The importance of education to individuals and communities in regional Australia is the focus of a public lecture by a leading Indigenous academic at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Wednesday 24 October. Professor Jeannie Herbert, AM, the Foundation Chair of Indigenous Studies at the Centre for Indigenous Studies, at CSU will reflect on her own research when she delivers her lecture titled Empowering Communities. Professor Herbert has 25 years experience as a teacher in schools and 17 years in tertiary education. Before joining CSU in November 2009, she served in a range of roles at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory, Queensland’s James Cook University and the University of New England in northern NSW. The public lecture is at 6pm on Wednesday 24 October in lecture theatre/room 422 at Charles Sturt University, 8 Tony McGrane Place, Dubbo. Please RSVP to Ms Christine Stewart on (02) 6885 7370 or send an email.