Big Mob - big fun

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Students and staff enjoyed the Big Mob Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander festival on RMIT University's City campus.

Tjimba and the Yung Warriors, Illana Atkinson, Bart Willoughby, Selwyn Burns and Drewz Namok provided the music.

Mark "Black" Olive, host of the TV show, The Outback Café, gave a cooking demonstration.

The event was run by the Ngarara Willim Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, in conjunction with Indigenous Studies in the School of Art.

Fiona Ellis, Director of Student Services, told the crowd that RMIT recognised the values that underpinned Aboriginal living culture.

"RMIT also accepts its role in contributing to the wider Aboriginal community and is committed to such national programs such as Close the Gap," she said.

"We are also committed to the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) program.

"The Ngarara Willim Centre is an important part of RMIT and serves to provide cultural, spiritual and academic guidance and advice."