THE GRADUATE UNIONÂ
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2018
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CONTENTS GU COLLEGIATE
GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS
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October Monthly Luncheon Dr Ted Crawford AM
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2018 Australian Federation of Graduate Women Fellowships
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Donor Thank You Day Lunch Guest Speaker - Ms Susan Pascoe AM By invitation only
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ArchitectureAU Article on Graduate House
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'A Secondary education for all?' by Dr Deborah Towns, Acting President, League of Women Voters Victoria
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College Table Professor Helen Herrman
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Chairperson's Cocktail Party The Chair of Council of The Graduate Union invites all Members to celebrate another wonderful year
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Dr Max Stephens in Japan
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2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Members' Christmas Party Join Members and their guests for a traditional Christmas dinner
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FESTIVE SEASON PROMOTION 8
End of Year Function Menus Christmas Summer BBQ Traditional Christmas
FEATURE 11
Murchison Meteorite As rare as moon dust
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Developing world-class research Dr Michael Coote talks about 25 years in the field
REVIEWS
SEEN AT GRADUATE HOUSE Three generations of the Harris family Carlton-Parkville Probus Club RESIDENT MEMBER NEWS 24
Residents' Meet and Greet
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Welcome back to our National Student Leadership Forum 2018 ambassadors
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS 26
August 2018 Listings
OTHER 25
Discovering Melbourne
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Innovation New technology leads to professional development going online
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September Monthly Luncheon Mr David Lea
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August Women’s Forum Public Safety
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College Table on History Professor John Lack
Extracurricular How bike sharing came to Melbourne
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Feedback August Bistro Feedback Winner
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Diamond Jubilee Campaign Contribution Form
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GU COLLEGIATE Italian Conversation Dinner
Monthly Luncheon
Bridge Nights
Come along to dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher.
Dr Ted Crawford AM's talk is titled Giving a Smile.
Join in a game or learn to play the card game Bridge. Enjoy biscuits, tea and coffee.
Members $17 non-members $25
Resident Members $10 non-resident Members $30 general public $40 concession $35
6:00pm Tue, 2nd and 16th October
12:00pm for 12:30pm start Wed, 3rd October
7:20pm for 7:30pm start Wed, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st October
Donor Thank You Day
English Conversation Corner
Special Morning Breakfast
With guest speaker Ms Susan Pascoe AM
Practise your English conversational skills in a relaxed and casual environment.
Non-resident Members are welcome to join Resident Members for a hearty breakfast at Graduate House.
This event is by invitation only to celebrate the generousity of our donors.
Free for Resident Members
Members $2 non-members $5
Free for Resident Members non-resident Members $20
12:00pm for 12:30pm start Sun, 7th October
7:30pm Mon, 8 and 22nd October
7:30am to 8:30am Tue, 9th October
Women's Forum
College Table
Residents' Meet and Greet
The topic for October is Old Age and Dementia
Professor Helen Herrman AO will lead the discussion on Mental Health.
Join new and returning Resident Members over dinner and drinks to discuss collegiate matters.
Forum is free. All are welcome. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices. 10:00am for 10:30am start Wed, 17th October
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Members $12 non-members $20 loyalty card holders $15 12:00pm for 12:30pm start Fri, 19th October
6:30pm onwards Tue, 30th October
BOOK NOW via our website, by phone (03) 9347 3428, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or at Reception.
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Monthly Luncheon
‘Giving a Smile’
With guest speaker
Dr Ted Crawford AM
Dr Ted Crawford graduated in Dentistry in 1971 and received his orthodontic training at The University of Melbourne in 1974– 1975. Before his retirement in 2018, he was a registered specialist orthodontist and conducted his private practice both in the City of Melbourne and in suburban Malvern. During his long career he held positions of clinical instructor and lecturer to post-graduate orthodontic students at The University of Melbourne and is a visiting lecturer to orthodontic programs throughout Australia. He was the external examiner for the Master’s Degree in Orthodontics at The University of Melbourne from 1987 to 1993 and at The University of Sydney in 1993 and 1994. In 1998, he was part of an inaugural team which evaluated all Master’s Degree orthodontic courses in Australia, leading to national accreditation. Dr Crawford was active in many dental and orthodontic organisations chairing numerous committees including the 15th Australian Orthodontic Congress held in 1996. He was a long-serving Council member of the Australian Society of Orthodontists (1982–1996 and 2002–2006), having held the positions of State Councillor, Federal Secretary, Vice-President and President from 2004 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004, he was Chairman of the Australian Orthodontic Board which promotes and administers continuing education for orthodontists. In 2005, during his term as Federal ASO President, he founded “Give a Smile™, a nationwide philanthropic program where ASO members give pro bono orthodontic treatment to the disadvantaged.
Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 12:00noon arrival for a 12:30pm start
Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton
Bookings Tel: (03) 9347 3428 Email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au Website: graduatehouse.com.au RSVP by Monday, 1st October 2018
Cost $10 Resident Members $30 non-resident Members $35 concession $40 general public
Dr Crawford regularly contributed to orthodontic and dental conferences nationally and worldwide. He lectured to many audiences in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and North America. A highlight was a keynote lecture to the World Federation of Orthodontists Congress in Paris, 2005. In 2000, in recognition of his contribution to society through professional activities, Dr Crawford was awarded Fellowships in the Australian sections both of the Academy of Dentistry International and the International College of Dentists. In 2007, he was granted Fellowship of the prestigious American College of Dentists in recognition of his contributions to the profession and to the community. In 2009, he was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Australian Society of Orthodontists. In 2013, for services to dentistry and to the community, the Victorian Branch of the Australian Dental Association awarded Dr Crawford its Distinguished Service Award. In 2016, he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to both orthodontic education and to underprivileged children in the Australian community. Dr Crawford is married with six children — and a growing number of grandchildren. His interests, outside his busy professional and family life, include the environment, the Australian outback, music, fine arts, reading, travel, language, skiing, photography, golf, ballet and live theatre. He continues these interests and activities into his retirement.
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THE GRADUATE UNION
of The University of Melbourne Inc.
DONOR THANK YOU DAY LUNCH Sunday, 7th October 2018 Lunch at 12:00NOON
Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton 3053
This event is by invitation only to our generous donors. with special guest speaker
Ms Susan Pascoe AM
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Chair of the Australian Council for International Development and the Community Directors Council
Appetisers
Susan Pascoe AM is Chair of the Australian Council for International Development and the Community Directors Council, and a member of the board of Mercy Health. Susan was the inaugural Commissioner of the Australian Charities and NotFor-Profits Commission (2012–2017), a Commissioner of the State Services Authority in Victoria (2006–2011) and on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. Ms Pascoe’s professional background is in education where she has served as President of the Australian College of Educators, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. She chaired the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, was a Patron for the Melbourne Parliament for the World’s Religions and served on a number of education, government and health boards. Susan will speak about her ‘graduate pathway’ and the enabling factors, particularly of support during her early study and career phases, which contributed to her academic and professional success as a leader and a trailblazer for regulatory reform, governance and systems change in the notfor-profit sector.
