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Bachelor of Health Sciences student Emily Keogh became one of 65 bursary recipients this month to share in $115,000 thanks to generous donors in the community. The first-year student realised a long-held goal of starting uni this year when the youngest of her three children started prep. Apart from the challenges of studying from home... Continue Reading →
Bachelor of Business (Accounting) student Gemma Ritchie is encouraging community-minded Year 12s to apply for next year’s Aspire Program, as she did in 2020. Aspire rewards students with early conditional offers to study, reduced ATAR requirements, and other perks when they arrive at uni. “It recognises the amazing work many young people do through volunteering... Continue Reading →
This year’s NAIDOC week theme of ‘heal country, heal our nation’ is close to Lachlan Saunders’ heart. The final-year Outdoor Education student is already working to care for country as a Parks and Wildlife Ranger in the Northern Territory, but his studies will pave the way for a career in education, and in turn, real... Continue Reading →
The new Master of Internet of Things course is attracting talented IT professionals from around the world to study in Bendigo. And thanks to some unique local partnerships, the students’ experiences are set to benefit the wider community. Student Ayush Mainali come from Nepal to join the first IoT cohort in 2020. He’d been working... Continue Reading →
Here’s a unique statistic; the 2016 census found the Karen language to be the second most commonly spoken in Bendigo. The first seven Karen refugees settled in Bendigo in 2007, and now it’s estimated 2,500 Karen people call the city home. La Trobe alumna Gai Porh was one of the early arrivals, migrating from a... Continue Reading →
Among the newly-named AM recipients in this year’s Queens Birthday Honours List was La Trobe’s Professor Amalia Di Iorio, who has been recognised for empowering regional women to pursue tertiary studies and leadership roles. Since 2015 Amalia has facilitated 16 regional Women in Leadership events, in Bendigo, Shepparton, Albury-Wodonga and Mildura. The events bring instrumental... Continue Reading →
If you're able to walk Bendigo's beautiful streets this lockdown, be sure to stop by the Rosalind Park Plaza. This prominent pocket on Charing Cross has hosted many creative highlights for Bendigo; a larger-than-life Marilyn Monroe, a mirror maze, a tram cafe, and now, the work of La Trobe Creative Arts student Helena Read. A... Continue Reading →
“Best day ever,” says Olivia Holbert. “That is so cool.” We’re standing on the campus plaza, watching Bendigo’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service 3 land on the oval. An emergency chopper is no doubt always a welcome sight when it’s needed, but this one was applauded for a different reason. Third-year paramedicine students were taking part... Continue Reading →
Has the Covid-19 pandemic got you thinking about the future? Bendigo Campus postgraduate course adviser Stephen Rimmer has seen some patterns emerge among potential students post-pandemic mayhem. “Students currently have the headspace to reflect, reset and question what they want to accomplish with their career,” he says. “I think new working patterns have favoured postgrad... Continue Reading →
David ‘Tarnda’ Copley says when health professionals understand and embrace Indigenous health and wellbeing practices, everyone benefits. “Because we’ve got more and more people looking for holistic alternatives, and we’ve got more and more refugees coming to this country who are trauma based, the same as Indigenous Australians,” he says. “We’ve been doing health for... Continue Reading →
