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Doctors 4 the Bush hits road in kidney rally
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The campaign to support the Charles Sturt University (CSU) proposal for more medical training in regional Australia will hit the road this Friday 12 August in the 23rd Kidney Kar Rally. CSU Advancement Officer, Mr Justin Williams is part of the support crew for the annual rally which raises money for children with kidney disease. As the convoy of colourful cars drives through regional NSW, Mr Williams will also be promoting the CSU Doctors 4 the Bush campaign. CSU has submitted a proposal to the federal government for an Integrated Health and Medical Education Precinct in Orange, and a Medical and Health Services Precinct in Bathurst. It aims to provide medical and health training for students to help address the shortage of doctors in the bush. "When the opportunity arose to join in the rally I thought why not take this worthy cause on the road,” Mr Williams said. ”Evidence shows that if people are educated regionally they tend to stay here and with the regional health shortage, Charles Sturt University’s plan makes sense.” The public can show its support for the Doctors 4 the Bush campaign by signing a petition when the Kidney Kar Rally rolls into town or by visiting the Doctors 4 the Bush website here.
Searching for scarless healing
Wednesday, 1 Jan 20032005 Australian of the Year, leading medical researcher and renowned plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood will headline events being held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga as part of the 2011 National Science Week. A hero of the first Bali bombing, helping 28 burns victims survive their wounds using groundbreaking ‘spray on skin’ technology, Dr Wood will present a public lecture on The quest for scarless healing to highlight the role of science in modern Australia. Two free lectures will be presented on Tuesday 16 August in the CD Blake Lecture Theatre on CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona; the first especially for school children, commencing at 10.30am, and an evening event starting at 6.30pm. Visitors can also view a number of other science activities between Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 August, being hosted or assisted by CSU student and teachers with the Murray School of Education, as well as activities presented by the Astronomical Society of Albury Wodonga.
Science, a many-splendored thing
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
According to Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer Dr Igor Novak, science is essentially Man’s attempt at understanding nature and the world around him driven, in part, by necessity. Dr Novak’s book ‘Science a Many-splendored Thing’, to be launched on Thursday 11 August, will acquaint non-scientists with science as a wide-ranging human activity. “In the 1955 film Love is a Many-splendored Thing, the director H King explored problems which cultural barriers, driven by irrational adherence to tradition, pose for human emotional relationships,” Dr Novak said. “And yet these many-facetted relationships are the source of endless variety and enrichment for human existence. A similar situation exists in modern science. Advances in science and technology have terrified or alienated many people who are afraid to explore the richness and diversity of nature and of us humans. I hope that this book can allay some of those fears.” Dr Novak is a lecturer in CSU’s School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences.Forgotten battle of Kapyong
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The moving documentary Kapyong, about one of most significant and least acknowledged battles fought by Australian soldiers, will be screened at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 10 August. Fought during the Korean War in the Kapyong Valley north of Seoul in April 1951, mainly Australian and Canadian soldiers in the United Nations forces faced the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. The fierce battle was for a valley, the ancient and traditional invasion route to the capital, Seoul. If Kapyong fell, Seoul and the war would have been lost. Kapyong was written and directed by Australian filmmaker Dennis K Smith and produced by John Lewis of Arcimedia. The documentary, launched by the Prime Minister in Canberra on 29 April, features many shots produced by visual effects lecturer at CSU, Mr Andrew Hagan as the film’s Visual Effects Supervisor. Hosted by the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga, the special screening of Kaypong will include an exclusive insight into the making of the film by Mr Hagan. “The film required photorealistic visual effects, with the documentary demonstrating a new wave of digital SLR cinematography and production for independent filmmakers,” said Mr Hagan. Kapyong is rated M for Mature audiences.
Tracing Muslim history in Australia
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
An historic documentary exploring Muslim people through Australian history is the subject of a free screening in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 18 August. Highlighting Australia’s first interaction with Muslims, the Macassans, who travelled and traded well before European settlement, the documentary chronologically navigates the milestones for the Muslim community post-European settlement. The film captures the ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity of Muslims Down Under, and tells the stories of Muslim pioneers and their descendants, beginning with the pivotal role the Afghan camel herders played in the development of outback Australia, to the successful integration Muslims have made into modern Australian society. In the Footsteps of the Ancestors: Muslims Down Under by Ms Nada Roude can be seen at the Riverina Playhouse from 6pm. The event is hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in association with the Islamic Council of NSW.
