Public hearing - Tweed Heads, Wednesday 2 September 2009

Inquiry into Rural and Regional Access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities

Public hearing - Tweed Heads, Wednesday 2 September 2009

Anzac Room, Twin Towns Services Club, Wharf St
TWEED HEADS

Time

Witness

Sub No.

12.30 pm

Southern Cross School (Distance Education)
Mr David Cox, Deputy Principal 7-12 and Distance Education

 

1:15 pm

Panel of Student Representative Groups from universities

tweedgoldcoastRs Association (Southern Cross University)
Ms Geraldine O'Flynn, President

Undergrads of New England Guild (UNEG)
Ms Alicia Zikan, Public Officer, UNEG and Undergraduate Member, University of New England Council

Other organisations TBC

 

2.15 pm

Professor John Pegg
Director, National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)

562

3.00 pm

Afternoon tea break

 

3.15 pm

Panel of Universities

Southern Cross University
Professor Bryan Rothwell, Head of Campus, Tweed- Gold Coast Campus

University of New England
Professor Alan Pettigrew, Vice Chancellor and CEO

University of Southern Queensland
Professor Graham Baker, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Scholarship)

University of Sunshine Coast
Professor Paul Thomas, Vice Chancellor and President

 

81 and 244

 

558 

560 

 

559

4.15pm

TAFE Directors Australia (TDA)
Ms Debra Daly, Chair of TDA and Director of the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Ms Denise Janek, TDA Member
Ms Elizabeth McGregor, TDA Member
Mr Adrian Mitchell, TDA Member
Mr Joseph Piper, TDA Member
Mrs Susan Slavin, TDA Member
Mr Ronald Wright, TDA Member

563

5.15 pm

Adjournment of Hearing

 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511
Fax: +61 2 6277 5811
Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au