Townsville Engineering Link Project 2025

Greg Millican

Event Phone: 0400 258938

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  • ELP
     26/09/2025
     8:45 am - 3:00 pm

We’re thrilled to return to Townsville with our award-winning* Engineering Link Project, proudly supported by the Queensland Government and Central Queensland University. Designed for students in Years 10–12, this hands-on program offers a unique chance to work alongside professional engineers and university experts—an ideal opportunity to explore engineering as a potential future career.

We are very proud to extend our partnership with CQ University into North Queensland.

When: Friday 26 September 2025 (8.45 to 3.00 pm)

Registration is FREE thanks to the generous support of Engineers Australia and CQUniversity. Students register themselves (due to the information and permissions we need from each child) via our website.

Students participate in two different engineering workshops, designed to challenge their problem-solving skills through demonstrating creativity, knowledge, and teamwork.

In each workshop, a professional engineer will outline their career and what a day in the life of an engineer is, then present a problem or scenario that needs a solution. Testing materials, completing design calculations, and submitting a proposal are all key components of the process. If approved, students will. The engineer will evaluate each solution against the criteria and provide constructive feedback.

Throughout the day, participants can speak to, and work with, visiting professional engineers. This unique opportunity provides valuable insights into the life of an engineer.

Students will also experience CQ University Engineering by working in their labs and getting a feel for university life. This is worth the price of admission on its own.

Registration opens at 8.45 am, with the event starting at 9.00 am. The event concludes at 3.00 pm.

Students are to bring their own morning tea and lunch.

Quotes from 2024 Participants:

Both of the activities were really engaging and fun

The most valuable aspect was the integration of various principles into one activity in the workshop, allowing you to understand the purpose of the actions we are doing such as the calculations done in the civil engineering workshop. This led to a valuable experience which opened my eyes to new aspects of engineering..

It was fun and enjoyable whilst I was still able to learn new ideas and concepts

Getting insight into the different disciplines within engineering

 

*2004 & 2005 Peter Doherty Award for Industry Science Education Awards

Venue:  

Venue Website:

Address:
538 Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia

Description:

Our Townsville campus is located on the banks of the Ross Creek in the Townsville CBD and is home to over 1 000 students. The campus boasts state of the art nursing and paramedic science labs, teaching spaces, study spaces and free parking.

The Townsville campus is located in the Central Village precinct of the Townsville CBD which is also home to a cinema, cafes and a 24-hour gym. Students can take advantage of the facilities and services offered in the Townsville CBD including grocery stores, boutique retail outlets, popular restaurants and lively bars as well as being walking distance to popular local attractions The Strand and Castle Hill. Townsville’s new North Queensland Stadium is located directly across from the Townsville campus.