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CSU dental clinic to open for business


Charles Sturt University's (CSU) newest dental clinic will open in Albury-Wodonga from Monday 13 February. Dr Jai Rawal, who has joined CSU with extensive experience in the United Kingdom, will lead the CSU dental team in Albury-Wodonga to provide much needed dental services for private patients on the Border, as well as providing a state-of-the-art training facility for students enrolled in the University’s dental and oral health courses. “Having Australia's newest dental course means Charles Sturt University has the flexibility to build a program that will showcase the latest technology and techniques to its students,” Dr Rawal said. He also hopes the new clinic at Thurgoona will relieve some pressure on other dental practices in the region and decrease waiting times. To arrange a dental appointment, call Ms Linda Thompson on (02) 6051 9310. The CSU Dental Oral Health Clinic is located in Building 670, on Leahy Avenue, Thurgoona, behind the Thurgoona shopping centre.

Media Officer: Wes Ward
Telephone: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU dentist in Albury-Wodonga, Dr Jai Rawal, and for a tour of the facility.
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Students value primary industries


PICSE Education Officer Ms Emma Wordsworth with Cootamundra High School students Ms Alexandra Trinder, Ms Laura Bruce and Ms Hope Perry.Some Riverina high school students have a new appreciation of careers in food and fibre production thanks to a scholarship program run by the Primary Industries Centre for Science Education (PICSE) at Charles Sturt University (CSU). The 12 students from Wagga Wagga, Cootamundra, Griffith and Narrandera attended a science camp at CSU in November before gaining valuable work experience with a scientist or industry specialist.  The Year 12 students outlined their experiences to CSU staff and industry representatives at a ceremony in Wagga Wagga on Friday 3 February. Although not from a rural background, Cootamundra High School student Ms Laura Bruce is passionate about working in agriculture. “When my science teacher told me about the PICSE program I just had to be involved,” she said. “It’s been an opportunity to gain knowledge, to meet other students interested in agriculture and make connections with people working in the industry.” PICSE Education Officer Ms Emma Wordsworth said the program is part of a campaign to encourage students to study science at university to help meet the skills shortage in primary industries.

Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media for interviews. Read more about PICSE on CSU News here.

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Artists support mobile ear clinics


Funds raised at an art auction to be held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Thursday 9 February will help establish mobile ear clinics for children in the region. “The Earbuses are specially modified buses which travel to selected primary schools, kindergartens and child care centres, initially between Dubbo and Bourke, to provide a free hearing and ear screening service for all children who are at risk of middle ear problems,” said service coordinator Ms Rowena Galway. “We are currently working on getting one bus up and running. Hopefully, it will prove to be a useful resource, and more will come in the future. With more than 50 original works by artists from Dubbo, Narromine, Gilgandra, Sydney, Uralla, and Kiama, the inaugural Hear Our Heart art auction has the potential to become a favourite on the Dubbo cultural calendar. Local artists are always keen to help those less fortunate, and with ear health being a major issue in the region, everyone is invited to support the cause and buy a beautiful painting in the process.” Guests will be able to enjoy wine and cheese tasting at the art auction.

Media Officer: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone: 02 6365 7813

Media Note: The Hear Our Heart art auction will take place from 5.30pm on Thursday 9 February at CSU in Dubbo at 8 Tony McGrane Place. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP on 0432 344 755 for catering purposes.
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Leading vet to share memorable moments


One of the world’s leading veterinary pathologists will talk about some of his most memorable cases at a public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Monday 13 February. The CSU School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences is hosting Dr Claus Buergelt from the University of Florida in the United States. Dr Buergelt will deliver the inaugural presentation in the ‘Serendipitous Seminar Series’ which is jointly arranged between the School and the Riverina Veterinary Association. In his talk, Dr Buergelt will touch on areas of both veterinary and human interest, including avoiding ambush by bandits while investigating cattle deaths in a Guatemalan feedlot. Dr Buergelt will also visit CSU’s modern teaching and research facilities, including the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. CSU’s Professor Peter Chenoweth said it’s an opportunity for veterinarians, students, staff and interested members of the public to attend an entertaining session by a world-renowned scientist.



Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The public lecture by Dr Claus Buergelt is at 10am in the Green Room of the Graham Building, building 229, off Pugsley Place at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga.
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Research explores Molong community preparedness for flood


CSU's Mr Ian ManockCharles Sturt University (CSU) researchers representing the areas of emergency management, community psychology, and economics, will host a meeting in Molong on Wednesday 8 February to discuss community preparedness for flooding, and their expectations relating to warnings, response, and recovery. Mr Ian Manock, lecturer in emergency management at the CSU Australian Graduate School of Policing said the meeting follows a postal survey distributed to residents in early January which sought responses to questions about community preparedness and expectations related to flooding in the Molong area. “This is part of a broader research project being conducted by the University which aims to analyse how a number of rural communities in both Australia and Bangladesh prepare for and react to flooding,” Mr Manock said. “Although different in terms of culture, economy, and size, the communities share similarities in that they are all exposed to flooding on a regular basis, and are all located outside major urban areas. We aim to use the experiences of the communities to identify strategies that can improve community preparedness, enable government agencies to better understand community expectations, and hopefully reduce the impact of future flooding on these rural and semi-isolated communities.” The community meeting is at 7pm Wednesday 8 February in the Molong Community Hall.

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Ian Manock.
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New facilities ready at CSU in Bathurst


Several new facilities at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst have been completed or are nearing completion, and others refurbished, for the arrival of students and the start of the new academic year at the end of February. Mr Col Sharp, Head of Campus at CSU in Bathurst, said, “In late 2011, work was completed on the relocation and extensive refurbishment of the Learning Commons at the Truskett Library. The $3.5 million project, which includes new computers and study areas, was funded by the University and the federal government’s Better Universities Renewal Funding. The Diggings student residences, built in 1974, have had a total refurbishment - paint, carpets, furniture, and safety features – for approximately $1.2 million, funded by the University. This is part of a broader $2 million upgrade of student residences, including the on campus John Oxley Village, and the off-campus Mitchell, Truskett and Gordon Houses in Brilliant Street, Bathurst. The new hi-tech Regional Inter-Professional Clinical Simulation Centre costing $2.8 million will become operational this month for use by nursing and paramedic staff and students. It was funded by CSU and the government’s Capital Development Pool Program. There are four new tennis courts and two multipurpose/basketball courts as part of the ongoing ‘Health and Wellness’ and sports facilities and amenities upgrade funded by a federal government Voluntary Student Union grant of $2.6 million with a $500 000 contribution by CSU. This includes new access ramps, pathways, and picnic shade structure and barbeque areas.”

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. New CSU students will start to arrive in Bathurst for the start of Orientation Week (O Week) on Monday 20 February, and continuing students will return later that week for the start of the new academic year on Monday 27 February.

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CSUkes to strum up a storm in Katoomba


Members of CSUkes (left to right) Lisa McLean, Kristina Gottschall, Peter Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton.Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) premier ukulele group, CSUkes, are tuning up for the annual Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival on Saturday 4 February in Katoomba. CSUkes spokesperson Dr Kristina Gottschall says the Blue Mountains town will be taken over by ukuleles and ukulele players of all shapes and sizes when they descend, or ascend, from all corners of the globe to play non-stop across two stages for over 12 hours. “As ‘veterans’ of the festival, now in its third year, the CSUkes will play a range of pop, folk, and rock-out tunes,” Dr Gottschall said. “This includes Five Foot Two on quirky banjolele with a very loud voice, a punk version of My Guy, and even a Monty Python classic. The festival will also feature workshops, busking, and an ‘open microphone’ section for ukulele players of all skill levels.” CSUkes will perform at 5.30pm Saturday 4 February at St Hilda’s Church Hall, 68 Katoomba Street, Katoomba. The other festival venue is the Carrington Hotel Ballroom.

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. A regular community ukulele class will be conducted by members of the CSUkes each Thursday at 5pm at CSU in Bathurst. For more information, please contact Dr Peter Wilson on 6338 4443.

