Business Essentials Series - Part 2 of 4

Business Essentials Series – Part 2 of 4

$180.00

Full and Associate Members – $95.00 for individual sessions
Non Members  – $180.00 for individual sessions

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Workshop 2 – Friday 2nd October 2026         | 11:00am – 2:00pm

Business Essentials Part 2 of 4

This course builds on Part 1 and assumes you have completed some initial research into both your own capacities, resources and needs, and prospective markets.  This is a deeper dive into business must-haves and examines regulatory requirements for TH business, insurances and risk-management.  Case studies of TH practitioners are discussed to provide examples.

  1. TH and the law in Australia – Your Responsibilities
  2. Risk Management – Business structures; insurances; risk assessment; qualifications
  3. Case Studies – Sole trader TH practitioner.   Pty Ltd company Nature Connection services with TH as a service

Presented by Leigh McGaghey and Tanya Bearup

Speakers:

Speaker 1: Leigh McGaghey

Bio:  Leigh McGaghey is an experienced landscape architect, author and environmental educator with further qualifications in recreational therapy and adult education. Leigh has expertise in designing and delivering accredited training for TAFE NSW across a range of environmental qualifications with a focus on professional practice subjects in landscape design, horticulture and business sustainability. These skills enabled Leigh and her psychologist partner to successfully establish Wired for Nature, a nature-connection consultancy which includes therapeutic horticulture services.

Email Address: president@tha.org.au

Speaker 2: Tanya Bearup

Bio : Tanya is a social worker and horticultural therapist and is the founder of “My Garden Space” a social and therapeutic gardening service based in Melbourne, Australia.

Event Details

Looking to start your journey in therapeutic horticulture? Join our 4 part series of  Business Essentials Professional Development Series as we explore the background and different types of therapeutic horticulture practices, and provide guidance and advice to help you start incorporating this approach into your service offerings.

Business Essentials :
This course assumes participants have an understanding of TH [what it is, the evidence-base, where and how it’s practiced] through completion of the THA Introduction to TH [in-person workshops or online course], or through their own research and/or experience.

Date: October 2, 2026

Start time: 11:00 AEST

End time: 14:00 AEST

Venue: Online/ Webinar

Email: contact@tha.org.au

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