Time to correct mistakes of ABC
07 Nov 2008
The appointment of receivers to manage the private childcare operator ABC Learning Centres represents a prime opportunity for the Rudd government to make right the mistakes of the past, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic. The childcare operator yesterday went into voluntary administration with the receivers assuring parents that the centres will remain open. “Many early childhood experts had expressed concern about the growing monopoly of ABC, particularly in regional areas,” said Senior Lecturer with the CSU School of Teacher Education Ms Fran Press. “The Commonwealth should show leadership by brokering a deal between the three levels of government and the community sector to ensure the survival of childcare places. Not only would this ensure the retention of much needed childcare places, it would put them in a good position to work toward the fulfilment of election promises concerning the provision of early childhood education.” The fact ABC currently has about 30 per cent of long day care places in Australia is unusual. “No other country entrusts so much childcare to just one provider,” said Ms Press.
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The appointment of receivers to manage the private childcare operator ABC Learning Centres represents a prime opportunity for the Rudd government to make right the mistakes of the past, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic. The childcare operator yesterday went into voluntary administration with the receivers assuring parents that the centres will remain open. “Many early childhood experts had expressed concern about the growing monopoly of ABC, particularly in regional areas,” said Senior Lecturer with the CSU School of Teacher Education Ms Fran Press. “The Commonwealth should show leadership by brokering a deal between the three levels of government and the community sector to ensure the survival of childcare places. Not only would this ensure the retention of much needed childcare places, it would put them in a good position to work toward the fulfilment of election promises concerning the provision of early childhood education.” The fact ABC currently has about 30 per cent of long day care places in Australia is unusual. “No other country entrusts so much childcare to just one provider,” said Ms Press.| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
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New education partnership for Griffith
06 Nov 2008
The signing of a new partnership between TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and Charles Sturt University (CSU) will highlight the importance of the new purpose-built teaching and learning centre at Riverina Institute’s Griffith Campus. The joint venture agreement signed on Thursday 6 November will see the development of new Integrated Degree/Diploma Programs in Early Childhood Studies and Nursing. “Signing the agreement with Charles Sturt University allows us to extend the pathways to careers from entry level to degree level,” said Riverina Institute Director Rosemary Campbell. “This will be exceptionally valuable to both employers and people seeking career paths in health and in children’s services.” “Charles Sturt University is strongly committed to improving access to and participation in higher education in Griffith and the western Riverina,” said CSU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers. “The University believes working with Riverina Institute and local government and organisations and businesses is the best way to do achieve this increased participation,” said Professor Chambers.
Media Note: The NSW Labor MLC for Murrumbidgee, Tony Catanzariti MLC and Senator for New South Wales Mark Arbib, officially opened the new facilities on Thursday 6 November 2008. Following the ceremony, guests from industry and the Griffith community, as well as TAFE NSW Riverina Institute students and staff toured the new facilities.
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The signing of a new partnership between TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and Charles Sturt University (CSU) will highlight the importance of the new purpose-built teaching and learning centre at Riverina Institute’s Griffith Campus. The joint venture agreement signed on Thursday 6 November will see the development of new Integrated Degree/Diploma Programs in Early Childhood Studies and Nursing. “Signing the agreement with Charles Sturt University allows us to extend the pathways to careers from entry level to degree level,” said Riverina Institute Director Rosemary Campbell. “This will be exceptionally valuable to both employers and people seeking career paths in health and in children’s services.” “Charles Sturt University is strongly committed to improving access to and participation in higher education in Griffith and the western Riverina,” said CSU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers. “The University believes working with Riverina Institute and local government and organisations and businesses is the best way to do achieve this increased participation,” said Professor Chambers. | Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The NSW Labor MLC for Murrumbidgee, Tony Catanzariti MLC and Senator for New South Wales Mark Arbib, officially opened the new facilities on Thursday 6 November 2008. Following the ceremony, guests from industry and the Griffith community, as well as TAFE NSW Riverina Institute students and staff toured the new facilities.
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Future teachers showcase their skills
05 Nov 2008
Cultural awareness in the classroom, and the importance of incorporating cultural awareness and understanding at an early age, is among topics to be presented at a conference today, Wednesday 5 November, by trainee teachers finishing their final year in education at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga. Teachers and members of the public have been invited to attend the ‘ECON 2008: Teachers of the Future’ conference to learn about the students’ work and learning over the past four years. The conference includes guest speakers Professor Jennifer Sumsion, Sub Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Education, and Assistant Principal at Melrose Primary School in Wodonga, Ms Maree Geoghegan. ECON 2008 will runs from 4 to 8.30pm in the CSU Cliff Blake Lecture Theatre complex, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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Cultural awareness in the classroom, and the importance of incorporating cultural awareness and understanding at an early age, is among topics to be presented at a conference today, Wednesday 5 November, by trainee teachers finishing their final year in education at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga. Teachers and members of the public have been invited to attend the ‘ECON 2008: Teachers of the Future’ conference to learn about the students’ work and learning over the past four years. The conference includes guest speakers Professor Jennifer Sumsion, Sub Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Education, and Assistant Principal at Melrose Primary School in Wodonga, Ms Maree Geoghegan. ECON 2008 will runs from 4 to 8.30pm in the CSU Cliff Blake Lecture Theatre complex, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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Minister to launch new IT degree
04 Nov 2008
A new information technology (IT) course to be offered by Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst will be launched on Friday 7 November by the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services) degree has been developed by CSU and international computer firm IBM to keep pace with rapidly evolving industry needs and will provide skilled IT professionals for a range of industries. Head of the CSU School of Accounting and Computer Science, Associate Professor Ross Wilson, said, “The degree, which offers a mix of technical and business aspects that reflects what industry is looking for, will be offered from the start of 2009 and will incorporate flexible delivery to facilitate concurrent work experience. All 22 students accepted into the new course will be fully supported by scholarships funded by industry partners IBM, Country Energy and the NSW Department of Lands.”
Media Note: The official launch of the Bachelor of IT (Business Services) degree by the NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development, the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, will take place at 11.30am on Friday 7 November at the James Hardie Room , Centre for Professional Development on the CSU Bathurst Campus.
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A new information technology (IT) course to be offered by Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst will be launched on Friday 7 November by the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services) degree has been developed by CSU and international computer firm IBM to keep pace with rapidly evolving industry needs and will provide skilled IT professionals for a range of industries. Head of the CSU School of Accounting and Computer Science, Associate Professor Ross Wilson, said, “The degree, which offers a mix of technical and business aspects that reflects what industry is looking for, will be offered from the start of 2009 and will incorporate flexible delivery to facilitate concurrent work experience. All 22 students accepted into the new course will be fully supported by scholarships funded by industry partners IBM, Country Energy and the NSW Department of Lands.”
| Media Officer | : Bruce Andrews |
| Telephone | : 02 63386084 |
Media Note: The official launch of the Bachelor of IT (Business Services) degree by the NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development, the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, will take place at 11.30am on Friday 7 November at the James Hardie Room , Centre for Professional Development on the CSU Bathurst Campus.
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Award winning jewellery designs
04 Nov 2008
Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) graduates have come up trumps in the National Contemporary Jewellery Awards held on Thursday 24 October at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery. Ms Emily Snadden from Wagga Wagga, was highly commended for ‘best innovative contemporary jewellery design’. Ms Snadden, who graduated with the Bachelor of Arts (Jewellery) in 2006, works in the CSU School of Visual and Performing Arts. Her design entitled The Bends continued her exploration into the potential plasticity and malleability of metal. “My works are unashamedly quirky and conceptual works which aim to demonstrate a material plasticity normally uncharacteristic to metal,” said Ms Snadden. Ms Emma Kidson, also from Wagga Wagga, won the ‘best innovative contemporary jewellery design submitted by an artist under 26 years of age’. Ms Kidson owns a jewellery design business in Wagga Wagga and graduated from CSU in 2007. Entitled Origami Box Ring 1, Ms Kidson submitted a sterling silver ring.
Media Note: The National Contemporary Jewellery Awards is administered by the Griffith Regional Art Gallery.
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Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) graduates have come up trumps in the National Contemporary Jewellery Awards held on Thursday 24 October at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery. Ms Emily Snadden from Wagga Wagga, was highly commended for ‘best innovative contemporary jewellery design’. Ms Snadden, who graduated with the Bachelor of Arts (Jewellery) in 2006, works in the CSU School of Visual and Performing Arts. Her design entitled The Bends continued her exploration into the potential plasticity and malleability of metal. “My works are unashamedly quirky and conceptual works which aim to demonstrate a material plasticity normally uncharacteristic to metal,” said Ms Snadden. Ms Emma Kidson, also from Wagga Wagga, won the ‘best innovative contemporary jewellery design submitted by an artist under 26 years of age’. Ms Kidson owns a jewellery design business in Wagga Wagga and graduated from CSU in 2007. Entitled Origami Box Ring 1, Ms Kidson submitted a sterling silver ring.| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The National Contemporary Jewellery Awards is administered by the Griffith Regional Art Gallery.
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Marketing Mint money
04 Nov 2008
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Five groups of final year marketing students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will deliver marketing plans to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint at a presentation at the Bathurst Campus on Thursday 6 November. Lecturer in marketing at the School of Marketing and Management, Mr Andrew Mashman, explained that following an invitation from Dr Felicity Mullens, Marketing Manager of the Royal Australian Mint, his class of strategic marketing management students travelled to Canberra to inspect the Mint and be briefed about Australia’s diminishing use of coin-based currency, the Mint’s core business. After returning, the students worked in groups for eight weeks to explore marketing strategies and research opportunities the Mint could consider. “Each group will deliver a 20-minute presentation to communicate how they would ensure the longevity of Australia’s premium minting facility,” Mr Mashman said. “The students feel the pressure to perform because of the client’s involvement, and as graduating students they know this will be an important step in their transition into the workforce in 2009.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Andrew Mashman and Dr Felicity Mullens. The presentations by CSU marketing students to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint will be between 12.30pm to 2.30pm at The Grange, CSU Bathurst Campus, on Thursday 6 November.
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Five groups of final year marketing students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will deliver marketing plans to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint at a presentation at the Bathurst Campus on Thursday 6 November. Lecturer in marketing at the School of Marketing and Management, Mr Andrew Mashman, explained that following an invitation from Dr Felicity Mullens, Marketing Manager of the Royal Australian Mint, his class of strategic marketing management students travelled to Canberra to inspect the Mint and be briefed about Australia’s diminishing use of coin-based currency, the Mint’s core business. After returning, the students worked in groups for eight weeks to explore marketing strategies and research opportunities the Mint could consider. “Each group will deliver a 20-minute presentation to communicate how they would ensure the longevity of Australia’s premium minting facility,” Mr Mashman said. “The students feel the pressure to perform because of the client’s involvement, and as graduating students they know this will be an important step in their transition into the workforce in 2009.”| Media Officer | : Bruce Andrews |
| Telephone | : 02 63386084 |
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Andrew Mashman and Dr Felicity Mullens. The presentations by CSU marketing students to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint will be between 12.30pm to 2.30pm at The Grange, CSU Bathurst Campus, on Thursday 6 November.
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CSU shorts win awards
04 Nov 2008
Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) secured two awards at a popular short film festival held in Wagga Wagga on Saturday 25 October. Over 600 people filled the amphitheatre at Wollundry Lagoon at the annual Reel is Real film festival. A varied program of 16 short-listed films from all over Australia was screened. The Best Animation award went to first year graphic design and multi-media student Mr Aleksei Fateev for his animated film, ‘Alien Life Cycle’. The Best Film went to second year television production student, Mr Jackson Bauer for his film, ‘The Paperboy’.
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Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) secured two awards at a popular short film festival held in Wagga Wagga on Saturday 25 October. Over 600 people filled the amphitheatre at Wollundry Lagoon at the annual Reel is Real film festival. A varied program of 16 short-listed films from all over Australia was screened. The Best Animation award went to first year graphic design and multi-media student Mr Aleksei Fateev for his animated film, ‘Alien Life Cycle’. The Best Film went to second year television production student, Mr Jackson Bauer for his film, ‘The Paperboy’. | Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
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REX supports CSU acting students
04 Nov 2008
Acting students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) have expressed their gratitude to Regional Express (Rex) Airlines which has demonstrated its commitment to regional communities. The airline has donated four return flights between Sydney and Wagga Wagga in support of the final year students’ Agents’ Day Showcase. The annual showcase is organised and largely funded by Bachelor of Arts (Acting for Screen and Stage) students. Major casting agents from Sydney are invited to CSU at Wagga Wagga to view short performances by the acting students. “The cost of staging the showcase has risen due to increasing interest from agents wishing to attend the event,” said CSU acting student Ms Hannah Smith. “Despite our late request to Rex, the airline generously responded by donating the flights. This contribution will go a long way to ensuring the continuing success of the showcase.”
Media Note: The Agents’ Day Showcase will be held from 11am Friday 7 November in the Drama Studio, building 71, Kywong Place, near car park 20, CSU, Wagga Wagga.
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Acting students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) have expressed their gratitude to Regional Express (Rex) Airlines which has demonstrated its commitment to regional communities. The airline has donated four return flights between Sydney and Wagga Wagga in support of the final year students’ Agents’ Day Showcase. The annual showcase is organised and largely funded by Bachelor of Arts (Acting for Screen and Stage) students. Major casting agents from Sydney are invited to CSU at Wagga Wagga to view short performances by the acting students. “The cost of staging the showcase has risen due to increasing interest from agents wishing to attend the event,” said CSU acting student Ms Hannah Smith. “Despite our late request to Rex, the airline generously responded by donating the flights. This contribution will go a long way to ensuring the continuing success of the showcase.”
| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The Agents’ Day Showcase will be held from 11am Friday 7 November in the Drama Studio, building 71, Kywong Place, near car park 20, CSU, Wagga Wagga.
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CSU wine for Jimmy Watson trophy
04 Nov 2008
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) 2007 Shiraz has been nominated for the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Australia largest wine show. Fifteen wines were selected in October by a panel of international and national judges. The award for the best red wine of the 2007 vintage is one of the most sought after trophies of the 21 awards available at the show. The CSU 2007 Shiraz is produced with grapes from the University’s vineyard in Orange and is the only NSW wine to be nominated for this year’s Trophy. The wine has already been awarded bronze medals at the Orange Wine Show in October and the Riverina Wine Show in September. CSU Shiraz 2007 will be released at the University’s Cellar Door at Wagga Wagga in mid-November. The winner of the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy will be announced at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show presentation dinner on Thursday 13 November at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne.
Media Note: For further information, contact CSU Winemaker in Wagga Wagga, Mr Andrew Drumm, on (02) 6933 2241 or CSU Viticulturalist in Orange, Mr Geoffrey Cook, on 0419 407 021.
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The Charles Sturt University (CSU) 2007 Shiraz has been nominated for the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Australia largest wine show. Fifteen wines were selected in October by a panel of international and national judges. The award for the best red wine of the 2007 vintage is one of the most sought after trophies of the 21 awards available at the show. The CSU 2007 Shiraz is produced with grapes from the University’s vineyard in Orange and is the only NSW wine to be nominated for this year’s Trophy. The wine has already been awarded bronze medals at the Orange Wine Show in October and the Riverina Wine Show in September. CSU Shiraz 2007 will be released at the University’s Cellar Door at Wagga Wagga in mid-November. The winner of the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy will be announced at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show presentation dinner on Thursday 13 November at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne.| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: For further information, contact CSU Winemaker in Wagga Wagga, Mr Andrew Drumm, on (02) 6933 2241 or CSU Viticulturalist in Orange, Mr Geoffrey Cook, on 0419 407 021.
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Shining a light on radiographers
04 Nov 2008
Media Note: A barbeque for students and staff will be held on Wednesday 5 November from 12 noon in the quadrangle in front of the Nosh Pit, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. For more information or to arrange interviews contact Mrs Kelly Spuur, lecturer in medical imaging on 0403 778 782.
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Medical imaging students and staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will commemorate International Radiographers and Radiation Therapists Week from 3–9 November at CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. Undergraduate courses in Medical Imaging have been taught at CSU for over 30 years. This year more than 200 students are studying on campus in preparation for a career as a radiographer, a health professional who takes medical images including CT and MRI scans, ultrasounds, mammograms and x-rays for diagnosis. Lecturer in medical imaging, Mrs Kelly Spuur said, the University also has post-graduate students enrolled in courses including ultrasound and image interpretation and offers a professional advancement program for overseas radiographers. “The world’s first X-ray taken was in 1895 and Saturday 8 November is recognised as World Radiography Day,” she said.
| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: A barbeque for students and staff will be held on Wednesday 5 November from 12 noon in the quadrangle in front of the Nosh Pit, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. For more information or to arrange interviews contact Mrs Kelly Spuur, lecturer in medical imaging on 0403 778 782.
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Pros and cons of genetically modified crops
04 Nov 2008
As part of its mission to develop productive and efficient agricultural systems, the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, an alliance between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the Department of Primary Industries, is holding a working breakfast about genetically modified (GM) crops and their projected impact. Organiser and CSU post-doctoral fellow, Dr Rex Stanton, says the event is targeted at farmers, advisors and consultants and will feature two speakers who will share their international knowledge of GM crops. “Suzanne Warwick is a research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, who researches weed and crop evolution and is studying the environmental impact of commercially released GM modified canola crops,” he said. “Culcairn farmer and 2007 Nuffield Scholar, Mr Murray Scholz, will explain his recent study of the implications of herbicide tolerant GM crops on weed management in North America, Europe and South America.”
Media Note: The breakfast will run from 8.00am to 9.30am on Thursday 6 November at the Conference Room, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga. Contact Dr Rex Stanton on (02) 6938 1618 to arrange interviews.
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As part of its mission to develop productive and efficient agricultural systems, the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, an alliance between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the Department of Primary Industries, is holding a working breakfast about genetically modified (GM) crops and their projected impact. Organiser and CSU post-doctoral fellow, Dr Rex Stanton, says the event is targeted at farmers, advisors and consultants and will feature two speakers who will share their international knowledge of GM crops. “Suzanne Warwick is a research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, who researches weed and crop evolution and is studying the environmental impact of commercially released GM modified canola crops,” he said. “Culcairn farmer and 2007 Nuffield Scholar, Mr Murray Scholz, will explain his recent study of the implications of herbicide tolerant GM crops on weed management in North America, Europe and South America.”
| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The breakfast will run from 8.00am to 9.30am on Thursday 6 November at the Conference Room, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga. Contact Dr Rex Stanton on (02) 6938 1618 to arrange interviews.
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Text/object in new exhibition
04 Nov 2008
Following previous successful exhibitions, staff at the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will present recent works in a show titled text/object. The exhibition will be opened by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administrative), Professor Lyn Gorman, on Friday 7 November at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Show curator Dr Johannes Klabbers says this is a unique opportunity for the community to experience the wide-ranging practices and research of creative practitioners teaching at CSU. “All works in this exhibition are collaborative, Some participants have worked with family members or colleagues within the school, while others collaborated with national and international artists. The result is a very eclectic exhibition featuring the work of 28 participants.”
Media Note: The exhibition will open at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery at 6pm on Friday 7 November. It will run until 11 January 2009. The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is at Civic Centre, corner Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga. For more information visit the show website.
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Following previous successful exhibitions, staff at the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will present recent works in a show titled text/object. The exhibition will be opened by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administrative), Professor Lyn Gorman, on Friday 7 November at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Show curator Dr Johannes Klabbers says this is a unique opportunity for the community to experience the wide-ranging practices and research of creative practitioners teaching at CSU. “All works in this exhibition are collaborative, Some participants have worked with family members or colleagues within the school, while others collaborated with national and international artists. The result is a very eclectic exhibition featuring the work of 28 participants.”| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The exhibition will open at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery at 6pm on Friday 7 November. It will run until 11 January 2009. The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is at Civic Centre, corner Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga. For more information visit the show website.
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Where are the children?
04 Nov 2008
How children are affected by an individual’s mental illness, a topic rarely considered in the treatment of mental illness, will be discussed at a public lecture to be given by Dr Darryl Maybery from Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 5 November in Albury. Titled Parental Mental Illness – Where Are the Children?, the presentation will outline the prevalence and level of risk for children as well as the key points of intervention for children, parents, the family, workers and society for families facing mental illness and some approaches for assisting these children and families. “The ultimate aim of our research at CSU is early intervention and prevention of mental illness in families so that this impact is minimised,” said Dr Maybery, who is Associate Director for the CSU Centre for Inland Health and a senior lecturer with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, based in Wagga Wagga. The lecture will commence at 6pm in the Nowik Lecture Theatre, Guinea St, Albury.
Media Note: For interviews with Dr Maybery, contact CSU Media.
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How children are affected by an individual’s mental illness, a topic rarely considered in the treatment of mental illness, will be discussed at a public lecture to be given by Dr Darryl Maybery from Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 5 November in Albury. Titled Parental Mental Illness – Where Are the Children?, the presentation will outline the prevalence and level of risk for children as well as the key points of intervention for children, parents, the family, workers and society for families facing mental illness and some approaches for assisting these children and families. “The ultimate aim of our research at CSU is early intervention and prevention of mental illness in families so that this impact is minimised,” said Dr Maybery, who is Associate Director for the CSU Centre for Inland Health and a senior lecturer with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, based in Wagga Wagga. The lecture will commence at 6pm in the Nowik Lecture Theatre, Guinea St, Albury.
| Media Officer | : Wes Ward |
| Telephone | : 02 6051 9906 |
Media Note: For interviews with Dr Maybery, contact CSU Media.
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Regional students get online advice
04 Nov 2008
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Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in management communication Mrs Zelma Bone joined representatives from online career advisory website Career Central Australia on a tour of the NSW Central West last week. “We did a three-day road trip with Career Central visiting schools in Condobolin, Parkes, Forbes, Red Bend, Dubbo, Molong, Canowindra, Cowra and Blayney,” Mrs Bone said. CSU became a sponsor of Career Central Australia last year enabling 2 500 students at thirteen schools in western and central western NSW to become members for a greatly subsidised fee. “By visiting these schools and others, we can promote the benefits of the website which gives young regional people a greater scope of information about possible careers.” See the Careeer Central website here.
| Media Officer | : Holly-Amber Manning |
| Telephone | : 02 6365 7813 |
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International honour for natural weed research
28 Oct 2008
Before scientists from almost 40 countries, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Emeritus Professor of Agriculture, Jim Pratley, was honoured for his significant contribution to the development of the science of allelopathy. The international award was presented to Professor Pratley during the fifth World Congress on Allelopathy in the USA in late September. The prestigious and competitive Molisch Award is presented every three years during the International Allelopathy Society’s conference to recognise research excellence and career contributions to the field of allelopathy, which is the science of using a plant’s natural defense system to beat weed infestation. Professor Pratley is a staff member at the E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation in Wagga Wagga, a collaborative alliance between CSU and the NSW Department of Primary Industries, and was a member of the recent conference’s organising committee and a past vice-president of the International Allelopathy Society. Professor Pratley is continuing his research into natural herbicides and weed management.