Appetisers and drinks available upon arrival
Main Course Tender roast beef scotch fillet served with traditional roast vegetables (gf) or Lentil and vegetable Wellington served with mushroom sauce (v)
Dessert Black Forest Cake Gluten free and vegetarian options available on request. (gf) gluten free, (v) vegetarian
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THE GRADUATE UNION
of The University of Melbourne Inc.
College Table Professor Helen Herrman AO President of the World Psychiatric Association, will lead the discussion on Mental Health. Helen Herrman AO is Professor of Psychiatry at Orygen, National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and the Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne and is Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health, Melbourne. She is also President of the World Psychiatric Association and the immediate past President of the International Association of Women’s Mental Health and the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists. Professor Herrman is a psychiatrist and public health practitioner, and practitioner fellow of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. In the past, as Professwor and Director of Psychiatry at St. Vincent’s Health Melbourne, she led the development of an integrated area mental health service under Australia’s national reform of mental health care. For one year she acted as regional adviser in mental health for the WHO’s Western Pacific Region, based in Manila. Professor Herrman’s research and practice interests include community mental health care and promoting mental health. She has contributed to past and present research programs in the mental health of marginalised groups, including homeless people, prisoners, and young women and men living in out-of-home care. Professor Herrman was made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 and inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2013. She received the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ College Citation in 2010 for contributions to national and international psychiatry. She was awarded Doctor of Medical Science (honoris causa) in 2016 by The University of Melbourne.
Friday, 19th October 2018 12:00NOON arrival for 12:30PM start
Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton
Bookings Telephone: (03) 9347 3428 or email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au ABN: 55 610 664 963 | IARN: A0023234B
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THE GRADUATE UNION
of The University of Melbourne Inc.
The Hon Gaetano (Tony) Pagone Chairperson of the Council of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc. invites Members to the
Chairperson’s Cocktail Party
Graduate House
220 Leicester Street, Carlton
Friday, 30th November 2018
5:30PM to 7:00PM | Dress: After Five
RVSP by Monday, 26th November 2018 email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or phone: (03) 9347 3428 This event is by invitation only ABN 55 610 664 963 | IARN A0023234B
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End of Year
Function Menu Christmas Summer BBQ SET MENU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER
Available from 1st November until 17th December 2018 IN THE GRADUATE HOUSE COURTYARD
Main Course
Porterhouse steak (gf), Lamb cutlets (gf) Gourmet sausages, Honey mustard chicken thighs (gf) Vegetarian burgers (v), BBQ haloumi and eggplant (v) (gf) Onions (v) (gf) and a selection of summer salads (v) (gf) Prawn kebabs and Natural oysters (gf) are available for $8.50 extra per person
Dessert
Blueberry pavlova (v) (gf) Fruit salad and cream (v) (gf) (gf) gluten free (v) vegetarian
57.00 per person
$
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End of Year
Function Menu Traditional Christmas SET MENU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER
Available from 1st November until 17th December 2018 FOR EACH COURSE, CHOOSE TWO OPTIONS Table service is 50/50 drop
EntrĂŠe
Seared scallops with fresh tomato and basil (df) (gf) Duck breast with blackberry-port sauce (df) (gf) Creamy polenta with wild mushroom (gf) (v)
Main Course
Seasoned turkey breast with apricot and macadamia stuffing served with gravy (gf) Salmon with orange marmalade glaze (df) (gf) Vegetable and lentil Wellington (v)
Dessert
Plum pudding with custard and brandy sauce (v) Choc mint ripple cake (v) Summer fruit salad (gf) (v) Two courses $56.00 per person Three courses $66.00 per person
Minimum 15 Guests (df) dairy free (gf) gluten free (v) vegetarian
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Members’ Christmas Party with entertainment from
Melbourne Georgian Choir Friday, 14th December 2018 6:00PM arrival for a 6:30PM start
Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton
Entrée Seafood Salad (df, gf) or Warm Lamb Salad (df, gf) Vegetarian Option: Mushroom Risotto (v, gf) Main Course Seasoned Turkey Breast with Apricot and Macadamia Stuffing with Gravy (gf) or Salmon with Orange Marmalade Glaze (df, gf) Vegetarian Option: Vegetarian Moussaka (v, gf) Dessert Plum Pudding with Custard and Brandy Sauce (v) or Mini Pavlova with Tropical Fruit Compote and Double Cream (gf) (v) vegetarian (df) dairy free (gf) gluten free
RVSP by Monday, 10th December 2018 email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or phone: (03) 9347 3428
$20.00 Resident Members $56.00 non-resident Members $66.00 non-members $58.50 non-member concession
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The Murchison Meteorite As rare as moon dust
The small town of Murchison is located on the Goulburn River in Victoria, 167 kilometres north of Melbourne, population of 925 according to the 2016 census. Murchison is famous for what occurred there on the morning of 28th September 1969 when a brilliant light burst into view over the Goulburn Valley, exploded and showered fragments across the town. That brilliant light turned out to be a scientific marvel - the Murchison meteorite - which has proven to be the most celebrated and studied meteorite of all time. A recently conducted study published in Nature Astronomy in July reveals that the meteorite that broke up over the skies of Murchison is still, after 49 years, providing material for scientific study and unlocking the mysteries of our solar system. This current study of the Murchison meteorite adds to the knowledge about the behaviour of the sun in its early existence. Cosmochemist Dr Philipp Heck is joint author of the paper and Curator of Meteorites at Chicago Field Museum. As Associate Professor at The University of Chicago, he describes the Murchison meteorite as "a treasure trove for science because it contains so much unaltered material from the very early solar system". Samples of the Murchison meteorite were analysed using a mass spectrometer at a university in Switzerland and gave scientists a picture of the sun’s violent behaviour during its early life. Using an infrared laser, gases were released from the crystals within the meteorite and the nature and changes in these gases showed that they had been subjected to bursts of radiation; violent, ferocious eruptions from the
Ms Kay Ball with a sample of the Murchison meteorite be one of our high-profile guest presenters,� said Ms Kay Ball, President of the Murchison and District Historical Society Inc. Headlines when meteorite fell in Murchison in 1969 sun that irradiated matter nearby. The findings of this study provide evidence to support a long-held theory that the sun went through a very explosive time in its early life. The Murchison meteorite, at 4.6 billion years old, pre-dates the planets in our solar system as we know it today. Evidence of the effects of irradiation from the sun have not been found in younger meteorites that have landed on Earth or in rocks present on planet Earth, nor in moon rocks, which indicates the slowing down of that early violent and fiery behaviour at some stage. It is no wonder that the Murchison meteorite is regarded as a very significant meteorite and that exhibits can be seen in museums across Australia and around the globe. “When we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landing of the Murchison meteorite in September next year, Dr. Philipp Heck will
As Rare as Moon Dust will be a month-long celebration in September 2019 of 50 years since the landing. Events will include the installation of art works depicting the impact that the discovery has had on global science, presentations from national and international experts, stargazing and laser light shows, book launches and the re-enactment of the Big Bang. Other events featured are a fantastic sound and light cosmos show, the installation of an iconic sculpture and mural in the gardens, a space treasure hunt for children, displays of meteorite and other exotic materials, a bush market, and commemorative souvenirs. So, keep September 2019 free and make your own landing in Murchison for this fantastic 50th anniversary celebration of the historic Murchison meteorite landing!
