Gaining real-life experience is an important part of studying. Recognising the essential role of putting theory into practice, Monash University with funding from Gardiner Foundation, is running the Monash Industry Teams Initiative (MITI). The initiative places small multi-disciplinary teams of…

By Sarah Collier Attracting and retaining skilled people to the dairy sector is crucial to maintaining the development of dairy manufacturer’s engineering and other capabilities. Gardiner Foundation has taken a proactive approach to overcome this challenge by investing in the…

Engineering and pharmacology university student Monika Burford has recently discovered the many opportunities for graduates in the dairy industry. Combined with a love for an outdoor lifestyle, Monika realised during a summer internship at Fonterra, Darnum in West Gippsland, she...

Monash university student Tom Stevenson has been playing an important role in improving the Victorian dairy industry’s use of wastewater. As part of the Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) Dairy Program, Tom has helped both Burra Foods and Agriculture Victoria...

Rachel Lee had never set foot on a dairy farm, nor knew anything about the industry, when she started her six-year double degree in pharmaceutical science and chemical engineering at Monash University. “I actually wanted to go into make-up and...

Growing up in Ocean Grove, Audrey Kottek knew very little about Australia’s dairy industry and certainly had no inkling of working in it. Today, Audrey has exchanged the sandy beaches of the tourist town for the rolling hills of Korumburra...

A few years ago, Peter Brennan’s experience of country Victoria started and ended with a visit to Ballarat’s Sovereign Hill. As for the dairy industry, he knew it involved cows and milk but that’s about all. Today, the Monash University...

The Gardiner Dairy Foundation continues to demonstrate its commitment to a long-term future for the dairy industry through its ongoing support of the Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) Program. The MITI Program partners multi-disciplinary Monash University student teams with leading...

The Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s involvement with the Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI), on behalf of the Australian Dairy Industry, has been nationally recognised at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards in the Industry Engagement category. Monash University won...

The Gardiner Dairy Foundation has joined forces with Monash University to combat a skills gap in the dairy industry through the Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) by partnering multidisciplinary student teams with leading dairy manufacturing companies to solve research and...