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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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Sabrina 'shells out' for island visit 

Published on 15 January, 2004 

Sabrina Hall's idea of an island 'holiday' is inspecting fly larvae infestations of marine turtle nests.

The Rockhampton-based Central Queensland University PhD candidate has just returned from a week on Peak Island, a continental island offshore from Keppel Sands.

PhotoID:1177 She has been seeking clues to show whether the fly larvae are predators of turtle eggs, or whether they are scavengers who play a role in cleaning up the nest.

"Not much is known about the maggots' effects on the hatching success of a turtle nest," she said.

"I'm investigating this process in three species of sea turtle, and on Peak Island the focus is on the endemic flatback turtle.".

PhotoID:1178 Ms Hall's research involves minute inspection of the contents of turtle nests.

Peak Island is in a preservation zone of a marine national park. Only permit holders may visit. ENDS.

For details call Sabrina via (07) 4923 2078 or s.hall@cqu.edu.au