The Graduate Union Newsletter December 2017
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Contents GU Collegiate
Members News
4 End of Year Function Menu
17 Ambassador for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
6 Chairman's Cocktail Party 7 Members Christmas Party 8 Our Festive Season Products
Feature 9 Be FluSmart Immunisation Coalition 10 It Takes a Village Mr Samuel Alexander
Review 12 November Monthly Luncheon
Reunion of Form 5A, 1947 and 1948 Melbourne Grammar School
18 Two Brave Old Lions Mr Mac Nicoll 19 First few weeks at Harvard University Dr Clare Lin 20 Welcome delegates from Gansu Agricultural University 21 Feedback
14 October Women's Forum
Academic and Professional Development Meetings
News at Graduate House 15 Calabrese Cultural Association
22 October 2017 Listings
Dinner
Other Sections
Resident Members News
24 Innovation Senses level up with video game
16 Graduate House Student Group New Committee
25 Extracurricular Forests reduce stress in the city
26 Discovering Melbourne
New Resident Member Profiles Mr Yuki Miyazaki
'Movember' Mr Avi Gandhi
27 Capital Fundraising Donation
The Graduate Union is closed for the festive season from 21st December, 2017. We re-open on 8th January, 2018. Our last day of operation is Wednesday, 20th December, 2017. We wish you a happy festive season and a safe and prosperous 2018. 2 | www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Chairman's Cocktail Party
5.30pm to 7.00pm The Chairman of the Council of The Graduate Union invites all Members to celebrate another wonderful year. Free for Members. By invitation only for non-Members.
Italian Conversation Dinner
6.00pm Come along to dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher. Members $15, non-members $20.
Bridge Nights
7.20pm for 7.30pm
Join in a game or learn to play the card game Bridge. Enjoy biscuits, tea and coffee. Members $2, non-members $5.
Special Morning Breakfast
7.30am to 8.30am Non-resident Members are welcome to join Resident Members for a hearty breakfast at Graduate House. Free for Resident Members, non-resident Members $20.
Women's Forum
10.00am for 10.30am Join the ladies for the traditional end of year session of jokes and laughter. Forum is free. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices.
Members Christmas Party
6.30pm for 7.00pm Join Members and their guests for a traditional Christmas dinner. Resident Members $20.00, non-resident Members $53.60, non-members $63.80, non-member concession $57.50.
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function menu Traditional Christmas SET MENU LUNCH OR DINNER st Available from 1 November until 18th December, 2017 FOR EACH COURSE, CHOOSE TWO OPTIONS Table service is 50/50 drop
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Seafood plate with prawns, scallops and smoked salmon on mixed greens (gf) Fig, melon and prosciutto salad (gf) Goat cheese, grilled eggplant, capsicum and sundried tomato salad (v) (gf)
Main Course
Seasoned turkey breast with apricot and macadamia stuďŹƒng served with gravy (gf) Grilled salmon with pineapple salsa (gf) Spinach, ricotta and pine nut quiche (v)
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Plum pudding with custard and brandy sauce (v) Pistachio bavaroise (v) Summer fruit salad (v) (gf)
Two Courses $53.60 per person Three Courses $63.80 per person
Minimum 15 Guests (gf ) Gluten Free (v) Vegetarian
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HaveyourChristmasparty or Function at Graduate House
End of Year
function menu Christmas Summer BBQ SET MENU LUNCH OR DINNER st Available from 1 November until 18th December, 2017
Traditional Christmas IN THE GRADUATE HOUSE COURTYARD
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Porterhouse steak (gf), Lamb cutlets (gf) Gourmet sausages, Tandoori chicken (gf) Vegetarian burger (v), BBQ haloumi and vegetable skewers (gf) (v) Onions (gf) and a selection of Summer salads (gf) (v) Prawn Kebabs and Natural Oysters (gf) are available for $8.50 extra per person
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Mr Rhys Watson Chairman of the Council of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc. invites Members to the
Chairman’s Cocktail Party Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton
Friday, 1st December, 2017 5.30pM to 7.00pM Dress: After Five
RSVP by Monday, 27th November, 2017 email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or phone (03) 9347 3428
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christmas party Friday, 15th December, 2017 6.00pm for 6.30pm Traditional Christmas Carols and a visit from Santa!
Entrée Seafood platter with prawns, scallops and smoked salmon on mixed greens (gf) Goats cheese, grilled eggplant, capsicum and sundried tomato salad platter (v) (gf)
Main Course SeasonedTurkey Breast with apricot and macadamia stuffing served with gravy (gf) OR Grilled salmon with pineapple salsa (gf)
Dessert Plum Pudding with custard and brandy sauce (v) OR Pistachio Bavarois (v) Vegetarian meal option on request Book by Monday, 11 December Graduate House website www.graduatehouse.com.au Telephone 03 9347 3428 Email admingh@graduatehouse.com.au
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Our Festive Season Products Pear and Ginger Jam and Rhubarb and Raspberry Jam Our jams are made from carefully selected premium ingredients and contain no added preservatives. For enquiries and to order: Please telephone (03) 9347 3428, email us at admingh@graduatehouse.com.au
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Feature
Be FluSmart
The flu shot remains the best protection from influenza
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summer, you might not want to think about the flu. But while you start filling in your diary for 2018 make sure you set a reminder for organising your flu shot! Why is it worth getting the flu vaccine? Australia has just emerged from its most severe flu season on record, with over 230,000 laboratory confirmed cases (our previous record was 100,595 in 2015). We also know that the number of confirmed cases represents only the tip of the iceberg. People who get vaccinated are at lower risk of contracting influenza than those who are not. They are less likely to be laid up in bed with sweats, shivers and muscle aches, and take time off work or their usual activities, or to be hospitalised with complications. We want to be clear: If you are vaccinated, you are less likely to get the flu. But that’s not the whole story.
