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New students Heather MacGregor and Lara Wain from Sale with Chelsea Nguyen and Sharna Jenkins from the Deakin Commerce Society (Ivan Kemp) 321248_01

Deakin University welcomed hundreds of commencing students to its Waterfront campus as Orientation Week kicked off this week. Geelong Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there to capture the enthusiasm of both students and staff as noise and colour returned to campus after years of COVID-19 restrictions.

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