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Developing world-class research Associate Professor Michael Coote talks about 25 years in the field of Ophthalmology A quarter of a century is a long time for anyone in their chosen field, so spare a thought for eye specialist, Associate Professor Michael Coote, who has dedicated his life to advancing glaucoma surgical research for the last 25 years. Expanding the pool of knowledge by research is something that requires practice and the development of skills like any other in medicine, says Associate Professor Coote. “They are not skills that you are born with and they need learning and revising. It is not possible to know whether you can contribute meaningfully to medical research unless you become (at least partly) educated in the ways of the researcher,” he says. Today, Associate Professor Coote is confident that research skills are vital for all clinicians. One such skill is “making clear things that are unstated - ‘overting’ in psychiatric parlance - is an incredibly valuable skill in research. It allows you to clarify what is known and what is not and can direct you to making valuable contributions and insights.” Mindful of the many different types of research there are, and conscious that they all have a different feel and flavor, Associate Professor Coote knows that finding methods that work can be trial and error. “Good research is hard, and it requires you to aspire to be the best in the world at what you are doing. That’s tough, but it is a real ‘graduation’. “We are very good in Australia and frequently world-class. We need to keep working hard to stay that way. But the effort is worth it.” Today, Dr Michael Coote is a Clinical Associate Professor at The University
of Melbourne, a Senior Glaucoma Consultant and a lead Researcher at the Centre for Eye Research in Australia (CERA). He is also an Executive Board Member in the International Society for Glaucoma Surgery and Board Director and Chair of Education and Research at St Vincent’s Health Australia. Progressing a long way from his original Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery that he began in 1981, his work journey has been as varied as his own personal journey. When beginning his studies, he did a variety of things such as appearing in Med Medleys, The University of Melbourne’s medical revue and the longest-running theatre production group on campus. Associate Professor Coote became an intern at The Austin Hospital and then returned to the University to teach anatomy to medical students for a year. Following this, Associate Professor Coote entered the Ophthalmology training program, which that year contained three students. The other two would go on to be giants in their fields - namely, Associate Professor Mark Daniell, the current President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), and Dr Penny Allen, the first woman head of the VitreoRetinal Unit at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH). Dr Allen is the surgeon who in 2012 implanted the first bionic eye prototype in Australia. With a specific interest in Ophthalmology, Associate Professor Coote went on to do the requisite four years training in the field and then did fellowships in Glaucoma in Melbourne and Iowa, USA. “Genetics was really just finding its feet and I was lucky to be part of the group
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Associate Professor Michael Coote that found the first gene that causes glaucoma ('GlC1a'). I continued my research, but became more heavily committed clinically and headed up an eye department for 10 years.” Working to find the key elements that make surgical research effective, Associate Professor Coote says he returned to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the research community there, and became Clinical Director of Ophthalmology two years later. In addition, he was able to assist the organisation in resolving its issues, alongside the new CEO, to undertake essential changes and assist with renovations that continue today. “We did a lot of work, and the hospital is stronger for it. I have been and remain, a senior consultant on the Glaucoma clinic at RVEEH and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Eye Research Australia for the past 10 years.”
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Describing his ‘first love’ to be glaucoma surgical research, the research which he has been doing for over 25 years has given him the sense of advancement and progress that have led him to enjoy the process of design: of pathways, processes and products. In addition, he has seen the development of a new model of glaucoma surgery, enabled for the measuring of tissue porosity and the development of new devices that enable for more control over some of the less controlled parts of glaucoma surgery. Associate Professor Coote says that when working in the field, it is the existing gaps in information and capacity that spur him on. “All innovation will be challenged to prove cost-effectiveness, and all innovation will have to be seen in the context of an overall treatment pathway. Many products are developed with little understanding of the need or the economic rationale which will underpin their utilisation in the ‘market’.” Associate Professor Coote says that the nature of research, and
determining the shape of future research is difficult, but he is concerned about the increasing commoditisation of research.
that are self-funding, and none in Australia. So, capturing value is a challenge which we need to investigate with a clear view.”
“If we are to translate our stunning medical research into usable and valuable ‘products’ and ‘outcomes’, we will have to become very familiar with the obstructions that currently exist and how to assess innovations that create real value. Only then can we capture value.”
Associate Professor Coote is keen to see a change in the approach towards how some of these organisations are funded. He is very excited about the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD), a new facility at St Vincent's Hospital for human engineering – blending engineering and medicine.
Aware that there might be a need to change our value assumptions towards research institutes, Associate Professor Coote suggests that the current model for how these are funded, needs to change. “But in this lies a significant challenge to the medical institutes: medical research organisations appear as modern secular monasteries - and the researchers as ascetics with NHMRC grants instead of begging bowls. "If we re-fashion researchers into entrepreneurs, then their status is changed, and the role of philanthropy and public funding could be irrevocably altered. There are very few research institutes in the world
Following his original Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees, and with a specific interest in Ophthalmology, Associate Professor Coote went on to do the requisite four years training in the field. Photo source: https://www.cera.org.au
Nonetheless, as one accustomed to working on the cutting edge of research, Associate Professor Coote feels extremely lucky to be contributing in an area that is developing so quickly. “There is a wonderful moment when someone uses your work as the current paradigm - the language and concepts have percolated into the general discussion. This has happened to me and makes me proud, and I feel incredibly blessed to be able to contribute in a meaningful way.” vvv
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) where Associate Professor Coote remains a Senior Glaucoma Consultant.
