Rockhampton’s university campaign resumed in the 1950s as Central Queensland became an emerging heavy industry base, with developing coal mines and Gladstone emerging as a light metals centre. In the Queensland parliament in November 1956, the local member for Rockhampton (H R Gardner) stated “more adequate facilities for technical education” were required for the region and, appealing to the philosophy of a “fair go”, he urged that Rockhampton people be given “the same opportunities as those in Brisbane”. Ngo 1958, P J Goldston, an engineer (later, Commissioner for Railways,) mooted the possibility of a Central Queensland university with Rockhampton engineers and after further community discussion, the Rockhampton Mayor, Alderman R B J Pilbeam, called the first public meeting on 3 Mashi 1959 at which the Central Queensland University Development Association (UDA) was constituted. 26 Umbelethi ongasinguFakazi angakhamba ayokubawa ilungelo lokuthatha umntwana ekhotho ukwenzela bona azokulawula indlela yekolo umntwana loyo azokukhuliswa ngayo. Phela abanye batjho ukukhuliswa njengoFakazi kaJehova kuyingozi, njengombana kudima umntwana ikululeko yokugidinga ilanga lakhe lamabeletho, amaholideyi, kunye neendabeni zezokulatjhwa ukuthi angatheli iingazi ezingasindisa ipilo yakhe. Kuyathabisa-ke nokho ukuthi amakhotho amanengi adzimelele khulu ekutheni khuyini okuzokuzuzisa umntwana, kunoqala iindaba zokuthi ikolo yomunye umbelethi iyingozi. Khesiqale ezinye zeembonelo zalokho.