The Melbourne Newsroom

Dookie College, Australia’s premier agricultural college will celebrate 125 years of education and research this weekend with two days of alumni reunion activities.

Four teams of University of Melbourne students are helping local government and businesses from Strathbogie to Ballarat make more informed decisions on everything from the analysis of rate income to the economic impact of reusable water in public facilities.  

As part of the Victorian Government’s $631 million Ready for Tomorrow plan to secure the future prosperity of Rural Victoria, the Government has contributed $2.5 million towards the establishment of a unique new research centre - the International Centre of Excellence in Water Management and Farming Efficiency - at the University of Melbourne Dookie campus.