We also need to think about the vulnerable people in our community, such as the elderly, young children, pregnant women or people with underlying medical conditions. Even though you may be fit and healthy, you can still get the flu and pass it on to someone vulnerable. Many people do not realise that you can spread the virus before you start feeling the symptoms. For vulnerable people, the flu can be life threatening.
vaccine strain changes, but to also make sure you have the vaccination so that it is at its most effective when it is needed most (ie. at the peak of the flu season).
Why do we have to have the flu shot every year?
We are offering you a free flu shot and The Graduate Union is partnering again with the Immunisation Coalition!
The types of influenza viruses circulating in the community change from year to year. In light of this, a new vaccine is made each year to protect against the current strains. In addition, immunity provided by the current influenza vaccines fade over the course of a year. In fact the decline may start as early as 5 or 6 months after vaccination. It is therefore not only important to get vaccinated against influenza every year regardless of
So put this in your 2018 diary now! Free flue vaccination shot Tuesday, 17th April, 2018 10.00am – 2.00pm Graduate House 220 Leicester Street Carlton
We will be sending out the link for electronic booking via social media and The Graduate Union monthly Newsletter. Looking forward to seeing you at Graduate House! Immunisation Coalition
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au
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Feature
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Meet the lawyer who built his own eco-village Samuel Alexander comes from a law background, initially having focused on social justice issues and property rights. But it wasn’t until he commenced his PhD that he changed his focus. While researching for his PhD he was exposed to environmental literature and to the work of Henry David Thoreau and his 1854 book Walden, which Samuel says has been the biggest influence on his own writing and life. In Walden, originally published as Walden: or, Life in the Woods, Thoreau describes his living experiment at Walden Pond. Leaving his town at aged 28 to live in Woodland, he built himself a cabin, grew his own food, and lived simply over the course of two years, two months and two days. There he wrote a scathing critique of the consumer culture that was emerging in the increasingly industrialised United States of the time. The critique was a “beautiful, poetic fiery defence of simple living.” Sam says that Thoreau's book resonated with him because he always felt uncertain about the consumer culture that he was surrounded by in New Zealand and Australia. “I sensed that there was more to life than nice stuff, but had never been exposed to strong anti-consumerist literature before,” he said. “As I was reading Thoreau, I was feeling as if he had put into words emotions and thoughts and gut instincts that I had always felt but hadn’t been able to articulate.” “I came across this extraordinary writer who at the very beginning of the emerging industrial culture, was there, asking these critical questions as well as defending an alternative, and it just resonated with me so deeply.” So deeply in fact, that during his PhD candidature Samuel almost tried to practically explore the Walden experiment. Sam built a small shed in the backyard of his share house for $500, lived in it for two years and was reading Thoreau and other literature in a similar vein. The shed was built over three weekends with his
housemates, none of whom had previous building experience, The cover of Thoreau's book with recycled wood. The structure measured 2.4 x 3.6 x1.8 metres. The shed had no insulation but it was, as Sam said, his attempt to explore how little he needed to still live well. “I did live well and I took account of my expenses in the second year and I spent $6,792 for the entire year. And they were two of the best years of my life.” “The radical simplicity that I was living didn’t detract from my happiness and I was learning how to garden, buying local organic food, spending almost nothing on clothing. All the good things in life, I discovered, were more or less free.” Through the literature he was reading, it was apparent to him that the first world is “grossly overconsuming” and that we are already in an ecological overshoot globally. Now, Sam explains, there are billions of people around the world whose living standards have to increase to a dignified material living standard. The population is increasing, placing an even greater burden on an already over-burdened eco-system. This, he says, puts into question the legitimacy of high consumption living. “Affluent living standards cannot be universalised. If they were, it would be ecologically catastrophic,” he opines. He sees that we have a flawed conception of 'the good life', with people pursuing a form of life that they think is going to lead to happiness and wellbeing, but that consumerist conception of the good life is failing to fulfil their hopes. Sam says that the macroeconomic flipside to the cultural critique of consumerism is the fact that our economies are growth orientated – they need growth and stability. Cultures seem to want growth because that leads to rising incomes, governments want growth because that leads to more money to spend on infrastructure. “I’m convinced there are better ways to live than the consumer culture into which we’ve been educated,”
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he says. “It’s a motivating and uplifting conviction because if I didn’t believe it, it would be hard to try to get the message out there.”