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CSU cricketers in the pink


The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Cricket Club will be one of hundreds of community cricket clubs across Australia sharing in the Vodafone Sydney Pink Test phenomenon this year by participating in Pink Stumps Day on Saturday 18 February. This is an initiative of the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Cares, Cricket Australia’s community action program. The CSU Cricket Club coach and team manager, Mr Ali Syed, an adjunct senior lecturer in the CSU Faculty of Business, says the team is excited to take part in the event. “The team has been playing cricket for the last three years,” Mr Syed said. “It’s wonderful to be able to contribute to the community and, with regards to this event, to show that the students care about charity.”

Media Officer: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone: 02 6365 7813

Media Note:
The inaugural Pink Stumps Day was held in 2011, with 665 clubs uniting to raise over $550 000. With the Pink Test in Sydney now in its fourth year, the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Australia look to again spread the hot pink magic beyond the Sydney Cricket Ground and onto the pitches of McIvor Reserve, Benbow Street, Yarraville, Victoria.
 
The CSU Cricket Club is made up of students, alumni and staff at the CSU Study Centre in Melbourne and patron Professor Ken Dillon who is the Dean of Studies based at CSU in Wagga Wagga. For further inquiries, contact Mr Ali Syed on 0478 409 061.
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Booranga highlights multicultural voices


The Booranga Writers’ Centre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) is seeking contributions for a new anthology of writing exploring issues of cultural diversity and representation. The Centre is partnering with The Multicultural Council of Wagga to publish Riverina Multicultural Voices with funding from Regional Arts NSW. Booranga Writers’ Centre Director, Dr Derek Motion, said local writers from a non-Anglo-Celtic background are invited to contribute original work. “This might be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, a script or song lyrics, anything that can be defined as writing,” he said. “In recent years the Riverina region has become increasingly culturally diverse, and this publishing venture will locate the range of different voices in our region.” The Centre also plans to hold a series of writing workshops to help writers get work ready for publication in the book. Submissions must be received before the end of March and the book will be launched in August at the Wagga Wagga City Library.

Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note: For further information and interviews please contact Booranga Writers’ Centre Director Dr Derek Motion on mobile 0449 854 901, or Booranga Writers’ Centre President, Mr David Gilbey, on 0409 894 973. Booranga Writers’ Centre links writers across the Riverina and provides professional development, networks and resources for readers and writers in Albury, Wagga Wagga and the Riverina. The production of the anthology is also supported by Wagga Wagga City Council and Charles Sturt University.
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Equine Centre’s active start to 2012


Double Dan Horsemanship Clinic and Evening Show will be held at the Equine Centre at CSU. The Equine Centre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga will be a hive of activity in the coming week with two separate high profile horse clinics at the facility’s indoor arena. The first clinic will be conducted from this Sunday 29 to Tuesday 31 January by Harry Whitney, a horseman from the USA. With a motto of ‘from the horse’s point of view’, Harry Whitney will visit Wagga Wagga as part of his Australian tour. On Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 February, the Double Dan Horsemanship Clinic and Evening Show will be held. Featuring Australian horsemen, Dan James and Dan Steers, Double Dan Horsemanship appeared on Channel 7’s Australia’s Got Talent in 2011.  The Evening Show will be open to the public from 7.30pm on Wednesday 1 February. Held in the Centre’s 3 000 square metre indoor arena, Double Dan Horsemanship entertain crowds with their liberty horses which celebrate the freedom and beauty of the animals and the relationships they have with these horses. The Harry Whitney Clinic and the Double Dan Horsemanship Clinic will attract a total of approximately 25 riders from throughout the Riverina with their horses stabled at the Equine Centre.The Centre is part of the University’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, providing facilities for equine science, veterinary science and animal science students as well as for the regional community.


Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note:
The Harry Whitney Clinic will be held from 7am to 7pm from Sunday 29 to Tuesday 31 January at the Equine Centre, Agricultural Avenue at CSU in Wagga Wagga. For further information including interviews, contact  Ms Julie Cowell on mobile 0429 951 931.
 
The Double Dan Horsemanship Clinic will be held from 8.30am to 4.30pm on Wednesday 1 February and Thursday 2 February at the University’s Equine Centre. The Double Dan Horsemanship Evening Show will be held from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on Wednesday 1 February. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children aged 12 years and under. Tickets are available at the gate or through the site here. For further information, including media interviews contact, Double Dan Horsemanship’s Ms Daz McDowall on 08 964 31017.
 

