An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away was the topic of a humorous debate between representatives from CQUniversity and the Division of General Practice.

Leading the affirmative side was Vice-Chancellor (and part-time comedian) Professor Scott Bowman who sprinkled the heated debate with anecdotes about his grandmother ‘Granny Smith'.

The teams unite for a quick snap after the 'apple' debate.Although not providing any real evidence to support his team's argument, the fruity jargon was a hit with the crowd and left the opposing team on the back foot.

Sharon Pepper kicked off the opposing team's argument with a list of evidence showing that the apple was not amongst the best fruit for its nutritional content.

She argued that even the humble onion had more nutritional value than the apple and therefore it may not keep the doctor away.

Also batting for the affirmative team was Paul Lancaster who gave evidence based on the health properties of a good apple cider and Peter Reaburn provided some academic credibility to the argument (he even brought a book along).

Egging on the negative team was Kerrie-Anne Frakes who succeeded in deconstructing the University's argument and provided her own spin on the Apple a Day theory. This was reinforced by team member Craig Oswald who argued that we need a balanced diet and that an apple wouldn't cut it alone.

In the end it was up to adjudicators Wayne Jones and Daniel Nolan to decide the winning team.

After deliberation the CQUniversity team was announced as the winners, although in the spirit of the day they conceded their prize packs to the Division of General Practice.