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Land and water researchers consider Murray Darling Basin
16 Jun 2009
 Researchers from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Institute of Land, Water and Society (ILWS) will meet at Wagga Wagga for two days this week to focus on setting a research agenda to tackle the big issues facing the Murray Darling Basin. Institute Director Professor Max Finlayson said, “the inaugural forum is aimed at addressing the issues which are really challenging Australians in this region, such as learning to live with climate change and ensuring we maintain healthy people, communities and landscapes.” Around 70 CSU researchers based across the University will attend the forum and talk about environmental issues including restoring and sustaining our wetlands and valuing ecosystem services. Social researchers will focus on areas such as the future for regional natural resource management, human wellbeing and healthy communities, and developing regional business enterprise. “It is important to get our researchers into one room to sit together and focus on the big issues at hand. We are all doing individual research projects but the old adage that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ rings true,” Professor Finlayson said.
Media Note: The ILWS Research Forum will be held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June at the Wine and Food Industry Training Centre, building 412 near car park 11, McKeown Drive at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Professor Max Finlayson is available for interview on Wednesday 17 June from 10.40am. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story Hell, horror and hope in the Congo
16 Jun 2009
 A confronting portrayal of daily life for women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be brought home during a public lecture in Albury on Wednesday 17 June by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dr Elaine Dietsch. For the past five years, Dr Dietsch, a senior lecturer in CSU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, has worked with traditional midwives and women in the DRC. Her public lecture, Hell, Horror and Hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo, relates to her last visit to the country in May and June 2008. Despite the official end of civil war in the equatorial African country, women and girls in the country's south-east continue to experience sexual assault and torture. The address, part of the CSU 2009 Public Lecture series, will be held in Nowik Auditorium, CSU Albury City site, Guinea St, Albury.
Media Note: Dr Elaine Dietsch is a senior lecturer with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Read more about Dr Dietsch’s work in the DRC here. Photos of Dr Dietsch are available from CSU Media.
Print this story Taking the joy of science to the bush
16 Jun 2009
Igniting an interest in all areas of science is the goal behind expos being hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga in June. Local high and primary school students will attend the Science in the Bush Expos at Wagga Wagga on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June and in Albury on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June. The days will include exhibitions, interactive talks, shows and workshops about all things science. Topics to be presented by a range of science organisations including CSU, The University of Sydney, the Powerhouse Museum and Australian Museum include Fibre Optics; Hot Rocks; Electric Soils; Forensics; and A Look Inside the Cranium. Science in the Bush is hosted by CSU as a part of the Science in the City project run by the Australian Museum and Executive Partner the University of Sydney. A comprehensive program of activities can be found here.
Media Note: Science in the Bush is supported by the Australian Government through the Science Connections Programme of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. The activities start at 10am at various sites at CSU at Wagga Wagga from 10am on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June and from 9.30am at the University’s Thurgoona site on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June. Read more here.
Print this story Roadshow for prospective tertiary students
16 Jun 2009
Three expos to be held in northeast Victoria next week over three days will showcase Australian tertiary institutions and courses on offer in 2010. Over 40 institutions including Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be represented at the information days to be held in Shepparton on Monday 22 June, Wangaratta on Tuesday 23 June and Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 24 June. Representatives from local and interstate universities, institutes of NSW TAFE and private providers will be available to discuss career options with Years 11 and 12 students from Victoria and NSW over the three days. “The days present a great opportunity to find out about the courses students are interested in one place at one time,” said CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins.
Media Note: For interviews at the tertiary studies advisory events, contact CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins on mobile 0409 975 085. The events will be held at:
Print this story Mensheds Australia conference at CSU
16 Jun 2009
Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst will host the first national Mensheds Australia conference on 16, 17 and 18 June. CSU is the major sponsor of the conference which has the theme ‘Sustaining your Menshed’. Dr Pat Bradbery, Director of the Professional Development Unit in the CSU Faculty of Business, said this is the first-ever national conference for Mensheds Australia participants, with about 70 indigenous and non-indigenous men attending from all over Australia. “The Mensheds movement is relatively new, has grown rapidly to about 300 individual Menshed groups/locations, and has a strong focus on educational development. The conference will include a half-day workshop to consider the CSU-TAFE education initiative developed for Mensheds, and CSU looks forward to building a relationship with Mensheds Australia into the future,” Dr Bradbery said. Conference participants will be welcomed to Bathurst by Mr Greg Westman, a Bathurst Regional Councillor, and to CSU by the Head of Campus, Mr Col Sharp.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The first day of the conference (Tuesday 16 June) will be held in the Mansfield Building (C2), and the next two days (Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 June) will be at the Centre for Professional Development (S17). Print this story Wodonga through young eyes
15 Jun 2009
Children and young people of Wodonga will discuss their views about making Wodonga a child-friendly city at a forum on Wednesday 17 June. Children and young people (aged 4 to 17 years) from a range of preschools and schools will meet at the Children’s and Young People’s Summit to share their research and ideas. The summit, to be hosted by Wodonga City mayor, Cr Mark Byatt, includes opportunities for local decision makers to hear the views of children and young people. There will also be interactive sessions to inform the young participants about key local and global issues. Sessions will be led by local experts, including Wodonga City’s Cr Lisa Mahood. The Summit is the culmination of a collaborative project between Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Murray School of Education, Wodonga City Council and Wodonga early childhood services, primary and high schools. The project has focused on increasing children and young people’s awareness of their community and their role within it.
