Friday 12th June to Sunday 14th June 2026
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- Location: Whitehall Guesthouse, Queenscliff, Victoria.
- Cost: $1,250
- We will collect a $250 deposit on registration via Humantix. Once registered, you will be sent an invoice for the remaining balance.
- Includes 2 nights’ accommodation in a room of your own (share bathroom)
- Delicious plant-based meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch (special dietary needs will be catered for)
- Cooking demonstrations and workshops with experts in plant-based nutrition
- Plant-based nutrition education sessions with a nutritionist and a lifestyle medicine doctor
- Optional brief medical appointment with GP and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner Dr Malcolm Mackay (follow-up telehealth available)
The weekend includes practical cooking demonstrations and workshops led by Anita Rickey, former owner of plant-based cafe Diggers Vegie Kitchen. The food is all whole food plant-based (no oil, minimal salt and minimal simple sugars).
For the educational aspect of the weekend, Dr Malcolm Mackay and Jenny Cameron will provide a comprehensive overview for those new to a plant-based diet, which will also benefit those already plant-based who want to make further adjustments to optimise their health.
Program
Friday 12th June 2026
- 3pm Check-in
- 5:15pm Meet and greet and pre-dinner snacks
- 6pm Dinner
- 7-8:30pm Introduction to Nourish and Flourish weekend; Overview of plant-based nutrition
Saturday 13th June
- 7am Morning activity: Sunrise walk
- 8:15am Breakfast
- 9-9:30am Cooking workshop: Making muffins for morning tea.
- 9:45-12noon Morning talks/discussion: What is the healthiest diet? Evidence for preventing and treating diseases with nutrition & lifestyle
- 12:00 Cooking workshop
- 1:00 Lunch
- 2:30-4:00pm Afternoon talks/discussion: A calorie density approach to managing your weight – and escaping the dietary pleasure trap
- 5:30 Cooking workshop: Making curries
- 6:30 Dinner
- 7:15 Movement/meditation dance session & fireside chat.
Sunday 14th June
- 7am Morning Activity (tbc)
- 8:15am Breakfast
- 9:15-11:30am Morning talks/discussion: Making healthy changes: challenges, obstacles, tips for transitioning
- 11:30am Cooking demonstration: Mexican
- 12:30pm Lunch
- 1-2:30pm Farewell chat, Q&A and wrap up
- 3pm Checkout
NB Program is subject to change
Come and join us!
Registrations now open!Register via Humanitix
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