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ITALIAN CONVERSATION LUNCH

Tuesday, 6th, 20th July 12:00pm – 2:00pm Dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher. Members $12.00, non-members $20.

BRIDGE NIGHT Wednesday, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th July 7:15pm – 9:30pm Do you enjoy a sociable game of duplicate bridge? Register at reception. All levels of bridge players welcome. Player fees: Members $2, non-members $5. Food and beverages at bar prices.

SPECIAL MORNING BREAKFAST

Tuesday, 13th July 7:30am - 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.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY LUNCH AND DINNER

Wednesday, 14th, 28th July LUNCH 12:00pm – 2:00pm, DINNER 6:00pm – 7:30pm Enjoy Christmas themed lunch or dinner meals in July. Lunch prices: Members $12.00, Loyalty Card Holders $15, non-members $20 Dinner prices: Members $15.00, Loyalty Card Holders $18, non-members $20.

WOMEN’S FORUM

Wednesday, 21st July 10:00am for 10:30am start with the topic Are we taking sufficiently into account the destruction of trees and vegetation in the context of development? The Women’s Forum group extends invitation to new members and welcomes new ideas. Discussions are held in an informal and friendly atmosphere. The group then adjourns for lunch in the dining room. The forum is free. All are welcome.

AUGUST MONTHLY LUNCHEON

Wednesday, 4th August 12:00pm for 12:30pm start with Mr Michael Headberry. Dine in: Members $35, non-members $40. Virtual attendance: Members $10, non-members $15.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO MONTHLY LUNCHEON OR COLLEGE TABLE IN JULY

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CONTENTS 2021 ANNUAL APPEAL 4 Graduate House needs your support INTERNATIONAL DAYS 6 July FEATURES 14 Alumnus working towards eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases in Pakistan 18 Physics explains why time passes faster as you age by Ephrat Livni 22 Applauding women with resilience by Aleyna Altinors MEMBERS’ CONTRIBUTION 24 Publication is a tricky business by Life Member, Louis A Coutts 26 The Paintings of Marg Nicoll GU COLLEGIATE 27 August Monthly Luncheon – Mr Michael Headberry GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS 28 Happy Birthday Sir John Monash 29 The 109th Graduate Union annual general meeting ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS 30 Listings for May 2021 PROMOTIONS 32 Christmas in July Lunches and Dinners 34 Graduate House – Affordable and safe accommodation for patients, hospital visitors and medical staff 36 Graduate House is Open and Safe — Meet Face-to-Face! 37 Graduate House Dine-in and Takeaway 38 Office Rentals 39 Room Types, Prices and Features INNOVATION 40 Lockdown can be stressful for pets too – here’s how to keep your dog entertained

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Please give a Tax Deductible donation towards our 2021 Annual Appeal. Never has our need been greater. If you have not donated yet, please do so today. And if you have donated we thank you sincerely and ask that you consider an additional contribution. Your support is essential to our survival. For over a year we have been confronting unimagined challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of international students, as well as our own graduate students, have been prevented from fully pursuing their educational dreams. In its 110-year history, Graduate House has survived the economic and human effects of the Spanish Flu, and the First and Second World Wars thanks to the support and generosity of past members. Once again, we need in abundance their spirit of giving. Because of the impact of COVID-19 on our operations, we’ve implemented several measures. Here are just two: • We rent out office space for short or long periods. • We provide temporary accommodation for people supporting family members in nearby hospitals. At the same time, we continue to provide Graduate House operational activities to remaining students, graduates and members as part of our commitment to their wellbeing. We’re doing all we can, but we need you to donate now. With the Federal Government’s ‘Job Keeper’ program ceasing at the end of March 2021 we have ‘tightened the belt’ further, and our members of Council and its subcommittees (all of whom work on a voluntary basis) continue to meet regularly to provide strong and stable governance. Prudently, we have put ‘on hold’ our new building project – but only temporarily. We have had to lose several long-serving staff members. Those who remain have accepted reduced salaries, but their commitment is such that they are generously working longer hours to ensure that we can continue our invaluable work. We have a long history of graduates coming together to share ideas and innovate for the benefit of society. Your donation now will help us to do this into the future. Assist us to ride this difficult wave until we return to a sustainable ‘new normal’: providing accommodation and services in an academically, socially and emotionally supportive community for Australian and overseas graduates. Warmest regards and thanks you, The Hon Diana Bryant AO QC Mr Vincent Mirabelli President Chairperson of Council

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of International Day of Cooperatives is to strengthen the potential of cooperatives in solving economic, social and environmental problems, to minimise Founded in 1895, the International Cooperative and improve legal and administrative constraints Alliance is one of the oldest and largest (with 1.2 on cooperatives and to improve the contribution of billion cooperative members) non-government cooperatives to national economies. organisation globally. It works to create the legislative environments that allow cooperatives to form and grow. Cooperatives are people-centred enterprises jointly owned and democratically controlled by their members to realise common socio-economic needs and aspirations. Managed by producers, users or workers, cooperatives are run according to the ‘one member, one vote’ rule. Cooperatives employ 280 million people (10% of the world’s employed population), with the largest 300 cooperatives and mutuals reporting a total turnover of 2,034.98 billion 4th to 11th July – NAIDOC Week USD. Cooperative principles include:

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voluntary and open membership;  democratic member control;  member economic participation; autonomy and independence; education, training and information; cooperation among cooperatives; and concern for community.

NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week is usually held in the first full week of July. In 2021, it falls between the 4th and the 11th of July. NAIDOC recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is celebrated by all Australians.

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World Population Day began in 1989 with the purpose of finding solutions to meet the needs of • cultural and educational activities in schools and our world’s growing population sustainably. workplaces, and public displays; NAIDOC activities held across Australia include:

• listening to Indigenous Australian music; • reading Dreamtime stories; • visiting Indigenous Australian websites on the Internet; and • organising an art competition.

11th July – World population Day In 1950, five years after the United Nations was founded, the world population was around 2.6 billion people. By 2020 it had reached 7.8 billion (with at least 55% living in urban areas) and by 2050 there will be 9.7 billion. Take a look at the dashboard at https://www.unfpa.org/data/worldpopulation-dashboard for annually-updated global population data. Interestingly, though fertility rates have fallen (from 4.5 children per woman in the 1970s to 2.4 in 2020), life expectancy has risen (64.6 years in the 1990s to 73 in 2020). Such population megatrends affect economic development, employment, income distribution, poverty, social protections, access to health care, education, housing, sanitation, water, food and energy.

12th July – Malala Day The United Nations has declared 12th July as World Malala Day to honour the young activist, Malala Yousafzai. Malala Day is commemorated on the birthday of Malala Yousafzai to honour the rights of women and children around the world. On the 9th of October 2012, Malala was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen after she publicly advocated for the education of girls. Despite the attack, Malala soon returned to the public eye, fiercer in her views than earlier and continued her advocacy for gender rights. She founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organisation to help young girls go to school and also co-authored a book titled “I Am Malala”, an international bestseller. 7

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14th to 20th July – National Diabetes Week

18th July – Nelson Mandela International Day

As expressed by Nelson Mandela,“It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those Each year Diabetes Australia celebrates who make peace and build.” National Diabetes Week to raise awareness Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918–2013) about diabetes in Australia. The campaign aims was the first black President of South Africa to educate Australia of the risk factors for, and (1994–1999) and a Nobel Peace Prize winner the prevention of, Type 2 diabetes. (1993).  His negotiations helped end the In 2021, Diabetes Australia is continuing their country’s apartheid system of racial segregation Heads Up campaign which focuses on the and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority mental and emotional health of people living rule. A lawyer, Mandela established South with diabetes. This year, the spotlight is on Africa’s first Black law practice and specialised diabetes stigma and mental health. in cases resulting from the post-1948 apartheid legislation. In 1955 he was involved in drafting More than 4 in 5 people with diabetes have the Freedom Charter, a document calling for experienced diabetes stigma. nonracial social democracy in South Africa. Nearly 50 per cent of people with diabetes have From 1964 to 1990, Mandela was in prison, experienced mental health challenges in the having been sentenced to life imprisonment last 12 months. following the Rivonia Trial. During his presidency, he established in 1995 the Truth Stigma affects all aspects of life for people with and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which diabetes, including their mental health and investigated human rights violations under wellbeing. apartheid, and introduced housing, education, People experience diabetes stigma when they and economic development initiatives designed are blamed for having diabetes, while managing to improve the living standards of the country’s diabetes such as injecting insulin in public Black population. Nelson Mandela International and when they experience the affects and Day is to take action and inspire change by complications of diabetes such as low blood making a difference in communities. sugar. 8

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Suggested actions on this day include: • getting to know someone from a different cultural background — through mutual understanding we can rid our communities of intolerance and xenophobia; • reading to someone who can’t by, for example, visiting a local home for the blind and opening up a new world for someone else who has not had the advantage of education;

celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Since then, World Youth Skills Day events have provided a unique opportunity for dialogue between young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, firms, employers’ and workers’ organisations, policymakers and development partners.

TVET has a key role to play in fostering the • helping someone get a job by assisting them resilience of young people. It is crucial for to put together a CV and with interview all stakeholders to ensure the continuity of skills, and introducing them to networks; skills development and to introduce training • having a conversation with someone who is programmes to bridge skills gaps. Solutions need terminally ill; to be reimagined in a way that considers not only • helping someone financially to get their the realities of the present, but also the full range eyes tested, teeth checked and for a general of possibilities for the future. medical; • donating a wheelchair or guide dog to someone in need; and • buying a few blankets, or giving the ones you no longer need from home to someone in need.

20th July – International Chess Day International Chess Day is celebrated annually on 20th July, in conjunction with the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded in 1924. The day is celebrated by many of the 605 million regular chess players around the world.

15th July – World Youth Skills Day In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15th July as World Youth Skills Day to

The idea to celebrate this day as the international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966, after it was established by FIDE. FIDE has 181 chess federations as its members and organises chess events and competitions around the world on this day. As recently as 2013, the international 9

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chess day was celebrated in 178 countries. On • setting and enforcing safe boating, shipping and 12th December 2019, the UN General Assembly ferry regulations; and unanimously approved a resolution recognising • improving flood risk management. the day. The new UN General Assembly resolution invited WHO to coordinate actions on drowning prevention within the UN system. In this capacity, WHO leads preparations for World Drowning Prevention Day by producing related advocacy materials, hosting a global launch event and supporting national and local activities in countries and communities around the world.

25th July – World Drowning Prevention Day World Drowning Prevention Day was declared in April 2021 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to be held annually on 25th July. This global advocacy event serves as an opportunity 28th July – World Hepatitis Day to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and to The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters the blood and fights infections. If inflamed offer life-saving solutions for its prevention. or damaged, its function is affected. Heavy alcohol All governments, UN agencies, civil society use, toxins, some medications and certain medical organisations, the private sector, academia and conditions can cause hepatitis. There are five main individuals are invited to mark World Drowning strains of the hepatitis virus – A, B, C, D and E. Prevention Day by highlighting the need for Together, hepatitis B and C are the most common urgent, coordinated and multi-sectoral action cause of deaths, with 1.3 million lives lost each on proven measures such as: year. 325 million people worldwide are living with • installing barriers controlling access to water; viral hepatitis B and C. Only 42% of children, globally, have access to the birth dose of the hepatitis • providing safe places away from water such as B vaccine.  World Hepatitis Day  is to enhance crèches for pre-school children with capable awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of childcare; the liver that causes a range of health problems, • teaching swimming, water safety and safe rescue including liver cancer. skills; The World Health Organisation suggests the • training bystanders in safe rescue and following towards our globe becoming free of resuscitation; hepatitis by 2030: 10

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PREVENT infection among newborns by The main aim of this day is to come together and vaccinating against hepatitis B at birth, followed by support nature. Conservation of nature is the at least 2 additional doses. wise management, preservation and saving of natural resources, and the understanding of the STOP TRANSMISSION from MOTHER to consequences of damaging nature. Due to natural CHILD by routinely testing mothers for hepatitis B, imbalance, we are facing several problems like HIV and syphilis and ensuring treatment if needed. global warming, various diseases, natural disasters LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND with everyone having and increased temperature. It is necessary to access to hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment preserve nature for generations to come. Some services, including those who inject drugs, are in ways to preserve include: prisons, are migrants and other highly-affected • starting your own garden; populations. EXPAND access to testing and treatment, as timely • having a no-car day; testing and treatment of viral hepatitis can prevent • liver cancer and other severe liver diseases. • MAINTAIN essential hepatitis services during pandemics – particularly infant immunisation, • harm reduction services and continuous treatment of chronic hepatitis B. •

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30th July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons

28th July – World Nature Conservation Day “Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men”- Gifford Pinchot. World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated to raise awareness about protecting the natural resources and understand the importance of conservation.

Every year, thousands of children, women and men fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. The Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative, the first global data hub on human trafficking, suggests that (at least) 100,000 people from 175 nationalities are trafficked each year, and that there are 164 countries of exploitation. The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons and notes exploitation as including prostitution of others or other forms of sexual 11

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exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery • making a friendship band; or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the • making a special ‘friendship book’ for a good removal of organs. World Day against Trafficking friend, with photos, a drawing, poems or a in Persons is formed to raise awareness of the story about your friendship; situation of victims of human trafficking, to promote and protect their rights and to eliminate • reading and sharing stories about friends, trafficking. discussing things you may do or feel that are similar; • discussing how we can best be a good friend by making university, work, home and our communities a happier, friendlier place; • identifying how it feels when someone is kind to you and how it feels when you are kind to someone; • creating a poem entitled ‘A friend like you’, or writing an acrostic poem using the word ‘FRIENDS’; • writing about what a friend means to you, how you help each other, what you do and what makes a friendship special; and • brainstorming with others to make a list of what friends do together and sharing these lists.

30th July – International Day of Friendship International Day of Friendship is formed to inspire peace efforts and to build bridges between communities using friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals. Governments, international organisations and civil society groups are encouraged to hold events, activities and initiatives that promote dialogue among civilisations, solidarity, mutual understanding and reconciliation. A culture of peace is defined as a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with a view to solving problems. Suggested activities for this Day of Friendship include:

30th July – Schools Tree Day ‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now’ - Chinese proverb.

Australia has over 24,000 species of native plants. Schools Tree Day is a great way to inspire students to learn about the local environment while playing • preparing and giving small presents, like an active role in their community. Planet Ark has biscuits or chocolate, tied in bundles of many resources, suggested activities and toolkits cellophane with bright ribbon; 12

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to assist, and schools across Australia can apply to the Seedling Bank, launched in 2019, for funding to buy native seedlings for their region. The most common Australian native plants are: Acacia (Wattles), with the golden wattle being is Australia’s floral emblem and Wattle Day celebrated on 1st September each year. Eucalypts, from the silver and red snow gums of the Australian Alps to the ancient river red gums in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, with the Blue Mountains home to the world’s most diverse range of eucalypt species and deriving its name from the blue haze believed to be created from the oilbearing trees. Proteaceae, a family of flowering plants, including banksias, grevilleas and waratahs Melaleuca, known locally as paperbarks, tea trees or honey myrtles and found usually along watercourses or the edges of swamps. Wildflowers, transforming the arid and savanna grassland areas into carpets of colour when in season. Haemodoraceae, including Kangaroo Paw with blooming colours ranging from yellow and green to red, pink, orange or brown. Eremophila, referred to as ‘emu bushes’ and producing fleshy fruits for animals and birds to eat.

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Mossavir with wife Amna on Graduation day in December 2019 in the foyer of Graduate House. 14

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ALUMNUS WORKING TOWARDS ELIMINATING VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES IN PAKISTAN

Muhammad Mossavir (fondly known as Moshi) and wife Amna were former residents at Graduate House. Mossavir was enrolled in the Master of Development Studies course at The University of Melbourne through an Australia Awards Scholarship that offers emerging leaders the opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development with the support of the Australian Government. Such opportunities provided by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade enable the development of skills, knowledge and networks Awards alumnus Muhammad of individuals to drive change and contribute to Australia development in their own countries and regions, Mossavir Ahmed is working to provide access to COVID-19 vaccination and strengthen while maintaining strong links to Australia. childhood immunisation services in Pakistan. Mossavir and Amna stayed at Graduate House He is contributing to this vital work in his role for two years and returned to Pakistan after as a Donor Coordinator for the World Health his graduation in December 2019. Since then, Organization (WHO). Mossavir has been working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide access to As part of the core team working on COVID-19 response initiatives and advisory policies, COVID-19 vaccinations in Pakistan. Mossavir has been instrumental in successfully The following story of Mossavir’s work was posted coordinating and negotiating with donors such 28th May 2021 at: https://australiaawardspakistan. as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, org/alumnus-working-towards-eliminating- and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to mobilise vaccine-preventable-diseases-in-pakistan/ and he resources that will strengthen immunisation kindly shared this also with us. services in Pakistan, particularly the rollout of 15

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the COVID-19 vaccination. With the help of such proposals, negotiations and consultations with donors, Pakistan has been able to secure funding to purchase COVID-19 vaccines or procure vaccines free of cost. “This will help immensely to vaccinate targeted populations against the COVID-19 virus in Pakistan,” Mossavir says of the support that has been secured. “Donors are also funding a significant portion of immunisation for another 11 vaccine-preventable diseases,” he adds. These diseases include tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles, rotavirus and influenza. Importantly, Mossavir developed and submitted Pakistan’s successful application to become a donor-funded member of COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access), one of three pillars of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. As a COVAX member, Pakistan will receive COVID-19 vaccines for up to 20% of its population free of cost via the COVAX Facility (the global procurement mechanism of COVAX), which is coordinated by Gavi. Mossavir also worked on a request submitted to the COVAX Facility for support for cold chain equipment in Pakistan. Such equipment (including walk-in cold rooms, refrigerators, freezers, passive devices such as vaccine carriers and cold boxes, temperature monitoring devices, and spare parts) is used to keep vaccines at suitable temperatures during all stages of the storage and distribution chain.

to protect children against preventable diseases. “Every day there are hundreds of thousands of children in Pakistan who suffer from vaccinepreventable diseases,” he says. He aims to remain with WHO’s immunisation program to achieve 100% immunisation coverage in Pakistan — and then has his sights set on an even bigger objective: “My plan is to continue working with international and national stakeholders to mobilise resources for achieving universal immunisation coverage.”

Mossavir at the WHO annual immunisation review meeting in March 2021

To contribute to this ambition of universal immunisation coverage, Mossavir’s work involves a significant degree of coordination and negotiation with WHO’s donors and partners. “My work primarily revolves around donor coordination, donor relations, planning, partnership building and proposal development,” he says. “In addition to this, I have been also COVID-19 vaccinations are free of charge for involved in research, policy analysis, monitoring Pakistani citizens, who are able to access the and evaluation regarding immunisation services vaccine at Adult Vaccination Counters in all in Pakistan.” provinces and federated areas across the country. Mossavir played an influential role in developing Mossavir believes his Australia Awards experience policies and standard operating procedures was integral to improving his professional, for these Vaccination Counters, which were academic and personal life. “Through this onceestablished by the Government of Pakistan with in-a-lifetime experience, I was able to study in support from WHO. He also developed the a well-reputed university, polishing my research, National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for critical thinking and communication skills,” he COVID-19 vaccinations, along with guidelines says about his Scholarship experience. and standard operating procedures for the “With the help of this Scholarship, I was also different COVID-19 vaccines that are available. able to work for international organisations like In addition to Mossavir’s recent efforts in the Australian Red Cross and UNICEF in an COVID-19 vaccine coordination, he is closely international setting,” he adds. “The diversity involved in the country’s immunisation program and interaction with students from across the 16

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Mossavir (left) during a joint data quality audit by WHO and partner organisations in May 2021

globe enlightened me to think differently and of Pakistan through equitable access to the innovatively. It has boosted my confidence and COVID-19 vaccine and childhood immunisation enabled me to connect with innovative and services. creative minds.” Keep up the good work, Moshi!! We here at This experience has contributed to Mossavir’s Graduate House are so proud of you and send success in protecting the health of the people our fond regards also to Amna. 17

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PHYSICS EXPLAINS WHY TIME PASSES FASTER AS YOU AGE

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By Ephrat Livni Mind time and clock time are two totally different Medal for “his pioneering interdisciplinary things. They flow at varying rates. contributions … and for constructal theory, The chronological passage of the hours, days, which predicts natural design and its evolution and years on clocks and calendars is a steady, in engineering, scientific, and social systems.” measurable phenomenon. Yet our perception of time shifts constantly, depending on the activities we’re engaged in, our age, and even how much rest we get. An upcoming paper in the journal European Review by Duke University mechanical engineering professor Adrian Bejan, explains the physics behind changing senses of time and reveals why the years seem to fly by the older we get. (The paper, sent to Quartz by its author, has been peer-reviewed, edited, and approved for publication but a date has not yet been set.) Bejan is obsessed with flow and, basically, believes physics principles can explain everything. He has written extensively about how the principles of flow in physics dictate and explain the movement of abstract concepts, like economics. Last year, he won the Franklin Institute’s Benjamin Franklin

In his latest paper, he examines the mechanics of the human mind and how these relate to our understanding of time, providing a physical explanation for our changing mental perception as we age. The mind’s eye According to Bejan — who reviewed previous studies in a range of fields on time, vision, cognition, and mental processing to reach his conclusion — time as we experience it represents perceived changes in mental stimuli. It’s related to what we see. As physical mental-image processing time and the rapidity of images we take in changes, so does our perception of time. And in some sense, each of us has our own “mind time” unrelated to the passing of hours, days and years on clocks and calendars, which is 19

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affected by the amount of rest we get and other factors. Bejan is the first person to look at time’s passage through this particular lens, he tells Quartz, but his conclusions rest on findings by other scientists who have studied physical and mental processes related to the passage of time.

There’s an inversely proportional relationship between stimuli processing and the sense of time speeding by, Bejan says. So, when you are young and experiencing lots of new stimuli — everything is new — time actually seems to be passing more slowly. As you get older, the These changes in stimuli give us a sense of time’s production of mental images slows, giving the sense that time passes more rapidly. passage. He writes: “The present is different from the past because the mental viewing has changed, not because somebody’s clock rings. The “clock time” that unites all the live flow systems, animate and inanimate, is measurable. The day-night period lasts 24 hours on all watches, wall clocks and bell towers. Yet, physical time is not mind time. The time that you perceive is not the same as the time perceived by another.”

Fatigue also influences saccades, creating overlaps and pauses in these eye movements that lead to crossed signals. The tired brain can’t transfer the information effectively when it’s simultaneously trying to see and make sense of the visual information. It’s designed to do these things separately.

This is what leads to athletes’ poor performance when exhausted. Their processing powers get Time is happening in the mind’s eye. It is related muddled and their sense of timing is off. They to the number of mental images the brain can’t see or respond rapidly to new situations. encounters and organises and the state of our Another factor in time’s perceived passage is brains as we age. When we get older, the rate at how the brain develops. As the brain and body which changes in mental images are perceived grow more complex and there are more neural decreases because of several transforming connections, the pathways that information physical features, including vision, brain travels are increasingly complicated. They complexity, and later in life, degradation of the branch like a tree and this change in processing pathways that transmit information. And this influences our experience of time, according to shift in image processing leads to the sense of Bejan. time speeding up.

Clock time and mind time over a lifetime.

The brain’s complexity changes our sense of time.

This effect is related to saccadic eye movement. Saccades are unconscious, jerk-like eye movements that occur a few times a second. In between saccades, your eyes fixate and the brain processes the visual information it has received. All of this happens unconsciously, without any effort on your part. In human infants, those fixation periods are shorter than in adults.

Finally, brain degradation as we age influences perception. Studies of saccadic eye movements in elderly people show longer latency periods, for example. The time in which the brain processes the visual information gets longer, which makes it more difficult for the elderly to solve complex problems. They “see” more slowly but feel time passing faster, Bejan argues.

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A lifetime to measure by Bejan became interested in this topic more than a half century ago. As a young athlete on a prestigious Romanian basketball team, he noticed that time slowed down when he was rested and that this enabled him to perform better. Not only that, he could predict team performance in a game based on the time of day it was scheduled. He tells Quartz: “Early games, at 11am, were poor, a killer; afternoon and evening games were much better. At 11am we were sleepwalking, never mind what each of us did during the night. It became so clear to me that I knew at the start of the season, when the schedule was announced, which games will be bad. Games away, after long trips and bad sleep were poor, home games were better, for the same reason. In addition, I had a great coach who preached constantly that the first duty of the player is to sleep regularly and well, and to live clean.” Now he’s experienced how “mind time” changes over the much longer span of his whole life. “During the past 20 years I noticed how my time is slipping away, faster and faster, and how I am complaining that I have less and less time,” he says. It’s a sentiment he hears echoed by many around him. Still, he notes, we’re not entirely prisoners of time. The clocks will continue to tick strictly, days will go by on the calendar, and the years will seem to fly by ever faster. By following his basketball coach’s advice — sleeping well and living clean — Bejan says we can alter our perceptions. This, in some sense, slows down mind time. *** Ephrat Livni is a writer and lawyer. She has worked around the world and now reports on government and the Supreme Court from Washington, DC. This article originally appeared in Quartz on 8th January 2019, and is republished here with permission.

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The following poem was recited by the author, Aleyna Altinors, a Year 11 student at Sirius College, a Spoken Word Artist (she/ her) and as invited by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne at the 18th May 2021 Eid Reception convened by The Melbourne Law School and the Australian Interfaith Society, a potential future student (possibly of Law) at The University of Melbourne.

