October 2014

The Graduate UnionNewsletter - October

2014

26Free Lectures at The University of Melbourne

Academic and Professional Development Meetings

29Feedback and Patronage

Seen at Graduate House

News from Council

33Summer School or Conference Accommodation

2015 Calendar

Change of Details Form

Donate for the Future of Graduates

3End of Year Function Menus

4Upcoming GU Collegiate

6October Monthly Luncheon - Professor Marcus Wigan

October College Table - Professor Karen Day

The Graduate House Ball - Wonka’s Wonderland

October Finance Seminar

13Twilight Lecture and GU Tastings Review

Day Trip to Ballarat Review

Women’s Forum Review

September Luncheon Review - Mary Dalmau

18University Sector News

Innovations

Resident News

Puzzles

Welcome to the October 2014 NewsletterThis Issue:

www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B

End of Year Function Menus

Traditional Christmas Menu

Christmas Summer BBQ

Two course - $45.50 per person or

Three course - $54.50 per person(includes Canapés on arrival)

EntréeFresh Seafood Platter of Oysters, Prawns and Smoked Salmon with Cocktail Sauce

and a Grilled Mediterranean Vegetarian Platter

Main CourseSeasoned Turkey Breast with Apricot and Macadamia Stuffing, served with Gravy

or Maple Orange Salmon served on Sweet Potato Puree with Mango Salsa

DessertPlum Pudding with Custard and Brandy Sauce

or House-made Profiteroles with a rich Chocolate Sauce and fresh Strawberries

Fresh Fruit Platter at additional cost of $30.00 per platter

$39.90 per person(in the Graduate House Courtyard)

Main CourseLamb Loin Chops, Rump Steaks, Gourmet Sausages, Tandoori Chicken, Onions,

Vegetarian Burgers and a selection of summery Salads

Seafood-Prawn Kebabs and Oysters Natural are available for $7.50 extra per person

DessertPavlova, Fruit Salad and Ice-cream


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

Mr Pe t e r C l ar k f rom D C A Adv i s or y w i l l pre s e nt Ri sk s and P i t fa l l s w i th We al th Cre at i on . T h i s s e s s i on i s t h e l a s t i n t h e s e r i e s o f F i n an c i a l S e m i n ar for 2 0 1 4 .

25/09/2014

F I NA N C E I N F OR M AT I ON SE M I NA R

S e s s i o n 1 - 1 2 : 0 0 p m to 1 : 0 0 p mS e s s i o n 2 - 5 : 3 0 p m to 6 : 3 0 p m

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

D i n e an d 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. R S V P by t h e Mon d ay pr i or.

07, 21/10/2014

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

6 : 0 0 p m

Me m b e r s $ 1 5No n - m e m b e r s $ 2 2C o n c e s s i o n $ 2 0

Wednesday

Tuesdays

Profe s s or Marc u s Wi g an w i l l s p e a k on Technol o g y e nhance me nt – a f u l l ro l e for the e l d e r ly.

01/10/2014

M ON T H LYLU N C H E ON

1 2 : 0 0 m i d d ay fo r 1 2 : 3 0 p m

R e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 1 0No n r e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 3 0C o n c e s s i o n $ 3 5G e n e r a l P u b l i c $ 4 0

Jo i n Profe s s or Kare n D ay ove r an i n for m a l lu n c h t o d i s c u s s Wome n in S c i e nce an d h e r re s e arc h on Mal ar i a .

03/10/2014

C OL L E G E TA B L E DI S C U S SI ON S - S C I E N C E

1 2 : 0 0 m i d d ay fo r 1 2 : 3 0 p m

Me m b e r s $ 1 0No n - m e m b e r s $ 1 6

Wednesday Friday

Rotary and GU Twilight Lectures 2015

Four Health, Happiness and Wellbeinglectures are scheduled for next year.

February 26th May 14th

July 16th September 24th


via our website, by phone 03 9347 3428through email to [email protected] at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.Book Now

Br i ng you r ow n g roup or j o i n ot h e r s t o p l ay br i d ge , S c r ab b l e , c h e s s or an ot h e r qu i e t c ard or b o ard g am e .

01, 08, 15, 22, 29/10/2014

C A R D A N D Q U I E T B OA R D G A M E N I G H T

C om e a l ong an d j o i n R e s i d e nt s an d n on - re s i d e nt 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 .

10/10/2014

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

6 : 0 0 p m to 8 : 0 0 p m

No n r e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 1 5G e n e r a l P u b l i c $ 2 0

7 : 3 0 p m to 1 0 : 0 0 p m

T h e S e m i n a r 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 .

