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NEWSLETTERDECEMBER 2019

THE GRADUATE UNION

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GU COLLEGIATE

4 Chairperson's Cocktail Party The Hon Gaetano (Tony) Pagone

5 Members' Christmas Party

PROMOTIONS

6 Christmas Function Menu

8 Festive Season Jam

FEATURES

9 “A Shocking Tale of Neglect”: The Aged Care Royal Commission’s interim report on aged care in Australia

12 Women at Oxford and Cambridge: Fight for the right to be educated

14 Mrs Marie Ellul : ART Lab Solutions

REVIEW

16 October Women's Forum What is a suitable good life for me as I age?

GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS

16 Movember with Avi

17 Order of St John’s Grand Siege of Malta commemoration

18 Stewart Levitt’s Book Launch

Innovation to Commercialisation Summit

19 The Johnston Collection

20 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights: The Project to Create Australia's Human Rights Charter

22 Asian Australian Lawyers Association's (AALA) Diwali event

23 Graduate Women International and the United Nations

Colours of the World: 2019 International Festival of Language and Culture

SEEN AT GRADUATE HOUSE

24 Welcome United Board Fellows

Remembering “Big” John

25 Sonja Schimo

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS

26 October 2019 Listings

OTHER

25 Feedback

28 Extracurricular Jingle Bells was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas

29 Innovation What do Rembrandt and Flow Chemistry have in common?

31 Diamond Jubilee Campaign Contribution form

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GU CollegiateBridge Nights

Join in a game or learn to play the card game Bridge.

Enjoy biscuits, tea and coffee.

Members $2 non-members $6

6:50pm for 7:00pm start Wed, 4th, 11th December

Special Morning Breakfast

Non-resident Members are welcome to join Resident Members for a hearty

breakfast at Graduate House.

Free for Resident Members non-resident Members $8

7:30am to 8:30am Tue, 10th December

Women's Forum

Come join the ladies for their traditional end of year session of jokes, recollections and laughter.

The Forum is free. All are welcome. Lunch is at Member and

non-member prices

10:00am for 10:30am start Wed, 18th December

Italian Conversation Dinner

Dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher.

Members $17non-members $25

6:00pm Tue, 3rd, 17th December

BOOK NOWvia our website:www.graduatehouse.com.au

by phone: (03) 9347 3428

by email: [email protected] or at Reception.

Members' Christmas Party

Join Members and their guests for a traditional Christmas dinner and

entertainment.

Resident Members $20.00non-Resident Members $58.50

non-members $69.00concession $60.50

6:00pm for 6:30pm start fri, 13th December

Chairperson's Cocktail partyChairperson of the Council

of The Graduate Union invites all members to celebrate

another wonderful year.

This event is free for Members.By invitation only to non-members

5:30pm to 7:00pm Fri, 29th November

Our last day of operation for the year is Friday, 20th December 2019. We re-open on Monday, 6th January 2020.

We wish you a happy festive season and a safe and prosperous 2020.


The Hon Gaetano (Tony) Pagone

Chairperson of the Council of The Graduate Unionof The University of Melbourne Inc.

invites Members to the Chairperson’s Cocktail Party

Chairperson’s Cocktail Party

Graduate House220 Leicester Street, Carlton

RVSP by Monday, 25th November 2019email: [email protected] or phone: (03) 9347 3428

THE GRADUATE UNION of The University of Melbourne Inc.

This is a Member event and otherwise by invitati on only

Friday, 29th November 20195:30pm to 7:00pm | Dress: Aft er Five

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Function Menu

SET MENU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER

Available from 1st July until 18th December 2019

EntréeThai prawn with tamarind sauce (df) (gf)

Herb crusted chicken breast served with a brandy cream sauceSpinach and ricotta ravioli with roasted pumpkin sage sauce and

shaved parmesan cheese (v)

Main CourseSeasoned turkey breast with apple and citrus stuffi ng served with gravy (gf)

Seared salmon with saffron dill cream and a touch of champagne (gf)Vegetarian stuffed zucchini (v+) (gf)

DessertPlum pudding with custard and brandy sauce (v)

Cold set lime cheesecakeSummer fruit salad (v+) (gf)

For each course, choose two options Table service is 50/50 drop

Traditional Christmas

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Function Menu

SET MENU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER

Available from 1st July until 18th December 2019

Main Course

Porterhouse steak (gf) (df)

Lamb chops (gf) (df), Gourmet sausages Tikka chicken thighs (gf)

Vegetarian burgers (v) Grilled summer vegetable platter (v+) (gf)

Onions (v+) (gf) and a selection of summer salads (v) (gf)

Dessert

Blueberry pavlova (v) (gf), Fruit salad and cream (v) (gf)

IN THE GRADUATE HOUSE COURTYARD

Christmas Summer BBQ

$59.50 per person

Minimum 15 Guests(df) dairy free (gf) gluten free (v) vegetarian (v+) vegan



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“A Shocking Tale of Neglect”: The Aged Care Royal Commission’s interim report on aged care in Australia

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established on 8th October 2018 by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Hon Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).

In Australia, Royal Commissions are the highest form of inquiry on matters of public importance.

The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care was submitted to the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) on 31st October 2019 and was tabled in the Australian Parliament on the same day. The Interim Report, entitled Neglect, is in three volumes and is now available to read on the Royal Commission’s website.

The Interim Report covers much, but not all, of the work of the Royal Commission through to September 2019. Most of the Royal Commission’s work on quality and safety considerations will be in the Final Report, which is to be released by 12th November 2020.

In brief, and disturbingly, The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Interim Report has found that the aged care system fails to meet the needs of its older, vulnerable citizens, does not deliver uniformly safe and quality care, is unkind and uncaring towards older people and, in too many instances, it neglects them.

Commissioners The Hon Richard Tracey AM RFD QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO's investigation into Australia’s aged care system led them to describe the aged care system as “a shocking tale of neglect”.

“The neglect that we have found in this Royal Commission, to date, is far from the best that can be done. Rather, it is a sad and shocking system that diminishes Australia as a nation.”

Commissioners describe the many problems that older people and their families have in trying to get access to aged care services; service shortfalls; the dispiriting nature of residential care; serious substandard care and unsafe practice; an underpaid, undervalued and insufficiently trained workforce; and isolation of young people with disabilities.

Commissioners identified three areas where immediate action can be taken:

• to provide more Home Care Packages to reduce the waiting list for higher level care at home;

• to respond to the significant over-reliance on chemical restraint in aged care, including through the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement; and

• to stop the flow of younger people with a disability going into aged care, and speed up the process of getting out those young people who are already in aged care.

The Interim Report explains that the aged care system needs fundamental reform and redesign. It identifies systemic problems in aged care with a system that:

• is designed around transactions, not relationships or care;

• minimises the voices of people receiving care and their loved ones;

• is hard to navigate and does not provide information people need to make informed choices about their care;

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• relies on a regulatory model that does not provide transparency or an incentive to improve; and

• has a workforce that is under pressure and under-appreciated and that lacks key skills.

