The school year has come to an end and we're fast approaching the festive season so the Murray Mallee LLEN team wanted to thank you all for your support while we connect schools, industry and the community to improve career pathways for young people in our region!

Welcome to the fourth and final edition of our Murray Mallee LLEN Newsletter for 2023 where we'll look back on what we got up to in Term 4.

Kind Regards,

The Murray Mallee LLEN Team

The Murray Mallee LLEN team recently took a road trip to Murray Downs Golf and Country Club 2023 Christmas Party!

It has been a very busy and successful year with some new staff members joining the team so it was lovely to all come together for a friendly game of Lawn Bowls followed by lunch to say farewell to 2023!

We would like to give a special thank you to Shorty at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club for helping the team out with some of his best lawn bowls tips!

*This project is supported by the Secondary Schools Agriculture Fund, which is funded by Agriculture Victoria as part of the Victorian Government's four-year $50 million Agricultural College Modernisation Program.

Happy National Agriculture Day!

On Friday the 17th of November, we celebrated the significant role farming plays in shaping Australia. This year #AgDayAU celebrated all things agriculture from what we grow to the people across the supply chain and more.

This year the theme was ‘Grow You Good Thing’!

National Agriculture Day is your chance to celebrate and learn about Australia’s incredible farm sector. Held on the third Friday of November each year, it’s one day to celebrate an industry that’s part of our lives every single day.

Ag Day is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate and learn about an industry that is part of our lives every single day!

PIEFA's Digital Learning Kit

Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) created a sensational Digital Learning Kit that will get primary and secondary students engaged in food and fibre content. With a focus on STEM, innovation and technology, the lessons in the PDF download are curriculum-aligned and cover various subject areas.

Listen to the short and sharp video interviews with people working in a range of primary industries, as they talk about the technology they've introduced to be more sustainable, efficient and cost-effective. Videos are complemented with student worksheets.

MMLLEN Agriculture/Horticulture Resources

In light of National Agriculture Day, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to re-share our local infographic to showcase the significant role farming plays in region!

As part of our Young People Farming the Future Initiative, the MMLLEN developed a range of resources for secondary schools to promote the significance of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agri-related Businesses to the National, Regional and local economies!

With thousands of job opportunities and career pathway options within the Agriculture/Horticulture industry right on our very doorstep, why wouldn't you explore a career in Agriculture!

"At a Glance" Agriculture/Horticulture Career Resources

In light of National Agriculture Day, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to re-share our local infographic to showcase the significant role farming plays in region!

As part of our Young People Farming the Future initiative, the Murray Mallee LLEN created a range of resources with the purpose of increasing awareness of both the breadth and diversity of local careers in agriculture/ horticulture and related industries.

Beef Cattle "At a Glance"

Cropping "At a Glance"

Dairy Cattle "At a Glance"

Horticulture "At a Glance"

Sheep Meat and Wool "At a Glance"

Check out the resource for more information or contact the MMLLEN at projects@mmllen.com to get your hands on a hard copy of the resources.

Introducing our new School To Work Coordinator!

Introducing our new School To Work Coordinator Kerryn Zanker pictured with our School Industry Engagement Manager Rod!

You may already know Kerryn from our Finance Department and from recently working with our Projects department within a school industry engagement role to assist in the facilitation of the Passport to Employment (P2E), Murray River Culinary Challenge, Accounting & Financial Services Week and other various projects.

We're fortunate that Kerryn brings to the role a knowledge of the training industry from her work as a Trainer since 2006 in Accounting Software, Business and Finance along with her experience as a business owner working alongside local small business owners, industry and employers training staff and business owners helping them keep up to date with industry requirements and standards in the ever changing work and training environment.

Student Structured Workplace Learning / Work Experience

Our School To Work Coordinator Kerryn recently visited Swan Hill College FLO student Xavier at Pumpa Manufacturing!

Xavier completed a Structured Workplace Learning Work Placement at Pumpa Manufacturing and is pictured here with the Manager Jason King.

