Meet the man who’s had a hundred heart attacks. Give or take. Not to mention countless cancers, hypertension, emphysema, diabetes… the list goes on. In fact, Mick Cumming jotted them all down in time to share his story. “I had fun going through my notes today,” he says. […]
Sophie Cox is a fair way from the family farm in Hay, but she carries with her the hard-working, enterprising, down-to-earth spirit that saw her family establish one of the Riverina’s biggest, most diverse farming enterprises. She’s sitting in the Student Union, with ‘Cox’s Agriculture’ printed on her […]
When Education PhD candidate Aimé Sacrez was tasked with presenting his research topic at this month’s La Trobe 3 Minute Thesis competition, he thought of his daughter. “For me, it’s a thesis, but for Jessica, it’s her future,” says Aimé, seated opposite his seven-year-old daughter, who’s on campus with dad for the day. “Jessica loves maths and science, and she also loves […]
Since Kacey Sinclair returned to study at La Trobe she’s written a thesis, acted in a stage show, published an article and now, started a PhD, all thanks to the ghost of Fanny Finch. It’s safe to say Kacey has found her muse. This historic figure from old […]
Shania Charvat was in a tutoring session on campus when she received a call from someone sending her a well-timed lifeline for uni. And the first thing she did was hang up on them. She laughs she saw the unknown interstate number and assumed “they were trying to […]
By Dr Giselle Roberts Paramedic and senior lecturer, Dr Susan Furness, calls them “her people”: the businessman who got hit by a car while crossing the road, the guy in the red shirt who fell off the roof, and the elderly woman who died in her sleep. The […]
Do not let the black clothing fool you. Fiona Smith is all colour. That mural she’s standing in front of? That’s her inner world, broken free. That’s the King of Babylon, riding a giraffe. It’s Bendigo’s latest Instagram-worthy work of art, on an historic brick wall of the […]
What can you do in three minutes? Boil a kettle, endure an ad break, sing a pop song. How about explain years of research in an engaging, award-winning summary? That’s what Bendigo’s Stephen Barrett and Kylie Carra have done at the La Trobe Rural Health School Three Minute […]
Jamaal Cross is part of the 3.7 per cent of Australian Indigenous people to finish university. And he says if he can do it, anyone can. We’ve met Jamaal at the Bendigo and District Aboriginal Corporation in Prouses Road, where he has worked as a Family Safety Project […]
Lost Boy. Child Soldier. Refugee. These are the bare facts of Galou Mabior’s life. He needn’t say any more to convey the horrors and challenges of his younger years, but he does. For Galou, it’s important for others to know something of a refugee’s life, to help build […]
