CQUniversity Sydney representatives attended the 'Nepal Festival 2008 Sydney' recently (Sept 13) at Darling Harbour.

This event was jointly organised by the Embassy of Nepal, the Non-Resident Nepalese Association and the various organisations/associations of the Nepali community in Sydney.

In the midst of what is expected to be the biggest bushfire season in the Central Queensland region in 15 years, the Rural Fire Service is trying to raise awareness and create what they call ‘Bushfire Prepared Communities'..

Rockhampton High School Year 10 students considering university study took part in a valuable learning and study skills program at CQUniversity recently.

University staff and student mentors provided 17 high school students with learning and study skills that will assist them immediately at high school and also prepare them for tertiary study.

Education student Shontelle Lewis put her faith in robotics as a learning tool early in her career, and it is continuing to pay dividends.

Shontelle started out as a STEPS (Skills for Tertiary Entrance Preparatory Studies) student in 2005 and only 3 years later is embarking on a successful primary teaching career.

CQUniversity lecturer Brendan Murphy will join COIN Academy's Steve Lloyd as mentors at a free Digital Movie Making workshop.

The workshop, a Smith Family initiative, is being offered to teens between 14 and 18 years over 2 days , September 22 to 23, at the COIN Academy in Rockhampton.

Hervey Bay's Tim Wickham bought his first computer when he was just 10-years-old and, apart from a stint in the army, has rarely spent a day away from a computer screen since.

He now runs his own multimedia business - New Perception Technologies - creating state-of-the-art integrated multimedia systems for business and residential purposes.