Media Note: Professor Jim Pratley is based at the E H Graham Centre in Wagga Wagga and is available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
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Before scientists from almost 40 countries, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Emeritus Professor of Agriculture, Jim Pratley, was honoured for his significant contribution to the development of the science of allelopathy. The international award was presented to Professor Pratley during the fifth World Congress on Allelopathy in the USA in late September. The prestigious and competitive Molisch Award is presented every three years during the International Allelopathy Society’s conference to recognise research excellence and career contributions to the field of allelopathy, which is the science of using a plant’s natural defense system to beat weed infestation. Professor Pratley is a staff member at the E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation in Wagga Wagga, a collaborative alliance between CSU and the NSW Department of Primary Industries, and was a member of the recent conference’s organising committee and a past vice-president of the International Allelopathy Society. Professor Pratley is continuing his research into natural herbicides and weed management.| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: Professor Jim Pratley is based at the E H Graham Centre in Wagga Wagga and is available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
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Award for promoting affinity in Australian society
28 Oct 2008
A national award promoting religious harmony and acceptance within Australian society has been bestowed on Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in theology, Associate Professor Clive Pearson. The principal of the United Theological College (UTC) in Sydney, within the CSU School of Theology, received an Australian Affinity Award in September. The award recognised Professor Pearson’s significant contributions in the study of religion, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and the ‘facilitating' by CSU in this dialogue. Associate Professor Pearson was particularly recognised for his work on the public theology of issues of diversity in Sydney, including analysis of the riots in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla in December 2005. “The United Theological College has been working with Affinity and Sydney’s Islamic community firstly out of concern for the neighbour, for the stranger in our midst and a concern for social cohesion,” said Associate Professor Pearson. “We have attended and presented at each other's conferences because we believe that it is important for a Christian theology to be done these days in the presence of the religious other as well as the secular.”
Media Note: Associate Professor Clive Pearson is on study leave at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA until 31 December. He is one of 12 international scholars selected to be a member of the prestigious Center of Theological Inquiry. He is completing a book on what is a public theology, with reference to Australia. Associate Professor Pearson and fellow UTC lecturer, the Reverend Dr William Emilsen, recently presented papers to the Forum on Public Policy at Oxford University, UK. Associate Professor Pearson’s paper focused on a Christian theological response to the Cronulla riots in dialogue with a range of other sociological, media and criminology analyses. Dr Emilsen's address focussed on religion and teenage suicide bombers.
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A national award promoting religious harmony and acceptance within Australian society has been bestowed on Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in theology, Associate Professor Clive Pearson. The principal of the United Theological College (UTC) in Sydney, within the CSU School of Theology, received an Australian Affinity Award in September. The award recognised Professor Pearson’s significant contributions in the study of religion, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and the ‘facilitating' by CSU in this dialogue. Associate Professor Pearson was particularly recognised for his work on the public theology of issues of diversity in Sydney, including analysis of the riots in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla in December 2005. “The United Theological College has been working with Affinity and Sydney’s Islamic community firstly out of concern for the neighbour, for the stranger in our midst and a concern for social cohesion,” said Associate Professor Pearson. “We have attended and presented at each other's conferences because we believe that it is important for a Christian theology to be done these days in the presence of the religious other as well as the secular.”| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: Associate Professor Clive Pearson is on study leave at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA until 31 December. He is one of 12 international scholars selected to be a member of the prestigious Center of Theological Inquiry. He is completing a book on what is a public theology, with reference to Australia. Associate Professor Pearson and fellow UTC lecturer, the Reverend Dr William Emilsen, recently presented papers to the Forum on Public Policy at Oxford University, UK. Associate Professor Pearson’s paper focused on a Christian theological response to the Cronulla riots in dialogue with a range of other sociological, media and criminology analyses. Dr Emilsen's address focussed on religion and teenage suicide bombers.
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Moving new books from CSU
28 Oct 2008
Three new books from human movement studies lecturers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be launched at the Bathurst Campus on Wednesday 29 October. The books provide insights into the way the human body deals with its heating during exercise and exertion; the personal and cultural meanings of participating in competitive sports in later life; and the way young women view and respond to their bodies, health and physical activity. Head of the School of Human Movement Studies, Associate Professor Frank Marino, said “The significance of these books is that the School of Human Movement Studies believes in being a player in creating knowledge rather than a passive user. It shows to our students that we in the School are at the forefront of research and scholarship, so they should have every confidence that the curriculum they are a part of is cutting edge.”
