January / February 2015

The Graduate UnionNewsletter - January and February

2015

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Welcome to the January and February 2015 Newsletter This Issue:

3Welcome to a new year at Graduate House

The Lunar New Year

4Upcoming GU Collegiate

6February Monthly Luncheon - Associate Professor Peter Verhezen

Rotary and GU Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Twilight Seminar and Tastings - Professor Lea Elizabeth Waters

11Chairman’s Cocktail Party Review

Women’s Forum Review

Member’s Christmas Party Review

18Resident News

Graduate Union Tutors

Graduate House Theatregoers

Articles of Interest

University Sector News

Innovations

Puzzles

28The Kelvin Club

Free Lectures at The University of Melbourne

Academic and Professional Development Meetings

33Bequest Society

Graduate House Nations Cookbook for UNICEF

Donate for the Future of Graduates

Welcome to the first monthly newsletter for 2015.

We trust that you have had a good festive season and we look forward to seeing and hearing from you soon.

Graduate House re-opened on the 5th January and we are now seeing the new and returning graduate residents coming into college and a number of groups opening the year with functions.

Happy New Year, albeit belatedly, from all of us here at Graduate House.

Happy New Year

Happy Lunar New Year

Many Australians celebrate the Spring Festival and Lunar New Year. For the Chinese and Vietnamese, 2015 is the Year of the Green Wooden Goat or Sheep, while for the Japanese and Koreans it is the year of the Sheep and the Ram, respectively. This New Year begins on 19th February with the Spring Festival lasting for fifteen days.

For most families, celebrations start on the eve (the 18th) with grand feasts that include a fish dish, symbolising fortune and good luck for the year ahead. Family elders also give red envelopes to children. On the morning of the first day, firecrackers are set off to drive out evil spirits. Many also abstain from meat on this day. On the second day, prayers are offered to ancestors and all the Deities, and this birthday of all dogs is acknowledged.

Chinese New Year celebrations around the world includes street festivals featuring entertainment and children’s activities. Market stalls showcase craft, arts and food. Lion dances and music are performed, colourful costumes are adorned and there are vibrant displays of Chinese lanterns and fireworks. Although not a public holiday in Australia, some businesses close or change opening hours. For the 2015 Melbourne Spring Festival until the 1st March, go to http://www.chinesenewyear.com.au/mel_locations.html

People born in a year of the Goat/Sheep/Ram (1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) are said to be creative, gentle, mild-mannered, thoughtful, amicable, kindhearted and just. Famous people born in these years include Charles Dickens and Leonardo Da Vinci. The Graduate Union wishes each and everyone a very happy Lunar New Year.

Image sourced from 2015 Year of the Goat: Guide to Lunar Coins (AgAuNEWS) on the releases of the September 2014 Perth Mints Lunar Series II coins and of the Royal Mint: Series 02 (the latter coins

having been designed by Wuon-Gean Ho).

2015 CalendarGREAT MINDS

Thank you to the many who have sent in their appreciation of our calendar. We have additional copies for sale. Should you like to see on-line versions, go to our website at:

h t t p s : / / w w w . g r a d u a t e h o u s e . c o m . a u /membership/graduate-house-calendar/

and you can download a copy at:

h t t p s : / / w w w . g r a d u a t e h o u s e . c o m . a u /downloads/2015/01/Calendar-2015.pdf

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Upcoming EventsWe invite you, Members and non-members, to attend our upcoming events.

Book Now

Via our website, by phone 03 9347 3428

through email to [email protected]

or at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.

G R A D UAT E U N I ON S C H OL A R SH I P A N D BU R S A R I E S OP E N F OR A P P L I C AT I ON S

Tuesday

27/01/2015

A l l R e s i d e nt Me mb e r s e n ro l l e d i n p o s t -g r a du at e s tu d i e s are e l i g i b l e t o app ly. Appl i c at i ons c l o s e T hu r s d ay, 2 n d Apr i l 2 0 1 5 . For Appl i c at i on For ms , p l e a s e e n qu i re at f ront d e s k .

B R I D G EN I G H T

Wednesday

28/01/2015

C om e j o i n ot h e r s t o p l ay or l e ar n t o p l ay Br i d ge .

7 : 3 0 p m t o 1 0 : 0 0 p m

G a m e s e s s i o n s a r e f r e e fo r Me m b e r s . G o l d c o i n fo r t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c .

JANUARY

I TA L IA N C ON V E R S AT I ON DI N N E R

Tuesdays

3, 17/02/2015

C om e a l ong t o d i n e an d l e ar n t o s p e a k It a l i an w i t h an e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r.

6 : 0 0 p m

Me m b e r s $ 1 5

No n Me m b e r s $ 2 2C o n c e s s i o n $ 2 0

FEBRUARYM ON T H LY LU N C H E ON

Wednesday

4/02/2015

Ass o c iate Profess or Peter Ve r h e z e n w i l l s p e a k ab out Gif t s , cor r upt i on and phi l anthropy in an ambig u ou s w or l d .

1 2 : 0 0 m i d d ay for 1 2 : 3 0 p m

R e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 1 0

No n - r e s i d e n t Me m b e r s

$ 3 0

C o n c e s s i o n $ 3 5

G e n e r a l P u b l i c $ 4 0

SP E C IA L M OR N I N G B R E A K FAS T

Tuesday

10/02/2015

Non - re s i d e nt m e mb e r s are we l c om e t o j o i n R e s i d e nt Me mb e r s for a h e ar t y bre a k f a s t .

7 : 3 0 a m t o 8 : 3 0 a m


$ 1 5

B R I D G E N I G H T S

Wednesdays

4, 11,18, 25/02/2015C om e j o i n ot h e r s t o p l ay or l e ar n t o p l ay Br i d ge .

7 : 3 0 p m t o 1 0 : 0 0 p m

G a m e s e s s i o n s a r e f r e e fo r Me m b e r s . G o l d c o i n fo r t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c .

F R I DAY DR I N K S A N D DI N N E R

Friday

13/02/2015

Jo i n Me mb e r s for a c onv iv i a l e n d - of - we e k d r i n k an d m e a l . Br i ng you r a f t e r- wor k g roup a l ong b e fore h e a d i ng h om e .6 : 0 0 p m t o 8 : 0 0 p m


$ 1 5

G e n e r a l P u b l i c $ 2 0

WOM E N ’ S F ORU M

Wednesday

18/02/2015

Jo i n t h e d i s c u s s i on on C omp et i t i on v e r su s C o op e rat i on an d s t ay for lu n c h i f d e s i re d .

1 0 : 0 0 a m for 1 0 : 3 0 a m

Fo r u m i s f r e e . L u n c h i s at d i n i n g r o o m p r i c e s .

R E SI DE N T S’ M E E T A N D G R E E T

Tuesday

24/02/2015

Jo i n u s i n we l c om i ng n e w an d re tu r n i ng re s i d e nt s t o Gr a du at e Hou s e ove r d r i n k s an d d i n n e r a s we s h are ou r c o l l e g i a l appro a c h .

