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25.01.2022 Over 40 per cent of serious injuries from quad bike incidents involve a traumatic head injury. Protect your head. Wear a helmet.

25.01.2022 Share your love of agriculture this Christmas with the special small people in your life This book series of stories is aimed at developing agricultural understanding in young children, as well as an appreciation of the work involved in producing food and fibre on Australian farms. Click on this link below to purchase! https://shop.regional.nsw.gov.au//christmas-special-childr

25.01.2022 Take your students outside and get them involved in citizen science to learn about some of NSW’s target invasive pests. The NSW DPI Schools Program and the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network have developed a quick activity that will help you: Deliver a hands-on activity in your school that contributes to biosecurity surveillance of NSW ... Help biosecurity staff monitor NSW’s most invasive pests Give your students insight into one of the many science careers in agriculture and natural resource management This activity is also a great option for scout groups, landcare groups, home schools and environment clubs. For more information visit https://www.nswdpi-schools-program.com/schools-surveillance Costa Georgiadis Official

25.01.2022 Tocal College's Aboriginal Rural Training Program has delivered training to Aboriginal people in NSW and other states since 1989. The ARTP designs, develops and delivers VET training in Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management, Cultural Sites Assessment and cultural awareness. These courses are delivered across NSW to communities, schools, the Indigenous Land Corporation, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Local Land Services. Most of the instructo...rs delivering training are Aboriginal. Training includes: Quad bikes, Side-by-side vehicles, chainsaws and much more. In 2019, Tocal College celebrated 30 years of providing training to Aboriginal people around NSW. You can download our publication about our 30 years of providing this program from the link below or if you are interested in a hard copy of the publication, please contact Tocal Bookshop at [email protected] https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//30-years-of-the-aboriginal-r https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//aboriginal-rural-training-pr

25.01.2022 Certificate III students that had completed units remotely during our Covid break earlier in the year, were able to spend some time in the welding shed and given the opportunity to get creative. While learning the basics of welding and metal working they created some great small projects that they were all very proud of. This will lead into more substantial projects during Cert IV but was a great reward for their efforts while not being able to attend the college. As the students made great use of old used horse shoes Tocal would like to put the call out to anyone who has old shoes laying around we love to have them donated for future small projects.

24.01.2022 Beekeeping training in Adelaide, that's a long way from Tocal! We don't normally deliver training outside NSW but by special request, Kevin Tracy from the Tocal College Bee Team, went to Adelaide to train beekeepers in our Queen Bee Breeding short course, setting up a cell builder and grafting larvae for producing Queen Bees For more information on our beekeeping courses, please click on the link below.... https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/courses/bees See more

24.01.2022 Tocal Dairy's Monthly Report for October is now available online via our website https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//virtu/dairy/business-reports The purpose of this report is to demonstrate to industry the performance of a farm with a production system that is representative of a large percentage of the NSW Dairy industry (average herd size ~300 cows, pasture based and year-round calving)

24.01.2022 January skills training scheduled at the Yanco Campus is: Forklift Training and assessment on 18-19 January 2021 Off road four wheel drive (4x4) on 18-19 Jan 2021 Go to the website to register: https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//shor/machinery-and-equipment

23.01.2022 On World Teachers Day we want to thank all the primary and secondary school teachers who are teaching kids where food and fibre comes from, because amongst those young people are the future Tocal students and future farmers of Australia. We’ve missed your school excursions at the dairy and homestead, we hope to see you back soon! https://tocal.com.au/education-2/... https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/schools #WTD2020 See more

23.01.2022 Tocal College is delivering off-road 4WD training around NSW. Contact us for these dates or register interest for your location: 14th & 15th December, Yanco Campus Southern NSW Ph: 6951 2695 Northern NSW Ph: 6951 2775... https://etocal.com/OR4WD See more

22.01.2022 Tocal student wins 2020 USU New Gen Committee Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award! Tocal College is pleased to announce that Samantha Street has won the 2020 USU New Gen Committee Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award. Samantha has studied her Cert IV in Conservation Land Management at Tocal College and now working for Forbes Shire as a Trainee Biosecurity Officer. Click on the attached link for further details about this award. https://usu.org.au/samantha-street-2020-usu-ne...w-gen-commit/ Well Done Samantha!

