CQU Bundaberg was the recent assembly point for Zonta Birthing Kits which will help save lives and reduce suffering during births.

The Zonta Birthing Kits started as a trial in 1999 with 100 kits being sent to Papua New Guinea.

James Cook University mentors have stepped up to the challenge thrown down by Central Queensland University mentors to participate in the 10,000 STEPS City of Origin campaign.

The Physical Activity Capricornia Taskforce (PACT) is running a 10,000 Steps community-wide challenge in September/October 2006.

Regional Australians are concerned about declining standards of local journalism, even before taking into account the potential for reduced competition as part of regulatory changes.

That is according to CQU academic Dr Denis Cryle, from the School of Contemporary Communication, who has been following debate about the potential for media mergers due to flagged legislation.

The Pacific Edge, Regional Arts Australia National Conference will be hosted in Mackay this Friday to Sunday and CQU is well represented by key contributors to the sessions over the weekend.

The Pacific Edge is Australia’s largest regional arts event, presented by Regional Arts Australia, Queensland Arts Council and Mackay City Council.

Distinguished visitor Dr Loek van Alphen (pictured), product manager meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines at the Netherlands Vaccine Institute (NVI), has delivered a presentation on vaccine developments, video-linked from CQU Rockhampton to other regional campuses.

The presentation was given on Monday, September 18.

CQU was highly commended for its 'International Support Services and Pastoral Care' at the Queensland International Education and Training Industry (QETI) Showcase, hosted by the Queensland Government, on September 7 in Brisbane.

“Support and care of students are not the responsibility of a single unit or department within the University.

Singer/songwriter Seaman Dan has been awarded with a 2006 ARIA nomination for his compilation of Oceania-focused tracks produced with CQU academic Dr Karl Neuenfeldt.

The album titled 'Island Way' was announced yesterday as being nominated in the Best World Music Album category.

From an African-born science teacher and researcher comes a book which looks into the life of ‘Australia’s greatest explorers’, Charles Sturt.

Migrating to Australia 20 years ago, author Ivan Rudolph consumes a love of the bush that has developed into an inquisition into early Australian icons.

CQU has been invited by AUQA (the Australian Universities Quality Agency) to submit a number of good practices in quality assurance to the Good Practice Database from among the commendations listed in the Audit Report.

The AUQA Good Practice Database was developed as a benchmarking resource for higher education organisations seeking information on good practices to adapt and adopt.

Story and Photo: Stephen Lin.

Doctor of Business Research student Molly Yang is urgently needing Chinese students from Sydney to take part in a research questionnaire.