Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers and staff will consider the latest results of a program that aims to strengthen the cultural knowledge and educational achievements of Indigenous youth in inland NSW. Tirkandi Inaburra is an Aboriginal community-controlled initiative that looks to reduce the risk of 12 to 15 year old Aboriginal boys, from south western NSW, which includes the Riverina, becoming involved in the criminal justice system. The program, which commenced in 2005, is being evaluated by a team that includes Ms Elizabeth Moore from CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society and is led by Dr Catherine Spooner from the University of NSW. Dr Spooner will outline the research project and the challenges in evaluating it at a meeting to be held on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus on Wednesday 23 January.