William Mackley - Class of 2016
Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness)
Since completing Year 12 in 2016, College Captain of his year, Will Mackley, has completed his Bachelor degree and travelled around Australia with his work.
Have a read of Will's journey since school:
“Since leaving St Brigid’s College I worked in NSW at Warren and Hay for 2 years over 2017 and 2018 on sheep stations. This was a great experience doing something different.
In 2019-2020 I studied a Bachelor of Business majoring in Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong. I was fortunate enough to be able to experience overseas study tours to China in 2019 and a planned tour to New Zealand in 2020 which was cancelled due to COVID. I completed placement with National Australia Bank in Hamilton and planned on completing a graduate program as an Agribusiness Financial Analyst with NAB or Rabobank. Intakes to these programs were however delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions.
After graduating university I worked in Esperance driving an airseeder and completed a harvest run up the east coast starting in Queensland and finishing in Victoria. I also worked in South Australia on a merino stud for 18 months in the Clare Valley and Mid North region around the townships of Jamestown and Clare. I treated these as more of an interim job until the banking grad programs were reopened after the COVID restrictions lifted. I enjoyed these job opportunities as it provided a lot of variety to try different things whilst meeting new people and seeing different parts of Australia.
I now have a business doing rural fencing and yard building. Most of the jobs I have done since leaving high school have been somewhat unconventional. However, I have been fortunate enough to work across most states of Australia where I have been able to meet hundreds of people and experience many different and unique places that Australia has to offer.”