6 : 3 0 p m onw ard s

R e s i d e n t m e m b e r s Fr e e


$ 1 5

H E A LT H , HA P P I N E S S A N D W E L L B E I N G T W I L I G H T SE M I NA R A N D TAS T I N G S

Thursday

26/02/2015

S ampl e g re at t a s t i ng s o f fo o d an d w i n e w i t h Gr a du at e Hou s e c an ap é s an d d r i n k s t o t h e n h e ar Profe s s or L e a E l i z ab e t h Waters’ Twi l ig ht L e c ture .

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5 : 3 0 p m t h e n 6 : 3 0 p m

R e s i d e n t Me m b e r s Fr e e


$ 2 0

G u e s t a n d n o n - m e m b e r s

$ 2 5

C o n c e s s i o n $ 2 2 . 5 0


The

Monthly Luncheonwith

Associate Professor Peter Verhezen

Resident Members $10Non-Resident Members $30General Public $40Concession $35

ABN 5561066496 IAR No. A0023234B

220 Leicester Street. Carlton, 3053(03) 9347 [email protected]

February 4th 12:00 Noon

Gifts, corruption and philanthropy, in an ambiguous world.

Associate Professor Peter VerhezenGifts, corruption and philanthropy,

in an ambiguous world. Associate Professor Peter Verhezen is the Managing Director of Verhezen & Associates Ltd, a management consultancy firm that specialises in board consulting, integrated risk management, and corporate governance for Asian emerging markets and Australia. Currently, he is collaborating with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a Senior Advisor addressing corporate governance issues in the Asia Pacific region.

Peter holds a Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations and Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp,Belgium, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Leuven Business School and MA and PhD from The University of Leuven,Belgium. He is Adjunct Professor/Visiting Associate Professor at the Melbourne Business School (MBS) and The University of Melbourne, respectively. Other academic appointments include The University of Antwerp where he is Visiting Professor, and The Ash Institute for Governance and Asian Studies of the Harvard Kennedy School where he was a Fellow. He has been guest speaker at a number of institutes including The European Parliament, Oxford University, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Hong Kong University, Fudan University, Harvard Kennedy School, Singapore Management University, Moscow Business School, University of Indonesia, Hanoi Banking Institute, The World Bank Head Quarters and Stockholm University.

Peter has a significant number of publications in international journals and is invited to speak about corporate governance, ethical leadership and business risks in Asia. He is the author of “Gifts, Corruption and Philanthropy. The Ambiguity of Gift Practices in Business.”


The

LecturesP R E S E N T S

T W I L I G H T

GRADUATE UNION TASTINGS

HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING

from 5:30pm

from 6:30pm

Resident Members FREENon-Resident Members $20Adults $25Concession $22.50

Book by Wednesday, 25th Februaryvia our website, telephone (03 9347 3428),

email at [email protected] or in person at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.

T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 6 t h

ABN: 55610 664 963 IAR No. A0023234B

The Health, Happiness and WellbeingTwilight Lecture Series and GU Tastings are proudly brought to you by Carlton Rotary and The Graduate

Union of The University of Melbourne Inc

Associate Professor Lea Waters is an academic and a registered psychologist who holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology and is the Director of the Master of School Leadership, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne.

Prior to this, Associate Professor Waters held an academic position in the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne. She is a known expert in the areas of organisational change, organisational psychology and positive psychology. She was a key note speaker at the 2nd Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being Conference in 2010; an invited panel member at the 2nd Australian Positive Psychology in Education Symposium, 2011; and a peer reviewed speaker at the 2nd International Congress of Positive Psychology in 2011.

Associate Professor Waters has received international recognition for her research, having published and presented in places such as the United Kingdom, Canada, USA. and Europe. In 2005 she was awarded the Elton Mayo Prize by the Australian College of Organisational Psychologists in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the � eld of organisational psychology. In 2009 and 2010 she has been included in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World for her outstanding research.

PROFESSOR LEA ELIZABETH WATERS


This event is open to the general public.

Often identi� ed with the iconic Australian “Day On the Green” music festivals, Rochford Winery is located in the heart of Victoria’s Yarra Valley. It has a Top 5 Star winery status, meaning that it is in the “Outstanding” category for “Wines of the highest quality, often with a distinguished pedigree”.

Using organic and biodynamic principles in their vineyards and in the winery, Prancing Horse Estate in Mornington Peninsula has a rigorous program of biodynamic viticulture and is one of Australia’s great cool-climate producers.

From the naturally exotic Daintree rainforest region of Far North Queensland, comes the world’s � rst origin chocolate made and 100% owned and operated by Australians passionate about making the � nest chocolate in the world.

Located in the coveted south end of Heathcote, Victoria, McIvor Estate is named after a bush legend said to be surveyor, station overseer and pioneer. With vines in granitic soil, McIver Estate yields award-winning wines, olive oils and fruits on the backdrop of boulders and majestic rolling hills.

GRADUATE UNION TASTINGSWe invite you to sample food and wine tastings provided by:

from 5:30pm

The Health, Happiness and WellbeingTwilight Lecture Series and GU Tastings are proudly

brought to you by Carlton Rotary and The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc

Chairman’s Cocktail Party ReviewFriday, 5th December, 2014

The annual cocktail party hosted by the Chair of the Council (governing body) of The Graduate Union was a sumptuous and successful affair. Held in the Ian Potter and Stillwell rooms, guests arrived to a scene of fresh floral bouquets as centrepieces amongst generous platters of seafood.

Members and guests began arriving from 5.00pm. After a visit to the registration table laden with college garb, our Christmas produce (jams and chutney) and early releases of our wonderful 2015 calendar, they were ushered in to the party and served with drinks on entry.

The Chair of Council, and host for the evening, Mr Rhys Watson took to the podium to welcome Members, Councillors in attendance and guests who included the President and immediate past-President of the Kelvin Club, Mr John Dall’Amico and Mr Kevin Silberberg, respectively, explaining that Graduate House and the Kelvin Club had recently begun discussions on establishing reciprocal arrangements. Mr Watson then spoke to the significant achievements of the Association for 2014 pointing in particular to the implementation of the new rules, ongoing capital improvements, the College Table series and the Association’s continued success with meeting the needs of the graduate market for accommodation and meeting services.

Speaking to the future he alerted the audience to some new membership initiatives that included the setting up of an outdoor café on Leicester Street, and the formation of a ‘Graduates in the City’ group of young career professionals working in the central business district of Melbourne who would be meeting a few times a year in the city. He spoke also on the work of Council in developing and implementing a range of strategies to sustain and grow the organisation into the future, including initiatives to refinance and to continue strengthening our ‘Culture of Philanthropy’. Concluding his address he extended his gratitude on behalf of all Members to his fellow Council members, to the CEO/Head of College and to the hard-working and dedicated staff for another successful year.

The next order of proceedings was to present the prestigious M. V. Anderson Awards comprising a framed award certificate and a bronze medallion by medal artist Michael Meszaros. The Chair explained that he was a descendant of Magnus Victor Anderson, a previous Council Members of The Graduate Union, and that his family had established these awards in honour of his ancestor who had been a prominent accountant in Melbourne, the founder of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a lecturer in Cost Accounting at The University of Melbourne and a member of the Council of the Australia Institute of Cost Accountants. M V Anderson was also an avid collector of chess books, in 1960 donating over 6,000 books to the State Library of Victoria. Mr Watson explained that the M. V. Anderson Award is in recognition of achievement in a range of intellectual pursuits that require perseverance over a number of years and attaining important insights, and for support provided to Members residing at Graduate House.

