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A collaboration changing lives – Inside and Out

Graduands seated at the Graduation Ceremony, DCC “Doing this training has taught me many ways to help myself and others back home. I have learnt ways to deal with my stress, my emotions and have gained confidence to speak up and not be shame! … I believe that programs like these assis
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Arrernte-angkentye.online ‘Arrernte language online’

Arrernte language custodians and teachers (left to right) Carol Turner Kngwarraye, Amelia Turner Kngwarraye (MC), Therese Ryder Perrurle, Margaret Turner Kemarre, Felicity Hayes Angale, Veronica Dobson Perrurle, Wyonna Palmer Peltharre make up a panel of speakers at the launch of the
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Honorary Doctorate awarded

Caption: Tinkerbee dancers, Graduands and in the middle Dr Rosalie Lynette Kunoth-Monk. Image: Chloe Erlich. Rosalie Lynette Kunoth-Monks was awarded Batchelor Institute’s second Honorary Doctorate award at our Alice Springs Graduation Ceremony on Thursday 12th of September 2019. Afte
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Knowledge Intersections Symposium 2019

This year’s Knowledge Intersections Symposium is being hosted by Desert Knowledge Research Institute and Batchelor Institute at the Desert Knowledge Precinct with support from Charles Darwin University. The Symposium will start with a networking function on the Tuesday evening and we
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FRAIM Workshops and Awards

Photo: From left to right – Student Sean Leeway, Lecturer Rebecca McLean, Senior Lecturer Evelyn Schaber, BIITE-CALL Project Manager Angela Harrison, Student Dianna Ross, Student Victor Weetra, Student Daryl Ware Certificate IV Screen and Media students attended the ICTV- Indigenous C
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CALL language lessons at Parrtjima

Batchelor Institute’s Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics (CALL) put on two language lessons as part of the extensive 9-day Parrtjima (Festival of Lights) program for the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The first lesson was delivered by Christobel Swan, her dau
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Callum’s Journey

Despite leaving high school after Year 8, Callum Robinson has since completed two Certificate III qualifications, a tertiary enabling program and a Bachelor of Nursing degree. Callum was born on Yuggera country and grew up on Goreng Goreng country in Queensland. He is also a descendan
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Parrtjima Light Festival

(from left) Rhoda Roberts-Curator, Dale Wakefield-Minister, Lauren Moss-Minister, Pat Dodson-Artist, Damien Ryan-Mayor Photo credit: Red Hot Arts Parrtjima is the only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its kind. The annual festival is held over ten nights in Alice Springs and fea
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Screen & Media Success in Alice Springs

(from left) Jennifer Connelly, Cynthia Bourke, Roma Butler (right) Lorena Walker In the first semester of this year, the (CUA31015) Certificate III in Screen and Media was delivered in Alice Springs at the Desert Peoples Centre (DPC) Campus. It was the first time in many years the cou
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New students develop skills, knowledge and confidence at Batchelor Institute

Batchelor Institute, Alice Springs, warmly welcomes all the students undertaking courses here on the Desert Knowledge Precinct in 2018. Among the courses on campus last week were Screen and Media which included students from a number of the Indigenous Media organisations in Alice Spri
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