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CONTENTS GU COLLEGIATE 4
AGM Dinner Ms Deborah Glass OBE
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June Monthly Luncheon Jen Hutchison, Writer
FEATURES 6
OzHarvest Ronnie Kahn, CEO
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Bendigo Youth Choir in France
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15 Years of Gmail by Resident Member, Barbie
ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS 24
OTHERS 18
June John Cain Foundation Luncheon Mr John Daly
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Innovation Antibiotic resistance in Australia Extracurricular Exceptional Tree Register in Melbourne
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May Women's Forum Privacy
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May Monthly Luncheon Dr Helen Szoke AO
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April College Table Dr Harry Blutstein
Feedback Graduate House Student Group Olinda Falls Hike
REVIEWS 9
April 2019 Listings
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Diamond Jubilee Campaign Contribution Form
GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS 14
Influenza Vaccination Day
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2019 Scholarships and Awards
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APSAA Tour of Graduate House
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The Australian Skeptics by Member, Mr Peter Hogan
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Guide to Chinese Art Life Member, Mrs Margaret Mayer
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Operation Toilets Australia campaign Resident Member, Ms Alisha Ajit
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GU COLLEGIATE AGM and Dinner
Italian Conversation Dinner
Monthly Luncheon
The Annual General Meeting (Members only), followed by the AGM Dinner (Members, guests and non-members) with guest speaker Ms Deborah Glass OBE.
Dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher.
Ms Jennifer Hutchison Living Every Minute
Members $17 non-members $25
Resident Members $10 non-resident Members $30 general public $40, concession $35
Meeting: 5:30pm Dinner: 7:20pm for 7:30pm start Thu, 30th May
6:00pm Tue, 4th, 18th June
12:00pm for 12:30pm start Wed, 5th June
Bridge Nights
Special Morning Breakfast
Women's Forum
Join in a game or learn to play the card game Bridge. Enjoy biscuits, tea and coffee.
Non-resident Members are welcome to join Resident Members for a hearty breakfast at Graduate House.
Come along to discuss 'Coping with the changing seasons'.
Members $2 non-members $6
Free for Resident Members non-resident Members $20
The Forum is free. All are welcome. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices.
6:50pm for 7:00pm start Wed, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th June
7:30am to 8:30am Tue, 11th June
10:00am for 10:30am start Wed, 19th June
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Annual General Meeting and Dinner Thursday, 30th May 2019
Deborah Glass is the Victorian Ombudsman. She was appointed to a 10-year term in March 2014. Deborah’s office looks at the decisions and actions of Victorian government departments, local councils, statutory bodies and their contractors.
AGM: 5:30PM to 6:30PM Members only Dinner: 7:00PM for 7:30PM Members, guests and non-members.
Raised in Melbourne, Deborah studied law at Monash University. She practiced law briefly before leaving Australia, working for an investment bank in Switzerland before moving into a career in financial services regulation in Hong Kong and London. She then moved into police oversight and became a Commissioner of the Independent Police Complaints Commission of England and Wales, heading up criminal and misconduct investigations into police. In 2008, Deborah was appointed IPCC Deputy Chair and in 2012, was awarded an OBE for her service. Deborah is on the board of the International Ombudsman Institute, which connects more than 190 Ombudsman offices world-wide, and is also a member of the Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association. As the Ombudsman, Deborah is committed to ensuring fair and reasonable decision making, and to improving public administration. She holds a firm belief in public sector integrity and advancing human rights.
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Monthly Luncheon Living Every Minute
With guest speaker
Jen Hutchison, Writer
Jen Hutchison is a mature-age writer, the author of just-published Motherling. She is also the publisher at Journeys to Words Publishing, a new imprint focussed on the work of writers who have come to their creative craft later in life. Jen has progressively shut the lid on a long corporate career over the past ten years. She now focuses on writing and mentoring emerging writers. She has finally found her tribe. Jen’s debut book - Motherling - was released in May to substantial acclaim. It traces her 800 kilometre walk on the Camino de Santiago, carrying her son Raif ’s ashes.
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Journeys to Words Publishing has six further books scheduled for the remainder of 2019 and 2020.
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Jen’s themes in her writing have been the devastation abuse brings to families, the empowerment of women, integrating grief, healthy living and lifestyle, and selfactualisation through focus and intent. Jen is a mindful and calm soul.
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When she’s not writing, Jen is part of RMIT University’s Master of Writing and Publishing program and is having more fun than at any time in her career.
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Come and listen as Jen discusses her own journey to words and the rollercoaster ride of launching a publishing company in an industry clinging to its traditional settings.
12:00noon arrival for a 12:30pm start
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OzHarvest founder fights against food waste Food waste is an unfortunate fact of life for people in the hospitality industry but Ronnie Kahn, founder and CEO of OzHarvest, is determined to change all of that. OzHarvest was established in 2004 and is dedicated to food rescue, saving food from going to landfill, while also feeding the disadvantaged in the community. Since its inception, the business has gone from strength to strength, and today, Ms Kahn’s work has been recognised as one of the winners of Impact 25 – an award bestowed on 25 individuals for their influential solution to some of the most challenging social problems. In 2019, Ronnie Kahn was also appointed an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours. Ms Kahn clearly remembers the beginning of OzHarvest, when her
business became a“14year overnight success”. “For 14 years we’ve been drumming on about a problem that has galvanised national and global interest. There’s no doubt we’ve been influential and part of that shift.” Working in the hospitality industry as an Event Manager, Ms Kahn experienced the food waste problem first-hand and realised that she could no longer be a part of this problem. She decided, therefore, to start collecting excess food from companies to donate to charities with a single van. Donating the excess food to disadvantaged Australians, she soon realised the problem was much larger than she first expected, and the business soon started using another van. Beginning in Sydney, she came to deliver about 4,000 meals in the first
OzHarvest CEO, Ronnie Kahn, at the ‘rescued food supermarket’
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month, and since then has come to donate more than 180 tonnes of food each week nationally. OzHarvest now gathers food from more than 3,500 food donors like supermarkets, hotels, airports, wholesalers, catering companies, shopping centres, cafés and restaurants. Part of Ms Kahn’s success with OzHarvest has been to lobby effectively to change the law to make it safer for companies to donate surplus food - thus enabling a food rescue model for businesses. OzHarvest has worked also with the United Nations’ Environment Programme to raise awareness of food wastage, and with the Australian government to halve food waste nationally by 2030. Since its establishment, OzHarvest has grown exponentially, expanding from its original van service in Sydney to operating now in eight Australian cities now. Today, OzHarvest has a ‘rescued food’ supermarket and runs food education programs with a focus on food sustainability. OzHarvest is also committed to remaining transparent, and aims always to do more with less. It works with vulnerable people and on programmes to 'upskill' 16 to 25-year olds with hospitality training to give them a job and work experience in the industry.
