A leading climate change researcher with Charles Sturt University (CSU) believes delaying the emissions trading scheme (ETS) will cost every Australian in the long run. Professor Kevin Parton, a lead researcher with CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society, said the Federal government’s decision to delay the introduction of the scheme until after 2012 to wait and see what the rest of the world will do on carbon emissions was no reason to delay. “The three biggest polluters are USA, China and Europe. China is developing green technologies, and Europe already has an ETS. They are going to be way ahead of Australia,” Professor Parton said. “The media has greatly exaggerated the cost of an ETS to the public, leading to falling public support for the scheme. And the government doesn’t want to take the scheme to its first election.” Professor Parton said under ‘business as usual’ without an ETS, Australia can expect to double its average level of income by 2050. “But with the ETS this income doubling would be delayed only one year.”

A Charles Sturt University (CSU) distance education student has been selected for an Australian University Sport team to compete at the 2010 World University Triathlon Championship in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday 30 May. Ms Lauren Parker, who lives in the Newcastle suburb of Maryville, is studying for a Bachelor of Social Science (Criminal Justice) through the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Bathurst. “I have competed in about six triathlons in the last two to three years, but before I started triathlons I was a national swimmer for 10 years,” Ms Parker said. “This year I was offered a professional triathlon licence through Triathlon Australia, which means I can now race in the elite category. It’s great to be selected as part of a national triathlon team, and I am honoured and very excited about racing internationally for the first time representing Australia and Charles Sturt University. I hope to compete in three other events in Spain, so for the next five weeks I will be training ‘smart’ and I look forward to this amazing experience."

The real story of NSW colonial governor Lachlan Macquarie is more dramatic and compelling than is otherwise promoted, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher and lecturer who will deliver the keynote speech at a dinner in Bathurst on Saturday 1 May to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the start of Macquarie’s administration of the fledgling colony. Mr Harry Dillon, a journalism lecturer at the CSU School of Communication and Creative Industries and co-author of a soon-to-be-published book about Governor Macquarie, says the title of his speech, The Other Lachlan Macquarie, signifies that he will try to go beyond the standard 'Father of Australia' profiles. “It's OK that these things are being restated in 2010 because a surprising number of people are unaware of Macquarie’s considerable achievements. In all, Macquarie was extraordinarily well matched to the peculiar nature of the job in Australia's crucial third decade of white settlement.”

The challenge in managing an organisation’s development alongside its environmental footprint is demonstrated in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) 2009 Environmental Scorecard. The document is prepared by CSU Green to critically assess the University’s progress in meeting its sustainability targets for 2011 and 2015. “There was a large amount of development and construction at Charles Sturt University, with a 16 per cent increase in gross floor space since 2006, the baseline year,” said CSU Green Manager Mr William Adlong. “Despite this construction, greenhouse gas emissions from energy use increased by only 1.3 per cent between 2006 and 2009. This reflects the greater energy efficiency of new buildings, improvements in the plant and equipment in existing buildings and staff efforts to reduce energy use in their work areas,” Mr Adlong said. The 2009 Environmental Scorecard also shows mains water consumption across the University fell by more than 32 per cent since 2006, electricity consumption rose by 5.2 per cent from 2006, and emissions from travel increased 4.5 per cent from 2008. Read the full 2009 Environmental Scorecard here.

The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dental and Oral Health Clinic in Orange is now open to the public with the Rural Dental Action Group’s Ms Marj Bollinger the first to open wide for qualified dentist Dr Ying Shi Chang. Providing general and specialist dentistry services to the Central West, the CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic, featuring state-of-the-art equipment, aims to service the oral hygiene needs of the local community while providing valuable clinical experience for the University’s dentistry students. Dr Chang, a qualified dentist from Sri Lanka, recently moved to Orange to work in the new Dental and Oral Health Clinic. “By the end of 2010, patients will have the opportunity to have simple procedures completed by CSU dentistry students if they choose to do so,” said Dr Sabrina Manickam, senior lecturer at the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences. To make an appointment at the CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic in Orange call 1300 278 642.

Senior high school students from the Central West interested in exercise and human movement will explore study and career options at the MyDay information event at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Friday 30 April. Ms Katy O’Brien, a Prospective Student Adviser in the CSU Division of Marketing, said the 50 Year 11 and 12 students from State, Catholic and private schools from Canowindra, Bathurst, Lithgow, Orange, Parkes, Peak Hill and Mudgee will be involved in interactive activities with CSU academics and current students that will showcase CSU courses and facilities. “The CSU MyDay event will inform students about CSU’s Bachelor of Exercise Science Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education), and Bachelor of Sports Studies / Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) courses,” Ms O’Brien said. “They will explore related facilities such as the gymnasium, the exercise physiology laboratories, and the Media Centre, and will tour the Bathurst Campus. Information sessions will advise them about pathways into courses, scholarships, international study opportunities through CSU Global, and student forums.”

Students in NSW and the ACT will have the opportunity to win cash prizes and donate money their favourite charity when entries open for Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) 2010 Making a Difference competition. CSU’s Making a Difference (MaD) Social Justice Innovation Award is open to all students in NSW and ACT in Year 10, 11 or 12 at high school or a student aged 15 to 21 years at TAFE. “The competition gives young people the opportunity to have an input into the challenging issues such as homelessness, teen suicide, drugs, poverty and crime,” said competition coordinator Mr Bill Anscombe, a senior lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU. “This competition offers young people the platform to tell their story.” Students were asked to write a story, poem or script that addresses any issue of social justice for the chance to win $250 cash and to select a charity of their choice which CSU would then make a $250 donation to on their behalf.

A group of Canadian police officers are at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Manly this week undertaking a residential course as part of theirBachelor of Policingdegree by distance education. The Head of the CSUSchool of Policing Studies, Associate Professor Rosemary Woolston, said the study visit by the nine officers from three Canadian Police Forces -  Durham, Ottawa and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – was being hosted by CSU's Australian Graduate School of Policing(AGSP) in Manly in conjunction with the Manly Local Area Command (LAC). "The commander of Manly LAC, Superintendent Dave Darcy, has welcomed the Canadian officers to his command where they will observe local police in action," Professor Woolston said. "During their visit the Canadians, most of whom are Inspectors or Senior Sergeants, will provide a fresh set of eyes on policing problems in the Manly area, with a focus on drink-driving, other alcohol-related crimes, and homelessness. They have accompanied Manly police on patrol, have spoken to members of the community including local taxi drivers to gauge their observations about local crime, and have observed sessions at Manly Court. At the conclusion of their visit, the Canadians will present their findings to Superintendent Darcy and a panel of Manly community leaders."

Charles Sturt University (CSU) will recognise academic excellence among its graduating students with pomp and ceremony in Albury on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April. Students will graduate from courses in such diverse areas as accounting, nursing, teaching, physiotherapy, environmental science, speech pathology, information technology, podiatry, leisure and health, marketing and occupational therapy in three ceremonies. Highlighting the growing importance of research on the Albury-Wodonga Campus, this year 10 Doctors of Philosophy will be awarded to researchers from the Faculties of Science and Education. The three ceremonies, which are due to be attended by up to 730 graduates with their families and friends, will commence at 10.30am on 22 April at the Albury Entertainment Centre, Swift Street, Albury, and continue on 23 April.