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Operations STARS for Stars Omnia Café Ipswich was recently awarded a five star food rating under the Ipswich City Council’s Eat Safe program for food and beverage providers. A significant amount of work went into achieving this top rating; several months of process review, documentation and data collection. This is a fantastic outcome, and to provide some context; out of the approximately 480 businesses participating, only 12 were awarded this top rating. As acknowledgement of this great achievement, Kellie and Megan were awarded a voucher via the USQ corporate recognition program (STARS). It was however, difficult getting Kellie and Megan to stop long enough to have a cuppa and accept the STARS voucher. IPSWICH L-R: Kellie Watson and Megan Christensen LET YOUR STARS SHINE Food safety rating display materials guide New Omnia Bookshop/ Café space at Ipswich Fit-out of the new consolidated bookshop/café space at USQ Ipswich is now complete. Customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive regarding the enhancements to the space and outdoor seating areas. Feedback Kiosks Omnia bookshop – Ipswich Reminder The inter-campus shuttle bus service will pause from In recent months, feedback kiosks have been installed at all close of business on Friday, 14 December 2018 and campuses allowing customers to provide simple feedback in resume on Monday, 7 January 2019. Staff wishing to us online: beverage experience. These are a relation to their food Join and/or travel between campuses during this period should use Ipswich.qld.gov.au permanent initiative for all food and beverage locations at USQ. the USQ pool vehicle system, which will continue to To date, more than 2500 customers have completed the operate as normal. survey providing real time data to inform initiatives, successes and opportunities for improvement. Inter-Campus Shuttle – Plainland Bus Stop The USQ shuttle bus service is trialling a scheduled stop at Plainland on all routes for a 12 month period to December 2019. We hope this service will be of particular benefit to students participating in USQ programs from the Lockyer Valley. Wishing you all the best in the festive season from the whole Operations Team. Nathan Jones Director (Property and Operations) CAMPUS SERVICES NEWSLETTER 7