Wednesdays Friday

Non - re s i d e nt Me 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 .

14/10/2014

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

7 : 3 0 a m to 8 : 3 0 a m

No n r e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 1 5

Tuesday

Jo i n d i s c u s s i on on T he D i l e mma o f the Mo d e r n Woman , an d s t ay for lu n c h i f d e s i re d .

WOM E N ’ S F ORU M

O u r i n au g u r a l Wonka’s Wond e r l and B al l m e ans d re s s i ng w i t h c o l ou r or a s a c h ar a c t e r f rom C h ar l i e an d t h e C h o c o l at e Fa c t or y or A l i c e i n Won d e r l an d .

17/10/2014

T H E F I R S T A N N UA L G R A D UAT E H O U SE BA L L

6 : 0 0 p m Me a l 7 : 0 0 p m D r i n k s

R e s i d e n t s $ 1 0No n - r e s i d e n t s (no meal) $ 1 5No n - r e s i d e n t s ( m e a l ) $ 2 1No B YO ( Br i n g Yo u r O w n ) .D r i n k s at b a r p r i c e s .

1 0 : 0 0 a m fo r 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 .

Wednesday Friday

A n opp or tu n i t y for R e s i d e nt an d n on - re s i d e nt Me mb e r s t o m e e t ove r d i n n e r an d d r i n k s t o s h are c o l l e g i a l c u l tu re .

28/10/2014

R E SI DE N T M E E T A N D G R E E T

6 : 3 0 p m

No n r e s i d e n t Me m b e r s $ 1 5

Tuesday

15/10/2014


Th e

Monthly Luncheonwith

Professor Marcus Wigan

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

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

October 1st 12:00midday for 12.30pm

Technology enhancement – a full role for the elderly


Professor Marcus WiganTechnology enhancement – a full role for the elderly

Emeritus Professor Marcus Wigan has had a varied career ranging from a DPhil in Nuclear Physics at Oxford, through motorcycle racing in the Isle of Man and Bathurst, to current work on musicology. His experience is equally diverse, he has done research and published in transport, information systems, privacy, surveillance, Geographic Information Systems, Big Data and many other fields (see www.mwigan.com). Now well into his 70’s, in the last 10 years, he has been in dual roles of Honorary Professorships in engineering, sustainable Society, ICT (Information and communications technology) and other areas, while also as a student studying degrees in Intellectual property, International relations, Applied Ethics and Musicology.

A lot of technology is developed for use by and support for the elderly. However, it is very rare for an elderly person to be consulted and involved in technology development. In this presentation, Professor Wigan will ask ‘Why not?” There are elderly with a wealth of expertise, skills, intelligence and wisdom that can be tapped, respected and employed for the development of technology innovations that will be useful and relevant for the elderly.

The November Monthly Luncheon will be held on the 12th - that is, the second Wednesday.


Professor Karen DayProfessor Karen Day took up the position of Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne in January 2014. Professor Day was appointed as the University’s representative to the Australian College of Optometry (ACO) Council in February 2014.

Professor Day’s research interests include infectious disease and global health with a particular interest in malaria. Professor Day was previously in the Departments of Microbiology and Medicine at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. She was also Chair of the Department of Medical Parasitology, Director of the Masters Program in Global Public Health and the Director of the Institute of Urban and Global Health.

Following post-doctoral work in Papua New Guinea, Professor Day held positions in biology at Imperial College, London and in zoology at Hertford College at the University of Oxford. She was a Founding Partner of both the Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (WTCEID) and the interdisciplinary Peter Medawar Pathogen Evolution Research Centre at Oxford, during which time she was appointed a Visiting Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health.


College Tables

College Tables are informal collegial lunch-time discussions

on a ‘grand challenge’ issue in a graduate school field.

The Graduate Union College Table discussion on

Friday, October 3rd, 2014 will be led by Professor

Karen Day, Dean of the Faculty of Science, The

University of Melbourne.

The discussion will be on Women and Science,

as well as on Professor Day’s research on

Malaria.

Science

The Graduate Union Presents

12noon for 12:30pm

Usual Dining Room prices apply

at Graduate House

October 3rd

Book online at www.graduatehouse.com.au,

by phone 9347 3428, through email

to [email protected]

or at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.