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One outcome of OzHarvest’s success is that Ms Kahn is on the national food waste steering committee. Dedicated to its aims, Ms Kahn says she hasn’t worked a day since she started at OzHarvest. “When you love what you do it isn’t work, and I love it. I wouldn’t be doing it if it didn’t bring me joy, and I’m filled with gratitude that this is what I get to do every day.” Ms Kahn is grateful for the journey that is given to her by the organisation. “Living with gratitude and waking up every day and knowing that adding the most value you can to the world we’re living in is a humbling, but exquisite feeling, and I wish that for everybody.” vvv
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Bendigo Youth Choir: Peace and Mateship in France After nine months of fundraising and planning, a group of young singers from Bendigo, Victoria embarked on the musical trip of a lifetime following an invitation to perform in Amiens, France as part of the centenary celebrations marking the end of WWI. The invitation came after the Bendigo Youth Choir performed in More Than Opera's premiere of Peace – A Cantata for John Monash, by Dr David Kram (Rotary Club of Melbourne) and Kevin O'Flaherty, at Melbourne's Hamer Hall last year. While the Melbourne performance was sung primarily in English, the Amiens massed choral performance was sung completely in French.
“The choir's associate director and conductor, Gail Godber, worked so patiently with the children to master the French translation,” Bendigo Youth Choir (BYC) founder and Artistic Director Valerie Broad OAM, of the Rotary Club of Bendigo said. “There was a lot to learn, but the diligence demonstrated by our wonderful young singers and volunteer staff alike saw it all come together beautifully.” Certainly, language proved no barrier to friendship when the Bendigo children met their fellow French performers at Collège Amiral Le Jeune for rehearsals. “The children clicked immediately and somehow were communicating
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Photo courtesy of Cheryl Pisterman.
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and exchanging gifts and email addresses,” BYC manager Rosalie Rogers said “It was fascinating to watch and be part of the experience. We were all very moved.” Outside of rehearsals, the 10-day tour included visits to many WWI sites of significance, including the 12th century Basilica Notre Dame, where they learned about the role Australian soldiers played in France and in saving the cathedral. The Somme Museum, located in 250m-long tunnels dug out in the 13th century, Cr Keith Ryall (centre), Trustee of the Ryall Family Trust and offered a glimpse into the Patron of the Bendigo Youth Choir, with the Choir. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Pisterman. daily lives of soldiers in important learning for all on tour. At 3:00PM on Sunday, 30th the trenches and proved confronting The participation in this amazing September, the group presented for some of the group. performance celebrating peace and Peace – A Cantata for John Monash So too did a guided tour of the the 100th anniversary of the end to a near capacity audience in St Battlefields. The tour was adapted Martin's Church, Amiens. A standing of WWI led to a more in-depth to suit the young audience and the ovation was a fitting response understanding of what our ANZACs children had been prepared for what and a wonderful thrill for all who did to save France and the part we lay ahead when a historian from the performed. The feedback from the played in the lead-up to the end of Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch audience and other adult choristers the war. visited a choir rehearsal back home. was incredibly glowing of the “The Bendigo Youth Choir has children's performance. “The talk about Bendigo's links been incredibly fortunate to be to Villers-Bretonneux and WWI The Australian choirs, including the supported and sponsored by a few really helped the children grasp the Bendigo Youth Choir, performed in organisations, in particular the historical significance of the journey,” the second half of the performance, Rotary Club of Bendigo, The Rotary Valerie said. singing the Fauré Requiem. The Foundation and the Ryall Family children sang In Paradisum in Latin, Trust, without which we could not The group visited Villersagain to an overwhelming response. have undertaken this unforgettable Bretonneux Military Cemetery, the journey.” Franco Australian Museum and “The trip was incredibly successful the Victorian School at Villersin many aspects,” Rosalie said. Bretonneux, where they met the The developing and nurturing of This article was originally published current students and sang for each relationships within the choir and the by Rotary in November 2018. other. They also visited Lochnagar ability to experience small reunions st Crater, the 1 Australian Division vvv with long lost family and friends, the Memorial and Cemetery at Pozières opportunity to meet and sing with and Thiepval Memorial. the French children, as well as to develop individual relationships and “Being on-site was confronting and a connection with the school with one could visualise the absurdity a view to starting discussions for and futility of the war and the hell another adventure. on earth the Australian Diggers and Allied Forces experienced,” Rosalie said. “I doubt that day will ever be forgotten by any who attended.”
