Charles Sturt University student Ms Megan Coleman has been announced as the Alphapharm 2012 NSW Pharmacy Student of the Year at a recent function in Sydney.

Aboriginal students from schools across the Hastings region will take part in a workshop in Port Macquarie Monday 11 November designed to provide them with an insight into careers in the health sector.

The opening of a $1.3 million pharmacy laboratory at Charles Sturt University on Wednesday 25 November marks a high point in the commitment to the recruitment and retention of pharmacists to country areas.

The NSW Health Minister Mr Craig Knowles has appointed a Charles Sturt University academic and practising Wagga Wagga pharmacist as the ministerial nominee to the Pharmacy Board of New South Wales.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann has thanked all the members of Charles Sturt University's Community Consultative Committee, chaired by Mrs Audrey Hardman (former State President of the CWA), for their commitment to their communities and the University.

Support for the Murray Darling Medical School, proposed by Charles Sturt University and La Trobe University, has reached 50,000 people on Facebook.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) has welcomed a Nationals 2013 Policy Platform commitment to support the establishment of a Murray Darling Medical School at CSU's campuses in Orange and Wagga Wagga, and La Trobe University's campus at Bendigo.

CSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, has welcomed the support of the NSW National Party for the University's rural medical school proposal.

The pharmaceutical business is often described as one of the the most profitable industries on the planet. And Australian drug prices are amongst the most expensive in the world.