Out of the Blue: Interviews with Aquaculture lecturer Andrew Christie
In recent interviews on the Out of the Blue program on Melbourne Community Radio 3CR, NMIT Aquaculture lecturer Andrew Christie shared some of his extensive knowledge on diving and snorkelling in Port Phillip, current issues in the aquaculture industry in Australia, and discussed the Bachelor of Aquaculture and Environmental Management degree program being run at NMIT’s Epping Campus. In the …
Student Massage clinics open for 2nd semester
Term break is over and the massage clinic is about to get under way for semester 2. This semester the student massage clinic are starting with two offerings: Reflexology clinics on thursday nights starting on 19th July, from 6.30pm and Relaxation clinics on fridays starting on 20th July between 10.30am and 3.30pm The clinics are open to NMIT …
Meet the Farrier who shod sprinting champion Black Caviar
When Black Caviar won her 22nd consecutive race win at the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in England in June 2012, one of the behind the scenes people responsible was Black Caviar’s farrier, Matt Martin who completed his Certificate III in Farriery at the Epping Campus of NMIT in 2008. Matt works at Peter Moody stables and has …
How an NMIT olive growing course helped produce Rushworth Gold
On Sunday at the Girgarre Produce Farmers’ Market I got to taste some fine extra virgin olive oil and table olives from Lisadurne Hill, a family owned farm from Rushworth. The olive oil and olives had their origin in a unique program in olive growing delivered by NMIT’s Agriculture and Animal Science Department during 2007-2009. <h3>Girgarre Farmers Market</h3> Girgarre is …
Illustration Creative Forum: Design in 20th and 21st century with Mimmo Cozzolino
The Bachelor of Illustration Creative Forum in July features Italian born Australian graphic designer and artist Mimmo Cozzolino. The work of Cozzolino as an artist and graphic designer spans over 40 years from the early 1970s onwards. He and Fysh Rutherford were responsible for collating the work Symbols of Australia which was published in 1980. Cozzolino is currently interested in …