Metropolitan and regional residents and landholders in western NSW have shown they have a significant interest in preserving one of the State's most fragile wetland environments.

Prospects for retaining trained professionals in regional areas are improving if demand for courses at Charles Sturt University this year is anything to go by.

Whether or not to return to study can be a daunting decision. To help answer questions about studying at tertiary level, Charles Sturt University will run a series of seminars in the Riverina during August and September.

Water conservation issues are the most important local environmental issue for Albury-Wodonga residents, even surpassing the proposed freeway, according to findings from a survey conducted by Charles Sturt University researcher Jonathon Howard.

There may be greater difficulties ahead for many older Australians, particularly in regional centres, according to the new Head of Charles Sturt University's Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor David Battersby.

Eight young researchers took part in this year's Summer Scholars Day, working with senior researchers on Charles Sturt University's Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga Campuses.

Charles Sturt University courses have experienced a significant upsurge in demand from applicants for full-time study in 2000.

For the second year running, the physiotherapy degree offered on Charles Sturt University's Albury-Wodonga Campus is among the highest published UAI scores in NSW.

Budding artists and those who want to learn from the masters, have arrived on the Bathurst Campus of Charles Sturt University this week for the annual Mitchell School of Creative Arts Summer School.