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Local welcomes for VC


Fresh into his new job, the new Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Professor Andrew Vann is clocking up the kilometres as he familiarises himself with the institution and its staff. During informal visits hosted by the Heads of Campus, Professor Vann will meet staff at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga in coming weeks. Professor Vann joined the University this month from James Cook University in Townsville, where he was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor. He will meet with CSU staff in Dubbo this Friday 27 January, Bathurst on Thursday 2 February, Wagga Wagga on Monday 6 February, and Orange on Friday 24 February. Read more about Professor Vann on CSU News here.

Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note:
Hosted by the Head of Campus, Ms Bev Moriarty, Professor Andrew Vann will visit CSU in Dubbo from 2pm to 3.30pm on Friday 27 January in the Explorer’s Café, Tony McGrane Place, CSU in Dubbo. To arrange an interview contact Ms Holly Manning from CSU Media on mobile 0439 934 258.
 
Hosted by the Head of Campus, Mr Col Sharp, Professor Vann will meet staff from CSU in Bathurst from 3.30pm on Thursday 2 February at The Grange, Chancellery Foyer, Panorama Avenue at CSU in Bathurst.
 
Hosted by the Head of Campus, Mr Adrian Lindner, Professor Vann will visit CSU in Wagga Wagga from 3.30pm on Monday 6 February in the Convention Centre, building 230, near Pugsley Place, off Pine Gully Road, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
 
Hosted by the Head of Campus, Dr Heather Robinson, Professor Vann will visit CSU in Orange from 10am to 12noon on Friday 24 February at a venue yet to be confirmed.
 
Professor Vann’s visit to CSU in Albury-Wodonga will be confirmed at a later date.

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Lunch with speech and language expert


Leading speech pathologist Mrs Mary-Ruth Mendel, the 2012 NSW Australia Day Ambassador, will be the special guest at a lunch organised by the Charles Sturt University (CSU) speech pathology program in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 25 January. Ms Libby Clark, the organiser of the lunch and lecturer in the speech pathology program within the School of Community Health at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, said this was a wonderful opportunity for speech pathologists and early childhood educators in the region to meet and hear a leader in the field. “Mrs Mendel is a distinguished speech pathologist, specialising in literacy and language learning issues. While she has an international client base for her private practice in Sydney, she has also shown, through the development of a range of programs, a real commitment to supporting literacy in indigenous languages.” Ms Clark said. “She has many achievements and we are delighted that she has made time to visit Charles Sturt University in Albury-Wodonga before officiating at Australia Day activities on Thursday. This will be a wonderful opportunity to discuss potential links between the work that Mrs Mendel has been doing and the projects related to indigenous language and literacy that are being carried out by Charles Sturt University speech pathology students and staff in Condobolin and Wagga Wagga.”

Media Officer: Bruce Andrews
Telephone: 02 63386084

Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
 
The lunch is from 1.30pm to 2.30pm on Wednesday 25 January at the Gordon Bevan Boardroom (Level 5) at Charles Sturt University in Albury-Wodonga at Thurgoona.
 
Mrs Mendel is the founder of the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF), a philanthropic organisation dedicated to raising language, literacy and numeracy standards in Australia. ALNF raises funds to develop, implement and sustain innovative projects for individuals, families and communities. Mrs Mendel is the author of programs and courses including the Early Language and Literacy program, the Learning to Read and Write in First Language program and CALIL – Coding Aboriginal Languages for Indigenous Literacy. She received the 2006 Best Community Project Award at the Ethical Investor's 6th Australian Sustainability Awards for the design and delivery of her First Language Reading Course to Indigenous community members. She was also a finalist in The Australian of the Year Awards 2008 – Local Hero Award NSW, and named Australia Day Ambassador each year from 2009. Mrs Mendel also served on the judging panel for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in 2010/2011 – Children’s and Young Adult Fiction.
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New childcare centre ready to open


The new Murray Children’s Centre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga will open its doors to the public on Friday 27 January. The $3.5 million building, located on Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona, will welcome almost three times the number of children at the previous building located on Olive Street in the Albury city centre. The new 72-place early childhood centre currently has full-time places available for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The new Centre has been built with sustainability in mind, featuring lighting that adjusts to the daylight, temperature controlled under floor heating, high ceilings for air flow, views of the natural landscape, and ergonomic kitchen, play and bathroom facilities. The community is invited to tour the new facility at the Murray Children’s Centre open house from 2pm to 4pm on Friday 27 January.