The first award was presented to Ms Chanchal Chandramouli who was introduced as an inspired, motivated and organised research doctoral student (of cardiac physiology) with a Bachelor of Science


in Biomedical Science, Honours in Medical Bioscience, a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Management Science. She is also a campaigner against domestic violence and female infanticide and had recently become also a Duty Resident at Graduate House.

The second M. V. Anderson award was presented to Chieh-yu (Jai) Chen who was introduced as a strong contributor to inter-cultural relations in college through his role as Vice-President of the newly established Graduate House Student Group Committee (GHSG). Jai holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and has been undertaking his Masters of Nursing Science. He also contributes as a volunteer to the Australian Red Cross as a First Aid Officer and as a direct care counsellor, and has provided basic first aid training to residents.

Next were the awards of Certificates of Appreciation for contributions to the collegial membership experience. Ms Huiting Wang and Mr Thomas Morton (in absentia) were acknowledged for their contributions as Resident Representatives on the Buildings and Facilities Committee. Huiting is pursuing a Masters in Management Accounting, and Thomas, a Doctorate in Optometry. Ms Annelies Van de Ven and Mr Mattias Björnmalm received certificates for their representation of Graduate House at The National Student Leadership Forum in Canberra. Annelies was also acknowledged as the inaugural President of GHSG and for driving its constitution and affiliation with the Graduate Student Association. She is pursuing a research doctorate in Cultural History and Archaeology. A PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mattias was thanked also for being Events Coordinator of GHSG, a Duty Resident, a volunteer with the Australian Red Cross and for providing, with Jai, basic first aid training to residents.

MV Anderson Award recipients Chieh-yu Chen, left, and Chanchal Chandramouli, right, with the

Chair of Council, Mr Rhys Watson.

Winners of the night, from left: Louise McLeod, Chanchal Chandramouli, Mattias Björnmalm, Tim Stephens, Chair Mr Rhys Watson, Huiting Wang,

Annelies Van de Ven, Tessa Satherley and Chieh-yuChen.

Resident Member Ms Louise McLeod received recognition for the support provided to the Members who have resided at Graduate House during her time as Duty Resident. Now an alumni of the college who had been pursuing a Masters of Teaching (Primary) she was congratulated on having recently been successful in obtaining a full-time teaching position. Ms Tessa Satherley who is undertaking a PhD in Arts, Historical and Philosophical Studies was recognised for her contribution as Secretary of GHSG, and long-time resident Mr Tim Stephens, who is pursuing a Masters in Human Nutrition, was thanked for his supporting role as one of the three Duty Residents.

In absentia, Certificates of Appreciation were announced for:• Mr Peter Clark for convening the Finance Seminar Series over 2013 and 2014;• Ms Candice Tan, studying Media and Communication, as a Resident Representative of

Membership and Marketing Committee and as Publicity Coordinator of GHSC;• Ms Rebecca Young, studying to be a Juris Doctor, as Treasurer of GHSG;• Ms Julia Melanson, pursuing a Doctorate of Physiotherapy, for her contribution to The 2014

Graduate House Ball.• Mr Tim Everson, undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Medicine, as GHSG’s Sports

Coordinator; and• Ms Sophie Clark, undertaking a Masters in International Relations, as Secretary of GHSG.

The Chair of Council then concluded the formal proceedings by thanking everyone for their participation in the ceremonies, wishing all the best for the festive season and New Year, and inviting continuation of the enjoyment of food and beverage in the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge. On moving to said Lounge, the party was pleasantly surprised by the magnificent centrepiece of a towering croquembouch, as well as a plentiful array of other cake and dessert choices.

The Graduate Union is grateful for the contribution of everyone towards the success of this continuing annual tradition. We look forward to welcoming Members and guests at the next Chairperson’s Cocktail Party on Friday, 4th December, 2015.

Thank you for your feedback

Congratulations to everyone involved in last evening’s sumptuous, delicious repast. All those delectable gluten free goodies.

Thank you so much. Jean and I really enjoyed ourselves. - Olive Hamilton


Upcoming forums18th February, 2015

Competition versus Cooperation18th March, 2015

Youth and their Future.The forum is free. Lunch afterwards is at Member and non-member prices.

The Women’s Forum Review

Salient points discussed at the Success - the Journey or the Destination? forum on the 19th November, 2014:

The dictionary definition of success is too confining. The concept of “success” will differ from person to person (e.g., from one participant, success to me is often findingsomething I have lost. For many others it involvespassing exams; getting a promotion; or simply findingfood or shelter).

In the broadest sense, success can mean having a purpose in life. There are many types of journeys to success - physical (as in sporting achievements), personal (as in being recognised for an achievement or contribution); or being self-sufficient or independent (in any context).

Too often all that observers see of success is the end product rather than the hard work (and probably the many failed attempts on the way). There is much to be learned from set-backs and failures and the only sin in a mistake is not learning something from it. Careful planning may ease the way to success but learning from failures is crucial. Too much planning may impede or even prevent success if the planning and analysing delay or prevent action.

Each person defines their own yardstick for success but the journey can be eased by learning to recognise and appreciate unexpected “successes” along the way (e.g., affirmations from others or the personal satisfaction of a job well done in the process).

Life is full of choices but most choices involve the rejection of other options. Perhaps success lies in making the most of one’s choice rather than wasting time on regretting the rejected options.

People speak of “luck” as a factor in success but luck is an illusion. “Luck” is when skill or talent and preparation meet opportunity. If those factors do not coincide, then success is an unlikely outcome.

In our lives today and at all levels, whether international, national or personal, competition has become the pathway to success. Individual success is frequently measured by how much bigger, better, faster, wealthier we are than our perceived competitors. Each one of us (as a nation, an organisation or an individual) has a different starting point and perhaps the world would be a happier, more peaceful place if we learnt this and began to help others to succeed and realised the value of this in our own journey to success.

Finally, to quote from the closing scenes of a recent film, “perhaps we should concern ourselves not so much with the pursuit of happiness as with the happiness of the pursuit”.

Hell Explained ... by a Chemistry Student

Bonus question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Interesting answer:

First we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving, which is unlikely. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today.

Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionally as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then

the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, “it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you”, and take into account of the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting anymore souls and is therefore, extinct, leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting “Oh my God!”

It is said that the student received top marks.

The following is one student’s response to a University of Washington chemistry exam. It is sourced from Dave Snowden’s Cognitive Edge blog at http://cognitive-edge.com/.

Come along to the Welcome BBQ on Friday, 13th March beginning at 6.00pm.

Our non-resident Members are always so very kind in welcoming new graduates from all over the world.

Melbourne Graduate School of Research and the Graduate Student Association join us in making this a warm, friendly and inclusive welcome.

Speaking of grills ...


Member’s Christmas Party ReviewFriday, 12th December, 2014

We welcomed Members and guests to the last Collegiate event for 2014, the Members’ Christmas Party, on Friday, 13th of December and held in the combined meeting rooms on the ground floor of the Stella Langford Wing. The party venue was decorated with colourful Christmas adornments, with each table having a beautiful poinsetta as centrepiece and bonbons for every seat. The entertainment theme this year was a singalong Christmas karaoke. A song list was provided at every table and Christmas themed songs playing in the background.

