AusAUD students and their families got the chance to step back in time and re-live the gold rush days of the 1850s!
AusAID footy trip – August 2008
Swinburne's AusAID students and their families enjoy a game of Australian Rules Football (AFL).
Lake Mountain Snow Trip – August 2008
AusAID graduation ceremony – July 2008
Another round of AusAID students have graduated with flying colours! The eleven Swinburne students from East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea – who studied a range of courses from TAFE to masters level – received their awards at a graduation ceremony held at the Camberwell Civic Centre in Melbourne on Tuesday 15 July. The celebrations continued with afternoon tea where graduates, staff, friends and families celebrated their achievements.
Together again! Swinburne's AusAID alumni dinners – June/July 2008
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Vietnam (Hanoi)
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
Homecoming honour for Laos graduates – June 2008
Swinburne graduates from Laos were acknowledged in a special presentation in Vientiane on Wednesday 25 June. Australian Ambassador to Laos, Dr Michele Forster, acknowledged their achievement in the inaugural ceremony organised by Vientiane College and the AusAID office in Laos.
Official guests present for the occassion included: Ms Manithda Sithimolada (Australian Development Scholarships Activity Manager), Mr Tim Napper (Second Secretary, Australian Embassy), Ms Manivanh Phoumavong (Australian Scholarships Education, Program Officer) and Mr Somnuck Kousonsavath (Deputy Director, Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education).
AFL introduction / training session – March 2008
IAP - Trip to Phillip Island – January 2008
Graduation – December 2007
Day at the Footy – May and August 2007
Graduation – July 2007
Phillip Island Trip – May 2007
IAP Graduation – 2007
IAP Excursions – 2007
AusAID Graduation – Semester 2 2006
AusAID Trip to the Snow – Semester 2 2006
AusAID Student Farewell Lunch on 10 July 2006
Swinburne held an AusAID Student Farewell Lunch on 10 July.
The graduating AusAID students were from a variety of countries including Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mozambique and Laos. Accompanied spouses and children of the ADS students were also invited. The lunch was also attended by Mr Harry Bowman from AusAID.
Bangladeshi Government Officials Graduation 23 June 2006
After three months of extensive disaster management training in Victoria, twenty Bangladeshi officials graduated from Swinburne. The graduation, held at Hawthorn Town Hall on Friday 23 June, was extra colourful with the formal regalia coupled with traditional Bangladeshi attire.
Sovereign Hill trip – September 2008 
Swinburne graduates from Laos were acknowledged in a special presentation in Vientiane on Wednesday 25 June. Australian Ambassador to Laos, Dr Michele Forster, acknowledged their achievement in the inaugural ceremony organised by Vientiane College and the AusAID office in Laos.
