Hundreds of magazine articles have already been written about Kasey Chambers, and now her voice is the subject of an academic paper.

The paper examines how an Australian desert upbringing, family nurturing and access to recordings of American artists has produced a "hybrid travelling voice".

CQU Rockhampton staff and students put on their jeans and reached deep into their pockets for Jeans for Genes Day on Friday 2 August.

Community Relations Officer Priscilla Crighton said almost $600 was raised from the sale of badges on campus.

NGundanoo Imbabee Community Childcare Centre at Central Queensland University’s Rockhampton Campus is staging a Cent Sale next Sunday, 25 August.

For $5 patrons receive entry, coffee and cake, entry into the lucky door competition and witness a fashion parade by Fun with Fashion.

New South Wales writer Steve Moline took first prize for his Open Story in Idiom 23's Bauhinia Literary Awards, announced on Sunday at the Central Queensland Multicultural Fair on Sunday.

Steve, from Wentworth Falls, was commended strongly by the judge for his entry “Her Painting, His Photograph”, while Greg Bogaerts from Kotara Fair, NSW, received second prize with his short story “The Swimmer”.

Authors of 32 short stories about growing up in Central Queensland were commended at the launch of the Down Memory Lane booklet on Friday, 9 August.

Central Queensland University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glenice Hancock and CQU Press manager David Myers launched the book at a special morning tea in the CQU Library’s Reading Room.

Yeppoon’s St Ursula’s School debated their way to victory at the High School’s Debate Clash at Central Queensland University on Wednesday (14 August).

Seven teams from local high schools participated in the inaugural debating competition sponsored by The James Goldston Faculty of Engineering and Physical Systems at CQU, the Centre for Railway Engineering and The Institution of Engineers Australia.

A series of debates titled "The Essential Debates - presented by ABC Capricornia" will kick off on Friday 23 August.

The debates are to be held in regional centres around Australia looking at issues affecting people living in rural and regional Australia.

DTLS has arranged for training in a a suite of tools that allow lecturers to provide technically advanced online courses without needing high level technical skills. This series, conducted by Phillipa Sturgess, is designed for lecturers who want to get started in creating their own online course using WebCT, or want to add to an existing WebCT course.

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Workers affected by the recent closure of Rockhampton's Lakes Creek meatworks will be able to receive free neighbourhood computer training from Central Queensland University's COIN Internet Academy, a project of the University's Faculty of Informatics and Communication and the Rockhampton City Council.

Former employees like Les Cooke (pictured far left) and Brett Svendsen (middle left), through the Meatworkers Support Group, will attend the Academy on East Street to participate in six two-hour sessions, which will give them skills to search for and apply for work online.