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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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Elena makes most of time on Aussie soil 

Published on 28 September, 2010 

Leaving her home on the Black Sea coast of Russia, Elena Churilova came to Australia as a single mother with her young son and was grateful to get any job to start with. 

She started out working at a truck centre and is now a vegetation officer for the State Government.

PhotoID:9660, Elena Churilova
Elena Churilova

Meantime, Elena has completed her Master of Applied Science degree by research, focusing on the use of vermicompost leachate (organic waste broken down into liquid form by worms) as a liquid fertiliser for hydroponically-grown Pak Choi in the tropics.

She says that the effective use of nutrients for food production is one of the world's most important issues.

Having graduated with her Masters recently, Elena plans to continue her PhD research in the same field.