“Growing an insight into the history of WWI and the battles our troops experienced was an
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Women's Forum Review Wednesday, 15th May 2019 Privacy
Below are some salient points from the Forum on Privacy. 1. Privacy is something that is most precious and elusive, especially in today's electronic world. We were taught to protect and preserve our privacy. Yet, these days, it is contradictory that people share and bare all on social media. Facebook, for example, is one great way of communicating and sharing but there is no privacy at all. Maybe its true that the Pandora's box, once opened, cannot be closed. 2. Surveillance capitalism is the monetisation of data captured through monitoring people's movements and behaviour online and in the real world. One such example is data harvesting from a tourist booking. Asking for email and contact information is another way of database collection. 3. Consumer surveillance is mostly used for targeted marketing and advertising. Marketers combine demographic details with data about people's online activities: their search activity, websites visited, posts and conversations in social media, and then use them in their marketing efforts. 4. Some companies also sell customer data which are gathered by running surveys, competitions or other methods through various surveillance channels to third parties.
5. There are also charities in disguise who sell mailing lists for monetary gain. 6. Apps for smart phones are useful but they enable saving and tracking transaction history. Apps like Siri and Alexa challenge our privacy. 7. Surveillance cameras are handy but they can be misused for notorious purposes. In places of highcrime, these cameras help solve many criminal cases. 8. Authorities are not in favour of encrypted mobile phones because they cannot be broken into and are not easily accessed for tracking calls. 9. The question then is if authorities should be allowed to access people's privacy records - whether it is for police matters or religious confessions or medical records. Should police be allowed to access information from lawyers who are entrusted by the accused? 10. In conclusion, privacy still exists when not using electronic media, Internet, email or any other social media. Before smart phones, landlines were the main form of communication and scamming stories were unheard of. vvv
The next Women’s Forum is on Wednesday, 19th June 2019 on the topic of 'Coping with the changing seasons'. 10:00AM for 10:30AM start. The forum is free. The lunch that follows is at Member and non-member prices.
Tribute to Patricia Boaden The Women's Forum was the brainchild of Life Member, Patricia Boaden (deceased in 2010), who in 1995 saw the need to provide a structured environment for women to express their views on mutually predetermined topics without fear of being interrupted or judged. 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Patricia's death. We propose a special luncheon in her name and would like to welcome back former participants and anyone who is interested to come and join us. We propose Wednesday, 10th July 2020 for the luncheon date but are open to suggestions. The current Women's Forum participants www.graduatehouse.com.au / ABN 55610 664 963 / IARN A0023234B / 9
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May Monthly Luncheon Review Wednesday, 1st May 2019 Dr Helen Szoke AO Global development problems like poverty, humanitarian aid, lobbying and campaigning work are all part of a day’s work for the Chief Executive Officer of Oxfam Australia, Dr Helen Szoke AO. Passionate about the goals of Oxfam, she spoke about the organisation’s global aims in the May Monthly Luncheon titled Oxfam: Tackling Poverty Together. Oxfam is a part of a global confederation, with 20 international member organisations, which is committed to long-term development work. It is a part of the global ‘humanitarian response community’. Dr Szoke's presentation covered some of the key projects the organisation has undertaken, and included a discussion about where it had made some inroads towards alleviating poverty and keeping people out of poverty, now and in the future. Retiring in August this year, Dr Szoke described her role as having been “the most incredible six and a half years”. Previously she has been Australia’s Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner. She is also Vice-President and a board member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), an ACFID Humanitarian Reference Group (HRG) champion, and an Executive Board Member for Oxfam International. In her presentation, Dr Szoke spoke about the struggles of Oxfam when addressing global issues such as poverty, and its close connection to other global factors like climate
change and inequality, particularly gender inequality. As a part of the global humanitarian community, Oxfam works to assist in emergency situations such as conflicts, natural disasters and medical outbreaks. In contrast to other organisations, Oxfam also tries to address the wider systemic factors that cause these problems within the affected countries and communities. Dr Szoke described Oxfam as an ‘unashamedly’ advocacy and campaign-orientated organisation which works to create change in societal structures and to address inequality traps, particularly for women. Noting the belief at Oxfam that “all lives are equal”, she outlined some of the projects that are delivering developments tailored for each community. These projects include the New Vanuatu women’s political party, and the ‘What She Makes’ campaign which lobbies big clothing brands to pay female textile workers a ‘living wage’. As part of these projects, Oxfam conducts evidence-based research and economic modelling in order to give a detailed understanding of the costs and benefits of providing a ‘living wage’ to this group of the workforce. Such research has changed perceptions in western countries about ‘the balancing of the budget’ and has led to a discrediting of the idea that a ‘living wage’ is damaging to a business - the cost per item that is passed on to consumers, in reality, being minimal. Oxfam has also worked on projects that have led to the mobilisation of women. One such project in Pakistan called ‘She Can Lead’ has resulted in an increase in the representation of women in politics, with women having been encouraged to register
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Dr Helen Szoke AO to vote, stand for elections and work cohesively to introduce more women into parliament. Dr Szoke also discussed the history of Oxfam Australia, and how it has worked in Australia for well over 60 years. Emerging as an amalgamation of local organisations like ‘Community Aid Abroad’ and ‘Freedom from Hunger’, the founding organisation itself was established originally in Oxford in 1942. Working for long-term development and humanitarian programs, such as the Rohingya crisis, Oxfam has come to specialise in water and sanitation services. In the refugee settlements of Myanmar it works alongside many other international organisations in a coordinated manner to address both the humanitarian and the environmental consequences (native forests are cleared to make way for the thousands of refugees). The camps also see all forms of abuse, including child trafficking and violence against women. Speaking about her visit to one of these camps, Dr Szoke expressed feeling overwhelmed by the ‘generosity of the human spirit’ shown by the
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women, who despite the great atrocities they had suffered were very kind and obliging to her and the Oxfam staff who assisted them.
public health infrastructure to deal with the Ebola virus. Dr Szoke notes that if people actually paid their taxes and the money was suitably allocated into a public health system, the health services needed for the country could be financed.
