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Applications opening for Indigenous STEM Awards

Applications for the 2017 Indigenous STEM Awards open on 16 October 2017 and close 10 November 2017. The Awards recognise, reward and promote the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people studying and working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

New academic partnership supports Indigenous voices

A new $200,000 partnership between the Queensland Government and Griffith University will open up more academic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders. Two jointly funded PhD scholarships, will be offered to encourage Indigenous Queenslanders to have more input in national policy, research and academic conversations.

Cherbourg to pilot first social reinvestment program

Queensland’s first social reinvestment pilot program is set to take place in Cherbourg, providing opportunities for young people to be positively engaged with their community. The Queensland Government has allocated approximately $220,000 to Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council over two years to develop and expand after-school and weekend sport and recreational activities for young people.

Indigenous businesses to benefit under new policy

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders will benefit from more business and employment opportunities, with the launch of a new Indigenous procurement policy. The Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy forms part of the Queensland Government’s new, multi-billion dollar ‘Buy Queensland’ procurement strategy, and aims to increase the share of Government procurement contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses to three per cent by 2022.