The Winner of the Opal Award for Engaged Community Service:

MIST

Dr Rosie Thrupp, Marg Flanders and Wendy Fasso- BUNDABERG

MIST is an annual conference for school children which aims to engage and enthuse, and to help them decide if they want a career in science, IT, maths or technology (MIST).  The areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are critical to the well-being of our communities and nation.

The Winner of the Opal Award for Engaged Research & Innovation:

Make that Water Work: Improved Efficiencies of water use in irrigated agriculture   

Dr Surya Bhattarai- ROCKHAMPTON

Dr Bhattarai developed a modification of sub-surface drip irrigation, called oxygation, the aeration of irrigation water which reduces water use and can provide yield benefits to growers. 

CQUniversity is located in the centre of a largely agricultural region.

Judith Brown, Sean Perez, Katelyn Ryan, Lisa McKay - MACKAY

‘Choices' is an applied theatre program that has been in operation for over 11 years. It was developed by staff and students of CQUniversity in conjunction with several Government agencies (Queensland Health, Queensland Police Service, Department of Communities and Queensland transport) and with input from the Queensland Ambulance service and Whitsunday Schoolies Advisory Committee to address the risk taking activities of young people celebrating the completion of Year 12 in what is known as ‘schoolies'.

THE OPAL AWARDS

The Opal Awards celebrate those who build relationships that support the development of sustainable communities and an equally sustainable CQUniversity.

Central Queensland's opals, like CQUniversity, have a rich history in the Central Queensland region.

Engaged Learning and Teaching - Finalists

• Choices Applied Theatre Project - Judith Brown, Lisa McKay, Sean Perez and Katelyn Ryan
• Engaging with SuperStar Role Models - Steven Pace, and
• John Holland CQUniversity Engineers for the Future - Ian Devenish, Stuart Ommensen, Shelley Fawcett and Kim Hetherington

Winner - ‘Choices Applied Theatre Project'   

Engaged Research and Innovation - Finalists

• ‘Research and Promotion of Phytocapping Technique of Landfill Remediation in Australia' - Nanjappa Ashwath and Kartik Venkatraman
• ‘Make That Water Work' - Surya Bhattarai, and
• ‘ManUp Gladstone' - Pierre Viljoen, Mitch Duncan, Kylie Connolly, Kelly Corry, Marcus Ellison, Cindy Hooker, Anetta Van Itallie and Corneel Vandelanotte

Winner - ‘Make That Water Work' - Surya Bhattarai

Engaged Community Service - Finalists

• ‘Do You Know What's In Your Food?' - Karena J Burke,
• ‘The MIST Conference' - Wendy Fasso, Marg Flanders and Rosie Thrupp
• ‘TreeMappa and Neo Geography' - Sue Davis, and
• ‘Science@CQU' - Bob Newby

Winner  -  ‘The MIST Conference'

2010 EXCEL Award

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence to Professional Staff

In her role as Senior Employee Relations Officer in the People and Culture Directorate, Shaelene consistently demonstrates an outstanding level of performance.  She epitomises the values of customer service and commitment, performing her duties to a high level and exhibiting many admirable qualities including accuracy, thoroughness, professionalism and integrity.

2010 EXCEL Award

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence to Professional Staff

The Moodle Implementation Team was responsible for leading a significant project within the University in 2010.  Moodle is CQUniversity's new learning management system and the Team has played a major part in the successful introduction and operation of this system.

2010 EXCEL Award

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence to Professional Staff

The AUQA Team led one of the most significant projects within the University for 2010.  Comprising staff from different parts of the organisation the Team was formed to assist the University to prepare for the 2010 Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) Audit.

The Smile Project is set to bring joy and happiness, even for a just a moment, to families that struggle with day to day living.

The project team spent the last part of 2009 and 2010 bringing smiles to families all over Harare by providing tinned food, donated from Gold Coast businesses and CQUniversity.

Mackay-based Financial Planning students Scott Jamieson and Shaye Brodie have already started their careers and now they'll have the chance to mix with leaders of their industry at the national conference of the Financial Planning Association.

Their trip to the Gold Coast on November 25-26 has been supported by bursaries funded by the Mackay Financial Planning Career Development Group (MFPCDG), in partnership with CQUniversity.