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Gallery | Dookie Food and Fibre Careers Day a success

By Nicola Ceccato

Jun 4, 2024

Denzel Kazayi has a go at learning how a tractor code creator works. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

The Food and Fibre Careers Day was back for its ninth year — bigger and better than the last.

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The largest careers day of its kind in Victoria, the Food and Fibre Careers Day welcomed 400 students from regional Victoria at the University of Melbourne Dookie Campus on Friday, May 31.

The students were able to learn from industry experts about possible career paths in agriculture, horticulture, agtech and agribusiness.

Demonstrations included a wide range of career path such as viticulture, hydroponic farming, farrier work, tractor coding, beekeeping and more.

The News’ Nicola Ceccato went down to capture some pictures from the day.

Year 10 Euroa Secondary College students Nat Miniken, Brianna Billows, Jemima Taebring and Marly Burston. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Chloe Morris testing out how much sugar a grape holds. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Charlie McLean and Rohan Barlett from Rushworth P-12 College learning about farm machine coding. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Year 9 Benalla P-12 College's Tyler Vaughan and Connor Haxby with Geared for Careers' Doris Arendt. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Jed Ferguson, Year 11, and Riley Stagg, Year 11, from Greater Shepparton Secondary College, enjoy lunch at the careers day. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Students learn about what it takes to become a farrier with demonstrations like how to make a horseshoe. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Demonstrations on sheep shearing also took place. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

There were workshops on farm machinery and their uses. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

GOTAFE staff were in attendance helping students with future career choices. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Year 11 students from Cathedral College Wangaratta — Katey Ormond, Eliza Best, Daeja Holt, Boniah Johns and Tarni Johns — taking in the sunny day. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Jess Hendrie, Year 12; Oscar Knight, Year 12; Lachlan Parker, Year 11; and Stella Beyer, Year 12, from Mt Lilydale Mercy College enjoying the day. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Andrew White from Wangaratta District Special School and Ashton Engelbrecht from Mt Lilydale Mercy College. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Lachlan Otto from Mt Lilydale Mercy College measuring how much sugar is in a piece of fruit. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

Shepparton beekeeper Tim Ford shows some of his beekeeping equipment to Year 10 Cohuna Secondary College student Jorji Easton. Photo by Nicola Ceccato

By Nicola Ceccato

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