Although they’ve only been at university for half a year, the engineering students at Central Queensland University’s Gladstone campus are already proving they have the skills and knowledge to solve real-life problems.

The first-year students recently presented their solutions to real industrial problems as part of a course that aims to use real industrial projects as a tool for the students to develop their management, research and analytical skills.

Central Queensland University’s collaboration with Caboolture State School for an in-class mentoring project has won the school an Education Queensland award.

This is the second year the school has been awarded with an Education Queensland Doherty Award.

The Open Day key game drew plenty of visitors to the Faculty of Business & Law stand and information sessions.

This competition was dubbed the Key Game and the top prizes were one digital camera and two pre-paid mobile phones.

The Seapspray Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman on Sunday August 14 proved to be a hugely successful weekend, not only for the athletes but for over 150 volunteers who worked tirelessly over the weekend and played a major part in ensuring the triathlon went off without a hitch.

CQU's Human Movement Science students played a major role with volunteering over the weekend.

Dozens of community leaders and University supporters attended a Vice-Chancellor's luncheon, hosted during the CQ Multicultural Fair and CQU Rockhampton Open Day.

Photos: Professor John Rickard with State Labor MP Paul Hoolihan and Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett .

Dozens of Year 10 students from throughout Queensland will converge on Rockhampton next week (August 22-26) to attend an arts, science and health camp.

CQU is hosting the four-day camp incorporating workshops in the fields of social and welfare work, psychology, nursing, health studies, humanities, human movement science and occupational health and safety.

CQU’s Professor Elizabeth Taylor AO was locked up on Friday, but still raised $600 for Kids Help Line.

The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Systems’ Dean was a convict for more than an hour for Lock Up Your Boss day, although the prisoner was allowed some visitors for essential meetings.

Crowds at the CQ Multicultural Fair also found their way into many of the campus buildings and faculty areas to attend Open Day displays and workshops.

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Thousands turned out to savour the many cultural aspects of the CQ Multicultural Fair, ranging from bells to belly dancing.

Fiddle bows and archery bows were just as popular at the CQ Multicultural Fair.