Photography by Jordan Osmond
"We’ve got to convince people to exchange stuff for freedom. Australians work some of the longest hours in the OECD, so we’re working longer hours to pay for high consumption living, and if we were to reduce our outgoings, that would free up time.” “That would allow us to re-think the work-life balance and we might have less stuff … we’d live at a lower material living standard but have more time for the things that we’re more passionate about.” In early 2015 Sam put the theory to practice and constructed what is now a fully functioning, almost 'off-the-grid' eco-village. After writing his 2013 book of fiction, Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation, which explores some of the main concepts around eco-villages, he included a note somewhere in the back pages that if anyone was interested in exploring any of the ideas, values and visions described in the book, to contact him. A few weeks after the book was published, someone did contact Sam, saying he had 20 acres of land in Gippsland and a little bit of money to get something started. Sam visited the property, gaining an understanding of whether the two were on the same wave-length - they were. They both wanted to create an eco-village that pushed the boundaries of ecological practice, engaged community members, rather than have those members act as a separate within a community. Over the next three or four years, the village began to take shape. An 'earth ship' was built a with a mud house, as well as a super-abode mud bag house, three smaller houses – some on wheels - and a retrofitted old farm shed. Organic food was grown. The project was taking shape and gaining attention, and Sam was approached by a videographer who wanted to film the process. This, Sam explained, was a good opportunity to invite people to live on the property, so he put a 'shout-out' on relevant websites and networks to attract people who wanted to explore this alternative lifestyle. “In a microcosm it shows you a snapshot of an alternative world,” Sam said. “One of the goals of the project is to help expand people’s imaginations.” But practicing radical simplicity doesn’t come without its challenges. Sam discovered that the hardest part was the social side of things – from the tiniest to the most fundamental of things. Even in such context,
Samuel Taylor's eco village, Gippsland Photography by Jordan Osmond
there were instances of conflict, of competition pertaining to the degree to which people were trying to practice radical simplicity. Could a vision statement assist? That’s something that needs to be considered, but perhaps would detract from the community's ambitions. Nevertheless, Sam still refers to Thoreau as the main driving force behind his life’s decisions, interpreting Thoreau’s work as a message to not waste our lives. “Take your life seriously, and every moment we spend on superfluous material things is a moment that we could have spent doing something else,” Sam said. “In a world where a lot of people find themselves in jobs they don’t always find meaningful or fulfilling, that ought to be something we’re cognisant of - if a person spends 50 hours a week in a job they don’t like in order to pay for stuff that doesn’t really satisfy them, Thoreau presents the case - re-think your material living standards, see if you can’t downscale and allow yourself to work 30 hours a week to pay for a more modest material living standard, but in exchange for more time.” vvv
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Monthly Luncheon
Wednesday 1st November, 2017 Hidden Hazards in Everyday Products and Indoor Environments Professor Anne Steinemann is passionate about the hidden hazards in everyday products and indoor environments because it affects everyone, every day. But we’re not always aware of the pollutants. Professor Steinemann provides intellectual gravitas at Graduate House as an Honorary College Fellow. She is renowned globally as Professor of Civil Engineering and the Chair of Sustainable Cities, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering at The University of Melbourne. Her eye-opening talk about indoor environments we consider safe at the last Monthly Luncheon of the year had a lasting impact on the audience. Since beginning her research, she has been inundated with 4,000 emails from around the world about the dangers lurking in our homes, schools, workplaces, buildings, stores, transport and health-care facilities. In Professor Steinemann's presentation, she exposed some alarming statistics. Firstly, that 70% to 90% of human disease such as cancer is attributed to environmental exposures. If Australia was the best country in the world, she asked: “How can this happen?” More than 90% of our pollutant exposure comes from sources that are close to us, yet largely unregulated and unmonitored. The primary sources come from indoor environments in three categories: consumer products, building materials and furnishings, and personal activities. Affecting every area of our lives and coming into contact with our skin, consumer products containing pesticides include fresheners, cleaning products, fragrances, perfume and deodorants. Then there’s laundry detergent, fabric softeners, shampoo, soap, cosmetics and sunscreen. Throughout her career, Professor Steinemann has investigated 300 “sick buildings”. The dangers in building materials and furnishings span carpet, paint, vinyl flooring, mattresses, bedding, wallpaper and upholstered furniture. The personal activities range from bathing and washing in chlorinated water,
Professor Anne Steinemann
burning candles, smoking, eating and drinking. The health problems caused by indoor air pollutants are frightening and span cancer, headaches, blurry vision, asthma attacks, rashes, seizures and heart arrhythmia. Our couch-potato lifestyle has health implications because we spend about 90% of our time indoors. “Pollutant levels indoors are usually several times (to several hundred times) higher than outdoors. More than 90 per cent of our exposure to hazardous pollutants occurs indoors,” she said. Compounding the problem is the fact that indoor air quality is unregulated. “Hazardous air pollutants and their sources are regulated outdoors, but not indoors.” Indoor air quality has economic implications - it costs Australia about $12 billion per year in lost productivity and health costs. Studies of indoor air quality found that the highest concentration and prevalence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and the primary sources of pollutants were fragranced consumer products.
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Professor Steinemann’s analysis of fragranced consumer products found more than 150 VOCs were emitted from 37 products.
For cosmetics, labels need to list ingredients however, 'fragrance' or 'parfum' may be listed instead of its ingredients.
The definition of a fragranced consumer product is a “chemically formulated product with a fragrance” - examples are air fresheners, shampoo, cosmetics, perfume, soap and laundry products. Not surprisingly, 98% of Australians use one of these products at least once a week.
Professor Steinemann revealed that green buildings do not necessarily promote favourable indoor air quality. In fact, green practices and products could actually worsen air quality. “Green buildings focused more on energy efficiency and less on indoor air quality, occupant health and productivity.”
