Special day for Telford graduate
Telford graduands and staff enjoyed warm weather as they proudly paraded down the main street of Balclutha yesterday.
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Telford graduands acknowledged at ceremony
Telford graduands acknowledged at ceremony
Telford students and staff were treated to fine weather as they paraded proudly down the main street of Balclutha yesterday.
Telford commissions rotary shed
Telford commissions rotary shed
Telforrd's new 54-bale rotary dairy shed, which was opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Clutha-Southland MP Bill English yesterday, marked a change for the specialist rural farm training organisation.
Telford top for learning
Telford top for learning
Skyla Taylor is determined to forge a career in the sheep and beef industry.
Strong field for farming contest
Strong field for farming contest
Telford will host the Otago-Southland regional final of the National Bank Young Farmer Contest this Sunday.
Graduates feel winds of change
Graduates feel winds of change
Telford students and staff battled strong winds and rain showers as they paraded proudly down the main street of Balclutha yesterday.
New permanent head at Telford
New permanent head at Telford
Telford has seen many changes this year and, this month, will also have a new director.
Merging of Telford marked
Merging of Telford marked
A plaque marking the merger of Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic was unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Clutha-Southland, Bill English, yesterday morning.
Active in the military and education fields
Active in the military and education fields
Jonathan Walmisley has been the face of Telford in his role as chief executive, leaving behind a legacy of growth and a wealth of changes.
Drink-drive concerns continue
Drink-drive concerns continue
Police caught two more Telford Rural Polytechnic students drink-driving in the past week.
$4m dairy expansion planned
$4m dairy expansion planned
A dairy expansion planned at Telford Farms - costing just over $4 million - is the first major dairy development at the South Otago property for more than 20 years.
Telford's councillors sign off
Telford's councillors sign off
It was a sad day for the Telford Rural Polytechnic council's last meeting yesterday.
New challenges for polytech chief
New challenges for polytech chief
Telford Rural Polytechnic chief executive Jonathan Walmisley has resigned.
Merger essential to Telford's future
Merger essential to Telford's future
Telford Rural Polytechnic risked losing cornerstone government funding if it did not find a suitor as it did in Lincoln University.
Telford students celebrate with graduation parade
Telford students celebrate with graduation parade
Telford Rural Polytechnic celebrated its last year as an independent institution with a graduation parade on Balclutha's main street yesterday.
Telford Rural Polytechnic graduation
Telford Rural Polytechnic graduation
Students to graduate from Telford Rural Polytechnic in Balclutha on Friday were.
Correspondence course review follows failures
Correspondence course review follows failures
Telford Rural Polytechnic is reviewing its correspondence courses after an audit revealed more than 70% of students were failing some courses.
Telford says students' prosecution over to authorities
Telford says students' prosecution over to authorities
Some Telford Rural Polytechnic students involved in anti-social behaviour at "the beer pit" on Koau Rd are likely to be prosecuted by police and the Otago Regional Council following complaints from Balclutha residents.
Telford looks to Hauraki
Telford looks to Hauraki
Telford Rural Polytechnic is considering setting up an agricultural course on Great Barrier Island, in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland.
Scholarship awarded
Scholarship awarded
Telford Rural Polytechnic student Jeremy Cornish, of Tapanui, was yesterday awarded the Telford bursary scholarship from Clutha Mayor Juno Hayes during a meeting of the Clutha District Council.