March 20, 2014
Students at Southern Queensland and Bremer Institute of TAFE Kingaroy and Nurunderi TAFE campuses have acknowledged both ‘Close the Gap’ and ‘Harmony Day’ events with informal barbecues and open discussions to discuss multicultural issues.
Campus Business Co-ordinator Santina Schmocker said the social, open-forum lunch discussions fostered intelligent, insightful conversations, and brought students up to speed on Indigenous health issues in particular.
“It’s important all students and staff understand and have empathy for the challenges people of different cultures face, including the difficulties Indigenous Australians encounter when accessing health care,” she said.
“The gap is there, and this was our small contribution – conversational yet educational sessions – to move towards closing it.”