In Professor Steinemann’s international studies, 33% of Australians and 34.7% of Americans reported adverse health effects from exposure to fragranced consumer products. Alarmingly, the problem is 100% higher for asthmatics. “People get sick from these products. Why is it?” she asked. A breakdown of health conditions revealed that 16.7% were respiratory problems, 14% mucosal symptoms, 10% migraine headaches, 9.5% skin problems, 7.6% asthma, 4.5% neurological problems, 4.1% cognitive problems, 3.3% immune system problems, 3.3% gastrointestinal problems, 3% cardiovascular problems, 2.6% musculoskeletal problems and 1.9% for other problems. The day-to-day implications span economic and societal issues - 19.4% of Australians have health problems from being in a room cleaned with scented products. And 7.7% of people have lost work days or their job due to fragranced products at work. Thinking of going green? Think again. Hazardous air pollutants from “green, organic, essential oils or natural” fragranced products were “not significantly different” from regular products. An analysis of air freshener found no ingredients listed on the label, but a safety data sheet listed essential oils, organic perfume and food-grade gelling agent. No hazardous ingredients were listed. When fabric softener was analysed, biodegradeable fabric softening agents were listed on the label and the safety data sheet mentioned nonionic and cationic fabric softening agents, perfume, colourant and quality-control agents. No hazardous ingredients were listed. Professor Steinemann explained that limitations of the law meant ingredients were exempt from full disclosure. Surprisingly for consumer products, labels don’t need to list all ingredients or the presence of a chemical mixture called “fragrance”.
Regarding the PR spin about the benefits of going green, also known as 'Greenwashing', a study of 866 products found that of 1,937 claims of being green, less than 1% of products could substantiate the claim. Professor Steinemann was greeted with an enthusiastic round of applause from guests when declaring: “The solutions are relatively simple. If you can’t eat it or drink it, don’t clean with it.” You may find that environmentally friendly cleaning products are already in your cupboard: vinegar, bicarbonate soda, hydrogen peroxide, fresh lemon and water. In your household, they can clean glass, stainless steel, ceramics, wool and cotton. In your home, these products can clean tiles, concrete, bricks, metal, glass and hardwood. Professor Steinemann did not name the brands of hazardous products, for an understandable reason: “You do not want the companies coming after you!” But she announced that she will be working with consumer journal, Choice and that the journal may name the brands. After concluding her presentation, Professor Steinemann answered questions from curious guests. Question topics spanned chlorine in water, becoming infected after flying or travelling, and addiction to technology. When it comes to storing hot food in plastic containers and storing them in the fridge, she likened the hazard to a “safe cigarette” – there isn’t one. It is safer to store food in glass and stainless steel. To learn more about Professor Steinemann’s fascinating career and research, go online: http://www.drsteinemann.com https://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/ person709828 https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-steinemann467b6572/ vvv
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Review
Women's Forum Review Wednesday 20th September
Asylum Seekers - How can we help them?
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Asylum seekers are held in detention in Australia, on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Others are supervised in Community Detention or living under various visa categories in the community. They are vulnerable and their needs are complex. Many not-for profit organisations rely on volunteers and donations to assist in providing support to asylum seekers living in the Australian community and offshore detention. Their Newsletters and Fact Sheets provide current information and we are encouraged to advocate on behalf of asylum seekers. As expressed by one participant at the Forum: "I became more aware of the refugee situation when, after my mother passed away, I had the task of clearing her house and giving away her things which were still in very good condition. IdonatedthewhitegoodstotherefugeeCentrein Dandenong." Friends Of Refugees (FOR) was formed to pass on the goodwill of the donors to desperate people needing help. The organisation stores donated goods in various private garages and runs support programs out of private residences and three different community organisations like the Dandenong Neighbourhood House, Urban Neighbours Of Hope (UNOH) and The Cornerstone in Dandenong. Another participant spoke of her family’s experience. "When my family first moved to Australia in the 1950s, we were placed at the Bonegilla Camp near Albury. At that time it was
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the largest and longest operating reception centre of the post-war era. Most of the migrants originated from non-English speaking European countries. They had diverse arrival and settlement experiences. Many arrived lonely and confused, unsure of where to go and what to do. Others saw Bonegilla as a place of hope, symbolic of a new start. There were English language classes to help the new migrants settle in." It should not just be the Government' s responsibility alone. People should make an effort if they believe in the cause. Even if everyone can help one person settle in, it will make a difference. Many organisations provide various help and support services, and their details can be found on their individual websites. For example, The Asylum Seekers Resource Centre (ASRC)'s website at www.asrc.org.au provides all the details for volunteers. ASRC, based in Footscray, is a major voluntary organisation providing justice and empowerment programs for over 1,000 asylum seekers living in the community while seeking refugee protection. Staff and volunteers provide help with legal aid, food, health, housing, material aid, legal support, employment training and advocacy. These and many other community and faithbased organisations provide opportunies to help asylum seekers. For those who are interested, we will be publishing some information provided by Members who are already involved. vvv
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News at Graduate House When he was 15 years old, Mr Pesutto aspired to become a politician and knew that the path to State Parliament was through the law. His father, an electrician, worked on power stations in the Latrobe Valley and his mother worked in a shoe factory. Despite having no contacts, his father helped him secure work experience with a law firm.
