In brief:

• Yurauna, CIT’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educational Centre of Excellence, is moving from CIT Reid Campus to CIT Bruce Campus.
• Construction will soon begin on the new, purpose-built building.
• The centre has been designed in collaboration with the Yurauna and First Nations community.

CIT Bruce Campus will welcome a new Yurauna, CIT's dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educational Centre of Excellence.

The centre is relocating from the Reid Campus. This is part of CIT transition out of the Reid Campus in mid-2025.

Purpose-built facilities

Yurauna is a Wiradjuri word meaning ‘to grow’.

The new centre will feature culturally sensitive, purpose-built and sustainably designed facilities. These will provide wraparound support for students and their families.

They include:

• learning spaces
• art rooms
• community meeting spaces
• childcare facilities.

About CIT Yurauna

CIT Yurauna provides tailored Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander courses, study support and cultural advice.

It supports students with reading, writing, job skills and more. It also celebrates and keeps Indigenous culture strong, offering diverse courses beyond vocational training.

These include art and cultural activities, empowering Indigenous communities, and preserving culture.

Collaborative design

The ACT Government partnered with Guida Mosely Brown Architects and Kaunitz Yeung to ensure the design for the centre was culturally appropriate.

This resulted in a series of co-design workshops with representatives from Yurauna and the First Nations community including Ngunnawal Elders.

The workshop outcomes have informed the design and ensured strong Connection with Country principles throughout.

BYCC Alliance, a First Nations controlled company, is the building contractor.

Opening in 2025

The new CIT Yurauna is due to open in late 2025. It will be ready to welcome teachers, students, community members and those passionate about preserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

A smoking ceremony and official sod-turning have cleansed the site and marked the beginning of demolition and construction.

Part of a broader process

The new building is part of the broader CIT Woden Campus project.

It will feature the same smart technologies incorporated into the new Woden campus.

Find out more about the project on the Built for CBR website.

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