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NSW Bike Week rolls into CSU


Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff and student cyclists will gather for a group social ride to the University in Bathurst on Wednesday 19 September as part of NSW Bike Week activities. Bike Week event coordinator at CSU, Ms Nicola Smith, from CSU Green,  said events were planned for all CSU campus towns. “We encourage the University’s staff and students to cycle-to-work as a fun, healthy and low carbon means of transport which is gaining in popularity,” Ms Smith said. “The group ride during Bike Week also promotes safety and economic savings, as fuel prices and motoring costs continue to climb.” There will be a Bike Ready Event on the library lawn at CSU on Tuesday 18 September from 12pm to 2pm for cyclists to check and prepare bikes ahead of the group ride the following day. Cyclists will meet at 8am on Wednesday 19 September at Banjo’s café, William Street, Bathurst, for a free breakfast before departing at 8.30am to ride to the University.

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
 
Participants are asked to RSVP for ‘Ride to Campus’ to csugreen@csu.edu.au to advise name and campus, for catering purposes and to go into a prize draw for a chance to win a new bike. Ride-to-work coordinator contacts for CSU in Bathurst are Mr Patrick Forman and Mr Peter Scott. More information about activities at all CSU campuses can be found hereNSW Bike Week runs from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 September.
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Naming ceremony honours regional champion


Eminent academic and leading promoter of regional Australia, Professor Henry Nowik, will be recognised for his services to regional business when Charles Sturt University (CSU) names a major building on its Albury-Wodonga Campus in his honour. CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Andrew Vann will be on hand to name the Nowik Learning Commons from 12noon on Thursday 13 September. The learning commons includes the library, extensive large and small meeting spaces, computer rooms and a kitchenette, most of which are open 24 hours a day, seven days per week to CSU students and staff. “Professor Nowik has a remarkable set of life experiences drawn from a long and rich life, well-lived. He has had a particular interest in the development of the Albury-Wodonga Campus to meet the needs of this growing regional hub, and Charles Sturt University honours Professor Nowik as a champion of regional development, a founding father of modern Wodonga, and as a visionary, philanthropist and benefactor,” Professor Vann said.


Media Officer: Wes Ward
Telephone: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Professors Andrew Vann and Henry Nowik will be available for interviews after the opening ceremony of the Nowik Learning Commons, after 12.30pm on Thursday 13 September in front of the Learning Commons, near the Gums Café, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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Piano lessons go online


The trial links two pianos over the Internet.Imagine the keys on a piano in front of you moving up and down as a teacher hundreds of kilometres away plays. This unique experience has been made possible for students at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music (RCM)  thanks to technical support from Charles Sturt University (CSU).  The Conservatorium is taking part in a trial which links two pianos over the Internet to allow local students to get expert, real time tuition from teachers at the Australian National University (ANU). To facilitate the trial, CSU’s Division of Information Technology has provided access to the University’s dedicated fibre optic internet connection and technical support. CSU Technical Specialist – Networks, Mr Travis Terry, said, “Charles Sturt University has immense experience in facilitating remote teaching utilising interactive technologies such as video conferencing. Coupling complementary technologies like the digital piano could be a major step forward for remote teaching and we are pleased to explore the possibilities.” Conservatorium Director Mr Hamish Tait said, “This kind of technology helps break downs some of the barriers of living in a regional area by giving local students access to highly qualified instructors hundreds of kilometres away.”


Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media for interviews with CSU Technical Specialist – Networks, Mr Travis Terry. CSU uses Polycom video conference units and this trial makes use of Music Mode, technology developed by Polycom Engineers and the Manhattan School of Music which reproduces live music picked up by microphones.

The Riverina Conservatorium of Music will trial the digital piano for the media from 4pm on Friday 14 September at Conservatorium building, South Campus, CSU in Wagga Wagga. Send an email to the Conservatorium’s Concert Administrator and Publicity Officer, Ms Catherine Holland to attend the demonstration.