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APPLAUDING WOMEN WITH RESILIENCE BY ALEYNA ALTINORS This is for the women with dark skin, cool skin, warm skin, fair skin, white skin, black skin, brown skin, tan skin and all those that lie in between — I need you to know that you’re seen and that we’re proud of you.

her resume is perfect but her nose is too far to the left. I don’t really like it. Her talent is perfect but her name is too hard to pronounce. Or she’s just a diversity card. Women being asked to act and look a certain way. Told to achieve or reach a certain limit. Being told from mother to mother, sister to sister, daughter to daughter that THIS is what you need to be like, is part of the problem.

This is for the women who love who they please and are living authentically, whether it be out in the open or in the closet; for my trans sisters and the fellow queer lovers — I need you to know that you’re seen, and that we’re proud of you. We ask our young girls to choose between a red This poem is for the women who wear headscarves, or blue pill. hijabs, the tichel, the abaya, the niqab. The women We ask them; Do you want to be confined to who wear veils, headbands, caps, snapbacks, hair society’s idea of you to be accepted? But in return ties, bandanas, bows, ribbons, wigs, extensions, or be dispirited? none of these — I need you to know that you’re Or work hard to get what you want with the seen and that we’re proud of you. certainty of being told by many that your dreams This poem is for the women who work full time, and goals should be deemed prohibited? part-time, over time, to the women who work day shifts, night shifts, casual shifts, double shifts, This poem isn’t just for women to encourage one volunteer or do work experience — I need you to another, but for men to encourage the women know that you’re seen and that we’re proud of you. around them. To tell them they are worth it, that they’re seen, and that you are proud of them. This is for the women with university degrees, bachelor degrees, diplomas, scholarships, for the Ladies, our gender and the labels society has women who didn’t complete high school, who placed upon us, should not be an obstacle for you didn’t go to university, to the women who chased to achieve the great. their dreams, or those whose dreams lead to You need to understand that it’s never too something else — I need you to know that you’re excessive or too late to tell someone that they seen and that we’re proud of you. deserve everything good that comes to them. This poem is for the women who are Be the role model that you wanted, neurodivergent, for the women who are differently Be the role model you needed, bodied — I need you to know that you’re seen and Be the role model you want your siblings and that we’re proud of you. children to have, Whether it comes from our stories or from the media, we know how difficult it is for women to Or be the role model you still need. succeed. Because for young girls like me, words of love and Politics and an ex-Prime Minister have shown me hate stick with us forever. that it’s alright to shame and silence a woman. This poem is for the mothers with children, for the To not share disagreement or talk about brothers with sisters, for the sisters with siblings, achievement, because it will be followed with fathers with daughters, teachers with youths, employers with employees — Tell the women in mistreatment from colleagues and opposition. your life that you are proud of them, that you see Hollywood picks women like tinder, but it’s not them and that you appreciate them. what’s in your bio it’s the way you look. But let’s be honest the corporate world isn’t much different; 23

PUBLICATION IS A TRICKY BUSINESS MEM BE RS’ CO NTRI BUT I ON

by Life Member Louis A Coutts

A woman was intercepted in Liverpool in 1996 by the Police who discovered a spray irritant in her handbag. It was an offence to carry a spray irritant unless the person had a reasonable excuse. The woman had previously been attacked by a man and the day after the attack she purchased the cannister and always carried it with her. A majority of the Judges on the High Court decided that the woman did not have a reasonable excuse and confirmed her conviction and ordered her to pay costs.

the Club didn’t owe the woman a duty of care and rejected her claim. A son killed his father and he and his mother were charged with murder. The son was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence, but the Jury convicted the mother of murder. Despite the fact that her husband was not murdered, a majority of the Judges of the High Court upheld her conviction of murder and sent her to the clink for twelve years.

A refugee who unsuccessfully applied for an Australian visa then sought to be deported to another country, but no one would take him. According to the Immigration Act he had to remain in detention for the rest of his life. A majority of the Judges of the High Court said that his detention didn’t amount to imprisonment and so it was OK for a bureaucrat in the Immigration Department to A Rugby Club in Sydney served a woman grog lock him up for the rest of his life. until she was blind drunk and then kicked her out. The Federal Court made a decision that affected all She was run over by a car and seriously injured. the States of Australia who collectively sent twentyA majority of Judges of the High Court said that one high priced Barristers to Canberra to argue an Two girls had been sexually assaulted in the classroom of a one teacher school in Queensland. A majority of the Judges on the High Court rejected her claim against the Queensland education department because the teacher had acted criminally and, according to the majority of the High Court, he was not employed to act criminally.

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appeal to the High Court. The legal profession was waiting on the outcome with bated breath. Three Judges agreed with the Federal Court and three disagreed. A three all draw; leaving the decision of the Federal Court standing and the States going home with their tail between their legs and an enormous legal bill. Over a period of eighteen months, I constructed a data base of four hundred consecutive decisions of the High Court. Sadly, I discovered a Court that was frequently divided resulting in decisions like those I have just mentioned. Even sadder is the fact that these decisions are a sample of many. But then I came across the cases in which the High Court dealt with indigenous issues. Mr goodness! An Indigenous lawyer brought an action claiming that the proclamation of sovereignty over this country by Captain Cook and Captain Phillip was invalid. It is fair to say that he was backed up by both English common law and International law going back to the eighteenth century before Captain Cook arrived on our shores. Rather than let the indigenous lawyer argue his case, the High Court simply said, “You can’t”. In one sentence a Judge said that the indigenous people could not bring such a claim in our Courts. They did quote some dubious authority for this remarkable opinion and I traced its origin to a case in 1791. In that case, the notorious East India Company had fleeced a local Nabob of most of his money and he claimed that he had been cheated by the company (which, of course, along with many other wealth Indians, he had) and he wanted the Court to force the company to account to him for the money they had taken. In 1791, the Privy Council dug deep in its bag of tricks and came up with a brilliant idea. “No, you can’t argue what the East India company has done to you because what they did was an Act of State and that can’t be challenged in our Courts”.

the land in this country to the newcomers were Acts of State that can’t be challenged in our Courts. According to the majority, most native title had been “washed away by the tide of history”. The High Court’s rejection of the indigenous claims in the Stolen generation case brought me to tears. In a case known as the Hindmarsh bridge case a majority of the High Court decided that the amendment to our Constitution in 1967, enabling parliament to make laws for the Aboriginal people, enabled Parliament to take away the rights of the Aboriginal people. In one single sympathetic sentence of dissenting hope, two Judges of the High Court declared that: “An early flash point with one clan of Aborigines illustrates the first stages of the conflagration of oppression and conflict which was, over the following century, to spread across the continent to dispossess, degrade and devastate the Aboriginal people and leave a national legacy of unutterable shame” In another case, one High Court Judge declared that the cards were stacked against the Aboriginal people. But the majority stand steadfast in refusing the right of the Aboriginal people to challenge the proclamation of sovereignty over this country. I put this and a lot more together in a book and submitted it to Writer’s Victoria for a disinterested and independent opinion. The response was very positive and indicated that it was more than suitable for commercial publication.

