CQUni Sealife Backpack

Our Best-selling Backpack!

Our stylish and uniquely designed Sealife Backpack has been created with total comfort and durability in mind, while also having plenty of space for all of your study needs. The various sized compartments are perfect to help spread the weight around and keep your items organised and easy to find.

• Exclusive full colour Sea Life design based on licensed Indigenous artwork
• Full colour sublimated design
• 2 mesh water bottle holders
• Wide padded shoulder straps
• Padded back with adjustable backpack strap and moulded plastic handle
• Main zippered compartment with an inside padded pocket
• Second zippered main compartment
• Front pockets with bungee elastic cord with toggle
• Both elastic and zippered pockets on 2 sides
• 600 denier and honeycomb nylon
• 32cm (W) x 43cm (H) x 19cm (D)
• 26 litres

This product is part of an ongoing series based on artwork commisioned from Chaboo Designs, as part of CQUniversity Australia's commitment to reconciliation. You can read more about our Reconciliation Action Plan here...

...and here's the background story on the artwork:

• The "Direction Triangles" reflect the direction of the students and staff of CQU moving in the same direction but in different forms
• The "Community Links" represent the Indigenous people of each CQU campus and how everyone is linked together
• The "Gathering Circles" represent the Indigenous Community within CQU
• The "Waves" represent the water surrounding each CQU campus

• The "Dhari" represent the reflects the Torres Strait Islander students and staff at CQU
• The "Turtles" represent Torres Strait Islander community within CQU banding as one
• The "Waves" represent the water surrounding each CQU campus and the water surrounding the Torres Strait Islands

Artist Casey Coolwell says:

"The Indigenous design for CQU was designed by CHABOO Designs, which consisted of myself and my sister (Kyra Mancktelow) working together to create something special and unique to CQU.

Our mother is of Aboriginal and South Sea Island descent, with links to Blackall, Eulo and Vanuatu. A lot of our mother's side of the the family reside in Rockhampton & Emu Park. Both of our fathers are of Aboriginal descent from Stradbroke Island.

Family is very important to us, they give us the strength and ambition to accomplish anything. Our backbone is supported by our Mother; who has taught us respect and patience, our Grandmother; strength and determination and our Aunty; love and kindness.

Seeing the emotional expressions from people, when they see the work we have created for them, remind us that this is what we want to do."

Sustainability at CQUniversity Australia