The report has found that a fundamental overhaul of the design, objectives, regulation and funding of aged care in Australia is required.

Volume 1 of the Interim Report contains key information about aged care and conclusions that the Commissioners have reached over the course of hearings held from February to September 2019. There are seven chapters in Volume 1 which flag recommendations for reform to be contained in the Final Report:

Chapter 4 - ‘An overwhelming sense of loss’Every person’s experience of aged care is different. While some people’s stories have been positive, others have been overwhelmingly distressing. The aged care system should not be a signifier for loss, abandonment and fear. The Royal Commission will, over the next 12 months, examine whether there are societal barriers to the enthusiastic acceptance of reforms to aged care. The Final Report will recommend a whole-of-system reform and redesign.

Chapter 5 - Finding the DoorThe ‘front door’ to our aged care system – an online portal on the My Aged Care website and a call centre – has proved costly and has failed to provide adequate information to people about aged care and how to access it. The system could be improved to provide users with information to compare quality, safety and cost of services in their area, to find help, and to find accurate information about waiting lists.

Chapter 6 - The LotteryThe aged care system is unable to deal with the level of demand for home care services. Waiting times of up to 12 months or more for high care Level 4 Home Care Packages are unacceptable. People are dying on the waiting list. The Royal Commission believes that significant additional funding is needed immediately and in the future to increase access to Home Care Packages.

Chapter 7 - ‘Elders are our future’Evidence shows that aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people needs to be delivered in ways that are flexible, adaptable and culturally safe. This includes assessment pathways, aged care integrated with other services, and facilitating aged care on Country, where

possible. The Royal Commission is exploring ways to support aged care services to be staffed and managed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Chapter 8 - Restrictive PracticesThe Royal Commission has revealed instances where the use of restrictive practices have been inhumane, abusive and unjustified. A lack of permission in the use of restraint and prolonged use of powerful chemical restraints is common in Australia. Early action by the Government in the context of current negotiations on the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement would be an important first step towards correcting the problem.

Chapter 9 - Workforce MattersA poorly skilled, underpaid workforce under pressure to provide care is the picture so far revealed. The quality of care that people receive depends very much on the quality of the paid carers, their working conditions, their leadership and engagement. The Royal Commission will continue to examine workforce issues over the next year, including: attraction and retention; education and training; choosing the right staff; remuneration and careers; continuity of care; staffing levels and staff mix; and leadership.

Chapter 10 - Falling through the Gaps: Younger People in Residential Aged CareThe Australian Department of Health told the Royal Commission that the 6,000 younger people with a disability living in aged care is a ‘somewhat intractable problem’. The Commissioners found there was a lack of will and effort to address the issues that have left young people in aged care. Now that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) exists, Commissioners do not accept that the problem is intractable and consider that swift action needs to be taken to fix the situation so that younger people with disabilities are able to live in the community, as other young people do.

Volume 2 of the report contains detailed overviews of the public hearings from February up to and including hearings in Darwin and Cairns in July 2019, including the Royal Commission’s findings in case studies conducted at those hearings.

Volume 3 contains a number of appendices, including summaries of the nine community forums the Royal Commission has held throughout Australia since February.

The Interim Report provides an insight into the Commissioners’ thinking to date, but does not include specific recommendations. The Royal Commission invites



submissions in response to the content of the Interim Report.

The Royal Commission’s Final Report, which will be handed to the Governor-General in November 2020, will set the framework for a complete overhaul of the aged care system — from system philosophy and design, to interactions with health and disability services, to workforce, funding and regulation.

Aged Care Royal CommissionersMs Lynelle Briggs AO

Ms Briggs was CEO of Medicare Australia and served as the Australian Public Service Commissioner for five years. She is a non-executive director of Maritime Super and Goodstart Early Learning, a member of the Aid Governance Board for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and is chair of the General Insurance Code Governance Committee. She was Chairperson of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission. She has served on the boards of the Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and conducted reviews for various government agencies and Ministers.

The Hon Richard Tracey AM RFD QC

The Hon Mr Tracey was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2006 until 2018, President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal from 2009 until 2018, and Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force from 2007 until 2014.

Prior to becoming a judge, Mr Tracey taught law in a number of academic roles and worked as a barrister, being appointed Queen's Counsel in 1991. He also served in the Australian Army from 1975 until 2014, achieving the rank of Major-General.

Mr Tracey died on 11th October 2019 before the commission provided its interim report.

Fellow royal commissioner, Ms Lynelle Briggs, said Mr Tracey had continued working on the inquiry’s interim report after being diagnosed with cancer and while receiving treatment in California.

“He was experienced. He was wise. He was admired. He knew the law like the back of his hand. He was prepared to take a punt if it meant getting a better outcome for older Australians. It was Richard who labelled aspects of the aged care system cruel and unkind, after two particularly gruelling days of evidence in Darwin,” Ms Briggs said.

The Hon Tony Pagone QC, Chairperson of The Graduate Union, has now been appointed as the new co-Chair of the Royal Commission. The Hon Pagone, who was appointed as the third commissioner last month, said Mr Tracey’s work on the inquiry had been solid, selfless and significant. “He had, by any measure, a distinguished career as a lawyer, as a jurist and, I must say, from my experiences of him, he was a remarkable friend,” His Hon Pagone said.

“He had a selfless drive and energy which he blended with good humour and compassion. It is no small mark of the man's character that he worked solidly as a judge, despite at the time carrying an illness which might have crushed others until remission seemed to have lessened the danger.”

The royal commission held a minute’s silence to honour Mr Tracey after announcing his death at the beginning of a Melbourne public hearing.

The commission’s report, as Ms Briggs said, is one of Mr Tracey’s many legacies. We are proud that our Chairperson His Hon Pagone is appointed as the new co-chair and will carry on the remarkable work of Commissioner Tracey.

We would like to inform all of our Members that you can make submissions until the end of April 2020 at: [email protected].

You can also write to the Royal Commission at GPO Box 1151 Adelaide SA 5001 or telephone 1800 960 711 between 8:00AM-6:30PM ACDT Monday to Friday except on public holidays. Interpreter services are available.

Read the full Interim Report at the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Quality’s website: https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/Pages/interim-report.aspx

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“Here then was I . . . sitting on the banks of a river a week or two ago in fine October weather, lost in thought. That collar I have spoken of, women and fiction, the need of coming to some conclusion on a subject that raises all sorts of prejudices and passions, bowed my head to the ground. To the right and left bushes of some sort, golden and crimson, glowed with the colour, even it seemed burnt with the heat, of fire. On the further bank the willows wept in perpetual lamentation, their hair about their shoulders. The river reflected whatever it chose of sky and bridge and burning tree, and when the undergraduate had oared his boat through the reflections they closed again, completely, as if he had never been. There one might have sat the clock round lost in thought. Thought — to call it by a prouder name than it deserved — had let its line down into the stream. It swayed, minute after minute, hither and thither among the reflections and the weeds, letting the water lift it and sink it until — you know the little tug — the sudden conglomeration of an idea at the end of one’s line: and then the cautious hauling of it in, and the careful laying of it out? Alas, laid on the grass how small, how insignificant this thought of mine looked; the sort of fish that a good

fisherman puts back into the water so that it may grow fatter and be one day worth cooking and eating. . .

