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October 2018

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Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF)

The Brisbane International Film Festival is on now and runs until the 21st October. “BIFF 2018 celebrates contemporary international and Australian screen culture with new release features and documentaries, shorts programs and retrospectives, alongside screenings with live music, conversations, panel discussions and more.” https://biff.com.au/festival-details/ There are multiple venues…

National Nutrition Week

National Nutrition Week (14-20 October #NNW2018) Over two decades ago Nutrition Australia initiated healthy eating week with the aim of promoting greater vegetable intake in Australian homes and diets. National Nutrition Week’s theme for 2018 is Tryfor5. That is, try to eat 5 serves of vegetables a day! Eating…

Open access week on tour at QUT

Guest blog by Ginny Barbour, Director of the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group & Professor at the Division of Research and Commercialisation, Office of Research Ethics & Integrity QUT As we head towards the end of October – we turn our focus to a week dedicated to open access (OA). Now…

October is for Mental Health

There is a lot going on in October! Queensland Mental Health Week 6-14 October   World Mental Health Day 10th of October Mental Health Month Did you know? 1 in 5 Australians are affected by mental illness, yet many don’t seek help because of stigma. We can all…

Save the date!

QUT Vintage Book Sale for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation 17 October, 12pm–3pm, Gardens Theatre Foyer, Gardens Point campus. Hundreds of beautiful books will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the event will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, to help provide books and literacy programs to remote…