<strong>Shire</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Roebourne</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong>Technical Report A1: Economic Development <strong>Strategy</strong>Appendix 6:Examples <strong>of</strong> regional universities, AustraliaThere are a number <strong>of</strong> precedents for a substantial regional university in a town <strong>of</strong> the scale <strong>of</strong> Karrathaand larger. Examples include:Regional universitiesInstitution Students Location /populationJames CookUniversityTownsvilleUniversity <strong>of</strong> NewEngland,Armidale NSW11,500including1,500internationalStudents17,000,including12,500 on-linestudentsTownsville –175,00026,000 (Armidale Dumaresq <strong>Shire</strong>)NotesMajor research themes: Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change Industries and Economies in the Tropics Peoples and Societies in the Tropics Tropical Health, Medicine and BiosecurityResearch priorities: Food and water security; smart science, smarttechnology; Climate change and environmental sustainability;protecting biodiversity, effective policies; Health and wellbeing in rural communities; socialexclusion, health inequity, mental health, social policy; Australia’s regional history, regional memory, regionalidentity; protection and promotion <strong>of</strong> cultural heritage; Regional and rural development, sustainability,prosperity and peace.Charles SturtUniversity, Multicampus:Bathurstpopulation :37,000Goulbourn30,000Orange: 38,000Port Macquarie44,300Dubbo: 39,500Wagga Wagga58,000Students on CSU's Dubbo Campus have access to: networked library wireless internet connection clinical laboratory Nursing laboratory interactive video studio Interactive Learning Centre (state <strong>of</strong> the artcomputing laboratory),CSU's Wagga Wagga Campus facilities include: state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art veterinary science clinical centreand laboratories equine centre77
<strong>Shire</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Roebourne</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong>Technical Report A1: Economic Development <strong>Strategy</strong>Institution Students Location /populationEdith CowanUniversityCQUniversityMulti-campusUniversity <strong>of</strong>BallaratMulti-campusPilbara Institute –Curtin DomesticStudy Centre10 students(ref: GoodUniversitiesguide)BunburycampusMacKayEmeraldGladstoneBundabergNoosaGeraldtonBallaratAraratHorshamStawellKarrathaNotes commercial winery television production studio state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art dental clinic medical centre and nutrition clinic networked library animation studio wireless internet connectionThe range <strong>of</strong> courses <strong>of</strong>fered on campus includes nursing,primary and early childhood education, social work,accounting and business.78