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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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Health career in rural Queensland on radar for BMA scholar Kaitlyn 

Published on 14 May, 2013 

Having grown up in Blackwater, Kaitlyn Busk has a natural affinity for life in rural Queensland.

Now thanks to a BMA Indigenous Scholarship, she has the chance to become an Occupational Therapist and said she would feel comfortable seeking work in rural and regional areas.

PhotoID:14657, L-R BMA representatives Paul Travers and Mary Bulger flanking BMA Indigenous Scholarship recipients Sharona Kemp (centre left) and Kaitlyn Busk (centre right) during the recent student awards ceremony
L-R BMA representatives Paul Travers and Mary Bulger flanking BMA Indigenous Scholarship recipients Sharona Kemp (centre left) and Kaitlyn Busk (centre right) during the recent student awards ceremony

Kaitlyn has moved to CQUniversity Rockhampton Campus to progress her Bachelor of Health (Allied Health) degree, with a view of specialising in Occupational Therapy.

"I'm really enjoying the physiology and human movements aspects of the degree at the moment," she says.

The Blackwater State High graduate is a keen flautist and is considering joining Rockhampton Youth Orchestra once she settles into her studies.

She's also proud of her Aboriginal background as she's from the Gnunawol tribe and is a descendent of the Burri gubba people.

Current holders of BMA Community and Indigenous Scholarships were recognised during student awards held recently across the network of CQUniversity campuses.

The scholarships are provided by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) to encourage students interested in 'non-mining' disciplines who demonstrate the need and desire to contribute to their local region.

The Program offers 10 Community Scholarships as well as five Indigenous Scholarships, for students enrolling in non-mining related study programs like nursing, teaching, healthcare or business.

Each of the scholarships provides up to $5000 per year to cover educational expenses for the duration of the recipients' study programs.

The BMA scholarships were designed to alleviate skills shortages and build capacity in key service areas throughout the communities in which BMA operates. They encourage increased enrolments from people with disabilities, those who are female, those of low socio-economic status, those who are rural or remotely located, or those who identify as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

Details are available at www.cqu.edu.au/bma or via 07 4930 9456.