An exhilarating collection of fact, fiction and the in-between will be launched at the 8th Australian Publishers’ and Authors’ Book Show in Sydney on Sunday November 26 from 2.30pm and 4pm.

More than $330 was raised at Division of University Relation’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast held last Friday.

The money will go towards breast cancer research.

A team of nursing staff members (and 2 husbands) have recently won the Capricornia Division of GPs - Six Month Lifestyle Challenge (Steps Challenge).

The 'Super Strutters' team comprising Nursing & Health Studies staff members Sarah Ellis (team captain), Meg Wilson and Jackie Ryan, plus 2 husbands of staff, Stuart Plant and Patrick Wilson, won the 6-month challenge from an extensive line-up of other teams, including another CQU Nursing team which came a close second.

Boral Asphalt Queensland has launched a $14,000 scholarship agreement with Central Queensland University to attract more students to civil engineering and address the current skills shortage.

Boral Area Manager for Central Queensland, Rick Rolfe said the scholarship not only offers financial incentive to students, but is backed by sustainable employment opportunities.

Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) lecturer Mark Gasser and CQCM student Kathleen Campbell were put on the spot last month at an eisteddfod performance that lost power half way through.

Kathleen was just 1 page into the song when the lights went out, but impressed adjudicators by continuing to sing her choice of operatic aria.

Central Queensland University operates campuses throughout the CQ region and is also a leader in provision of distance education and provision of education to international students (we are now the largest educator of full-degree international students studying within Australia, based on enrolments. That is according to IDP Education Australia).

Central Queensland University will work with the 'Digital Agenda' for the roll-out of e-Health initiatives throughout the South American nation of Chile.

CQU this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Monday, November 13 at CQU Sydney International Campus) with the Chilean Ministry of Health to build the capacity of the health informatics workforce in areas including electronic health records, telemedicine, web-based medical technologies and educational programs.

The Central Queensland University (CQU) Toastmasters Club hosted a conference of the 6 Mackay and District Toastmasters Clubs last weekend at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) theatre.

Toastmasters is an international organisation that helps people learn the arts of better speaking, listening and thinking which ultimately build leadership and communication skills.

CQU psychology academic Dr Alan Keen has been fine-tuning a popular test used to distinguish the underlying problem in people experiencing depression, anxiety and stress.

Since depression, anxiety and stress often overlap, it is important to reveal the primary cause of problems in order to plan the pathway for treatment.

The first meeting of the newly established OH&S Committee for the Sydney Graduate Campus identified the need for members to undertake a WorkCover Authority of NSW-approved course in OHS Consultation.

The course selected was run by the Australian Red Cross and ran for 4 days.