Lambing season is in full swing on the College’s farm, McAuley Park. Agriculture students from VCE and VET classes as well as the College’s Young Farmers program have been enjoying learning about animal husbandry. At this point there are six lambs “on the ground” with more to come in the next few weeks.
Students enjoy the opportunity to care for these new animals in a range of ways, from tagging and weighing the lambs, through to stewardship of the farm environment. Students have plenty of time to get hands-on experience, spreading fertiliser, planting trees, checking feed and water, as well as simply bonding with these precious new lambs.
The range of activities across classes and within the Young Farmers program not only builds the skills of the students, but their character as well. Agriculture programs at MLMC are comprehensive and engaging thanks in no small part to the wonderful facilities that the students enjoy as part of their daily activities.