Xavier was involved with the spray painting while doing his work placement and students completing placement with Pumpa Manufacturing assist workers in a range of tasks including completing basic fabrication techniques, producing basic engineering components and assisting with tidying the sites.

Our School To Work Coordinator Kerryn also recently visited Swan Hill College FLO student Zac at Swan Hill Wholesalers!

Zac completed a 5-day Structured Workplace Learning Work Placement at Swan Hill Wholesalers and is pictured here with the Manager Jason Collins.

The Swan Hill Wholesalers employ local staff who are highly trained Food Service people to work in areas of logistics, sales, administration and management.

Zac assisted other employees in their roles and participated in tasks as part of a team to ensure he was an active participant in the workplace practices.

If you would like to become a host employer of local students investing in their future, go to our website and register your interest by clicking the button below:

If you're a student looking for work placement opportunities, please check out the School To Work (S2W) Online Portal by clicking the button below:

Over the course of Term 4, our School-Industry Engagement Manager Rod has been busy facilitating a huge range of school to work industry tours with a range of industry supporters for local secondary students!

Students visited a variety of local businesses to gain knowledge of the industry, what goods/services they provide, an overview of career opportunities including their pathways and to understand those employability skills when entering the workforce.

Rod has organised various industry tours for our local secondary school students including Swan Hill College's Year 9 Pathways Passion class and the Swan Hill Specialist School senior students as part of their careers and industry program.

We would like to thank our industry supporters for their continuous support in assisting us with school to work activities to produce growth in their business, industries and provide understanding of career pathways and work experience opportunities for young people!

A special thank you to our local industry supporters including Swan Hill Regional Library, Pioneer Settlement, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Academy Graphics, Blue Sky, Beaumont Tiles, Swan Hill and Kerang Toyota, Bunnings Swan Hill, Murray Downs Golf and Country Club, Swan Hill Police and Coles Swan Hill.

Overall, the industry tours have been very successful with positive feedback coming from students, schools and industry employers about the benefits of school to work activities such as this and how it promotes growth in our future local workforce!

If you would like to become an industry supporter and show students through your workplace so they discover the breadth of career opportunities available locally, please contact us today!

The Murray Mallee LLEN team were out and about recently to present a small gift of appreciation to six local businesses that had gone above and beyond in supporting multiple school/industry engagements in 2023!

Our wonderful industry supporters including SHARP Fruit, Academy Graphics, Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, Entegra Signature Structures, Young Adventurers Early Childhood Education Services and Grizzly Engineering have demonstrated an exceptional willingness to be available for MMLLEN activities where they have provided young people with invaluable insight to career opportunities/pathways and an understanding of those employability skills employers are seeking.

We would like to once again thank these fantastic local businesses for all their work during the year! In addition, we would also like to acknowledge and thank all the local businesses and local industry supporters who have undertaken school/industry activities in 2023 and we very much look forward to your ongoing support in 2024!

If you would like to become an industry supporter in the new year, be involved in various school to work activities and possibly show students through your workplace so they discover the breadth of career opportunities available locally, please contact us today!

TAC L2P Learner Driver Mentor Training – Swan Hill & Robinvale

The Murray Mallee LLEN recently facilitated a volunteer mentor training day for the TAC L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program in the Robinvale and Swan Hill area!

Over the two days, we trained 5 fantastic mentors in Robinvale as well as another 5 fantastic mentors in Swan Hill to assist young people become safe, confident drivers on our roads!

The Murray Mallee LLEN would like to give a special thanks to Phil for training the mentors over the 2 days.

L2P Program In The News – "Driving and Thriving"

An article about the MMLLEN L2P Program was recently in the local newspaper which goes into detail about a participant of the program recently getting his probationary licence.

Congratulations to Deon Cheeseman who is pictured with local driving mentor Hope Patty from Swan Hill YouthInc on passing his driving test and now gaining his P Plates!

“I really recommend the L2P Program for anyone who does not have access to a car or licensed driver while on their L-plates, because the results can literally be life-changing.”

The L2P Program is free and provides mentor drivers to sit beside learners while they achieve the required 120 hours of driving. New mentors are keenly sought after and always welcomed to further assist young people like Deon in breaking barriers and gaining their independence.

