Older Australians are increasingly being urged to be more active but new research is highlighting the importance of encouraging children to be active.

Rockhampton residents will be able to hear the latest on childhood physical activity and its affects on bone heath and development in later life when a noted researcher in the field visits the city this month.

Central Queensland University students Ben Bourke and Ryan Boswood from Rockhampton and Bundaberg’s Rowan Graham have been selected for the Queensland student rugby league side after a recent North Queensland versus South Queensland match at CQU's Rockhampton campus.

In an entertaining match, the South side just pipped the North team 20-18.

Veteran newsman Jeff McMullen spoke to more than 80 people Thursday at CQU\'s Rockhampton City Centre campus.

Invited by Professor Alan Knight, Chair - Journalism & Media Studies, McMullen urged journalism students to hold to high standards and not become the story themselves.

Thanks to those who entered our Rocky Horror limerick competition, and congratulations to those who won double passes to the Horrors in Rocky event, to be held on Saturday evening, April 20, at the Great Western Hotel bullring.

A selection of winning limericks follows.

Rockhampton Concert Orchestra will receive an influx of Mackay-based musicians from the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music to perform with international concert pianist, Ali Wood, this Saturday night (April 13).

The RCO is proudly supported by the Conservatorium.

The Noosa Teacher Education Centre (NTEC) has a leading role in implementing revolutionary change to Queensland's teaching pratices.

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Prue Howard has been invited as a discipline specialist to join four other facilitators in delivering a week-long workshop to 200 academics on interactive learning and problem-based learning in Malaysia.

The workshop, to be held at Bukit Tinggi in the highlands near Kuala Lumpur, has been developed for the University of Malaya.

$500 Awarded to CQU Student from Emerald Central Queensland University student Jonathan Ladewig received a $500 award towards his studies thanks to the Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA), Central Highlands Division.

The Emerald native is a Bachelor of Information Systems/ Bachelor of Accounting student at CQU’s Rockhampton campus.

What draws recruiters from the nation’s biggest companies and government agencies to Central Queensland University? It’s not the tropical sun.

Cherie Herbst, Graduate Coordinator for Queensland Treasury (in Brisbane) recruits students from a number of disciplines and is especially interested in targetting Accounting and Accounting Information Systems specialists.

Central Queesland University’s newest Head of Campus, Associate Professor Robert Prater (pictured with VC Glenice Hancock) has commenced work at the Gladstone campus.

Professor Prater took on the role of Gladstone Head of Campus following the retirement of Mr Rex Metcalfe last year.