Members and guests started arriving from 5.30pm onwards and were greeted with drinks in the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge. Santa arrived a little later this year but, as always, didn’t disappoint. His magically deep pockets provided an unending supply of lollies and sweets.

The entrée platters then arrived laden with oysters, prawns, smoked salmon, Parma ham and salad. Operations Manager, Mr Daniel Clark, was announced as Master of Ceremonies and took over the microphone, welcoming attendees and outlining the order of proceedings for the evening which included regular raffle draws, surprise prize allocations and many laughs with (or possibly at) those singing along to the carols!

The main course included seasoned turkey and salmon fillet. Dessert was a traditional plum pudding with brandy sauce and a summer pudding with fresh fruit coulis. Many prizes were won in the lucky draws. These ranged from Poinsetta plants to wines and champagnes, hampers, vouchers and a Samsung Tablet. One of the residents’ tables had a particularly lucky night with many winners. Other lucky winners were Member Sally Powe who won the Accommodation Voucher; and Loyalty Bistro patron Ena Ahern who took home the grand hamper. The grand prize of a $500 Myer gift voucher was won by feedback giver Marlies Johnson. Congratulations to all winners!

The Chair of Council, Mr Rhys Watson, took to the podium where he delivered an address to thank members, staff and the CEO/Head of College for another wonderful year and expressed his pleasure at seeing the full attendance and active involvement at the party. He sadly declined a joint karaoke sing-a-long with immediate past Chair of Council, Mr David Sparks, the latter of whom also declared the importance of Members having good aural membership experiences!

Life Member Anne Mulholland and friends from her table started the Karaoke ball rolling with their rendition of Silent Night. All sang along to the lyrics on the three projectors. Among other singers on the night were Kitty Van Wees-Miller, Margaret Mayers, Rosie Maddick, Margert Doyle, Marguerita Adam and Peter Fox. Resident Member Chanchal Chandramouli and her table took the microphone and belted out Jingle Bells and the staff had their turn with their version of Feliz Navidad.

Members enjoyed a free flow of tea and coffee and remained after dinner to savour the Christmas atmosphere. The Graduate Union is grateful to all for contributing to this wonderful festive function.

The night would not have been such a success without the sponsorship and donations of prizes from the many providers of our products and services throughout 2014. We thank you for your support and look forward to another great year in 2015.

Thank you for your feedback

Last week’s Christmas dinner was a masterpiece of multi-tasking and co-ordinated teamwork - preparation, table service, hosting, entertainment and the inevitable clean-up after members went home.

Oh what a wonderful party it was; something for everyone and an ambience which got everyone involved. I am sure James and I can speak for all in wishing each of you a well earned rest and a restorative time

till Graduate House opens it’s doors again in 2015. Thanks to each and every one of the people who make Graduate House such a worthwhile place to come back to.

- Anne Mulholland

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Resident NewsNever discourage anyone ... who continually makes progress,

no matter how slow. – Plato

From Graduate House Student Group (GHSG)

A very warm welcome to all new residents (and welcome back to all returnees)!

For those of you who are new, we are the Graduate House Student Group, a group organised by and for the residents of Graduate House. What we do is arrange events for residents and help residents organise their own activities. Over the past year, we have held a number of social activities such as movie nights, baking classes and weekend pot lucks, as well as discussion and learning activities, such as first aid and CPR training.

Keep updated on what’s on by using our Facebook page (Graduate House Residents’ Social Events) and our info board (on the wall in the residents’ dining area).

Every resident is encouraged to join the group. Membership is free (and you do not commit to anything) but the more people in the group, the more external funding we receive so we can keep our events free or as low cost as possible. Just get in touch with us on Facebook or talk to a committee member to get your name added to the list.

Our Student Group is run by us, the residents. The amount of time and effort put in is completely up to you. Anything from attending events to helping set one up, to running for an executive position on the GHSG Committee is appreciated and encouraged. If you want to get involved, several of the positions on our Committee are opening up as people are leaving college, so we’ll be looking for people to replenish the ranks.

Contact Talk directly to one of us, use our Facebook

page (www.facebook.com/groups/graduatehouseresidents) or email us at

[email protected]

The current GHSG CommitteeAnnelies Van de Ven, President

Jai Chen, Vice PresidentRebecca Young, Treasurer

Sophie Clark and Tessa Satherley, SecretariesMattias Björnmalm, Events Coordinator

Candice Tan, Publicity Coordinator

All residents are invited to the next general meeting, just after dinner at 7.30pm

on Monday, 2nd February.

Positions on Council Committees opening up!

Residents of Graduate House have representatives on two of The Graduate Union’s Council committees. This is where a lot of decisions are made on how the ‘Union’ (our membership) and the ‘House’ (our college) works. The input from us is crucial to help make Graduate House better for the residents. If you want to help make real and lasting change for the House and the Union, let the residents’ voice be taken into account and get experience on how to work in a governance position (and then put this on your résumé), this could be a position for you.

In 2014, representatives on• Membership and Marketing Committee

were Candice Tan and Wenjin Wang; and• Buildings and Facilities Committee were

Huiting Wang and Tom Morton.

In 2015, one position on each of these committees will open up for a new resident representative. Please contact reception, or anyone in the office if you want to know more or wish to apply!

Graduate House Scholarship and Bursaries open for applications on the 27th January, 2015. We send email and social media notices, post on notice boards and have forms also at Reception.

2016 Rotary Peace Fellowship applications are now open online. Each year, Rotary International selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of their peace centres. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses. Two types are available: a Master’s degree fellowship of 15-24 months, and, for more experienced peace professionals, a three-month Professional Development Certificate program.

The application is a two-step process. For the first step, Carlton Rotary Club, which meets here every Tuesday, can assist the resident to have an interview and gain a District nomination (by 31st

May, 2015).

The second step is an application at the international level to Rotary Foundation (by 1st July, 2015). For more information, go to: www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/peace-fellowships.

The Graduate House Tutor Team

Riyan StephanAvailability: February to December, 2015Language Support: EnglishSubjects: Mathematics and Communication Engineering (Electronics)

Emmeline WuAvailability: February to December, 2015Language Support: Mandarin

Rofan TeoAvailability: February to July, 2015Language Support: EnglishSubject: Arts

Jingyao YuAvailability: February, 2015 to February, 2016Language Support: English and MandarinSubjects: Mathematics and Business Management

Ping GuoAvailability: February, 2015 to February, 2016Language Support: English and Mandarin.Subjects: Advertising and Communication

Oliver LovellAvailability: February, 2015 to June, 2015Language Support:MandarinSubject: Mathematics

Haoqu WangAvailability: March to November, 2015Language Support: MandarinSubjects: Mathematics, Engineering and Business Management

Bernice CarrickAvailability: March, 2015 to March, 2016Language Support: EnglishSubjects: Law and Legal Studies

Dolly HoangAvailability: March to December, 2015Subjects: Mathematics, Science and Biology Chemistry

Wei Yang TaiAvailability: March to June, 2015Subject: Mathematics, Engineering and Science

Chanchal ChandramouliAvailability: February to December, 2015Language Support: Malay and TamilSubjects: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology (cardiac)

Rachel DaviesAvailability: February to July, 2015Language Support: English and FrenchSubject: Political Science to advanced levels

Weijin WangAvailability:February to July, 2015Language Support: MandarinSubjects: Marketing, Management, Tourism and Hospitality

Tessa SatherleyAvailability: February to September, 2015Language Support: Advanced EnglishSubjects: Physics and the Arts, Academic writing



When you most succeed, you do so by seeming not to act at all. – Stella Adler

Melbourne is a city of live theatre, with dozens of plays staged each week at a variety of venues within public transport reach of Graduate House.

