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an insighT to the smallest campus of QUT To this day, Caboolture Campus appears to be a mystical place, the forgotten sibling of the three QUT campus’. Well I’m here to tell you that it is not. I’m here to make Caboolture a little more real and even bust some myths or misconceptions. Isn't Caboolture, like... a 3 hour flight away? Some may think of Caboolture as a sunny, bogan town – it’s not. I actually had a Southside friend say to me once, “You came all the way from Caboolture for a day? Isn’t that like, a 3 hour flight away?!” Well, uh, no. I’m sorry to break your illusions but Caboolture is a suburb just like any other, with shopping centres, parks and plenty of normal, civilised and awesome human beings. Caboolture Campus is just the same as any city campus as well; only smaller .. oh, and no one’s afraid to smile at and talk to one another (looking at you, city goers). With a canteen on campus as well as all the food you could possibly want just around the corner including Burrito Bar (hello lunch breaks!) and Coffee Club, all the best things are only a minutes drive from campus. And if that hasn’t got you sold, did someone say FREE parking?! Having a little over 1000 students on campus may not seem like much, but it’s a supportive, friendly community that not everyone gets the chance to experience. QUT’s newest building, N Block, is a building just for QUT Students (for those who don’t know, the campus is shared with TAFE), with bean bags, lounges, a kitchenette and quiet and collaborative work spaces. Since the start of 2016, QUT Guild has brought to you Exam Support Stalls, Chill Spaces and plenty of pancakes, as well as having started up Caboolture’s first ever society, Creative Industries Society! This has now been successful across all three campus’ and continues to rapidly grow. So if any of you Caboolture QUTies out there have an interest – why not start a club on campus! With all of the aforementioned, and the prime location that is halfway between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, I hope you have all taken a little something out of this to make you truly remember the previously forgotten campus, that is QUT Caboolture. There will be more updates to come as the QUT Guild presence grows even more on campus; so keep an eye out QUTies! Want to start a club or society? Contact Campus Culture at [email protected] Interested in Social Sport? Contact our Sport VP’s at [email protected] UNIVERSE is your social hub of everything QUT Guild! Be sure to keep an eye out for more editions of Universe magazine around campus! QG UNIVERSE QUT _ GUILD QG _ UNIVERSE 37