Ms Samantha Neal was one of half a dozen Charles Sturt University (CSU) public relations and organisational communication students to volunteer at the inaugural Newton’s Playground gravity sports festival on Mount Panorama in Bathurst in early March. Ms Neal worked with the media centre doing on-track liaison for the extreme sporting event. “Newton’s Playground is the first event of its kind and this is definitely a great experience for me for event management. Skateboards are not my thing but I loved it. It’s pretty crazy and pretty intense. I’ll definitely come back next year,” Ms Neal said. Mr Donald Alexander, senior lecturer in Public Relations and Organisational Communication and course coordinator at CSU’s School of Communication, said that events such as this one organised by Bathurst Regional Council, gives the students real hands-on experience which contributes to them graduating as ‘job ready’.