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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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CQU hosts writers centre workshop 

Ten writers gathered at the former Rockhampton Magistrate's Court (now CQU Journalism) building this week for the first of three Queensland Writers Centre workshops sponsored by CQU's Regional Centre of the Arts.

PhotoID:2044 QWC Executive Director Dr Martin Buzacott was present to introduce the initial workshop entitled 'Trim, Taut and Teffic: Editing and manuscript preparation, with Sue Abbey'.

Dr Buzacott said the remaining workshops in the RCotA-sponsored series would be held in July and October.

July's event is entitled 'One-Stop Shop for Writers: From first idea to getting published, with Sharon Dunne (Editor, Writing Queensland) and Tracey Walker (Publisher, the Australian Writer's Marketplace)'.

October's event is entitled 'Authors with Authority: How to be your own best critic, with Martin Buzacott'.

Details are available via qldwriters@qwc.asn.au or at www.qwc.asn.au .

Photo: Dr Martin Buzacott (centre rear) and tutor Sub Abbey (left) with participants in the Queensland Writers Centre workshop.