Oxfam has also become a campaigner against inequality, focusing on the steep gap between the rich and the “In Sierra Leone, where there is no poor and the diminishing middle public health services to deal with classes. Dr Szoke gave an example the Ebola crisis to protect the people, of this disparity by highlighting the the equivalent of a health budget is starkness of wealth distribution: being put to massive subsidies to “21 of the wealthiest people equals attract multinational companies.” 3.5 billion of the (bottom poorest) people”. Oxfam, therefore, has Another important project is in researched where power resides in Australia - an indigenous leadership Australia and internationally and program called ‘Straight Talk’ and the best means for working against run by Aboriginal women. Held leaders who advocate in their own every 18 months, ‘Straight Talk’ self-interest. The organisation has works to recruit Aboriginal women also worked alongside the current to undergo training in project government and the opposition, development, media work and the lobbying for changes to counter methods to use to lobby politicians. tax avoidance by multinational The project has bipartisan support companies, and has had “some and is about “empowering people significant gains.” Multinational to take things into their own hands”. companies now have to report to Oxfam has also been successful in the Australian Tax Office about lobbying the banking and mining where they make their profit. industries in Australia on their Advocating for more corporate investment practices, seeing changes social responsibility in transnational in their policy positions regarding companies, Oxfam is glad to see investment arms overseas. companies like BHP become leaders With a presence also in Lebanon, in company transparency. Oxfam has worked with Australia’s In many developing countries, Department of Foreign Affairs and Oxfam recognises that inequality Trade, and with small businesses to often correlates with or leads to poor give refugees a livelihood, not just a taxation structures. One such case handout. is Sierra Leone, where there is no
Oxfam’s ‘What She Makes’ campaign focuses on improving the conditions of female Bangladeshi textile workers.
Committed to these projects, regardless of their difficulties, Dr Szoke says the organisation's work continues to advance global issues for the greater good. “I guess the message I would like to leave you with is that we (Oxfam) are one of many organisations that have the privilege to work with communities around the world, both in long-term development and humanitarian responses. And we believe that in order to effect big change, you need to pull big levers for change. That’s why we focus on a number of areas for change, namely, climate change, gender equity and global tax reform.” Dr Szoke said she feels privileged to finish her working career in the role, having seen the resilience in people around the world regardless of their situation or crisis. “I think to that end, our plea, for all Australia, as a relatively rich country in the world, is that we keep supporting people overseas, and not just people in Australia. And we really hope that after the election, the Australian government remembers it has an important role to play in the world and reinstates its position.” vvv
Oxfam supports the ‘Straight Talk’ program run by Aboriginal women.
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College Table with Dr Harry Blutstein Friday, 12th April 2019
Discussion on Social Studies The intersection between politics and sport is not normally regarded as a key part of learning about history but Adjunct Professor, Dr Harry Blutstein, thinks this should change.
much of the International Olympic Committee were aristocrats.
Dr Blutstein delivered a fascinating talk on his latest book, Cold War Games, at the April College Table, attended, among many guests and members, by one of his researchers on the book, Peter Wolcott. He spoke about the politics that existed behind the scenes at the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne, and, therefore, provided an alternative view on history - just how entwined sports and politics were at the event.
Soviet sport, on the other hand, was to serve the State, and physical fitness was to make workers more productive and fit so they could protect the motherland.
Dr Blutstein has worked as a freelance journalist since 1972. He has written for most of Australia’s major newspapers, and continues to write on a wide range of topics, varying from sport to politics. He completed a PhD in Chemistry from The University of Melbourne in 1976, but went on to study his true passion – history. Cold War Games is Harry's second book. It outlines how a whole other world of spies, subterfuge and secret operations existed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, a history that he was able to discover through recently released ASIO files. The talk described some of the controversy around these Olympics, particularly the decision to include the USSR in the Olympic Games in 1952. Before 1945, Stalin had little interest in joining the Olympic movement, which he saw as a bourgeois event because it was only for elite athletes. “The Olympic Games were largely considered to be a bourgeois sport by the Russians, and partly they were right,” Dr Blutstein says. At the time
Dr Harry Blutstein (left) and Peter Wolcott. Providing a researcher’s point of view 1945, when the USSR sent teams on the topic, Dr Blutstein began by overseas, the selection of those teams explaining why Stalin had a change depended on who was on top in the of mind after the Second World War. Kremlin. With the start of the Cold War, the For example, when it sent a football USSR needed to find non-military team to the UK to play a series of means to challenge the US and friendlies in 1945, it sent a Dynamo could do so on the sporting field. team, which was sponsored by It also could be used to ‘win hearts Lavrentiy Beria, head of the Secret and minds' of people in unaligned Police. countries. If socialist athletes could beat those brought up in the capitalist West, then the USSR had superior political and economic systems. Prior to the Second World War, the Soviet Union sponsored its own international sports event called Spartakiad for the Eastern Bloc countries, and in opposition to the Olympics. The one main exception to Stalin’s dislike for competitive sport was soccer. Not able to provide bread for his people, at least he could provide circuses. Teams were sponsored by powerful men in the Kremlin and they enhanced their prestige if their team won on the sporting field. After
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The British press was condescending, but when the Russian team showed that it was as good as the British teams, opinions changed. Reporting on one of these games, George Orwell famously wrote “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play … it is war minus the shooting.” Once Stalin committed to participating in the Olympics in 1952, he wanted to beat the US in the medal tally. They did not win, but came very close to beating the US on their first attempt. At the time, the army was on top in the Kremlin and so the army team
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represented the USSR in Helsinki. When they lost to Yugoslavia, the team was disbanded. Stalin did not like to lose. After his death in 1953, political changes in the Kremlin resulted in the Spartak football team representing the USSR, and they won. Overall, the USSR also easily beat the US in the medal count. In Melbourne, the invasion of Hungary a month before the Olympics created tensions which were played out in the swimming pool when the USSR met Hungary in the semi-final. This resulted in the ‘blood in the water’ match. Hungary not only won the game, 4-0, but the game was a propaganda disaster for the USSR. What made the Melbourne Olympics the Cold War Games was the presence of 46 KGB agents in Melbourne. Oddly, ASIO and the KGB had the same goal. The KGB wanted to prevent defections, which would be used by the US for propaganda. ASIO wanted to prevent
defections because it feared that the USSR and other Eastern bloc countries would leave and went so far as banning the CIA from Melbourne, fearing they might provoke an incident. This did not stop the Americans, who ran a private (non-CIA) operation to encourage defections. By the end of the Games, 46 athletes defected, most of them Hungarians, but there were also Romanians, Poles and a Soviet stewardess. Another political issue in the Olympics was corruption of judges. Dr Blutstein noted that while there are some evidence that corruption existed, it was not enough to make a strong case on its extent. The subject, therefore, is well worth further investigation. “Sport is a new way of shining light on history. Over time this has become easier, with many athletes from these Olympics contributing more information about their experiences.”
