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TAFE colleges in Australia are owned, operated and financed by the various State and Territory Governments. This is in contrast to universities which are not-for-profit organisations funded by the Federal Government. Some universities, however, such as Charles Darwin University and RMIT University, have TAFE sections.
In most States, the system of TAFE colleges are divided up into several Institutes corresponding to various regions. Each Institute consists of several campuses. For instance, the Illawarra Institute of Technology covers the south-eastern portion of the State of New South Wales with campuses in Wollongong, Dapto, Shellharbour, Bomaderry, Queanbeyan and Moruya, among many others. During 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom the New South Wales government amalgamated the Schools Education Department and TAFE to form Department of Education and Training (DET) which is not to be confused with the federal DEETDEET is an insect-repellant chemical (chemical name N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide or N,N-diethly-3-methylbenzamide . It is intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing, and is primarily used to protect against insect bites. In particular, DEET protects.
There are eleven TAFE Institutes in New South Wales which include:
In QueenslandQueensland State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie Area — Land — Marine — Total 1 730 648 km˛ 121 994 km˛ 1 852 642 km˛ Population (2002) Density 3 729 000 2. 15/km˛ Time zone U these include:
In Victoria these include:
In TasmaniaTasmania State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( Full size) Capital Hobart Governor William Cox (Acting Governor) Premier Paul Lennon Area — Land — Marine — Total 68 401 km˛ 22 357 km˛ 90 758 km˛ Population(Sep 2003) Density 478 400 6. 92/km˛ Time zone UTC these include:
In Western AustraliaWestern Australia State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Perth Governor HE Lieutenant General John Sanderson Premier Dr Geoff Gallop Area — Land — Marine — Total 2 529 875 km˛ 115 740 km˛ 2 645 615 km˛ Population Density 1 952 280 (2003 these include:
In South AustraliaSouth Australia State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Adelaide Governor HE Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann Area — Land — Marine — Total 983 482 km˛ 60 032 km˛ 1 043 514 km˛ Population (2002) Density 1 522 500 1. 55/km˛ Time z these include: