▁C air ns , ▁Emer ald , ▁Glad stone ▁( S outh ▁Glad stone ▁and ▁Cal lem ond ah ), ▁Mack ay ▁( central ▁business ▁district ▁and ▁O or ale a ), ▁Melbourne , ▁No osa , ▁Per th , ▁Rock ham pton ▁City , ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Town sv ille . ▁C Q Univers ity ▁also ▁has ▁delivery ▁sites ▁to ▁support ▁distance ▁education ▁in ▁B ilo ela , ▁Bro ome , ▁B uss el ton , ▁Char ters ▁Tow ers , ▁K arr ath a ▁and ▁Ye pp oon , ▁and ▁partners ▁with ▁university ▁cent res ▁in ▁Co oma , ▁Ger ald ton ▁and ▁Port ▁Pir ie . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁C Q Univers ity ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( Cap ric orn ia ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Central ▁Queensland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁university ▁named ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Queensland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁University . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁became ▁C Q Univers ity ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ' ▁expansion ▁beyond ▁the ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁region . ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁ ▁C Q Univers ity ' s ▁ante ced ent ▁institution , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( Cap ric orn ia ), ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Rock ham pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland