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Tossing out food like a running tap
04 Sep 2008
A visiting international water expert believes "Tossing out food is just like keeping the tap running". Dr Charlotte de Fraiture, from the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, will speak on Water for Fuel and Food in a Changing World at a public seminar to be hosted next week by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS). Dr de Fraiture, who was a keynote speaker at the 11th International Riversymposium held recently in Brisbane, Queensland, will speak at the School of Environmental Sciences on the University’s Thurgoona site. Dr de Fraiture has worked on such diverse water issues as catchment development, measuring irrigation performance, and modelling global water supply and demand. The seminar, starting at 3pm on Monday 8 September, will be followed by afternoon tea and an opportunity to speak with Dr de Fraiture.
Media Note: For interviews with Dr Charlotte de Fraiture, contact ILWS communications coordinator Margrit Beemster on (02) 6051 9653 or on email. Dr de Fraiture will be available for interviews tomorrow, Friday 5 September, at 10am at the School of Environmental Sciences building on CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Print this story CSU students battling the bulge
26 Aug 2008
Charles Sturt University (CSU) students are making the battle against obesity and eating disorders personal with a cooking competition to show healthy eating can be cheap as well as nutritious, quick, tasty and good looking. Three student groups – the Nutrition and Dietetics (or Nut) Club, the Social Workers Club and the Health Action Team – are gathering favourite student recipes for a recipe book, with the top 12 recipes entered into a cook-off competition to be held in October on the University’s Wagga Wagga Campus. A panel of local judges will name the winner of a $150 voucher for groceries. President of the Nut Club, Mr Kingsley Vance, hopes that initiatives like this will help the communities within CSU campuses – Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga – to improve their food choices. “University students are often at risk of not eating a nutritious diet, so our competition is all about raising awareness of good nutrition in all our communities,” he said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews. Entries in the competition close on Friday 12 September and the cook-off will be held on Tuesday 14 October. Print this story Aiming for one step better next year
26 Aug 2008
A team of seven Charles Sturt University (CSU) students are looking to go ‘one better’ after completing the 2008 City-to-Surf Fun Run last month in Sydney. The team – including Brad White, Andrew Burns and Dominique Ferguson who were the fastest runners in the Brooks Podiatry Team – came second by 35 seconds to the eventual winners. “I am sure we can make that up next year and go one better,” said Mr White, the team leader. “Not a bad showing for a group of ‘no name’ university students!” The students, who are all enrolled in CSU’s podiatry course, based on its Albury-Wodonga Campus, are already talking about improving their performances in next year’s event.
Media Note: For interviews with the student team, contact CSU Media. Print this story Sportswear on international catwalk
19 Aug 2008
The Beijing Olympics represents the biggest ‘catwalk’ on the Earth for sport shoemakers who are ardently promoting their wears, according to podiatrist and Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic Mr Cameron Kippen. “The real glittering prize is market dominance, with China the ultimate goal,” said Mr Kippen, who in investigating the latest releases from major shoe manufacturers such as the Lone Star Spike and Zoom Victory Spike. “In preparation for the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, technicians in the multinational companies have prepared hi-tech footwear, but they have refused to promote new products which claim records will fall because of their products.” The ‘academic footman’ has researched the latest sport shoe designs and believes, however, athletic records will fall with the help of this equipment. Mr Kippen provides up-to-date commentary on sport shoes at the Olympics though his online blog, feetandtheolympics.
Media Note: For interviews with Mr Cameron Kippen, contact CSU Media. Mr Kippen is based in Perth, Western Australia, and is a member of the CSU School of Community Health, based in Albury, NSW. Print this story CSU academic addresses intelligence community
19 Aug 2008
 The heads of intelligence agencies gathered in the New Zealand (NZ) capital of Wellington in August to hear from guest speaker and Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic Mr Patrick Walsh. Over 150 intelligence officers attended the inaugural conference of the New Zealand Institute of Intelligence Professionals. Mr Walsh, who addressed the intelligence officers after the conference was opened by NZ Prime Minister The Hon. Helen Clark, is a senior lecturer in criminal intelligence at CSU’s Australian Graduate School of Policing (AGSP) based in Manly, Sydney. He is also the course co-ordinator for the University’s intelligence program and a vice-president of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO). “It was an honour to address this inaugural event,” Mr Walsh said on his return to Australia. “I talked about the history of AIPIO as a professional body for the Australian intelligence community and the role tertiary education can play in collaboration with intelligence agencies in delivering industry-relevant intelligence education programs”
Media Note: For interviews with Mr Patrick Walsh, contact CSU Media. In addition to its distance education criminal intelligence program, CSU delivers a range of short industry-focused intelligence courses through the AGSP for a range of agencies in Australia and the NZ Police. Read more here. Print this story CSU hosts business leaders
19 Aug 2008
 Nearly 30 delegates from the Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) Conference being held in Albury will visit Charles Sturt University (CSU) as part of their meeting on Wednesday 20 August. Hosted by the Head of CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor Gail Whiteford, the delegates, who are from the business community around Australia, will receive short guided tours around the University’s award-winning Thurgoona site. “The visit will highlight the partnership between CSU and Albury City Council, especially in the economic, educational and social development of the Border region,” Professor Whiteford said.
