An Australian Government initiative, The Endeavour Programme, is bringing together under the one umbrella all of the Department of Education, Science and Training’s (DEST) international scholarships.

This amalgamation of programs will enable high achieving students and scholars from around the world to undertake study or research in Australia.

Maintenance practitioners from around Australia and beyond are spending this week at Central Queensland University Gladstone campus.

The 150 practitioners are in Gladstone to attend a week-long residential course as part of their CQU Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Maintenance Management programs.

CQU communications graduate Kim Lester is quickly making her mark in the media arena.

Ms Lester is one of four nominees in the prestigious ABC Local Radio Awards for 'Producer of the Year' open category against three producers from ABC metropolitan stations.

CQU Alumni held a function in Rockhampton this week to discuss re-establishing a Central Queensland Alumni chapter.

About 15 CQU graduates attended the meeting which was hosted by University Relations Officer Tony Gubbins and Alumni volunteer Veronica Rickard.

More than 120 Year 12 school students throughout the Mackay district visited CQU Mackay recently to gain an insight into university life.

With the end of the first term for most school students, the choice about deciding their future for many Year 12 students draws closer.

Rockhampton university student Chanelle Harvey is heading hard and fast into a male dominated career as an engineer.

Following in her father and brother’s footsteps, Ms Harvey has a career in electrical engineering in sight having begun her second year of a Bachelor of Engineering Co-op degree at CQU Rockhampton with two scholarships already under her belt.

CQU’s Division of University Relations’ Community Program will take the Lakes Creek Primary School staff on a cultural heritage tour on Monday April 4.

As a result of interest raised by a similar tour last year, the staff will be treated to an Australian South Sea Island cultural heritage tour of significant local archaeological sites during the school’s pupil fee day.

Local business people and educators new to the Gladstone region will be given the opportunity to learn more about their local university campus at a familiarisation visit to be held later this month.

Gladstone Head of Campus, Associate Professor Robert Prater said the familiarisation visit was a regular event held by Central Queensland University’s Gladstone campus.

An Australian Government initiative, The Endeavour Programme, is bringing together under the one umbrella all of the Department of Education, Science and Training’s (DEST) international scholarships.

This amalgamation of programs will enable high achieving students and scholars from around the world to undertake study or research in Australia.

Premier Beattie launched Australia’s first large scale 10,000 Steps program to improve the health of Queensland Government staff and encourage all Queenslanders to follow healthy lifestyles.

Mr Beattie said the 10,000 Steps program was designed to increase physical activity, to reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and some cancers.