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High-profile Calabrians in Melbourne have united to celebrate their southern Italian heritage by forming the Calabrese Cultural Association. The Association’s President, Mr Vincent Morfuni QC, hosted the launch of the organisation with a dinner at Graduate House featuring a keynote address by the Shadow Attorney-General of Victoria, Mr John Pesutto MP. Graduate Union Councillor, Mr Vincent Mirabelli, the Calabrese Cultural Association’s VicePresident, joined the board and more than 100 guests from the legal fraternity, academia, business and private enterprise.
create a vehicle for migrants and their Australian-born children to embrace their identity with a unity of purpose. “I think the reasons people want to connect to their cultural roots are varied, but the most important is one of identity,” Mr Morfuni said. The Association hopes to unite Calabrians from around Australia with the first national database, and to hold an international conference to bring together people of Calabrese origin. Mr Pesutto, who is also the Member for Hawthorn, gave a heartfelt talk about the sacrifice of his migrant parents, who were born in the Calabrian province of Catanzaro. “There was dignity that went with the struggle,” he said. “I am proudly of Calabrian stock.”
Calabrian-born Mr Vincent Morfuni QC is an immigrant success story, becoming a QC at the Victorian Bar. He paid tribute to the qualities displayed by southern Italians while adapting as 'New Australians' in a foreign land - namely, self-reliance, hard work and tenacity. After speaking to the younger generation, he was driven to
Mr John Pesutto MP, Shadow AttorneyGeneral delivering his address
This deeply touching gesture was indicative of the measures parents undertook to ensure their children progressed from their blue-collar upbringing to a white-collar profession. Mr Pesutto epitomised the Australian dream, graduating from The University of Melbourne in 1994 with degrees in Law and Commerce. Before guests enjoyed a threecourse dinner prepared by our talented culinary team, they were treated to a performance of the button accordion and traditional tarantella dancers arranged by board member, Ms Luciana Ignatiadis. The Calabrese Cultural Association Board Members are:
Mr Vincent Morfuni QC, President
Mr Vincent Mirabelli, Vice-President
Mr Pat Rocca, Treasurer
Ms Antonella Terranova, Assistant Secretary
Ms Luciana Ignatiadis, Assistant Secretary
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Resident Members News We are pleased to present the newly elected members of the Graduate House Student Group committee. The GHSG has a succession process to ensure that the activities and programs are continued with the ever-changing population at Graduate House.
Nouman Daud Sharif President
Amer Shanbour Vice-President
Sufian Alimdanat Treasurer
Juanjuan Wu Secretary
New Resident Member Profiles
Welcome new Member Yuki Miyazaki to Graduate House Where do you come from? Osaka, Japan.
developing many kinds of bionic devices.
What is your academic background? Applied Physics (Bachelor's degree, The University of Tokyo), and now Medical school student (Osaka University).
What do you hope to achieve during your time here? I want to enjoy my research and I would like to deepen my relationships with various people in Melbourne. I am also hoping to do my hobbies: bouldering!
What inspired you to select Melbourne to study? I’ve heard that Melbourne is
Avinash Gandhi takes part in 'Movember' Resident Member Avinash Gandhi is participating in 'Movember', an annual charity event involving the growing of moustaches during November, that aims to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Movember derives its name from “mo” (the diminutive word for moustache) and the word "November".
Avi hopes to raise $1000 and has raised $100 so far. You can help him achieve his goal and support this worthy cause by donating here http://mvmbr.co/2m7aDVZ The full story on Avinash Gandi and his Movember journey will be published in the December 2017 Melbourne Graduate.
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Members News
Ambassador for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Cr Molina Asthana was recently named a multicultural Community Ambassador for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, among other Indian Australians. Further accolades were designated for Cr Asthana who has also recently received an India Australia Business and Community Award 2017. “I feel very privileged to have received the award and the recent appointment, as these are significant milestones for diversity in sport, both gender and race," said Cr Asthana.
From left: Sunil Menon, AFL Multicultural Projects Lead; Sam Graham, AFL CEO NSW and ACT; Councillor Molina Asthana; Grant Williams, Head of Community and International Development AFL; Gabrielle Trainor AO, AFL Commissioner; and Dean Warren, CEO AFL Queensland
She said this demonstrates that a person of diverse background can make a difference in an area that is the bastion of Australian society. "I do not feel more part of this country than when I don my team colours or go for a run around the Tan, things
that define me as a proud Indian Australian and values that I want other migrants like me to imbibe."
Reunion of Form 5A, 1947-1948 Melbourne Grammar School On Friday, 10th November, the reunion of thirteen graduates from Form 5A, 1947 and 1948 batch of Melbourne Grammar School was held at Graduate House. Organised by Bill Collett, the group came to Graduate House for a formal lunch in the Stillwell Room. Seated from left at the lunch are Bill Collett, Angus Mackay, Neil Murray, Chester Eagle and John Hayman. Standing from left are John Skewes, Arthur Borten, Ralph Ward-Ambler, John Royle, Ray Rooke,Wilf Dungan, Brian Percy Davie and Brian Fleming. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B | 17
Members News
Two Brave Old Lions by Mr Mac Nicoll
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Mr Bill Heywood and Mr Kevin Murray
t was late September in Melbourne. It seemed a good time to take Bill for a nostalgic tour of the Newry Street neighbourhood in North Fitzroy where he grew up in the 1940s and 1950s.
