Industry Profiles: Rural & Farming
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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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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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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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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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Adrian Podmore - Horticulturalist
Adrian Podmore is a guest speaker at events around the region, a talk-show host on ABC Radio and a TAFE teacher in his spare time. Some might be surprised to learn that the knowledge he is vied after is in fact, of the green variety. Adrian works in Horticulture.
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Information on Women in Agriculture, Rural and Farming
Check out these websites for more information on Women in Agriculture, Rural and Farming
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Horse Industry Pioneer, Mavis Lockwood
Mavis Lockwood has been riding horses for more than 78 years and still competes. Her story proves that age doesn't weary a true equestrian champion
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National Careers and Employment Expo 2012 - Brisbane
The National Careers and Employment Expo is Australia’s largest National Careers, Skills, Employment and Vocational Event.
