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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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Noosa Campus hosts Biosphere planning day 

Senior Lecturer at CQUniversity Noosa Dr Sue Davis is also Chair of the UNESCO-endorsed Noosa Biosphere Reserve.

As part of their recent planning activities for the year, local community members, councillors and staff worked in the new collaborative teaching space at Noosa Campus.  The new space has been set up to maximise collaborative interactions, both live and online.

PhotoID:11930, Dr Sue Davis (centre front) with other participants in the Noosa Biosphere Planning Day
Dr Sue Davis (centre front) with other participants in the Noosa Biosphere Planning Day

Dr Davis said her Biosphere role involved close partnerships with industry, environment and community groups, council, universities, UNESCO* and others.

"We can focus our efforts to promote key messages about sustainable human interaction with nature and the environment through dynamic and creative means," said Dr Davis.

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"The people and activities of the Noosa Biosphere are making an important contribution to caring for what we have and sharing that with others."

For details on Noosa Biosphere visit http://www.noosabiosphere.org.au/

* UNESCO - the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

PhotoID:11932, The Noosa Biosphere Planning Day
The Noosa Biosphere Planning Day