Are you interested in making a difference in the life of a young person and contributing to your community by helping a young person take their next steps toward independence!? Consider becoming a volunteer mentor!

For more information or to get involved as a mentor or a learner, check out our website.

Swan Hill College Pathways Passion Year 9 Class

Our School-Industry Engagement Manager Rod and our Projects Officer Mikayla visited the Swan Hill College's Year 9 Pathways Passion Class to showcase our VIC VICE Virtual Reality industry careers experience!

The students had the opportunity to view our range of Agriculture Industry Experiences including;

• Dairy Farming: Students engage with two teenage farm hands showing the difference between a traditional rotary dairy and a high tech automated farm and dairy.
• Meat Processing: The meat industry is more than you think and students learn elements of various roles including quality assurance, product preparation, packing, tracking and distribution.
• Cropping: Students were taken inside a protective cropping grow house, hear how to care for the crop, pick at the perfect time and ensure you pack correctly for the buyer.

Overall, our classroom experiences with the Victorian LLENs VIC VICE technology have been super positive and we can't wait to introduce these workshops more in 2024!

St Mary MacKillop College Year 9 Career Class

Our Executive Officer Deb and our Projects/Communications Officer Mikayla visited the St Mary MacKillop College’s Year 9 Career Class to showcase our VIC VICE Virtual Reality industry careers experience!

The students had the opportunity to view our Agriculture, Community Services and Transport and Logistics Industry Experiences including;

• Dairy Farming: Students engage with two teenage farm hands showing the difference between a traditional rotary dairy and a high tech automated farm and dairy.
• Early Childhood Education: Students have the opportunity to hear what excites the educators of our earliest learners, it’s where it all begins.
• Diesel Mechanic: Students have the opportunity to hear from both female and male apprentices and what a typical day working on trucks looks like.

In addition, students checked out Goulburn Murray LLEN's GMVICE online digital platform to view the 360 degree virtual reality technology; this enabled students to “step inside” local Agriculture/Horticulture workplaces and hear from local professionals to further inspire them by creating real career conversations.

Overall, our classroom experiences with the Victorian LLENs VIC VICE technology have been super positive and we can't wait to introduce these workshops more in 2024!

Swan Hill College VET Teachers Meeting

The Swan Hill College recently facilitated their VET Teacher Meeting at the Murray Mallee LLEN Boardroom where the teachers had the opportunity to be introduced to our latest VIC VICE Virtual Reality technology that we will be showcasing in classrooms during 2024!

The VET Teachers chose various industry videos from Agriculture, Community Services, Transport and Logistics and Health to gain understanding of the resources available to them and their students next year!

Thanks to Sharee from Swan Hill College for coming inviting us along to the meeting and we can't wait to bring the future world of work into VET classrooms in 2024.

Swan Hill College FLO Campus – Senior Students

Our School To Work Coordinator Kerryn facilitated the Passport 2 Employment (P2E) with the senior students at the Swan Hill College FLO Campus in partnership with Lyndon and Mark from Are-able (formerly WDEA Works).

Students completed modules within the P2E including 'Win First Impressions', 'Nail and Fail of Job Interviews', 'The Importance of Hygiene', 'Dress for Success' and 'The Art of Handshaking'.

Students worked together to dress our mannequins Matt and Milly to demonstrate a "failed it" scenario and a "nailed it" scenario.

They also completed a “My Skills Vision Board” to assist them with their readiness for the mock interview questions such as “tells us a little bit about yourself”.

Students went on to complete mock interviews and we were very proud to see how well they spoke about themselves and their employability skills!

Thanks to Lyndon and Mark from are-able for their support of the program and thank you to Michelle from FLO for supporting her students within the Passport 2 Employment.

Swan Hill Specialist School – Senior Students

Our School To Work Coordinator Kerryn recently facilitated the Passport 2 Employment (P2E) with the senior students at the Swan Hill Specialist School.

Students completed modules within the P2E including 'Win First Impressions', 'Nail and Fail of Job Interviews', 'The Importance of Hygiene', 'Dress for Success' and 'The Art of Handshaking'.

