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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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Bookings opening for writers' workshop on North Keppel Island 

Preparations for the 2012 Idiom 23 Magazine Writers' Workshop have begun, and it's time to register your interest.

The theme of this year's workshop from May 11-13 is Stories of the Sea. The event will focus on visual narrative storytelling - telling stories through words and imagery.

PhotoID:12201, Writers gather for a previous workshop on North Keppel Island
Writers gather for a previous workshop on North Keppel Island

Organisers are pleased to have arranged involvement by CQUniversity multimedia lecturer Brendan Murphy, along with local singer-songwriter Nicole Leah.

Workshops will encourage participants to write about the sea and our connection to it. All kinds of writers are welcome, as are artists and photographers.

The cost this year is $240, which includes all meals, transport and accommodation.

Bookings will be available from Monday April 16 via http://www.cqu.edu.au/writersworkshops and details are available via workshop coordinator Dr Lynda Hawryluk at 07 4923 2009 or l.hawryluk@cqu.edu.au .

Writers may also be interested in the Facebook group: Writing@CQUniversity.