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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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Theatre students team up with MasterChef contestant to promote healthy eating in Mackay 

Published on 29 March, 2012 

What do you get when you mix a MasterChef contestant, healthy eating messages and musical theatre with thousands of youngsters? The answer is a whole lot of fun, with Mighty Foods vs the Pirates, an award-winning annual production by the CQ Conservatorium of Music...

Australia's much-loved MasterChef Season Two runner-up Callum Hann* recently teamed up with 12 Bachelor of Theatre students to deliver an educational children's musical promoting the power of healthy eating. Callum attended the Monday afternoon performance to lend support to the CQUniversity performers.

PhotoID:12104, Mighty Foods performer John Gardiner gets up close and personal with audience members at a previous production.
Mighty Foods performer John Gardiner gets up close and personal with audience members at a previous production. With around 2000 audience members aged four to six years old, CQUniversity students put their writing, producing and performance skills on show. There were eleven 35-minute performances, followed by 15 minutes for questions and meeting the cast.

This year's production was extra special, as Bachelor of Theatre students have been working with director Caroline Kaspar, the choreographer for the movie Happy Feet 2.

Conservatorium lecturer Kim Kirkman said it was amazing to have someone of Caroline's calibre to work with the Theatre students.

"She brings such incredible passion and experience from working with international industry professionals," Mr Kirkman said.

"The students love every second of working with her."

The Mighty Foods series has been running for several years and has won numerous CQUniversity awards including the Dean and Faculty awards for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the Opal Awards for Engaged Learning and Teaching.

Students from the CQ Conservatorium of Music gain practical experience from script development through to lighting design, along with the knowledge that they have instilled a positive message to young audiences.

PhotoID:12105, CQUniversity Theatre students will deliver healthy eating messages to four to six year olds.
CQUniversity Theatre students will deliver healthy eating messages to four to six year olds. For more information contact the CQ Conservatorium of Music on 4940 7800.

* Since achieving his runner up status, Callum has been busy in the kitchen creating recipes for his first cookbook, The Starter Kitchen.  It features over 60 simple, casual and fun recipes, using ingredients readily available in the supermarket.