But however small it was, it had, nevertheless, the mysterious property of its kind — put back into the mind, it became at once very exciting, and important; and as it darted and sank, and flashed hither and thither, set up such a wash and tumult of ideas that it was impossible to sit still. It was thus that I found myself walking with extreme rapidity across a grass plot. Instantly a man’s figure rose to intercept me. Nor did I at first understand that the gesticulations of a curious-looking object, in a cut-away coat and evening shirt, were aimed at me. His face expressed horror and indignation. Instinct rather than reason came to my help, he was a Beadle; I was a woman. This was the turf; there was the path. Only the Fellows and Scholars are allowed here; the gravel is the place for me. Such thoughts were the work of a moment. As I regained the path the arms of the Beadle sank, his face assumed its usual repose, and though turf is better walking than gravel, no very great harm was done. The only charge I could bring against the Fellows and Scholars of whatever the college

Women at Oxford and Cambridge: Fight forthe right to be educated

Photo from The Times, UK


might happen to be was that in protection of their turf, which has been rolled for 300 years in succession they had sent my little fish into hiding.”

This is the scene in Virginia Woolf ’s A Room of One’s Own (1929) in which Woolf depicts women’s status at Oxford and Cambridge in the 1920s and 30s, their limited access to education and, hence, the obstacles they were facing to be intellectually and creatively active and productive. The narrator is sitting on the banks of a river at Oxbridge — a fictional university meant to suggest Oxford and Cambridge — pondering the question of ‘women and fiction’, about which she has been asked to give a lecture. She metaphorically talks about her thoughts as a ‘little fish’ and is excited about where her ideas might lead when she is interrupted by the Beadle, a university security guard, who tells her that women are not allowed to walk onto the grass. She hurries back to the gravel path, the little fish of her idea scurried away into hiding and lost.

Later, as the female narrator strolls around and enjoys the beauty and tranquillity of her surroundings, she remembers that an essay by Charles Lamb, 19th century British Romantic essayist, about revisiting Oxbridge is in the library. In pursuit of researching her topic, she decides to go to the library to read the manuscript in order to gain some insight into the art of writing:

“It then occurred to me that the very manuscript itself which Lamb had looked at was only a few hundred yards away, so that one could follow Lamb’s footsteps across the quadrangle to that famous library where the treasure is kept . . . But then one would have to decide what is style and what is meaning, a question which — but here I was actually at the door which leads into the library itself. I must have opened it, for instantly there issued, like a guardian angel barring the way with a flutter of black gown instead of white wings, a deprecating, silvery, kindly gentleman, who regretted in a low voice as he waved me back that ladies are only admitted to the library if accompanied by a Fellow of the College or furnished with a letter of introduction.

“That a famous library has been cursed by a woman is a matter of complete indifference to a famous library. Venerable and calm, with all its treasures safe locked within its breast, it sleeps complacently and will, so far as I am concerned, so sleep for ever. Never will I wake those echoes, never will I ask for that hospitality again, I vowed as I descended the steps in anger.”

This episode suggests the ways in which the exclusion of women from the colleges and libraries of the two universities prohibited their intellectual achievement.

This fictional episode is based on a true event: Woolf was invited to speak on the topic of ‘women and fiction’ at Newnham Arts Society, one of the only two women’s colleges at Cambridge in 1928. The Newnham College was a women's constituent college founded in 1871 by a group organising lectures for ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicent Garrett Fawcett. It was the second women’s college to be founded at Cambridge, following Girton College (1869).

October 2019 is the 99th anniversary of women being admitted as full members at Oxford. Women had studied at Oxford since the 1870s. But until 1920, they were not admitted as full members, and were not even entitled to claim the degrees they had earned. This changed in October 1920 with a new statute. It operated retrospectively: women who had previously earned their degrees could return to Oxford, be formally ‘matriculated’ as university members and go through graduation.

Women had entered Cambridge lecture halls slightly earlier than those at Oxford. However, Oxford was the first of the two to admit women to degrees and full status in 1921 — 26 years before Cambridge followed suit in 1947.

For a peek into history of the debate at the time which led to the full admission of women to the colleges, read the following excerpt published in The Times, UK in October 1919, titled Women at Oxford and Cambridge. We thank Mr David Sparks, Past Chairperson of our Council, for bringing the article to our attention.

“A proposal is to be discussed at Cambridge today which may lead to the admission of women as members of the University, or, failing that, to a possible arrangement by which they shall be enabled to receive degrees. The University of Oxford is moving in a similar direction. At present it is too early to say what form a fuller recognition of women will ultimately take. The terms of the grace before the Cambridge Senate open up more than one prospect. Either a complete or a restricted admission of women to membership of the University appears to be contemplated, or perhaps only the removal of the long-standing grievance over a titular distinction. The matter is not so simple as is sometimes supposed. It would be logical, no doubt, and desirable on many grounds, that women should become full-fledged members of either University, whose terms they keep, whose lectures they attend, whose honours examinations they undergo, whose Parliamentary suffrage, if they have — except in name — graduated, they exercise.


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Marie Ellul is the Chief Executive Officer of ART Lab Solutions, a products and service-based business, which provides the livestock industry with reproductive technology tools to advance livestock quality. ART Lab Solutions leverages off the increasing adoption of genetic selection in high-value livestock breeding, which aims to combine the best bull and cow genetics and produce as many calves as feasible per annum from such combinations. The company’s current focus is in beef and dairy cattle, but the technologies can be adopted for application across a range of livestock.

Marie started her tertiary education in 2009 with a Bachelor of Health Science at the University of Adelaide; biology was one of her favourite subjects in high school. In the final year of her degree, she was intrigued by the reproductive side of biology, and in particular in vitro fertilisation (IVF). She was fascinated by the creation of life, having always been a family person and knowing that one day she wanted children of her own. Marie followed on to do Honours in 2012 (achieving a First Class Grade) which involved performing IVF using mice as the research models.

Marie’s first job following graduation was through word-of-mouth. One of her assessors who graded her during honours sent her an email with the Subject: “Hi and are you looking for an embryology job?”. She still has the email! “It just goes to show the value of networking and establishing connections, you never know who is watching. Since that email I have been with the same employer for nearly seven years but have continued to grow and develop my career. It’s important not to become

complacent in your role,” Marie said. That initial job was with Professor Jeremy Thompson as Manager and Quality Coordinator of IVF VET Solutions, a business unit within the University of Adelaide that performs mouse embryo assays, and at that time, was also manufacturing and distributing cattle in vitro production embryo (IVPE) media.

