2018 Annual Report 2018 ANNUAL 2018 REPORT to the Parliament and the Community
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2018 Annual Report 2018 ANNUAL 2018 REPORT to the Parliament and the community csu.edu.au Charles Sturt University CHARLES STURT CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA STUDY CENTRES Head Office Brisbane Charles Sturt University 119 Charlotte Street, The Grange Chancellery BRISBANE QLD 4000 Panorama Avenue BATHURST NSW 2795 Melbourne 30 Church Lane Telephone (Australia): MELBOURNE VIC 3000 1800 334 733 (International): +61 2 6338 6077 Sydney Facsimile: +61 2 6338 6001 Level 1, 63 Oxford Street Web enquiry: SYDNEY NSW 2010 csu.edu.au/contacts Albury-Wodonga Elizabeth Mitchell Drive THURGOONA NSW 2640 OTHER CSU LOCATIONS Bathurst Manly Panorama Avenue Australian Graduate School of BATHURST NSW 2795 Policing and Security Collins Beach Road Canberra MANLY NSW 2095 15 Blackall Street CONTACT DETAILS CONTACT BARTON ACT 2600 Wangaratta GOTAFE Rural Industries Campus 10–12 Brisbane Avenue 218 Tone Road BARTON ACT 2600 WANGARATTA VIC 3677 Dubbo Tony McGrane Place DUBBO NSW 2830 Goulburn CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY NSW Police College ANNUAL REPORT 2018 McDermott Drive GOULBURN NSW 2580 Orange Leeds Parade ORANGE NSW 2800 Port Macquarie 7 Major Innes Road PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444 Published by: Office of the Vice-Chancellor Sydney The Grange Chancellery 102 Bennelong Parkway Panorama Avenue SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK NSW 2127 Bathurst NSW 2795 Production by: Office of the Vice-Chancellor 16 Masons Drive NORTH PARRAMATTA NSW 2151 Design by: Division of Marketing and Communication Printed by: CSU Print Wagga Wagga Boorooma Street ISSN: 1036-465X NORTH WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) Provider Number for Charles Sturt University is 00005F. © Charles Sturt University 2018. JB C1381. $2500.00 were incurred in the production of this Annual Report. A copy of the 2018 Annual Report is available on the internet at csu.edu.au/about/publications Submission letter FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2018 TO 31 DECEMBER 2018 The Hon. Sarah Mitchell MP Minister for Education Level 34 Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Minister, In accordance with the provisions of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, we have pleasure in presenting to Parliament the Annual Report of Charles Sturt University for the year 2018. Yours faithfully, Dr Michele Allan Professor Andrew Vann Chancellor Vice-Chancellor CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2018 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 1 Contents Submission letter 1 GOVERNANCE 33 Chancellor’s forward 3 Item 11. Risk management and insurance activities 33 About Charles Sturt University 5 Item 12. Consultants 35 University Strategy 6 Item 13. Land disposals 36 Item 14. Major works 37 PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY 7 Item 15 Legal change 38 Item 1. University Council 7 Changes in Acts and subordinate legislation and Management and structure 13 significant judicial decisions affecting the University Item 2. Senior executive performance and remuneration 14 or users of its services – 2018 38 Legislative changes 38 Item 3. Human resources 20 Judicial decisions 39 Employees 20 Item 16. Access to information 40 Employee wage movements 20 Personnel and industrial relations policies and practices 20 Item 17. Privacy and personal information 43 Item 4. Workforce diversity 22 Item 18. Public Interest Disclosures 44 Statistical information (data as at 31 March 2018) 22 Item 19. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Achievements in 2018 23 service delivery 45 Activities planned for 2019 23 Digital Information and Security Policy Attestation 45 Item 5. Disability inclusion action plans 23 Item 20. Compliance statement 46 Achievements in 2018 23 Activities planned for 2019 23 FINANCIAL REPORT 49 Item 6. Multicultural Policies and Services Program 24 Item 21. Accounts payment performance 49 Programs and services 2018 24 Key initiatives in 2018 include: 25 Item 22. Disclosure of controlled entities and subsidiaries 50 Item 7. Work Health and Safety 26 Item 23. Investment performance 51 WHS Management Systems 26 Item 24. Economic or other factors 52 Governance 26 Item 25. Credit card certification 53 Consultation 26 Health and wellbeing 26 Financials 54 Incident, hazard and Workers Compensation Claims management 26 Budgeted Financial Statements 55 Activities Planned for 2019 27 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 59 Item 8. Promotion (Overseas Travel) 28 Item 9. Funds granted 29 Charles Sturt University 59 Item 10. Consumer response 32 The Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust 130 Charles Sturt Campus Services Limited 153 PAGE 2 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2018 ANNUAL REPORT Chancellor’s forward This year has been successful for Charles