Media Officer: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone: 02 6365 7813

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. For more information on the Murray Children’s Centre visit http://www.csu.edu.au/special/murraychildrens or contact the Centre on 02 6051 9195.
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New Vice-Chancellor to welcome pharmacy students


With an audience of 250 students from universities across Australia and New Zealand, the new Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Professor Andrew Vann will attend a pharmacy conference opening in Wagga Wagga as one of his first official duties in the new role. The University is hosting the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) Congress 2012 from Sunday 22 January to Saturday 28 January, a first for regional Australia. Planning for the event stems back to 2010 when the University’s student club, Pharmers' Society won a bid to host the Congress. The Congress will be attended by students and recent graduates from pharmacy programs at universities in Australia and New Zealand. The opening will take place from 9am to 11am on Monday 23 January at Joyes Hall at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Read more about NAPSA Congress 2012 on CSU News here. Read more pharmacy news on CSU News here.


Media Officer: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone: 02 6365 7813

Media Note:
Contact CSU media to arrange interviews.
 
NAPSA Congress 2012 chair and recent CSU pharmacy graduate Mr Sean Dodd is available for interview on mobile 0421566250.  The Congress program is available from CSU Media.
 
The pharmacy students will arrive for the NAPSA Congress 2012 from 9am to 5pm on Sunday 22 January. They are required to register at the Mini Mart, building 460, Valder Way, near car park 26, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
 
Highlights of the Congress’ social events include the Australia Day Races at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 26 January and a Gala Ball for approximately 300 people from 6.30pm at the Capital Nightclub in Wagga Wagga on Friday 28 January.
 
Members of the Congress’ organising committee, including Mr Sean Dodd, Ms Lauren Ryan, Mr Jaya Mohan and Mr Bashar Ikbarieh graduated from CSU with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in December 2011.
 
A four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy is offered through the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Orange and Wagga Wagga.
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CSU students to help farmers in Pakistan


A small group of Charles Sturt University (CSU) students will soon gain an insight into the challenges and rewards of working with farmers in a developing country. The four students from the CSU School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences will spend a month in Pakistan as part of a project to help the country’s 8.5 million small dairy farmers improve milk production. The CSU students will visit farms, work with field officers and co-ordinate a workshop for Pakistani university students.  They will also take part in a ‘Farmer Festival’ combining farm extension services with cricket coaching, cooking and other activities for the local villagers. Bachelor of Veterinary Science student, Ms Caitlin Mack said the tour is a chance to go beyond the tourist routes. “This project offers a chance to develop my diagnostic and communication skills as we will have to negotiate many language and cultural barriers,” she said. “There is so much to learn in a country that is not as well-resourced as ours and I’m sure it will add a unique dimension to my studies.” The tour is supported by CSU Global, a University initiative to increase the number of students undertaking international experiences as part of their studies.


Media Officer: Emily Malone
Telephone: 02 69332207

Media Note:
CSU Professor of Animal Production Peter Wynn is leading the project, through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), to improve extension services to dairy farmers in Pakistan. Professor Wynn will be available for interview on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 January. Bachelor of Veterinary Science student Ms Caitlin Mack will be available on Tuesday 17 January. Contact CSU media for interviews.
 
The CSU students depart for Pakistan on Sunday 22 January and return on Saturday 25 February.

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Merry Christmas


The CSU Media team wishes you a safe and Merry Christmas. We look forward to working with you in the New Year.


Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Charles Sturt University is closed from 12.30pm Friday 23 December 2011 and re-opens on Tuesday 3 January 2012.
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Rudolf may lose job to famous falcons


With peregrine falcons known to fly at speeds of around 320 kilometres per hour, Rudolf has some tough competition this Christmas and the falcons nesting at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange are up for a challenge. “It’s been a great year for Orange’s FalconCam Project,” said coordinator Mr Scott Banks. “The purchase of new monitoring and surveillance software has meant around the clock recording and live video streaming of activities in the eyrie or roost, which has brought worldwide support.” Visitors to CSU in Orange can also enjoy a 24-hour public screen in the library's Learning Commons. “The first of the brand new high-definition IP cameras should be operational by the New Year and will replace the ageing nest view camera.” The observation of the falcons’ fourth breeding season has seen all three young peregrines successfully fledge, doubling the international average. The trio should be soaring through the local Orange skies until late summer before moving on to their own territories, which may include the North Pole if Rudolf doesn’t keep up his good work!