21.01.2022 A past Tocal Trainee is eager to give another Tocal graduate, or young person, the same opportunities they had by offering a position with a rapidly expanding family owned and operated business, Stirling Pastoral. Download job description below. https://drive.google.com//14MAjSuvzWO3DZV4j-tS752G1w/view

21.01.2022 Every day is Agriculture Day here at Tocal College! Today is #AgDayAU where we celebrate Australian farming! In particular we congratulate our fellow farmers on their strength and resilience during the last 12 months.... Despite the challenges we continue to provide nearly all the food and fibre we use in our everyday lives. For instance, did you know that the average Australian farmer produces enough food to feed 600 people, DAILY! Or that we care for 51% of the entire Australian landscape. Here at Tocal College, it is great to see so many young people excited about their future careers in agriculture.With full-time courses, traineeships, short courses and publications all specialising in agriculture it’s easy to see why EVERY day is AgDay at Tocal. Please give a cheer for our Aussie farmers! Happy National Agriculture Day https://www.agday.org.au/ #AgDayAU2020 #AgDayAU #tocal #tocalcollege #farming #farmingau #aussiefarming #farming #agriculture #farmanimals #produceau #australianfarming

21.01.2022 We're so proud of Bec and the GROW program, winning 2021 VET Trainer for New England is a most well deserved honour!

20.01.2022 Operations of Tractor with attachments and conduct FEL Operations Date: 5 & 6 November 2020 Location: Yanco, NSW Contact Sharon at Yanco on 02 6951 2695.... If you are interested in one of our tractor courses in your area, please click on the link below. https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//machinery-a/operate-tractors

20.01.2022 Tocal Rotary Connect is supporting @polishedman this October, raising awareness for violence against children worldwide. To donate go to my.polishedman.com and search for the Tocal team.

20.01.2022 Upcoming Course: Spring Management of Honey Bee Colonies Date: 3rd & 4th December 2020 Location: Paterson, NSW... Our course on Spring management of honey bee colonies provides experienced beekeepers with advanced skills in re-queening colonies and manipulating brood to manage hive numbers, honey production and more. It’s a two-day practical course and covers two national units of competency: AHCBEK302 Manipulate Honey bee brood, and AHCBEK303 Re-queen a Honey bee colony. Please contact Sophie on 02 4939 8881 or [email protected] for more information! https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//spring-management-in-honey-b #beekeeping #bees #honey #bee #beehive #queenbee

19.01.2022 Beekeepers, we have a WEEKEND course on Queen Bee Breeding at Paterson on 12-13 December, as well as Beginning in Bees for the newer enthusiasts on 10-11 December. Give Sophie a ring on 02 4939 8881. https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/courses/bees

19.01.2022 We congratulate the Cert III in Performance Horse on finishing up with the 2020 Stock Horse Challenge, see results below! NSW Department of Primary Industries

18.01.2022 The XAG UAS Agricultural Drone is showing impressive early signs in a trial testing its feasibility in a broadacre cropping scenario. Hear more about how commit...tee member Matt Notley and the team at Tocal College are running a ‘drone applied’ strip trial next to strip trials applied with ‘traditional’ broadacre Ag equipment in the full article on our website! https://spaa.com.au/xag-agricultural-drone-trial-showing-i/ Here is the drone in action!

17.01.2022 Beekeepers, if you would like to plan your training for 2021, we have scheduled the following courses at Paterson through to April, go through to the website and just hit the green Register button! https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/courses/bees Beginning in Bees Honey Bee Biosecurity... Native Bees Queen Bee Breeding Spring Management in Honey Bee Colonies See more

17.01.2022 We got a special mid-construction tour of the new bee facility at Tocal, the walls and roof are on the honey extracting shed and training room. Adam Marshall MP Dave Layzell

17.01.2022 Skills Training Officer at Tocal College! Tocal College is looking for a Skills Training Officer at our Paterson, Tamworth and Yanco Campus’s. Please see the links below for more information about the job role.... https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au//skills-training-officer-pater https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au//skills-training-officer-tamwo https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au//skills-training-officer-yanco

17.01.2022 Check out this article from Wingham Chronicle!

16.01.2022 BIDDERS REGISTER BY 12PM TODAY The online auction for this year's Tocal Approved Stock Horse Sale is this weekend on Auctionsplus, and bidders must register by Thursday morning, 12pm 29/10/20.

