Lecturer with the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM), Kim Kirkman will be leading the festivities in Mackay’s largest carols event, this Saturday December 10, from 5pm at Caneland’s Park.

Special guest Ricki-Lee Coulter of Australian Idol fame will be headlining, and the evening will include performances from some of the CQCM’s most talented, including Cilla Slack and Kristy Gee.

The Mackay Choral Society will be presenting Handel’s glorious ‘Messiah’ in a free concert this Sunday, December 11, starting at 4pm.

Conducted by Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music lecturer, Kim Kirkman, this concert is a must for all who love fine music.

Central Queensland University is offering to reimburse late application or change of preference fees charged by the QTAC admissions centre.

The University says it does not want the fees to deter anyone from applying to enrol at CQU.

Australian films can turn a profit as long as they avoid trying to go head-to-head against American blockbusters.

However, we need to invest in some failures along the way to ensure the viability of the local industry.

A pictorial history of Livingstone Shire entitled 'From The Bush to the Bays' is the latest publication from CQU Press.

All interested people are welcome at the book launch from 2pm on Saturday, December 17 at the LSC Library in Yeppoon.

CQU has confirmed it will continue as the major sponsor of the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels, the two-day cycling spectacular run by the Rockhampton Cycling Club.

The event will held at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome, Rockhampton, on January 20-21.

Central Queensland University's win at the Australian Export Awards (Dec 1, 2005) was remarkable considering it is based in a regional area.

That is according to CQU Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard (pictured below) who accepted the Australian Education International Education Award from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Mark Vaile in Sydney at a gala dinner.

The Women in Research conference was held at CQU Gladstone in late November.

Among those networking and listening to presentations at the event were (from left) co-organiser Jeni Richardson; Australian National University (ANU) Endowed Chair in Information Systems Dr Shirley Gregor; President of the National Council of Women of New Zealand Christine Low; and documentary maker Liz Huf.

CQU's Dr Errol Vieth (pictured), from the School of Contemporary Communication, is co-author of the newly-released Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema, published internationally by Scarecrow Press.

The dictionary was co-authored by InfoCom's Associate Dean Research Dr Errol Vieth and Albert Moran of Griffith University.

High school students will be able to study CQU courses for as little as $200 while still at school next year. This represents a saving of more than $1,000 on some courses.