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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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Locals featured in SCINEMA night at CQU Bundaberg 

Published on 21 August, 2006 

Coinciding with National Science Week, Central Queensland University Bundaberg held a SCINEMA night recently featuring locals from Bundaberg.

SCINEMA was a showcase of films bringing you the human side of science. The first film titled “Nerves of Steel” looked at the Australian Institute of Sport’s scientific program to create a champion Skeleton racing team for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Bundaberg athlete, Michelle Steele, was one of the racers featured in the film and her family, Bruce, Janet and Helen Steele were able to attend the program.

PhotoID:3066 Skeleton is a head-first, full-throttle slide down a winding, icy track and is one of the most dangerous and demanding olympic sports.

Central Queensland University, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health Sub-Dean, Desirae Kirby said that “Nerves of Steel” showed how the Australian Institute of Sport used a range of sciences to create a champion. Biomechanics, physiology, sports psychology and physics all played a part in the creation of the skeleton team. “It was great to have Michelle’s family attend the program. They were more than happy to give us an update of Michelle’s progress,” said Ms Kirby.

PhotoID:3067 The program also featured several short ExperiMental films starring the ABC’s Surfing Scientist and former Bundaberg boy, Ruben Meerman.

Photo left: (left to right) Janet Steele, Bruce Steele, Helen Steele