

Eight students from Victorian dairy regions who are commencing their first year of tertiary study in 2025, have been honoured with scholarships from the Gardiner Foundation (GF). Each scholar will receive $10,000 annually for three years to support them in their studies for courses that will benefit the Victorian dairy industry or dairy communities.
Ryan Smith from Tongala has been awarded a Niel Black Scholarship. Ryan is set to study a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science at La Trobe University in Bundoora, with ambitions of becoming a physiotherapist. Passionate about supporting his local community, he hopes to one day open his own practice to improve access to treatment and educate dairy farmers on injury prevention and safe work practices.

