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Engineering alumni Daniel Watson and Carl Oliver. Coliban Water engineer Daniel Watson drives past La Trobe University’s new engineering building most days to drop his children at the neighbouring childcare centre. “I always look up and think, why couldn’t that building have been here when I was studying,” says Coliban Water’s Partnerships and Asset Systems... Continue Reading →
Shelley Eaton says a typical school day at her place right now is “controlled chaos”. If starting a new job as a graduate teacher isn’t challenging enough in 2020, Shelley also has her own five children learning at home beside her. “Term two has been extremely challenging, especially with my whole family working from home,”... Continue Reading →
There’s still plenty of the journalist left in Shane Worrell – now a sociology tutor and researcher at the Bendigo Campus. When we asked him about his PhD on transnational communication, submitted earlier this year, he says, “I have something of a hook.” Okay, we’re listening… “My thesis is about intimacy of video calling when... Continue Reading →
Do you remember what you were doing on March 23, 2020? That’s the day COVID-19 restrictions came into play in Australia. One La Trobe graduate, however, has extra reason to mark the date. As the country went into lock down, Kye Pearce began her career as an occupational therapist at disability support service Everyday Independence... Continue Reading →
When the Bendigo Campus blog checks in with Leigh Redding, he’s at a turning point. He’s sitting on the high side of the riverbank above the Goulburn, north of Shepparton. He’s surrounded by River Red Gum forest and frog-filled billabongs, contemplating. “At first it felt like good timing in a way,” says the Outdoor Education... Continue Reading →
It’s still early days for the COVID-19 crisis in Australia but already we’re seeing burnout from nurses on the frontline. One La Trobe alumnus has developed a way to support those most at risk. After ten years in the job, critical care and emergency nurse Athol Hann knows how gruelling nursing can be at the... Continue Reading →
Michelle Black is sitting in the student union; black shirt with a crisp collar, red lips, cropped fringe, looking every bit the architect and academic she once was. But hear her speak, and she’s all nurse now. Michelle says the qualities that made her successful in her former profession – the listening skills, the intuition... Continue Reading →
We’re used to acronyms at La Trobe, consider LTU, SHE, ASSC, etc, etc, however AFOL is a new one. That stands for Adult Fans of Lego. Alumnus Dale Harris laughs his AFOL status was a secret, but thanks to his phenomenal models of Bendigo icons, the word is out. The Bendigo designer has been re-interpreting... Continue Reading →
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 city's newest bar. “It was all I’d... Continue Reading →
