As part of the ongoing relationship between Victoria University and the Western Bulldogs a group of students, new to Australia, from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds last week visited Whitten Oval and were taken on an ‘insider’s tour’ of the Mission Elite Learning Centre. The students come to Australia from all over the world including countries such as Malaysia, Spain, Germany, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the USA.

Victoria University students are given the opportunity to a ‘free 3 match membership’ as part of the partnership. This provides a way for them to not only soak in some Australian culture and become familiar with one of our most famous national sports, but also provides an avenue for them to meet new people and build friendships.
 
The students thoroughly enjoyed the tour, snapping photos along the way and had plenty of questions about the game, the facilities and the players for the guide to answer. Part of the tour included the “Welcome to the AFL” presentation. The presentation covers the AFL teams, rules of the game, scoring, umpires and stadiums.