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The Charles Sturt University Council was established on 1 July 1999, as the governing body of the University, to oversee the resources and development of the University relating to teaching, research, administration and any other activities of the University. (1)

The first meeting of Council was convened on 20 August 1999, after its predecessor, the Board of Governors was disbanded in June 1999 in compliance with the Charles Sturt University Amendment Act of 1998. (2)

The membership of the Council is nineteen, and as stipulated by the abovementioned Act it comprises:

• two Parliamentary members (one member of the Legislative Council elected by that Council, and one member of the Legislative Assembly elected by that Assembly);
• three official members (comprising the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the deputy-presiding officer of the Academic Senate);
• eight appointed members (four persons appointed by the Minister and a further four persons appointed by the Minister, being persons nominated by the Council, who are graduates of the University);
• five elected members (two of whom are members of the academic staff of the University, duly elected by the academic staff; one member who is a member of the general staff of the University; and two students of the University who are not staff members); and
• one other person appointed by Council, who is a member of the staff of the University having responsibility for the administration of a major campus. (3)

The functions of the Charles Sturt University Council as outlined by the Act are:

• to act for and on behalf of the University in the exercise of the University’s functions;
• to control and manage the affairs and concerns of the University;
• to act in all matters concerning the University in such a manner as appears to the Council to be acting in the best interests of the University;
• to provide courses, and confer degrees, awards and diplomas as it thinks fit;
• to appoint and terminate the appointment of academic and other staff of the University;
• to invest any funds belonging to or vested in the University;
• to promote, establish or participate in partnerships, trusts, companies, other incorporated bodies or joint ventures;
• to establish and maintain branches and colleges of the University, within the University and elsewhere;
• to make loans and grants to students, and impose fees, charges and fines where applicable. (4)

The Council kept intact the same committee structure that its predecessor, the Board of Governors, had in place. That is:

• the Academic Senate (the principal academic body of the University which advises the Council on all matters relating to teaching, scholarship and research);
• the Standing Committee (an executive body of Council which acts on behalf of the latter in those matters requiring immediate action);
• the Finance Committee (to advise the Council on all matters of a financial nature);
• the Personnel Committee (to make recommendations to the Council concerning policies in relation to personnel);
• the Honorary Awards Committee (to consider all nominations for proposed honorary awards); and
• the Audit Committee (responsible for reviewing both the internal and external auditors). (5)

Notes:
(1) Charles Sturt University Annual Report, 1999, p.39.
(2) ibid., p.39.
(3) Charles Sturt University Amendment Act, 1998, p.5.
(4) ibid., p.7-8.
(5) Charles Sturt University Annual Report, 1999, p.39.

Agency History compiled by Wayne Doubleday (2004).

On the 19 September 1967 it was announced that premises were to be constructed at Bathurst to house a College of Advanced Education. From the outset it was envisaged that the Bathurst Teachers' College would integrate with the College of Advanced Education (1).
The Bathurst Teachers' College closed on the 31 December 1967, and the Mitchell College of Advanced Education was established on the 1 January 1970 (2).
Under Part IV of the Higher Education Act, 1969, the Mitchell College of Advanced Education was declared a College within the Department of Technical Education (3).
On 11 December 1970 a notice in the NSW Government Gazette declared that a body corporate be constituted to be known as Mitchell College of Advanced Education. This was to take effect from 1 January 1971 (4). As a result, the responsibilities of the Department of Higher Education for the Mitchell College of Advanced Education ceased at the end of 1970 (5).
The Mitchell College of Advanced Education saw its primary role as vocational undergraduate training. Educational opportunities were offered in diverse applied and professional fields, and in a variety of modes: full-time, part-time, external, and continuing education (6).
On the 19 July 1989 the Charles Sturt University Act brought together the Mitchell College of Advanced Education and the Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education to form Charles Sturt University (7).

Footnotes and References:
(1) The Story of Three Colleges: A history of the Bathurst Government Reserve, Racecourse, Experiment Farm School, Teachers' College and Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Theo Baker p.135
(2) ibid, p.153
(3) New South Wales Government Gazette, 10 April 1970
(4) New South Wales Government Gazette, 11 December 1970, p.4976
(5) Baker, loc cit, p.190
(6) ibid, p.300
(7) CSU Handbook 2000,p13

Wagga Wagga Teachers' College was established in 1947 to provide a two year course for the training of infant and primary school teachers. (1) Nine lecturers were appointed in January 1947 with George Leslie Blakemore, B.A., as Principal and Griffiths Duncan, M.A. as Deputy Principal. (2)

Under section 17(1) of the Higher Education Act 1969 (Act No.29, 1969) Wagga Wagga Teachers College was declared a College of Advanced Education within the Department of Education from 1 September 1971. (3)

From 1 January 1972 under section 17 (1) of the Higher Education Act 1969, the Wagga Wagga Teachers' College was amalgamated with the Riverina College of Advanced Education, becoming the School of Teacher Training. (4)

Endnotes:

1. Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, p.9.
2. Public Service List, 1947.Sydney, NSW Government Printer, 1948, p.108.
3. NSW Government Gazette No.95, 27 August 1971, p.3299.
4. Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, p.9; NSW Government Gazette No.129, 5 November 1971, p.4278.

