To conclude our CCC class for this semester students visited two local businesses to investigate careers in agriculture based in the Timboon township itself. Cherolyn Bullen, from Bullen’s Wholesale Nursery, described the history of the business and it’s current structure, business model, produce and markets. Cherolyn stressed the importance of good quality soil for the potting mix and the business’ use of technology to pot plants and in the greenhouse. The staff worked on keeping the plants healthy and ready for market while keeping up with maintenance and paying attention to detail to ensure that the best quality plants were produced. Veterinarian, Peter Younis from The Vet Group, hosted our students as they learnt about the variety of careers that vets involved in their practice undertook such as large and small animal vets, agricultural consultants, trainers, international consultants and researchers. Pete described the traits that he thought made good vets including empathy, ability to collaborate, a good listener, being curious, good communication skills, being adaptable and giving and stressed his reliance on community participation and volunteerism when choosing applicants for a role at The Vet Group. Students toured the vet practice rooms including the surgery and x-ray facilities and considered the variety of careers involved in the production of the goods for sale in the practice’s foyer and front office. Who knew? Comments are closed.
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