Charles Sturt University (CSU) will give 500 copies of a new book to Bathurst Regional Council to mark the 200th anniversary of the settlement of the city. CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann will deliver the book, From Flag Staff to Town Square - A Guide to the Government Settlement Heritage Trail, to the Mayor of Bathurst, Councillor Gary Rush, on Monday 4 May at Bathurst Regional Council chambers. The formal presentation of the book will be at a bicentenary luncheon on Thursday 7 May. From Flag Staff to Town Square is an illustrated guidebook to the Bathurst Government Settlement precinct and acts to support the interpretation signage for a heritage walk created by the Bathurst Regional Council. "Charles Sturt University and its predecessor institutions have grown and developed with, and as part of, Bathurst," Professor Vann said. "The University is proud to be an integral part of the educational, cultural and economic landscape of the region, and congratulates Bathurst Regional Council on its achievements to date. The university has a strong commitment to working for the betterment of the community into the future. I am delighted to present From Flag Staff to Town Square - A Guide to the Government Settlement Heritage Trail as a gift from the University to the Bathurst community on the occasion of the bicentenary of the establishment of Bathurst. I congratulate and thank the author, adjunct senior lecturer Dr Robin McLachlan, on his fine work, and note the contribution of another University staff member, Ms Natasha Townsend, for the value she has brought to this book as its graphic designer."