Finishing his discussion, Dr Blutstein stated how sentimentality might be like a gentle amnesia on the wider general population in regards to the Melbourne Olympics. “When we look back over the community memory, and the great Australian athletes – and you do some reading on the era – there does seem to be a dark veil of forgetfulness on the era. Everyone wants to believe they were the friendly games, when they clearly were not.” Lamenting the lack of interest in Australia – there is just one book on the 1956 Olympic Games – he points out that there is much more interest overseas, with over ten books published in the USSR, Germany and the Czech Republic. “What a pity that we show so little interest in the 1956 Games, which were an important turning point in the Olympic movement.” Find out more about the author and his books at: www.harryblutstein.com vvv
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Influenza Vaccination Day at Graduate House Tuesday, 30th April 2018 We were proud to host our eighth annual Influenza Vaccination Day, organised in collaboration with the Immunisation Coalition and Vaccin8@work, at Graduate House on Tuesday, 30th April. The CEO of the Immunisation Coalition, Mr Kim Sampson, said it was "the best (and biggest) Vaccination Day so far" with close to 500 people getting a flu shot on the day. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone involved, especially all the wonderful nurses who so generously donated their time for free. The amount of work that goes on behind the scenes – the time, energy and effort – spent by volunteers not only on Vaccination Day itself, but in the lead-up to the day is truly
impressive. We are thankful for this work which contributes towards the greater good of the community and is highly commendable, exemplary and inspirational. The provision of the vaccines without charge for the benefit of the community shows an amazing level of commitment and generosity. In particular, we would like to thank: Kerryn Lajoie – for the coordination of the nurses, the delivery of the vaccines and the fridge to Graduate House. Her assistance with logistics, coordinating the entire Vaccination Day and the management involved in the lead-up to the day was invaluable. Jayne Geddes – for answering all of our questions on appointment bookings, timings, changes, logistics and room set-up. Thank you so
much for checking for changes and emailing the confirmation so promptly, right up to the very last minute. Susanne Sperber – for organising marketing material for social media and arranging all communications. Kim Sampson – for outstanding leadership and advocacy. Thank you also to all the staff at Graduate House who participated on the day to ensure that everything ran smoothly. We are honoured to have had this opportunity again to work together to ensure that our community is vaccinated and look forward to our next Influenza Vaccination Day in 2020. vvv
2019 Graduate House Scholarship, Bursaries, Medal and Awards Every year, Graduate House offers scholarships, bursaries and other awards to its Resident Members to assist them in reaching their academic goals. We are proud to announce this year's recipients. The Graduate House Research Scholarship goes to Miss Hema Preethi Subas Satish who is undertaking research doctoral studies with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Medical Biology) at The University of Melbourne. The Scholarship will be used to support her attendance at a conference in San Diego in December to present her research on the delivery and actions of a new cancer drug (7D10). The Graduate House Bursaries are awarded to: • •
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Ms Xiaojun (Anna) Chen who is undertaking a Juris Doctor at The University of Melbourne; Miss Helen Hei Man Kwok who is undertaking a Master of Animation, Games and Interactivity at RMIT University; Miss Merium Kazmi who is undertaking a Master of Global Media Communication at The University of Melbourne; and
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Miss Xiaoyu Sun who is undertaking a Master of Information Technology at The University of Melbourne. The Rhys Watson Medal is awarded to Ms Hui Ping Yaw who is undertaking a PhD at the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne. The Medal's funds will be used to support her attendance at The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) - 27th ISTH Congress in Melbourne in July, where she will present the results of her PhD research. The Graduate House Acknowledgement Award goes to Mr Muhammad Mossavir Ahmed who is undertaking a Master of Development Studies at The University of Melbourne. Congratulations to all our recipients, who will receive their awards at the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 30th May. vvv
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The June John Cain Foundation Luncheon presents
Mr John Daly The election result on 18th May was decisive, and policy directions are set. We asked the CEO of the Grattan Institute to help us understand what Australia will look like in 10 years' time, in the discussion titled, Where to Australia. The 2019 election offered the starkest policy divide between the two major parties since Fightback!. The nation opted for minimal change. But this is not a sustainable strategy given the policy challenges that we face. At the same time, many of our basic political assumptions are being questioned by the rise of populism and minor parties. In the face of these questions, what should all sides of politics do? And given the plausible choices, where might we be in 10 years' time?
John Daly has been the Chief Executive of the Grattan Institute since it was founded nine years ago. He has a BSc (Syd) and DPhil (Oxford) and has worked in the public and private sectors. John has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, housing affordability and generational inequality. This work is underpinned by themes of prioritising government initiatives, and the limits to government effectiveness.
