2025 HarvestEd Victoria
An interactive hybrid program for Victorian Year 7–9 students to explore agriculture, sustainable food systems, and innovative solutions to global challenges.
Date and time
9 October 2025, 1:00 am - 4 December 2025, 3:00 am
Location
Hybrid
Price
Fully funded by William Buckland Foundation
About the program
HarvestEd Victoria brings together students from across Victoria to explore the world of agriculture, sustainable food systems, and how innovation can address global challenges such as food waste and food security.
Target Audience: Victorian students in Years 7–9.
Cost: Fully funded by The William Buckland Foundation
Key Information
3 x Online Workshops (via Zoom):
- Thursday, 9 October | 12:30 – 3:00pm AEST
- Thursday, 16 October | 12:30 – 3:00pm AEST
- Tuesday, 21 October | 12:30 – 3:00pm AEST
One Day Farming Enterprise Visit – Shepparton, VIC (Optional)
Wednesday 19th November, 10:00am–2:00pm
The Shepparton day is a collaboration between Goulburn Murray Landcare Network and Asialink Education, open to schools in the Shepparton area. Students will have the opportunity to visit 3–4 local farming enterprises to observe and experience the industry on the ground.
Places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information or to express your interest, please email
One Day Face-to-Face Conference – Dookie Campus, The University of Melbourne (Optional)
Thursday 4th December, 10:00am–2:00pm
Each school is welcome to bring up to 15 students. If additional spots become available, we’ll let you know.
Places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information or to express your interest, please email asialink-education@unimelb.edu.au
Learning Outcomes
- Past, Present and Future Farming - Exploring agricultural industries past, present and the potential of the agricultural future in Victoria, Australia and the Asia-Pacific
- Connecting Communities - Hearing firsthand from agricultural professionals, experts and guests - students collaborate and reflect on the opportunities, insights, and problems worth tackling
- Harvesting Potential- Using design-thinking processes, teams generate ideas to problems or opportunities in agriculture that they have explored through the program, developing initial prototypes of solution-oriented ideas
- Seeding Change- Students will explore food security and ideate solutions for regional food security challenges.
Express Your Interest!
Express your interest today!
Places are limited—please register as soon as possible through HERE.
For further details or enquiries, contact us: asialink-education@unimelb.edu.au
Partners & Supporters
This program is supported by The William Buckland Foundation and run by Asialink Education in collaboration with the Goulburn Murray Landcare Network.