Most theatres offer concession prices for students. Additionally, Melbourne Theatre Company have indicated kindly that they will give Graduate House a couple of free tickets as give aways for our Members. We shall keep you informed.


We would like to set up a group of like-minded people interested in the Arts and Australian culture and, in particular, attending live theatre (and perhaps also, the ballet, the opera, concerts, cinema, art exhibitions and even sporting competitions). The group could consist of Graduate House student residents and staff, and other Graduate Union Members and interested friends.

Regularly going together as a group (for example, about once a month) would not only mean we might be able to negotiate for better and cheaper seats but could also provide the added enjoyment of sharing a common interest with others in a social setting.

To assist further our enjoyment and deepen our appreciation of the event to be experienced, I would be willing to offer a pre-event talk over drinks at Graduate House about the play, author, actors, etc. After the show, I would also facilitate a debrief or discussion - perhaps over a Port and coffee - so everyone could share their experience of the event and get to know each other, should they so choose.

Occasionally, when there is someone I know in the production, it may be possible to visit them backstage and see something of the behind-the-scenes world of the stage.

It is envisaged that, as we get our group organised and discover which events and nights are most preferred so advance bookings can be made for the year to place in our diaries (tickets can be sold to another if unable to attend at the last minute), others may wish to take a turn at doing the introductory talk. My study and experience is mainly in the area of theatre (especially Shakespeare and the classics) but others may be skilled with or passionate about the other areas of performance and other art, such as ballet, opera, music (popular or classical), the visual arts, classic and art-house films, and sporting competitions (such as, for example, the Melbourne Cup) and might be interested in giving an introductory talk for one of these events or contribute to another.

But before we can even begin to plan such a complex schedule of events for the year, it is essential to know who is interested in such an idea and what their area of interest might be.

Therefore I would really appreciate it if you could send me an email to [email protected] to let me know whether you are interested and what your preference for entertainment might be and any feedback or ideas you would like to contribute.

The sooner I have this information and a means by which I can contact you directly, I can get back to you with some specific suggestions and possible dates and costs so I can receive feedback

before drawing up a possible schedule for the year and eventually arranging the final bookings. Naturally, the privacy of your email will be protected and not used commercially.

Eventually, there will also be some ongoing information on Facebook but, for the setup stage (and for those Union Members not familiar with social media), I am going to need direct contact with the interested individuals to be able to get brochures, synopses, photographs, etc. to them regarding various options and to be able to receive prompt replies for last minute bookings.

For example, while we are setting this up (hopefully in time for the new residents of Graduate House for 2015 to join us as members of our GH Theatre Goers Group), I thought we could try a small impromptu outing in February to see Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, As You Like It, in the park. Please let me know if you are

interested so we can make a group booking (and possible picnic?).

Thank you

Roberta

Graduate House Theatregoers [email protected]

Shakespeare in the Royal Botanic Gardens

GH Theatregoers are suggesting a picnic outing to see Shakespeare’s As You Like It in Melbourne’s famous Royal Botanic Gardens on the east side of the city. This is playing until 14th March, 2015.

As You Like It is the 26th season of the now Melbourne tradition of Shakespeare under the Stars. Before the play, explore the ‘Love Letter Labyrinth’, quaff a beverage from the Shakespeare Pop-Up Bar and sit feasting on your fare on the lawns. The play is delivered to make the language of Shakespeare accessible to all, as well as with clever glee, pathos and whimsicality.

“All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. - Seán O’Casey

Matt Dell’s photograph of Australian Shakespeare Company actors (from left) Lucy Gransbury (Phoebe), Mark Dickinson (Jaques), Louisa

Fitzhardinge (Rosalind), Charlie Sturgeon (Orlando) and Claire Nicholls (Celia).

Orientation Week(s)Student Orientation Week for The University of Melbourne is from Tuesday, 24th February to Friday, 27th February.

Our Graduate House Student Group is organising a host of activities for incoming resident and non-resident graduate students during this and in following weeks, and will inform residents of these events in-house.

GSA (Graduate Student Association) has events beginning 3rd March that include picnics, lunches, films, cocktail parties and mixers. Go to www.gsa.unimelb.edu.au to sign up for their e-newsletter which is of particular relevance and importance for our post-graduate residents.

We seek help from residents with our Graduate Union and Graduate House stalls. One will be on the South Lawn for the Clubs and Societies Expo - anticipated to be on Thursday, 25th February on the Main Lawn. The other stall will be in or near the Charles Pearson Theatre for the Melbourne School of Graduate Research (MSGR) all day on Friday, 27th February.

Your assistance in explaining to new post-graduates that Graduate House can be their social and meeting base and that they can join as Non-Resident Graduate Student Members ($50 per annum) will assist in providing a proper, warm and inclusive welcome. Please speak to Priya Rajoo at Reception if you can help.


Asylum seekers are ‘terrorists’ - untrue.Boat arrivals are subject to the most rigorous security checks of all arrivals into Australia. Not one person who has arrived by boat has ever been found to be a threat to Australia’s security.

Asylum seekers are ‘economic migrants’. - untrue.90% of all people who arrive in Australia by boat and seek asylum are found to be genuine refugees escaping war and persecution. Australia literally locks these people up for fleeing for their lives.

Asylum seekers should wait their turn in the ‘queue’- untrue.There is no ‘queue’ or processing system accessible to asylum seekers in their home countries. By definition, to be a refugee you must be outside your country of origin. Very few countries are signatories to the Refugee Convention and asylum seekers arriving from countries outside this category are subject to anything ranging from neglect, abuse and exploitation to torture and indefinite imprisonment.

Asylum seekers receive ‘more benefits than pensioners’ - untrue.Asylum seekers in detention receive no Centrelink social security benefits at all. They do not have access to Centrelink benefits. They do not get access to public housing and face significantly higher rates of homelessness.

Australia ‘needs’ detention centres.- untrue.Australia today is the only country in the world with a policy of mandatory and indefinite detention.

Australia ‘cannot afford’ to accept asylum seekers - untrue.It costs Australia more to lock asylum seekers in mandatory detention centres than to give them the right to work and let them live in the community and contribute to the economy.

Australia treats asylum seekers ‘fairly’ - untrue.Australia maintains one of the most restrictive immigration detention systems in the world.

‘We are the wise women of the tribe ... speaking up for children’s rights’

Grandmothers Against Detention of Refugee Children

For more information, please visit:http://www.grandmothersadrc.org/home-1

The Grandmothers Against Detention of Refugee Children campaign was launched from the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Saturday, 6th September, 2014 facing Federation Square and Flinders Street Station.

There were banners and placards calling to FREE THE CHILDREN and supporters carried one thousand paper dolls, to represent the asylum seeker and refugee children in detention. There were more than 500 people, some Grandmothers and Friends of Grandmothers.

