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Mackay Roadshow by Audi Centre Townsville
When: 9.30am to 5pm, Wednesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 22 as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Sunday, May 23
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Students at CQUniversity have celebrated the end of over-caffeinated, late nights at a graduation ceremony in Mackay.
Almost 150 Mackay students graduated on Tuesday, with nine graduates completing their Vocational Education Training, one finished a PHD and 138 took home either a bachelor or master degree. Alysha Vassallo graduates with a Bachelor of Building Design, 2021
Speaking at the ceremony at Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Chancellor John Abbott challenged the graduates to maintain a commitment to lifelong learning.
âChallenge yourself at all times, contribute to the communities of which you are a part,â he said.
There were 25 students graduating from a Bachelor of Nursing, five from a Master of Nursing, and 24 across early, primary and secondary education.
She said the night was her gift to the first responder community. Toni Childs played in Mackay as part of a concert hosted by ReNew Mackay and PTSD Frontline in support of the Daily Mercury s Hub for our Heroes campaign. Picture: Heidi Petith
âI think itâs a really important thing to say thank you, to let people know that we really do care about whatâs happening to you and how your lives and families can be affected by (post-traumatic stress disorder) and other thingsâ Childs said.
âSo many men are feeling like they canât really vent or share what theyâre going through for fear of losing their jobs, or being judged.
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Subscriber only Mackay has won the hosting rights for a flagship economic development conference attracting more than 200 professionals from across Australia. Economic Development Australia chief executive officer Jacqueline Brinkman was in Mackay recently in preparation for the three-day October event. Ms Brinkman, who helped make Cairns a superyacht hotspot, said the National Economic Development Conference would focus on regional transformation and evolution of the circular economy . Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson said he was exceptionally excited for the event which could finally unlock the region s biofuture potential. Economic Development Australia chief executive officer Jacqueline Brinkman with Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson, speaking about the upcoming National Economic Development Conference to be held in Mackay. Picture: Heidi Petith