Sturt University. We have maintained our position of number one in highest full-time employment rates for undergraduates immediately following graduation. This isn’t just another statistic, it is proof that Charles Sturt University helps its graduates get jobs. It is also proof that our courses and modes of delivery are producing work-ready graduates through content and on the job learning. We have refined our strategy and clearly articulated our objectives of successful graduates and vibrant regional communities, while developing a strong university workforce. We commenced working towards these goals in 2017 and in 2018, this work came to life. We have continued to work with our long-term partners such as the NSW Police Force, to deliver skills for the public good, while forging new partnerships with organisations that align to our values, vision and mission. An election in 2019 will also shift the higher education policy landscape – a challenge the University has prepared for through its strategic development and forward planning. We will understand the outcome of reimposing caps on the higher education sector. This includes understanding what it means for regional students and managing load to deliver the right range and quantity of graduates to serve the needs of our communities. There is a lot to be excited about in 2019 and beyond. We will continue to achieve the outcomes in the University Strategy 2022 to ensure we deliver for our students, staff and communities while actively living our ethos, yindymarra winhanganha, meaning the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. Together with the Council, I commend the staff of Charles Sturt University and the positive impact they are having in producing job-ready graduates, developing research that supports the regions and engaging with our stakeholders in meaningful ways to produce collaborative outcomes. Dr Michele Allan Chancellor I commend the staff of Charles Sturt University and the positive impact they are having in producing job ready graduates. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2018 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 3 PAGE 4 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2018 ANNUAL REPORT About Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University (CSU) is the largest regionally-based university in Australia, enrolling nearly 46,000 students from across Australia and more than 120 countries around the world. Our courses are delivered through a range of modes to support the professions regionally, domestically and internationally. Our campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Canberra, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Parramatta, Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga serve the distinct needs of regional communities from northern New South Wales to central Victoria. Study Centres in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane provide on-campus education to international students in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. We also deliver programs internationally in collaboration with leading partner institutions in Europe and Asia, as well as through distance education. We remain number one in graduate employment outcomes for undergraduate students. We remain number one in not only Indigenous enrolments, but more importantly, Indigenous completions. This means we produce more Indigenous graduates than any other Australian university. We are proud of our students and the impact they are having on their chosen profession. From a newly graduated NSW Police officer to nurses across NSW – we are delivering the professionals our regional communities need and our regions are stronger for it. Our research is world class – it is impactful in many ways. It supports communities, industries and global populations. The University’s researchers work in consultation and collaboration with end-users, industry, the professions and communities for the public good. We believe in making a difference and this is evidenced through our research outputs across many disciplines, including agricultural science, horticultural production, food and wine sciences, crop and pasture production, veterinary science, animal production, education, curriculum and pedagogy, environmental science, applied ethics, philosophy, religious studies, criminology, nursing and marketing. We are a university of the land and people of our regions. Our ethos, a Wiradjuri phrase, yindymarra winhanganha, meaning the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth OUR VALUES living in, embodies our drive to deliver on our objectives of successful graduates and vibrant regional communities while ensuring we develop a strong university built on a capable, agile workforce. Our four guiding values support our aspirations to be Insightful, Inclusive, Impactful and Inspiring. These values are the principles that guide our decision-making and underpin our ways of working. As a university, we strive to understand people