This week has been Science Week at CQU Mackay and over 100 students have been involved in various workshops around the campus, culminating in the annual science quiz and pizza night.

The popular science quiz was the brainchild of CQU lecturer Delma Clifton and has been running since 1999, as part of the Science Week activities at CQU Mackay.

The Library at CQU Mackay is holding a wine and cheese night on Monday, August 29, from 4pm to celebrate a new acquisition.

Mackay Orchestras Incorporated (MOI) has transferred its orchestral music collection of scores to the CQU Library where it can be properly housed in an air-conditioned environment and managed appropriately by the library.

A CQU and Department of Primary Industries joint study has shown that stocked freshwater fisheries can provide a significant injection of funds to their local communities.

The results from the recently-completed joint study have just been published and are available for interested communities and groups.

The annual science film festival, SCINEMA, is screening again this year, as part of National Science Week activities.

The popular film festival has been running annually since 2000, and this year SCINEMA will come to CQU Mackay for a free weekend film festival on August 27-28.

CQU Primary Industries Research Centre recently hosted Yuyue Yang, a lecturer at the School of Mathematics and Computational Science, Xiangtan University in Human, China.

Mr Yang worked with Dr Ninghu Su and Dr Nanjappa Ashwath over the past three months on parameterising a multiphase flow simulator named STOMP.

Queensland Cabinet Ministers and female MPs attended last week's Australian launch of CQU Press' latest publication, 'From Suffragists to Legislators: Queensland Women in State and Federal Parliaments', written by John McCulloch.

Queensland Governor Quentin Bryce AC launched the two-volume set on Thursday, August 25, in the Legislative Council Chamber of Parliament House in Brisbane.

CQU Mackay Multimedia students recently enjoyed the opportunity to meet Matthew Emery, a computer games writer with Brisbane-based Krome Studios.

Krome Studios is Australia’s largest game company and a leading worldwide independent developer of games, best known for its award winning ‘TY the Tasmanian Tiger’ series.

CQU Mackay saves lives ..

Gladstone high school students recently competed against schools from around Central Queensland to earn the honour of winning this year’s CQ Regional Titration Competition. Team 1 from Chanel College was announced as the winners of the competition with Toolooa State High School (team 1) and Gladstone State High School (team 1) finishing third and fourth, respectively.

CQU Infocom staff baked, bought and ate over 25 batches of fudge to raise $600 for the Queensland Cancer Fund.

Fudge cooker Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning Elizabeth Tansley said the most popular flavours among infocom staff were strawberry fudge, peppermint, funtime and pecan.