program you will have gained a deeper understanding of how to lead in ways that strengthen capacity, and together we’ll reimagine what’s possible for Lutruwita/Tasmania and beyond.
We’re calling in women and gender-diverse people who are:
We strongly encourage applications from:
If you’re unsure whether the program is right for you, email us at programs@wela.org.au
Full Program Value is $4,900 per person.
Thanks to philanthropic and partner support, fees are significantly subsidised to increase accessibility.
This includes:
Contribution Tiers (2026)
Please select the tier that best reflects your current access to funding.
We trust participants to self-select the tier that best reflects their current access to funding and organisational support.
1st Tier – $1,750 + GST ($175)
For participants with access to organisational funding or larger budgets.
2nd Tier – $1,400 + GST ($140)
For participants from small to medium organisations or teams with moderate budgets.
3rd Tier – $950 + GST ($95)
Limited places available.
For grassroots leaders, volunteers, or those from smaller organisations or movements.
Scholarships: A small number of fully funded places are available for this program. These scholarships are prioritised for:
If you experience barriers to participation, we encourage you to get in touch for a confidential conversation. We can support you to explore alternative funding pathways.
To discuss eligibility or learn more, please contact WELA at programs@wela.org.au
Please note: payment is required upon acceptance to secure your place. Payment plans are available.
Image credit: Amy Brown Photography
Submit your application by Sunday 15 March 2026, 11.59pm AEDT – Applications for this program are now closed.
We will notify successful applicants and confirm participation by 23 March 2026.
In your application, tell us:
If the online form is a barrier, request a Word or phone application via programs@wela.org.au.
Image credit: Amy Brown Photography
Contact Kasey Harris, WELA Program Coordinator at kasey@wela.org.au should you have any questions or require a follow-up call.