Manners and etiquette in colonial Australia
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The place of manners and etiquette in colonial Australia is the topic of the next Theo Barker Memorial Lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Friday 12 August. An organiser of the free public lecture, CSU adjunct lecturer Dr Rob McLachlan, said, “This is the fourth biennial Theo Barker Memorial Lecture co-sponsored by Charles Sturt University and the Bathurst District Historical Society. This lecture, titled Tea, Talk and Town Life: The Manners of Colonial Australia, will be delivered by Associate Professor Penny Russell from The University of Sydney. Her latest book, Savage or Civilised?, provides the insights she will share with her audience. The lecture will be both entertaining and educational – with some delicious morsels of gossip and scandal.” Professor Russell has found many examples of colonists for whom good manners mattered very much. She said, “In this lecture I will examine the tensions between rural and urban manners, the social ramifications of the tea table, and the significant social meaning of different modes of speech, such as slang, swearing and gossip. I will show that manners mattered then to how individuals understood themselves, and to how we should understand our history now.”Early excellence in hospitality
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The skills of a trainee hospitality worker at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga have been recognised during annual awards run by the not-for-profit training organisation, GTES. Mr Damian Slater, 20, from Wagga Wagga is one of three finalists in the trainee category of the GTES Apprentice & Trainee Awards, which recognise the excellence and dedication of GTES apprentices and trainees employed in various industries. The winners in five award categories for southern NSW and Victoria will be announced at a ceremony in Wagga Wagga on Friday 26 August. Undertaking a Certificate III in hospitality operations at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Mr Slater caters for students, staff and guests at CSU. . Mr Toby Perry, team leader of Food and Beverage Services at CSU in Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga, said, “Damian is an excellent team member, who learns quickly, works hard under pressure, and has a genuine pleasure in serving people. His attention to detail and his respect and rapport with our customers help him to stand head and shoulders above where one would normally expect a trainee to be, so early in their career.”
Light lines for the delightfully Deco
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
Black and white photography taken by Albury-based historian and photographer Associate Professor Dirk Spennemann from Charles Sturt University (CSU) highlights the splendour of architecture from the Art Deco period found throughout Albury. His exhibition, Light Lines – architecture for a modern age, is a key feature of an extensive Art Deco exhibition on show until Saturday 8 October in the Albury Library Museum, Kiewa Street, Albury, and Albury Regional Art Gallery in Dean Street. Professor Spennemann will speak about his exhibition, which re-frames details of Art Deco architecture in Albury and the region using mainly Art Deco-period cameras, at a public lecture starting at 1.30pm on Sunday 21 August at the Albury Library Museum. He is also a presenter at an Art Deco Talkfest to be held at the Albury Library Museum, between 1.30 and 4pm on Sunday 28 August. For more information about the exhibition and other activities, including bus tours and film nights, visit here. The Future of Fatigue
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
More than 50 participants from universities around Australia and overseas are expected to attend The Future of Fatigue symposium hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst between Monday 22 and Wednesday 24 August. Conference chair and Associate Dean of Research for CSU’s Faculty of Education, Professor Frank Marino, said, “Fatigue is central to how ordinary people manage their daily activities, and to how athletes perform and recover in any sport, particularly the elite. This symposium will discuss the latest research and developments in the field, and will help to define research areas that could increase human capacity for exertion and how we recover from it. The University’s School of Human Movement Studies is at the forefront of this research. Following the success of the first symposium in 2009, the School has attracted the best speakers in the field and will generate research for years to come.” Presentations at the symposium will examine such issues as muscle wasting disorders, neurophysiology, older athletes, cycling, and decision making by athletes and umpires.New garden for young children
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Planting vegetables, herbs and a citrus tree are among the plans for two new gardens in the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Children’s Centre in Wagga Wagga. The gardens will be constructed and planted through sponsorship from Bunnings Warehouse at Wagga Wagga. Representatives of the store will visit the CSU centre at 10am on Wednesday 24 August to discuss the garden plans. Centre Director Ms Megan Isaac said, “The gardens will be important for our children to provide a sensory experience, explore relationships with other living things, learn about plants and allow them to taste fruits and vegetables with which they may not be familiar. This contributes to a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition for our children.”