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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 nurses fill bulk of hospital places 

Fourteen of the 20 new registered nurses to start duty at Rockhampton Hospital this week were educated at CQU, according to a report in The Morning Bulletin.

The newspaper quotes district director of nursing Lex Oliver as saying the new nurses are a welcome addition to the district's health service.

Mr Oliver is quoted as saying that five of the new nurses are undertaking an innovative program to prepare for practice in rural and remote facilities.