LARCOMBE, Dr Michael Tinniswood (1960-2015)
LARCOMBE, Dr Michael Tinniswood (1960-2015)
Widely recognised as one of the visionaries of the Australian Dairy Industry, Dr Michael Larcombe died at Sale, age 54, on 26 April 2015 after a lengthy illness from motor neurone disease. Dr Larcombe’s Mistro farm management software packages developed for the Herd Improvement Co-operative of Australia (HICO) have become the mainstay of Australia’s herd-testing systems and are used extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Kenya. He was chairman of the Macalister Research Farm Co-operative Ltd and worked for (HICO) for over 25 years. In 2011 his achievements were recognised through an award for Meritorious Service by the National Herd Improvement Association of Australia.
Michael was a day student at College from February 1968 to December 1977. He studied at Melbourne University to become a veterinarian, and worked at the Maffra Veterinary Centre gaining a doctorate in 1989. He later acquired his own farm near Heyfield. Michael’s father, Ian, and uncle, Keith, were boarders at College.
Widely recognised as one of the visionaries of the Australian Dairy Industry, Dr Michael Larcombe died at Sale, age 54, on 26 April 2015 after a lengthy illness from motor neurone disease. Dr Larcombe’s Mistro farm management software packages developed for the Herd Improvement Co-operative of Australia (HICO) have become the mainstay of Australia’s herd-testing systems and are used extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Kenya. He was chairman of the Macalister Research Farm Co-operative Ltd and worked for (HICO) for over 25 years. In 2011 his achievements were recognised through an award for Meritorious Service by the National Herd Improvement Association of Australia.
Michael was a day student at College from February 1968 to December 1977. He studied at Melbourne University to become a veterinarian, and worked at the Maffra Veterinary Centre gaining a doctorate in 1989. He later acquired his own farm near Heyfield. Michael’s father, Ian, and uncle, Keith, were boarders at College.
Source
Geelong Advertiser 28 April 2015; Mistro Founder Dies – The Australian Dairyfarmer 7 May 2015; Chilly Billy Dunked – Gippsland Times 5 Feb 2015. OGC 1977.