Premier Hon Peter Beattie will next week (Aug 31, 1pm) launch the CQU Press book 'Showing Off: Queensland at World Exhibitions 1862 to 1988'.

The launch of the book, by Judith McKay, will take place at Parliament House.

A diverse group is gathering at CQU Rockhampton (Bldg 3) on Friday to discuss freshening of communities with renowned social entrepreneur and author Peter Kenyon.

Over the past decade, Mr Kenyon has worked with more than 600 communities throughout Australia and overseas, to facilitate fresh and creative ways to stimulate community and economic revival.

Year 10 and 11 students from Mackay, Clermont, Sarina and Proserpine schools certainly do.

The students participated in biology workshops this week with CQU lecturer Anthony Wheeler, as part of the Central Queensland University National Science Week activities.

New Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard spent two days in Mackay last week, meeting staff members and local community leaders.

Professor Rickard addressed Mackay staff during an afternoon tea, at which he talked about his experiences and future vision for CQU.

Last month, the Central Queensland University Foundation conducted a Sugar Heritage Tour of Mackay.

CQU PhD student Denise Neville provided commentary for the tour, along with local cane farmer Mr Peter Bonaventura.

It seems that Mackay audiences are more than happy to be footloose and fancy free as CQU's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music production of the musical 'Footloose' opened last Thursday.

Friday and Saturday night performances were sold out, with other performances near capacity.

From this week, prospective undergraduate students may apply for enrolment at Central Queensland University through QTAC, the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre.

“Undergraduate applications to CQU should be made through QTAC’s on-line system at www.

CQU PhD student Flavio Coelho is nominated for the Australian Institute of Management (Gladstone region) Management Business Excellence Awards, due to be decided in October.

His nomination is based on his recent research projects with major Gladstone industries, commercial organisations and community groups.

CQU Adjunct Professor Paul Rodan, from CQU Melbourne, has published an article on the demise of former Monash University Vice-Chancellor David Robinson.

Professor Rodan, who is Head Academic Programs at Melbourne, publishes the article in the Australian Universities Review (he is also on the AUR editorial board).

Spared from Australia’s largest massacre of whites by blacks, he coached Australia’s first Aboriginal cricket team and in his spare time initiated Australian Rules Football ..