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Young Women, Health, & the Self: The Body, Schooling, and the Discursive Constitution of Gendered and Classed Subjectivities, by Dr Gabrielle O’Flynn. This book establishes new understandings of young women’s health, drawing on a post-structural perspective to explore the complex ways young women constitute their subjectivities in relation to meanings of health and physical activity.
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Three new books from human movement studies lecturers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be launched at the Bathurst Campus on Wednesday 29 October. The books provide insights into the way the human body deals with its heating during exercise and exertion; the personal and cultural meanings of participating in competitive sports in later life; and the way young women view and respond to their bodies, health and physical activity. Head of the School of Human Movement Studies, Associate Professor Frank Marino, said “The significance of these books is that the School of Human Movement Studies believes in being a player in creating knowledge rather than a passive user. It shows to our students that we in the School are at the forefront of research and scholarship, so they should have every confidence that the curriculum they are a part of is cutting edge.”| Media Officer | : Bruce Andrews |
| Telephone | : 02 63386084 |
Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with any of the authors. The book launch is at 12.30pm on Wednesday 29 October in the foyer of the School of Human Movement Studies (N1 – Allen House) at Charles Sturt University at Bathurst. RSVP to Mrs Dale Smith on (02) 6338 4048, dsmith@csu.edu.au by close of business on Tuesday 27 October. The books being launched are:
Thermoregulation and Human Performance: Physiological and Biological Aspects Edited by Associate Professor Frank Marino. This publication provides different interpretations of recent research for a better understanding of the limitations of thermoregulation.
Competing for Life: Older People, Sport and Ageing, by Dr Rylee Dionigi
This book explores the motives, actions and experiences of 138 older Australian Masters Games competitors to expose alternative ways of thinking about sport and ageing, and reflect a society that values competitiveness, youthfulness and physical activity.
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CSU staff and students support Reclaim the Night
28 Oct 2008
The ‘Reclaim the Night’ march in Bathurst on Thursday 30 October will affirm the right for women everywhere to live in freedom from discrimination and fear of violence. One of the march organisers, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at Bathurst, Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid, said she expected strong support for the march by women students and staff members from the University. “We have had outstanding support by staff and students from CSU faculties, divisions and services for sponsorship and action, and we look forward to an impressive turn-out on the night. The aim of this year's march is to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Reclaim the Night, and for women, men and children of the Bathurst community to come together to peacefully protest against sexual violence towards women and children, and to promote women’s strength and survival.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid. All community members are welcome to attend to support the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march, which will commence at 6.30pm on Thursday 30 October in Machattie Park with speeches, singing and performances. Refreshments will also be available before the march sets off along George, Russell, William, Bentinck and Howick Streets, returning to Machattie Park by 8.30pm for more singing by candlelight. The event is expected to conclude by 9pm. All donations will go to the Central West Women’s Health Centre Emergency Fund to support Bathurst women and children in crisis.
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The ‘Reclaim the Night’ march in Bathurst on Thursday 30 October will affirm the right for women everywhere to live in freedom from discrimination and fear of violence. One of the march organisers, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at Bathurst, Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid, said she expected strong support for the march by women students and staff members from the University. “We have had outstanding support by staff and students from CSU faculties, divisions and services for sponsorship and action, and we look forward to an impressive turn-out on the night. The aim of this year's march is to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Reclaim the Night, and for women, men and children of the Bathurst community to come together to peacefully protest against sexual violence towards women and children, and to promote women’s strength and survival.”
| Media Officer | : Bruce Andrews |
| Telephone | : 02 63386084 |
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid. All community members are welcome to attend to support the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march, which will commence at 6.30pm on Thursday 30 October in Machattie Park with speeches, singing and performances. Refreshments will also be available before the march sets off along George, Russell, William, Bentinck and Howick Streets, returning to Machattie Park by 8.30pm for more singing by candlelight. The event is expected to conclude by 9pm. All donations will go to the Central West Women’s Health Centre Emergency Fund to support Bathurst women and children in crisis.
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Nuclear oncology for inland Australia
28 Oct 2008
The future direction of nuclear oncology in rural and regional Australia is on the agenda of a conference being held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November. “The use of nuclear medicine in diagnosing cancer plays a crucial role in improving patient management,” said CSU senior lecturer and conference organiser Dr Geoff Currie.”There is a significant inequity in this area between rural and metropolitan people and this conference plays an important role in developing rural strategies for today and for the future.” The conference has attracted more than 100 delegates, including oncologists and radiotherapists as well as nuclear medicine students from CSU and other institutions. "The NSW Cancer Council supports important events such as this conference as part of its role to ensure equity of access for cancer patients in rural and regional NSW,” said Mr John Knight from the Cancer Council in Wagga Wagga. Associate Professor Dianne O'Connell from the NSW Cancer Council will speak on 'Patterns of cancer care studies in NSW’.
