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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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Researcher eyes better treatment for coal seam methane gas water 

CQUniversity researcher Ben Kele believes he can find a better filter mixture for the treatment of water used in the coal seam methane gas process, crucial for the LNG industry.

Mr Kele, who also runs a water consultancy firm, is testing a range of filter mixtures to produce a water suitable for sustainable agricultural use.

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Ben Kele

He says the goal is to remove the risk of adding sodium to soils when returning water to the land.

Mr Kele has honed his water filtration experience with projects for the Woodford Folk Festival and at The Sunrise at 1770 community near Agnes Water.