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Our Graduates 2008

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Certificate II in Hairdressing and Nail Technology - Hairdressing Photo Shoot!

Indigenous Hairdressing Photo Shoot Preview. More information and video coming soon.

Preview Hairdressing Photo Shoot

Indigenous Film days

Mark out 12.30 each Wednesday in your diary, and bring your lunch to T102 (just upstairs from the Aboriginal Education Centre at Mt Helen Campus)

YOU ARE ALL INVITED

Students, all staff (Academic and general) and community visitors ALL WELCOME

No cost!

- 30 July Rabbit Proof Fence 94 mins
- 06 Aug First Citizen 55 mins
- 13 Aug Lousy Little Sixpence 54 mins
- 20 Aug Dirt Cheap 88 mins
- 27 Aug 'Vote Yes for Aborigines' 53mins
- 03 Sep 'No way to forget' 12 mins

NAIDOC Week 2008

NAIDOC week celebrations for 2008 will be held from 6 to 13 July. The national theme for 2008 is - Advance Australia Fair?

NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia in July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week (see History of NAIDOC), and its acronym has become the name of the week itself.

The week is celebrated not just in the Indigenous community, but also in increasing numbers of government agencies, schools, local councils and workplaces.

For many years, the Australian Government has been the major funding contributor to national focus activities. Wherever you live, taking part in NAIDOC Week is a great way to celebrate Indigenous culture and build bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

For Information - http://www.naidoc.org.au

What's on in Ballarat - Click here

National Sorry Day 2008

National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week are significant events in the community.

• National Sorry Day - Understand Us: Stand by Us (26 May 2008)
• National Reconciliation Week - Their Spirit Still Shines (27 May - 3 June 2008)

Further Information - National Sorry Day Committee Inc. website

University wins Indigenous Training Award

The University of Ballarat has been presented with a major award for good practice in Indigenous education and training.

The Wurreker Awards are presented annually by the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated and Victorian Department of Education and Training.

The University was recognised for its achievements in Indigenous education, including the work of the Aboriginal Education Centre and its partnerships with the Indigenous community through the Aboriginal Education Management Committee. The University was also highly commended for the development of pathways and innovative delivery of the Diploma/Advanced Diploma of Business Management and Graduate Certificate in Management to Indigenous cohorts.

The Diploma/Advanced Diploma has had approximately 70 Indigenous graduates and nine Indigenous people are currently completing the Graduate Certificate in Management with a further Indigenous cohort scheduled to commence in 2007.