Media Note: For pictures and interviews during the forum, contact CSU’s Ms Emma Kearney 0402 737 031, or marketing and communications adviser with Wodonga City, Ms Sue Beattie, on 0417 533 962. For interviews on the project, contact CSU project coordinator, Professor Sue Dockett, on 02 6051 9403 or 0422 577 533, or Ms Debra Mudra from Wodonga City Council on 02 6022 9272 or 0419 521 511. Print this story Walk in our shoes
09 Jun 2009
People with communication problems resulting from neurological impairment who have been employed to tutor small groups of speech pathology students will be thanked at a ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 10 June. Employed by the University’s speech pathology program to tutor the third year students for 18 hours over six weeks, the client-tutor program helps the students catch a glimpse of their clients’ worlds. The tutors teach the CSU students about what it is like to live each day with communication problems resulting from such conditions as stroke or traumatic brain injury. The tutors also discussed the experiences of their family members; their experiences of therapy and of the health service in general; and their experiences of community attitudes towards their disability. The ceremony will include short presentations by the five student groups about their experiences with their tutors. This event will be held at 3pm on 10 June, in the Sloshed Cod, CSU Albury City site, off Olive St, Albury.
Media Note: For interviews with client-tutors and students in the speech pathology program, contact CSU Media. The students are studying a Bachelor of Health Science (Speech Pathology) through the School of Community Health at CSU at Albury-Wodonga.
Print this story Six stars celebrated
09 Jun 2009
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) will celebrate the award of six green stars and ‘world leader’ status for environmentally sustainable features to a new building on its Thurgoona site. The Academic Accommodation Stage 3 (AA3) office building has received “a six star Green Star ‘World Leader’ certified rating under Office Design v2” from the national Green Building Council of Australia. Staff from the AA3 building, which is home to the academic staff and students of CSU’s School of Business and Information Technology, will be on hand celebrate the award at a morning tea at 10am on Monday 15 June. “The principles used in buildings at Thurgoona demonstrate a comprehensive, environmentally sensitive process that spans from site planning to selection of materials,” said Executive Director of the University’s Division of Facilities Management, Mr Stephen Butt. Innovative aspects of the building that receive special mention include reduced carbon dioxide production and energy consumption by 65 per cent, and the world’s first use of phase-changing materials in the concrete floor to reduce heating and cooling used in the building.
Media Note: Interviews and photo opportunities at the celebration will be available from 10am on Monday 15 June at the AA3 building, CSU Thurgoona site, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. More information on the building is available here. Print this story Local companies help develop meat science skills
09 Jun 2009
 Before sunrise, a dedicated group of Charles Sturt University (CSU) students are focussed on evaluating the quality of meat carcasses. The students enrolled in animal, equine, agricultural and veterinary sciences arrive at companies like Cargill Beef Australia and Knights Meats in Wagga Wagga and the Junee Abattoir as early as six o’clock in the morning to learn about carcass evaluation and meat quality. The student group is led by CSU’s carcass evaluation expert and fifth year Veterinary Science student Mr Richard Sanders. “The importance of maintaining the flow of trained young experts in the speciality field of Meat Science to service the needs of the beef, sheep and pork industries is not lost on these companies,” said CSU Professor of Animal Production Peter Wynn. “The companies willingly make their facilities available each year for the education of our students.” The students will attend a carcass evaluation workshop sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia in Armidale in early July. They will then have a chance to participate in an elite national training workshop and selection in an Australian team to compete in international carcass evaluation competitions. “None of these opportunities would be possible without the support of the management of these companies,” said Professor Wynn.
Media Note: Professor Peter Wynn is based in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU at Wagga Wagga. The students leave CSU at Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 30 June to attend the carcass evaluation workshop in Armidale sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia. Print this story Overseas career beckons top student
09 Jun 2009
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) student who has also studied with the TAFE NSW Riverina Institute has been recognised for his achievements at the WorldSkills National Competition held recently in Sydney. Mr Aaron Talbot, who studied jointly with CSU and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute in Albury, was part of the highly successful Riverina/Murray team that competed against the most highly skilled young people in Australia. Mr Talbot, who worked for WHK in Albury, received the Gold Medal in Information Technology (IT) PC Networking Support at the competition. He has received one of only 17 nationally competitive BBM Limited Scholarships for young people in any trade who are highly skilled and show leadership qualities. The scholarship includes study in the United Kingdom (UK) to take part in a leadership program as well as overseas work placements.
Media Note: For interviews with CSU student Mr Aaron Talbot, contact Ms Setchen Brimson from TAFE NSW Riverina Institute on 02 6938 1223 or send an email, or contact CSU Media. Mr Talbot leaves for the UK on Friday 12 June. CSU and TAFE NSW work closely to ensure all students have the opportunity for further study. Read more here.
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