WACOBU P.O. Box 1092 WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 WACOBU News Newsletter from the Wagga Agricultural College Old Boys Union DECEMBER 2014 50 years of being Motts Mrs Motts WACOBU COMMITTEE WACOBU COMMITTEE MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR PRESIDENT Stuart Kanaley (‘ 79–‘82) Tel: 069242400 Agricultural education –
[email protected] history speaks for itself VICE PRESIDENT Warwick Nightingale (‘ 92–‘ 94) his year Charles Sturt University celebrates a quarter of a century of Tel: 0458 273 188 Teducation.
[email protected] It is 65 years since Wagga Agricultural College accepted its first batch of motts. SECRETARY James Brady (‘94–‘ 97) And in 1896 the Wagga Experiment Farm started operating. Tel. 69245287 The 118 year link between these three institutions is unbroken and the
[email protected] common theme is educating people in the agricultural sciences. The thirst for knowledge about agricultural systems has never been TREASURER quenched and the desire to continually improve productivity, sustainability Ros Prangnell (‘ 75–’ 77) and profitability in all agricultural sectors remains very strong. Tel. 0403504773
[email protected] Agriculture needs young people studying the subject, both at school and at CSU and other tertiary institutions. COMMITTEE MEMBERS There is still a very strong demand from employers for graduates from Ben Granger (‘ 92–‘ 94) WAC – something that has not changed since 1951.
[email protected] There is a need for WAC Old Boys to promote the positive aspects of Chris Slinger (‘ 78–‘ 81) young people studying agriculture, especially at CSU Wagga campus, at Tel. 69241559 every opportunity.
[email protected] With so many career pathways for graduates in the diverse agricultural workforce, it is time to be involved and promote our Alma Mater as Craig Cowell (‘ 92–’ 94) a great educational institution for young people to study and make a
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