Media Releases

Hats off to the Graduating Class of 2024!

  Talking Points: 49 students graduating from courses supported by the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) in undergraduate Nursing, Education, Engineering, Accounting, Human Services, Psychological Science, Social Work, and Behavioural Science, plus Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education, and Master of Teaching and Master of Education.  Graduates completed courses from GUC’s university partners, CQUniversity and […]

GUC given $15,000 to upgrade classroom technology

27 October 2023 Talking Points: Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy provided $15,000 in sponsorship to support IT upgrades for two Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) classrooms.  The updated equipment will enable GUC students who live further afield to webcam into tutorials when they are unable to travel the long distance. The IT upgrades have replaced […]

GUC welcomes regional focus in University Accord

Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) has welcomed the focus on regional students and the potential for new models of delivery to increase university participation in regional areas in the Interim Report from the Australian Universities Accord Panel. The Interim Report was released last week by Minister Jason Clare. It asserts Australia will need an additional 900,000 […]

GUC wins AREA Award!

GUC’s community focus wins National Award  Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) was presented with the ‘Community Centric Award’ as part of the Australian Rural Education Awards ceremony held in South Australia last night. The award recognises an organisation who has placed a regional, rural, or remote community at its centre. GUC Chair Jody Beven and Director […]

Local uni students value GUC support

With our latest student satisfaction survey results just in, it’s official.  GUC students overwhelming value the opportunity to study a university degree locally. Key responses show that GUC students highly value the support provided by GUC academics and support staff.  Services featuring in the “extremely valuable” range in the survey included: Locally run residential schools […]

Local Students to be UniReady

From 2023, Year 12 students from Champion Bay and Geraldton Senior High Schools will have the opportunity to study an alternative pathway course for university entrance while still in school. A partnership between the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC), Curtin University and the two schools will see the students attend the GUC a day a week […]

GUC celebrates the Graduating Class of 2021

Talking Points: 46 students graduating from courses supported by the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) in undergraduate Nursing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Science, Accounting, Psychology, Social Work, and post graduate Tertiary and Adult Education, Master of Teaching, and Master of Letters. Family and friends, along with the broader community, joined together for the celebration, which saw 46 […]

2022 Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Program NOW OPEN!

Talking Points: 26 scholarships worth $82,000 on offer for GUC students. 29 Metals-Golden Grove provide a new $5,000 academic excellence in teaching scholarship. Named in honour of the late Joe Hollomby, the Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students studying a degree course through the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC).  Scholarships are provided by […]

Geraldton Universities Centre and Curtin partnership grows

Students studying Curtin University courses in the Mid-West can now access local support and 24-hourstudy facilities at the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC), following the signing of a new Service Level Agreement. The Agreement extends the partnership between GUC and Curtin University, providing local support for Curtin students, ongoing support for the Indigenous Tertiary Enabling Program […]

Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2020!

Friday 30 April 2021 Geraldton Universities Centre celebrates the Graduating Class of 2020 Talking Points: 45 students graduating from courses supported by the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) in undergraduate Nursing, Education, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Environmental Science, Psychological Science, and Social Work, and post graduate Master of Professional Psychology. “The benefit of having the GUC campus […]