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Tuesday, 1 November 2022 |
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From the General Manager's desk Welcome to our final newsletter of 2022! The next edition due early in the new year. Since our last newsletter we have been clocking up the miles attending the Dowerin Field Days, the WA Robotics Playoffs at Curtin, Farmer On Your Plate in Perth CBD, the 2022 Ag Institute Australia Careers Night in Claremont, Cunderdin Ag College Career Expo and Ellenbrook Secondary College Career Expo. We’ve also been giving guided tours here at Muresk to groups of students visiting us from Northam Senior High School, Cunderdin Ag College and WA College of Agriculture Harvey. It has been exciting to see our new shearing shed become operational with the shearing team arriving on 22 August for the inaugural Merino sheep shearing. Koda, pictured above taking a break, was hard at work in September when the shearers returned for three days to finish shearing the rest of Muresk’s Merino mob. Not one but two 5-day Broadacre Harvest Operations skill set courses were delivered back-to back in September and October with the majority of students, from both courses, coming out already with a job lined up for this year’s harvest. Muresk remains committed to delivering industry-driven education and training opportunities to meet the ever-growing demand for skilled Ag workers, particularly from the Wheatbelt. Our website continues to undergo improvements to make accessing information about our courses, facilities and events easier – you can read previous newsletters, view our facilities, register for upcoming events and see what courses are on offer. This year we also ramped-up our social media presence (on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and we are encouraged by the results – a significant increase of visitors to these platforms and traffic to our website, and even enquiries from prospective employers in direct response to our social media posts about students completing our skill set courses. I wish everyone happy National Agriculture Day 2022 on 18 November and I look forward to sharing more Muresk news with you in 2023! To stay informed of the latest news and opportunities you can like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or visit our website to view the latest courses offered at Muresk Institute.
Andrew Orford |
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Photo left to right: Greg McAtamney from Progress Shearing, Laura Bryant our Acting Farm Manager, David Lawrence Southern Brook shearing legend and 2019 Australian Shearers Hall of Famer, and Shire of Northam President Cr Chris Antonio. |
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New shearing shed put through its paces! Muresk Institute invited Shire of Northam President, and Muresk alumnus, Cr Chris Antonio to view our brand new shearing shed during its inaugural Merino sheep shearing day on 22 August. The following day we welcomed students from WA College of Agriculture Harvey who also got to see the new shed in action as part of their guided tour of Muresk Farm. |
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Photo: Muresk alumnus Lawson Harper showing WA College of Agriculture Harvey students around the shed. |
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In September we had the crew from Progress Shearing out to shear the rest of our hoggets that weren’t shorn at Dowerin Field Days. The fleece was skirted, pressed, labelled then sent off to market. |
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Start your career in ag in 2023 and check out our full course list! |
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Check out the range of FEE FREE* skill sets on offer – perfect for those needing to quickly upskill or to get a taste of what the industry has in store. See our course flyer for our full range of courses on offer, then register your interest by flicking us an email to muresk@dtwd.wa.gov.au. *Eligibility criteria apply. Please refer to these FAQs on the Jobs and Skills WA website for full details. |
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Product Sales and Service Training More and more businesses are discovering Muresk is ideally placed to accommodate large machinery and specialist equipment to conduct training for staff and clients. Since August, we have welcomed AFGRI Equipment Australia, Muddy River Agricultural, CLAAS Harvest Centre and Fugro on campus. If you would like to discuss utilising our facilities for training or product demonstrations, email us at muresk@dtwd.wa.gov.au for information. Photos: Muddy River Agricultural conducting staff product training with AFGRI at the end of August. |
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Broadacre Harvest Operations Skill Set This popular skill set course was run twice back-to-back in September and October. Some comments from the students: ‘Excellent! Practical based education with theory placed in good context.’ ~ David ‘It is great for those who have had no experience with machines.’ ~ Bethany ‘I would recommend to do it before commencing a farm job.’ ~ Tanya ‘Content was great. Lecturers went over and above to provide inside farming tips and common sense.’ ~ Samantha |
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Certificate III in Agricultural Mechanical Technology The Specialist Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation sheds and classrooms are well out of the ground and expressions of interest are now open for apprentices wanting to enrol in the Certificate III in Agricultural Mechanical Technology starting in 2023! Photo: Artist’s impression of the Specialist Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation. |
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Muresk Institute Campus Expansion Public Art Commission York-based artist Nic Compton received the Muresk Institute Campus Expansion Public Art Commission to create an art work for the new Specialist Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation grounds. In his proposal, Nic stated: I propose to build a free standing sculpture that will reflect the organisation’s mission to demonstrate farming systems and support training and workforce development for the farming community and the agricultural sector. Agrisculpture will be a simple monolithic free standing work built with two large Jarrah slabs back-to-back and connected with stainless steel spacers. While being a modest yet powerful form, the imagery carved in low relief will exhibit the aspirations of the Institute. Here are some photos of the sculpture-in-progress. |
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Dowerin Field Days Dowerin Field Days was a blast this year! So many exciting things to share with visitors to our stall. |
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The VIPER Ram Shed was buzzing with our AMSEA Shire Evaluation hoggets being shorn. |
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Courses Recent and Coming up! October - December 2022
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Make sure you connect with us through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website to keep up to date with upcoming courses and events. Kind regards Muresk Institute T: 1300 994 031 | E: muresk@dtwd.wa.gov.au | Our location |
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