Tourism industry leaders visited CQU Rockhampton recently (Friday, July 27) to help inspire 107 school children from the Fitzroy Central West Region who were touring the campus.

Tourism lecturer Jillian Litster arranged the visit by Tourism Queensland board member Grant Cassidy, Capricorn Caves operator Ann Augusteyn, Rockhampton Tourist and Business Information GM Tony Cullen, Rydges Capricorn Resort marketing manager Krista White and Capricorn Tourism projects officer Brad Johnston.

The visitors from Years 7-10 also attended sessions on geography, history, Japanese, drama and dance, literary studies, multimedia, health and PE, science education, maths education and teaching.

The school children came from Biloela, Thangool, Jambin, Moura, Tannum Sands, Gladstone, Emerald and Blackwater to attend the event arranged by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education.

Jillian Litster (red scarf) with visiting Tourism leaders and Emerald State High students Tahnee Jarvis and Calan Dunbar, both Year 10
Jillian Litster (red scraft) with, from left, Krista White, Tony Cullen, Grant Cassidy, Ann Augusteyn and Brad Johnston
Jordan Hoyland, who came as a chaperone, is a year 11 student from Biloela State High School who is also a current CQU student who has completed Introduction to Learning Management and is currently enrolled in Futures under the SUN (Start Uni Now) program 
David Turner welcomes the visiting students
Taka Yokoyama, Program Leader BLM (Japanese), teaching the Year 10 students the art of Kendo