Media Note: The 5th Annual CE Workshop is organised by CSU, the Rural Alliance in Nuclear Scintigraphy, and the ACT Branch of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM). Guest speakers include Associate Professor Dianne O’Connell, Dr Rob Ware, from the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, and Mr Larry Pang from the University of California, Los Angeles. The conference will be held from 9.45am Saturday 1 November to 12.30pm Sunday 1 November, at the Wal Fife Theatre, building 14, near car park 4, Tooma Way, CSU, Wagga Wagga.
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The future direction of nuclear oncology in rural and regional Australia is on the agenda of a conference being held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November. “The use of nuclear medicine in diagnosing cancer plays a crucial role in improving patient management,” said CSU senior lecturer and conference organiser Dr Geoff Currie.”There is a significant inequity in this area between rural and metropolitan people and this conference plays an important role in developing rural strategies for today and for the future.” The conference has attracted more than 100 delegates, including oncologists and radiotherapists as well as nuclear medicine students from CSU and other institutions. "The NSW Cancer Council supports important events such as this conference as part of its role to ensure equity of access for cancer patients in rural and regional NSW,” said Mr John Knight from the Cancer Council in Wagga Wagga. Associate Professor Dianne O'Connell from the NSW Cancer Council will speak on 'Patterns of cancer care studies in NSW’.
| Media Officer | : Fiona Halloran |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The 5th Annual CE Workshop is organised by CSU, the Rural Alliance in Nuclear Scintigraphy, and the ACT Branch of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM). Guest speakers include Associate Professor Dianne O’Connell, Dr Rob Ware, from the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, and Mr Larry Pang from the University of California, Los Angeles. The conference will be held from 9.45am Saturday 1 November to 12.30pm Sunday 1 November, at the Wal Fife Theatre, building 14, near car park 4, Tooma Way, CSU, Wagga Wagga.
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World safflower experts to meet in Wagga
28 Oct 2008
The less commonly known oilseed crop, safflower, will be in the spotlight when world experts descend on Wagga Wagga for the 7th International Safflower Conference to be held from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 November. Conference convenor Ms Sue Knights said safflower offers enormous potential in drought conditions and the conference will feature a visit to trial crops at Coleambally to demonstrate its suitability to the Riverina. “The conference is themed ’Safflower: unexploited potential and world adaptability’ and will encompass growers, marketers and researchers as an opportunity to undertake critical industry development on this underutilized crop,” she said. Hosted by the Australian Oilseeds Federation, the program features speakers from India, USA, Spain and the Charles Sturt University EH Graham Centre’s Dr Rod Mailer who will speak on ‘Quality evaluation of safflower cultivars’.
Media Note: The conference will run from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 November. A field trip will be held on Monday 3 November to the Murrumbidgee Demonstration Farm at Coleambally. The remainder of the conference will be held at the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre on Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga campus from 8.30am - 4.30pm. Dr Rod Mailer will speak on Tuesday 4 November from 3.50pm - 4.10pm. For more information see the conference website. Contact Ms Sue Knights on 0429 411 971 to arrange interviews.
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The less commonly known oilseed crop, safflower, will be in the spotlight when world experts descend on Wagga Wagga for the 7th International Safflower Conference to be held from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 November. Conference convenor Ms Sue Knights said safflower offers enormous potential in drought conditions and the conference will feature a visit to trial crops at Coleambally to demonstrate its suitability to the Riverina. “The conference is themed ’Safflower: unexploited potential and world adaptability’ and will encompass growers, marketers and researchers as an opportunity to undertake critical industry development on this underutilized crop,” she said. Hosted by the Australian Oilseeds Federation, the program features speakers from India, USA, Spain and the Charles Sturt University EH Graham Centre’s Dr Rod Mailer who will speak on ‘Quality evaluation of safflower cultivars’.| Media Officer | : Kate Roberts |
| Telephone | : 02 6933 2207 |
Media Note: The conference will run from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 November. A field trip will be held on Monday 3 November to the Murrumbidgee Demonstration Farm at Coleambally. The remainder of the conference will be held at the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre on Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga campus from 8.30am - 4.30pm. Dr Rod Mailer will speak on Tuesday 4 November from 3.50pm - 4.10pm. For more information see the conference website. Contact Ms Sue Knights on 0429 411 971 to arrange interviews.
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