CQU Bundaberg has been praised for supporting the training of 2 local Indigenous support workers, employed at the city's new Indigenous Wellness Centre.

Head of Campus Professor Phillip Clift was able - with help from ITD - to arrange access to videoconferences that were essential for the support workers' progress. 

Indigenous Welness Centre (IWC) manager Wayne Mulvany approached the campus after informal discussion with Cheri Yavu-Kama-Karathunian (the campus Nulloo Yumbah coordinator), who is on the IWC reference council and the board that employs him.

Mr Mulvany said the IWC support workers' training is being run through TAFE in Toowoomba but that support from CQU Bundaberg made their studies much easier..

"Part of the training is videoconferencing, doing modules 'face to face', and we had a lot of trouble arranging that," he said recently to ABC Radio.

"Central Queensland University really came to our aid, they went out of their way to make arrangements and set up the videoconferencing facility for us. Both Joseph and Devon go out to the university about every 3 weeks, and they're finding it fantastic. And it's good for the Indigenous community, because they see a couple of their members attending university, so it gives a bit of kudos all round."