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Here’s an impressive number from the accountant; 95 per cent. That’s the quantity of Dr Kate Ashman’s regional Bachelor of Business/Accounting students who are employed after their work placement. “It’s huge,” says the Bendigo academic. “It’s really successful and they achieve jobs out of it. The businesses see it as a good way to get... Continue Reading →
A 2020 study into where La Trobe University alumni are employed locally has revealed Bendigo businesses and institutions are making great use of the city’s graduates. The study has shown Bendigo Health, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, the City of Greater Bendigo Council and Kangan Institute of TAFE to be among the top employers. Ninety-seven of... Continue Reading →
La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO has praised the Bendigo Campus community for successfully making it through an unprecedented academic year. “As the year draws to a close, I’d like to thank everyone for their amazing efforts to keep teaching, learning and research going so brilliantly since March,” Prof Dewar said. “Whenever I... Continue Reading →
Once Nina Bice stepped over that frightening threshold of day one at university, there was no looking back. Fast forward two years and she’s now halfway through a Bachelor of Human Services/Master of Social Work, with a fresh future in reach. “I felt like a prep on my first day of uni,” Nina says. “It... Continue Reading →
Harrison Godfrey chose to study a Bachelor of Civil Engineering in Bendigo to remain in the community, but says the benefits of studying locally have exceeded expectations. Harrison still has a year of study to go before finishing his course and already he’s working in the field, designing small subdivisions with Total Property Developments. “I’m... Continue Reading →
As Billie Taylor farewells her place on the Bendigo Youth Council, she reflects on the year well spent, advocating for the wellbeing, employability and engagement of young people, and learning much about herself in the process. “This year in many ways was so valuable, but I also learnt that I need to reprioritise and have... Continue Reading →
For final-year dentistry student Jimmy Fan, an award from the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia serves as a reminder that focusing on what he enjoys in life will bring rewards. The Bendigo Campus student has won the highest achieving final year dental student award for excellence in the field of oral medicine. “Getting nominated for... Continue Reading →
Engineering students Sarah McLennan, James Goode, Jaiden Swanson and Max Brook’s design for an aquaponic gardening system has been recognised in an international competition through the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship in Germany. The second-year Bendigo students won second place in the global innovation challenge against university students from around the world, including the USA, UK,... Continue Reading →
Graduate researcher Jennifer Boak has received a $5000 grant from the Australian College of Nursing to continue her work in detecting complex care needs in older people. “As older people live longer, and often with multi-morbidities, their care becomes more complex,” Jennifer says. “Detection of complexity in routine care is inconsistent and dependent upon nurses’... Continue Reading →
The La Trobe Art Institute’s View Street gallery launched its latest façade mid-lockdown, titled Work Worth Doing. New LAI director Bala Starr says Kay Abude’s photograph raises very public questions around labour inequality and the utility of artists’ work. “Questions that have become urgent under COVID’s shadow,” she says. For Bala, taking La Trobe’s art... Continue Reading →
