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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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Gladstone and Bundaberg staff join Steps challenge 

Staff from Bundaberg and Gladstone campuses were among more than 900 staff from 90 teams to join CQU's 10 000 Steps Workplace Challenge this week.

PhotoID:1454 10 000 Steps is funded by Queensland Health and based at CQU, and is now being rolled out to Queensland and beyond after success in increasing physical activity awareness and levels in the Rockhampton community.

Health insurer MBF and Ergon Energy are among other large workplaces to get involved in the 10 000 Steps challenge.

Photo (above): Bundaberg Steps challenge coordinator Sandy Dalton (left) and Head of Campus Professor Alex Grady (right) were joined by wig-wearing 'Step Sister' team member Steve Hanson from Facilities Management to mark the start of the event.

PhotoID:1455 Photo (left): Gladstone staff were keen to join the challenge.