The story of 'the original pop diva' Dusty Springfield will come to the stage at the Pilbeam Theatre in Rockhampton, featuring a cast sprinkled with Uni-linked talent.

Lead performer Amanda Locker, who plays the title role of Dusty, is a Performing Arts and Learning Management graduate.

The first six recipients of the ‘BMC Building My Career' Scholarships were welcomed to Mackay Campus recently by representatives from CQUniversity and BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (BMC).

The scholarship entitles the students to free accommodation and three meals a day at the new student residence.

Gladstone is set to host its third CAMM event in three years, helping businesses, industries and organisations extract the maximum performance and value from their assets.

The Conference on Asset and Maintenance Management 2012 will once again be hosted at CQUniversity Gladstone on May 4, with lead-up workshops on 'Asset Management' on May 2 and 'Reliability' on May 3.

As a founding member of the Regional Universities Network, CQUniversity has welcomed RUN's new website launched this week.

Six of Australia's regional universities recently announced the formation of this collaborative university network to boost the profile of regional tertiary education.

Photographer Peter Lawrence was on hand to profile the match between Rockhampton Roller Derby and the Mackay Roller Maidens at the CQ Community Sports Centre on Rockhampton Campus over the weekend. Mackay was the winner in front of 300 spectators.

Congratulations to Nursing graduate Jacqueline Leleu who has been selected to serve on the FIFA referees' executive committee.

She's one of only four women on the committee from around the world and is serving on the 'development' section.

CQUniversity Dean of Education Professor Helen Huntly is pictured with solicitor Bronwny Zelinski and Councillor Lynne Forgan, fellow guest speakers at an International Women's Day function in Bundaberg recently.

Helen was the guest of the Bundaberg Branch of the Justice of the Peace organisation, and shared her insights about the origins of International Women's Day, and her own professional growth, from secondary teacher to university academic.

The Finkelstein Media Inquiry Report represents a significant milestone in media debate in this country, coming as it does at a critical time for both the industry and the media profession. 

That's according to CQUniversity's Professor Denis Cryle who says that, far from being the 'squib' it was anticipated to become, the recently released report has taken on board the broad concerns of the Convergence Review in its attempt to bring existing regulators under the banner of a single entity, to be named the News Media Council.

An international tourism expert has become the first Adjunct Professor in Sustainable Tourism at CQUniversity Australia.

Dr Thomas Bauer has substantial international experiences, qualifications and reputation as a leading sustainable tourism researcher, educator, investor and tourism operator.

Interim results* from a national sleep survey conducted by bed manufacturer Sealy and CQUniversity looking into the nation's sleep habits have revealed that the vast majority of Australians (97%) wake up tired from their sleep, while just 3% said they feel refreshed.

The majority of Aussies also said that they felt tired throughout the day due to poor sleep (95%) with only 5% stating that they never feel tired.