CQU Bundaberg Campus

Be what you want to be with a degree from Central Queensland University Bundaberg!

Whether you are a school leaver, adult learner, looking to further your career or improve your business operations, CQU offers plenty of options including undergraduate studies, postgraduate studies, distance education, and bridging and preparatory programs.   CQU can give you the knowledge, confidence and freedom to be what you want to be.

CQU Bundaberg has a friendly, supportive atmosphere.  You can choose from a range of courses and programs from the Faculties of Arts, Humanities & Education; Business & Informatics; and Sciences, Engineering & Health.  CQU Bundaberg is a modern, purpose-built campus, offering students new, innovative buildings and fantastic facilities.  

A Central Queensland University degree can change your life – it has already done so for many CQU graduates.

 Come along and visit us at Agrotrend and discover how you can be what you want to be at CQU Bundaberg.

Hinkler Hall of Aviation

The Hinkler Hall of Aviation is a significant iconic project of national importance honouring the nation’s most famous Pioneer Solo Aviator, HJL (Bert) Hinkler, born in North Bundaberg on 8th December 1892.

The Hall of Aviation display will highlight 1933 where Bert Hinkler died on Mt Pratomogno on 7th January 1933. Part of that display will be a de Havilland DH80A Puss Moth, the type being flown by Bert at the time of the fatal accident.

The inclusion of this aircraft in the display is significant – it is one of only 3 left in the world of the 284 aircraft (including 25 built in Canada) that were built between March 1930 and March 1933.

The aircraft has been acquired from an aircraft collector/restorer in Victoria and is in the final stages of restoration. The aircraft will arrive in Bundaberg in about one month’s time where the final stages of restoration will take place, hopefully in time for the aircraft to be included in the museum display at the official opening of the museum.

Funding to complete the purchase of the aircraft, and the cost of this restoration is now needed to ensure the display is complete and the aircraft can be displayed in the best possible way.

Coles Engineering

Coles Engineering has been involved with the Horticultural and Agricultural industries since its business began in 1988.   Based in Childers, primarily our activities were mainly related to the manufacture and repair of farm machinery for the Sugar Industry.  This led to the development and manufacture of Sugar Cane Side Tipper Bins which were sold throughout Australia.  This ultimately led to units being specifically designed and exported to Japan.

We have been involved in designing and manufacturing various types of machinery for the Nursery industry, which are the Quikshot Dibbling Machine, a machine mounted dibbler that is used in potting and re-potting operations primarily in commercial nurseries and the Quikshot Handheld Fertiliser Injector/Topdress Applicator which has the ability to dispense slow release fertiliser directly to the roots of potted plants, and garden shrubs and trees. The Quikshot Topdress Applicator will deliver fertiliser above the soil. We have also now developed a Quikshot optional Flexyhose, which when hung around the neck will hold up to 5kg of fertiliser, designed for more commercial growers

Dementia Activites

Dementia Activities is an Australian business built on innovation and excellence in product design and delivery.  Our product lines include our patented Busy Day Activity Aprons, Busy Day Activity Boxes, and Reminiscence Photo Books.  All of these products have been developed and designed by business owner, Natalie Sell, an experienced dementia educator who was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in Innovative Aged Care in 2004.  

In Dementia Activities, Natalie has developed practical activities solutions for people living with dementia that support person-centred care in an accessible and cost-effective manner.

Activities resources for people with dementia have often been childish and have contained items that are imitations of the real object.  Dementia Activities products are all carefully selected to ensure that all components are genuine items which will be familiar to people living with dementia and are not simply children’s products which have been repackaged.  These unique products are prepared to strict specifications to ensure that any risks associated with their use are minimised

Agricon Products

Agricon has been manufacturing a range of quality livestock supplements for over 20 years.

Managing Director, Harry Hornbuckle has over 40 years experience feeding livestock and operated a successful Veterinary Practice in Maryborough for many years before identifying a need in the rural livestock industry for a quality, but reasonably priced, range of supplements.

The Agricon range now includes: Feedlot concentrates; Dairy concentrates and premixes; Paddock supplements for beef and dairy cattle; Performance horse supplements; Sheep & Goat products; and, Pig & Poultry premixes and additives.

Austchilli

Austchilli has been manufacturing and exporting value added food products for over ten years from its processing facility in Bundaberg.  Now exporting to over 14 countries around the world, they are excited to release a new range of products using innovative, Australian first technology.

Harnessing the technology of High Pressure Processing, a revolutionary method of cold pasterurisation of foods, Austchilli is excited to deliver fresh tasting, clean labelled, conveniently packed food products to Australia and the world. 
Austchilli provided an exclusive pre-launch product sampling at Agro-Trend 2008 of its newest product – Vitality, a tantalizing Organic Pomegranate drink that revitalises and refreshes which will soon be available at local independent retail stores.

Eidsvold Siltstone

Eidsvold Siltstone is a fine grained quartz/kaolin rich sandstone which was discovered in a road cutting in February 2000. It is mined from an ancient (204 million year old) Triassic freshwater lake bed that is now exposed as a low lying hill at Lochaber Creek on the Burnett Highway halfway between Eidsvold and Mundubbera.  The stone’s uniqueness is attributed to its colour, strength and exotic cross flow texture has drawn attention from the stone industry nationally and internationally.

The priceless Eidsvold Siltstone Geological Formation now yields world class tiles, cladding bricks, sculptoring blocks, tumbled pebbles and aggregate produced in a totally chemical and waste free environment.  This resource when exploited to its full potential will become the pride and a showpiece for the Central and North Burnett District.

