The attendance of a number of international and national guests at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) commemorative dinner on Tuesday 2 June to celebrate CSU’s 20th anniversary has been hailed as a demonstration of the scope and extent of the University’s relationships. Countries such as China, Indonesia, South Korea and Pakistan were well represented at the event, along with Australian dignitaries including the NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione, the architect of the current higher education system and former Hawke and Keating Government Minister, Mr John Dawkins and NSW Department of Primary Industries Director-General, Dr Richard Sheldrake. “It was also a pleasure to have representatives of regional local governments at the dinner and an honour to have Bathurst Regional Council Mayor Councillor Paul Toole speak on the economic impact of CSU on its campus cities,” said Head of Campus, Bathurst Mr Col Sharp “The anniversary dinner and recent events such as graduation and the Charles Sturt Foundation scholarship awards ceremony have brought many people to Bathurst, staying in our hotels, motels and guest houses, dining in our restaurants and spending in our shopping centres,” said Mr Sharp.