Suzi Blair is the latest CQUniversity representative invited to join a major regional development board - the Fitzroy Central West RDA Board.

Regional Development Australia (RDA) is an Australian Government initiative that brings together all levels of government to enhance the development of Australia's regions. A national network of RDA committees has been established to achieve this objective.

The Fitzroy Central-West region covers a footprint spanning north of Rockhampton to south of Gladstone, extending out west to the Northern Territory border.

Ms Blair is Director of CQUniversity's Development and Alumni Relations Directorate (DARD) and recently attended her first RDA board meeting.

Bundaberg Head of Campus Professor Phillip Clift already sits on the board of the Wide Bay Burnett RDA and Mackay HOC Professor Pierre Viljoen, who is also Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community & Engagement), sits on the board of the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsundays RDA. Prof Viljoen also chairs the Study Mackay Isaac Whitsunday body and is on many boards including the Mackay Area Industry Network (MAIN).

Gai Sypher, Operations and Project Manager for the Emerald Learning Centre, is not only on the board for the Central Highlands Regional Resource Use Planning Cooperative (CHRRUP), she is also a Councillor for the Central Highlands Regional Council.

By lending their skills for community leadership, these campus reps are reinforcing CQUniversity's commitment to become Australia's most engaged university.