IERC
April 2022 Newsletter
Research shows Gardening can soothe the soul
Gardening offers a wealth of mental health benefits. It lowers levels of cortisol (the body's primary stress hormone), improves attention span, plus reduces feelings of anxiety and depression.
IERC staff on the Cairns Campus are very proud of the garden they have created and invite students to help themselves to the fresh herbs and vegetables growing there.
Read more about the benefits of gardening
Indigenous ranger's quest to preserve Simpson Desert knowledge and 60,000-year-old history of his people
ABC: Sunshine Coast: Bruce Atkinson
Don Rowlands is a descendent of the Watti Watti family and is a Wangkangurru Yarluyandi elder living in Birdsville on the edge of Munga-Thirri National Park, which is also known as the Simpson Desert.
"From Birdsville to Poeppel Corner to Dalhousie Springs way over in the west there are stone tools, stick humpies, mikiris [native wells], grinding stones, fighting shields, fire places and burial grounds," Mr Rowlands said.
Work is underway to gather and preserve Aboriginal knowledge and stories about the Simpson Desert.
JCU Indigenous Winter School
IERC welcomes new Staff Members
Jess is a JCU Social Work graduate who was previously working with Townsville City Council as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison Officer.
IERC is pleased to welcome two new staff members to our team. Jessica Ward has joined the Townsville team at the Bebegu Yumba campus as an Indigenous Student Support Advisor and Nik Lilo is also an Indigenous Student Support Advisor at the Nguma-bada campus in Cairns.
Nik is a recent JCU graduate completing the Bachelor of Business in 2021
Daintree properties returned to Eastern Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owners
National Indigenous Times: Giovanni Torre
Three not-profit organisations met in the Daintree on Wednesday to hand ten properties over to Eastern Kuku Yalanji people for conservation.
The Stronger Together partnership, a collaboration between Rainforest 4 Foundation, Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation and HalfCut, has collaborated to buy freehold land in the Daintree Lowland Rainforest and return it to Traditional Owners.
JCU Alumni Advantage
With JCU Alumni Advantage you can receive a 25% discount on tuition fees for eligible, full-fee postgraduate courses*.
This advantage can be used with the upcoming roll-out of the Graduate Certificate (Indigenous Studies). Stay tuned for more details.
Jobs
Townsville City Council are seeking an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison Officer
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