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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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R'ton conference promotes equal access 

Published on 03 September, 2003 

Providing all people with access to the built environment will be the focus of a conference at Central Queensland University Rockhampton this Friday afternoon and Saturday.

PhotoID:968 The conference titled Access for All Beyond Disability was officially opened by Minister for Public Works and Housing and Member for Rockhampton, Robert Schwarten on Friday at 1.30pm at the University’s Harvard Lecture Theatre in building 32. The conference will continue Friday afternoon and Saturday concluding at 4pm.

CQU lecturer Dr Robert Kelso said the conference would feature practical, legal and technical information on constructing buildings with access for all people, not just disabled people.

“The conference will be of interest to builders, tradespeople and people who have a professional responsibility for building access,” Dr Kelso said.

Attendance at the conference is free and morning and afternoon teas and lunch will be provided free of charge.

The conference has been sponsored by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, Queensland Government, Rockhampton City Council’s Building Services, Access Recreation and the Local and Regional Government Research Unit from CQU’s Faculty of Business & Law.