Burdekin Campus of Australian Agricultural College Corporation

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Les Searle
PO Box 733
AYR QLD 4807
Total Signatures - 163
Sponsoring Member: Rosemary Menkens MP
Posting Date: 10/8/2009
Closing Date: 28/8/2009
Tabled Date: 1/9/2009
Responded By: Hon Tim Mulherin MP on 17/12/2009
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland citizens draws to the attention of the House to the possible closure of the Australian Agricultural College Corporation Burdekin Campus. Your petitioners therefore request the House to strenuously oppose any downgrading or closure of the Burdekin Campus, Northern Australia’s only such institution, and strongly recommend it revert to its original charter in the provision of basic technical and practical training for post Year 10 students in relevant tropical crops and livestock production. In support of this objective it is essential that the college be managed by a board made up of practical primary industry representatives and key government agencies.