Media Officer: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone: 02 6365 7813

Media Note:
The FalconCam Project at CSU in Orange thanks important contributors such as the Nature Conservation Trust, RAAF 30 Beaufighter Association, CSU's Division of Information Technology and all viewers and contributors worldwide for their interest and support over the past year. Donations to the project can be made through the website. For interviews contact CSU Media.

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A special graduation moment for father and daughter


CSU senior education lecturer Dr Colin Boylan (background) watches as his daughter Amy is awarded a double degree by the Chancellor Mr Lawrence Willett AO at the graduation on Tuesday 13 December. One of the special moments during graduation season at Charles Sturt University (CSU) took place when CSU academic, Dr Colin Boylan presented his daughter to the Chancellor Mr Lawrence Willett AO on Tuesday 13 December. A senior lecturer with the School of Education at CSU in Wagga Wagga, Dr Boylan was clearly delighted when he announced his daughter, Amy as she was awarded her double degree, a Bachelor of Exercise Science/ Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) by Mr Willett in Joyes Hall. After four years of study at CSU in Bathurst, Ms Amy Boylan will take up a new position as Student Support Officer at Junee High School in 2012.   Ms Boylan from Coolamon was one of 200 graduates from the Faculty of Education to attend two ceremonies on Tuesday 13 December. “After being at Charles Sturt University for four years, the graduation ceremony was such an exciting event. I realised that I had done it and passed. It was such a surprise to have my Dad present me to the Chancellor, but it was a very special moment and it is definitely a graduation ceremony I'll never forget," said Ms Boylan. Dr Boylan said, “It was a tremendous privilege to present Amy to the Chancellor. I will always remember the special day".


Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Read more about graduation at CSU here.
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Riverina lavender at graduation


Let to right: Ms Alyssa Ng, Dr Nigel Urwin and Ms Amanda-Lee Charman at the CSU graduation in Wagga Wagga in 2011.A new lavender variety took pride of place for the first time during graduation at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga. Developed in the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga, the plant was available for sale to graduates and their guests as a memento of the occasion from Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December. Proceeds will go towards the support of research students at CSU. The variety, ‘Riverina James’ is an ornamental and hybrid of Lavandula dentata (French lavender).  Lavender breeder and lecturer in animal genetics and gene technologies, Dr Nigel Urwin said, “The plants were produced for us by Plant Growers Australia (PGA) with a special label for Charles Sturt University. The lavender is one of several bred at Charles Sturt University, which are improved in oil yield and quality. Following sales at graduation, we plan to sell other varieties in 2012.” Riverina James can be obtained locally from nurseries and is produced by PGA. Other varieties in the Riverina series can be obtained from Larkman Nurseries in Melbourne. Read more about graduation here.


Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note:
Dr Nigel Urwin is lecturer in animal genetics and gene technologies in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Students from School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences volunteered to sell the lavender at graduation.  

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School captains at graduation


CSU Chancellor Mr Lawrence Willett AO with Condobolin High School captains Mr Jordon Hall and Miss Ebony Davis at the graduation ceremony on Tuesday 13 December 2011. It was an early start for two students from Condobolin High School who were special guests at a graduation ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 13 December. School captains for 2012 Ms Ebony Davis and Mr Jordon Hall were part of the official academic procession during the ceremony involving graduates from the University’s Faculty of Education. The students, accompanied by their year advisor Ms Katrina Thompson, left Condobolin at 5am in time to lead the academic procession into the University’s Joyes Hall followed by the Chancellor Mr Lawrence Willett AO, CSU academics and other official guests. Condobolin High School was the only school represented during the graduation ceremonies at CSU in Wagga Wagga from Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December. Read more about graduation on CSU News here.


Media Officer: Fiona Halloran
Telephone: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Photos available from CSU Media
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