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News Archive - June 2004


30 June 2004
Four NT entries into national fashion competition
Four Northern Territory entries have been selected for progression into the national finals of the Do it with Denim competition.


30 June 2004
Through the Kebaya
Through the Kebaya is a multi media exhibition representing the culmination of a cross cultural Master of Visual Arts project undertaken by Charles Darwin University student Victoria Cattoni.


30 June 2004
Indigenous students complete new training program
17 Northern Territory Indigenous students were today awarded for their welding and engineering studies undertaken through a new training program delivered at Charles Darwin University.


29 June 2004
Legends sign up for Indigenous music program
Indigenous music students at Charles Darwin University will be benefiting from the skills of music legend, Mick Thomas - leader and songwriter of former Australian band Weddings, Parties, Anything, and a growing list of other musical luminaries.


29 June 2004
Scholarship keeps students in Centre
The inaugural Alice Springs Town Council Educational Scholarship to encourage local students to remain in Alice Springs and undertake tertiary studies at the new Charles Darwin University has been awarded.


Quality Seafood Export

25 June 2004
New training focused on quality seafood export
New industry training courses to ensure the quality of local seafood produce will be launched by Charles Darwin University at the Darwin Seafood Festival from 4pm on Saturday 26 June.


23 June 2004
Rock star denim raising dollars
18 entries by fashion design students at Charles Darwin University will be judged next week for entry into the national finals of the Jeans for Genes competition, Do it with Denim.

Rock star denim raising dollars


Indigenous health research wins national award

22 June 2004
Indigenous health research wins national award
A GP registrar from the Northern Territory has won a national award for his pre-PhD research into the health benefits of Indigenous land management.


21 June 2004
Congratulations to the Alice Springs Graduates, June 2004
A selection of photographs by Baz Ledwidge.


18 June 2004
International students graduate
Nurima Alkatiri, the daughter of East Timor Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, was one of four international students recognised at a small ceremony today for completing their studies at Charles Darwin University.

International students graduate


Professor Stephen Garnett

15 June 2004
How do you choose a national park?
Determining what particular aspects of the natural environment should be protected by conservation reserves is the focus for tomorrow's free seminar from the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management.


15 June 2004
Locally trained nurses graduate in Alice Springs
The first Bachelor of Nursing students to complete their award through the collaborative Charles Darwin University and Centre for Remote Health educational program graduated at the Alice Springs Campus graduation ceremony held last Friday night.


15 June 2004
Outback fun for school holidays
A 12-day adventure of canoeing, cattle mustering, horse riding and quad biking is sure to take the boredom out of the upcoming school holidays.

Fun in the outback


11 June 2004
Postgraduate Research Week
Postgraduate research is one of the more challenging and rewarding educational pursuits that people undertake.


11 June 2004
University appoints new Dean
Charles Darwin University today announced the appointment of a new Dean to head up the Faculty of Law, Business and Arts.


The poetry of functionality An exhibition by Beatrix Reinhardt

9 June 2004
The poetry of functionality
An exhibition by Beatrix Reinhardt
The Poetry of Functionality is the title of the upcoming exhibition by renowned photographer, Beatrix Reinhardt, at the Charles Darwin University Gallery.


9 June 2004
Uni’s first Central Australian graduation ceremony
Almost 400 people are expected to witness the first Alice Springs graduation ceremony to be held as part of Australia’s newest University.

Uni’s first Central Australian graduation ceremony


Two take silver in national Worldskills competition

9 June 2004
Two take silver in national Worldskills competition
Two Charles Darwin University students have picked up silver medals in the National WorldSkills Australia finals held in Brisbane last week.


8 June 2004
Brown scholarship for green students
Sally Jacka and Grant Staben have been recognised for their ‘green’ passion with a $2,500 George Brown Scholarship to be undertaken at Charles Darwin University.

Brown scholarship for green students


Images from Creative Tropical City

8 June 2004
Images from Creative Tropical City
Provoking thought and inspiring actions that unlock Darwin’s potential to become a leading creative tropical city formed the basis of Charles Darwin University’s opening free Symposium for 2004.


7 June 2004
Indonesian cooperation to build savanna management capacity
Existing links have been recognised and strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Charles Darwin University and Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW), Salatiga, Indonesia.


4 June 2004
Remote students benefit as third Mobile Adult Learning Unit commissioned
Remote secondary students in the Northern Territory will benefit from the announcement of a third Mobile Adult Learning Unit (MALU) to be built for Charles Darwin University.

Remote students benefit as third Mobile Adult Learning Unit commissioned


Two animated over national film festival win

4 June 2004
Two animated over national film festival win
Two Alice Springs teenage students have taken out an award from a national Film Festival. Tobias Robinson and Matthew Russ won the best animation category at the 2004 15/15 Film Festival – a national event for aspiring film makers.


4 June 2004
Re-enchant the Sausage

An unusual, jaw-dropping performance helped mark the opening of the latest Charles Darwin University art exhibition, EDGE, held as part of the recent Creative Tropical City symposium.

Creativity a key driver for Territory growth


Alice artist in two national exhibitions

3 June 2004
Alice artist in two national exhibitions
A celebrated local artist and Charles Darwin University lecturer has been invited to exhibit at an unprecedented landmark national survey of work at the edge of current artistic practice.


3 June 2004
Tracking the transit of Venus

On 8 June 2004 an astronomical event will occur that no living person has seen – The Transit of Venus. The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Charles Darwin University will jointly celebrate this rare and historic event in the grounds of the Museum commencing at 2:30pm. The public are invited to participate in this momentous occasion.


2 June 2004
Creativity a key driver for Territory growth

Chief Minister Clare Martin today emphasised that the future growth of Darwin required creative people and places as much as a developing a significant resource base and told Territorians to ‘buckle up for a spirited future’.

Creativity a key driver for Territory growth


Biggest concert looms in local series

2 June 2004
Biggest concert looms in local series

The biggest concert of this year’s Charles Darwin University’s 2004 Concert Series will feature the works of Bach, Telemann and Mozart from 8pm this Friday.


1 June 2004
Mabo Day of Celebration

Food, dancers and a guest speaker mark Charles Darwin University’s Faculty of Law, Business and Arts celebration of Mabo Day. It was on this day in 1992 that the High Court of Australia rejected the doctrine that Australia was terra nullius at the time of European settlement.

Mabo Day of Celebration


Indigenous scholarships for rising stars

1 June 2004
Indigenous scholarships for rising stars

Two scholarships from the Morning Star Scholarship Program worth $2,500 each were presented to two Indigenous undergraduate students at Charles Darwin University today.


1 June 2004
Free Symposium starts tomorrow
What would you do if you had the keys to Darwin and were asked to make it a better place? Where would you start? Charles Darwin University’s opening Symposium for 2004, Creative Tropical City, tackles this idea from 9am tomorrow. Attendance is free.

Free Symposium starts tomorrow


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