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September Monthly Luncheon Review Wednesday, 5th September 2018 Occupations like principal, politician and poet have all come naturally to Mr David Lea, our September Monthly Luncheon presenter. Here, we find out what led to his rise to the Victorian Parliament and what inspires him in his lifelong passion for poetry. It takes a creative soul to write poetry and a strategic one to work in politics, so it goes without saying that Mr David Lea has these qualities in spades. Presenting Graduate House’s Monthly Luncheon in early September, the once ‘Principal, Politician and Poet’ gave the audience new insights and observations into his life’s journey. David Lea is an unassuming man. Yet his achievements tell of a talented and diplomatic person who has shown grit and determination in his chosen career paths, including years as a teacher and principal, and then as a politician. Working as Head of English in technical schools from 1959 to 1969, he rose to be VicePrincipal and Principal from 1970 to 1985. He went on to be a politician, all the while remaining a life-long writer of poetry, which began at the tender age of 16. David experienced significant life challenges at a young age. He saw the bombing of London during the Second World War. He clearly remembers the day he arrived in the Port of Melbourne on 10th August 1948. He remembers dreaming and planning his future life during the five-week voyage from England on the ship, Asturias. He soon acclimatised to Melbourne, where he attended Melbourne High School. Describing the school as one full of "academic rigour, music, sport", he learnt all about Australian authors, cricket and Australian culture at the school. It was here that he recognised that the teachers were
"so good to me" that he chose to become a teacher himself. So, began his undergraduate degrees in Arts and Education at The University of Melbourne in 1953. During his studies, David worked as a law clerk in the Lands Department, endorsing titles, which he says, “gave me a wonderful legal background”. He went on to be the Captain and Secretary of the Melbourne Soccer Club, and upon completing his studies he taught bursary. David was a diligent teacher and spoke about how he gradually rose through the ranks of the Technical School system, and from 1959 to 1969, was Head of English in various technical schools. His work paid off and soon he became a Vice-Principal and Principal at technical schools and then TAFE colleges from 1970 to 1985, finishing at Blackburn Technical School in 1985. David wrote a thesis on 'The demise of inspection' and remembers the stress that school inspections placed upon students and teachers, and the significant changes he saw in
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Mr David Lea education. One of these was the push by technical teachers to reframe the way they were viewed, with teachers advocating to be seen as 'professional people' and so be 'treated as professional people'. David was saddened by the closing of technical schools in Victoria. By 1983, David realised he had more to give and decided to pursue one of his dreams. “I had a bee in my bonnet and I thought – David, you’ve been to over 20 schools – you’ve got a good idea of what educationally makes a good school. Perhaps you should go into politics and help to make the state system a better system?” Determined to do this, David preselected for Sandringham and went on to door-knock the entire electorate, all 15,000 homes, factories and shops, during the following two years.
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“Only 24 doors slammed in my face!” David says bravely. Dedicated to getting to know the electorate and finding local support, he began work on getting through preselection in his own party. He went on to be an elected Member of Parliament from 1985 to 1992. “I must confess that I’d never been to the Victorian Parliament before that,” he says. Impressed by the role, he loved attending the community functions, and seeing the sporting and church groups in his vicinity. He declares that he is someone who “never got over the politics of politics”, a refreshing admission in an age of brutal politics. David is proud he was able to do some valuable work in this role, participating in groups like the Finance Committee, Housing Committee, Consumer Affairs, Agriculture and Chair of Education. He is proud of his time as a Member of Parliament and shyly acknowledges that he collected all his notes from the 166 occasions he spoke in the Victorian Parliament over seven years.
“In State politics you aren’t allowed to have lengthy notes,” he says, recognising the skill and memory needed in the role. The role also had some important ‘meet and greets’, such as Bishop Pell (soon to be Archbishop and then Cardinal) and Royal visits, including the 1983 Australian visit of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. David was selected to receive a Commonwealth Parliamentary Scholarship, where he was elected by his peers to attend training overseas, and which enabled him to travel but also included writing a full parliamentary report on what he learnt, which he believes is still of use to the parliament. After his parliamentarian role, David did a complete sea change and worked as an English teacher in China from 2000 to 2012. Teaching English for three months a year, he travelled there annually with his wife, and stayed in the same accommodation, year after year.
Throughout his life, David has continued one of his first loves – writing poetry – and this remains one of the great joys in his life. David has published two books, one in 2006 and the second in 2017. At the Monthly Luncheon, David read poems from one of his volumes. One poem was about his hometown, Birmingham and the other poem was about the nearby town of Stratfordupon-Avon. Committed to staying busy in retirement, David has stayed in touch with his peers from his school principal days and made some very good friends on both sides of politics. He has maintaind strong links with his other community and social clubs, with law and legislation at the parliamentary library; and music, sport and travel. He remains excited about the future. vvv
The role didn’t pay much, but he explains that China was a place “where you didn’t need much money”, and he greatly enjoyed the experience of teaching abroad.
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Women’s Forum Review Wednesday, 15th August 2018 Public Safety 1. In the distant past, there was no need to talk of public safety, but times have changed and it is a relevant subject today. We have to be responsible for our own public safety. 2. People need to see how safe they feel when going out in the dark. Public safety is being able to walk about without fear, day or night. There are often warnings about the dangers of going out alone at night; it is certainly safer to be accompanied if possible. With more risk, especially at night, you need to have all of your senses alert and to be aware of what is happening around you. 3. With the increasing number of reports on carjacking, people should be locking their car doors to avoid being victimised or attacked. One has to be safety conscious at all times. Besides locking car doors, be vigilant, always have your car keys in hand, and do not be distracted by screens, e.g., gadgets and handphones.
obstacles on footpaths. Another modern day obstacle are people themselves - many are looking at their screens, not watching where they are going. There are different aspects of public safety including footpaths having even, non-slippery surfaces for walking safely without having the danger of tripping or stumbling on scattered stones, potholes, etc. 7. Safety is also important at home. Keep doors locked at all times. You also have to be wary of all sorts of scams, which have become more and more creative. 8. The easy access to weapons in these times is alarming. There should be stricter laws in place to protect the public from dangers of this nature.
4. The use of mobile phones or other devices while driving or riding a bike is prohibited. Significant penalties are in place to deter and reduce accidents and public safety.
9. There is not enough communication between generations. Being aware of what to watch for in terms of safety might be different for younger and older people.
5. People should be extra careful on public transport. Courtesy should be extended to the needy. It is good to see that some people do give up their seats to their elders on public transport.
10. CCTV cameras are a solution to keep the public safe, but it is not the whole solution. We have to be vigilant at all times.
6. Public safety should also apply to pedestrians and bikers. There should be safety measures for people walking or cycling and there should not be any
11. Some examples of public safety are being thwarted, and stem from mental health issues. vvv
The next Women’s Forum Wednesday, 17th October 2018 Old age and Dementia 10:00AM for 10:30AM start The forum is free Lunch is at Member and non-member prices
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College Table Review – History Professor John Lack Review by Life Member, Dr Ian McCahon
Associate Professor John Lack, Principal Fellow in the School of History and Philosophical Studies at The University of Melbourne, enlivened The Graduate Union College Table on Friday, 17th August. Firstly, he conducted an overview of his books including the out-of-print, and now expensive, Unleashed: a history of the Footscray Football Club, and then gave a very detailed account of how his book, No Lost Battalion: an oral history of the 2/29th Battalion AIF, was written. His father was a member of that battalion and, in the process of writing the book, Professor Lack discovered things he did not know about his father or the other officers and men, which had been left out of an earlier published account. The book was based on the oral history collected by his team of young female history students who spoke to surviving members of the Battalion, from original sources including eight detailed diaries (one of which was written in French and contained candid appraisals of the events) and the officers of the Battalion, now archived in the Australian War Memorial, and his diligent follow-up of all inconsistencies and apparent gaps in the narratives. Professor Lack's wife, Sue, translated a good part of that document and her erudite contribution to the conversation was very much appreciated.