Bill Heywood had been a resident in the Nursing Home since his stroke a couple of years earlier, at the age of 62. The Activities Officer, Sue, had introduced us when I became a volunteer visitor. Bill had been encouraged to share the remarkable story of his life. We had been writing it down for him so that other interested people might read how a young Newry Street boy had left school unable to read and yet had become literate as a 15 year old working at a timber settlement in the State Forest at Murrindindi. The cause of the transformation had been a perceptive workmate who saw that Bill could not read and who took the risk of challenging him and then teaching him. This last Thursday in September suited us all. Sue was able to borrow the van, I was free and Bill was keen to pay a visit to that corner of Fitzroy where he had grown up, running the streets, selling Sporting Globes, playing truant, climbing over the freight carriages in the Depot at the end of the street, and scaling the wooden bridge that spanned the railway in the Edinburgh Gardens. We drove along Brunswick Street, past the shops where the boys and girls used to meet, and glanced at the pub where Bill would sometimes be sent to collect some beer in a billy can after hours. We parked in Freeman Street looking across the oval to the old grandstand which had been restored to its former glory. With Sue pushing the wheelchair, we trundled to the end of the street where Bill gazed at the old footbridge
and wondered how on earth he and his mates had clambered up and down its side in their exuberant childhood. Turning into Newry Street, we walked along to the old family home, one of a group of single-storey terrace houses, while Bill recalled Jacky Cain, who had collected lizards; Bill Byron, who used to earn his income taking his horses to shows and fairs; and the games of hand tennis they used to play in the middle of the street which was now filled with parked cars. Approaching Brunswick Street, memories flooded back of the morning after the big gang fight when the local doctor roused the protagonists and made them replace the pickets they had torn off his fence for weapons. Bill pointed out the homes of the Clay brothers and Butch Gale and we remembered how, in those days, many of the players lived close to the Oval and turned up for training after a full day’s work. Back on the corner of Freeman and Brunswick Streets, the old two-storey gatehouse stood as a reminder of the time when some local lads broke into the bar there and stole cartons of cigarettes. The best was yet to be! We were intending to head back to the Nursing Home for lunch, but decided first to make a circuit of the Oval on the concrete path that now runs alongside the fence. Across near the grandstand, on the grass, were two men, one with a long scarf and a football jumper draped over his shoulder and the other armed with a camera and a notebook. As we drew closer, I gasped, “Bill, I think it’s Kevin Murray.” I should mention that Bill is one of those ex-Fitzroy followers who has transferred his loyalty to the
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Brisbane Lions. The intensity of his love for the Lions is matched only by his antipathy for anything connected with Collingwood. For football supporters of earlier days, this tribal neighbourhood feeling was a major factor in one’s life. As we neared the two men it became clear that it was indeed Kevin Murray, former Fitzroy hero, captain and Brownlow Medallist. “Excuse me, Kevin,” I called. “Bill here is one of your old fans and he’d love to say hello.” Kevin strode across immediately and greeted Bill warmly. He then overwhelmed us by taking off the Brownlow Medal which he was wearing and placing it round Bill’s neck. Bill glowed. Then Kevin placed the Lions guernsey on Bill’s arm, put his arm around Bill’s shoulder and posed for some photographs. Bill sat silently, beaming with delight. On his return to the Nursing Home, Bill was heard to say, “If I never get out of here again, that will keep me going for years.”
Two days later, with Kevin Murray cheering them on, Brisbane won the AFL flag for the second year in a row. Some weeks later, Sue and Bill wrote to Kevin to express their gratitude. A letter came back soon after, written from Kevin’s home at Arcadia, in which Kevin said, ‘The most important thing that I have learnt from all my hard years at Fitzroy and 40 years climbing around scaffolds in the building trade, you never forget where you came from, we all have to start somewhere. Meeting Bill that day gave me as much enjoyment as it did to Bill, because when I was at Fitzroy it was people like Bill who gave me the inspiration to achieve what I did during my career.” If you visit Bill’s room today, you will find one wall is covered with pictures of Brisbane Lions premiership teams of the noughties. However, pride of place is held by a photograph of that memorable September meeting of two brave old Lions. [Written in those years when the Brisbane Lions were winning premierships with monotonous regularity.] vvv
First few weeks at Harvard University "a whirlwind of activity" says Rotary Global Grant Scholarship Winner Cr Keith Ryall was previously involved with selecting winners for the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship. One of this year's recipients of a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship, Dr Clare Lin, is now fully immersed in her Bostonian experience at Harvard University. She wrote the following regarding her current experiences: I am thrilled to have recently started my Master of Public Health studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with the support of a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship. The first few weeks have been a wonderful whirlwind of activity - settling into Boston life (and fast becoming an avid Red Sox and Celtics supporter), meeting classmates from all corners of the globe and learning about the fundamentals of public health from economics to epidemiology to the mechanics of health policy. I’ve been fortunate to attend some fascinating talks by some of the leaders in the public health world including Professor Atul Gawande (surgeon, author and Executive Director of Ariadne Labs), Dr Howard Koh (former US Assistant Secretary for Health under
Obama) and Dr Paul Farmer (physician and founder of the humanitarian organization, Partners in Health). I have also been working on my practicum which is a self-directed placement intended to allow MPH students to apply what they are learning to a realworld problem. For my practicum, I have organized to work with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Rwandan Ministry of Health to write a curriculum for oral health therapists as part of the Human Resources for Health program. I have also had the pleasure of meeting with Bob Mansfield of my host Rotary Club of Cambridge. It was great to get his insights into Boston and to hear about the various students Rotary has hosted over the years. I have noticed a strong Rotary presence in Boston, with many public Rotary signs throughout the city. As you can see, it has been a busy period, full of character-building challenges, incredible learning opportunities and memorable moments. I am looking forward to an exciting year ahead. vvv
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Members News
Welcome to delegates from Gansu Agricultural University On 13th November, The Graduate Union hosted a delegation from Gansu Agricultural University, China (GAU), led by its director, Mr Feng Xizhong. The delegation was welcomed in Mandarin by Life Member Dr Max Stephens, who has taught extensively in China, followed by a presentation about The Graduate Union by CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett. A presentation about GAU was then given by Mr Feng. Both presentations were warmly received, and we hope to have further cooperation and exchanges between GAU and The Graduate Union soon. Particular thanks is given to Ms Angela Xu and Resident Members Juanjuan Wu and Elvis Liu for translation assistance.
