It’s always an adventure to find La Trobe’s alumni. Rhyll Plant was discovered on paper in this year’s Castlemaine State Festival open studios program, then in person down a dusty, corrugated back road, up and down and around the hills and valleys of old gold ground. She waves […]
There’s plenty Outdoor Education alumna Maddie Ovens will miss about Antarctica once she leaves today; waking to the sunrise over iceberg alley, hot thermos cuppas by the ocean, the fresh whiff of penguin poo when the wind blows westerly… not to mention the southern lights. “Honestly, everyday has […]
Steve Abbott says he never intended to be a “passenger of the planning system”. Suffice to say he’s in the saddle. Riding the bike. Peddling free, going places. Excuse the puns, but we have met at the Handle Bar. It’s the space Steve envisaged with fellow planning alumnus […]
Danu Ransarani is on her lunch break in Rosalind Park. It’s a place she retreats to most days for the peace and quiet and sense of community; a little microcosm of everything she’s come to love about Bendigo. The graduate accountant from Sri Lanka was studying and living […]
It’s been a big two weeks for final-year students as they sit exams and come-to-face with the future. For Jordan Sens, there’s been no down time. He completed his last La Trobe exam last Wednesday and this week started working in his chosen career. “I wanted to jump […]
How does a person go from pottering with paint at home to landing some of the city’s biggest art commissions? We’ve met Julie Andrews in Chancery Lane to find out. El Gordo Café serves proper pot tea for the occasion, but that’s not the only draw card in […]
The line was out the door the day Joshua Maggs opened Addicted to Christmas. 800 Christmas lovers came through the shop, excitedly snapping up decorations and unique gifts almost two months before the holiday, something the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) graduate never thought would happen. “I was overwhelmed […]
Just 15 minutes before chatting to the Bendigo Campus blog on the phone, Krystal Lee arrived home to high-five her husband after quitting her job of 11 years. “We may be eating beans for a while,” she laughs. “But it’s really exciting. For years uni was my priority […]
Story by Stephanie Beer Running a business wasn’t something Strategic Communication graduate Kira Hyde ever really imagined herself doing. Running a successful blog? Maybe. But a registered, money earning, legitimate business wasn’t on the agenda. It wasn’t until she had finished her studies and was about to jump on […]
We bring you a glimpse into the varied profession of speech pathology via three of our alumna doing amazing work in their chosen field. Meg Allen “A career in speech-language pathology challenges you to use your intellect (the talents of your mind) in combination with your humanity (the gifts in […]
