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The Wimmera Institute of TAFE was a multi-campus institution offering a wide range of programs designed to meet the needs of the Wimmera and Southern Mallee communities (including Horsham and Stawell). The Institute was incorporated in November 1984 and commenced operation in February 1986 as Wimmera Community College of TAFE. It operated from two main campuses at Horsham and Stawell and had facilities at Longerenong. 26 page annual report wimmera community college, tafe, technical education, stawell, longerenong, horsham, graeme bennett, katherine birkin, peter berrisford, mike ryan, dianne koch, david grigg, graeme harison, richard alcorn, carla reading, greg haines, sue dovey, suzanne hynam