An account of contemporary events was interwoven with the main story and included details of the fall of Singapore in 1942; the death of 400 of the 600 members of the Battalion, sometimes in brutal circumstances as they retreated towards the city; officers taking the maps and compasses and deserting their men; Changi – subsequently regarded as much better than the slave labour conditions which followed; the brutality of Japanese officers towards their own men – some of whom were Korean captives; and life and death on the Burma–Thai railroad. Mail day on their return to Australia was when some discovered that their brothers had been killed or that their fiancées had married others. We learned how the Secretary of the Battalion Association had become a “gatekeeper of the battalion memory” and that this may have initially led to some selection bias regarding access to those who had agreed to provide an oral history, and how the President had disclosed that “We weren’t all angels all the time”. Dependence on contemporary historical records led to the realisation by some individuals that their recollections were inaccurate or had been subconsciously modified to speed and strengthen their own emotional recovery. It was confronting for Professor Lack to discover that his father may have been repatriated because of a selfinflicted gunshot wound.
Professor John Lack Future interests for Associate Professor Lack include a study of HV Mackay, an Australian industrialist who is known for inventing the Sunshine Harvester, the first commercially viable combine harvester; Australian agricultural implements; the migration history of Australia; and accessing presently unclassified material which will assist him and future historians in their work. Associate Professor Lack and his wife, Sue, were thanked by The Graduate Union CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, and by our enthusiastic applause. vvv
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2018 Australian Federation of Graduate Women Fellowships Formerly known as the Australian Federation of University Women Inc., the Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW) is the national voice of graduate women working through initiatives in education for the advancement and wellbeing of women and girls. AFGW links women across Australia through their State and Territory Associations (STAs) and local branches to work in friendship, cooperation and understanding with each other and the network of women graduates worldwide. Graduate Women Victoria (GWV), as the Victorian chapter of AFGW, regularly has some of its members meet at Graduate House as members of other groups. Georgina Sweet, one of the founders of The Graduate Union in 1911, is understood to have been one of the founders of GWV in 1920. Through Graduate Women International (GWI) – formerly the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) – AFGW work with women graduates across all cultures, all fields of study, all professions and generations to empower women and girls through lifelong education for leadership, decision-making and peace. AFGW has about 600 members Australia wide. AFGW is one of the member nations of GWI, which has consultative status with the United Nations and its specialised agencies, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). AFGW thus has a voice through GWI on international matters of critical importance to the protection of human rights and the status
of women and girls. Members enjoy fellowship and intellectual conversation by sharing news and views with the international community through the GWI Triennial Conference and the GWI Networks (Connections, Advocacy and Young Members) and Online Discussion Forums. In December 2009, the Australian Federation of University Women changed its name to become the Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW). This change better reflects a globally changing high education sector. Now, graduates from all institutions of higher education, with a degree or the equivalent from any university or institution of tertiary education in the world, can join. The national body of the AFGW awards fellowships to women who are Australian citizens or permanent residents for postgraduate research. Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2018 AFGW Fellowships.
Barbara Hale Fellowship: Stefanie Puszka Stefanie Puszka holds BA degrees in Indigenous Knowledge (Charles Darwin University) and Politics and Economics (Monash University) and is undertaking her PhD through a joint program at Charles Darwin University and the Australian National University’s Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. Her PhD topic is The Moral Economy of Dialysis in the Northern Territory: Indigenous people, kidney disease and medical dislocation in postcolonial Australia.
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Barbara Hale Fellowship: Siobhan Loughnan Siobhan Loughnan holds an Honours degree in Social Science (Psychology) from The University of the Sunshine Coast and is completing a PhD at the University of New South Wales. Her PhD topic is The Development and evaluation of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy program 'MUMentum’ for the treatment of maternal anxiety and depression during the perinatal period.
AFGW Fellowship: Blythe Worthy Blythe Worthy holds an Honours BA degree from The University of Sydney, where she is pursuing her PhD in film and television studies, an interdisciplinary program coordinated jointly by the Department of Art History and the Department of English. The title of her thesis, which refers to a recently well-received television series, Top of the Lake, is The Lake in the Frame: Jane Campion and Antipodean Television 1986-2017. Her proposed Fellowship project, entitled Supporting Roles: Australian women on both sides of the screen, plans to use archival material only available in the United States to expand that focus and give greater depth to her analysis of gender representation in the media through ‘access to the body of unreleased and historical feminist televisual resources in American archives.’ vvv
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ArchitectureAU.com article on Graduate House An exciting article on the redevelopment of Graduate House was published by ArchitectureAU, the Australian national architecture electronic newsletter. Written by Ms Linda Cheng, Editor of ArchitectureAU.com, the article, originally published on 5th September 2018, is reproduced below.
MGS Architects design new digs for University of Melbourne’s Graduate Union The design of the building’s facade is an abstraction of an image of a butterfly wing. “The significance of the butterfly [is] a symbolic one in reference to transformation,” said MGS Architects Director Eli Giannini. “We have used this symbolism as a loose reference for the transformative power of education, one of the strong missions of Graduate House, and to signal an optimistic view for the future of the academic community and the considerable contribution we hope it will make to environmental initiative for this building.”
The proposed Graduate House by MGS Architects. Image: Courtesy MGS Architects The University of Melbourne’s Graduate Union will have a new accommodation and academic hub to house 140 post-graduate students, alumni and visiting academics. The building, designed by MGS Architects, will be be constructed at the rear of the Union’s existing residential college – a historic row of terrace houses in Carlton. The Graduate Union was established in 1911 and in 1957 it purchased the Gladstone Terraces, located at 200234 Leicester Street at the edge of University Square. The new development will retain the front and interior of the terraces
while adding a 10-storey building to the back. The building will house expanded administration, membership and public functions for The Graduate Union across the first three, aboveground, floors. The remaining seven floors will accommodate 130 apartments, a public cafe, administration offices, study spaces, members-only spaces, and conference facilities for post-graduate students and fellows of tertiary institutions and visiting academics. The building will also have a fivelevel basement with a gym, laundry and 33 car parks.