In 2018, the decision was made to spin-out the cattle IVPE media into a separate entity, known as ART Lab Solutions Pty Ltd, with Professor Thompson as the Founder and Marie as the Chief Executive Officer. ART Lab Solutions’ cattle IVPE media is a result of over 35 years of research and development lead by Professor Thompson, an excellent example of how scientific research can lead to industry sought-after innovation. Marie is most proud of being able to support the cattle breeding industry and supporting the research and development led by Professor Thompson. With his dedication over the last 35 years, the ability to commercially produce a cattle IVF product has been a

Mrs Marie Ellul ART Lab Solutions

Mrs Marie Ellul

But the mere enjoyment of these substantial privileges is not in itself a claim for further consideration. Membership of either University entails responsibilities from which at present the women students and their colleges are free. Admission to it, for women, would probably mean, in one form or another, an increase of expenses and the adherence to a stricter discipline than is at present in force. If the women and their colleges are prepared to face the responsibilities of full membership, we can see no reason why it should not be granted to them. But if they seek to procure an extension of their present advantages without the corresponding obligations, opposition may be expected. This would be worthy of respect in a way which the old-fashioned and, we hope, extinct antagonism based on sex prejudice was not.

Senate discussion todayThe Council will submit to the Senate for discussion the following grace: That a syndicate be appointed to consider whether women students should be admitted to membership of the university, and if so with what limitations, if any; and alternatively, if they are not admitted, by what means the university could cooperate with the women’s colleges in the conferment of degrees.”

See the article in The Times at https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/women-at-oxford-and-cambridge-7bfxcj3kt?shareToken=40ea03be838a54106c37dea43f141013

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success. She is thankful that she has the tools to adapt and further her studies with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), which she started in 2017, to support her career development during this venture.

As part of her development, Marie has participated in several mentor programs throughout her study and work career, including at the Robinson Research Institute, the Women's Professional Development Network (WPDN) Mentoring Program at the University of Adelaide, and the MBA Mentoring Program at the University of Adelaide. “Mentors are truly remarkable, and you get out what you put in. Each one has helped me to develop and get through an obstacle that I may have been facing at that particular time,” Marie said. In 2017, Marie was one of 20 candidates selected to participate in an Emerging Leaders Program held by the University of Adelaide. This provided her with self-assessment tools to understand her leadership qualities and how to motivate and lead with others around her. Marie’s advice to graduates is to network and seek mentorships — whether it’s via a workplace program or even asking an inspirational role model for a chat over coffee. “Having that support, guidance, and access to knowledge via someone else’s experience is invaluable,” she said.

ART Lab Solutions markets its products internationally via exhibiting at conferences. One of the challenges the company faced was shipping perishable products internationally, all whilst maintaining a temperature of 2°C to 8°C during the freight. This challenge was solved by sourcing viable packaging that would last the distance, and now ART Lab Solutions has found sustainable

packaging made from recyclable wool — and at a sustainable price too! In the future, ART Lab Solutions aims to penetrate its cattle IVPE technologies through international markets, particularly in South-East Asia. The hope is to expand the product range and offer other assisted reproductive technologies via the established relationship with the University of Adelaide and its research and development pipeline.

For the future, Marie is aiming to complete her MBA by April 2020 and undertake a Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Marie has had wonderful support during her academic and work career from her family and friends. In particular, her husband, Matthew has been her biggest influence and encourages her to succeed every day. “His support and positive can-do attitude is contagious and has enabled me to carry out part-time study whilst working full time,” she said. “The stability that comes with having a close family to me has meant that no matter if I fail or make mistakes, your family will always be there and will be the one thing that never changes.”

Away from work, Marie enjoys being outdoors and walking along the beach, cooking traditional Italian food with her Nonna, and salsa dancing!

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From left: ART Lab Solutions Founder, Professor Jeremy Thompson and Chief Executive Officer, Marie Ellul


Avi Gandhi, former Resident Member from 2016 to 2018, is again participating in Movember, which aims to reduce male suicide by 25% by 2030.

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as anxiety, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. Movember derives its name from “mo” (the diminutive word for moustache) and the word “November”.

Avi has a Bachelor of Building Science from the Victoria University of Wellington, a Graduate Diploma of Architecture from the Victoria University of Wellington, and a Master of Construction Management from The University of Melbourne. He is currently working as an

Assistant Project Manager at Beca Ltd (in Hamilton, New Zealand) — Graduate Programme.

Please support Avi and Movember here!: http://mvmbr.co/36RQjeD.

The next Women’s Forum is on Wednesday, 18th December 2019The tradition of the last forum of the year continues as the ladies reflect on the year that was,

with plenty of jokes and laughter.

10:00AM for 10:30AM start. The forum is free. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices.

1. It is essential that we keep our bodies going with regular exercise and good food.

2. Spirituality can be important, it keeps our mind going. Volunteering is a noble act and we can all do what suits us best when we get involved and still be useful to others.

3. We must feel safe when going out and not having to worry as we go about our daily life.

4. We should not have financial worries either.

5. We must also be aware of scams, avoid falling prey to them and know where to get help when needed.

6. We are the beneficiaries of advanced medical science and are able to be active and enjoy a longer life span. However this may leave us with the increasing problem of dementia.

7. Therefore, a good healthcare system is essential. We have to be able to get care, and the right kind of care, when we need it.

8. We need an ethical basis for our life, such as interaction with others and having friends.

9. On the other hand, connection with others can become increasingly less as one ages and friends die.

10. In an electronic age, some people are too absorbed with artificial friends.

11. Being able to adapt to changing circumstances is very important.

12. Some people choose to take cruises for life. Being on a ship and meeting new people can be one way of having an interesting life without the domestic responsibilities.

Women's Forum Review Wednesday, 16th October 2019 What is a suitable good life for me as I age?

Below are some salient points from the forum:

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Movember with Avi

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How frequently do we have the opportunity to support a charitable organisation which had its beginnings around 1034 AD — an organisation which is dedicated in modern times to helping the sick, the poor, and those less well off than ourselves?

One such organisation is the Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller Incorporated. It is represented here by the Priory of Victoria, and its chosen charities include Mother and Child International (KH), homeless ex-servicemen and women, and the Melbourne Mission to locally help destitute mothers and their children to have a ‘normal’ Christmas like others in their school or street. Seeing the smile on destitute young children, who are miraculously visited by Santa bringing them gifts, puts a smile on any donors’ face.

The Order of St John raises charitable funds through its members and guests who attend functions it holds throughout the year, often coinciding with extraordinary historic events, such as The Great Siege of Malta, which occurred in 1565, when the Sultan attacked the Island of Malta with some 200 ships and more than 40,000 soldiers. This is regarded as one of the most significant battles in history. The Island was successfully defended by just 700 Knights and 3,000 Maltese, and their wives and children.

The Order is represented worldwide, with members of all ages and skills, and is always pleased to meet with people who feel that they might like to assist to meet the charitable objectives of the Order.

Should you wish to have further information on the Order, please contact the Vice Chancellor, Dino De Marchi on [email protected], or the writer, William Meehan, our Bailiff Prior on: [email protected].

