At Billabong Retreat, we believe that true wellbeing begins with how we nourish ourselves. Food is not simply fuel — it can be a powerful part of our health, vitality and overall wellbeing.

That’s why we’re so proud to collaborate with Doctors For Nutrition, an organisation whose mission aligns so closely with our own: empowering people and healthcare professionals with evidence-based knowledge about the role of nutrition and lifestyle in preventing and managing chronic disease.

When Food Becomes Part of the Medicine

Food is at the heart of the Billabong experience.

From our nourishing whole-food meals and snacks to our Food as Medicine workshops, we want to show our guests that eating for health can be delicious, abundant, satisfying and achievable.

Doctors For Nutrition shares this passion for helping people understand the connection between what we eat and how we feel. Their work focuses particularly on whole-food, plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine, helping to bring nutrition conversations into mainstream healthcare.

Their goal is ambitious and important: to prevent unnecessary suffering, improve the experience of healthcare professionals and help reduce the unsustainable costs of healthcare through better nutrition and lifestyle education.

Changing the Conversation Around Nutrition

One of the challenges Doctors For Nutrition is addressing is the lack of nutrition education within healthcare.

Many healthcare professionals receive surprisingly little training in nutrition, despite the important role it can play in chronic disease prevention and care.

Doctors For Nutrition works to change this through education, providing doctors, medical students and other health professionals with the knowledge, practical tools and confidence to support patients with evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies.

They also advocate for healthcare systems that place greater emphasis on prevention, while providing the wider community with clear, trustworthy information in a world filled with often confusing health messages.

Education. Advocacy. Community.

Doctors For Nutrition’s work is built around three key pillars:

Education — empowering healthcare professionals with practical, evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle education.

Advocacy — championing healthcare approaches that prioritise prevention, improve health outcomes and reduce the burden of chronic disease.

Community — helping people navigate nutrition information and feel empowered to take an active role in their health.

These principles resonate deeply with us at Billabong.

We believe wellbeing is about empowerment rather than perfection. It’s about creating the space to learn, reconnect and discover simple habits that can support you long after you leave the retreat.

Join the Conversation

We’re particularly excited to support the upcoming Doctors For Nutrition Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2026, taking place in Sydney on 28 November 2026.

The conference brings together health professionals, researchers, practitioners and members of the wider community to explore the latest evidence and practical applications of nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

And naturally, food will be part of the experience too, with whole-food, plant-based catering reflecting the organisation’s philosophy.

A Special Offer for Our Billabong Community

As part of our collaboration with Doctors For Nutrition, we’re delighted to offer our Billabong community 10% off conference tickets.

Whether you’re a health professional, passionate about nutrition, or simply curious to learn more about the science behind food and lifestyle medicine, we encourage you to explore the program.

Billabong Retreat is an official SEED sponsor of the Doctors For Nutrition Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Australasia’s only nutrition-led lifestyle medicine event. It is also the most affordable lifestyle medicine conference in the Southern Hemisphere-purposefully designed to equip you with the latest evidence, practical tools, and genuine inspiration to create meaningful change at a price that ensures access without compromise. You don’t need to be a healthcare professional to attend as everyone is welcome.

28 November 2026
Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney, NSW

Everyone is welcome! GET YOUR TICKET NOW!

Why you won’t want to miss it

✔ Hear from world-class medical, nutrition and other experts
✔ Dive into the latest research on the six pillars of lifestyle medicine
✔ Discover practical strategies for preventing and even reversing chronic disease
✔ Connect with a passionate, like-minded community
✔ Healthcare professionals can earn CPD hours
✔ Enjoy delicious plant-based catering

PLUS:
👨‍⚕️ Healthcare Professionals receive 6 CPD hours for attending and for those who have registered sit the Lifestyle Medicine Certification exam (Sunday 10am).

Enter code SPONSORDEAL-DFN LM26 at checkout to receive your 10% Discount (until 31st Sept, 2026)

Discover the Doctors For Nutrition Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2026

Nourish Your Body. Feed Your Curiosity.

At Billabong, we believe a retreat can be the beginning of something bigger — a chance to pause, reset and discover new ways of caring for yourself.

Our collaboration with Doctors For Nutrition is an extension of that philosophy.

Because when we understand more about the food we eat and the choices we make, we become better equipped to take an active role in our own wellbeing.

Nourish your body. Nourish your mind. And perhaps, start by looking at what’s on your plate.

We’re incredibly excited to share this journey with Doctors For Nutrition and our wonderful Billabong community.