Archive
It's time for the community to fight the Sydney shootings
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The spiralling rise in shooting crimes in Sydney's western suburbs requires strong and sustained political, community and police action to make suburbs safe for the public, according to a CSU senior policing lecturer who lives in one of the affected neighbourhoods.
New milestone for CSU in Port Macquarie
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie has reached another key milestone in the development of its new campus at Lake Innes.
National Stronger Regions Fund welcomed
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University and La Trobe University have welcomed the Federal National Party's commitment to create a $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund and say it could be another important step towards creation of the Murray-Darling Medical School based in Orange, Bendigo and Wagga Wagga.
CSU to officially open new campus in Port Macquarie
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The new campus of CSU in Port Macquarie will be officially opened by Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research on Tuesday 1 May. Member for Lyne, Mr Rob Oakeshott, MP, will also attend the formal ceremony, which will begin with an academic procession at 10.30am, followed by a 'Welcome to Country' by Aboriginal Elder Mr William O'Brien ('Uncle Bill').
Has government funding improved the environment?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Research that questioned the effectiveness of public funding for repairing environmental damage over the past 20 years has resulted in mixed answers, says a lead researcher in the recently completed Landscape Logic project, CSU's Professor Allan Curtis.
New senior appointment at CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU has announced the appointment to a newly created senior role with a focus on e-technologies at the forefront of innovation.
ABC should be 'fair to the truth' on climate science
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003In commissioning the TV documentary 'I Can Change Your Mind About Climate', to be broadcast on Thursday 26 April, the ABC has been duped by the climate change denier tactic of doubt-mongering, says Professor Clive Hamilton, the Vice-Chancellor's Chair of Public Ethics at CSU.
Work commences on CSU facility at Wangaratta
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Work will commence on the construction of the $7.2 million facility in Wangaratta for CSU on Wednesday 4 September.
Expanded paramedic program will save lives
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The proposed expansion of the paramedic program at CSU will lead to a better trained workforce to meet the complex needs of modern emergency care and will save lives. The proposal is as part of CSU's $63.6 million bid to the Education Investment Fund to expand health disciplines taught at CSU in Orange and Bathurst.
Managing household electricity demand more effectively
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Research for a recently awarded CSU PhD thesis has found that understanding how households make decisions about their electricity use could be the key to savings for governments, generators and consumers.