BRIK Products Pty Ltd

EMPIRE CERAMICS is a world leader in brick cutting and specialises in this field...
We also have access to many other lightweight brick products and systems available for you.
The latest fully automated and fastest brick cutting machinery is used to provide the most accurate and highest quality brick facings available.

All machinery is designed and built by EMPIRE CERAMICS and allied companies to exacting specifications. All products are produced in factories developed with the environment in mind.

100% Recycling
High Quality - Great Colours - Excellent Service - from people WHO CARE !

Polycraft Industries

Polycraft is dedicated to producing soft and quiet riding, strong, durable, and easy to clean and maintain boats purpose built for fisherman and recreational boaters alike.

Polycraft produced its first boat, the 3.00 Tuff Tender, right back in 2001. Since that time, several new Polycraft boat models have been added to the range and the Polycraft name has gained recognition from the marketplace as a quality, durable Australian made product that competes with the best of locally made and imported boats. Polycraft’s parent company, National Poly Industries, has been manufacturing polyethylene products (other than boats) for over 15 year and has a wealth of experience in this area.

We welcome you to become part of the Polycraft Story as we continue on our journey of building high quality, innovative, leading edge, Australian made boats.

Megatoy

Megatoy Play Systems Ltd was established in 1991. The company is based in Bundaberg Queensland Australia.

We have become one of the largest suppliers of play equipment in Australia with an established reputation as leaders in design, innovation and quality across the world. Our distribution network covers Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taipei, Jordan, Qatar and UAE.

Our philosophy of “Children make The Rules “is confirmed when you see any of our installations, multimedia, or catalogues. Current and future direction with ranges such as Agilti, Amazon, Spida, Natureplay, Teenrager, and Bikemania illustrates our departure from traditional play design creating play environments with true “play values”.

Bump Gates

Bump Gates Australia is an innovative company that manufactures automatic gate kits for acreages and farms. Through its website, the company markets Bump Gate kits around the world.

Completely won over by the simplicity of a Bump Gate and its many other advantages, Bump Gates Australia opened for business in 2000. Staff, delivery drivers, visitors and family have been using a Bump Gate ever since, and they love it!

Bump Gates Australia is genuinely committed to providing landholders with a reliable and long-term solution to their gate opening / closing problems, no matter where in the world they live or if they are on small acreages or 150,000 acre cattle stations / ranches. Our vision is to make environmentally-friendly technologies such as Bump Gates readily available, affordable and widely used throughout the world.

Original Skitboard

No Wheels Skateboard
This is the one board that can do it all… with no wheels, the stikboard offers a whole new world of extreme sport action.Over ten years and $300,000 have gone into developing this ultra fast innovation to skateboarding. No wheels means your technique will improve out-of-sight for both skateboarding and snowboarding.With some garden-variety mesh laid down on the ground or on a ramp you can stikboard anywhere

• hills become ski fields
• earthworks become freestyle courses
• your back yard becomes your local skate part

T-Systems / Microair Avionics

T-Systems has led the way in drip irrigation since 1977. Our global headquarters are based in California USA with manufacturing facilities in the USA, France and Australia. T-Systems helps farmers with crops of all types and sizes achieve business results be delivering the right irrigation treatment for their crops’ specific needs. T-System exports products to a global marketplace.
T-System has teamed with Microair to assist in the manufacture of components for the T-Systems Crop Sense Field Data System.
CropSense – a complete solution of crop-monitoring technologies to help you make informed, timely decisions to improve your crop yield and quality
The components being manufactured by Microair for T-Systems are:-
Field Data Stations
Crop Sensor Probes

Microair is an electronics design and manufacturing company. Microair produces equipment for the aviation sector as well as manufacturing for the agriculture sector (T-Systems). Microair is locally owned and based company which has been trading since 2002. Microair currently exports its products to 40 countries around the world

WestPac International

When you’re trading internationally, the extended and often complicated trade cycle can put extra pressure on your cash flow. At Westpac, we recognise that you can face many challenges when doing business internationally. Westpac was the first Australian bank to provide international solutions and today we continue to help thousands of Australian businesses trade more efficiently and securely on a global stage.  

Timbercorp

Timbercorp’s is Australia’s leading agribusiness investment manager. It brings together the investment community with globally competitive Australian primary industries that have strong demand and growth potential. 

We apply the latest technologies and farming techniques to these select industries and create economies of scale in production and marketing.  We also seek value chain integration in these industries through strategic alliances and investments in infrastructure as well as processing and marketing.

Since 2000, Timbercorp has grown to become Australia’s largest horticultural producer.  We produce almonds, olive oil, citrus, avocados, mangoes, table grapes, glasshouse tomatoes and garlic, across farms in every State of Australia.

In Queensland specifically we operate around 1,100 hectares across several properties near Bundaberg that produce avocados, calypso mangoes and citrus, and a 200 hectare  calypso mango orchard near Dimbulah. 

Our farms are supported by a network of relationships and investments in the value chain.  In Queensland, our partners our One Harvest, Agri Exchange (formerly Chiquita Brands South Pacific) and Simpson Farms.

We also recently formed CostaExchange a joint venture with the Costa Group, Australia’s leading marketer of horticultural products.  This year, CostaExchange secured a controlling position in Chiquita Brands South Pacific, a major banana producer and marketer with some major investments in Queensland.

Timbercorp has funded this expansion over the past twenty years by attracting and managing $1.7 billion from 18,000 retail and wholesale investors from around the country and internationally.