Indigenous students to gain leadership tips at CSU
3 AUGUST 2016
Indigenous school students in Bathurst will attend a special leadership event at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst as part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day on Thursday 4 August.Approximately 42 Indigenous students from every school in Bathurst will attend the leadership day organised by the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) at the Wammarra Indigenous Student Centre (ground floor, building 1292) at CSU in Bathurst.Co-convenor of the event and lecturer with the CSU Centre for Law and Justice Ms Annette Gainsford (pictured) said, "This is an example of Charles Sturt University's commitment to and involvement in advancing Indigenous education in regional Australia. Elders, junior AECG members and their parents, teachers and University staff will attend the event."The day will start at 11am with a Welcome to Country and Yarning Circle with Elders. Discussions about Aboriginal cultural leadership with the Bathurst Wiradyuri will follow, then a barbeque lunch at Wammarra with informal yarning with Elders, junior AECG members, parents of the junior AECG members, teachers and CSU staff.
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