Students worked together to dress our mannequins Matt and Milly to demonstrate a "failed it" scenario and a "nailed it" scenario.

They also completed a “My Skills Vision Board” to assist them with their readiness for the mock interview questions such as “tells us a little bit about yourself”.

Students went on to complete mock interviews and were well prepared to speak about themselves and their employability skills!

Thanks to Tilly from Swan Hill Specialist School and staff for supporting their senior students within the Passport 2 Employment!

Check out our final edition of the School Jobs Board for 2023!

Keep an eye out for the School Jobs Board which will target opportunities suitable to secondary students including multiple School-Based Apprenticeships, Apprenticeship / Traineeship opportunities, Casual and Part-Time job opportunities as well as plenty of career-related resources and articles!

The School Jobs Board will also be shared every second month on the Swan Hill Jobs Facebook page and the Swan Hill Connect U Noticeboard.

For further information please contact connectu@mmllen.com

The Murray Mallee LLEN team are very excited to have some brand new banners in our office all ready for the new year!

Feel free to pop into the office at 73 Beveridge Street, Swan Hill and check them out, maybe pick up some of our resources along your travels, otherwise, keep an eye out for our lovely new banners at upcoming career events in our region!

This is the 20th year that the Murray Mallee LLEN has been recognising and celebrating the achievements of students from the region's secondary schools!

Our Student Excellence Awards are celebrating 20 incredible years of recognising outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional skill, commitment and achievement while undertaking a Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) program, Australian School-Based Apprenticeship/Traineeship (SBATs) or Vocational Major (VM) and Vocational Pathways Certificate (VPC) as part of their secondary school studies!

VETiS, SBATs, VM and VPC can help prepare students for employment. Starting VET at secondary school can give you a head start on joining the workforce with a qualification directly linked to employment.

MMLLEN is committed to recognising the efforts of VETiS, SBATs, VM and VPC students and we would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2023 Student Excellence Awards and commend them on all their hard work over the past 12 months!

Swan Hill Specialist School – SEA Awards

MMLLEN attended the Swan Hill Specialist School Presentation Night to present the winners of the Student Excellence Awards with their certificate and their $100 Swan Hill Gift Card to spend at participating local stores.

Pictured receiving their award with MMLLEN representative Mikayla Zanker include;

• Lachlan Roberts — Winner of the VPC Personal Development Award

Swan Hill College FLO Campus – SEA Awards

MMLLEN attended the Swan Hill College FLO Campus Presentation Night to present the winners of the Student Excellence Awards with their certificate and their $50 Swan Hill Gift Card to spend at participating local stores. The winners also received a brand new 4 Slice Sandwich Press for their kitchen facilities at the FLO Campus thanks to their efforts in the Green Room Catering Crew.

Pictured receiving their award with MMLLEN representative Deb Quin include;

• Emmy Snell (Green Room Catering Crew) — Winner of the VPC Personal Development Award
• Bethany Mesley (Green Room Catering Crew) — Winner of the VPC Personal Development Award

Kerang Technical High School – SEA Awards

MMLLEN recently attended the Kerang Technical High School Presentation Night to present the winners of the Student Excellence Awards with their certificate and their $100 Gift Card to spend at relevant local Kerang stores.

Pictured receiving their award with MMLLEN representative Deb Quin include;

• Zarne Thamm — Winner of the First Year SBAT Certificate III in Agriculture Award
• Georgia Smith — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Cookery Award

St Mary MacKillop College – SEA Awards

MMLLEN recently attended the St Mary MacKillop College Presentation Night to present the winners of the Student Excellence Awards with their certificate and their $100 Swan Hill Gift Card to spend at participating local stores.

