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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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Graduate's talent amplified at awards 

Published on 12 August, 2009 

CQUniversity Jazz Music graduate Sara Neep ‘turned up' the right performance at this year's ABC Amplified Awards in Tasmania recently.

Sara Jane won the Best Contemporary Classical/Jazz category in the people's choice awards, hosted by Steph Hughs from Triple JJJ.

PhotoID:7628, Sara Jane has been kept busy since graduating from CQUniversity.
Sara Jane has been kept busy since graduating from CQUniversity."I was absolutely blessed and excited to win my category. It is great to have such a great incentive in Tassie for local original artists," she said.

After releasing her EP ‘Troubled Minds' last year she has been working and playing in various venues in Launceston and Hobart as a solo artist and with her band.

She has also been playing in various cover acts including an acoustic duo and jazz band and also teaches voice and piano at schools around Launceston.

"I have been busy writing new material and working towards recording my first full album which I hope to do by the end of this year."

You can listen to Sara Jane's track ‘In One Instant' which helped win her this year's Amplified award here.

PhotoID:7629, Sara Jane's track 'In One Instant' helped win her this year's Amplified award.
Sara Jane's track 'In One Instant' helped win her this year's Amplified award.