Buoyed with that opinion I submitted the work to three publishers. The first said that it was a seriously impressive work which deserved publication and encouraged me to seek another publisher. The second declared the work a “work of quality” but decided not to publish and the Melbourne University Press replied almost by return of mail In the famous case of Mabo v The State of that “the work was not their fit”. Queensland, a majority of judges on the High I am disappointed because I believe the High Court Court were faced with a dilemma. “If we accept should be more accountable for its performance Mr Mabo’s claim for native title, we could open the and that the indigenous people deserve a better flood gates to claims by the indigenous people to hearing of their serious legal argument that they recover most of the land in this country”. So, the have been wronged. majority came up with a brilliant response. What the King had done in making crown grants of all 25

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PACKING UP TIME, BRIGHTON 2010 — Marg Nicoll

LAKE VIEW, CENTRAL VICTORIA 2008 — Marg Nicoll

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Monthly Luncheon W E DN E SDAY, 4 T H AU G U ST M IC HA E L H E A DB E R RY

Michael is a foundation student of Monash University and heads up the Alumni Group named The Monash Pioneers, comprising students from the first five years (1961-1965). His professional life included the cofounding of the Australian Centre for Retail Studies at the David Syme Business School at Monash University and, from 1995 to 2014, Managing Director of Retail Synergy Group Pty Ltd. Michael is a member of Military History and Heritage Victoria, the Spirit of Australia Foundation, an Affiliate Member of Box Hill RSL Sub-Branch and a recognised authority on Sir John Monash. In 2013 he initiated the Sir John Monash Sculptural Project at Monash University and chaired the Project Board. The statue by Peter Corlett OAM was unveiled by the then Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC, in April 2015.

Sir John is depicted in civilian dress in recognition of his lifelong legacy and multi-disciplinary achievements. In 2016, former Deputy Prime Minister the late Tim Fischer AC approached Michael to Chair the newly formed Saluting Monash Council in Victoria, a position he continues to hold. The aim of this Council is to secure an Honorary Field Marshal rank for Sir John. The presentation entitled “John Monash Australia’s National Possession” will summarise Monash’s life achievements in the disciplines of Engineering, Law, Science, Medicine, the Arts, Education, Business, Military Command and as a Community leader. The focus will be on his personal values, motivations, personality, humanism and behavioural style as elements in understanding John Monash, the Man (and a Founder of The Graduate Union in 1911).

12:00NOON arrival for 12:30pm start (Virtual attendance: 1:15pm Please logon by 1:10pm) Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053 Online Booking: https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/coming-events/monthly-luncheon-2021-aug Phone: (03) 9347 3428 Email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au Dine in Pricing: Members $35, non-members $40 Virtual Attendance Pricing: Members $10, non-members $15. Link provided during booking process.

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Photo source: https://www.facebook.com/johnmonashfoundation/photos/a.696448923706642/4989950207689804/?type=3

Sir John Monash was the first President of The Melbourne University Graduates Association (now The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne) after its formation in 1911, serving for three years before he commenced his war service in 1914. “…equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit but for the benefit of the whole community.” – Sir John Monash Please join our Monthly Luncheon on the 4th August for a presentation by Michael Headberry on the remarkable Sir John Monash. More details on page 27. 28

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109 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TH

The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne held it’s 109th annual General Meeting (AGM)on 27th May 2021. Following the announcement of the 7-day lockdown in Victoria on 27th May, the AGM was shifted from face-to-face to a Zoom meeting.

Honorary Life Membership The Graduate Union Council presented two previous presidents of the Association with Honorary Life Memberships:

• Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AC, In her opening address, President The Hon Diana OBE, KStJ (2013 – 2015) Bryant AO QC acknowledged the various stages of • Dr Ken Loughnan AO (2016 – 2019) 2020 and the challenging impacts of the pandemic, restrictions and lockdowns on the world, our Honorary College Fellows communities, Graduate House, residents and Each year the Graduate Union Council appoints Members of the Association. Honorary College Fellows to those of distinguished The President called upon the continued support accomplishment in the University-level education and advocacy from Members, and her continued and research sector who have contributed to wish to meet more Members in person at Graduate collegiality. The recipients for 2021 are: House and in other forums over the coming • Dr Ross McMullin months and, hopefully, at the third AGM of her term as President. • Professor Rachel Fensham • Professor Stuart Milner Election of Council members The report from the Returning Officer following Date of next annual General meeting the 2021 election results indicated three successful candidates: The Chairman advised Members that the next AGM is scheduled for Thursday, 26th May 2022. • Cr Mary Kelleher; • Cr Muan Lim; and • Cr Jane Tisdall

A complete report on the AGM will be published in the December 2021 Melbourne Graduate.

Retiring Councillor Chairman of Council, Mr Vincent Mirabelli, extended gratitude to retiring Councillor, Mr Kingsley Davis OAM, noting that he had first been appointed to Council in 2011 and elected in 2012, and has served on Council for ten years. 29

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS

The following groups f rom The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and events at Graduate House during the month of May 2021.

Committee of Convocation

Department of Infrastructure Engineering

19th May 10 attendees

4th May 22 attendees

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Jobs Victoria Advocate Training Program

Melbourne Energy Institute Mechanical Engineering

Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics Workshop

3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 24th, 25th, 26th May 153 attendees

20th May 10 attendees

20th May 20 attendees

Australian Urban Research Child and Community Wellbeing Union Infrastructure Network Workshop Meeting (AURIN) Board Meeting 25th May 8 attendees

6th May 12 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 hold their functions at Graduate House.

Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Education

Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) Victorian Chapter

Association of German Teachers of Victoria Inc. (AGTV)

Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) Victorian Division Committee

14th, 20th May 12 attendees

12th May 8 attendees

6th, 26th May 31 attendees

6th May 20 attendees

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Australian Intercultural Society Media (AISA) Iftar Dinner

AustralianItalian Lawyers Association (AILA)

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Victoria

IEEE Victorian Section

11th May 55 attendees

4th May 32 attendees

25th May 17 attendees

17th May 48 attendees

MEETINGS Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor Training

Michael O’Connor Meetings

Opticum Pty Ltd Laser Safety Course Opticum & edVirtus

Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller Incorportated

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th May 56 attendees

4th, 13th, 21st May 45 attendees

17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st May 59 attendees

3rd May 6 attendees

Parkville Conference of St Vincent de Paul

Per Capita Inc. John Cain Foundation Luncheon

Probus Club of Carlton Parkville

Rhys Watson MV Anderson Awards

17th May 10 attendees

7th, 19th May 70 attendees

11th May 52 attendees

26th May 5 attendees

Retired Veterinarians Group

Ripponlea Institute VET Small Business: PD Day

Rotary Club of Carlton Parkville

Social Education Victoria (SEV) Committee Meeting

3rd May 12 attendees

14th May 17 attendees

25th May 22 attendees

19th May 17b attendees

STEM Advancement

Scholarship

The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings

The Victorian Fellows Lunch

17th May 7 attendees

4th, 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th 192 attendees

20th May 16 attendees

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Function Menu 2021 Traditional Christmas Set menu for lunch or dinner Table service is 50/50 drop Entrée Smoked salmon with prawns, horseradish cream & lime vinaigrette (gf) Peking duck salad (gf) (df) Braised mushroom with creamy polenta (gf) (v) (vegetarian option)

Main Course Seasoned turkey breast with apricot and macadamia stuffing served with roasted root vegetables, gravy and cranberry sauce (gf) (df)

Rib eye fillet steak seasoned with rosemary and garlic served with roasted baby chat potatoes and red wine gravy (gf)

Roasted vegetable stack with saganaki (v) (vegetarian option)

Dessert Plum pudding with custard brandy sauce (v) Mixed berry pavlova (gf) (v) Summer fruit salad (v+) (gf)

Two courses $59.50 per person | Three courses $70.00 per person (GF) GLUTEN FREE (V) VEGETARIAN (V+) VEGAN (DF) DAIRY FREE 32

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WHY DOES AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN JULY? With Australia having many citizens and visitors from British and European heritage, there is a strong attachment to the tradition of celebrating Christmas in cold weather. As such, many seek to have a Christmas in July celebration, also known as Yulefest or Yuletide.

Christmas in July is also acknowledged in other southern hemisphere countries like New Zealand and South Africa. At Graduate House, Christmas is celebrated both in July and December. For July this year, you can book a group to enjoy a Christmas-themed lunch or dinner on any date (See Menu on page 32), given sufficient advance notice or come in for lunch or dinner on the 14th and/or the 28th July for Christmas fare.

July is generally the coldest month of winter in the southern hemisphere, so celebrations emulate the atmosphere of the northern hemisphere winter. This generally means hearty food, like roasts, and warm drinks in front of fireplaces The Members’ Christmas Party is on the 2nd and bonfires. Friday of December. Members and guests Christmas in July does not replace Christmas are welcome to hold their private Christmas celebrations in December. It is enjoyed as an extra parties at Graduate House. We offer two options, celebration rather than as an official holiday, The Christmas Summer BBQ menu and the and is not celebrated by everyone. However, its Traditional Christmas menu. More details will be available in the August Newsletter. popularity is growing.

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Graduate House Affordable and safe accommodation for patients, hospital visitors and medical staff — Melbourne CBD Need a place to stay while having, or recuperating from, specialist medical or surgical treatment? Visiting a loved one in hospital? Consider Graduate House. Graduate House:

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is affordable, safe and trusted with friendly, welcoming and genuinely caring professional staff;

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after discharge to recuperate and while arranging for transport home; and

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is suitable for those from regional Victoria, outer metropolitan Melbourne and interstate;

out-patient consultations and treatments (cancer therapy; day surgery; dialysis, dental, mental health, etc.).

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has variable stay durations, from one to a few nights or weeks;

Schemes that subsidise patient accommodation: •

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has breakfast and weekday dinners included, and delicious, healthy food;

Tasmania: Ph: (03) 6222 8225 www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/hospital/ptas

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has car parking – secure and cheap with online booking/payment and contactless automatic car plate recognition; is within walking distance of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Royal Women’s Hospital, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and St. Vincent’s Hospital; and

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is a tram ride to the Epworth and Alfred Hospitals. Alison and Richard Harcourt sent thanks to Graduate House for the hospitality they received during a ‘respite’ stay. “We appreciate the courteous and helpful approach shown by all members of the staff. All the comfortable and well-equipped apartments that we occupied faced on to University Square. “Thank you, Graduate House.”

Visitors and Hospital Staff Graduate House is suitable for: •

parents with children in hospital;

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families and friends supporting loved ones in hospital; and

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carers, allied health, medical and NDIS support staff.

To make a booking or for any enquiries, please go to: www.graduatehouse.com.au/medistays/ or contact us on +61 3 9347 3428 or admingh@graduatehouse.com.au.

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Pricing (per night) Single and double rooms (without kitchens) as well as self-contained apartments are available. Prices range from $125 to $185. *for Members, prices range from $105 to $155

Royal Children’s Hospital Royal Women’s Hospital

Royal Melbourne Hospital

The University of Melbourne

Comprehensive Cancer Centre Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Epworth Hospital

Alfred Hospital

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G R AD UATE HOU S E IS OPEN AND SAFE – MEET FACE-TO-FACE! Need a break from online video meetings? (Yes, it’s exhausting!) Craving real live person face-toface 3D interactions?

Graduate House has: • meeting and function services – flexible and tailored room configurations for 2 to >100 people;

Have your meeting or function face-to-face and safely at Graduate House; or book a table in our • ‘hybrid’ meeting capability – good audio, dining room and court yard for an informal meal video, technical support for in-person and/or and get together. online (Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc.) meetings; We are COVIDSafe and adhere strictly to, and • excellent catering and service – delicious have experience with, capacity limits, physical and healthy food*, friendly, welcoming and distancing, hygiene, cleanliness. professional staff; • membership options for greater affordability – a ‘Ritz’ experience but at a charity price; • car parking – secure and cheap with online booking/payment and contactless automatic car plate recognition; • accommodation – interstate and regional delegates can book to stay for a few nights in a clean, safe, quiet college room, with breakfast and weekday dinners included; and • offices to rent temporarily – to enable onsite event/function preparation. These singleperson well-ventilated spaces are clean, quiet and convenient. To make a booking or for any enquiries, please contact our Hospitality Manager, Rosie Ellul on +61 3 9347 3428 or rosie.ellul@graduatehouse.com.au.

* Catering for events not held at Graduate House but within this education precinct may also be provided (subject to sufficient notice) – morning and afternoon teas, working lunches and grazing platters.

