Martin to help drive Chamber Music Fest

BY ALF WILSON

Waiben-born Professor

Martin Nakata, vicechancellor Indigenous Education and Strategy at James Cook University in Townsville, has been appointed to the board of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, due to be held in Townsville from 27 July to 6 August.

Thirteen international artists will make the trip to Townsville for this year’s Australia Festival of Chamber Music, five of whom are making their Australia debut.

Prof Nakata, 65, was born on Waiben and educated at the Catholic Convent, the State Primary School and Tagai College.

The son of the last surviving of the famous Mills sisters Cessa, 93, he was also a first cousin of Benny Mills, the father of champion basketballer Patty Mills.

“It is an honour to be on the board and be part of the coming festival and will be looking forward to meeting the

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists,” Prof Nakata told the Torres News.

He said he was passionate about First Nations youngsters getting a good education.

“I want as many as possible to go to university and later go back and contribute to their

As the co-editor of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education for the past 10 years, Professor Nakata has published extensively in national and academic journals, anthologies and books in Australia and internationally and has presented over 70 plenary and keynote addresses around the globe.

His current research work includes two longitudinal studies of the academic preparation of Indigenous students for university studies, and the academic performance of Indigenous school students in maths and science.

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