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Adult learning peak body visits, calls for 'reassessment'The president of Australia's peak adult learning body, Professor Barry Golding has visited Rockhampton for a forum calling for a reassessment of adult education in Australia. CQUniversity hosted the forum at its Ron Smyth Building in Quay Street. Full Details…2013-07-08 09:52:31.0 |
- CQU hosts successful Darumbal sites tour
Published on 25 May, 2006
Over 50 people celebrated rain falling on traditional Darumbal sites as they joined a Central Queensland University Community Program tour earlier this week.
Facilitated by Bob Muir, a descendant of the Woppaburra people, the tour of significant local Darumbal sites included Mount Archer National Park, Mount Jim Crow National Park, Bluff Point National Park, Tanby Point and Mount Wheeler.
- Arts grant draws Chinese temple closer to former glory
Published on 25 May, 2006
The Rockhampton Chinese Association will celebrate the completion of stage one of the redecoration of Joss House, a Chinese temple and hall in North Rockhampton this week (Saturday May 27).
Thanks to a Central Queensland University grant, the Rockhampton Chinese Association is undertaking a ‘renovation rescue’ on the 106–year-old Chinese Joss and its artifacts and the hall in which they are kept.
- CQU hosts National Sorry Day
Published on 25 May, 2006
Central Queensland University invites you to commemorate National Sorry Day and the National Reconciliation Week at its Rockhampton campus, building 32 lecture theatre, on Friday May 26 from 1 to 1.45pm.
- WIST students come to grips with maths
Published on 24 May, 2006
Women Into Science and Technology (WIST) students recently attended a workshop at CQU Rockhampton to help reduce the anxiety associated with maths.
WIST students travelled from Mt Morgan, Gladstone and Rockhampton to attend the workshop where they met other students, and also used the opportunity to be introduced to the library facilities.
- English rose now budding performer in Australia
Published on 24 May, 2006
After living in England for almost half her life, Australian-born Angel McMillan came back down under recently to launch her career in performing arts.
Enrolling in CQU’s Bachelor of Performing Arts degree in Rockhampton, the 26-year-old literally stepped off the plane on one day and then into the classroom the next.
- Contemporary photomedia students take lessons from art
Published on 24 May, 2006
Contemporary photomedia students from CQU Mackay recently attended class on location at Artspace Mackay, where several photographic exhibits are featured this month.
The students viewed a selection of photographs by celebrated Sydney photographer William Yang, a selection of life-sized portraits of the ‘boat people’ residing on the Pioneer River by local photographer Dean Whitling, and historical images from the Joskeleigh South Sea Islander Museum.
- Free concert goes back to Broadway
Published on 24 May, 2006
Music Theatre students and staff from the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) in Mackay will be performing this Sunday May 28 in a free concert in the Foyer of the Mackay Entertainment Centre.
Commencing at 2pm, the 'Back on Broadway' concert will include some well-known songs from Broadway spectaculars of the past; including excerpts from ‘Mame’, Showboat’, ‘Man of La Mancha’ and ‘Sweet Charity’.
- A feast of Glenn Miller in Mackay
Published on 24 May, 2006
Join the Mackay Library Society and the Friends of the Conservatorium this Friday evening May 26 from 7.30pm, for an audio and visual feast for Glenn Miller fans and music lovers of all sorts.
- Conservatorium lecturer visits jazz legend's home town in America
Published on 24 May, 2006
Glen Hodges, Jazz Studies Coordinator with the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM), recently returned from a 5-week tour of the United States undertaken as part of research for his PhD – chasing the ghost of jazz legend Jimmy Raney.
The tour commenced in Copenhagen, Denmark, then moved to the United States where Glen visited the former stomping grounds of the jazz guitar great in New York and Louisville – Kentucky.
- State promotes work of Industrial Materials Science professor
Published on 23 May, 2006
Queensland\'s Department of State Development, Trade and Investment (DSDTI) is promoting CQU Professor Richard Clegg\'s work with industry on its website.
Professor Clegg, based at the Process Engineering and Light Metals (PELM) Centre on Gladstone Campus, has gained funding from DSDTI over the past 3 years.