News & Events

My name is Luke West, and as a recipient of an Agilent sponsored scholarship I have been able to pursue both my university studies and other professional passions beyond what I had thought I would be able to. Throughout the last year whilst studying a number of opportunities have opened up for me, and without financial stress I have been able to take these opportunities head on.One such example, was I was able to travel to Canberra thanks to the National Environmental Science Program, to attend and assist in running talks called “Indigenous Science Conversations in National Science Week”.

In 2018, Aliya Chalmers completed an internship at SNAICC (Secretariat for National Aboriginal and Islander Childcare) through the Aurora Internship Program.

The University of Melbourne recently hosted the largest Indigenous Graduation in Australia.

Murrup Barak are pleased to announce that Indigenous Students commencing in 2018 will be offered Access Melbourne guaranteed places at The University of Melbourne. This means if an Indigenous student meets the below requirements, they are guaranteed a spot on the day results are released and won't have to wait until offers are released in mid- January.

At our annual Experience Camp and Leadership Camp (held in July) Murrup Barak hosted 29 Indigenous students, in years 11 and 12, for five days. The students stayed at Trinity College, participated in educational and cultural activities through the week and finished with a leadership workshop at Lancemore Hill.

This year, Jirra completed two placements: at Athletics Australia and the AFL Footy Means Business program. Both placements were organised through the Murrup Barak Indigenous Undergraduate Work Integrated Learning program (IWIL) The IWIL program was piloted this year with a focus on STEM students.

Laura Brown is amongst the first cohort of students to undertake the Bachelor of Design, commencing study in Semester 1, 2017 and is the first recipient of the DELWP Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship.

This year Murrup Barak have piloted two new student led programs: The Indigenous Ambassadors and Mentors Program, and The Murrup Barak Student Representative Committee.

ASHEfest has now become an integral event in the community for Indigenous youth to learn and enjoy their ancestral heritage and participate with other family members from other regions of the Goulburn Valley.

The University has welcomed seven new recruits into the workforce through its Indigenous Australian Employment Development Program (IAEDP).

Indigenous Academics, students and staff came together to celebrate Indigenous student success at the Indigenous Student Awards night in October. The picture which was painted by the awards is a diverse Indigenous student community who are engaging deeply and successfully as writers, artists, community members, leaders, sportspeople, academics and ambassadors for both Murrup Barak and The University of Melbourne.

Forty-five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Years 11 and 12 attended the Murrup Barak Experience and Leadership Camp during the recent school holidays.