The Graduate Union had a desire to create a building that would be “a showcase for leading edge facade technology and material experimentation,” Giannini continued. “The facade finish is a combination of a photocatalytic coating which has the ability to neutralize air pollution.” See the article at: https://architectureau.com/articles/ mgs-architects-designs-new-digs-foruniversity-of-melbournes-graduateunion. vvv
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'A Secondary education for all?' An important resource for educationists and the Victorian community by Dr Deborah Towns, Acting President, League of Women Voters Victoria The book also provides advice about sources for writing school histories, a project that is becoming increasingly popular in school and local communities. Therefore, it should prove to be a useful tool for schools, local communities and individuals wanting to undertake such a project.
From left: Dr Deborah Towns, Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey AC and Dr John Andrews The eminent Australian historian, Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Blainey AC, recently launched the book, 'A Secondary Education For All'?: A history of state secondary schooling in Victoria and its compendium, Unlocking the Past: What stories does your school have to reveal? by Dr John Andrews and Graduate Union Member, Dr Deborah Towns. The books are published by Australian Scholarly Publishing, in North Melbourne and printed in Australia. Professor Blainey was particularly impressed by the way the history of the Department of Education was grounded in the many school communities that worked to ensure that they acquired a local secondary school, then maintained and improved their school’s identity, facilities, resources and programs. The unique publications are the final product marking the centenary of state secondary education in Victoria.
The first government school, the Melbourne Continuation School opened in 1905 and state government responsibility for secondary education was formally recognised with the passing of the Education Act in 1910. 'A Secondary Education For All'?: A history of state secondary schooling in Victoria traces the history of secondary education from that time into the twenty-first century. It shows how governments and school communities have embraced enthusiastically that enormous responsibility to provide a quality education for all students. The compendium, Unlocking the Past: What stories does your school have to reveal?, identifies all government schools that have supported postprimary students and identifies changes of name and status during each school's history.
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This book is, in so many ways, the history of the Victorian state and its Education Department, often seen through curriculum developments, and its school communities of students, parents and teachers. It is an important, indeed, critical, way of disseminating information about the wider Victorian community including the achievements of local schools and through local historical societies. Former students of government secondary schools can gain much pleasure from reading about school days over time and perusing the extensive collection of photographs that are an important feature of the book. Already, people who have purchased the book have been telling us how photographs have brought back memories for them – of sporting events, teachers, subjects, school uniforms, travelling to school by bus as well as all the myriad of classroom and social activities in which they participated. The book showcases 17 schools from across the state as well as referring to even more schools, their unique programs, high-achieving students and community leaders. The books tell the stories of the many school communities dotted around Victoria. Your local educational
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history forms part of the broader statewide perspective as told in ‘A secondary education for all’? while Unlocking the Past provides important information about the changing names and status of each school in your local area that once provided or still provide schooling for students in Year 7 and above.
and Victoria's community organisations which generously provided resources and advice, enriching the publications.
The history of local central, consolidated and domestic arts schools as well as high and technical schools and secondary colleges may be a part of your local history. It is a history that local citizens should know, acknowledge and be proud of.
You can purchase one or both books from the publisher, Mr Nick Walker, Director, Australian Scholarly Publishing (www.scholarly.info) at nswalker@gmail.com or telephone (03 9329 6963) or from your local bookshop. The authors have decided to donate their royalties to State Schools Relief to help it continue its valuable work supporting disadvantaged students. “This is a
The books provide valuable information for local residents wanting to investigate their local, school or even family history. In completing their project, the authors were very grateful to the state and local libraries, historical centres
very good cause and we applaud such generosity and social good,” said The Graduate Union CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett. We thank the authors for kindly donating a copy of the book for the Graduate House library. vvv
Dr Max Stephens in Japan Graduate Union Life Member, Dr Max Stephens, took greetings to Japan from the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, of which he is also a Life Member. Dr Stephens has been visiting Japan and China, where he has been a visiting professor at South West University and Tianjin Normal University. Addressing the audience, Dr Stephens spoke in English and Japanese, ably assisted by Resident Member and 2018 Graduate House Research Scholarship recipient, Mr Shuntaro Iizuka. The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) Inc., founded in 1966, is the nation’s premier organisation of mathematics educators. It aims to: • support and enhance the work of teachers; • promote the learning of mathematics; and
Dr Max Stephens • represent and promote interests in mathematics education. Dr Stephens has continuing interests in mathematics education and curriculum development internationally, most notably in Japan and in China. His recent commissions from the Australian Government include being a reviewer of the Australian Curriculum:
Mathematics and providing interpretations of international assessments in Mathematics for Australian schools. Find out more at: https://www.aamt.edu.au vvv
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2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Winners of the 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are a unique cooperative partnership between government, education and research institutions, private sector companies, organisations and individuals committed to Australian science. Presented annually by the Australian Museum, in partnership with their sponsors and supporters, the Prizes reward excellence in the fields of research and innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science. The Prizes were established in 1990 to reward outstanding achievements in Australian science and science communication. The prizes are Australia's most comprehensive national science awards. Each prize is judged by a panel of eminent and qualified individuals, whose contribution of expertise and time helps support the credibility of the Eureka Prizes. The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes culminates in a Gala Award Dinner, which celebrates and rewards Australian science. The
2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Award Dinner was held on Wednesday, 29th August at the Sydney Town Hall. The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, The Hon Karen Andrews, congratulated all the winners of the Eureka Prizes, which brought together some of Australia’s best scientific minds to celebrate excellence and reward achievement in science, research, innovation and science communication.
Johnston as she gets to the heart of the complex issues and ecology of the Great Barrier Reef and the efforts that scientists are making to preserve one of the world’s natural wonders. •
The CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science – to Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, from The University of Sydney, whose discoveries have allowed the widespread use of renewables and recyclables in the chemical, material and energy spaces.
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The ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology – to Professor Wendy Erber, Dr Kathryn Fuller and Henry Hui, from The University of Western Australia, for their groundbreaking invention that can detect abnormal chromosomes inside leukaemia cells.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners. These include: •
The Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science - to QuestaGame for its innovative approach to ecological data collection. Players from more than 40 nations have submitted over one million ecological sightings, including the discovery of new species of spiders, moths and flies using the app.
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The Eureka Prize for Science Journalism - to Adam Geiger for Can We Save The Reef?, a documentary, broadcast on ABC TV’s Catalyst, which follows marine biologist Professor Emma
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Seen at Graduate House Three generations of the Harris family Professor Peter Harris is an international expert in Tax Law. He lives in Cambridge, UK and was in Melbourne recently to deliver lectures on Tax Law at The University of Melbourne. His mother, Mrs Mona Harris, lives in Queensland and has been staying with him at Graduate House to catch up, which is rare these days. Peter's son, Matthew, is undertaking an undergraduate Science degree at The University of Melbourne – and also here to catch up with his father.
From left: Mrs Mona Harris, mother of Professor Peter Harris (centre) and grandmother of Matthew Harris.
They explained that they love staying at Graduate House because it is so convenient, with the apartments large enough for these family visits, and all catering and cleaning taken care of. We wish the Harris family all the best and look forward to their next visit to Graduate House.
