The Rockhampton Careers Expo is being held next week, Thursday August 24, from 1pm until 7pm at the Rockhampton Showgrounds Exhibition Hall.

Up to 50 different education providers, recruitment agencies, and careers advisors will be on hand for school leavers and mature-aged people wanting to access information.

Well-known Queensland poet and story teller Jena Woodhouse has won the Open Story section of the Bauhinia Literary Awards for 2006 with her story ‘Billy Hunter’.

The Bauhinia Literary Awards have been coordinated by CQU’s Idiom 23 magazine for many years.

Sarina Beach residents were surprised to find an unusual visitor on the beach on Sunday.

A young male koala was found in the dunes near resident Dianne Clarke’s home.

The International Program for Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR), under the directorship of CQU's Dr Pam McGrath, has forged an exciting collaborative research partnership with a leading Indian cancer hospital, the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC).

This partnership is aimed at facilitating the international sharing of ideas, knowledge and expertise through qualitative research co-operation, with particular focus on the areas of palliative care service delivery and community-based health promotion.

The Gladstone community came out in force recently to support the 2006 Multicultural Festival and Discover CQU Day.

After a hiatus in 2005, the Multicultural Festival returned this year thanks to the support of CQU, which helped sponsor the event.

CQU Press celebrated a double bunger triumph at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival on the weekend (4-6th August 2006).

CQU Press author Michael Wilding had his own session in which he was interviewed by former senator and current president of the NSW Writers’ Centre, Irina Dunn, about his new novel, Wild Amazement.

A Central Queensland University researcher believes the Australian horticulture industry is at risk of facing an ecological disaster costing up to $1.5 billion if the tiny Silverleaf Whitefly has its way.

About 200 year 11 and 12 students attended a physics lecture at Central Queensland University Rockhampton as part of the 2006 Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Queensland Youth Lecture Tour on Wednesday, August 9.

The lecture, presented by Dr Wayne Rowlands from Swinburne University, was on the topic “cooling atoms and molecules to uncover the wacky world of quantum physics”.

The Physical Activity Expo at this weekend's CQU Multicultural Fair and Open Day will be a one stop shop for demonstrations, participation opportunities and information about physically active recreation.

Sport and Recreation Queensland in conjunction with partners including Queensland Health, Rockhampton City Council, 10,000 Steps, Active After School Communities, Sporting Wheelies and 60's and Better are increasing physical activity opportunities leading to a better quality of life for the Rockhampton community.

Finding a career or even knowing what you want to do is not an easy task and certainly not something you are expected to navigate on your own.

CQU offers a range of resources and guidance to assist you in your career search and initial employment process through its Careers and Employment Service.