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Office Rentals Book a day, a week, a month – the hours you need! Offices are in the iconic Gladstone terraces on University Square. Close to public transport stops (trams, buses), and with on-site secure bike and car parking, they are a short walk away from Melbourne’s CBD, The University of Melbourne and RMIT. Separate single user offices are available. Each has a desk, a lamp, shelving and a cupboard. The majority also have a basin. This means no open plan spaces, no lifts and low numbers sharing washrooms and staff facilities – thus COVIDSafe! Booking your Office Space at Graduate House To ask about renting offices at Graduate House – a one-off booking or something more regular (e.g., two days a week) or longer term – please telephone or email. We have humans at the end of the phone (03 9347 3428) from Monday to Friday between 8:00AM to 6:00PM who will check availability on the spot and talk you through the options. If you call after hours, leave a message with your phone number and we will return your call on the next workday. We have a similar turnaround for emails to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au.

Offices are available between 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday. Minimum booking of one day. Subject to requirements, offices may be available at other times. Services included in the rental fee, and options that can be added: • reception services, including contact tracing records (included)

Indicative office rental fees:

• post/package receipt and inform services (included)

• 1 to 5 days = $85 per day

• Internet Wi-Fi^ (included, and with upgrade options)

• 6 days up to 3 months (90 days) = $70 per day

• casual meeting and breakout spaces (included subject to capacity limits and availability)

• 3 to 6 months (91-180 days) = $60 per day

• office services (e.g., printing, meeting scheduling, website) (option) • event/function areas and management (option) • breakfast, lunch, dinner and other catering (option) • café bar and BBQ facilities (option) • vending machine • regular cleaning and sanitising (included) • shower facilities (option) • secure bicycle shelter (included) * Car Parking fees apply (and are not included in the rent). ^ Standard Wi-Fi (suitable for web browsing and emails) is provided for free. Packages are available for the connection of additional devices and for higher speeds – contact us by phone (+61 3 9347 3428) or email (admingh@graduatehouse.com.au), or visit us at reception to ask about the costs for different plans.

• car parking (option)* Get in touch! Phone: +61 3 9347 3428 Email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au

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Room Types, Prices and Features The safest place to stay in Melbourne

• Single room private bathrooms

• Bed linen

• Double room private bathrooms

• Weekly housekeeping

• Stella Langford large/medium apartments

• Utilities (electricity, gas, water) included in rent

• Double rooms with separate lounge and private bathrooms

• Short term accommodation – one night, a few weeks

• Barkly Place and Barry Street apartments

• Long term accommodation – months, semesters, years

• Wi-Fi

Barkly Place and Barry Street

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So over this Lockdown! This photo is courtesy of Member Jennifer Batrouney AM QC whose puppies were found “asleep” on the job. 40

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EXTRACURRICULAR LOCKDOWN CAN BE STRESSFUL FOR PETS TOO – HERE’S HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOG ENTERTAINED

Many of us have been adjusting to new routines since the pandemic started.  Working from home comes with positives, like being nearer to the biscuits and working in pyjamas but we also face challenges, like communicating with colleagues and keeping the children entertained. Like us, many of our pets are also likely to find this change difficult. A bustling household and reduced exercise may mean our pets display more problem behaviours than usual – especially dogs being easily overstimulated. Fortunately, while we are adjusting to lockdown life, there are things that can be done to help our dogs feel more comfortable. Give them a safe space

favourite spot. Here, place a bed, some favourite toys, and perhaps a long-lasting chew or some stuffable treat. Make sure they get enough sleep Adult dogs on average sleep for between 12 and 16 hours a day, and puppies need even more sleep than that. Most dogs will sleep during the day while their families are at work and school, so having us around constantly during lockdown means many dogs aren’t getting the rest they need. A quiet spot where they won’t be disturbed by video conferences or children will help your dog catch some sleep.  Mix-up walkies

For outdoor activities, some restrictions allow you to leave the house once a day for exercise. If you live with another adult, you can alternately take your dog out. For many dogs, one walk a day is sufficient. Some dogs benefit from getting their energy out in the morning, while others A crate is also an excellent option for many dogs, may prefer a later walk to stave off those lateand with careful introduction can become their night zoomies. Zoomies is when your dog starts Firstly, all dogs should have a safe spot in the house to enjoy when they need some quiet time. This could be a spare bedroom, bathroom, or utility room as long as it is not too hot or cold, or simply a bed in the corner or under a desk.

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running or “zooming” around manically and Stimulate them mentally joyfully for no seemingly discernible reason. Providing mental stimulation for your dog is very If you can, try varying the time you take your important right now as it gives them something walk to find what works best for you and your to do and enriches their lives. It can also help to dog. You should also plan your route carefully. If relieve boredom and unwanted behaviours such you usually drive somewhere to walk, this is no as chewing – think puzzle and food toys and tricklonger advised so you should plan a route near training. Through the beauty of YouTube and other your home. social media platforms, dog owners can also learn more about canine enrichment than ever before. Walking routes may be busier than usual with other walkers and cyclists, or runners now unable One of the easiest options for mental stimulation to visit the gym. If your dog struggles with any is scatter feeding. Simply scattering some of your of these, planning your route and avoiding dog’s kibble or some small treats on the floor and popular times is crucial. Your dog may find their letting your dog hoover them up encourages them new routine more stressful than usual, so be to use their nose and makes dinner time more understanding of this. interesting. 42

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Time to teach your dog new tricks.

Once your dog gets the hang of this you can try it on the grass, or on a snuffle mat. You can even go one step further and teach your dog some basic scent work – hide the food and let them sniff it out. Longer-lasting chews or fillable toys are a great option for helping your dog to wind down as licking and chewing behaviours promote relaxation.

Above all else, enjoy this time with your dog. While the world feels so unfamiliar, our pets are working hard to bring us joy. Let them know they are doing a great job! This article is republished with permission from:

https://theconversation.com/lockdown-can-bestressful-for-pets-too-heres-how-to-keep-yourFilling a toy with dog-friendly peanut butter or dog-entertained-135156 treats will also help your dog to chill out while on that important call. Freezing fillable toys makes them last longer but build this up slowly to avoid frustration. You should also introduce foods carefully and avoid overfeeding – always ensure the food is dog safe, too. Be realistic These are difficult times but being there for our pets will help to make the transition smoother for everyone. But it is also important to be flexible – the change to life in lockdown is tough on all of us, so if your dog regresses in his training, or displays new undesirable behaviours, be patient and prepared to make adjustments and seek guidance from a forcefree trainer if you need help. 43

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