It’s been a case of heads
down and tails up for the USQ Fraser Coast Business Faculty
recently.
The small but very active faculty has been busy
with the regular Funny Business competition for local school
students, an environmental law youth forum and the launch of
lecturer Wayne Pease’s new book at a campus cocktail reception.
The book, Information and Communication
Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry, was co-edited by
Wayne and former campus colleagues Malcolm Cooper and Michelle Rowe.
Malcolm is the former campus principal who now works for the
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan and Michelle lectures
at the Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.
The Head of the School of Law at USQ Mark Tranter
also visited the Fraser Coast campus in June for the Youth Forum.
He challenged students from two local high schools to debate issues
relating to the law and the environment. Scenarios included the
proposed construction of wind turbines near Hervey Bay, the
development of a coal mine and catching undersized fish by
recreational fishermen.
A few days after the forum more high school
students arrived on campus – this time for the Funny Business
Competition.
Funny Business has been run by the USQ Fraser Coast Business Faculty
for the past five years. Year 10 students create their own
businesses from scratch during each semester-long competition.
A team of Gympie High students took home the
McDonalds Shield this time for their Shake Shack.
The team of 17 students produced a sophisticated business plan for
their business selling $2 milkshakes and $2.50 thick shakes. They
ran the business at Gympie High School on four occasions.
Second place went to Urangan High for Ringo’s Steak House. Fellow
Urangan High teams took out third and fourth places for Louigi’s
Mini Pizzas and Toddies Angels
