New precinct will be ready to go

THE Limestone Coast’s leading education, training and research precinct at Wireless Road West has been named ‘Budinya Precinct Mount Gambier’.

Precinct leader Peter Gandolfi said the name Budinya, the Boandik word for learning, encapsulates all the activities at the precinct and strengthens its identity.

“Originally the precinct was exclusively used by TAFE SA,” Mr Gandolfi said. “In addition to TAFE SA, today there are other institutions at the site delivering valuable education, training and research such as Adelaide University and LITA Training along with Flinders University delivering courses this year at the precinct for the first time.”

Next year the Limestone Coast Technical College and the Forestry Centre of Excellence, both of which are currently being built, will be operational at the precinct.

“This is a very exciting time for the precinct and its steering committee felt it was appropriate to give the site a name that embraced all stakeholders,” Mr Gandolfi said.

Mr Gandolfi said Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation was engaged to identify an appropriate name for the precinct.

“By reflecting local cultural heritage, a local Aboriginal name strengthens ties with the community and enhances the precinct’s identity,” he said.

Branding has been developed with the precinct’s logo representing an artistic adaption of part of the topography of Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake and new signage is currently being installed at the precinct.

“It’s a very exciting time for the precinct with more than 100 builders on site in recent weeks working on the new Technical College, the Forestry Centre of Excellence and the expansion of TAFE SA workshops,” Mr Gandolfi said. “The development of the precinct is focused on strengthening our local capabilities in developing a skilled workforce and initiatives to grow our local economy.

“With the unprecedented State Government investment of $59m in the precinct, never before has there been such educational, training and research opportunities in the Limestone Coast.”