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The Queensland Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra will play on hallowed turf this week – bowling over cricket fans from around the world on the opening day of the Ashes series at the Gabba.

The 70-piece student ensemble will play both national anthems and get fans on their feet with a stirring rendition of Jerusalem for the Barmy Army and a special orchestral arrangement of You’re the Voice for local cricket fans.

Queensland Conservatorium Director Professor Scott Harrison said it was one of many industry opportunities given to musicians at the Con.

“One of the advantages of studying here are the incredible opportunities for our students to perform at iconic venues and events,” he said.

“Our orchestral performers will be playing live in front of more than 40,000 fans this week at the Gabba, and their performance will be broadcast to an audience of millions around the globe.”

Queensland Conservatorium Deputy Director Associate Professor Peter Luff will be conducting the orchestra.

The self-confessed

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Providing industry relevant employment for Griffith Health students was the aim last week (13 November) when Griffith teamed up with National Disability Services (NDS) and WorkAbility Queensland in a Jobs Roadshow.

Held at Griffith’s Logan campus, the NDS Jobs Roadshow was exclusively offered to Griffith students interested in working for disability organisations following the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in our region.

Eight service organisations participated in the Roadshow including House with No Steps, Centacare and Real Community Services. All were looking to recruit students studying health-related disciplines, for a large number of positions in and around the Logan/Ipswich and Gold Coast regions.

Follow Up
One of the coordinators for the Roadshow, Dr Rebecca Eaton, said that the event was a big success with many organisations now following up with students regarding employment positions.

“We had 94 students attend the Jobs Roadshow, all of whom were studying a wide range of health-related disciplines,

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The region’s foremost experts in tourism will converge at the Marriott hotel in Surfers Paradise this week for the third annual East-West Dialogue on Tourism and the Chinese Dream conference.
Spearheaded by the Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and Griffith Tourism Confucius Institute (TCI), the three-day event will be held from Thursday 23 November through Saturday 25 November, and explore a diversity of issues facing the contemporary Asia-Pacific tourism market, unified under the need to address the topic of managing tourism in a way that supports sustainable growth.
The conference will feature opening speeches on the Friday from Tourism Australia chairman and Mantra Group chief executive Bob East, and Griffith University Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor AC, with an official welcome from Professor Bin Dai, the CEO of the China Tourism Academy, and a dinner keynote from former Tourism Australia and Tourism Queensland chair Don Morris AO.
Also on the keynote speakers bill are

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When Barat Ali  strode across the stage to receive his Bachelor of Animation this month, it marked the end of a long and difficult journey.
That journey has taken him from his home in war-torn Afghanistan, where he left behind everyone and every thing he knew in search of a better life.
At the age of 16, Barat braved a perilous boat trip to claim asylum in Australia, and has spent the past six years carving out a new life in his adopted homeland.
“The situation in Afghanistan is still very bad – there is so much violence, so much poverty,” he said.
“My mother put me on a boat to give me a chance to get an education and a new life.
“Every part of it was hard, but it has been worth it.
“My family still can’t believe I have graduated – I am the first person in my family to have ever gone to

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Lauded social entrepreneur Ronni Kahn has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Griffith University.
As the founder of food-rescue charity OzHarvest, the South Africa-born Kahn was recognised in November for her considerable work and leadership in the realms of entrepreneurship, sustainability, innovation and social impact, which have all been key tenets of her decorated career over the past two decades.
South African-born Kahn founded OzHarvest in 2004 following a stint in hospitality as an events manager, during which she became aware of the sheer amount of still-edible excess food being thrown out by businesses.
In response, she set out to collect the surplus to deliver meals to people in need. What started with one van driving around Sydney – delivering 4000 meals in its first month – has since grown to also encompass services in Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle and Perth.
Built on four pillars driving the company – Rescue, Educate,

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