The Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, also known as SuniTAFE is a provider of vocational education and training services in north-west Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1980, its first campus is located in

Mildura, Victoria Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, New South Wales, Wentworth, Irymple, Victo ...

, with additional campuses in

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Robinvale Robinvale is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in north western Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Euston on the other side of the river in New South Wales. At the , Robinvale had a population of 3,313, however a ...

, and

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, and a training farm in

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History

The institute was established in 1980 as the Sunraysia College of TAFE. The institute was the first purpose designed

TAFE Technical and further education or simply TAFE (), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational cours ...

college in Victoria. It was renamed the Sunraysia Institute of TAFE on 2 October 1995. From its inception the Institute aimed to provide training to meet the needs of the local community including the more remote locations in the region such as

Ouyen Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura, and northwest of Melbourne. At the 2016 census, the town had a population of 1,045. His ...

Manangatang Manangatang ( ) is a town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the , Manangatang had a population of 309. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal term - "manang" meaning ''land'' and "kaaiti" meaning ''water''. Transpor ...

and Werrimull. This was called the Outreach program. The institute was also established with a tri-state focus due to its unique location near the border of the three states of

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New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

and

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Campuses

The institute has four main campuses located at

Mildura Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area h ...

and

. Service provision extends over a geographic area generally bounded by Pooncarie in NSW (150 km to the North); Balranald in NSW (200 km to the east); the Riverland region in SA (150 km to the west); Murrayville in Victoria (230 km to the south west on the SA border); and in a region 375 km south and south east of Mildura including the communities of Ouyen, Robinvale, Sea Lake, Swan Hill, Ultima and Kerang.

Courses

Study areas offered by the Institute in its first years of operation included Automotive Studies, Business Studies, Engineering, and Rural Studies. Today the institute offers training in areas of Automotive, Transport & OHS, Health and Wellbeing, Business & Environment, Education and Media, Hospitality & Personal Services, Industry & Energy & Environment and Language, Literacy & Work Skills Some modules include providing services at the nearby

Australian Inland Botanic Gardens The Australian Inland Botanic Gardens (AIBG; previously: Sunraysia Oasis Botanical Gardens) is a botanical garden in Mourquong, in the Wentworth Shire of south-west New South Wales. The city of Mildura and the Murray River are nearby. AIBG ...

References

External links

Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
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