Central Queensland University Accounting lecturer Stacey Cunningham is helping to shape a voluntary Industry Waste Reduction Agreement for the plastics sector. Based ar CQU Bundeberg, Stacey is completing her Phd studies by investigating corporate environmental disclosure practices following the introduction of the Corporations Act and the National Pollutant Inventory.

Friday night, a number of current and former staff and students along with community and industry partners will gather for a celebration dinner in honour of the successes of the Central Queensland University Faculty of Business and Law and the contribution of Professor Kevin Fagg (OAM) to the University.

Professor Fagg, a member of the Faculty of Business and Law for 35 years, was recently appointed CQU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) after 10 years as the Foundation Dean of the Faculty.

* 1967 - First intake of students to the then \'Institute of Technology\' at Rockhampton.

* 1974 - First distance education courses.

CQU Faculty of Business and Law Alumni will attend a celebration dinner on Friday night to mark the 35-year history of the Faculty of Business and Law.

Many among the first graduates have become local business leaders in the Rockhampton area including Ron Smyth (DC Motors) and Allan Johnson (Johnson & Tennent).

Business students in the 21st Century now have access to extremely flexible business degrees. CQU business degrees today have been designed to fit career aspirations and the range of options that are only limited by your imagination.

The future of mining towns remains in jeopardy unless long-term strategies are immediately developed, according to research conducted by the Institute for Sustainable Regional Development at Central Queensland University.

“If the governments don’t act now and wait until mines close, it will be too late to develop infrastructure that would allow a town to survive without the input of mining capital,” said senior lecturer Harvey Griggs.

Five weeks of teamwork has culminated in an exhibition of students’ design projects at the Central Queensland University in Rockhampton on Thursday.

Fifteen teams were involved in the design projects which included designs for grey water waste treatment and remote area power supply.

A team of Machine Element Design students have proved that CQU has an edge in engineering education.

Second year students Steven Randell, James Chandler and Bob Engwicht took out fifth place in the Warman competition in Sydney at the weekend.

Drama students from the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music within the Faculty of Education and Creative Arts have been pushing the boundaries with their latest batch of experimental theatre pieces.

Drama lecturer Howard Cassidy said the theatre pieces were tailored with special audiences in mind, and some items featured unusual settings.

CQU Melbourne International Campus conducted an evacuation drill to increase awareness among staff and students on the procedure of evacuating the building in the case of an emergency.

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