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Order of St John’s Grand Siege of Malta commemoration

Dames and Knights attending Order of St John’s Grand Siege of Malta commemoration event at Graduate House

HE Bailiff Prior William B. Meehan ED GCSJ


On Tuesday, 12th November, The Graduate Union, together with Engineers Australia and UniQuest (The University of Queensland), was proud to support the Innovation to Commercialisation Summit: Understanding the Issues, Seeking Answers, and Exploring Solutions held at ANZ Centre, Docklands in Melbourne. The Summit was hosted by ANZ Bank and the Venture Capital Institute (VCI).

A venture capitalist (VC) is defined as “a private equity investor that provides capital to companies exhibiting high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake. This could be funding start-up ventures or supporting small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to equities markets”.

VCI was established in 1974 to provide a training program for new entrants into the venture capital industry in the United States. Since 2004, the VCI mission expanded to support the global development of entrepreneurial ecosystems. VCI programs are designed to provide critical, education-based entrepreneurial innovation infrastructure resources specifically geared to the design, creation and operation of sustainable venture development resources within select countries around the globe. The infrastructure encompasses all essential elements necessary for the successful operation of sustainable innovation ecosystems including deal flow, human capital, innovative environments, strategic affiliations, education and financial capital.

Innovation to Commercialisation Summit


On Thursday, 24th October, CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett attended the launch of Mr Stewart Levitt’s poetry book, Too Soon to Be Late at Readings Bookshop at the State Library of Victoria.

Too Soon to Be Late is a 184-page compilation of poetry, which “draws upon Levitt’s liberal values, Jewish heritage and experience as an Australian lawyer”. It features the artwork of Member, Mr Geoff Todd AM (see stories on Geoff in our July and September Newsletters) and Mr Alan J. Duffy.

“The compilation has been written over 20 years and explores themes associated with his career, including social activism, politics and human rights, as well as his personal

experiences related to his close-knit family and travels around the globe.”

The book was launched with opening remarks by the Hon Ron Merkel QC, with whom Stewart has worked, followed by readings by Stewart of some of the powerful poems in the book.

“Too Soon to Be Late is my way of explaining myself and providing a cue for others to stand up and be counted,” Stewart said.

You can purchase copies of the book at: https://www.toosoontobelate.com/.

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Stewart Levitt’s Book LaunchLawyer and activist’s poetic take on society, politics, religion and life

Geoff Todd’s painting “Hop Scotch” featured in the book and exhibited at the book launch

Stewart Levitt at his book launch at Readings



The summit brought together government, investors, academia, and industry to discuss venture capital and, in particular, how best to ensure that the proposals of entrepreneurs, companies and start-up ventures are identified early as feasible before too much venture capital is invested. There were many distinguished experts participating at the summit, including Mr Grant Scott, Director, Venture Capital Institute Australia; Mr Clare John Fairfield, Chairman Venture Capital Institute, General Partner — Concerto Advisors; Mr Steve Hutchison, Managing Director — Concerto Advisors,

Director Venture Capital Institute; Mr Faz Bashi, Chair — numerous entities, Lead Investor — Portfolia Fund, Faculty Member, Venture Capital Institute; and Mr Dean Moss, CEO UniQuest, University of Queensland.

On the following day, Wednesday, 13th November, a breakfast was held at Graduate House, attended by all of the aforenamed summit participants, and the CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, and past President of The Graduate Union, Dr Ken Loughnan AO.

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On Thursday, 24th October, CEO/Head of College Dr Kerry Bennett attended an exquisite high tea to celebrate the 90th birthday of Life Member, Mr Roger Brookes, at the invitation of the WR Johnston Trustees and Mr Louis Le Vaillant, Director | Curator of The Johnston Collection.

The Johnston Collection is a museum of fine and decorative art in East Melbourne. The museum incorporates the house museum, Fairhall, as well as a gallery and reference library. The WR Johnston Trust was founded in 1986 from a bequest by the late William Robert Johnston, a prominent 20th century antiques dealer and collector of Georgian, Regency and Louis XV furniture, 18th and 19th century porcelain, and paintings ranging from the 16th to 19th centuries. The Johnston Collection contains over 1,500 items and approximately 75 per cent of its records are available for online viewing at https://explore.johnstoncollection.org/explore.

The collection includes ceramics, furniture, glass, horology (clocks and watches), metalwork (including silver), paintings (including miniatures and engravings), textiles, and objets d’art predominantly of English 18th century origin, as well as items from Europe, India, China and Japan.

The current exhibition is A Boy’s Own Story | Summer at The Johnston Collection, which runs until 4th February 2020.

This Summer exhibition will continue The Johnston Collection’s collaborations with makers — inviting, supporting and encouraging them to create ‘new works based on old objects’. This year, The Johnston Collection has invited Melbourne and state-based artists and

collectives to create and contribute to their annual Summer exhibition.

Featured work is by Douglas McManus, Chris O'Brien, Troy Emery, Noel Button, Lucas Grogan, Tristan Brumby-Rendell, Kevin Smith, Luke Hockley, Edward John Scollay (1917–1985), George Compeigne Campbell (1917-2007), Steve Campbell-Wright, David Pearce, Terry Williams, Trevor Smith, along with David Collyer, his father A. Keith Collyer (1917-1983), and grandfather Archibald Collyer (1883-1939).

The Johnston Collection will be encouraging challenges to traditional making, thinking and practice through contemporary responses to the Collection, along with more traditional responses that reflect historical techniques, materials and making.

This exhibition offers an ‘inspired’ interpretation of the Collection.

For more information about this exhibition and The Johnston Collection: https://johnstoncollection.org/.

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The Johnston Collection



On 7th November, Australian Communities Foundation organised Strengthening Democracy Donor Circle, a meeting on creating an Australian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

Australia is the only western democracy without a charter of human rights and the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) is determined to fix this.

Tom Clarke (Director of Campaigns) and Ruth Barson (Legal Director) from HRLC discussed the campaign that it is running for creating the charter and previous cases where the application of a human rights legal framework made a significant difference.

Tom has a background in media production and running social justice campaigns, and currently develops and executes the Human Rights Law Centre’s strategic communications. He’s just completed a market research project to identify the most effective way to increase public support for creating an Australian Charter of Human Rights.

Ruth leads a team of the Human Rights Law Centre’s lawyers advocating for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, economic justice and a fair and equal criminal legal system. Ruth oversaw HRLC’s successful legal action against the Victorian Government to remove children from a maximum security adult prison to age-appropriate facilities — a court ruling

credited for “giving Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights teeth”.

Tom said that Australians care deeply about human rights, but we do not have a charter to ensure that the rights of all people are protected. It is, therefore, important to see how we can harness the community’s support to strengthen the case for creating the human rights charter. “We need to communicate the message in such a way that it resonates with the community.”

