GIPPSLAND PORTS HOSTS BIAV'S FIRST STUDENT INDUSTRY IMMERSION DAY

Gippsland Ports opened their Bullock Island works depot, Lakes Entrance to 85 lucky students from regional Gippsland schools in the first BIAV Student Industry Immersion Day.

Senior students from Lakes Entrance Secondary College, Bairnsdale Secondary College and Mallacoota P-12 College took the working boat cruise on local ferry Seabird, toured the giant suction cutter dredge Tommy Norton, joined Victoria Police aboard offshore vessel VP09, helped maintain a vessel with the 100 tonne boatyard travel lift and participated in an industry careers panel.

Joining BIAV’s CEO Steve Walker and SEMEC Marine Training Coordinator Brad Lancaster on the marine industry careers panel was State member for Gippsland East Tim Bull MP who is also Shadow Minister for Fishing and Boating. The students gained a valuable insight into the depth of marine career opportunities and the day could not have been possible without the generous assistance of Gippsland Ports CEO Chris Waites and Boatyards Manager Rob McGrath. The  immersion days are an initiative of the Department of Education & Training and Career Education Association of Victoria. BIAV looks forward to delivering many more of these important events in our quest to deliver the next generation of industry talent.

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