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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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Schools recognised for multimedia success 

Schools have been recognised for excellence in multimedia projects through a competition run by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education at CQUniversity.

A total of $12,000 worth of cash and multimedia-related prizes is being presented to the winning schools.

PhotoID:6637, Professor Kevin Tickle presents the Frenchville prize
Professor Kevin Tickle presents the Frenchville prize

Early years section:
St Anthony's Primary School Rockhampton
St Mary's Catholic School Goondiwindi
Gladstone Central State School

Primary years:
Frenchville State School
Tarangaba State School
Glenmore State School

Secondary section
Marist College Ashgrove

The competition had a 'futures' oriented theme and attracted entries from throughout Queensland.

Organiser Stephen Millan, from CQUniversity's School of Learning and Innovation, said students were asked to prepare a multimedia presentation examining 'futures' issues like careers, sustainability, recycling, changes in schooling "and other themes of interest to them as participants in a changing world".

PhotoID:6638, Frenchville representative Judy Hinton accepts a prize from Professor Kevin Tickle
Frenchville representative Judy Hinton accepts a prize from Professor Kevin Tickle