The former Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Farrer, Mr Tim Fischer, AC, will present his views on his ‘three Rs’ – the Riverina, railways and Rome – when he speaks at the annual Nowik Lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury on Tuesday 2 December, one of his last official engagements before taking up his new post as Australian Ambassador to The Vatican in Rome. With over 30 years in politics, he has been many things to many people: army officer, farmer, politician, humanitarian, diplomat, husband, father and a leader. Head of Campus, Albury-Wodonga, Professor Gail Whiteford, said Mr Fischer, an Honorary Doctor of the University, is a son of the Riverina who has served its citizens, CSU and Australia with distinction over many decades. The 2008 Nowik Lecture will commence at 6pm in the Nowik Lecture Theatre, Charles Sturt University, off Guinea St, Albury.