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Our Accomplishments

Marcus Oldham College has made some wonderful changes within the college to its courses and facilities.

1962 Marcus Oldham opens its doors (14 students in Farm Management)
1963 Completion of East Wing
1974 Purchase of McDowall’s Property
1979 First Horse Business Management Course and first female students
1981 James Darling Resources Centre Library, Administration and Printing rooms incorporated
1983 McCann Stables developed
1984 Student Facility developed
1989
  • College Foundation established
  • $1.3 million raised in the inaugural fundraising campaign 
  • Arthur Beggs Centre developed
  • Indoor Riding Arena expanded
1990 Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Wing student residence opened
1992
  • Introduction of Agribusiness course
  • William Buckland Wing developed including additional lecture room and staff offices
1994 Law-Smith Wing developed for additional residences
1999 Introduction of Farm Business Management Degree
2000 Building for Excellence Campaign Launched
2002 Equine facilities gain seven new horse paddock shelters 
2003 Student Financial Assistance Program launched
2004
  • Foundation launches the Oldham Society bequest program   
  • Refurbishment of 1961-built residential accommodation, toilet and shower block  
  • The launch of the Dr Alastair Mackenzie Wool Industry Scholarship Fund
  • Dining Room refurbished 
2004/5
  • Completion of the refurbishment of residential accommodation (constructed in 1961)
  • Completion of toilet and shower block refurbishment (constructed in 1961)
  • Dining Room refurbishment
2005
  • Development of distance education programs
  • Building for Excellence campaign concludes, $1.4 million raised
2006
  • Computer centre expanded
  • The Jubilee $3 million Campaign launched
2006/7
  • Foundation raises $300,000 for two lecture rooms, and classrooms in the Buckland Wing Extension  
  • Inaugural Foundation annual Golf Day held at Moonah Links 
  • National Jockeys Trust and Marcus Oldham Equine Facilities Project funded 
2008
  • Foundation Golf Day at Eynesbury raises $75,000 for the Dining Room re-development 
  • Centre for the Study of Rural Australia launched 
2009
  • Refurbishment of original (1962) lecture rooms and student/staff courtyard 
  • Opening of Ivo Dean Centre (Dining room and function centre) and landscaping of courtyard 
2010
  • Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Stable Complex opened 
2011
  • The opening of upgraded James Darling Resources Centre 
2012
  • Philip Myer and his family donate Murradoc Farm, Drysdale. The new campus is named after Philip’s mother, Prudence Myer and the Learning Centre after his grandfather Douglas Boyd. The gift is worth $3.8million. 
  • The William Buckland Foundation donates $1.2million towards our Entrubiz Program 
2013
  • Foundation Golf Day raises $36,000, for the Marcus Oldham Student Scholarship fund  
  • Social Room challenge raises $300,000 for the Student Recreational Hub project 
2015
  • Student Recreational Hub opens. It includes tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, small gym, club room and landscaped gardens. 
  • Plans announced to build state-of-the-art Learning Centre
2017
  • Learning Centre $10 million fundraising campaign launched 
2018
  • Building begins on The Learning Centre 
2020
  • Official opening of the Douglas Boyd Learning Centre
2021
  • Victorian Government $2.5 million grant for new student residence
2022
  • Opening of the new 30 Bed Accommodation Wing (The Baillieu Wing)
2023
  • 45-bed accommodation wing $10 million fundraising campaign launched

 

The Learning Centre

Marcus Oldham’s bold ambition is to build a modern heart to the College. A state of the art Learning Centre providing a range of dynamic learning spaces and the ability to connect educators, students, graduates and business leaders around the world.

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