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๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•Close to 200 high schools students attended JCU: James Cook University, Australia and the Roderick Cent...
31/08/2026

๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•

Close to 200 high schools students attended JCU: James Cook University, Australia and the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing JCU Book Week events at JCU Townsville and Cairns last Thursday and Friday.

JCU alumni Joel Preston was the featured author, sharing his journey to becoming a published author, as well as leading writing workshops.

Check out the photos!

Congratulations to JCU: James Cook University, Australia Bachlelor of Education alumni Kate Troxell, now teaching at Rya...
31/08/2026

Congratulations to JCU: James Cook University, Australia Bachlelor of Education alumni Kate Troxell, now teaching at Ryan Catholic College, for being named Townsvilleโ€™s 2026 Best Prep Teacher after a community vote.

We're so proud of you Miss Kate!

21/08/2026

Discover how JCU Bachelor of Education (Secondary) students were able to put their learning into practice on a field trip to Fiji.

It was an unforgettable experience, where they shared their love of sports (as Health and Physical Education specialists) with the locals.

Much thanks to the Australian Government for the New Colombo Plan funding!

๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐‘จ๐’–๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐‘ฑ๐‘ช๐‘ผ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’–๐’‚๐’•๐’†CASE and the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing JCU is excite...
19/08/2026

๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐‘จ๐’–๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐‘ฑ๐‘ช๐‘ผ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’–๐’‚๐’•๐’†

CASE and the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing JCU is excited to announce one of our own graduates, Joel Preston, as the featured guest author at JCU's Book Week @ JCU in Townsville on 27 August and Cairns on 28 August.

Joel will be sharing his journey to becoming a published author, as well as leading writing workshops with students from Years 9 to 11.

Joel is a Detection Dog Handler by day and, by night, writer of The Old World Saga โ€“ a dark fantasy series weaving together secret agents, mythology and cosmic terrors.

He studied at JCU before setting off to see the world, teaching English in Japan, trekking to Everest Base Camp, and climbing Mt Kilimanjaro.

Those experiences of chasing horizons and testing limits now shape the worlds he builds on the page.

18/08/2026

Our friends from New Caledonia have given an interview to ABC Radioโ€™s Michael Clarke about their journey to Townsville and JCU.

Well done Dr Oriane Aubert (team leader and teacher at Jules Garnier State High School) and student Maรซl Papara!

Don't miss a special Warrina Cineplex special screening of My Name is , an inspiring story about , , creative and...
10/08/2026

Don't miss a special Warrina Cineplex special screening of My Name is , an inspiring story about , , creative and determination, on Tuesday 18 August at 6:45pm.

With our Day 'The Pacific is Here' coming up on 26 August at James Cook University, it also feels like a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate and .

A big thank you to Cineplex team for making this possible. Let's fill the room and give this film the audience it deserves.
When: Tuesday 18 August starts at 6:45pm (the front doors open at 6:20pm)
Where: Warrina Cineplex, (Tickets: Senior $12 / Under 16 $14 / Adults $16). Walk-ins welcome. Bring your family and friends! Fa'afetai. Thank you

10/08/2026

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—๐—–๐—จ

Did you know New Caledonia is one of Australiaโ€™s closest Pacific neighbours? About 2,000km east of Queensland (under a two-hour flight from Brisbane), the French-Melanesian territory is home to a vibrant young population.

Over the past 18 months, a group of high school students from Jules Garnier Senior High School in Noumรฉa have been working hard to raise funds for an educational visit to James Cook University.

Through baking sales, movie nights and other fundraising activities, the students have remained committed to their goal of travelling to North Queensland to test and develop their engineering projects. Now, thanks to a partnership between Jules Garnier Senior High School, Pimlico State High School and JCU: James Cook University, Australia, that ambition is becoming a reality.

The Jules Garnier students arrived this morning and will spend a week at JCUโ€™s Bebegu Yumba campus, working alongside local school students and JCU academics.

Townsville Career Expo is underway at Townsville Stadium โ€“ Murray Sporting Complex.Don't miss the chance to speak with o...
03/08/2026

Townsville Career Expo is underway at Townsville Stadium โ€“ Murray Sporting Complex.

Don't miss the chance to speak with our CASE academics and student ambassadors if you're interested in study at JCU: James Cook University, Australia.

A shout out to our First Nations students completing the final workshop of their four-year Bachelor of Social Work degre...
31/07/2026

A shout out to our First Nations students completing the final workshop of their four-year Bachelor of Social Work degree.

The workshop is an opportunity to reflect on their personal journey throughout their studies, reviewing areas of learning as they relate to the professional practice standards for graduating social workers.

Wishing you all the very best as you prepare to practice in the field!

31/07/2026

Join us for the 2026 Colin Roderick Memorial Lecture in Cairns

James Cook University and the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies are pleased to welcome Ivor Indyk for this year's Colin Roderick Memorial Lecture in partnership with the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

In Publishing at the Frontier, Ivor will explore the unique place of literary publishing in Australia, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities of publishing from the margins, and the enduring power of Australian literature. The lecture will also examine the work of acclaimed author Alexis Wright, whose novel Carpentaria has become a landmark of Australian writing.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday 30 July 2026
๐Ÿ•  6.00 pm โ€“ 7.00 pm
๐Ÿ“ Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, 96 Abbott Street, Cairns
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Cost: Free

Register here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/events/2026/july/colin-roderick-memorial-lecture

We look forward to welcoming you for an evening celebrating Australian literature and publishing.

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