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1979	Sarina Russo establishes "The Office" Business Academy focusing on secretarial training and introducing the business's most unrivalled point of difference - Free Student Job Placement!
1988	Sarina Russo establishes "The Office" International College offering English Language courses and Study Tour programs to international students.
1994	Sarina Russo moves operations into wholly owned inner city premises, Sarina Russo Centre - 82 Ann Street, publicly acclaimed as the first female entrepreneur to privately own a Brisbane City high-rise building.
1995	Sarina Russo establishes Russo Institute of Technology Australia to incorporate English, Business, Information Technology and Hotel & Tourism programs.
1998	Sarina Russo is awarded Australian Government tender to own and operate 31 "Job Network" offices Australia wide, under Sarina Russo Job Access Australia.
2001	Sarina Russo moves Sarina Russo Job Access Australia Head Office into newly purchased premises, Sarina Russo Plaza - 349 Queen Street.
2002	Sarina Russo purchases third Brisbane City high-rise building, Sarina Russo River Centre - 100 Eagle Street, to become the national headquarters of Sarina Russo Group.
2005	Sarina Russo announces the establishment of Sarina Russo Schools \| Australia, incorporating Russo English \| Australia; Russo College \| Australia (Pathway to University programs); Russo School of Hotel and Tourism \| Australia; Russo Institute \| Australia, cementing its place as a leading English Language and Pathway to University provider.
2005	Russo English \| Australia opens the Bridging English Entry Program (BEEP) as a direct entry English qualifying program to James Cook University Brisbane Bachelor and Master Degrees.
2006	Russo Higher Education opens James Cook University Brisbane in association with Queensland's second oldest university James Cook University, ranking in the top 8 Australian Universities in 300 Research Champions of World (Swiss Centre for Research and Sciences, 2005).
2006	Russo School of Hotel and Tourism \| Australia and James Cook University Brisbane introduce full articulation into Bachelor of Business (International Tourism and Hospitality Management) studies at JCU Brisbane inner city campus.
2006	Sarina Russo opens Sarina Russo Apprenticeships Services providing a one-stop service for all Australian Apprenticeship needs.
2006	Sarina Russo Schools \| Australia opens Global TESOL College.
2006	Russo English \| Australia introduces ground breaking curriculum, 'TELL – Total English Language Learning' allowing students to focus on the language skills they need to improve.
2009	VOICE Psychologists and Allied Professionals is launched to provide clinical assessments to support disadvantaged jobseekers to overcome their vocational and non-vocational return to work barriers - workplace injury, depression, anxiety, motivation, communication difficulties and low self esteem.
2009	Sarina Russo Job Access ( Great Britain) begins delivering the Flexible New Deal Phase 1 contract in the West Midlands. Successfully match the unemployed with employers.
2010	Sarina Russo Job Access ( Great Britain) begins delivering the Community Task Force programme across London, the South East and the West Midlands. Place unemployed 18-24 years olds into work placements with community and voluntary organisations.
2010	Sarina Russo Global Initiative is the Group's not for profit arm which undertakes projects and initiatives which enhance social inclusion and economic sustainability for disadvantage groups and individuals.