Pictured receiving their award with MMLLEN representative Deb Quin and St Mary MacKillop College Principal Michelle Haeusler include;

• Chloe Twentyman — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Sport and Recreation Award
• Charli Lovell — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Beauty Services Award
• Sebastian Papa — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Building and Construction Award

The additional winners who were absent for a photo on the night were;

• Eloise Storer — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Cookery Award
• Olivia Ayars — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Beauty Services Award

Swan Hill College – SEA Awards

MMLLEN recently attended the Swan Hill College Presentation Night to present the winners of the Student Excellence Awards with their certificate and their $100 Swan Hill Gift Card to spend at participating local stores.

Pictured receiving their award with MMLLEN representative Deb Quin include;

• Isis Davison — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Community Services Award
• Lauren Clarke — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Cookery Award
• Milla Hovenden — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Sport and Recreation Award
• Saskya Wooley — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Beauty Services Award
• Mikayla O'Meara — Winner of the VET Certificate III in Sport and Recreation Award

The additional winners who were absent for a photo on the night were;

• Troy Warren — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Building and Construction Award
• Bohdan Thomson — Winner of the VET Certificate II in Building and Construction Award

On behalf of the Murray Mallee LLEN team, we would like to once again congratulate all the winners of the 2023 Student Excellence Awards and commend them on all their hard work over the past 12 months!

Swan Hill Clontarf Academy 2023 Awards Night

MMLLEN attended the Swan Hill Clontarf Academy 2023 Awards Night where we had the honour of presenting the Year 12 Graduates Awards to Troy Warren & Seno Fafita!

Congratulations to all the award winners and a huge congratulations to all the young gentlemen within the Clontarf Academy on all your achievements this year!

The MMLLEN is very proud to be a local partner to the Swan Hill Clontarf Academy and look forward to continuing to support them in the new year.

Thank you to all who contributed to a fantastic night!

Swan Hill College FLO Presentation Night – FLO Champion

We recently attended the Swan Hill College FLO Presentation night to celebrate the school year and to say farewell to the Year 12 class of 2023.

The MMLLEN was proud to sponsor the FLO Champion Award and our EO Deb presented the award to Joey Piscopo on the night! FLO students are encouraged to follow the FLO values in all that they do. Their work, their social interactions and their personal development both in and outside of school.

A big congratulations to Joey for demonstrating these qualities during the year!

We would like to once again congratulate all the award winners on the night and a special congratulations to all the graduating students of 2023 — you should be very proud of this accomplishment!

MMLLEN look forward to working with the FLO staff and students again next year.

Tooleybuc Central School Wellbeing / Aspirations Day

Our Specialist Project Officers', Fi and Jan, and our School To Work Coordinator, Kerryn, attended the Tooleybuc Wellbeing/Aspirations Day at Tooleybuc Central School!

This fantastic initiative was all about bravery, leadership, confidence and aspirations ensuring the students had a great time together learning about improving their wellbeing.

Fi and Jan assisted with the facilitation of a range of games and activities on the day and Kerryn worked with the students to complete the 'You've Got The Look' module from the Passport 2 Employment including hygiene, dressing the mannequins to impress and the art of handshaking!

Students also completed a healthy headspace session with Kat from headspace Swan Hill whilst also working through vision boards with Kerryn later in the day.

Overall, the day was a huge success and we would like to thank all the facilitators on the day including Maddie who worked hard behind the scenes to bring the day together!

Gender Diversity Training – Swan Hill

Our MMLLEN team participated in a training around gender diversity, inclusivity and sexual health where we gained further insight into having conversations with young people about sexual health and how we can further support our local community.  

We would like to thank Thorne Harbour Country, Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health, headspace Bendigo and headspace Swan Hill for facilitating this fantastic training!

"Learning Through Lunch" – Ardoch

Our Projects Officer Mikayla and School To Work Coordinator Kerryn recently volunteered at a "Learning Through Lunch" event at SuniTAFE which was facilitated by Ardoch — the team had a wonderful lunch with Grade 6 students from Swan Hill North Primary School and Swan Hill Primary School.

Learning Through Lunch involves students attending a two-course fine dining lunch with volunteers and encourages them to talk over the meal about career pathways and what they might want to be when they're older.

The students also had a chance to tour SuniTAFE's training facility and participated in some trivia activities about what they learnt on the tour for a chance to win some prizes!

