African Drumming
On Wednesday, the kindy kids and primary school students had a visit from Kofi who is originally from Ghana. Kofi is a performer who specialises in African dance, music and drumming. His choreography and musical arrangements focus on the fusing of new and traditional styles which gives his work a unique edge. Well known throughout […]
Secondary Mallee Division Athletics
Well done to the 31 secondary students who competed at the Division Athletics Championships in Ouyen on Wednesday. Windy conditions made throwing events difficult, however it was a perfect day for competing. There were some excellent individual performances with the team coming away with over 50 first, second and third placings. Tyrrell teams also cleaned […]
Family Fun Festival
Congratulations to the Tyrrell College Alpine School for Leadership students for organising a fantastic Family Festival of Fun on Father’s Day. The event had close to 400 people attend to shop from a variety of market stalls, go on numerous rides ranging from a Cha Cha to bungy trampolines, play a number of fun arcade […]
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Year 11 Camp
On the 19th of June, the Year 11 students set off for an eventful learning experience in Melbourne. On the first day we went to La Trobe University in Bendigo, where we checked out the campus and their residential facilities. Amber was scared of the Kangaroos! After that we took the train to Melbourne. Throughout the […]
Cows Create Careers Program
Tyrrell College’s VCE students have been visiting Bethune Dairy since 2020. This year Tyrrell College are taking part in Dairy Australia’s COWS CREATE CAREERS Program. The calves will be adopted by Tyrrell College for a period of time, in which the students will be responsible for rearing the calves, ensure they have the adequate shelter, […]
Cropping
The VET students have the opportunity to lead Tyrrell’s cropping program. Through the programs close partnerships with industry experts the students use industry best practices equipment to manage the 80 hectares. Students are involved with agronomists from Dodgshun Medlin to plan the farms cropping season, sow the paddocks using the newest John Deere Tractor as […]
Food Ladder
During Term 2, 2023 the Ag department were successful in establishing the first Food Ladder System in Victoria. The polycarbonate greenhouse will provide students with a controlled environment to grow plants within a six-week cycle. Food Ladder systems assist communities around the world in establishing successful social enterprises. Food Ladder systems are five times more […]
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
We are proud to announce that we are now members of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. The school was a successful grant applicant of a two-year subscription to this amazing program that promotes children forming positive food habits for life. The purpose of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation is to introduce pleasurable food […]
Women in Trades Expo
On Wednesday 12 of our Year 9/10 students had an excursion to The Trades Fit expo in Melbourne, accompanied by Mr Coffey and Tarsh. They had a very early start, taking the bus to Bendigo and then catching the train to Melbourne. The expo was hosted by the Department of Education for female and non-binary […]