Date Time Focus on little communities to make big impact A University of Southern Queensland researcher is turning trash into treasure in a new project in the Lockyer Valley. University of Southern Queensland post-graduate student Christine Blanchard is successfully combining her day job with doctoral studies to make her corner of the world more environmentally prosperous. As the Waste Coordinator for the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Christine is involved in trial funding under the State Government’s Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) program. “The trial will be based on providing 900 households in Gatton and Laidley with an additional rubbish bin that’s specifically for food scraps and garden waste,” Christine said.