The CQU-based 10,000 Steps program is reaching all levels of society across Australia - most recently the corridors of power in Canberra.

The House of Representatives Social Club has invited all occupants to take part in its second 10,000 Steps Challenge for 2006 - (virtually) walking the east coast of Australia in November.

CQU Head of Nursing & Health Studies Dr Lorna Moxham is looking forward to representing Australian nurses on behalf of DEST (Department of Education, Science and Training) during a major event on October 18 in Manila in The Philippines.

Dr Moxham will be a speaker for the 47th annual convention of the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN).

CQU Bundaberg is hosting a series of free seminars conducted by Freemasons to promote the awareness of men's health issues.

The first of these sessions was held on Tuesday, October 10, in the Building 5 Lecture Theatre.

CQU journalism tutor and guest lecturer Carole Colville this week spoke to Radio National's Perspective program about why Australians have trouble understanding the cultural messages underlying the case of the Solomon Islands' now-suspended Attorney General Julian Moti.

Ms Colville, the former editor of a Solomon Islands newspaper, speaks about the Moti affair and recent riots in an ABC transcript and audio copies available at:.

Three years ago, CQU Emerald welcomed its first cohort of Bachelor of Learning Management students.

This group of students ranged from high school-leavers to parents and grandparents.

This year the CQU Sydney TECC (Training, Employment and Career Coaching) department has created over 150 volunteer positions for students.

Students have been placed with major community organisations such as the Smith Family, Volunteering NSW, National Parks NSW, WorkVentures, Australian Senior Computer Clubs and the Red Cross.

Presenters and participants across a large range of ages and backgrounds attended a national 'Weaving Peace' Symposium at CQU Rockhampton this week (October 13).

CQU hosted the one-day symposium on the intersections, divergences, tensions and contradictions in Western, Eastern and Indigenous beliefs about inner and outer peace, creaturely existence and reconciliation.

CQU Gladstone-based researcher Dr Leonie Andersen is coordinating a bid for Queensland Smart Innovation Funds to enhance the work of the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program (PCIMP).

PCIMP undertakes high quality research and monitoring in Port Curtis focusing particularly on contaminants and their effects on the ecosystem.

A project team (pictured) has been formed to facilitate the upgrade and improvement of the CQU Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

The team has been formed under the leadership of the Executive Director (Resources).

CQU Melbourne International Campus client services staff helped arrange a celebration of the Moon Festival on Friday, October 6.

The Moon Festival is a big holiday with family reunions, moon gazing activities and feasting on moon cakes.