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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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Visitor's lecture on active ageing 

Published on 10 October, 2007 

All interested people are welcome to attend a free lecture on 'active ageing' by Visiting Scholar David Kelly, from Noon to 1pm on Friday, October 26, at CQU Rockhampton (building 77/G.09).

Mr Kelly is Project Officer for the Hunter New England Area Health Service, is based at the University of Newscastle and is being hosted in Rockhampton by the Department of Health and Human Performance at CQU.

His presentation entitled 'Improving Australia's Quality of Life - Active Ageing: Another Market or the Forgotten Market?' will focus on:

  • The Physical Decline of Ageing
  • Common Myths
  • Barriers / Constraints to Physical Activity (PA) for Older Adults
  • Overcoming Barriers / Constraints - Key Motivators
  • Getting Started
  • PR / Communication
  • Strategies to Promote Physical Activity (PA) for Older Adults

  • Program Examples

Details are available from Associate Professor Peter Reaburn via 4930 6748 or p.reaburn@cqu.edu.au