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 [email protected]
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
