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Wednesday July 6th eleven staff visited the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Grovedale. We were treated to bush tucker including marinated crocodile fillets, emu sausage with dips and damper made into johnny cakes.

Then told about hunting tools, didgeridoos and a range of communication forms by Cultural Officer, Anthony Hume.

Danni Bond

Reception & Administration Officer. Danni previously worked at Leisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre for nine years following a variety of jobs as a surfing and kayaking instructor, lifeguard, swimming teacher, receptionist and legal secretary. Originally from Echuca, Danni has lived in Melbourne, Shepparton, Hong Kong and finally found her way to Geelong in 2007. In her younger years, she represented Australia in kayaking, and participated in swimming, triathlons and cycling (which she competed in until 2020). Life now is about working at Marcus and searching for a new adventure in her campervan.

Luke Hanson

Groundsman

Luke has worked for genU for 18 years on their gardening crew. He spent several years working at Alcoa and many other work sites around Geelong during this time. He also has experience as a kitchen hand at a local pub. He started his working life delivering newspapers while he was still at Nelson Park School. He has spent lots of weekends gardening for many people. He enjoys going to the movies and live theatre, and crafts such as long stitch and diamond art. Luke is a keen Cats supporter and an avid collector of Melbourne Storm memorabilia. He is loving his work at Marcus Oldham and has enjoyed the opportunities it has given him to meet new people and learn new skills.

Abbott Haron

Director of Postgraduate Studies. With a background in business administration and managing innovation and technology, Abbott has held multiple senior positions in higher education for 20 years. Dubai, Perth, Sydney, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Oman and Singapore are some of the locations Abbott has lived and worked in throughout his career. Abbott considers himself a “Blue Collar Academic”; his pride in his working-class roots informs his teaching, management, leadership and research styles. He is not interested in the politics of “big academia” and values applied higher education with outcomes that benefit his students, Marcus Oldham and Australia.

James Lang

Lecturer in Applied Marketing and International Business. James has worked in the agricultural industry for more than 20 years in roles from marketing to management in farm machinery, grain storage, seed and food processing, and poultry and pig production in Australia and New Zealand. During his spare time James is very invested in the horse industry, in particular show jumping and eventing, where he and his family compete at an elite level. James hopes his experience can add value to MOC and enhance the education of students into the future.