Enlightened By Darkness, one of Rockhampton's most popular original bands, has once again given an exceptional performance to win the CQU Region of the 2007 News.com.

Educators and parents are welcome to attend a videoconference presentation about links between the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation and some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as obesity, attention disorders, and depression.

The presentation by Canadian author and child advocacy expert Richard Louv will be beamed into CQU's campuses at Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone and Bundaberg as well as its Noosa Hub in Goodchap Street, Noosaville.

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RAIL CRC AND CQU RAIL BRAKE INVENTION SECURES QLD GOVT SUPPORT

WHAT                         Announcement by Qld State Development Minister Hon John Mickel MLA

WHEN:                        10am Wednesday, September 12

WHERE:                     Building 70 lawns, adjacent to railway carriage  

                                    Central Queensland University, Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University and Rail Innovation Australia, the spin-off company created by the Rail Cooperative Research Centre, will receive a significant boost this Wednesday when the Honourable John Mickel MLA, Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations visits to make an announcement in relation to the innovative OZ-ECP brake technology developed by Rail CRC.

Expected to increase rail network capacity, the new brake technology is also expected to increase safety, decrease stopping distances and provide a cheaper capital upgrade cost for rail operators than existing technologies on the international market.

Once again, the staff at CQU Emerald played host to 5 visiting teachers from Komatsu, Japan during their recent visit to Australia.

The 5 teachers, accompanied by Taka Yokoyama from CQU Rockhampton, arrived for a fun-filled weekend in Emerald.

Queenslanders experiencing domestic and family violence will benefit from a new training course designed to develop a more highly skilled and responsive support system.

The course is a product of the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, headquartered at CQU Mackay, under the directorship of Heather Nancarrow.

CQU Rockhampton held its final activity for this year's National Science Week on Wednesday August 29 with another successful Science Quiz Night for local high schools.

Six teams nominated, with very close scores in the first round.

CQU has been given a role in a new pilot mining industry project aimed at providing training opportunities for young people in Queensland.

The University's Mackay Campus has been nominated to provide facilities, including classrooms, PC labs and library resources, to support the project announced recently (August 22) by the Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, Andrew Robb.

CQU's Centre for Plant and Water Science (CPWS) has worked alongside a range of stakeholders to organise a 5-day training workshop on International Supply Chains for Horticultural Produce; with a focus on Quality Assessment and the use of Multivariate Statistical Analysis.

The training was scheduled from July 17 to 21 at the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC) training complex in Khumaltar.

Professor Rickard indicated that the University had arrived at this decision on the basis of the decision of Senior Deputy President Richards of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) who stated that "the University's decision making appears to have traversed the critical juncture between the prospect of significant change with significant consequences and the actuality of that change".

A shortage of in-patient beds and medical and nursing professionals are the challenges that face our mental health services, according to CQU's Professor of Contemporary Nursing, Brenda Happell.

"The change in policy from institutionalised care to community-based care has generally been welcomed by most as a concept.