One of our Members has provided us with an article in which Grandmothers and Friends of Grandmothers have considered the veracity of various statements about refugees. What follows is a summary of their thoughts on assumptions that they consider to be fallacious.

Australia would not lock up children - untrue.More than 700 children are currently were being held in detention centres on mainland Australian, Christmas Island and Nauru. The average age is 10 years old. School education was limited to a maximum of two weeks per child and the average time children had been detained was 221.5 day (about 60% of a year; over seven months).

Asylum seekers are ‘illegal immigrants’ - untrue.Asylum seekers are not illegal and neither are they immigrants. Seeking asylum is a basic

human right under the United Nations Refugee Convention. Australia is a signatory to this convention and must provide protection to people fleeing persecution regardless of how they arrive here. There is no Australian law that criminalises the act of arriving in Australia without a valid visa for the purposes of seeking asylum and having identity documents is not a requirement of seeking asylum.

Australia is being ‘flooded’ with refugees - untrue.People arriving by boat make up a mere 4% of Australia’s total yearly intake of immigrants. Poor developing countries like Pakistan and Iran are being ‘flooded with over 80% of the world’s refugees’. Australia had 0.3% of the globe total. Each year in Australia, approximately 60,000 tourists and temporary migrants overstay their visas - most of these are from rich countries like Britain, the United States and Canada.

Australia is doing its ‘fair share’ - untrue.In 2012, Australia received just 1.47% of total asylum applications worldwide and received only 0.29% of the world’s refugees. Of the 10.55 million refugees under the UNHCR (The United Nation Refugee Agency) mandate, Australia hosted 30,083. In 2012, Australia ranked 49th in their share of the world’s refugees. Relative to its population size, Australia ranked 62nd in the world. Based on wealth per capita, Australian ranked 87th in the world for the number of refugees it hosts.

Articles of InterestStories that may be of interest to our Members

Aslyum seeking

in Australia


University Sector NewsStories that may be of interest to our Members

John Pandolfi, Professor, School of Biological Sciences at The University of Queensland is the author of an article published 15th January, 2015 in the Conversation and entitled: “Obituaries for coral reefs may be premature, study finds”. In this article, Professor Pandolfi acknowledges receipt of funding for his research from the Australian Research Council, including the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. The following contains excerpts from this article.

Humans are doing damage to the world’s oceans. Climate changes, overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on coral reefs around the world. Most notable is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where half of the coral cover has disappeared over the past twenty five years. Coral reefs worldwide are facing additional threats, global warming and ocean acidification, which cause coral bleaching and damaging the coral’s ability to build reefs, respectively.

These new climate-induced effects have prompted many coral reef scientists to predict the overall demise of reefs in as little as a couple of decades. However, research published in Nature on reefs from the Seychelles provides some hope that all will not be lost for future coral reefs.

Corals live in a symbiotic relationship with colourful algae which provide essential nutrients for the corals to function. Without them, the coral often, but not always, dies. When corals bleach, they expel these algae, leaving their white skeletons to shine below their translucent living tissue. When coral bleaching occurs over large

areas, it is known as a “mass-bleaching event”. Severe mass-bleaching events have occurred between 1983 to 2005. These events have affected the Great Barrier Reef.

Most significant was the 1998 event triggered by the 1997-1998 El Niño. In the Seychelles, more than 90% of the corals died. Regime shifts from corals to macro-algae occurred in nine of the 21 reefs as a direct consequence. These regime shifts also affected the fish communities on reefs dominated by coral.

However, there are still signs of hope. Some reefs did not undergo such a shift. The fact that most reefs were able to return to their former coral-dominated states showed that large areas of the world’s reefs were left unaffected and even on bleached reefs, many species retained their algae. Recent work has shown the capacity of corals to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered more than a 50% decline in coral cover over the past 25 years or so, with a substantial part of that decline coming from coral-bleaching events. The 1998 event was particularly severe on inshore reefs, which suffer the most from degraded water quality. Though the Great Barrier Reef has recovered from multiple bleaching events, its ability to recover from future events will likely depend on us to stop declines in water quality due to human activities such as coastal development and dredging.

For more information, please visit:http://theconversation.com/obituaries-for-coral-reefs-may-be-premature-study-finds-36220

Coral reef hope

InnovationsWhat’s new in town

Not-uncommon New Year resolutions are to lose weight, be more physically active or start a fitness regime. Technology might be able to assist.

Personal performance trackers seem to have become the ‘must-have’ accessory for fitness fanatics and for fitness hopefuls.

These trackers promise to help you reach your goal. Seeing how much activity you do or don’t do on a daily or weekly basis, is said by their promoters to motivate you to start taking the stairs or walking the dog an extra lap around the block. At the very least, it definitely makes you more aware of your activity level, and for some of us office-bound folk, this might prove a little depressing.

Tracker devices are described as highly evolved descendants of their ancestor pedometers from yesteryear. They are ‘much smarter’ - by which is meant that do not exactly think but they can measure and report more things, more accurately. Usually paired with a companion web account or a mobile application, they give a comprehensive insight into the habits that make up your physical lifestyle.

There are now many different forms of trackers to flood your purchase decisions! There include clip-on devices, high-end wristwatches or modestly priced bracelets.

Measurements and reports on these trackers include the number of steps that you take (as

with pedometers), the distance that you travel, the number of calories that you burn, the pattern of your rest periods, including sleep, and, on some devices, your heart rate.

Through the internet connections and mobile ‘apps’, trackers connect you to smart Wi-Fi enabled scales, blood pressure monitors and other devices that give you more accurate readings of what’s going on with your body as a whole.

Some manufacturers and distributors of trackers have taken fashion and our day-to-day living into account, so enabling you to track your activity in style and while at work. These products may come attached to a cuff bracelet with fashionable colours and finishes that suits your jewellery collection or personal style, while some look like bracelets or double as stylish watches.

The clip-on style devices are small enough to tuck into your pocket or slip onto the front of your garment. We are told, however, that these trackers are more readily lost!

For more information, please visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/22/us-fitness-trackers-idUSKBN0K00JJ20141222

We are grateful to two of our GU staff members who have consented to have their fitness trackers

photographed - see above right photograph.

Get fit on the

track(er)


PuzzlesMind benders for our Members

Sudoku is an 81 square grid comprising of nine square blocks, each with nine cells. To complete this puzzle, all blank cells must be filled with a number between and including 1 and 9.

Each number can only appear once in each nine celled block, row and column.

AnswersNB: There might be more answer combinations possible!

4 11

195 3 2

11 9 13 29 12

1017 7 1 2 6 915

1 931 4 35 2 8107 5 3

1411

28 8 3 13 6 5 4 1 3

3 4 25 56 7 154 1

5 1 6 6 8 5 1 10

1620 5 4 7

6 718 5 8 7 1 510 2 3

7 5 2 1622

8 3 4 2 8 513

8 3 1 4 5 13 11 8 5 7 9

5 3 2 5 134 6 7 3 4 811 5 6 7 214 5 4 3 1

5

9 7 81

4

18

5

8 2

8

1 5 6

7

4

3

69

7

5

64

3

5 634 28 623 71 97 39

57

426 5

6 19 2

4 29 61 5

2 73 4 9 8

5 6 812 9 4 7

8 3 92 5 1

871 34 2

Last month’s results

Use the numbers 1 to 9 to fill the empty cells so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on top.

