Greenbank State School, on the outskirts of Brisbane, has introduced an on-site wastewater treatment system developed by a CQU researcher in Rockhampton.

The KEWT (Kele Effluent and Wastewater Treatment System) system, developed by Ben Kele and commercialised by GBG Project Management Pty Ltd, will treat and reuse the wastewater from over 1000 students and staff at a site cost of $340,000.

CQU Chancellor Rennie Fritschy and Vice-Chancellor John Rickard recently attended the grand final of the fourth Queensland Cup in Shanghai.

The Queensland Cup is a joint project between the Queensland Government Trade and Investment Office in Shanghai, the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Queensland Government.

CQU Vice-Chancellor John Rickard encouraged more than 700 area high school students at a special youth forum to be “passionate and resilient” in pursuing their dreams and life-goals.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 86 .

Former CQU staff member Vince Constable led a group of more than 30 University of the Third Age(U3A) members on a tour of CQU Rockhampton on Monday, March 13.

The guests of the University received some lessons from Plant Sciences’ Nanjappa Ashwath on biodiversity, conservation, restoration and revegetation, and plant tissue culture.

CQU's latest Companions of the University - Geraldine (Gerry) Neal and Estelle Woodhouse - have been recognised for their service to research ethics committees.

The University presented their honorary awards during the CQU Rockhampton graduations on March 11.

While Leah Heuschele has plenty of experience on stage, she is keen to be pulling the strings behind the scenes as her career develops.

The CQU performing arts graduate is busy working for Rockhampton Venues and Events on the event coordination of the Quay Street Carnivale (the closing ceremony of Beef Australia 2006 in Rockhampton during May).

CQU performing arts graduate Andrew McDowell is looking forward to a 2-month gig at a Chinese theme park, working 6 days a week and 6 shows a day from September onwards.

The overseas experience will help with his longer-term goal of getting a good agent and finding regular work in the entertainment industry in either Brisbane or Sydney.

An 84-year-old World War II airforce veteran and record-setting Qantas pilot has graduated from CQU Rockhampton's graduation ceremony on the weekend (March 11).

The event attracted plenty of media attention, including coverage by ABC TV News.

CQU and Rail CRC, the Cooperative Research Centre for Railway Engineering and Technologies, this week (March 15) signed a momentous 2-year licensing agreement, allowing CQU to continue to offer the Rail CRC’s world-first Postgraduate Diploma in Railway Signalling to rail industry personnel around Australia.

CQU's Professor Elizabeth Taylor, AO, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health and Chief Executive Officer of Rail CRC, Professor Dudley Roach, signed the agreement, extending CQU’s rights to the program for a further 2 years to 2007.

The CQU Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society has been awarded with the second highest standard level for the 2005 year.

The Chapter was awarded with a silver level standing highlighting the Chapter’s high level of community involvement, chapter events, education projects and attendance at the International and Asia-Pacific Conference.