The Charles Sturt University Regional Archives and University Art Collection is a combined-function repository on the South Campus of Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga.

Archival material has been collected from the Riverina and Murray regions since 1973 and the Archive Collection now extends to over 4500 linear metres. The Art Collection has been officially curated since 1996, which brought together a quality collection of twentieth century Australian artworks from the University's many precursor institutions. Much of the Art Collection is currently on display throughout the University's campuses.

The Higher Education Act, 1969 (Act No 29, 1969) provided for the establishment of the New South Wales Advanced Education Board, New South Wales Universities Board, New South Wales Higher Education Board and for Colleges of Advanced Education. An Interim College Council was formed in Wagga Wagga for the purpose of establishing a Riverina College of Advanced Education. (1)
The Riverina College of Advanced Education was established on 1 January 1972 when it was declared to be a College of Advanced Education within the Department of Technical Education under section 17(1) of the Higher Education Act 1969. (2) It became an autonomous body from 1 October 1972 under Section 16(1) of the Higher Education Act 1969. (3)
Wagga Wagga Teachers College was the first to amalgamate in 1972 as the School of Teacher Education. The two other foundation schools were the Schools of Applied Science and Business and Liberal Studies. Study Centres were also opened at Griffith and Albury-Wodonga in 1972. (4)
From the beginnings of the Riverina College of Advanced Education it was proposed that there would be an integration with the Wagga Agricultural College. Although initially the Department of Agriculture resisted amalgamation. (5) It was not until 1976 that the amalgamation of the Wagga Agricultural College and the Riverina College of Advanced Education took place, and the Wagga Agricultural College became the School of Agriculture within the Riverina College of Advanced Education. (6)
In 1984 the Goulburn College of Advanced Education was disbanded, and the students and staff were divided between the Wagga and Albury Campuses of the Riverina College of Advanced Education (7) In 1984 the name was changed to Riverina-Murray Institute of Education to recognise the many geographical areas the college covered. (8)
In 1989 the Charles Sturt University Act brought together the Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education and the Mitchell College of Advanced Education to form Charles Sturt University. (9)

Endnotes

1. June Sutherland, From farm boys to Ph D's: Agricultural Education at Wagga Wagga, 1896-1996, Charles Sturt University, 1996, p.121.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.129, 5 November 1971, p.4278.
3. Department of Technical Education, Report of the Minister for Education for the year ended 31st December 1972, pp.14-15 in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1973 Vol.2, pp.892-893
4. Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, p.9.
5. Sutherland, op. cit., p.122.
6. Charles Sturt University - Mitchell p.9.
7. Sutherland, op. cit., p.122.
8. ibid.
   9.Charles Sturt University Handbook 2000, p.13.

A Research Centre of Charles Sturt University, undertaking biophysical, social and economic research. Closed in 2021 and merged with the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation and the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre to become the Gulbali Institute.

The Bathurst Teachers' College was established on the site of the Bathurst Experiment Farm. The first students commenced their training on the 12 March 1951, although the College was not officially opened until 9 November 1951 (1).
The curriculum of the College qualified students for primary school teaching. In addition to further tuition in the primary school syllabus, there was teaching in education and health which were professional rather than pedagogical requirements (2). Initially the course was of two years duration after which the students were awarded a Teachers' Certificate by the Education Department. This was a Certificate of Attainment (3).
In 1968 the course was increased in length to three years (4).
In 1969 the Higher Education Act heralded the beginning of Colleges of Advanced Education (5). The Bathurst Teachers' College was chosen as the site for the Mitchell College of Advanced Education. It was formally closed on 31 December 1969 and became the School of Teacher Education in the Mitchell College of Advanced Education (6).

Footnotes and References:
(1) The Story of Three Colleges: a history of the Bathurst Government Reserve, Racecourse, Experiment Farm School, Teachers' College and Mitchell College of Advanced Education, p.80
(2) Ibid p.91
(3) Ibid p.90-91
(4) Ibid p.91
(5) Ibid p.151
(6) Ibid p.153