Wow! What a
week last week was. The week was full of major milestones including the Building 34 opening in Rockhampton, with none other than the
Prime Minister.
Federal
Education Minister Simon Birmingham also visited us in Mackay, officially opening
the brand new $16.6 million Rennie Fritschy Engineering Building at the Ooralea
campus. And on top of this we also celebrated the launch of the University’s
new postgraduate programs in Domestic and Family Violence Practice in Brisbane.
The Queensland State Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Shannon
Fentiman was the guest speaker at this event and importantly used the occasion
to announce $3.7 million in new funding, over five years, for CQUniversity’s
Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (CDFVR).
Opposition
Leader, the Hon. Bill Shorten was also in Mackay last Friday and we were happy to
show him around our fantastic facilities and update him on our activities in
the region.
I’m sure you’ll
agree it was a big week for political visits and I think this is a testament to
the fantastic work CQUniversity is doing. The word is certainly getting out and
I’m very proud to host our pollies and promote the difference we are making
across Australia.
Of course, in acknowledging
the great work CQUniversity is doing, I must also acknowledge the contribution
of our Chancellor, Mr Rennie Fritschy. Much has been achieved under his
leadership and his contribution will be felt for many years to come. Last week we also held our final farewell function for Rennie in Mackay, which was a wonderful
way for just just CQUniversity but also the community to celebrate and recognise his service to our university.
Please scroll
down and click on the images below to have a look at our photo galleries from the many happenings last week.
BUILDING 34 OPENING WITH THE PM
OPENING OF THE RENNIE FRITSCHY ENGINEERING BUILDING IN MACKAY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POSTGRAD PROGRAM LAUNCH
CHANCELLOR FAREWELL EVENTS
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