Mackay Toastmasters Area 32 Governor Howard Frost inducted Central Queensland University’s new Toastmasters president Kerrie Mann at a recent luncheon. Ms Mann is completing her final year of Bachelor of Business through CQU and has belonged to Toastmasters for two years.

A team of 11 indigenous students from Dysart toured through Central Queensland University Mackay recently.

Nulloo Yumbah Co-ordinator Nikki Timor said the visit allowed the students to discuss tertiary options available through the township’s closest major centre.

The Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music will burst into life as the hit musical Chicago takes the stage from August 21-23. The show has been a favourite with audiences around the world and comes to Mackay featuring the talents of the CQCM Bachelor of Music Theatre students.

Everyone is welcome to take a sneak peek at robots due to compete in the first annual CQ Junior Robotics Competition, featuring RoboCup Junior Australia.

Intending competitors will trial their robots from 10am to 3pm on Sunday (July 27) at the CQ Community Sports Centre on Central Queensland University's Rockhampton Campus.

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By John Simpson.

Even though the issue of Internet addiction or overuse has been a controversy among clinicians and researchers regarding the pathological definition, it is generally defined as using the Internet for eight hours and over per week for non-education or non-employment purposes.

Research at the Community Informatics (COIN) Internet Academy (a joint-venture between the Faculty of Informatics & Communications of Central Queensland University and Rockhampton City Council) found that Internet addition or overuse does exist in communities of CQ, especially among those young adults (18-24), of which 33% tend to be Internet addictive, accounting for 13% of total population surveyed in CQ.

Dr Richard Clegg (pictured centre) has arrived to take up his appointment as Foundation Professor of Industrial Materials Science for the James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Systems’ Process Engineering and Light Metals (PELM) Centre, Gladstone Campus.

He recently met with Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Research) Ron Davies (left) and Process Engineering and Light Metals (PELM) Director Warren Thorpe.

Central Queensland University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team proved that regional universities could secure a top spot against the capital city giants at the recent SIFE Australia National Competition.

The CQU team made the national final in Melbourne last week (July 18 – 20) after a convincing win in its category.

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People from a range of cultures in the region are being encouraged to join the Parade of Nations at this year’s CQ Multicultural Fair and CQU Open Day.

As this year’s theme is “Multiculturalism in the Workplace” coordinator for the Multicultural Fair Gina Yarrow said she would encourage people from all nationalities to get involved.