Each number can only be used once per row/column.

Last month’s results Please note that there might be more answer combinations possible.

Kakuro

Sudoku

Cryptic Crossword

Across Down

Last edition’s resultsAcross:1. Whale 4. Canape 8. Ragtime 9. Ideal 10. Leisure 11. End 12. Target 14. Vestry 18. Ski 19. Placebo 21. Amiss 22. Stamina 23. Escape 24. Dream

Down:1. Warrant 2. Angle 3. Edifice 4. Cherub 5. Naive 6. Present 7. Fled 13. Raisins 15. Emerald 16. Yardarm 17. Hassle 18. Spar 19. Pasta 20. Olive

1. Fruit for nippers (4,6)7. Street guide for someone unfamiliar with the

area (8)8. Uncommon and not at all well done (4)9. American tug (4)

10. Upset if such a bloomer is revealed (7)12. Islander upset by nice pirates (11)14. They fly although they are powerless to do so (7)16. A dish from the wild West? (4)19. Dig in the dirt for food (4)20. Inexperienced with cunning gardens pest (8)21. Do what chickens do with old soap? (10)

1. Girl rebuilding yacht (5)2. Opposed to profit in a way (7)3. Seaweed in the National Gallery (4)4. A girl sounds pleased about followers (8)5. The world has a change of heart (5)6. Railway covered with cubes of frozen carbon

dioxide (3,3)11. They obstruct gunners in boats (8)12. Mean attempt to follow friend (6)13. Land transformed into sea (7)15. Exclude fresh bread (5)17. Country and Western drinks (5)18. Clothing found in Durham river (4)


Date Time Venue Faculty or School Title Speakers Bookings and

EnquiriesTuesday, 3rd February

5.30pm - 7.30pm

University House, Professors Walk

Faculty of Arts Comparing National Policy Designs for Unemployment Assistance

Please join Professor Dan Finn to launch Professor Mark Considine and Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan’s book Contracting out Welfare Services: Comparing National Policy Designs for Unemployment Assistance.

Enquiries https://secureau.imodules.com/s/1182/index.aspx?sid=1182&gid=1&pgid=5337&cid=7440

Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 8344 6209

Thursday, 19th February

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Derham Theatre, Melbourne Law School,185 Pelham Street, Carlton

Melbourne Law School

Just Mercy Professor Bryan Stevenson

Enquiries http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/melbourne-law-school/news-and-events/news-and-events-details/diaryid/8475

Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9035 1111

Meet at our centrally located facility before and after free Public Lectures held at various locations around The University of Melbourne. These lectures are usually held in the middle of the day or early evening (to suit city workers and students after their regular lectures). See http://events.unimelb.edu.au/all/free-public-lecture and share notice of these lectures across your networks. Non-members are welcome also to meet, dine or refresh here at Graduate House.

Service FeedbackIt was very easy to organise our function here. Hospitality Manager, Rosie Ellul, was very prompt in answering questions, and was helpful and flexible in making the arrangements. This is the 5th year that we have had our annual dinner at Graduate House, and we keep returning because they always help make it a success. Everything was perfect. The function room was fitted our needs and the data projector and sound system worked very well. The quality and quantity of food were just right, and special dietary requests were taken care of. The staff was helpful in both the lead up to our event, and during the function. They were always polite, available and helpful. - David Vaux, ANZAAS

Service FeedbackA huge vote of thanks to the amazing staff team we have at Graduate House. It is easy to voice one’s appreciation for the impeccable service members receive from the front of house staff in the office and bistro areas but equally important members of the team are the many quiet achievers behind the scenes, from Council members whose time and talents keep the show on the road through the kitchen staff who produce such excellent meals and the cleaners and maintenance staff who keep the place functioning smoothly and squeaky clean. What a great job all of you do! - Anne Mulholland

Publications FeedbackThank you for a most interesting and great magazine, The December 2014 Melbourne Graduate. - Elizabeth Butt

Thank You for your FeedbackFeedback helps us. Thank you for taking the time to tell us what you think.

The Graduate Union is proud to hold reciprocal arrangements with The Kelvin Club, named after the mathematical physicist and engineer known well for ‘absolute temperature units’ also in his name.

This members-only 1865 established association is located at 14-30 Melbourne Place in the heart of Melbourne’s central business district in the block bounded by Little Collins, Russell, Burke and Exhibition Streets.

These new arrangements mean that our Members may access their facilities; and theirs, ours. We hope also to establish a series of joint initiatives. The following may be of interest to our members. registrations are via Eventbrite-in-business-luncheon.eventbrite.com.au or by tel-ephoning the Kelvin Club on 03 9654 5711.

The Kelvin Club

Celebrating 20 years of women

at Kelvin Club and

150 Years of History

Friday 13th February 12.30 - 2.30pm

$85.00 members $95.00 non-members

Two course meal with feature panelists

SarahLyons, Sally Arnold and

Liza Boston

Powered by - Kelvin Club - Naked Ambition

- Women of Like Minds


Academic and Professional Development Meetings

Thank you for your patronage

The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and seminars

at Graduate House.

Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics

17th , 26th , 27th , 28th November65 attendees each day

Committee of Convocation

19th November22 attendees

Computing and Information Systems

24th , 27th , 28th November70 attendees each day

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

8th December39 attendees

Department of Infrastructure Engineering

2nd , 4th December36 attendees

Faculty of Business and

Economics

11th, 12th, 13th, 18th November, 8th December178 attendees

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health

Sciences

7th, 28th November, 9th December19 attendees

Indigenous Eye Health Unit Population

and Global Health


International Relations Office - Indonesian Academy of Science


Melbourne Business School


Melbourne School of Philosophy

Dinner


Melbourne Law

School


Melbourne School of

Land and Environment

25th November 8th December13 attendees

Property and

Campus Services

24th November, 9th December27 attendees

Robert Pratt - Chemical Engineering Class of 1966

47th Reunion


The Jack Brockhoff Child Health

and Wellbeing

8th, 9th, 17th December43 attendees

UoM Commercial

11th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th November, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th December

347 attendees

The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged below, as are our Member organised functions.