The first charter of human rights enacted in Australia was The ACT Human Rights Act, which came into force on 1st July 2004. This historic move was made in response to recommendations made by the ACT Bill of Rights Consultative Committee, which consisted of Professor Hilary Charlesworth (Chair), Professor Larissa Behrendt, Ms Penelope Layland and Ms Elizabeth Kelly. The recommendations were made after a detailed community consultation process about how best to protect the human rights of ACT citizens. Any new bills are now scrutinised to determine whether they are compatible with human rights.

Following the ACT, the Victorian government passed The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act in 2006. And just this year, Queensland became the third state to enshrine human rights in law after the adoption of the Human Rights Act 2019.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights: The Project to Create Australia's Human Rights Charter



However, “there is a gap in our laws at the national level”, Tom said, and that needs to be changed. The purpose of HRLC’s campaign is to create this change.

An Australian Charter of Human Rights will provide a set of guiding principles to ensure the values of fairness, respect, equality and dignity are central to our national laws, policies and government services.

A charter will do two things:

1) It will ensure governments consider people’s human rights when creating new laws and policies and when delivering services — like aged care, Medicare, social security, disability services and education funding.

2) It will give people and communities the power to hold governments to account when human rights are involved.

Tom explained that in order for the Charter to become a reality, we need to engage in the following activities:

1) Harnessing the sector: this involves working closely in partnership with a powerful coalition of leading community organisations to deploy consistent and influential messaging strategies, and to activate supporters.

2) Bringing communities together with a positive vision: this could be achieved by building public support through a series of community forums, engagement programs and targeted social media outreach to unite people from all walks of life, across all ages, in all of our diversity.

3) Driving the legal policy work: the best legal and policy minds in the country needs to be assembled to take the learnings from our community engagement processes and create a strong model to be used as the basis for the charter legislation.

4) Using the media for positive social change: we must use our media advocacy expertise to put real people and real stories at the centre of the campaign to highlight the tangible impact that human rights protections have on people’s lives.

5) Securing political support: this requires engaging with key decision makers in Canberra to provide expert legal advice and secure support for a Charter in both houses of Parliament.

HRLC, therefore, is seeking to raise the necessary funds for three years of campaign activities to put the topic firmly on the national political agenda and lay the foundations for securing this reform during the next term of Government. HRLC is looking for support for activities related to ‘campaign coordination’, ‘policy and legal

development’, ‘political engagement’, ‘media advocacy’, ‘community consultations, engagement and awareness raising’, and ‘campaign production and promotion’. A minimum funding of $186,379 per year is the estimated requirement.

Tom also noted that it is important to think about and answer the following questions: ‘What would an Australian Charter of Human Rights look like?’, ‘How would it last the shifts in political power in government at the Federal level?’, ‘What implications would it have for refugees and asylum seekers at offshore detention centres?’, and ‘Would an Australian Human Rights Charter even apply to those who are offshore?’

Ruth then explained the significance of having a human rights charter by reminding the audience of the story of Tanya Day, the 55-year-old Yorta Yorta woman who died in 2017 as a result of serious head injuries while in police custody.

Tanya Day was a mother of five and a grandmother, an advocate for indigenous issues and rights and active in her local Yorta Yorta community. She was lying asleep on a train on her way to Melbourne when she was woken up by a conductor to check her ticket. Tanya could not find her ticket. It is now known that Tanya had definitely bought a ticket. The conductor spoke with the driver about a passenger who was drunk, and they contacted the police. Tanya was escorted off by the police for being drunk in public. She was left in a cell for a 4-hour sober-up. According to police guidelines, intoxicated people should be checked on every 30 minutes. But after the first physical check, the police extended the checks to every 40 minutes. Tanya suffered serious head injuries as a result of falling multiple times and hitting her head on a wall, all of which went unnoticed by the police who only conducted verbal checks, as revealed by the CCTV footage of the cell. Tanya died 17 days later due to a brain haemorrhage.

Tanya’s children were determined from the beginning to ensure the coronial inquest into the death of their mother would deliver some justice. Following the second directions hearing in March 2019, Tanya’s family, represented by Ruth, filed a submission, requesting systemic racism to be included within the scope of the inquest.

Tanya’s family’s appeal was supported by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission which intervened, arguing that the Coroners Court was bound by the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 to investigate allegations of racism and unequal treatment when raised. The

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Commission made submissions on the application of the Charter to the Coroners Court in making its decision around the scope of the inquest.

Moreover, the Commission argued that the Court should inquire into whether Tanya received culturally safe and trauma-informed care by the various agencies that engaged with her on the day of her arrest up until her death.

The Coroner published her decision in June 2019, ruling that she “will allow witnesses to be questioned as to whether racism played a part of their decision making, including Ms Day’s treatment, options considered, their motivations and potential unintended effects of their decision making”.

Ruth said that because of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, the Coroners Court agreed to look at the impact of racism. “This was a first for the court to take racism into account.”

Ruth said, “most Victorians have committed the offence of public drunkenness”. Would Tanya have been arrested if she was a non-Indigenous person travelling home drunk from the Melbourne Cup?

The data compiled by HRLC shows that at the time of Tanya’s death, Indigenous women were arrested for public drunkenness at 10 times the rate of non-Indigenous women.

Victoria is one of only two states that has not repealed the offence of public drunkenness. Over the past three decades, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and numerous expert reports, including the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, have recommended that the offence of public drunkenness be abolished and replaced with a public-

health response.

Ruth also discussed the implications of having a human rights legal framework in the case of unlawful imprisonment of children in the Barwon adult prison, when the Victorian Supreme Court found that the state government had breached the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006, and acted unlawfully by creating a unit at Barwon prison as a youth justice centre. The case “demonstrates that while the Charter does not stand alone as a cause of action, once it has been engaged in a proceeding it is capable of vindicating substantive rights – alone”.

Human Rights Day is 10th December, globally. It is the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10th December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.

Read the English translation of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf

For more detail on the Australian Charter for Human Rights campaign and the ways in which you can support the campaign, go to https://charterofrights.org.au/

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CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett attended the Asian Australian Lawyers Association's (AALA) Diwali event on Wednesday, 23rd October at the Nirankar Restaurant in Queens Street, Melbourne. Also attending was Cr Molina Asthana, who is the Vice President of AALA.

The keynote speaker was Ms Priya Serrao, a law graduate, policy adviser for the Victorian government and the first Indian-born Australian to be crowned Miss Universe Australia.

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Asian Australian Lawyers Association's (AALA) Diwali event


The Colours of the World: 2019 International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC), an annual celebration showcasing the range of dance and musical talents from all around the world, was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 26th October.

It is a festival that celebrates cultural diversity and promotes inclusion, providing an opportunity for students to express the richness of their culture to audiences in every corner of the globe. The inaugural festival in Australia attracted a crowd of over 4,300 people in Melbourne.

This year, participating countries included Belarus, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, USA and, of course, Australia.