Carlton-Parkville Probus Club Members of the Carlton-Parkville Probus Club Inc visited Graduate House on Tuesday, 11th September, looking resplendent in their footy colours.
Remembrance Day Poppies Remembrance Day poppies will be back for sale soon and available at $5 each at Graduate House Reception. Our poppies are handmade by staff, guests and members of The Graduate Union. All proceeds will go to The Royal Women's Hospital Foundation.
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Resident News / GU Newsletter
Residents' Meet and Greet On Tuesday, 21st August, The Graduate Union CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, met with Resident Members at the regular Residents' Meet and Greet. These events are held every four to eight weeks to welcome new Resident Members to Graduate House. She outlined the unique features of: •
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‘Graduate Union’ – their membership of an Association of graduates from all universities, ethnicities, disciplines and life states; ‘Graduate House’ – their gathering place, rich in opportunities to be explored and developed for their individual good (e.g., their careers) and
for the good of our global society (using our collective skills and knowledge to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals). Every Resident Member has wonderful opportunities while staying at Graduate House, these include: •
Governance opportunities by being on Council, on one of the Council subcommittees, the crowdfunding and Diamond Jubilee working parties or the Graduate House Student Group;
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Graduate House scholarships, bursaries and attendance at the National Student Leadership Forum, Canberra;
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Publication opportunities in our monthly newsletter and biannual Melbourne Graduate;
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Volunteer work opportunities, e.g., with Rotary, and Variety, the Children’s Charity;
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Networking opportunities with the best and brightest minds worldwide – people from other disciplines, cultures and life stages;
• English Conversation Corner is an opportunity to practise English conversational skills in a relaxed and casual environment.
Welcome back National Student Leadership Forum 2018 (NSLF) ambassadors
A warm welcome back to Resident Members, Joshua Rhee (Doctoral Research in Psychology), and Daniela Yaneva (Juris Doctor) from the 2018 National Student Leadership Forum (NSLF) which was a huge success. Joshua and Daniela were selected as the 2018 ambassadors of The Graduate Union to attend the Forum in Canberra, 23rd to 26th August. NSLF is a four-day conference that brings together the leaders of today and tomorrow for an open discussion about who they are and what they believe in, and to inspire and equip sudent leadership.
Group photo of the attendees at the 2018 National Student Leadership Forum in Canberra.
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Daniela's and Joshua's stories on their experiences at the 2018 NSLF will be published in the December issue of the Melbourne Graduate.
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Discovering Melbourne
We share with you some interesting things to do in Melbourne in October 2018.
Picture This!
When I'm 64 or thereabouts
2018 Archibald Prize 22nd September – 18th November
Victorian Seniors Festival 7th – 14th October
Geelong Gallery 55 Little Malop Street, Geelong
Federation Square and Melbourne Town Hall
First awarded in 1921, the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Archibald Prize is Australia’s favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious.
With free public transport for Victorian Seniors Card holders from Sunday, 7th October to Sunday, 14th October, this festival is the perfect opportunity to come into the city and enjoy great free entertainment and activities.
Awarded to the best portrait painting, it’s a who’s who of Australian culture, with subjects often including politicians, celebrities, sporting heroes, authors and artists. Since its inception, the Archibald Prize has been engaging art enthusiasts, often stirring up controversy and challenging the way we see ourselves and our society. Over the years, the prize has been awarded to many of Australia’s most prominent artists. The Geelong Gallery is delighted to be the exclusive Victorian venue for the 2018 Archibald Prize. https://www.geelonggallery.org.au/whats-on/ exhibitions/2018-archibald-prize
Celebrate with music, dancing, a festival of choirs, roving troubadours, active live demonstrations, sponsor and partner stalls, U3A activities and more on Celebration Day. The Melbourne Festival Hub will feature music, displays, entertainment, information sessions and free tea and coffee, with fantastic concerts at Deakin Edge in Federation Square. Melbourne Town Hall will also host dances and concerts, including the Senior Victoria Big Band Dance, an organ concert with Myfanway McIndoe and the AGL Swing Band Dance featuring The Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra. https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards
Hot Spots for the Arts
Do you want to know a secret?
Melbourne International Arts Festival 3rd – 21st October
Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges 17th – 27th October
Various locations
Dandenong Ranges
Featuring the best international and local artists working in dance, theatre, circus, music and visual arts today, the Melbourne International Arts Festival will once again take over the city this October. Celebrating both acclaimed, new work and established international acts, this festival demonstrates why Melbourne is such a cultural hot spot.
Proudly presented by Dandenong Ranges Tourism, Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges is opening the gates to some of the Dandenongs’ finest, privatelyowned gardens.
https://www.festival.melbourne/2018/
Fill your senses with unforgettable sights, gourmet foods and the scent of exquisite spring gardens. Beginning at Karwarra Australian Plant Garden each morning, you will spend the day being chauffeured through the Dandenongs while the botanical guides and garden owners share with you their expertise and the stories behind the gardens. Unwind in the glorious landscapes of the Dandenong Ranges and finish each day with a glass of wine and horsd'oeuvres. http://www.secretgardensofthedandenongranges.com.au/
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings / GU Newsletter
The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and events at Graduate House during the month of August 2018.
Academic Services Directors Workshop
Advancement Office Women in Leadership
Centre for Health Policy
Committee of Convocation
13th August 8 attendees
2nd August 50 attendees
27th August 41 attendees
15th August 12 attendees
Department of Finance
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Graduate Student Association
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st August 25 attendees
7th August 55 attendees
8th, 28th August 57 attendees
14th, 22nd, 23rd August 145 attendees
UOM Commercial - Strategic Brand Leadership, Palliative Care
The Jack Brockhoff Child Health & Wellbeing Program
6th, 7th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 21st August 80 attendees
21st August 2 attendees
The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged here, as is that of our many Members who organise their functions at Graduate House.
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
Australian Asian Association (AAA)
Australian Centre for Heart Health (ACHH)
Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
8th August 23 attendees
13th August 6 attendees
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 31st August 177 attendees
31st August 90 attendees
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM)
Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) Victorian Chapter
Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Victoria
22nd August 10 attendees
10th, 16th August 38 attendees
8th August 9 attendees
3rd August 85 attendees
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Carlton-Parkville Probus Club Inc
Irabina Autism Services
John Cain Foundation Luncheon event
Master Research Australasia Northwestern Alumni
14th August 70 attendees
29th, 30th August 200 attendees
15th August 54 attendees
2nd August 10 attendees
Order of St. John
Organisational Development Australia
Parkville Conference St Vincent de Paul
6th August 8 attendees
8th August 8 attendees
20th August 10 attendees
Melba Group Luncheon event 31st August 18 attendees
Retired Veterinarian Luncheon
Peer Support Implementation
Phoenix Australia Workshops and Board meeting
2nd August 11 attendees
13th, 17th, 20th, 29th, 30th, 31st August 124 attendees
8th August 27 attendees
Ripponlea Institute
Rotary Club of Carlton District 9800, Book Fair, Lunch, Board and Heritage Cluster Meetings
Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia
27th August 70 attendees
1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 28th August 152 attendees
2nd August 8 attendees
Social Education Victoria (SEV) International Relations Student Summit and Committee Meeting
Social Work Department Writing Group
13th, 21st, 22nd August
28th August 8 attendees
Slavery Links 27th August
4 attendees
123 attendees
The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings
Turkish Teachers Association of Victoria (TTAV)
1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th August 269 attendees
15th August 5 attendees
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Innovation / GU Newsletter
New technology leads to professional development going online Medicine graduates Professors Colin and Alistair Royse have taken a new career pathway developing technology to provide flexible online learning for healthcare professionals with a practical approach.
