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There are many pathways to a university degree, and while nursing student Skye took advantage of La Trobe’s partnership with the Bendigo Kangan Institute of TAFE to advance her career, the journey to get there was uniquely hers. Skye said quitting her job at the age of 30 to pursue a different life was one... 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 →
There are not too many circumstances where someone would strive to be on a paediatric ward. Just ask any child and their family. For the kids at Bendigo Health’s brand new hospital, the stay is made as bright as possible, with splashes of yellow, sunny artworks and people like Whensday Shearman. Whensday is one of the... Continue Reading →
"I still can’t believe I’m a registered nurse,” says Sue McLean. But perhaps the La Trobe graduate is the only one surprised by that. It seems Sue has always been a nurse-in-training. And now, after completing her Bachelor of Nursing as a mature-age student in 2016, she’s official. Last month she started her graduate year at... Continue Reading →
The Tertiary Enabling Program is a pathway to university for many mature-age students. For Jade Arbuckle, it became the bridge between her past and future. Jade was working in administration at the Bendigo Advertiser when an ad for the program crossed her desk. In a serendipitous moment, she had just finished listing the steps she’d... Continue Reading →
