Courses
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One Day Survival Course
This one day course is designed to cover all the priorities required to survive. The day consists of many lessons from the senior instructors and is an invaluable opportunity to learn or increase your basic survival skills and attitudes. As Bob Cooper says “this knowledge will prevent a mishap turning into a tragedy”
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Outback Survival - Basic
Survival situations can not be anticipated, they just happen. Whether or not you survive such a situation largely depends on the decisions you make in the first few hours. Your decisions can be made easier if you have had some training in what is known as bush survival.
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Outback Survival - Advanced
Survival situations can not be anticipated, they just happen. Whether or not you survive such a situation largely depends on the decisions you make in the first few hours. Your decisions can be made easier if you have had some training in what is known as bush survival.
Advanced Survival - this means learning bushcraft and survival techniques enabling you to live in the environment with limited resources and formulate good survival strategies.
This course takes place in the outback of WA.
Prior to departure a briefing night is planned to discuss the course in detail.
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Snake Handling
This one day course is designed for people who would like or need to know how to remove reptiles, namely snakes, from dwellings safely.
Then relocate them properly back into their bush environment.
Subjects covered:
Psychology of fear
Legal responsibilities
First aid treatment
Catching equipment/dress code
Holding containers/bags
Correct catching techniques
Live snake-catching scenarios
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Off Road Driving
OFF-ROAD DRIVING COURSE
With Bob Cooper and Mike House
Objectives:
1.To enhance the behaviors of participants driving on unsealed roads, in order to prevent motor vehicle mishaps and potential damage to personnel and property.
2.To give experience in real off road driving
Length:
Two full days training - course covering a logical series of group discussions, demonstrations, lessons and practical phases.
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Tool Making
This practical workshop will be conducted in a pleasant covered bush setting near Perth.
Designed for people to make their own foraging and hunting tools.
Bob and assistants will guide and demonstrate the correct uses of tools and help you create your own.
Subjects covered:
Stone knapping to make cutting tools
Pressure flaking for spear points
Create a variety of both foraging
and hunting tools
Make bush glues
Cordage/string from natural materials
Correct names and uses of tools
All materials provided.
Each person will have the opportunity to complete at least five kinds of tools or ornaments.
Tracking
Learn the ancient art of tracking on this two-day course designed to teach participants how to track and find a missing individual or persons.
You will be taught both solo and team tracking techniques, sign reading and your responsibilities as an effective "First Response Team" member.
The course will culminate with a 'real as possible' scenario of missing persons from a vehicle stranded in a bush location - your job is to assess the situation, analyse the clues and then track and find them before sunset that day.
Abseiling
Abseiling is an exhilarating and challenging experience. Our courses are ideal for beginners or people who have abseiled before.
We will start with a short abseil on flat ground to get familiar with the technique and equipment.
As your experience grows we move onto higher and more challenging descents. Finish with descents of over 30 metres.
Vanessa Paget's Bush Wisdom
Bush Survival Skills
Reading the Language of the Bush
Develop your survival skills with a greater understanding of own Australian outback. Be better prepared with knowledge and experience to possibly save your life or that of others. You can prevent mishaps from becoming tragedies by knowing the five needs of survival.
Subjects:
- Priorities for survival
- Perceived fears
- Water management and procurement
- Edible and medicinal plants
- Direction finding without a compass
- Avoiding poisoning by toxic vegetation
- Alternative fire-lighting methods
- Modern survival kits and techniques
Imagine having the skills to survive in most situations! Learn how to identify and address your perceived fears of the bush, and how to manage your priorities for survival. Develop your confidence and self reliance, obtain drinking water in the bush, navigate your way using the sun as your compass, learn alternative fire-lighting methods and avoid eating poisonous or toxic vegetation. These basic survival skills and techniques will last you a lifetime and can be used anywhere in the world. Prepare yourself for future travel and life adventures. No matter your age, you will gain the ability to make a significant difference, when it is needed.
Location requirements: A room or shaded outside area with a table and seating close access to natural bush.
***** Reptilian Love
Yes! Snakes do have a heart, feelings and personalities! Enjoy the outdoors with a greater understanding of our native animals and save them from being harmed. Respect instead of react to encounters by shedding your fears.
Subjects:
- Learnt perceptions of reptiles
- Knowledge and strategies to overcome your fears
- Managing yourself when you meet a snake
- First aid management for snake bites
- Correct care and handling techniques of reptiles
- The opportunity to interact with live animals
Shedding fears!
With a better understanding of these magnificent creatures you can shed your concerns and manage yourself when you have an encounter with a snake.
By adopting respect instead of reaction created by perceived fears, we can take away the feeling that “it’s them or us”. We can all live in harmony to protect our wildlife, through the three steps of knowledge, techniques & experiences you can then start to shed a long-held fear of reptiles.
“Fifty-eight years of having a fear of snakes was surmounted. I faced my fears and held a snake for the first time in my life. What a WOW factor that was for me and still is! I tell others of how proud I am of myself. Astonishing change is possible and attainable!” Barbara Grinsell, Safety Bay in W A.
Location requirements: A room or shaded area outside with a table and seating if possible.
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Email: vanessabushwisdom@hotmail.com
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