A group of CQU students have spent their summer holidays gaining valuable work experience at Central Queensland University’s Centre for Environmental Management.

The students were hired by the CEM to sort macrobenthic samples from the sea floor.

Children’s understanding of domestic violence needs to be addressed, Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Director said recently.

In support of visiting Bristol University academic Ellen Malos, Director Heather Nancarrow said ending violence in domestic relationships would stem from redefining attitudes and values in children.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra's latest concert will feature an opera singer who is accustomed to tropical conditions.

Based in the tropical gateway of Rockhampton, baritone Dimitri Kopanakis will feature during the DSO's February 15 Mozart-themed event.

Mackay audiences will have a great chance to compare the movie and stage versions of the hit musical Chicago this year.

The movie opens at Mackay City Cinemas on February 20 (after a 4MK premiere the night before) and the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) stage production will be held from August 21-23.

Ever wondered what happened at the CQU Mackay campus as the sun is going down? Preparation for the NZ Masters Games begins.

Equipped with shot putt, discus, javelin, measuring tape and boulders (for marking campus records), CQU Mackay’s Trish Robins and Associate Professor Helen Waite were found practising for this week’s Masters Games.

Rebuilding a footbridge at CQU Mackay was the final project completed in a face-lift for a pond located near the Faculty of Education & Creative Arts.

Part of the project saw Buildings Officer Steve Oberg wading neck-deep in water in readiness for refilling the pond to capacity.

Local high school students will benefit from the signing of a memorandum of understanding that occurred yesterday (February 4, 2003) between Central Queensland University and Toolooa State High School.

The event signifies the start of an innovative pilot program that aims to establish alternate pathways for entry into CQU’s Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering Technology programs.

WebCT Standard, the online learning management system currently used by CQU will not be legally available for use after March 2004.

CQU Web CT coordinator Phillipa Sturgess said the supplier’s withdrawal of this product has forced CQU to seek an alternative system.

Central Queensland University’s Office of Research are keen to get moving after receiving a small slice of $30,000 offered through the 10,000 Steps’ Community Initiatives Grant Scheme.

The office received $360 to purchase nine pedometers for its staff who now are spending one hour a week exercising as a group.

An elder from the traditional owners of the land now occupied by the Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence welcomed the Centre’s new director recently.

Unable to attend the official opening in October due to illness, Yuibera elder Nita Kemp, joined by husband Tim and son Phillip, greeted new Director Heather Nancarrow at CQU Mackay last Friday.