10 episodes
Dookie Day 2019 University of Melbourne
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Dookie Day is an annual event showcasing the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus located in regional Victoria near Shepparton. It’s an opportunity for future students to explore study options at the campus, and members of the public to see and hear the wide range of exciting research being done by the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.
This series of podcasts will be a way of ‘hearing’ about the range of fantastic activities that the faculty has planned this year. Each podcast functions like an ‘audio tour’ of areas of focus, as told by our staff, students and faculty friends.
Listen to the series to help guide your visit with useful tips, information and activities to do and look out for, as well as interesting things to hear and see.
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/k72r
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Country and place
The country and place precinct explores the connections that link Dookie campus with Indigenous knowledge, arts and activities. Come and feel a possum skin cloak, listen to Indigenous poetry, and play a game of Weme.
Understand the rich culture and history of the Dookie community and the connection between country and the arts. Play traditional Indigenous games with the Academy of Sports and Health Education staff and students and understand more about Dookie’s Indigenous Seed Bank.
CLAY TURTLE-MAKING WORKSHOP: Learn how to make a clay turtle with local artists and discover Indigenous links.
JEWELLERY-MAKING WORKSHOP: Learn how to make traditional jewellery.
FISHING AND BIRD NET WEAVING: Learn how to create traditional woven products.
STORY TIME: Have a yarn with the Wilin team and hear more about the importance of Country, possum skin cloak-making and emu feather skirt-making.
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS WORKSHOP: Learn how to read a story told using ancient Aboriginal signs and symbols and create your own story piece. Time: 12.00pm and 2.00pm Where: Kaiela Arts (Country and Place)
POETRY DEEP LISTENING WORKSHOP: Discover how words can express the significance of Country. Time: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Where: The Wilin Centre (Country and Place) INDIGENOUS BUSH TUCKER COOKING DEMONSTRATION: Time: 12.00pm and 2.00pm Where: Wolithiga Wares (Hungry Harvest)
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Lauren Gower & Tiriki Onus from the Wilin Centre, Angi Russi, manager of Kaiela Gallery, and Jamie Atkinson, Culture and Family Liaison Officer, ASHE.
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Hungry harvest
By now you must have spent a few hours touring the Dookie campus - we bet your stomach is rumbling! So run, don't walk, to the hungry harvest precinct, where a variety of food & drink will be available for tasting - including purple bread, Dookie wine, and more. While you're there, make sure you give Bertie the black Labrador a good pat.
Excite your senses with an educational and delicious culinary journey through our food and wine precinct. Whether it’s learning about microbes and bread-making fermentation processes, tasting our famous Dookie apples, freshly picked from the Dookie campus orchard, or seeing how Australian native plans can spice up a meal, you’re sure to come away with fresh ideas on flavour. The precinct offers a variety of Dookie dining options, gourmet barbecue, specialty coffee, wine sampling and other locally sourced produce.
VISIT BERT’S BAR: Sample Dookie wine’s with wine tasting, and cheese platters from locally sourced products.
MAKE YOUR OWN FRUIT SMOOTHIE: Burn some energy and make your own pedal-powered fruit smoothie using a bicycle!
INDIGENOUS BUSH TUCKER COOKING DEMONSTRATION: Time: 12.00pm and 2.00pm Where: Wolithiga Wares (Hungry Harvest)
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Dr Kate Howell, Academic, Agriculture & Food, and Chris Barnes, Lecturer in Wine Technology & Viticulture.
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Transformed by technology
What do drones, data and microwave weeds have in common? They're all part of Dookie's high-tech agricultural studies.
Are you ready to expand your knowledge around the power of data and precision agriculture? Join researchers and industry partners as they showcase the broad range of technologies and advances in precision agriculture and remote sensing. Come and see how your body reacts to thermal sensory imaging and view drone technology and flying demonstrations.
EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION: Join Dr Sara Hely as she facilitates an expert panel discussion on Agriculture Victoria’s on-farm ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) trial – the benefits, the barriers and the execution. This trial involves the installation of IoT technology across four regional areas and four industry sectors to drive change and propel Victoria to world leadership in food and fibre production. University, state government and industry representatives talk about Victoria’s bold vision and two-year trial program. Time: 1.00pm Where: Patrick Ryan Hall
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Pablo Zarco-Tejada, Academic, Agriculture & Food and Infrastructure Engineering, Dr Alexis Pang, Academic Teaching, Agriculture and Food, Dr Graham Brodie, senior lecturer, FVAS.
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Creating sustainable crops
Did you know there are five different soil types present on Dookie campus, and that understanding the properties of each is vital to crop growth and maintenance? Come to the sustainable crop production precinct, and see the tiny seeds that are potential sources of important crop genes, and don't forget to say hi to Motley the Soil Mascot!
Hear from researchers and industry on how we will sustain our food production through uncertainties by concentrating on crop production, soil health, crop protection and biosecurity, and new crop biotechnology. Learn to grow microgreens, taste zingy nutrient-packed microgreens and lentil salad while exploring plant-based diet options, and participate in fun activities that explore soil health and food biosecurity research.
GLASS HOUSE AND POLYTUNNEL TOURS: Discover the beneficial growing environment within the new glasshouses and polytunnel. Tours will explore the research behind these methods and discoveries.
MICROWAVE WEEDKILLER DEMONSTRATIONS: Discover a different way to kill already emerged and herbicide-resistant weeds and seeds in the soil with an innovative microwave treatment.
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Dr Dorin Gupta, Academic, Agriculture and Food, and Bhawana Bhatta, Academic, Soil Science, Agriculture and Food.
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From paddock to plate
Hear how Dookie covers the whole spectrum of agriculture, from tending the paddocks to serving up sustainable food. Visit the paddock to plate precinct to learn more, and see if you can find the lambs wandering about in the canola...
With the world’s population set to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050, the demand for clean, safe food will rise. Discover more about sustainable sheep production for changing consumer preferences and climate conditions. Learn about the effects of Rise and Chill® frozen storage and packaging on the quality of lamb and also participate in wool classing and judging.
VIRTUAL REALITY: Explore Dookie sheep farming to see what happens throughout the year via a virtual reality farm tour through time.
MUTTON TASTING: Taste mutton patties that have been freshly grilled and processed to enhance different flavour characteristics and learn what changes lead to different qualities.
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Dr Stuart Barber, Senior Lecturer in Intensive Animal Management and Welfare, and Nathan Anderson, Dookie Farm Manager.
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Dairy farms of the future
The robotic Dookie dairy is a unique site just off the main campus where you can see cows being milked by an automated system. Come down and see the friendly Friesians Molly Dolly, Mrs. Brown, Baby Moo and more at the resilient dairy farming precinct.
What is the future of dairy farming? Learn more about our robotic dairy and hear from researchers and industry partners about the latest resilient dairy practices, data sharing and the benefits of the local dairy industry. You will be able to discover Murray Dairy activities and gain insight on career pathways.
BUTTER MAKING: Make sure you get everyone involved to produce your very own butter! Hot tip; it spreads beautifully on our Dookie bread which can be found in our Hungry Harvest precinct.
ROBOTIC DAIRY FARM TOURS: Discover how the Dookie robotic dairy farm operates, start to finish!
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Brendan Cullen, agricultural scientist, and Damien Finnegan, dairy coordinator.
This podcast is proudly brought to you by the University of Melbourne. To see our full range of podcasts, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/news-resources/podcasts