$6.5M Facilities Upgrade
The Longerenong College Facilities Upgrade Project to construct student accommodation, a communal building, parking, and landscaping has begun. The $6.5 million project is funded by the Victorian Government’s Agricultural College Modernisation Program that will help more Victorians pursue exciting careers in agriculture.Through the investment, the College will upgrade the facilities it needs to upskill future…
TO RECEIVE $1.87 Million: FEDeration University TAFE & Longy
In an effort to prepare the next generation of agricultural professionals to meet the evolving demands of modern agriculture, Federation TAFE and Longerenong College have secured a significant funding of up to $1.87 million. This funding, announced by Minister for Agriculture Gayle Tierney, is part of the State Government’s $15 million Agriculture TAFE and Training…
ROTARY DEFYING THE DRIFT PROGRAM
We are proud to host the Defying The Drift program at our campus. Defying the Drift is a program available to secondary students considering a career in agriculture and related industries. It is an initiative of Rotary District 9780 which includes around 60 Rotary Clubs located throughout western Victoria and into South Australia. Read about…
PATHWAYS WITH BENDIGO TAFE
Longerenong College has partnered with Bendigo TAFE to offer new pathways for agriculture students to attend Longerenong College to further their qualifications.The partnership agreement enables students studying eligible agriculture courses at Bendigo TAFE to transition to an Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management and/or Applied Diploma of Agronomy at Longerenong College.For students who may not be…
PATHWAYS WITH UNE
Longerenong College graduates now have a clear pathway into a Bachelor of Agriculture program, with the University of New England (AU) (UNE). This pathway is available to Longerenong alumni from October 1, 2023. University of New England’s Agriculture program has been in operation since 1954, and is well known for its breath of diverse units,…
PATHWAY FOR FEDeration UNIversity TAFE
Federation University TAFE and Longerenong College in 2023 have signed an agreement to allow entry of Certificate IV in Agriculture and Certificate IV in Horticulture graduates from Federation University to enter the two-year Advanced Diploma in Agribusiness Manager in the final year. This would allow the completion of the program in one year. For more…
Hawkins Family Courtyard
Longerenong College has recognised a long association between agricultural tertiary education and the west Wimmera’s Hawkins family.The College has dedicated Hawkins Family Courtyard to the family, reflecting on three generations of the Hawkins family’s commitment to Victorian agricultural colleges.The unique association, featuring 18 family graduates across 80 years, has involved Longerenong, Dookie, Glenormiston and Marcus…
GLOBAL SMART FARM NETWORK
Proud to be a part of the Global Smart Farms Network, Longerenong College is proud to be one of nine members globally of the Global Smart Farms Network, and one of just four within Australia. We participated recently in the Digital Agrifood Summit hosted at Charles Sturt University. It is wonderful to be tied into…
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE VETERANS UPSKILL
For the second year in a row Longerenong College has hosted Operation Grain Harvest Assist, a nationwide program aimed at motivating, mobilizing, and assisting former ADF servicemen and women to join our National Grain Harvest. Part of this collaboration included header training in association with O’Connors as pictured. “Longerenong College is proud to be part…
ALUMNI TOUR CLASS OF 1983
Longerenong College staff were pleased to welcome back the Class of 1983 for an alumni tour. Avril Hogan, General Manager, hosted the campus tour, sharing future plans for the College, and showing the group recently completed projects and those currently underway. She said it was wonderful to see their connection, still so strong after 40 years. Alumni…
charlie gardner
Charlie Gardner, a 2022 graduate with an Advanced Diploma in Agribusiness Management and a Diploma of Applied Agronomy, hails from Frances, South Australia, where he grew up on a family farm. The farm, with its mix of sheep, cattle, cropping, and irrigated lucerne, instilled in Charlie a passion for agriculture from a young age. Witnessing…
tom walker
Tom Walker’s agricultural journey began on the windswept landscapes of Flinders Island, Tasmania, amidst a family-run sheep and cattle farm. The close-knit community, fine wool Merinos, and Hereford and Angus cattle formed the backdrop of his upbringing. However, the insular nature of island life prompted Tom to seek a broader horizon, leading him to Longerenong…