Establishing such technology has been a gradual process since 2003, when Colin and Alistair first identified the gap in the market. “There was a huge momentum of people wanting to use this technology in cardiac surgery, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), but there was no easy way for anaesthetists to learn,” Colin said. Alistair and Colin recognised TOE would become a powerful intraoperative diagnostic tool which allowed for the live assessment of cardiac anatomy and heart performance to provide realtime feedback to the surgeon and improve patient outcomes. They also recognised that a traditional method of learning was not going to be practical, sustainable or scalable. As busy healthcare professionals themselves, they understood the barriers to learning which would be faced by their prospective students. “To address this training gap and improve surgical outcomes, we approached The University of Melbourne to support our decision to develop an independent award course. We set up eLearning, even though it wasn’t called that at the time – it was called distance learning – but all the principles of eLearning were there,” Alistair said. Armed with a vision of flexible learning which did not require face-to-face interaction, and an assessment process which could be
automated, this ethos proved iHeartScan attendee’s learning ultrasound critical to facilitating the pick-my-project/ideas/rare-as-moonevolution of mobile learning. dust-50-years-since-murchisonThe first postgraduate diploma echo meteorite-landed professional course was launched in 2004, with development courses. contributors sourced from Australia “Mobile learning is about the ability and New Zealand. In the first year, to learn anywhere, in your own time, 70 students enrolled in the diploma at your own pace, and to use any course, and demand for their echo device,” Alistair said. courses increased year on year. The MLU’s mobile platform and “The reason we were successful is project management expertise that we removed the barriers to has assisted numerous passionate learning, and people were hungry for knowledge experts to develop the knowledge,” Colin said. successful education products. In 2007, they released a nested series Colin and Alistair have collaborated of clinical ultrasound courses with with international-based clients, Certificate, Diploma and Master level and clients based at The University courses available. Through listening of Melbourne in departments and engaging with their customers, ranging from veterinary science, Alistair and Colin continued to physiotherapy, and the Medical evolve their platform and course School. structure to suit a mobile learning “Clients come to us with passion environment. and a swag of ideas and we help “The evolution to mobile learning them to narrow it down, to obtain means learning on the go, and the the right shape and balance, and most likely device you will use is turn their passion into a successful your phone, which means the nature course product,” Colin said. Their of people’s learning is changing too,” educational enterprise has required Alistair said. “Students ten years ago a lot of persistence and conviction were likely to complete a long tutorial over the years and Alistair and Colin in front of a computer once a day, believe they would not have been as whereas now they are likely to spend successful if they didn’t have each 5-10 minutes several times a day.” other to lean on. In 2017, Melbourne Medical School approached Alistair and Colin to use their mobile learning delivery structure and the Mobile Learning Unit (MLU) was formed. It was designed to support academics to create and deliver portable and flexible continuing https:// pickmyproject.vic.gov.au/rounds/
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“We actually have very complementary skills sets, which work well together, and we often bounce ideas off each other and have become very good at slowing down before marching forward,” Colin said. For more information, e Mobile Learning Unit on: mobile-learning@ unimelb.edu.au vvv
Extracurricular / GU Newsletter
How bike sharing came to Melbourne Melbourne started to bike share in 2010, but it has changed notably in the eight years since. Here, we look at the challenges and difficulties faced along the way, and how the city has adapted to it.
fished out of the Yarra River. Similar incidents had been seen in Munich, Taipei, London and Kuala Lumpur.
The problem of bike littering became so critical that by October, Melbourne City Initially, Council, along bike sharing with the City of had some Yarra and Port difficulties with Phillip created a Melbourne Bike Share is a bicycle sharing system, serving the central business implementation, Memorandum of district of Melbourne. but was gradually Understanding the usage of the bikes. The gradual accepted by the (MoU) with acceptance of this model led to public and became a part of everyday oBike in order to minimise the other bike sharing companies being life. This new form of transport littering of bikes in public places. attracted to the Melbourne market, did however bring a new vision of This MoU placed the responsibility leading to Singaporean company, our city, with new business models of the bikes with oBike and arranged oBike entering the Melbourne market putting more responsibility on the for damaged bikes to be taken out of in 2017. user to preserve these resources. public use, and bike locations to be monitored regularly. These councils New business models In the beginning‌ would also be seeking similar MoUs oBike arrived in Melbourne in June Bike sharing first came to Australia with other dockless bike sharing 2017, but the company had problems with the company Melbourne Bike companies in the future too. In June from the beginning. By October that Share (MBS) in 2010. A new concept 2018, oBike announced that it was year, the company had more than to Australia then, Melbourne was the leaving Melbourne, thus enabling a 1,200 bikes in circulation and 100,000 first Australian city to adopt it, with large withdrawal of the bikes. rides recorded. Creating a point of 90 existing programs in 135 cities MBS continues to trade successfully difference from MBS, it focused on worldwide in 2009. Melbourne Bike in the city, with 50 bike stations, and technology, and used a dockless Share had an estimated 86,000 bikes 600 bikes operating in Melbourne method for the bikes, which allowed on four continents and another 45 and surrounding suburbs. While the for the leaving of bikes anywhere programs planned in 22 nations in RACV operates MBS, Melbourne can safe, but which lead to a widespread 2009-2010. expect to see growth in the number bike littering problem. MBS’s arrival had a mixed reaction of cyclists in the city in the future, By the 30th May 2018, the in Melbourne, but over time the with such resources essential to assist reception of the bikes proved positive Environmental Protection Authority with this growth. and the model was adopted gradually. Victoria (EPA) had issued rules for Find out more at: https://www. oBikes and created deadlines for MBS operates with a renting model melbournebikeshare.com.au/how-itthe removal of bikes when dumped where docked bikes are hired for works.html or damaged, and empowered the periods at a time, but returned Melbourne City Council to issue to docking stations and helmets vvv fines. These rules were a response bought separately. In April 2013, to bikes being broken or damaged. a free helmet trial was introduced More than 100 of them had been which proved effective in increasing
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