We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Australian, Council for Health, Physical

Education and Recreation (ACHPER)

3rd December20 attendees

Australian Martial

Arts (AMA)Christmas

Dinner

2nd December18 attendees

Anne Campbell’s

Dinner Function


Australian and New Zealand Association for the

Advancement of Science, Youth Science Australia

(ANZAAS-YSA)


Association of French Teachers

in Victoria (AFTV) AGM


Australian Academy of Technological

Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)


Australian School of

Applied Management (ASAM)

6th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 21st

November104 attendees

Australian Asian Association of Victoria

(AAA)

3rd November, 1st December12 attendees

Australian Film Base (AFB)

11th, 18th, 25th November 2nd , 4th, 12th December15 attendees each day

Australian Food Hygiene Services (AFHS)


Australian Professional Teachers Association (APTA)

22nd, 23rd November 97 attendees

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)


Australia Workplace Innovation and Social

Research Centre


Barry DanceRetired Senior Officers Lunch

1st December11 attendees

Belbin Australia


Betty Keay’s Christmas

Dinner


Bionic Vision

Australia(BVA)


C4M ConsultantsMike Jensen


Career Education Association Victoria (CEAV) Awards and

Graduation Night


Carlton Garden Primary School

Year 6 Graduation


Dental Health Services Victoria

(DHSV)


Council of Professional Teaching Association of Victoria

(CPTAV) Service Awards


CRC forSpatial Information

CRCSI Workshop


Disability Sports Victoria (DSV)

Annual General Meeting


Environmental Protection

Authority (EPA)

19th, 20th November10th December55 attendees

France Medical


International Education Association Inc (ISANA)

Professional Development


Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc

(JLTAV)



John Lester’s 80th Birthday Celebration


Joint Victorian Chemical Engineering Committee


Marilyn Cobain Dining Room Function

2nd December16 attendees

Michael QuinEx PAV Group

3rd December10 attendees

Melbourne College of Contemporary

Psychotherapy (MCCP)


Melbourne Grammar School

1948 - Form 5A


Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria

(MLTAV)

20th, 27th November; 2nd December150 attendees

Organisation Development Australia

(ODA)


Parentshop Pty Ltd

6th, 2nd December30 attendees

Pat Smith’s Mad Hatter Birthday Party


Patrick Foley’s Meeting


Parkville - CarltonProbus Club Inc

11th November, 10th December165 attendees

Professor James Bishop AO ChristmasStaff Lunch


Rhys WatsonOld Melbournians Family

and Friends Night

19th November 49 attendees

Rod Lawson Tribute to

Bruce Lawson


Rotary of Carlton - D9800, Lunch and Board Meetings

and Heritage Cluster

5th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th November

2nd, 9th, 16th December249 attendees

Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Ltd - AGM


Social Work Department Writing Group


Soil Science Australia Leeper Dinner

21st November30 attendees

The Archway Group Seminar


The Kelvin Club


The University of Sydney Women in Mathematics


Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)


Western Clinical School 2014 Graduation Tea


The Graduate Union GU Collegiate and Governance Meetings

5th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 26th November1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 16th ,17th, 18th, 19th October

672 attendees

Bequest SocietyIn 2015 we are establishing a bequest society for our Graduate House (our residential college for post-graduates) and our Graduate Union (our international collegium of graduates).

What is a Bequest?According to the Fundraising Institute of Australia’s (FIA) Principles and Standards of Fundraising Practice - ethical and best practice guidelines for professional fundraisers, a bequest is ‘the gift of any asset or right given to an organisation by a donor by the donor’s will and includes a legacy, residuary bequest, pecuniary bequest, contingency bequest or specific bequest.

Well that all sounds a bit confusing doesn’t it?

What is a Model Bequest?The following is the wording for a ‘model bequest’ taken from the FIA publication and with (apologies) The Graduate Union as the beneficiary:

I give to The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc., ABN 5561064963 and IARN A0023234B, in aid of:a) its general purposes ORb) the specific purpose of [insert here]• the sum of $ ............. OR• the residue of my estate OR• a .....% share of the residue of my estate OR• all my property known as [Property Folio

Number] situated at [Address of Property] OR

• if any of my nominated beneficiaries predecease me, the bequest shall not fail but I give the share of my deceased beneficiary to The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc.

and declare that the receipt of the CEO/Head of College or other authorised officer of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc. shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executors for my bequest.

What is a Codicil?A codicil is wording that amends and is added to your will. It does not replace the will but changes a part of the will. Some, who do not favour using codicils as they can cause confusion, say that it is better to just draw up a new clear will.

What is a Bequest Society?

Often called a ‘donor recognition society’, a bequest society is a group of people who come together to:• be recognised as good stewards who have

made or will be making significant gifts in the form of a bequest in their wills;

• be thanked for including an organisation such as The Graduate Union and Graduate House in their wills;

• be honoured for supporting the values and passion for the organisation to such a degree that they have created a gift that will sustain and grow the organisation into the future;

• meet and learn from others with equally strong commitment to the ongoing life and vibrancy of the organisation;

• lead, cultivate and model a ‘culture’ of giving;• get advice and support on how to write and

structure their wills, bequests and codicils so that they are in control of their giving during their lifetime.

Who will be members of our Bequest Society?

The Graduate Union has had generous bequests from luminaries who include William Berry, Phillip Law, Stella Langford and Ron Davey, whom we shall acknowledge in perpetuity.

Our current donors are many and we have several members who have informed us of their inclusion of The Graduate Union in their wills. Thank you and we hope that you will accept our invitation to join our Bequest Society so that we can thank you more in person. Additionally, we have so many Members who may have included us in their will but have not informed us. We hope that you will assist us by joining this Society so that we can thank you now!! Please do not worry. We do understand that some feel that they do not need acknowledgement, that some are very private about such matters and that others are superstitious when speaking about end of life matters. Perhaps, however, our Bequest Society might assist in addressing some of these concerns when meeting with like-minded Members.

The name of our Bequest Society?Current contenders include:

The 1911 SocietyPast Graduates for Post Graduates SocietyGraduate House Society

Let us know your ideas and how you might want to contribute in forming and/or joining.


The GraduaTe union of The universiTy of Melbourne inc. D onation Form 2014

Donation Form

From its establishment in 1911, Members have lived, learned and met together to continue the experience of ‘the meeting of the minds’ beyond university as they entered the workforce, had families, became leaders,

volunteered across the world and retired.

These Members built the organisation through great generosity in the form of donations of funds and buildings, bequests and sponsorship, together with volunteer and pro bono work. We seek always to honour this legacy and to foster a culture of active and contributing membership.

Please give to our unique association of graduates.

Your gift is tax deductible and acknowledged in The Melbourne Graduate (please specify if you wish to remain anonymous).

Please complete this section, and the sections overleaf, and send to The Graduate Union

220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VictoriaAustralia, 3053.

My donaTion will be $aud:aT frequency: once-off weekly MonThly annually

i auThorise The GraduaTe union To send Me a reMinder To send in a cheque or puT Money inTo The Gu accounT

The Graduate Union220 Leicester Street Carlton

VIC, Australia, 3053

Phone: 03 9347 3428Email: [email protected]: www.graduatehouse.com.au

Donor Information

TiTle:naMe:daTe of birTh:naMe of orGanisaTion, Group or universiTy deparTMenT/ school: (for orGanisaTion MeMbers only)

business:eMail:address: (nuMber, sTreeT naMe or posT office box, suburb, sTaTe, posTcode and counTry)

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Contact Information

Graduate House Nations Cookbook

Our Resident Members come from all over the world. The map below shows the numbers from each country of graduates who resided in college over 2014.

To support UNICEF’s work for peace in the Middle East, the Graduate House Student Group committee is compiling a cookbook of recipes from these many different countries. All money raised will go to UNICEF.

Amongst our Resident Membership we not only have talented chefs or those with talented grandmothers, but we also have the photographers, the publishers, the editors, the journalists, the publicists, etc. From our non-resident Membership we hope that additional support will come through offers of money, printing, marketing and distributing for sale.

We shall keep you updated with developments!

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Phone: 03 9347 3428Email: [email protected]: www.graduatehouse.com.au

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