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Gladstone Region Engagement Committee

Focus Areas

Trades Training and Campus Unification

  • Ongoing industry consultation - training needs
  • Community advocacy - ensuring an accurate and positive message is shared in the community through various networks
  • Direct change management advice and mentoring support.

Youth / School Leaver Awareness

  • Participate in school visits
  • Promotion (to parents) through business newsletters, rotary presentations etc.
  • School leaver and alumni working group.

Health

  • Advocacy (especially regarding government funding)
  • Working group to be established
  • Community needs analysis round table.

STEM and Agriculture

  • Implementation of STEM Hub
  • Engagement in Banana Shire.

Marine Environment

  • Advocacy (especially regarding industry and government funding)
  • Working group to be established
  • Industry needs analysis
  • Coastal & Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (CMERC).

Future Focus Areas

Business and Alumni

  • Focus on increased engagement
  • Mail campaign - future members, focus group members.

Region Partnership and Outreach

  • Further joint meetings and projects with Wide Bay REC
  • Engagement in Banana Shire through meeting within the region.

Indigenous Engagement

  • Maintain and develop current partnerships
  • Strategic focus on increased Indigenous participation.

Members

Ms Ryl Gardner (Chair)
Company Director and Management Consultant, Derridale
ryl.gardner@derridale.com.au

Prof Owen Nevin (Deputy Chair)
Associate Vice-Chancellor (Gladstone Region), CQUniversity
o.nevin@cqu.edu.au

Ms Tracy Buchanan (Secretary)
Campus Administration Officer, CQUniversity
t.buchanan@cqu.edu.au

Mr Peter Corones
CQUni Council Member
p.corones@cqu.edu.au

Mr Neville Hughes
Managing Director, GTC Financial
financialneville.hughes@gtcfin.com.au

Mr Richard Johnson
Local Elder
ricardojohnno@gmail.com

Mr Mark Winters
Travel Manager, Departure Point
mark@departurepoint.com.au

Dr Emma Jackson
Research Fellow / RCL, CQUniversity
emma.jackson@cqu.edu.au

Dr Linda Pfeiffer
Senior Lecturer Education, CQUniversity
l.pfeiffer@cqu.edu.au

Ms Alison Murdoch
Business Manager – CMERC, Gladstone Marina Campus, CQUniversity
a.murdoch@cqu.edu.au

Mrs Karin Simon
Campus Library Manager, Gladstone Marina Campus, CQUniversity
k.simon@cqu.edu.au

Ms Colleen Tribe
General Manager, Roseberry Community Services
colleen.tribe@roseberry.org.au

Mr Anthony Beunen
Managing Director, Gladstone Drafting
anthony@gladstonedrafting.com.au