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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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All welcome at 'responsible gambling' forum on Bundaberg Campus 

Published on 14 May, 2013 

The Bundaberg Gambling Help Service invites all interested community members to a community forum on CQUniversity Bundaberg Campus, in conjunction with Responsible Gambling Awareness Week...

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The forum will be held from 6pm on Wednesday, May 22. With a focus on Is money all you're losing? panel guests include:

  • - Assoc Prof Matthew Rockloff, Deputy Director of the Institute for Health and Social Science Research at CQUniversity. Matthew will be sharing recent research findings on how and why gambling helps people escape their negative emotions.
  • - Phillip Fresta, local Bundaberg eBook author of 'Poker Machine Warrior'. Phillip will be sharing his experience of poker machine addiction.
  • - A member from Bundaberg's Gamblers Anonymous will also be sharing his personal experience of gambling problems, in particular with sports betting.
  • - Gail Smith, local Gambling Help Counsellor, will discuss safer gambling strategies and how family and friends can assist people experiencing gambling problems.

Community and Health Service workers are also encouraged to join this important discussion.

Please contact 4153 8400 or gail.k.smith@uccommunity.org.au to register for the forum.

For most Australians, gambling is an enjoyable past-time. Sometimes however, what started out as 'just a bit of fun' or a 'pick-me-up' can turn into an addiction. Most people think it could never happen to them, so when it does, they feel a great deal of shame, yet it's the secrecy that perpetuates the problem and keeps them from seeking help. And it's not only the person with the problem who suffers; it's also those around them, their loved ones. In Queensland, nearly one in every 10 adults experience emotional problems because of someone else's gambling.

The UnitingCare Community Gambling Help Service in Bundaberg is a free and confidential counselling service for individuals and/or their families. The service also provides community education with regards to problem or responsible gambling.  For Further Information Contact: Ph (07) 4153 8400.