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Deadly Days for new CSU staff


Maihali Scott from Wauchope Public School was at Deadly Days. Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) in Port Macquarie has welcomed its first Indigenous Student Support Officer, Ms Helene Jones. Ms Jones headed CSU’s exhibition space at last week’s Deadly Days Aboriginal community event held in Wauchope on 4 September, and said the public reaction to the University’s decision to open a campus in the region had been “amazing”. “Community members were extremely supportive of the University’s decision to commit to the area,” she said. “Many parents and educators of the school students who attended the event made special efforts to visit us at our marquee and thank us personally.” Deadly Days featured entertainment from Justice Crew, Casey Donovan and Troy Cassar-Daley, as well as stalls highlighting higher education and career options. CSU staff ran fun activities to inspire people to consider higher education as an option. “As a new staff member who had ‘come back to country’ after living away for many years, it was heart-warming to see so many familiar faces and to be able to be part of an organisation which is willing to provide opportunities for the people I love and is committed to Aboriginal education on the Mid-North Coast,” Ms Jones said.


Media Officer: Mark O'Brien
Telephone: 02 63657813

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Indigenous Student Support Officer Helene Jones. The Port Macquarie Campus is CSU’s first coastal regional campus. The first intake of students occurred in February 2012 with the official opening on 1 May 2012. Read more about CSU’s presence in Port Macquarie here.
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Who controls Asian forests?


A senior Nepali forester will discuss his ideas on who owns the forests of Asia and the implications of this ownership when he visits Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga this week. Dr Ganga Dahal, who is the Asian facilitator for the Rights and Resources Initiative in Bangkok, Thailand, is visiting the University’s School of Environmental Sciences to meet with CSU staff and research students, as well as presenting a public seminar titled Who controls the forests? Exploring community forestry in Asia. Dr Dahal said control and ownership of local forests is at the core of community forestry as it seeks to enhance local livelihoods. “Community forestry is widely promoted throughout Asia, however local communities often have insecure tenure over their traditional forests,” said Dr Dahal, who will explore the current status and changes in forest tenure in Asia, and the implications for community forestry at this seminar. Visit coordinator at CSU, Dr Digby Race, believes international visitors are important for the research and teaching programs of institutions such as CSU. “Having visitors like Dr Dahal is vital for exchanging experiences and ideas. It helps connect our local knowledge to global issues, and for our solutions to be informed by international lessons,” Dr Race said.

Media Officer: Wes Ward
Telephone: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Dr Ganga Dahal will be available for interviews at 12.15pm on Wednesday 12 September. Contact CSU Media. Dr Dahal will present his seminar at 3pm on Wednesday 12 September in Room 202, Learning and Teaching Hub, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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Honouring long service at CSU


Medals marking up to 40 years employment with Charles Sturt University (CSU) and its predecessor institutions will be presented by the CSU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Andrew Vann in Wagga Wagga tomorrow, Wednesday 12 September. A lunch will be hosted by the Head of CSU in Wagga Wagga, Mr Adrian Lindner in honour of 21 academic and general staff. Heading the long service list is Associate Professor Geoff Bamberry from the School of Management and Marketing at CSU in Wagga Wagga. He will receive a 40 year service medal during the ceremony. He began work in 1972 as a lecturer in public administration with the School of Business and Liberal Studies in the Riverina College of Advanced Education, one of CSU’s predecessor institutions. The medals recognise service for 20, 30 and 40 years.

Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The CSU long service presentation ceremony and lunch will be held from12noon to 2pm in the Convention Centre, building 230 near car park 17, Valder Way, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
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Changes in Wagga's main street


Historic Fitzmaurice Street (photo courtesy of the Museum of the Riverina).The changes in Wagga Wagga’s main street and the stories of the people who lived and worked there will be explored at a presentation by Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer Dr Nancy Blacklow on Saturday 15 September. As part of History Week activities, Dr Blacklow from CSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences will outline the collaborative research project between the CSU Regional Archives and Museum of the Riverina based on changes to Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets. “The aim is to peel back the layers of time,” Dr Blacklow said. “The research is looking at more than just the physical changes to the buildings, as my work explores personal stories and memories.” The project will culminate with an exhibition, People and Place at the Museum of the Riverina in late 2013.

Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews. The presentation by Dr Nancy Blacklow is from 11am to 12noon on Saturday 15 September at the Museum of the Riverina (Historic Council Chambers site). Bookings can be made through the Museum on (02) 6925 9655.
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Parents, schools and Finland


A senior educator who recently won a prestigious Churchill Scholarship to investigate the world-class Finnish education system will address middle school teaching students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Tuesday 18 September. Ms Margaret Mulcahy, a Principal Education Officer with the NSW Department of Education and Communities, will address how parents and carers can assist in schooling, which complements her interests in learning and thinking by inquiry, curriculum integration, and student-centred learning. She is joined by a senior teacher educator from the University of Lapland in Finland, Dr Tuija Turunen, a research fellow with CSU’s School of Education, who will provide a comparison of how parents work with schools in Finland. She will also address how people become teachers in the Scandinavian country and why most school leavers prefer teaching over law or medicine. Visit coordinator and CSU education lecturer, Dr Liisa Uusimaki, said bringing the two educators from different parts of the world together to share their knowledge with CSU middle school teaching students demonstrates University’s commitment to advancing teacher education for the sake of Australian children.


Media Officer: Wes Ward
Telephone: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Ms Margaret Mulcahy and Dr Tuija Turunen will be available for interviews at 11.30am in front of the Learning and Teaching Hub, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Drive, Thurgoona. They will be addressing first year students in CSU’s Bachelor of Education (K-12 Middle Schooling).
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On your bikes!


Students and staff from Charles Sturt University (CSU) will put their bike riding credentials on the line when they join thousands of fellow NSW commuters and ride to the University to celebrate NSW Bike Week on Tuesday 18 September. As part of the ride-to-work activities, supported by Albury City, the bicycle commuters will receive expert advice on maintaining and repairing their machines before and after their ride, which will leave at 7.45am from the old CSU Library car park in Guinea Street, Albury, and continue along the cycle path that follows the freeway to Thurgoona. Fellow riders are able to join the group along the way. The group is due to finish at the Gums Café, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, at 8.30am, where they will receive breakfast sponsored by CSU Green. Event coordinator across the University, Ms Nicola Smith, said the event, to also be held at other CSU campuses, aims to increase the knowledge of bike paths around CSU campuses, increase bike safety and get more CSU staff and students involved in local bicycle groups. “We want more Charles Sturt University people taking part in active transport and decreasing our carbon footprint,” Ms Smith said.


Media Officer: Wes Ward
Telephone: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Intending bike riders should meet at the old CSU Library carpark, Guinea Street, Albury from 7.30am for a 7:45 start. Riders from North Albury and Lavington can join in the ‘peleton’ along the freeway bike path or make their own way to the finish point at the Gums Café, CSU In Albury Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Media can get interviews and pictures before, during and after the event.
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"R" for Riesling in Orange


Charles Sturt University (CSU) Winery has released its first Riesling entirely produced with fruit from its Orange Campus vineyard. The 2012 “R” Riesling is the latest edition to the winery’s Letter Series, which is designed to showcase varieties not traditionally produced by CSU including Merlot, Tempranillo, Grenache and Petit Verdot. CSU Winery Marketing Manager, Mr Justin Byrne said the vintage had been much-anticipated following a couple of difficult seasons. “The Riesling vines were planted on the Orange Campus at the end of 2009, but with cooler and wetter-than-usual seasons in 2010 and 2011 this is the first vintage we have produced from them,” he said. “It is a major triumph for our viticulturist Geoff Cook who nursed the vines through those trying seasons, and it will make a welcome addition to the range”. The CSU Winery Orange Campus cellar door is open 11am-4pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The CSU Winery Wagga Wagga Campus cellar door is open Monday to Friday 11am-5pm and 11am-4pm on weekends.