When:
12:30PM, Wednesday 19th June 2019
Where:
Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053
Cost:
$40; concession $30
Bookings:
https://www.trybooking.com/BCWAJ
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APSAA Tours Graduate House Monday, 13th May 2019 On Monday, 13th May, our Operations Manager, Mr Daniel Clark and other Graduate Union staff led a guided tour of Graduate House for 71 members of the Asia-Pacific Student Accommodation Association (APSAA), who were all impressed with the accommodation, dining and meeting and function facilities here. The tour started with a presentation by the CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, about The Graduate Union and Graduate House, including its history and its place today as the only dedicated postgraduate residential college of The University of Melbourne.
The Johnston Library
APSAA is the peak industry body for all providers of post-secondary student accommodation in the Asia-Pacific region, along with their staff and individual professionals within the industry. APSAA’s large and diverse membership includes universities, private residential colleges, commercial providers, and individuals. The 2019 StarRez APSAA Conference (their 28th) was held at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne, from 13th to 16th May. The visit to Graduate House was part of APSAA’s pre-conference one day Study Tour, where APSAA members visited seven different student accommodation facilities. Our Function and Guest Services Managers, Marwa Tantawy and Bill Mihelakis attended this conference.
A presentation by Operations Manager, Daniel Clark
The APSAA video showing this group's tour is available on YouTube with the visit to Graduate House shown from 2:37 to 2.58 of the 4:34 minute take. vvv The Stella Langford apartment 103
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The Australian Skeptics by Member, Mr Peter Hogan Seek the evidence. This is the motto of the Australian Skeptics and is a clue to what we do. The Australian Skeptics is a sciencebased organisation that was set up to investigate claims about the paranormal and pseudoscience. It was started in Melbourne about 40 years ago by people who were concerned about the prevalence of activities such as astrology, clairvoyance, creationism, water divining, psychic surgery and dubious healing practices. These and many other dubious topics were often uncritically reported in the media. There was a need for rational, scientific-based explanations to be made available to the public. Supporters investigated a topic of interest and the findings were printed in the quarterly magazine The Skeptic. It is Skeptic with a ‘k’ because the first editor literally cut and pasted the title from an American Skeptics publication. At first the magazine was just a few black and white pages. Now it is a professionally edited magazine as featured in the recent Graduate Union Newsletter. As a volunteer organisation, the authors of articles are still not paid but they need to be experts in their topic. ‘Skeptic’ has become shorthand for a person who supports the Australian Skeptics and the many overseas Skeptic groups. Today there is also a website (skeptics.com.au), a Facebook page, a podcast (The Skeptic Zone), and over the years, several books have been published. The Australian Skeptics are respected by the science community, the medical profession and the media and are able to call on many experts to make sure the information provided is accurate and reliable. For 37 years, the Australian Skeptics have held an annual convention
that moves between the various state committees. This year it is in Melbourne in December. Over the years there have been many notable speakers. These include author and evolutionist Richard Dawkins, physicist Paul Davies, science broadcasters Robyn Williams and Karl Kruszelnicki, ABC’s The Checkout presenter ("guilty mum") Kate Browne, Walkley Award winning journalist Kathy Marks, Australian author Peter Fitzsimmons, and adventurer Dick Smith. There are Skeptic committees in most states and a few regional groups, the Victorian and NSW committees being the most active. It is pleasing to see the number of women who are becoming active Skeptics. These committees have 45 per cent and 40 per cent women, respectively. The NSW committee has been fortunate to receive two substantial bequests and is able to employ an editor for the magazine who also deals with the media. Most groups have a monthly meeting, open to anyone, to socialise. The Victorian Skeptics meet every third Monday at a hotel for an informal meal followed by a speaker. Amongst the Australian Skeptics’ supporters, there are a range of attitudes from moderate scepticism to verging on cynicism. Cynicism is not in the spirit of scepticism. In my experience, cynics tend to jump to conclusions without bothering to check the facts. But generally, modern Skeptics do not just dismiss something because it seems dodgy. As the motto says we seek the evidence and if the evidence is convincing, it will be accepted. But there is no dogma that Skeptics have to believe in, so not all have the same beliefs. For example, most in the Skeptic community have accepted the evidence for climate change but not all.