We would like to thank Ardoch and SuniTAFE for organising the event and thank you to the teachers for assisting on the day.

The Swan Hill & District Youth Services Network recently held their final meeting for 2023!

It is always fantastic to see representatives from local youth services come together with the aim to continue to achieve better outcomes for the young people in our region.

We heard from guest speaker Jodie Pearce from Healing With Horses who spoke to the network about Equine Therapy as a powerful learning approach that is designed to nurture personal and social growth.

The network also heard from Emily from Northern District Community Health in regard to the Mallee School Refusal & Re-engagement Forum aimed at schools and youth services!

We would like to give a special thank you to our fantastic guest speakers on the day and give a huge shout out to all the hidden youth workers within the Swan Hill and District region that came together on behalf of the Youth Services Network!

If you work in a youth related role within the Swan Hill and District area and would like to be involved in the Youth Services Network, please contact our Project/Communications Officer Mikayla on projects@mmllen.com or head to our website for more info HERE

Victorian LLENs Statewide Meeting

Our Executive Officer Deb recently traveled over to Halls Gap with our LLEN colleagues for the Victorian LLENs Statewide Meeting!

The first day consisted of networking and discussing new work experience opportunities, VET and the Senior Secondary reforms while also hearing from our colleagues about Passions & Pathways, the career explorium and a number of other place-based activities.

The second day consisted of hearing from representatives from the Department of Education, Victoria about the School To Work contract, VETDSS Cluster Coordination consultations and more.

MMLLEN would like to give a special shout out to Jane and the team at Central Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network for hosting us!

Cross-border Future Workforce Forum

Our Executive Officer Deb attended the Cross-border Future Workforce Forum in Euston.

There was over 120 attendees from department, local government, education and training and industry from both NSW and VIC on the day to develop a shared understanding of cross-border workforce and skills development, key challenges and opportunities; this involved connecting existing and emerging industries with regional stakeholders to explore local workforce solutions.

Attendees worked together to shape key directions for a Cross-border Workforce Roadmap to guide shared action on the development of a skilled cross border workforce for the irrigated horticulture, critical minerals and renewable energy sectors.

The forum was supported by The Regional Australia Institute, NSW Government, Victoria State Government, Robinvale Euston Workforce Network, Regional Partnerships Mallee and Regional Development Australia.

The Swan Hill Country University Centre (CUC Mallee) is now completed which is very exciting for our local community to access a local hub!

The Country Universities Centre (CUC) was established in 2013 in Cooma, NSW. It has now grown to a network of 18 community owned and operated centres across regional NSW, Queensland and Victoria that provide equitable access to higher education for regional people without the need to leave their community.

The CUC currently supports over 2000 students studying at 41 different Australian universities and is supported by the Australian Government Regional University Centre Program.

Evidence shows that community-led higher education widens participation across multiple equity groups and supports students to study and graduate in regional Australia.

The evidence for the establishment of a centre was identified in 2005 by the Mid Murray Higher Education Working Party established by the Murray Mallee LLEN. A report was prepared (Webb Report) to identify the options for a model to provide increased education opportunity for the residents of the Central Murray region.

What is Country Universities Centre Mallee?

CUC Mallee will be a FREE dedicated study and learning space for students studying a degree, diploma or cert IV through any Australian university or higher education institute. Meet like-minded fellow students and take advantage of being part of a nation-wide learning community.

As a CUC Mallee student, you will have access to:

• Modern technology services
• High speed internet
• Desktop computers and BYO spaces
• Printing & copying services
• Videoconferencing services
• Exam and lecture rooms
• Access 7am-midnight, 7 days a week

As well as a dedicated study space, CUC Mallee will provide academic, administrative and wellbeing support to ensure you're never alone on your learning journey.

Register your interest today: www.cucmallee.edu.au/register/

Visit from CUC Mallee Centre Manager – Hayden Hogan

Our MMLLEN staff welcomed a visit from Hayden from the Swan Hill Country University Centre (CUC Mallee) to give us an overview of what the new hub will look like and how this will be beneficial for our region!