Media Officer: Mark O'Brien
Telephone: 02 63657813

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU Winery Marketing Manager Mr Justin Byrne. The winery has been rated as a 41/2 star winery in 2012 James Halliday Wine Companion, was a finalist in the Tourism Winery Category of the 2009 Inland NSW Tourism Awards, and was Winner in 2010 for the category of Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Boutique Breweries.
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Have you got the cycling bug?


Orange residents with the cycling bug can get into the spirit of NSW Bike Week by joining Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff and students and the Orange Bicycle User Group (BUG) on a bicycle orienteering ride on Sunday 23 September. Starting and finishing at the CSU Cellar Door, the ride will let riders decide their own route by visiting check-points around north Orange and answering a simple question at each. All riders are welcome for the 15km event, which should take about two hours at an easy pace. The event will be one of two Bike Week rides for CSU campus staff and students, who will also embark on a ride-to-work event on Wednesday 19 September. This year’s ride is gearing up to be bigger than ever, beginning at Bill’s Beans in McLachlan Street at 8.30am before the ‘peleton’ heads down Leeds Parade to the campus for breakfast. CSU Campus Services Manager Mr Mark Chapman said while the ride-to-work event was for CSU staff and students, the orienteering ride on 23 September was open to the public. “The public event is aimed at participation so be sure and invite your family and friends,” he said. “The start time will be between 11am and noon, so come along and enjoy an easy afternoon cycling and even taste a CSU wine while you’re on our campus.”


Media Officer: Mark O'Brien
Telephone: 02 63657813

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with participants. The Ride-to-work day is open to CSU staff and students and starts at 8.30am on Wednesday 19 September at Bill’s Beans, McLachlan Street, Orange. The CSU/BUG Bicycle Orienteering Ride will start and finish from CSU Cellar Door, starting 11am. All are welcome on the 15 km ride around north Orange. The route includes shared pedestrian, cycleways and roads used, flat and undulating road surfaces, for two hours at an easy pace.

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Teaching English in Taipei


Mr Donald Joyce in the classroomTeaching English to young Taiwanese students is a rewarding experience for Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario graduate Mr Donald Joyce. Born and raised in Canada, Mr Joyce had been teaching in Taiwan but wanted to gain formal qualifications, so completed a Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (BPES) at CSU in 2011. He’s now teaching at the Zhongshan Private Elementary School in Taipei. “There are many challenges that go along with teaching students whose first language is not English. You have to be creative in how you deliver your lessons and manage the classroom,” he said. Mr Joyce believes the skills gained studying at CSU have made him a better teacher. “I bring in my guitar and sing because I now recognize the importance of music and how it can be a useful tool in teaching,” he said. “This is something I would never have done in the past as my guitar skills are very basic and my singing defies description.  Now I feel compelled to take risks as a teacher because I know it will be beneficial for the students.” Read the full story here.


Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note:  Contact CSU Media for Interviews with Mr Joyce.
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Using the Internet for social activism


Digital communication networks are being used to drive social change.From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement, activists are making strategic use of digital communication networks to encourage social change, according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer Mr Jake Wallis. Mr Wallis from the School of Information Studies will present a seminar at CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 5 September, exploring how civil society uses the web and the impact it can have on democratic participation and politics.  “The internet, social media and mobile phones allow messages of protest to spread at high speeds,” Mr Wallis said. “New media can help activist groups to create a hard-hitting emotional narrative around social issues, which can generate support across regional, national and international networks.”  The seminar will also be streamed to the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås in Sweden.


Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The seminar Digitalactivism- how does civil society use the web will be held on Wednesday 5 September from 4pm in the School of Information Studies Seminar Room, building 5, car park 4, Tooma Way at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
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Mass murder trial on trial at CSU


A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic who provided expert evidence at a murder trial of 25 defendants in South Africa in 1989, will attend a local screening on Thursday 13 September of A Common Purpose, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the trial. Associate Professor Graham Tyson, lecturer and researcher at the CSU School of Psychology in Bathurst, was one of the defence team’s expert witnesses in the trial in which 25 people were found guilty of the murder of one person. “In South Africa at that time, if a person was found guilty of murder, they automatically faced the death penalty, unless extenuation could be proved,” Professor Tyson said. “These 25 people faced the death sentence. I had given evidence in a number of such trials on the psychological factors that could influence people in crowds and which could reduce their ability to foresee the consequences of their behaviour. That evidence had been accepted as grounds for extenuation in an earlier trial, and therefore I was asked to testify in this case. Organising the defence case was a huge undertaking, and the film shows what a remarkable job defence lawyer Ms Andrea Durbach did. It is a very moving film and, when I saw it, it raised a lot of old emotions in me.”


Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Graham Tyson.
 
A Common Purpose won the People's Choice award for documentary at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival and screens at the Rahamim Ecological Centre, 34 Busby Street, Bathurst, at 7pm on Thursday 13 September. Tickets are $10 and $5 concession. A Common Purpose is presented by the CSU School of Communication and Creative Industries, is supported by the Bathurst Refugee Support Group, and will be introduced by its Director, Ms Mitzi Goldman, with hospitality provided from 6pm. For more information on the event, phone 0414 955 049.
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Crops and more crops to test CSU students


CSU student team for the 2012 Australian Universities Crops Competition.Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be represented by five students from NSW and Victoria in a national crop competition in Temora in September. The 2012 Australian Universities Crops Competition (AUCC) is hosted by GrainGrowers from Tuesday 11 September to Friday 14 September. The annual event will see competitors tested in a number of categories on grains, pulses and oilseeds. The competition’s top three students will secure a study tour to the USA. Coaching the Bachelor of Agricultural Science students  is Dr Sergio Moroni, lecturer in crop agronomy from the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences to secure the ‘University Teams' award for the third year in a row as well as aiming for places in the top five,” Dr Moroni said. CSU student Ms Georgina Rees said, “The crop competition is a great opportunity to use the knowledge we have gained over the past three years in our course and also learn more about the individual grain industries.”

Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The CSU team for the 2012 Australian Universities Crops Competition includes Ms Dione Schmutter from Canberra , Mr Thomas De Mattia from Glenbrook in the NSW Blue Mountains, Ms Georgina Rees from Lara in Victoria, Mr Joel Hourigan from Milawa in Victoria and Mr James Alexander from Cootamundra, NSW.  
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High school robotics fans return to CSU


CSU's Mr Allen BenterInspired by the 2012 Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in June, 20 senior students from St Stanislaus College in Bathurst will visit the University on Tuesday 4 September to explore how robots are developed and used in research and industry. RoboCup coordinator, Mr Allen Benter, a researcher and PhD student at the CSU Centre for Research in Complex Systems (CRiCS) in Bathurst, said, “The Stannies students were so engaged by the competition they asked whether they could return at a later date to see how we develop robots for specific purposes. It’s great that the students are so motivated to learn more about the important and rapidly developing field of robotics. We will show and demonstrate research robots, quadcopters and surface imaging technology.”

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note: The students will attend the Newcrest Mining Research Laboratory in the Dobbins Building (S1) at CSU in Bathurst from 1pm Tuesday 4 September. Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Allen Benter.
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Participants needed for CSU cancer treatment research


Researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) are seeking post-treatment cancer survivors in the Bathurst area to participate in the CanLift research and exercise program. The research-based resistance exercise program has been developed by Ms Danielle Girard, a PhD student at the CSU School of Human Movement Studies in Bathurst who is an accredited exercise physiologist. Ms Girard said, “The purpose of the CanLift research and exercise program is to provide post-cancer patients an opportunity to participate in a supervised resistance training program that will assist in managing some of the long-term effects of cancer and/or its treatment. It will also provide research data that will help to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prescription of resistance exercise post-cancer.” The program seeks disease-free cancer survivors aged 40 to 70 who are non-smokers and have ceased receiving cancer-related treatments for a minimum of six months. People experiencing post-cancer fatigue are particularly encouraged to become involved, and healthy participants are also required as a comparison group. All exercise sessions will held in the Exercise Physiology and Functional Rehabilitation Clinic at CSU in Bathurst.

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Danielle Girard. Anyone interested in participating in the program can find more information here, or please contact Ms Girard on 6338 6101, or dgirard@csu.edu.au .
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Fresh support for Doctors4theBush public lecture


The public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Wednesday 5 September by leading Australian medical expert, Emeritus Professor John Dwyer, AO, has received a boost with the release of a report last week by the Senate’s Community Affairs References Committee. The University made a written submission to the Committee, and Professor Dwyer, and the Vice-Chancellor and President of CSU, Professor Andrew Vann, made submissions in person at a public hearing in Albury on Tuesday 5 June. Professor Vann has also responded to the report. Mr Col Sharp, Head of CSU in Bathurst, said, “Professor Dwyer is a leading advocate for structural reform of Australia’s health care delivery system, and he argues that current health outcomes for rural Australians are not acceptable. His public lecture will examine the rationale for and progress with CSU’s bid to establish a new rural medical school to boost the supply of ‘doctors for the bush’, and Professor Dwyer will also reflect on the broad endorsement of the University’s proposed approach to rural medical education in the Senate Committee report.” The Dental Clinic and the new Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation Centre for nursing and paramedic students at CSU in Bathurst will be open for inspection by the public in the hour prior to the lecture.


Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The public lecture will be at 6pm on Wednesday 5 September at the James Hardie Room, Centre for Professional Development, CSU in Bathurst. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Friday 31 August to Ms Julie Brabham on (02) 6338 4645 or send an email.

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CSU co-hosts beef forum for producers


Beef cattle.Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Regional Development Australia (RDA) will co-host a beef industry forum in Bathurst on Thursday 30 August to provide cattle producers with the latest production and market trends and intelligence. Dr Karl Behrendt, Director of Agribusiness Research Group at the CSU Faculty of Science said, “Leading experts in beef production and marketing will speak at the Agribusiness Today Forum ‘Profitable Beef in a Challenging Future’, so local cattle producers can hear firsthand about markets and expected returns for this major rural enterprise. Speakers from Queensland will examine production systems, and one of the state’s largest beef processors, Teys, will give a processor’s view. We’ll see how Australian production fits on the international market, and gain ideas on how to improve the performance of herds here on the NSW central tablelands. Speakers involved with the Australian Lot Feeders Association will showcase the latest research about feedlots overseas, and experts from the NSW Department of Primary Industries will provide tips and tools for producing the right beef from herds. A local butcher will discuss consumer feedback about beef products, and there will also be a focus on bulls’ fertility, as well as about using genetics to gain the best results. Mr Tim McRae from Meat and Livestock Australia will present the latest intelligence from the domestic and international markets.”


Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact Dr Karl Behrendt from CSU on mobile 0407 112 261, or CSU Media to arrange interviews. The Agribusiness Today Forum ‘Profitable Beef in a Challenging Future’ will be held at Bathurst RSL Club on Thursday 30 August, with a Meat Standards Australia beef lunch provided on the day.

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Kids Day Out on Fathers Day


The Mitchell Student Guild of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst will host the annual Kids Day Out charity fundraiser on Sunday 2 September. 2012 Kids Day Out Director, Ms Alyce Woods, said, “After being postponed earlier in the year due to wet weather, the new date gives children of all ages a great way to celebrate Fathers Day with their dads. This year’s event promises to be a jam-packed day with appearances by Dora the Explorer and Diego, Toy Story’s Buzz and Woody, and  Tinkerbell. This year we’ll also have some great rides for the little kids and ‘big kids’ at heart. All proceeds will go to the Bathurst Base Hospital Paediatric Ward, and the local Riding for the Disabled.” The event will feature carnival rides, kids’ craft making stalls, an animal petting zoo, jumping castles, barbeque and food stalls, candy and show bags, a community stage with local musicians and performers, raffles, roving performers, face painting, an ambulance on display, and a special look at local emergency services.


Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact Ms Alyce Woods on mobile 0411 018 283 to arrange interviews. The 2012 Kids Day Out at CSU in Bathurst is on Sunday 2 September from 10am to 2pm on the library lawn with access via Mitchell Drive.
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