15.01.2022 Good luck to Emma, our Cert IV student who has purchased Trey, a donated dog from Peter Crowe of Macelbri Kelpies of Timor. They are continuing their training together and are soon off to work. We wish you all the best. Below is the story of the working dogs at Tocal over the past 12 months. The working dogs at Tocal has had a great first year, it would not of been possible without Peter Crowe for the donation of Trey and also Thanks to Ben Crowe of Glenfaba Kelpies and Stock... Horses for his support with students over the years at Tocal Field days, pup donations and for running his working dog clinics. Cert IV Ag students who had done dog training in 2019, were eager to continue working dogs this year. We were lucky enough to have had a handful of pups brought to Tocal for dog training around September last year. One of these young dogs was Trey, kindly donated by Peter Crowe. We also had Tocal Boof, a started going dog for the students to work with from early 2019. Older dogs of my own were also brought in at various stages for students to use. We found this was helpful for the students to see different stages of dog training and to show them what they were aiming for from the pups. With these unstarted pups starting late 2019, the students did all the work for their training. They had a roster for feeding, care and exercise which the students were eager to do outside of class and training hours, including weekends. A big thank you to Paul Geddes and the cert IVs for the design and building of the great kennels for the dogs to use. They are fantastic. Thanks to Mal Burke for use of the Tocal sheep flock for dog and student training. I believe it’s important for students to see how useful working dogs are in agriculture for both cattle and sheep. Hopefully this has given them a good basic understanding for training their own dogs or at least to show them what to look for when purchasing a working dog. Unfortunately we did not have Murrurundi dog sale for the students to go to and watch dogs of all stages being sold, But that is just one of the challenges 2020 has given us. We are very pleased with the students enthusiasm in the working dogs. They want to learn these skills and were always helpful and keen to do the work for the dog’s upkeep. Cert III are now taking over the dog’s care and will continue the training of the dogs Cert IV started with; Penny, Carol, Stan and Benny. There will also be young pups soon for the students to start. Again thanks to Peter Crowe once again for another donation of a pup, as well. As another pup being donated, a joint venture from Ben Crowe and myself. I will also bring the older dogs there again for the students to work with. I’m looking forward to another round of students keen for working dogs. It’s early days yet but it seems like a good number are interested again. - Kendal Neilson.

15.01.2022 This is one of the most exciting education projects we are involved in this year, working with Hunter Local Land Services and the Firesticks Alliance developing certificates in Conservation and Ecosystem Management specifically for Cultural Burn practice. Read more below.

14.01.2022 Royal Agricultural Society of NSW VET Scholarship! The RASF has remained committed to supporting rural and regional areas through grants and scholarships during COVID-19. If you are committed to staying in regional NSW, or desire a move to the country with a set of skills to seek employment, a VET Scholarship could be the financial helping hand you need.... If this is something you would be interested in, click on the link below for more information on how to apply. Applications open November 9. https://www.rasnsw.com.au/foundation/scholarships/

14.01.2022 2021 Applications for the ACM30817 - Certificate III in Performance Horse at Tocal College have closed Applications for 2022 are being accepted. If you are interested in studying here at Tocal College, please apply. For more information about this course, please click on the link below.... https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//youth-/certificate-iii-horse

14.01.2022 Staff and students showed off some of their hard work and skills today when NSW Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Adam Marshall MP and Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell visited this morning.

11.01.2022 It’s been one year since we launched Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia at the 40th Tocal Beekeeper’s Field Day. Over a thousand beekeepers have bought one! Beekeepers were very keen to obtain a copy of this valuable resource especially with many of them chasing nutrition for their bees after the bush fires. A book 30 years in the making, it distils the vast knowledge of Dr Doug Somerville into an easy to use resourse. https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//Honey-and-pollen-flora-of-so

11.01.2022 Our Certificate III in Agriculture Students have finished up the year competing in the annual Ag Skills Challenge 2020. After what has been a challenging year for the students studies and training at Tocal due to Covid interruptions, it was great to see the students compete in 9 events that included Sheep and Cattle handling, Fencing, Quad and motorbike riding, tractor operation, horse riding, Plant Identification, and Chainsaw operation. The skill level displayed by all the... students was exceptionally high and is a credit to both the students and all the Tocal trainers efforts through the year. Our overall winners of the challenge after the nine events were: 1st place Gilbert Murcott 2nd place Holly Gorham 3rd place Kate Simpson Winners of the individual sections were: Sheep Holly Gorham, Cattle Holly Gorham, Fencing Oliver Blake, Plant ID Keely Johns, Horse riding Nikki-Lee Lalor, Motorbikes Al Graham, Quad Bike Stephen Laing, Tractor Operation Beth Jordon, Chainsaws Gilbert Murcott Congratulations to not just the winners, but to all the students who participated in what was an fantastic week for everyone involved. Tocal College would like to thank and express our appreciation of the ongoing support and sponsorship given from the follow businesses that make the Ag Skill Challenge a major highlight of the students year. Major sponsors Sneddens Fencing Products who have provided the overall 1st placed prized trophy Axe along with wire needle and the redbelly crowbar. Newcastle ATV, Mowers and outdoor equipment centre. - Providing a Husqvarna chainsaw and fuel drum Other Sponsors; Norco - 3x $100 open orders Farmland Co - $150 open order, Esky and hats Maitland Motorcycles - 2x goggles and 2x Gloves plus 2 Maitland Motorcycle T shirts Farmers Warehouse Dungog - $100 open order, Waratah pliers, Fencing Chain Strainers and hats Vanderfield John Deere Rutherford- Toolbox and hats Saddleworld Maitland - Bridle and Breastplate Autobarn Maitland - Hand held UHF radio set and dash cam Hunter Local Land Services - $100 voucher Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety - $100 open order Baileys of Greta - $50 open order NSW Department of Primary Industries

