Charles Sturt University (CSU) invites you to the2013 Port Macquarie Public Lecture Series

This Public Lecture Series brings speakers from a diverse range of disciplines to share the latest ideas, thinking and opinions on contemporary social, scientifi c and cultural issues with the Port Macquarie community.

Delivered by prominent CSU academics, lectures in the series are designed to encourage debate and get Port Macquarie thinking about some of the ideas and issues facing society today. All lectures are to be held at The Glasshouse and are free and open to the public.

For more information:Alison Woods - Port Macquarie Campusphone 02 6582 9334 email alwoods@csu.edu.au

This public lecture deals with the inter-

relationship of Christianity and Islam in

the search for the creation of communities

of peace around the world. It begins by

looking at the violent worlds in which the

two religions began and then goes on

to observe the dynamics of peace and

violence in the intercultural history of the

two religions and from this, draws out

conclusions on the experiences of peace

and violence in relation to cultures.

Professor James Haire AC is a professor

of theology at CSU and the Director of

CSU’s Australian Centre for Christianity

and Culture. From 1999 to 2002 Professor

Haire was President of the Uniting Church

in Australia and of the National Council

of Churches of Australia. He was made a

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.

This public lecture deals with the recent

signifi cant advancements in emergency care

that have greatly impacted the health and well

being of patients. In many cases, the success

of these treatments begins when citizens call

000 and the paramedics arrive. Examples

will be presented of these time dependent

emergencies, and the lecture will explore these

medical advances on the Mid North Coast,

and educate the public on how they can make

a difference between life and death.

Mr Joe Acker is the Paramedic Program Leader and Senior Lecturer at CSU in Port

Macquarie. Joe had more than 22 years

experience as a paramedic, educator,

manager, and health executive in Canada prior

to joining CSU in early 2010. He has worked

as a paramedic in urban, regional, rural, and

Indigenous communities and spent 10 years

as a critical care helicopter fl ight paramedic.

Professor Chris Steele is Professor of

Viticulture at CSU and a key researcher

at the National Wine and Grape Industry

Centre (NWGIC).

His special interest is vine physiology,

especially vine diseases and improving

predictability in grape characteristics.

Professor Alain Deloire is Professor

of Wine Science and the Director of the

National Wine and Grape Industry Centre

at CSU. Professor Deloire was previously

the Chair of the Department of Viticulture

and Oenology at Stellenbosch University

in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Before that he spent 15 years working in

academia in the south of France and 10

years in Champagne working in industry.

This public lecture will examine past

terrorist acts and arrests in Australia and

assess whether Australia is at risk from

terrorism in the future.

Professor Nick O’Brien is the Head of

CSU’s Australian Graduate School of

Policing and Security.

Professor O’Brien joined CSU after a

distinguished career in policing.

He was Commander of the international

counterterrorism group in Special Branch

at New Scotland Yard, during which

time he also led the National Terrorist

Financing Investigation Unit.

Immediately prior to joining CSU he

was the UK’s counterterrorism liaison

offi cer for Asia and the Pacifi c.

Lecture 1Wednesday 10 April5.00-7.00pm

Lecture 3Wednesday 21 August 5.00-7.00pm

Christian-Muslim dialogue, social inclusion andAustralia’s multi-faith democracy

Advances in emergency medicine:When does timereally matter?

Lecture 2Wednesday 29 May 5.00-7.00pm

Lecture 4Wednesday 23 October 5.00-7.00pm

By Professors Chris Steeleand Alain Deloire

By Professor Nick O’Brien

Tastes, markets, trends: The Australian wine consumer and the wine industry.

Terrorism and Australia:Risk and prevention, including the role of fi nancing in terrorism

By Professor James Haire AC

By Mr Joe Acker