The Graduate Union 2018 Calendar All Members will receive a complimentary 2018 Graduate Union calendar in the December Mailout. The theme is 'culture'. Order additional copies from Reception or call us at (03) 9347 3428 or email us at: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au
2018 CALENDAR
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Have you submitted your entry? Members (only) have the opportunity to win a Christmas Hamper or an overnight stay in one of our lovely apartments at Graduate House. Fill in the draw entry on the last page of your 2017 calendar (sent to Members late last year), cut the entry out and send to: The Graduate Union, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Prizes are drawn on 15th December, 2017 at the Members Christmas Party. You are still eligible to win even if you are not able to attend the party. If you are one of the lucky winners, we will ensure that your prize reaches you. Having said that, it would be wonderful to have you join in our end of year festivities!
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Thank you for your feedback I initiated a request via online booking form and was concerned as web bookings can be notoriously slow, but Rosie Ellul responded very quickly, to our team's enormous relief. The function room and spaces suited our needs perfectly and the food, in terms of quality and quantity, was excellent. I have sent a separate note of heartfelt thanks to Daniel Clark and Rosie Ellul for their warm professionalism. But I forgot to also thank the lady who set up the food & coffee as well as the very friendly and helpful lady at the front desk, as our guests entered. It was a great experience, thank you so much. Phillippe Grimes RIC (Research, Innovation and Commercialisation) Department,The University of Melbourne
The College Table lunches are always excellent - Member, Elizabeth Carvosso
Organising a function at Graduate House was very easy and convenient. The function room and spaces suited us and any additional requests were seen to promptly and helpfully. The food was delicious, filling, and beautifully presented and the staff were fantastic. I felt incredibly supported during the event. Lauren Sanders School of Social and Political Sciences The University of Melbourne
You do an excellent job in welcoming us to events and providing a warm and friendly environment with totally engaging activities. - Member, Douglas Marshall
We were very grateful to Marwa and Bill for helping move our group table away from a rather lively party. Thank you to both of you! - Member, John Johnson We had a wonderful curry meal today. The honey soy chicken wing was succulent. Thank you. We look forward to our next visit to the Graduate House dining room and the buffet. - Dining Room Patron Excellent customer service, excellent food and beverages. Good value for money. - Dining Patron, Nada Pezzoni
The lucky feedback-giver for October is Member
Mr Douglas Marshall who won a bottle of De Bortoli Sacred Hill Brut CuvĂŠe Your feedback is important Submit a Dining Room Feedback Form to be in the Monthly Draw AND to be in the running for the Year-End Prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and seminars at Graduate House in October 2017. Centre for Health Policy 16th, 17th ,18th, 19th, 20th October 126 attendees
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 30th October 2 attendees
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chemical Engineering 2017 Final Year Dinner 25th October 88 attendees
Department of Finance Lunch Meeting 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October 20 attendees
Department of Infrastructure Engineering Review Meeting: Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety 3rd, 25th, 30th October 65 attendees
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Development Managers Planning Meeting 18th, 30th October 8 attendees
Infrastructure University Services Working Together workshop 12th October 20 attendees
School of Social and Politcal Sciences (SSPS) Planning Day 2017 26th October 60 attendees
The Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program Resilience Planning workshop 3rd October 5 attendees
The University of Melbourne - Committee for Melbourne Future Focus Group 16th, 17th October 39 attendees
UOM Commercial - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching, Network of Schools, PPP Leadership, Investor Pitching Workshop 5th, 6th,11th, 20th, 30th October 133 attendees
The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged, as is that of our many Members who organise functions at Graduate House. Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) - Education sub-committee 12th October 6 attendees
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) 5th October 20 attendees
Australian Asian Association (AAA) 9th October 6 attendees
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Victoria Branch (ACHPER) 18th October 20 attendees
Australian Food Hygiene Services Food Safety Supervisors Course 31st October 24 attendees
Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM) - Women and Leadership Australia 24th, 25th, 27th, 31st October 100 attendees
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings
MBBS Medical Graduates (1964)
Australian Society for Music Education Victorian Chapter - Council Meeting 11th October 9 attendees
Bob Slater - Duntroon Society Luncheon 19th October 20 attendees
Calabrese Cultural Association - Dinner 14th, 24th October 120 attendees
Carlton-Parkville Probus Club Inc 10th October 70 attendees
Rotary Carlton - Lunch, Board and Rotary Heritage Cluster Meetings and Bookfair 3rd, 5th, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st October 177 attendees
Chartered Institute Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) - Logistics Master Class 26th October 22 attendees
Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) Leaders Connect 12th October 45 attendees
ICF Victoria Branch - Discovering a new model for coaching 19th October 25 attendees
John Cain Foundation - Luncheon, Annual Lecture / Annual General Meeting 3rd, 10th, 18th October 132 attendees
Kay Margetts - Graduates in Early Childhood (AGECS) 23rd October 10 attendees
Medical Graduates Reunion 1964 Reunion Committee 6th October 51 attendees
Melba Group -
Melba Luncheon Group 27th October Luncheon 11 attendees
MosaicLab 11th October 51 attendees
Order of St. John 9th, 25th October 28 attendees
Organisation Development Australia (ODA) 9th, 24th October 29 attendees
Peer Support - Implementation workshop 17th October 22 attendees
Phoenix Australia - Workshop and Therapy Sessions 9th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 30th October 209 attendees
Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) 12th October 8 attendees
Social Education Victoria (SEV) Committee Meeting 18th October 12 attendees