The Chairperson of the Council of The Graduate Union, The Hon Tony Pagone was one of the distinguished guests

who gave a speech at the VIP Function held before the wonderful art, dance and music extravaganza undertaken by guests and students of Sirius College (one of the organisations hosting the event), which now has 2,800 students from all denominations across six campuses in Victoria. Their mission is to empower students to become critical thinkers and socially responsible individuals to respond successfully to challenges across the world.

Thanks are extended to Ahmet Keskin, Executive Director of the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS), the other partner organisation hosting the event. The President of The Graduate Union, The Hon Diana Bryant AO QC is an Advisory Board member of AIS.

The Graduate Union, in conjunction with the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS), hosted 80 guests at the inaugural Graduate House Ramadan Iftar Banquet at Graduate House on 26th May 2018.

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Colours of the World: 2019 International Festival of Language and Culture

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The United Nations (UN) celebrates its 75th anniversary next year.

On the 74th anniversary, Graduate Women International (GWI) celebrated the prevailing ideals of the UN Charter, ratified on 24th October 1945.

Formerly known as the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), GWI is a membership-based international non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Geneva, Switzerland, with presence in over 60 countries. Founded in 1919, GWI is the leading girls’ and women’s global organisation advocating for women’s rights, equality and empowerment through access to quality education and training up to the highest levels. GWI is in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1947 and is an NGO maintaining official relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

“From the creation of our organisation in 1919, GWI’s missions, ideals and work have been intrinsically linked to the UN and its values,” says Terry Oudraad, GWI President. “As GWI begins its second century of existence, we have not waivered these objectives and will continue with more determination than ever to strive for gender equality and lifelong education for all women and girls in close cooperation with the UN.”

Today, their message to the UN and to its member states is simple: “The time is now to truly invest in all women and girls’ lives through education, economic and social empowerment, as an indispensable means to create a better and more equal future for all.”

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Graduate Women International and the United Nations


Welcome to our two visiting United Board Fellows, Dr Raymond Sze and Dr Rafael Cabredo, who will be staying with us at Graduate House for the next two months.

Graduate House is proud to continue our ongoing collaboration with, and support of, the United Board Fellows Program, which is designed for the leadership development of mid-career faculty and administrators from Asian colleges and universities.

Attending their welcome lunch on 22nd October was the President of The Graduate Union, The Hon Diana Bryant

AO QC and members of Council.

We hope that Dr Sze and Dr Cabredo have a happy and productive stay at Graduate House.

Pictured, from left: Dr Raymond Sze, CEO/Head of College Dr Kerry Bennett, President The Hon Diana Bryant AO QC, Cr Kingsley Davis OAM, Cr Molina Asthana, Cr Max Stephens, Dr Rafael Cabredo, Professor Rachel Fensham (Dr Cabredo's academic mentor) and Cr Mary Kelleher.

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Welcome United Board Fellows

Mathematics teacher John Waldron (1924-2018) was recently remembered by former students from Mildura High School (MHS) from the 1950s and 60s at Graduate House.

Coming from Kyneton, Geelong, Portarlington and Melbourne, the group recalled John, other teachers and even earlier pioneers of the Mildura area.

For years on his birthday, the group had lunched with John in his hometown of Geelong. John always enjoyed his contact with former students from Swan Hill, Wangaratta and his last school, Bell Park High School (in Geelong), where he was principal. With his death last December at the age of 94, the group decided to meet at Graduate House to encourage other former MHS students in Melbourne and elsewhere to attend.

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From left: Peter Ferguson, Bill Robertson, David Brighton,Margie Sawyer (Newton), Doug and Janice McIver

(Voullaire), Barbara Rix (Bowring), Helen Freeman, Terry Sawyer, Trina Hall and Joan Stevenson (Scarce)

Remembering “Big” John

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Seen at Graduate House


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Your feedback is important.The lucky feedback winner for October is Life Member Mr Darren Roomwho won a bottle of De Bortoli Sacred Hill Brut Cuvée

All Dining Room Feedback Forms will be in the Monthly Draw and in the running for the Year-End Prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher drawn at the Members Christmas Party on Friday, 13th December 2019.

Sonja Schimo was a Resident Member at Graduate House for three months in 2009 and paid a surprise visit to Graduate House on Monday, 11th November, more than 10 years after she left. CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett was delighted to meet with her and give her a guided tour of Graduate House, including the Stella Langford Wing, which did not exist during Sonja’s residency here!

She was in Melbourne in 2009 as a biochemistry student from Germany to do practical training at the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology

Institute, within the research group of Professor Anthony Gordon Wedd, at The University of Melbourne.

Sonja has since completed her PhD in biochemistry at the University of Frankfurt and is working as a Junior Medical Scientific Affairs Manager in Germany.

She loved her time in Australia which is why she is currently here on holidays in Melbourne, followed by Tasmania and South Australia. We hope to see Sonja again soon, hopefully before another 10 years!

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Sonja Schimo

It was the most seamless and hassle-free experience in all my 20 odd years of event management dealing with the excellent staff at Graduate House! Special mention to the Hospitality Manager, Rosie Ellul who was very accommodating and helped make our two day event all the more successful with most of our delegates happy with the venue and the catering. In fact, most of the staff that we had dealt with such as Bill and Marwa were as accommodating and professional which adds to our overall satisfaction with Graduate House. We will be back for sure, a big thanks!

- Keanne Stephenson ARC-CAMPH (Melbourne School of Engineering)

As always, it is lovely to be greeted by wonderful staff and chefs. They always take time to say hello.

- Ena Ahern

Today was the Women's forum, followed by lunch. There were nine of us and the lunch and conversation was so enjoyable. The staff are always friendly and helpful. It is a lovely place to meet. Thank you.

- Margaret Mayers

Have you submitted your entry? Members (only) have the opportunity to win a Christmas Hamper or an overnight stay in one of our lovely apartments at Graduate House.

Fill in the draw entry on the last page of your 2019 calendar (sent to Members late last year), cut the entry out and send to:

The Graduate Union, 220, Leicester Street, Carlton Victoria 3053.

Prizes are drawn on 13th December at the Members’ Christmas Party. You are still eligible to win even if you are not able to attend the party. If you are one of the lucky winners, we will ensure that your prize reaches you. Having said that, it would be wonderful to have you join in the party!

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Academic and Professional Development Meetings / GU Newsletter

Advancement Office

Business Services University Services

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefab Housing (CAMPH)

2nd October40 attendees

8th, 10th October25 attendees

3rd, 4th October134 attendees

Committee of Convocation

Department of Accounting CPA Australia 80th Annual Research Lecture

Official Party Dinner

Department of Infrastructure Engineering

Staff Meeting

16th October10 attendees


1st October35 attendees

Department of Social Work IndiGEN- Indigenous

Global Exchange Network

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health

Services

Faculty of Veterinaryand Agricultural

Sciences

Friends of the Baillieu Library Annual Dinner

28th, 29th, 30th October120 attendees




Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and

Social Research

Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education

Research, Innovation and Commercialisation


7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 21st, 22nd October184 attendees


The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and events at Graduate House during the month

of October 2019.

