Redgate is a committed supporter of the Veterinary Science degree course at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW.

 

CSU is the sixth largest University in Australia and the only University outside a state capital city offering a Vet Science degree.  The course curriculum places special emphasis on food animal production.

 

When the Vet Science course started in 2005, Redgate coordinated a group of Hereford breeders from southern NSW and Victoria to donate Hereford cattle to CSU.  These Herefords were the first cattle in the CSU herd.  This herd is essential for students’ practical work and for ongoing research at the University. 

Moira & Robert O’Reilly support CSU in other ways.  Robert is a member of the Management Committee of the Charles Sturt Veterinary Foundation.

Redgate provides funding for an annual Redgate Poll Herefords Scholarship that is available to any student enrolled in the Vet Science degree course.  Redgate Scholarships have been awarded to –

 

2005 – Emma Pallet with Robert O'Reilly.
2006 – Kimberley Groner with Moira O'Reilly.
2007 – Joelle Russell with Moira O'Reilly
2008 – Sarah Sutherland with Peter Croker

We also provide an annual Redgate Poll Herefords Prize to be awarded to the student who has excelled in both of two subjects - Principles of Genetics and Animal Production.  The Prize winners have been –

• 2006 - Jessica Cooke

• 2007 – Kate Burnheim

• 2008 – Michaela Woolford

 

For more information about Charles Sturt University, go to the contacts page and follow the links.