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Ambulance Victoria Regional Director Trevor Weston says by the end of the fortnight, Ambulance Vic will have hundreds of new staff to aid in the growing pandemic care load. “And the majority of them are either from other emergency services or they’re students,” he says. To help meet workforce demand, the Bendigo Campus has offered... Continue Reading →
Did you know allied health professionals make up the second largest workforce in Australia’s healthcare system after nurses? And they perform an important role in the recovery of people with COVID-19. La Trobe Rural Health School Associate Professor Carol McKinstry says with one in 10 of those with Long COVID expected to have symptoms for... Continue Reading →
The Bendigo Campus' FM Courtis Art Collection is being professionally photographed in a digitisation project that’s long been on the wish list. La Trobe Art Institute public programs coordinator Dr Karen Annett-Thomas says making the collection viewable online means it can continue to be a valuable teaching and learning resource during online classes. Plus, art... Continue Reading →
If only a bit of Kaitlyn Wishart’s life could be bottled… actually, that’s just what happens when you come from a dairy farm. Each litre of milk from Rowlands Park Holsteins comes with essence of the early rises, hard work and passion of Kaitlyn and her family. They’re also qualities she’s bringing to her studies... Continue Reading →
One thing that hasn’t slowed down over the course of COVID-19 is research on the Bendigo Campus, and in fact the pandemic itself has spurred on many projects that will ultimately benefit the health and wellbeing of Australians. Did you know anyone can contribute to academic research? Sometimes, in as little as 15 minutes. Here... Continue Reading →
There’s only one situation where a Pharmaceutical Chemistry major wants to hear the word “viral” during a pandemic. And that’s when it applies to their small-biz social account… Bachelor of Science student Jess Pethybridge had not long opened an Etsy store to share prints of her artwork, hoping she’d earn a little cash on the... Continue Reading →
After more than seven years of study, Speech Pathology student Catherine McLean is on the cusp of launching the career change she’s worked hard to achieve. Prior to returning to study, Catherine worked in finance in Melbourne before her job was made redundant and she moved to Bendigo with her husband and baby. (She now... Continue Reading →
Education student James Antonic had hoped to travel abroad as part of his course. Despite the pandemic grounding those plans, he’s about to experience the next best thing. James is one of three Bendigo students taking part in an international work placement, from home. The trio will spend ten weeks Zooming into English lessons in... Continue Reading →
Research participant Jane is a glass-half-full person. Example A: They’re not bin chickens on her jersey, they’re ibis. And, almost halfway into a six-hour cycling session in the campus physiology lab, she’s still smiling! Jane is one of 30 volunteers taking part in important research in Bendigo that asks, are recreational cyclists at greater risk... Continue Reading →
Outdoor Education students Joel Hodge and Oscar Reeve-Palmer are planning to fulfill another extreme adventure dream thanks to both being awarded The Mob bursary – a scholarship for members of the student club. “Learning we were successful in our application was incredibly exciting,” Oscar says. “It meant the Tassie trip we had been dreaming about... Continue Reading →
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