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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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Bike chicks 'pedal' success 

Published on 26 June, 2006 

The Rockhampton Cycling Club’s Bike Chicks Development Program launch held at CQU Rockhampton on Wednesday June 21 was a success, with members of the inaugural program introduced and presented with their Bike Chicks team shirt as well as a goodie bag from Complete Harmony, one of the program’s major sponsors.

PhotoID:3326 The Bike Chicks Development Program has attracted 11 ‘chicks’ ranging from 10 – 23 who have committed to a 5-month cycling development program aimed at engaging the girls in cycling for fitness and fun and to introduce them to the competitive aspects of the sport.

The program began on Sunday June 25 with physiotherapy screenings and bike set up and cycling training started on Monday June 26.

“The chicks are a great group of girls; they range in skill level and age but our initial assessment of them is that they already possess a good basic skill level that we can easily build upon,” says one of the Bike Chicks coordinators, Anouska Edwards.

Along with Edwards, who is a qualified physiotherapist, the girls will be put through their paces 3 times a week under the supervision of CQU Health and Human Performance staff member Alex Bright, a fellow Rockhampton Cycling Club member who recently attended the Level 2 Cycling Coach Course and is currently working through her accreditation.

“There was a buzz of excitement and anticipation at the launch and we are looking forward to working with each of these Bike Chicks and sharing our cycling knowledge with them,” said Bright.

This program is an initiative of the Rockhampton Cycling Club and each chick will be a member of this club as well as receive a Cycling Queensland VIP Cycling License as part of their commitment to the program.

The 2006 Bike Chicks are: Georgina Olman, Bridget Mallory, Brittney Carr, Taylah Jennings, Paige Jennings, Steph Hopes, Dimity Hopes, Katie Ilott, Emily Hunt, Erin Donaldson and Holly Dellow.

For details contact: bikechicks@hotmail.com .

Photo: CQU Health and Human Performance staff member Alex Bright (pictured left) was part of the Bike Chicks launch at CQU Rockhampton.