Arts Access Victoria (AAV)

ADAPT Day 1

Australian Society of Music Education (ASME)

Victorian Chapter

Association of German Teachers of Victoria Inc.

(AGTV) Committee

Association of Graduates in Early Childhood

Studies (AGECS)





Australian Academy of Technology and

Engineering (ATSE)

Australian Asian Association

(AAA)

Australian Calabrese Cultural Association

(ACCA)

Australian Hemp Manufacturing

Company

3rd October25 attendees



23rd October6 attendees

The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged, as is that of our many Members

who hold their functions at Graduate House.


Academic and Professional Development Meetings / GU Newsletter

Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM)

Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)

18th, 31st October54 attendees


Brendan Grabau & Associates Canada Club of Victoria

ThanksgivingDental Health Services Victoria

(DHSV)



2nd, 9th, 23rd, 24th, 25th October166 attendees

The Duntroon Society Luncheon

International Coach Federation (ICF)

Australasia Victoria

John Cain Foundation Monthly Luncheon

Melba GroupLunch Meeting


14th, 15th, 31st October33 attendees



Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) - Standard

Instructor Course

Order of St JohnGreat Siege of Malta

Commemoration Dinner

Parkville Conference St Vincent de Paul

Probus CarltonParkville Club Inc

28th, 29th, 30th, 31st October104 attendeess


21st October10 attendees


Rotary Club of Carlton Bookfair, Lunch, Board and Heritage Cluster Meetings

The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings

1st, 7th, 15th,16th, 22nd, 29th October202 attendees

1st, 2nd, 6th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 30th October425 attendees

The Australian Psychological Society

Limited

UNSW Canberra at ADFALaser Safety Training

Victorian State Secondary Past

Principals'Association Inc


14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th October67 attendees



Extracurricular / GU Newsletter

Extracurricular Jingle Bells was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas

‘Jingle Bells’ is the classic Christmas song around the world. But did you know that the song was written to be sung on Thanksgiving — not Christmas?

‘Jingle Bells’ was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’ in the autumn of 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir; however, historians dispute this, stating that it was much too "racy" (and secular) to be sung by a children's church choir in the days it was written.

Although originally intended for the Thanksgiving season, and having no connection to Christmas, it became associated with Christmas music and the holiday season in general decades after it was first performed by blackface minstrel performer Johnny Pell in Ordway Hall, Boston in September 1857. Some area choirs adopted it as part of their repertoire in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlour song and college anthologies in the 1880s. It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder.

The song was often used as a drinking song at parties: people would jingle the ice in their glasses as they sang.

It is an unsettled question where and when Pierpont originally composed the song that would become known as ‘Jingle Bells’. A plaque at 19 High Street in the

centre of Medford Square in Medford, Massachusetts, commemorates the ‘birthplace’ of ‘Jingle Bells’, and claims that Pierpont wrote the song there in 1850, at what was then the Simpson Tavern. According to the Medford Historical Society, the song was inspired by the town's popular sleigh races during the 19th century.

The Australian version of the song — or the ‘Aussie Jingle Bells’ — broadly translates the idea of the original song to the summertime Christmas of the Southern hemisphere:

Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden ute,Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot,Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs,It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,Christmas in Australia on a scorching summer's day, Hey!Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.

Merry Christmas, everyone! Have a great, happy Holidays!

Cartoon from The New Yorker, New Yorker Cartoons for the Holidays, https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/cartoon-desk/new-yorker-cartoons-for-the-holidays

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Innovation / GU Newsletter

Masterpieces by Rembrandt and van Dyck housed at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) have been restored to their former glory and protected for years to come thanks to a special resin developed by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.

The new varnish resin is the result of a collaboration between Australia’s oldest and most visited gallery, the NGV, and CSIRO. The product has now been commercialised by Melbourne chemical manufacturer Boron Molecular, a former CSIRO spin-out.

The synthetic resin, called MS3, is the latest generation of a synthetic varnish that was designed specifically for conservation and cultural heritage applications. After extensive testing at the NGV, the resin will now be trialled by conservators working in several of the world’s major art institutions.

CSIRO’s Leader of Materials for Energy and the Environment, Dr Deborah Lau, said using the emerging technology of ‘flow chemistry’ allowed the team to develop the resin in a safer, cleaner, more efficient way than traditional chemical manufacturing. This in turn delivered improved colour, chemical stability, and consistency between batches.

“Flow chemistry is a cutting-edge technology that allowed us to develop a bespoke fine-art resin with minimal discolouration or cracking over time,” Dr Lau said.

The resin provides a protective coating together with enhancing the visual aesthetic, and can be removed without causing any damage to the underlying paint layers. This means the resin can be re-applied to artworks and protect them for generations to come.

Carl Villis, Senior Conservator of Paintings at the NGV, said that MS3 has been warmly received by the international paintings conservation profession because an earlier and much loved version of synthetic resin, known as MS2A, had gone out of production in 2015. With the new collaboration, CSIRO and the NGV saw an opportunity to further improve what was already the best product out there.

“MS3 is clearer and more consistent in its appearance than the earlier resin as a direct result of the flow chemistry process employed by CSIRO's scientists,” Mr Villis said.

“The feedback so far has been very positive, and we have had the opportunity to use the varnish in recent important conservation treatments of works in our own collection, notably Rembrandt's Two old men disputing

(1628) and van Dyck's portrait, Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (c. 1634).”

The resin was developed at CSIRO’s world-class flow chemistry facility in Melbourne, FloWorks, which was officially opened by Australia's Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel in October.

Read the full length article on CSIRO’s website at: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2019/Australian-innovation-adds-new-sheen-to-old-masters

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Innovation What do Rembrandt and Flow Chemistry have in common?

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Two old disputing (1628), National Gallery of Victoria,

Melbourne ©National Gallery of Victoria

Synthetic and natural resins. Credit Selina Ou and Narelle Wilson. ©National Gallery of Victoria


We now have 50,000 postgraduates in this precinctIn 10 years, there has been a 93% increase in post-graduate enrolments in this precinct (The University of Melbourne and RMIT).

In five years, the increase has been 42%.

Between 2016 and 2017 alone, there was an 8% increase.

We must increase opportunities for collegiate livingThe growth in the number of postgraduate students means an increased demand for housing and student services.

With proper funding, Graduate House will be able to continue to meet this demand and provide affordable housing and services for postgraduate students.

In the heart of the education and Graduate Precinct, Graduate House offers graduates from all over the world a direct link to their higher educational needs.Our redevelopment will provide graduates with a safe, friendly and culturally-rich education experience.

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Graduate House, as the only dedicated postgraduate residential college of The University of Melbourne, commemorated our 60th anniversary in 2017 by opening the next chapter in the

life of our historic building. Our Diamond Jubilee Campaign will see us construct a new, 11-storey residential building to continue to provide quality accommodation and a vibrant

collegiate environment for our Resident Members.

Please help us realise this exciting plan by lending support now.

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