Apologies to all those who have been waiting too long for this, but we finally have designer-specific training available in Expression and SIlverlight here in Australia!
(Note I've made some changes to the schedule - 26/Nov)

• Alpha Computer consultants are running their first two-day courses in Sydney on 10-11 December.
• New Horizons are running a two-day course in Melbourne on December 13-14. Details on the New Horizons Website.
• If you're looking for something from a more technical viewpoint, Readify have a "Professional Silverlight workshop" on in Brisbane on November 14-16 and in Melbourne on December 5-7.

It's great to have training which is targetted specifically at designers and the way they work and New Horizons and Alpha both have great experience in the designer 'market'.