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For the past three weeks the Primary and Secondary students at BalCC have been caring for two calves as part of Dairy Australia’s Cows Create Careers - Farm Module (CCCF).

CCCF involves dairy farmers and industry advocates and is delivered across eight dairy regions to over 9,000 secondary school students each year to promote education and careers in the dairy industry. Attracting new talent is a key objective for the dairy industry, ensuring they have people with a passion for dairy working in jobs they love.

The Year 7-10 students have been involved in CCCF which has seen them following a handbook and creating 3D models, PowerPoint presentations and movies. The Primary students have also been involved in the twice a day feedings of the calves. Through CCCF the students learnt about dairy industry careers in a very hands-on way

A local dairy farmer taught the students how to care for the calves, and demonstrated skills such as animal husbandry, feeding and weighing. An Industry Advocate also visited the students to speak about their career in the dairy industry.

Cows Create Careers was originally established in 2004 with dairy farmers in the Strzelecki Lions Club in Victoria and nine Gippsland schools. Since 2006 the project has been supported by Dairy Australia, Regional Development Programs, dairy farmers and sponsors. It has now grown to over 259 schools across Australia with 14,245 students completing the project in 2018.

Upon completion of the project, students and teachers will be recognised at an interactive Presentation Day, where there will be industry-based games and prizes awarded to the winning teams and schools.

Dairy Australia is the national services body for the Australian dairy industry. The company acts as the collective investment arm of the industry, investing in essential research, development, extension and industry services. For more information on Dairy Australia and dairy service levy investments visit: www.dairyaustralia.com.au