Returning to his remote community after graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Charles Sturt University (CSU), Mr Lloyd Smith is now championing improved health and education in far west NSW.

For most, the Christmas holiday is a time to indulge in less healthy eating habits, but for more than 1.7 million Australians, this break from routine is potentially harmful.

Is your heart racing? Are your pupils dilated? Do you have butterflies in your stomach? If you answer yes to these questions, you must be in love.

NSW Premier Bob Carr’s announcement that Charles Sturt University would be awarded the first Professor of Rural Pharmacy in Australia is recognition of its success in meeting the acute acute shortage of pharmacists in regional and rural areas.

Charles Sturt University has energised and re-invigorated pharmacy education throughout Australia, according to the Registrar of the Pharmacy Board of NSW, Ian Dean.

One of Bathurst's favourite sons, Mr John Matthews will be recognised for his contribution to economic, civic and educational development in the City, when he is awarded an Honorary Doctor of Health Studies from Charles Sturt University.

Is heart disease infectious? Could it be treated with antibiotics?