Pharmacy students from Orange travelled to Wagga Wagga to mark the start of the 2006 academic year. The Charles Sturt University (CSU) pharmacy students met with academics, local pharmacists and industry representatives at the 2006 Commencement Dinner, which attracted more than 100 guests in April. Organised by the University’s Pharmacy Student Association, Pharmers, the annual event gives students a chance to develop a greater understanding of the industry and form personal and professional networks. Among the guests were Mayor of Wagga Wagga, Kerry Pascoe, representatives from the Charles Sturt Pharmacy Foundation and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. More than 120 students started in CSU’s pharmacy program in 2006 including 45 in Orange and 79 in Wagga Wagga. This brings the total number of students in the pharmacy program to about 340.