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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 manager moonlights as an 'angel flier' 

Published on 20 July, 2006 

CQU General Manager Commercial Operations Paul Lancaster, based at Rockhampton Campus, has been moonlighting as a volunteer with Angel Flight Australia.

PhotoID:3315 Angel Flight is a charity that coordinates non-emergency flights for financially and medically needy people.

Mr Lancaster, a pilot who owns his own aircraft, was able to fly a 9-year-old Moranbah girl and her mother to Townsville and back to visit an ear specialist (a trip that would normally take several days).

"As a pilot registered with Angel Flight I get email updates about patients needing assistance and on this occasion I was able to help out," he said.

According to the girl's mother, in comments on the Angel Flight website: "What a change from our normal scenario. Picked up at 8.45 and back at 2.30 same day".

"I truly can't say thank-you enough to Paul (our pilot) and the rest of the crew from Angel Flight".

Mr Lancaster said the mission was covered by Channel 7 and other media in Townsville to promote Angel Flight.

Details about Angel Flight are available at: http://www.angelflight.org.au/ .