Indigenous high school students from across Victoria visited Bundoora’s La Trobe University last week to learn what it takes to work with top sporting clubs.
The university hosted a three-day camp to introduce year nine and 10 Indigenous students to university and sports occupations, including media and sports science.
During the camp, the 30 students were given a chance to take part in traditional Indigenous games with the help of AFL Sports Ready.
The university’s Indigenous student recruitment manager, Vicky Peters said the students also heard from a range of sports professionals, including from Melbourne Storm, and were given hands-on experience with media technologies.
“Sport is a rapidly-growing and significant global industry and offers a range of fantastic career opportunities,” Ms Peters said. “La Trobe also partners with some of Australia’s most prominent sport organisations so it’s a fantastic opportunity for the students to rub shoulders with Melbourne’s sporting elite.
“Many of these students are from rural and regional areas and opportunities like this are scarce.
“I hope this experience will give them a real taste for university life and what could lie ahead for them after high school.”
