Central Queensland University alumnus Tracey Pattie (nee Keitley) has recently been appointed as Director of Nursing at the Monto Hospital.

Born and raised in Monto, Tracey attended the Monto State High School, before pursuing a Bachelor of Nursing degree at CQU in Rockhampton.

CQU Chinese Student and Scholar Association president Tao (Tony) Pang has been announced as an Ambassador of the Fair for this year’s CQ Multicultural Fair and University Open Day.

The Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE) scholarship holder and masters student is excited about embracing this important role and being involved in Central Queensland’s biggest multicultural event.

The history of ABC television in Rockhampton is being rediscovered through a Central Queensland University research project.

Researcher Christina Hunt, from CQU’s Visual New Media Research Group, has launched 'Unearthing the ABC’s Rocky Past: The demise of ABC Television in Rockhampton'.

There's a busy and exciting time ahead for CQCM Lecturer in Jazz Studies Derrin Kerr.

Following his involvement in the 10-day CQCM/ABC Jazz Tour, which kicks off on Saturday June 10 at venues around the state, Derrin will be flying to the University of Louisville Kentucky in the USA to attend the International Association of Schools - Jazz Conference (IASJ).

CQU Plant Sciences staff and students spent Saturday May 27 at the Open Day for the newly commissioned and dedicated Livingstone Shire Council waste water treatment plant.

Professor David Midmore said it was a relevant occasion to engage visitors to the plant about the range of technologies available to treat waste water, whether through rural on-site treatment or through sewage treatment plants.

The Mayor and President of Ahmedahad, one of India's major cities, were impressed during a recent informal visit to CQU Sydney's postgraduate campus (May 12).

That is according to Indian student Nachiket Joshi (a Sydney Campus Student Association commitee member), whose political party connections came in handy when arranging the visit.

Central Queensland University is involved in some of Europe’s top business innovation projects and its Rockhampton Campus is starting to attract research students from overseas who are specialising in that area.

The latest batch of visitors includes Astrid Heidemann Lassen from Denmark (radical business innovation), Judith Nahuis from The Netherlands (new product development) and Mario Ferrer from Colombia (supply chain management).

Koala researcher Stephanie Januchowski not only has academic support - a band of volunteers has been selling koala-themed chocolates and \'orphan\' koala soft toys to help fund her stipend.

The Central Queensland Koala Volunteers have pledged $5000 a year for 3 years to support Central Queensland University\'s stipend input of $13,000 a year for 3 years.

Students and teachers from around the Gladstone region are eagerly awaiting the start of Arts Festival Week, Monday June 5 – Friday June 9.

The week-long event will be a celebration of the arts in education and is a combined effort between Education Queensland, local schools and Central Queensland University.

Rockhampton music researcher and now film writer/producer Jim Douglas has been given a $4650 grant to start filming a short documentary film based on local independent music identity Cameron Borg.

Mr Douglas was successful in his application for funding from the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), administered through the Rockhampton City Council, to begin filming the project with the working title, ‘A Piss in the Ocean: Cameron Borg, the Last Punk Rocker?’.