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Aimee Silla - Fauna Conservationist
Aimee Silla - Fauna Conservationist

"It's simply exhausting, your sleep patterns are out of whack." Aimee says. "Often you'll leave at 8 or 9 o'clock at night, then you're back at 4 am after a hard nights work in the swamp." Studying the breeding habits of frogs isn't as easy as it sounds!

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Jono McPhail - Land and Management Conservation worker
Jono McPhail - Land and Management Conservation worker

Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity isn't beyond our grasp with careers like Land Conservation. We learn a bit more about this industry, chatting with Jono McPhail.

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Graeme Harris - Trade Teacher in Cotton Farming
Graeme Harris - Trade Teacher in Cotton Farming

Graeme Harris is an agriculture teacher at Farrer Memorial High School, in Tamworth. He has recently piloted a Cotton training program for schools - the only one of it's kind. He chats about what it's like to teach on the land - and the charms that come with it.

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Hayley Andrews - Equine Student
Hayley Andrews - Equine Student

Hayley Andrews chose her course because it's the only one of it's kind in Australia. She moved from one side of the country to the other, to pursue her passion. In her course at the National Centre for Equine Education, Hayley is studying a Diploma of Stud Management.

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Adam Magennis - Ranger
Adam Magennis - Ranger

Adam Magennis loves variety in his work, being able to travel across the state to some of the most beautiful areas on the continent, and being a student of nature - learning on a daily basis about the life cycle of the plants and animals he interacts with.

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Emily Lovel - Dairy Student
Emily Lovel - Dairy Student

Emily is a dairy farmer at heart. She was raised on a farm, and studied Agriculture part time in High School. When she left Year 12, she began studying to be a nurse – but she couldn’t keep away from the dairy industry!

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Tiffany Burdack - Agribusiness student
Tiffany Burdack - Agribusiness student

When Tiffany's Principal recommended she try studying Agriculture at TAFE, neither of them could have expected it would result in Tiffany having a scholarship to study farming in the UK for three months!

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Tracey Hickmott - Environmental officer
Tracey Hickmott - Environmental officer

Not many recent graduates have quite so much variety in their work - and as much freedom to pursue their passions - as this Environmental Officer in rural New South Wales. Her average day could be dealing with everything from feral animals to public speaking.

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Mark Hartley - Consulting Arborist
Mark Hartley - Consulting Arborist

Mark didn't want to work with trees. Not one bit. His family worked as arborist practioners - think of them as 'Tree Doctors'. Then, he was given a challenge.

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Trent Fordham: Ranger
Trent Fordham: Ranger

When Trent Fordham left school he wanted to enter the Police Force, but, somehow, ended up with a job that allows him to ride around on a motorbike all day and, unlike in the Police Force, not have to deal with the tough side of law enforcement all that much.

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Dwayne Black: Champion Sheep Shearer
Dwayne Black: Champion Sheep Shearer

Breaking records: Dwayne Black gave up a law degree and is now a world champion sheep shearer.

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Matthew Aitken: Viticulturalist
Matthew Aitken: Viticulturalist

After more than a decade working as a successful chef, Matthew Aitken left the heat of the kitchen to learn about the process of making wine.

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CareerOne Profile: Park Ranger
CareerOne Profile: Park Ranger

Brian Page works as a ranger at Sydney's Centennial Park and lives on site amidst all the flora, fauna and human activity overseeing more than 360 hectares of land.

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CareerOne Profile: Racehorse Trainer
CareerOne Profile: Racehorse Trainer

John McArdle says the road to becoming a horse trainer requires long hours, perseverance and an understanding of horses that can only be learned through years of hard work.

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