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Front cover of one edition of The Skeptic. Today, Skeptics are less concerned with astrologers and psychics. Our interests now include dubious alternative medicines such as homeopathy, the ever-present creationists and the irresponsible people who oppose the use of vaccination, the so-called antivaxxers, because these can be harmful. For example, people who rely on homeopathy and naturopathy can succumb to a serious illness that modern medicine could have cured. The harm that the anti-vaxxers are doing is obvious. My own involvement in the Skeptics goes back to the 1980s when I was invited to be on the Victorian committee. As a former science teacher, my main interest has been the evolution/creation debate because of the way creationists distort science to suit their belief that all knowledge has to be consistent with their interpretation of the Bible. I have helped to produce a small book that gave the scientific view for some of the claims made by creationists. It has been a most interesting journey learning about strange beliefs and finding a rational explanation for them. I have also met many interesting and admirable people along the way. vvv
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Guide to Chinese Art Life Member, Mrs Margaret Mayers Life Member, Mrs Margaret Mayers, a volunteer tour guide at the National Gallery of Victoria for 27 years, is conducting tours for this year’s 2019 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces dual exhibition, Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality and Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape. Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality is a large-scale presentation of the Qin Emperor’s terracotta warriors, which were discovered in 1974 in China’s Shaanxi province and are regarded as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century – widely described as the eighth wonder of the world. This presentation features more than 150 exquisite treasures of historic Chinese art and design. The exhibition presents eight terracotta warriors alongside two full-sized horses and two replica bronze chariots from the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE). Objects lent by leading museums and archaeological sites from across the Shaanxi province include priceless gold, jade and bronze artefacts dating from the Zhou dynasty (1050-256 BCE) through to the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Presented in parallel, Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape, features the works of the contemporary artist, Cai Guo-Qiang, whose art is inspired by his home country’s culture and its enduring philosophical traditions. His works include a monumental installation of 10,000 suspended porcelain birds. Spiralling over visitors’ heads, the birds create a three-dimensional impression of a calligraphic drawing of the sacred Mount Li, the site of the ancient tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang, and his warriors. Cai has collaborated on the exhibition’s design, creating
breathtaking immersive environments for the presentation of both his work and the terracotta warriors. Margaret will be hosting free guided tours during the Life member, Mrs Margaret Mayers exhibition. Join .her on one of these tours which are open to anyone with an exhibition ticket. The dates and times of Margaret's tours at the NGV are: Sunday, 7th July, 12:30PM Friday, 12th July, 12:30PM Tuesday, 16th July, 2:30PM Friday, 19th July, 12:30PM Thursday, 1st August, 12:30PM Saturday, 17th August, 12:30PM Monday, 26th August, 2:30PM Tuesday, 8th October, 12:30PM The exhibition runs from 24th May to 13th October 2019. Find out more: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/ terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-qiang/ vvv
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GH resident campaigns with Operation Toilets Australia Graduate House is filled with talented residents who balance their academic studies alongside extracurricular activities. One perfect example is Alisha Ajit. A resident since 2018, Alisha has been working as a Project Manager with Operation Toilets Australia since February this year, and is the Project Manager for their current campaign, which is managed by the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central. Operation Toilets Australia (OTA) is a project committed to developing and increasing the ‘basic amenities’ of toilets and running water in India. In Australia, we regularly take these services for granted, but to many people in developing nations it is a privilege. "We often do not realise how lucky we are to have access to these amenities", Ms Ajit says. OTA aims to improve the quality of education and access to hygiene and sanitation facilities in government schools in India under Rotary's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program. OTA works with communities to provide improved WASH facilities and services, teacher training and curriculum enhancement. The project involves the implementation of WASH in schools, specifically in 19 schools located in north and north-central Delhi; and will bring benefits
to approximately 30,000 people, including the families of 7,289 children, made-up of 3,912 boys and 3,377 girls, studying in these schools. Ms Ajit says there is clear evidence that the sanitation issue has a direct impact on female educational participation. There is a 23% dropout rate among female students after hitting puberty, and a further 25% absentee rate among female students during their menstruation cycles. In order to reduce the crippling effect of these statistics, the project aims to build WASH facilities in schools and thus to create a brighter and more secure future for these female students. The project involves construction and renovation of toilets and handwashing stations in partnership with World Vision India. It includes the roll-out an 18-month comprehensive WASH Education program, ensuring the schools are prepared for the wellbeing of all their students both now and in the future. OTA’s mission is not just to provide toilets for schools and surrounding communities in India but to also nurture behavioural change in communities by encouraging their female students to continue their education. This will increase female students' participation and educational achievement.
Operation Toilets Australia school girls
OTA partners with Rotary Clubs and in-country, not-for-profit organisations to build toilets of solid brick construction with sustainable sanitation connections. A key element of any OTA project is the hygiene education program, WASH, developed by UNICEF. Students are taught to wash their hands after visiting the toilet or before eating. Local communities are also encouraged to become involved. The final part of any OTA project is for a school to commit to an ongoing maintenance program to ensure their toilets are kept in good working order. OTA is currently working with a student-led organisation Momentium Consulting, who are actively championing this initiative and have organised a fundraising event for the construction of these facilities in schools. “The most valuable insight I've gained is that awareness and exposure are key. If people aren't aware of the problem, then they can’t help alleviate or curb the problem. I have also noticed the value of exposure. Having a customised campaign and using social media and crowdfunding platforms help to create a presence and space for like-minded individuals to support us and express their opinion,” Ms Ajit says. Support the Operation Toilets Australia campaign at: https://www. gofundme.com/Delhi-Global-Grant
New toilets by Operation Toilets Australia
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Innovation: Antibiotic resistance remains a significant problem in Australia
Australia is still over-prescribing antibiotics, regardless of widespread campaigns to stop the practice. However a new report shows the nation’s antibiotic use has dropped for the first time in two decades. This new report, titled AURA 2019 and compiled by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, found that while overall antibiotic use has dropped, Australia’s high rate of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) “remains a serious public health issue”. Some of the report’s broader findings include the increased use of antibiotics in hospitals, in contrast to primary care (i.e., local GPs) where antibiotic use is decreasing, and has been since 2013. Other findings revealed that aged care homes had high levels of inappropriate antimicrobial
use (AU) and equally high rates of AMR exist. The report also identified specific areas of improvement. These include high levels of inappropriate prescriptions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and using broadspectrum antibiotics in “highvolume” in the community and hospital settings. In terms of antimicrobial resistance, it was found that “national rates of resistance have not changed substantially from those in 2016 and 2017”. There are several notable examples of AMR, including E. coli and Salmonella, among others. Alongside these findings, a National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistances (CARAlert) was established in 2016, and has now started providing information to assist clinical
Salmonella is becoming more resistant to antibiotics in Australia decision-making. CARAlert has raised awareness in the sector to manage the response at the local and jurisdictional levels. The gathering of this information has provided a nationwide picture of critical antimicrobial resistances (CARs) and multidrug-resistant organisms, across both healthcare and aged care settings. Find out more at: https://www. safetyandquality.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2019/05/AURA-2019-Report.pdf vvv
Extracurricular: Exceptional Tree Register grows bigger roots in Melbourne The City of Melbourne has succeeded in running its second round of nominations for the Exceptional Tree Register, which closed in March 2019. The Exceptional Tree Register was established in 2012, and has a call for nominations once every few years. The recent nomination period was open for three months and allowed the public to nominate exceptional trees around Melbourne.
