Month: January 2012

Kylie Heron, mother of seven and winner of the Governor-General’s Indigenous Student Teacher Scholarship in 2010, has just received another award that will boost her study hopes. She says the $1500 Education Queensland grant will help with living expenses during the five weeks she’ll be away from home. “I’m looking forward to teaching in North […]

In 2010, while still in the final year of her double degree in Commerce and International Business, Kate (pictured) was offered not one, but two graduate positions; at Westpac and Ernst & Young. It was a difficult decision but Kate accepted Westpac and in just two weeks will begin an eight month graduate program in […]

In 2010, while still in the final year of her double degree in Commerce and International Business, Kate (pictured) was offered not one, but two graduate positions; at Westpac and Ernst & Young. It was a difficult decision but Kate accepted Westpac and in just two weeks will begin an eight month graduate program in […]

29 year old Jodie (pictured) has developed the website, Shoes of Prey, which gives women the chance to become their own shoe designer. Online shoppers can choose from a range of style components, colours and materials and the personalised footwear is shipped within six weeks. The Shoes of Prey website was launched in October 2009. […]

The triple bottom line of people, planet and prosperity is vitally important to Bachelor of Arts graduate Kelly Ashbolt. Kelly, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2011, says her social enterprise work placement with the University of the Third Age (U3A) reinforced her decision to find work in the not-for-profit sector. “Social enterprise […]

Twenty-five young musicians will take to the stage on Friday afternoon to celebrate the end of an exclusive annual Rock School. The hand-picked students were selected from throughout Queensland and New South Wales and have spent this week writing and recording in a studio for the summer program run by the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. […]

Immigrants have been given help to crack Australia’s cultural code so they can better fit into their new country. According to Griffith University intercultural expert Professor Michelle Barker, immigrants need to learn the cultural ‘map’ for adjusting successfully to life in Australia. “Despite some migrants being highly proficient in English, cultural differences can hinder their […]