”, ▁he ▁ur ged ▁that ▁Rock ham pton ▁people ▁be ▁given ▁“ the ▁same ▁opportun ities ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁Br is b ane ”. ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁P ▁J ▁Gold ston , ▁an ▁engineer ▁( l ater , ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Rail ways , ) ▁mo oted ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁university ▁with ▁Rock ham pton ▁engine ers ▁and ▁after ▁further ▁community ▁discussion , ▁the ▁Rock ham pton ▁Mayor , ▁Ald erman ▁R ▁B ▁J ▁Pil be am , ▁called ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁University ▁Development ▁Association ▁( U DA ) ▁was ▁constit uted . ▁ ▁The ▁U DA ▁presented ▁university ▁propos als ▁to ▁government ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁government ▁reserved ▁ 1 6 1 ▁hect ares ▁( 4 0 0 ▁acres ) ▁of ▁government ▁land ▁at ▁Park h urst ▁( N orth ▁Rock ham pton ) ▁on ▁the ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁near ▁the ▁Ye pp oon ▁turn off ▁as ▁a ▁t ert i ary ▁education ▁site . ▁Est ab lish ment ▁finally ▁was ▁resolved ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁government ' s ▁Martin ▁Report ▁( on ▁expansion ▁of ▁t ert i ary ▁education ) ▁was ▁table d ▁in ▁parliament ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁M enz ies ― who ▁announced ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁style ▁of ▁t ert i ary ▁institution ▁at ▁both ▁Rock ham pton ▁and ▁To owo om ba