Many nominations are likely to be for trees on non-city managed sites, such as Flemington Racecourse and The University of Melbourne. The Register is one way of enforcing and supporting the Urban Forest Strategy and the Nature in the City Strategy, which work at greening the city for future generations and providing more canopy cover to cool our streetscapes.
The City of Melbourne has said the nominations window proved quite successful, having had about 100 trees nominated in this round, with many of these located on municipal or private land. There are currently 169 trees on the Register in the City of Melbourne.
Once the City of Melbourne approves a tree to be listed on the Register, the tree will receive a ‘Tree Protection Zone’. The size of this zone varies depending on the size of the tree and a Planning Permit may be required by anyone wanting to build within the Zone.
An ‘iconic’ tree on the Register - Plane tree at the University of Melbourne Whereas the National Trust of Victoria’s Tree Register focuses on raising national awareness, the City of Melbourne’s Register is an actual legislative tool, with planning overlays and active protection of the tree in question. Find out more at: https://www. melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/ greening-the-city/tree-protectionmanagement/Pages/exceptional-treeregister.aspx vvv
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The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and events at Graduate House during the month of April 2019. Academic Services and Registrar Respect Week Launch
Committee of Convocation
Department of Infrastructure Engineering Staff Meeting
Faculty of Business and Economics
9th April
100 attendees
17th April 10 attendees
2ndApril 58 attendees
30th April 7 attendees
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Office for Research Ethics and Integrity
UoM Commercial Ltd
17thApril 23 attendees
29th, 30th April 30 attendees
11th April 73 attendees
12th April 29 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 and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL)
Association of Greek Language and Culture Schools
29th April 55 attendees
4th April 38 attendees
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
Australian-Asian Association (AAA)
Australian Calabrese Cultural Association
Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM)
4th April 20 attendees
8th April 6 attendees
17th April 6 attendees
1st , 29th April 51 attendees
Celebration of Olive Hamilton 's Life
International Student Advisers Network of Australia (ISANA)
John Cain Foundation Monthly Luncheon
5th April 85 attendees
12th April 68 attendees
17th April 40 attendees
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Melba Group Lunch Meeting 26th April 10 attendees
Mosaic Lab
Order of St. John
Parkville Conference of St Vincent de Paul
3rd, 4th April 8 attendees
1st April 8 attendees
15th April 10 attendees
Probus Carlton-Parkville Club Inc
Rotary Club of Carlton Book Fair, Lunch, Board and Heritage Cluster Meetings
Social Work Department Writing Group
9th April 70 attendees
1st, 4th, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 30th April 144 attendees
2nd April 8 attendees
The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings
Turkish Teachers Association of Victoria (TTAV)
UNSW Canberra ADFA Laser Safety Training
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, 30th April 969 attendees
2nd April 8 attendees
8th April 31 attendees
Thank you for your feedback When The University of Melbourne Advancement Office decided to run a professional development program for the whole division, I was presented with a challenge. Where can you find a venue that can accommodate more than 110 people and offer catering, be close to the campus, with options for breakout spaces, changes to room layout, etc? In short, where do you look for conference facilities at The University? We were delighted to land on Graduate House as a venue for our professional development program. We’ve been using the facilities offered at Graduate House for a variety of PD sessions over the last couple of years, including our Advancement Away Day, externally and internally facilitated professional development programs and business breakfasts. The staff are always friendly and very accommodating and go out of their way to meet the needs of our presenters and participants. The rooms that we have used have been flexible enough to be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs of our trainers and facilitators. Some of our facilitators had very exacting requirements and for all of these, Graduate House was happy to work with and
meet. The catering has always been very generous and the staff work hard to ensure that everyone with dietary requirements is well fed. At UoM Advancement, we put a strong emphasis on developing our staff. The venue is a key component for us to ensure we are delivering the programs to our staff as we want them to be delivered. I am very grateful to the staff at Graduate House for helping us to achieve our objectives. - Joanna Watts Advancement Office, The University of Melbourne Organising our function at Graduate House was easy as we have been doing this for many years and Rosie Ellul and her team are always very helpful. The function room and spaces suited our needs very well. The food, both in terms of quality and quantity, was good and special dietary requirements were catered for. The staff were helpful in the lead-up to our event and during our event especially when we needed help with IT at the start. - Kate Murphy OREI, The University of Melbourne
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Thanks for hosting a most pleasant stay at Graduate House from 27th April till 11th May. The apartment was very comfortable, the staff were helpful and the food services were excellent.
Thank you so much for separating vegetarian and nonvegetarian foods. Fresh cut fruits in the morning are excellent.
In my experience, Graduate House is a unique institution in university community life (and I have visited many universities both in Australia and elsewhere). This was perfect for my continued research collaboration with colleagues at Melbourne University. - Dale Pullin Goddard Professor, California Institute of Technology
- Resident Member Love the soup served with the soft bun. The sticky date pudding was exquisite, served with just the right dollop of cream. Finished the meal with a superb cup of latte. - Dining Room Patron, Albert Lee
Tell us how we did. Your feedback is important. The lucky feedback winner for March is Life Member Mr Howard Hutchins who won a bottle of De Bortoli Sacred Hill Brut Cuvée All Dining Room Feedback Forms will be in the Monthly Draw and in the running for the Year‑End Prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher drawn at the Members Christmas Party on Friday, 13th December 2019.
Graduate House Student Group Event – Olinda Falls Hike Thank you to our Graduate House Student Group (GHSG) President, Hema Preethi, for sharing these wonderful photos from the GHSG’s recent Olinda Falls hike and picnic outing. It's great to see Resident Members sharing a fun day out in the fresh air of the Dandenong Ranges, a beautiful part of Melbourne.
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