Victoria’s largest agricultural careers day is held annually at Melbourne University’s Dookie Campus for Year 9-12 students interested in careers in food, fibre, agriculture and horticulture.

 

300 students from across the Goulburn Valley and North East Victoria attended in May 2019. Students choose 3 workshops from a range of 22 interactive workshops and school teams also participate in the Young Farmers Challenge.

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Past activities and topics have included:

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• Get Into Genes

• Dairy:  Robotics and more

• Food Science: The art of creating tasty steaks

• Agronomy

• Poultry

• Veterinary technology

• Water efficiency and conservation

• Hydroponics

• Insect farming

• Indigenous bush foods

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Partners:

• NE Tracks LLEN

• GMLLEN

• CCLLEN

• Rural City of Wangaratta

• Benalla Rural City

• City of Greater Shepparton

• GOTAFE

• AgSkills Vic

• Charles Sturt University

• University of Melbourne.

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