Aboriginal women graduate from uni

Two aboriginal women of the Woy Woy Peninsula have graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Community Management.

The pair graduated on Friday, April 18.

Aboriginal community development officer Ms Kylie Cassidy said both she and Denise Markham had been studying hard while juggling family, work and university commitments for the last four years.

Ms Cassidy said the pair had endured stressful times and overcome milestones but had now achieved their goals.

She said the ceremony took place at Macquarie University and among the graduates were 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, each achieving degrees in their chosen field of study.

Ms Cassidy said the two of them were both now putting their degrees into practice by implementing positive activities in the Peninsula community.

"Recently two more local indigenous women, Anita Selwyn and Lana Mlotkowski, have decided to take the university path and follow their dream of achieving higher education and the opportunities of employment and satisfaction of helping our community," Ms Cassidy said.

"Anita is currently in her final year of study whilst Lana has just begun her journey and is in her first year."

Press release, 21 Apr 2008 Kylie Cassidy, Mingaletta