The establishment of a CUC in the Swan Hill region would help address the needs of aspiring local students and those who wish to upskill their qualifications, who face unique higher eduation challenges, with the closest University being in Bendigo.

The CUC Mallee will assist in bridging the educational gap that exists in rural and regional communities; furthermore, it will also help build community capacity, increase the number of local tertiary trained professionals, and assist with workforce development of our local business and industry groups.

If you would like to see what the Centre has to offer, please contact Centre Manager Hayden on 0400 332 930 or hayden.hogan@cucmallee.edu.au to arrange a tour.

Follow CUC Mallee on Facebook for more information and for future updates –

Congratulations to all the Year 12's & school leavers of 2023!

Keep in mind that your final results do not define you – you are so much more than your ATAR! We wish you all the best for your future endeavours!

Murray Mallee LLEN would like to thank everyone for their support in ensuring we continue to connect schools, industry and the community to improve pathways for young people in our region and we can't wait to see you all again in the new year!

Swan Hill Connect U

Are you a local business looking for staff - try advertising locally for free on the Swan Hill Connect U Regional Joblink!

If you're a local business, you can sign up as an employer on the website for FREE and post your job opportunities which will then be shared not only locally, but right around Australia to promote the Swan Hill region as the perfect place to learn, work and live!

For further information please contact connectu@mmllen.com

MMLLEN School Leavers Guide 2023

Just a reminder that the Murray Mallee LLEN has an amazing School Leavers Guide aimed at secondary school leavers for all your career pathway needs!

The School Leavers Guide is packed full of information and links to further education and training including scholarships and academys, employment information, volunteering options, gap year resources, mental health resources, starting your own business, what you need to consider when becoming independent and heaps of videos/links to make finding information super easy!

Scan the QR code to view the interactive flipbook or alternatively, you can head over to our new website by following the button below to view the flipbook there or download your own PDF E-book version.

If you're interested in a hardcopy of the School Leavers Guide or if you're a school/teacher interested in getting a bulk order of our guides, please contact us at (03) 5033 2017 or pop into our office at 73 Beveridge Street to pick up your copy!

MMLLEN School To Work Guide 2023

Just a reminder that the Murray Mallee LLEN has an amazing School To Work Guide aimed at secondary school leavers for all your career pathway needs!

The School to Work Guide has information and links to Future World of Work, work-related skills, career pathways, trending industries and employment pathways in our region, the Swan Hill Connect U Regional Joblink, a career quiz and videos/links showing various jobs and careers!

Scan the QR code to view the interactive flipbook or alternatively, you can head over to our new website by following the button below to view the flipbook there or download your own PDF E-book version.

If you're interested in a hardcopy of the School To Work Guide or if you're a school/teacher interested in getting a bulk order of our guides, please contact us at (03) 5033 2017 or pop into our office at 73 Beveridge Street to pick up your copy!

Rural Bank TAFE Scholarship Program

The program aims to assist students who have been offered a place at an Australian TAFE to study for the first time in 2024 and are experiencing challenging circumstances.

The Scholarship program supports the following study related expenses – accommodation costs, course costs (excluding HELP fees and/or HELP loans), study-related materials/equipment, textbooks, tutoring and /or education related travel (within Australia).

You must be studying an agribusiness, agriculture or related course.

The scholarship award value is $3,000 per year for 1 year for each successful recipient.

Applications close January 31st, 2024

Join the Swan Hill YouthInc NOVO Youth Council!

• Are you 12-25?
• Do you want to help create events?!
• Are you interested in the decisions that affect the community?
• Do you have some cool ideas that you want to turn into reality?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then the NOVO Youth Council is for you!!

Your Summerwave 2024 lineup is here!

Tickets available now via www.summerwave.com.au

Triple J Hottest 100 Charity Partner – headspace

headspace is so excited to be the charity partner for this year’s triple j Hottest 100!

Buy an official Hottest 100 t-shirt (made from 100% recycled materials) or make a donation to help headspace support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

Your contribution will go towards headspace's Online Peer Support Program, where young people can connect with others and share tips and experiences in a free, safe and supportive place.