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Fostering innovation through the value chain The 32nd Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production, Animal Production 2018, will take place from July 2-4 at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The 2018 Organising Committee…

Improved access to CRC for Premium Quality Wool Resources. The Australian Wool Education Trust holds in trust the educational resources created by the CRC for Premium Quality Wool during its activities from 1993-2000. This resource collection consists of some 2500…

AWET grant recipient wins a prestigious prize. Hannah Tan, a student at UTS and one of the recipients of the 2016 AWET fashion student grant, won the Australian Fashion Fund Scholarship/Internship Prize for 2016/2017, with the collection facilitated by the…

Woolwise.com was originally developed as a resource for educators, researchers, consultants, students and other stakeholders in the wool industry. The range of devices used to visit websites has increased. Most people use PC’s, tablets and phones for this purpose. However,…

AWET provides scholarships for students attending VET colleges, studying wool and sheep. Three of these scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in Tocal College, NSW The scholarships for 2017 were awarded to Jack Finch, Meg Crouch and Kate Blair-Hickman. Each…

AWET is extending its educational investments to include Fashion Design Students In 2016 the Australian Wool Education Trust funded a pilot project for Fashion Design Students. This project will provide funding for students to purchase wool fabrics for their final…

AWET has been funding scholarships for Honours and Masters by Coursework students since 2008. These scholarships are intended to assist the applicants in funding their research project. Commencing 2017 the value of each scholarship was increased from $6000 to $7000.…

Mr David Ward has retired as Chairman and Trustee for the Australian Wool Education Trust, effective 1st December 2016. The AWTA Ltd Board has nominated Mr Gordon Dickinson as the replacement Trustee for David, effective 1st December, 2016. At their…

Alastair Mackenzie Scholarship Each year Marcus Oldham College, in Geelong, calls for applications for a range of agricultural scholarships. For applicants interested in a career in the Sheep and Wool industry the appropriate scholarship is the Alastair Mackenzie Scholarship, valued…

AWET and Industry participants co-fund a number of undergraduate scholarships at UNE. Australian Wool Education Trust provides undergraduate scholarships, each valued at $6000/year, for students interested in a career within the wool industry and who are currently studying an agricultural based…