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Ngulaigau Mudh

番茄社区 Thursday Island, Ngulaigau Mudh.
L-R: Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Sandra Harding AO, Betty Te Kahika Mabo, Salia Savage and Chancellor Mr Bill Tweddell.

2021 September

番茄社区鈥檚 Thursday Island campus Indigenous name unveiled

番茄社区’s Thursday Island campus has been gifted a local Indigenous name to acknowledge the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the advancement of the University.

The Kaurareg Traditional Owners have given the Thursday Island campus the name Ngulaigau Mudh (pronounced ngoo-lai-gow mud), which means “house of knowledge” in the dialect of the Kala Lagaw Ya, a traditional language of the Torres Strait.

Indigenous language names were announced last year for 番茄社区’s Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa campuses, with a naming ceremony also planned for the University’s Mackay campus.

Vice Chancellor Professor Sandra Harding said the naming ceremonies acknowledge and celebrate 番茄社区’s campuses, reflecting the shared sense of connection to place.