The Marcus Oldham Board recently travelled to Toowoomba to hold a Board meeting, visit a number of agribusinesses, and to host a ‘graduates and friends’ of the College function.
Continue readingJack Courts always knew his future lay in the agriculture industry having loved growing up on his family’s 45,000-acre station in New South Wales. Now in his third year studying the Bachelor of Business (Agriculture), Jack’s ambition has started to take shape.
Continue readingInternational Racehorse Transport (IRT) has been an invaluable supporter of the College and more specifically the Equine program for almost 30 years.
Continue readingSteve Jobs said “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” And so here I am, studying agriculture.
Continue readingIn 2014 after finishing her Year 12 studies, Ali Kennedy-McDonald resigned from her job at a retail store and told her father, racehorse trainer Clinton McDonald, she wanted to work with the horses. Ali was at his Caulfield Racecourse stables the next day. It was while working at her father’s stables that Ali realised her passion for the racing industry. Here, she tells us how it all came about and shares an insight into her three-week work placement at Coolmore Stud in New South Wales.
Continue readingDes Umbers and Cleo Gower led this year’s Agribusiness tour, now in its 14th year. The group had 10 female and 24 male students. As always, the tour is a solid mix of fun and learning.
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