Social Work Department Writing Group 26th October 8 attendees
Swinburne University of Technology - Civics and Citizenship working party 12th October 4 attendees
Turkish Teachers Association of Victoria (TTAV) 11th, 19th October 20 attendees
The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 31st October 383 attendees UNSW at ADFA - Laser Safety 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th October 64 attendees
Victorian Health Psychology College 21st October 30 attendees
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Innovation
Senses level up with brain-training audio video game Scimex (The Science media Exchange) Released 20th October, 2017 A promising development for the hearingimpaired is a brain-training audio game that can help the elderly understand speech in noisy environments. Even with hearing aids, following a conversation in a crowded restaurant or cafe is a struggle, but 'brain training' can help people understand 25% more words amid loud background noise. Associate Professor Daniel Polley from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School said: "These findings underscore that understanding speech in noisy listening conditions is a whole brain activity, and is not strictly governed by the ear. Our subjects' hearing, strictly speaking, did not get better. And, yet, their ability to make sense of what they'd heard did.� In the study involving 24 people with an average age of 70 years, all participants had mild to severe hearing loss and had worn hearing aids for an average of seven years. Split into two groups, members of both spent 3.5 hours per week playing a game for eight weeks. One group played a game designed with the intention of improving players' ability to follow conversations. It challenged them to monitor subtle deviations between predicted and actual auditory feedback as they moved their fingertip through a virtual soundscape.
Gamification of speech and sound could be key to assisting the hearing impaired.
As a 'placebo' control, the other group played a game that challenged players' auditory working memory and wasn't expected to help with speech intelligibility. Associate Professor Polley envisions the day when hearing challenges could be managed through auditory training software and the latest in-ear listening devices. "We look forward to a future where auditory perceptual training software that has been inspired by principles of brain plasticity, not audiological testing, is packaged with new advances in these listening devices," he said. "There is reason to believe that the sum of these benefits would be greater than could be expected from any one approach applied in isolation." Source https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/whats-that-yousay-audio-game-helps-train-those-with-hearingdifficulties-to-pick-out-speech vvv
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Extracurricular
Forests reduce stress in the city EurekAlert! The Global Source for Science News Released 18th October, 2017 People who live in the city without the calming effects of nature experience more stress and poorer mental health than country dwellers. A study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin found higher brain activity in the amygdala of city dwellers, a central nucleus in the brain that is vital in stress processing and reactions to danger. Therefore these residents were at a higher risk of chronic stress and psychiatric illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia.
Serene Green: research suggests forests could cut our stress levels in the city
A research team led by psychologist Simone Kuhn examined the effects nature has on brain regions such as the amygdala. This included forests, urban green areas or wasteland. "Research on brain plasticity supports the assumption that the environment can shape brain structure and function,� she said. In the study, 341 adults aged 61 to 82 years took part and their amygdala was assessed using MRI. The researchers combined the MRI data with geoinformation about their places of residence from the European Environment Agency's Urban Atlas, which provides an overview of urban land use in Europe.
In finding a relationship between place of residence and brain health, city dwellers living near a forest were more likely to have a physiologically healthy amygdala and were presumably better able to cope with stress. The findings have implications for urban planning by the year 2050, almost 70% of the world's population is expected to be living in cities. Source www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/mlit101817.php vvv
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We share with you some of the most interesting things to do in Melbourne for December
Stroll down memory lane Hosier Lane, Melbourne Melbourne’s enviable laneways can be explored with guided tours by Running Tourist Melbourne of world-famous Hosier Lane, Union Lane and Croft Alley. Renowned for street art, bars and cafes, your leisurely and educational stroll will conclude with a stop at Degraves Street for an invigorating coffee. matt@runningtoursmelbourne.com www.runningtours.com.au
Have a cool Yule Federation Square Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne The City of Melbourne’s Christmas Festival Hub has a new home at Federation Square. St Paul’s Court will be transformed into a magical wonderland with visits from Santa, a 16-metre tall Christmas tree and a light show every night from 9PM. Show off your vocal skills at the 'Be Present Snow Dome' and be filmed singing your favourite Christmas carol with your friends and family. www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ Whatson/festivals
Pop into the Pop-up Globe Theatre Shakespeare like it's 1614
Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens Linlithgow Avenue, Melbourne Embrace your theatrical side and watch a Shakespeare production in the Pop-up Globe Theatre. The world's first full scale-temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe Theatre has popped up right next door to the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Be mesmerised by the costumes, special effects and sword battles as the Bard’s famous works are played out in the immersive experience. See it from 21stSeptember 2017 to 28th January 2018 popupglobe.com.au/
50 things to do in Melbourne Melbourne locations If you think you know Melbourne well, you might be surprised at the hidden gems in the list of '50 things to do in Melbourne before you die' published by TimeOut. To celebrate 50 issues of the magazine, the ultimate bucket list has been compiled. How many of the '50 things' have you done? www.timeout.com/melbourne/things-to-do/things-todo-in-melbourne-before-you-die
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Diamond Jubilee
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