11.01.2022 Drones are one of the new weapons deployed in the fight against invasive pests and weeds. Find out with Costa how biosecurity officers are taking to the sky

11.01.2022 Elizabeth Frost (NSW DPI Technical Specialist Bees) at the microscope in our Artificial Insemination (AI) of Queen bees course, showing students a dissection for assessing Queen’s spermatheca, delivered at Tocal College this week. https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au//artificial-insemination-of-b NSW Department of Primary Industries

09.01.2022 The 2020 Ag Skills Challenge for Cert III students is underway. The event runs over 4 days with 2 days of training for the individual events and then Wednesday and Thursday the judging starts for the competition. The students will be competing in Sheep and Cattle handling, Plant Identification, Fencing, Motorbike and Quad bike riding, Chainsaws, Tractor operation including GPS auto steer and variable rate spreader set up, and Horse riding It’s always a great way for our stud...ents to complete their year, by challenging themselves, and showing off there new skills they have learnt throughout the course. We would like to thank all of the following sponsors of the event that generously donate prizes, and this year there are some amazing prizes on offer. MAJOR SPONSORS: Sneddens Fencing Products who have provided the overall 1st placed prized trophy Axe along with wire needle and the redbelly crowbar. Newcastle ATV, Mowers and outdoor equipment centre. Providing a Husqvarna chainsaw and fuel drum Other Sponsors: Norco 3 x $100 open orders Farmland Co $150 open order, Esky and hats Maitland Motorcycles- 2 x goggles and 2 x Gloves plus 2 Maitland Motorcycle t shirts Farmers Warehouse Dungog: $100 open order, Waratah pliers, Fencing Chain Strainers and hats Vanderfield John Deere Rutherford- Toolbox and hats Saddleworld Maitland - Bridle and Breastplate Autobarn Maitland - Hand held UHF radio set and dash cam Hunter Local Land Services- $100 voucher Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety $100 open order Good luck to all the students competing, we will have updates and photos during the competition today and tomorrow!

08.01.2022 Happy World Teachers Day to the awesome teachers of Tocal! Thankyou for all you’ve done this year to help our students learn. (Flashback to Skills Challenge 2018) #WTD2020

07.01.2022 Knowledge is a powerful thing, and when you give it to young people it changes their lives and gives them hope - Victor Steffenson The team at Hunter Local La...nd Services has been working with Tocal College and Firesticks Alliance to support and guide the fire practitioners of the future. A series of courses are being delivered to students from Aboriginal Land Councils in the Hunter region to bring together modern science and traditional knowledge to care for Country. Always was, Always will be, acknowledges that the traditional custodians of the land have used traditional knowledge and land management practices to heal and manage the landscape for thousands of years. We are pleased to be a part of this project and support young First Nations students to continue caring for Country into the future. As we wrap up #NAIDOCWEEK2020, we wanted to share this exciting project. Watch more here https://bit.ly/3ptUOWb #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020

05.01.2022 If you lost your akubra on Paterson Road Bolworra Heights it has been found...

05.01.2022 Upcoming Course: Off-Road Four Wheel Driving Contact us for this date or register interest for your location. 2nd & 3rd December at Coffs Harbour ... Southern NSW Ph: 6951 2695 Northern NSW Ph: 6951 2775 https://etocal.com/OR4WD

03.01.2022 A zoom webinar for teachers to get across some great resources to explore primary industries. With Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia-PIEFA, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, and NSW Department of Primary Industries.

03.01.2022 Select Sires is the 'go to' Facebook page and website for the Stock horse and quarter horse performance horse industry in relation to equine sales, breeding, competition and genetics. Many Tocal horses are progeny of their highly rated sires, and we thank Select Sires for their support and promotion of the Tocal program and sale. The level of the professionalism displayed by the students in both their horses and sales presentation is second to none, little wonder Tocal is so very proud of them.

03.01.2022 A 2021 gap year experience that helps farmers and saves food waste? Look into PickPacking.

02.01.2022 80% of energy use on farms comes from diesel. What is the future? A third FREE webinar in the ‘Exploring Beyond Diesel’ series from NSW DPI will stream from 1pm on 11 November from Tocal College . Take a few hours to explore low or zero-carbon fuel options and see what is possible. https://etocal.com/beyonddiesel for more info and to register.

01.01.2022 Work Safely at Heights Date: 30th November 2020 Location: Yanco, NSW... Please contact Sharon at Yanco on 02 6951 2678 or [email protected] for more information. https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/.../work-safely-at-heights

01.01.2022 Dairy Traineeship position available on a Dairy at Rollands Plains Mid North Coast. The position includes all farming and milking/dairy duties. Accomodation may be available for the right applicant. Eamil [email protected] or Phone Michael Hargy on 0490 338 816.