Media Note: For interviews with Professor Whiteford, contact CSU Media. Print this story Students aim for national games
19 Aug 2008
Six students from Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Albury-Wodonga Campus will represent the University in netball in the upcoming Australian University Games to be held in September in Melbourne. Led by CSU education student Ms Chelsea Daly, the group is seeking donations from Albury-Wodonga businesses to raise money for travel and accommodation for the group. The Australian University Games are Australia's largest annual multi-sport event, the national university Olympics, and are the most exciting event on the national tertiary calendar. The 2008 event, hosted by Monash University, includes teams from all Australian universities and runs from 28 September to 3 October.
Media Note: For interviews with the student team, contact CSU Media. Print this story Lamb the focus at Forum
12 Aug 2008
 For the first time, more than 80 sheep and lamb producers will converge on the NSW town of Cowra for Charles Sturt University's (CSU) annual Asia Today forum on Thursday 14 August 2008. Director of the CSU Asian Agribusiness Research Centre, Dr Claus Deblitz, says the day will cover all aspects of marketing lamb, from trends in the Asian markets to hearing from a local marketing group on their ability to lift returns. Dr Deblitz said, “Cowra is an important town within CSU’s region, with many of its residents studying at one of its campuses, so this is why we decided to hold this major conference there. Two areas which will receive attention on the day are the threats from and opportunities offered by climate change and current developments and their consequences for grain markets.” said Dr Deblitz. “We are delighted to be able to bring such a major conference to the local area, and given the high standard of speakers we hope local lamb and sheep meat producers will take part in these discussions.“
Media Note: Asia Today 2008 will be held on Thursday 14 August at the Cowra Golf Club from 9.30am to 3.30pm. For more information on the event contact Christine Wade at the Central West Regional Development Board on (02) 6360 8413, send an email Christine@centralwest.com or visit the AARC website.
Print this story Road to discovery at Thurgoona meeting
12 Aug 2008
 Participants can hear and discuss spirituality expressed by three religions - Bhuddhism, Islam and Christianity – in a public meeting to be held on Thursday 14 August at Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Thurgoona site. Speakers are Greg Sneddon, teacher of Lam Rim Bhuddism, The Reverend Bryn Jones, chaplain at Trinity Anglican College, and CSU postgraduate researcher and Muslim, Bugi Sumirat. The meeting, titled ‘An Interfaith Dialogue: The Road to Discovery’ and hosted by CSU Student Services and the CSU students’ Murray Campus Council, will be held at The Gums Café, Thurgoona Campus, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive. An afternoon tea will be provided to enable listeners to discuss issues further with the speakers.
Media Note: For interviews, contact CSU Media. Print this story Riverina Outlook 2008 to focus on forage conservation
12 Aug 2008
 Climate change and international markets are influencing the demand and supply of conserved fodder in Australia, and this year’s Riverina Outlook Conference will focus on the strategies needed to manage these changes. Hosted by the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation at Charles Sturt University (CSU), the conference will be held in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 14 August. EH Graham Centre Director, Professor Deirdre Lemerle said, “The aim of the event will be to highlight key issues that make the difference between profit and loss from conserved fodder. The Conference continues the long-standing tradition of highlighting future challenges for agriculture while offering suggestions and solutions to deal with them. Managing risks and the challenges of maintaining livestock production levels in a variable climate make the theme for this conference highly relevant to producers, agricultural advisors, consultants, educators and agricultural industry representatives.”
Media Note: For media interviews contact Professor Deirdre Lemerle on (02) 6938 1667 or 0419 816 267. The Riverina Outlook Conference will be held at the Convention Centre on the CSU Wagga Wagga Campus from 9am to 4.30pm. Registration will be from 8.15am. The conference costs $30 with payment on the day. Speakers will include Mr Colin Peace, Australian Fodder Industry Association; Mr Bill Wales, NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Victoria; and Mr John Piltz, Ms Megan Rogers and Mr Neil Griffiths all from NSW DPI. Two local producers, Wagga Wagga dairy farmer, Mr Glen Jolliffe, and Holbrook beef producer, Mr Warwick Cookson, will speak about their experience managing their stock in recent seasons. View the full program here.
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