6pm

7pm

8pm late

DINNER

17TH OCTOBER 2014AT GRADUATE HOUSE

PRE-DRINKS(MAD HATTER HOUR)

PARTY(EVERLASTING BASH)

till

Residents $10 (inclusive of meal) Non-Residents: no meal $15 / meal included $21 No BYO (Drinks at bar price) Booking essential by 10/10/14

Walk through Willy Wonka’s gates or climb down the rabbit hole for a night of fervent adventure.


ABN: 55610664963 IAR No. A0023234B Telephone: +61 (0)3 9347 3428Fax: +61 (0)3 9347 9981 www.graduatehouse.com.au [email protected]

graduate house ball

DRESSCODE:

ADDRESS:

7p.m 8p.m - late

clips from film photo booth piano performance Candy Station

Come dressed in a suit or cocktail dress with a splash of colour, or come dressed as a themed character from Willy Wonka or Alice in Wonderland.

220 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC, 3053, Australia

King & queen of hearts will be crowned

Finger food provided No show-ups on night


Mr Peter J. ClarkRisks and Pitfalls with Wealth Creation

Finance Seminar

Sitting One: 12.00pm to 1.00pmSitting Two: 5.30pm to 6.30pm

After the seminar stay on for lunch or dinner in the dining room, booking in advance for catering purposes. Invite along others. These sessions are free for Members.

Gold coin donation for the general public.

The convenor of these sessions is Mr Peter J Clark

DCA Advisors Pty Ltd249 Bouverie Street Carlton, Victoria 3053

with


GU Tastings and Twilight Lecture ReviewWednesday, 17th September, 2014

Our GU Tastings and Twilight Lecture evening was a great success.

For GU Tastings, from 5.30pm, the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge and the dining room were filled with tables offering tastings of fine wine and chocolate. Members and guests also enjoyed delicious canapés from the GU kitchen and drinks from the bar.

At 6.30pm, the crowd adjourned into the combined Ian Potter and Stillwell Room for an extraordinary performance by Native American, Red Horse, a descendant of the Mescalero Apache Tribe from the south-west of North America.

Together with his wife, Natalia Rivera, Red Horse took the audience through a journey of story telling, dancing, singing and flute. We learnt how to interpret the different phases of a hunting dance, and about the legend of the turtle who wanted to fly and who was fortunate to have ‘Mr Wind’ assist him in re-grouping his shell pieces after he had fallen. The flute was haunting, rich and with a deep tone, and Red Horse’s dances were energetic, vibrant and with tribal cries.

Graduate Union is grateful to the following organisations for providing wine and food tastings before and after Red Horse’s performance. Native American Productions also allowed purchase of traditional apache clothing, herbs and jewellery.

Junko Fundeis (left) and Yukiko Abe-Kruithof from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce

and Industry with Member, Mr Richard Dixon.

Life Members Anne Mulholland and Rosie Maddick with Alex Skaria looking to

purchase Graduate House college garb and gifts.

Resident Members with Red Horse after the performance.


Day Trip to Ballarat ReviewSaturday, 13th September, 2014Another successful and much enjoyed trip was organised by The Graduate Union on the 13th of September. This time we headed west to the city of Ballarat and to Sovereign Hill, famed for its rich and prosperous heritage, thanks to the Gold Rush which began in the middle of the 19th century.

The group of thirteen, with four from GSA (Graduate Student Association) gathered at Graduate House at 9.30am. Travelling in two vehicles, they arrived in Ballarat in 90 minutes.

Blessed with gorgeous Spring weather, a group of ten made the most of the day at Sovereign Hill learning how to pan for gold and exploring the streets and delights of an old gold rush town.

The remaining three went to the Ballarat Wildlife Park and enjoyed the Keeper’s show of snakes, koalas and Patrick, the 28 year old wombat. Julia rekindled her desire for a pet wombat but Patrick preferred to stay at the Park.

Leaving Ballarat at 4.30pm, the quiet atmosphere in both vehicles was evidence of a very enjoyable trip after a long day of fun and activity.

In 1928, our grandfather, Vittorio De Bortoli, established De

Bortoli Wines in the tiny village of Bilbul in the Riverina region of

New South Wales. 85 years on, we continue his love for sharing

good wine, good food and good times with our family and

friends.

We are committed to bringing you distinctive wines from our

family estates in Victoria (Yarra and King Valley) and in New

South Wales (Riverina and Hunter Valley). These are wines that

are expressive of where they are grown - wines with interest and

charm.

Salute!

The De Bortoli Family

Thank You for Sponsoring the GU BallA special thanks to DeBortoli Yarra Valley Estate Wines and Lombard, The Paper People for the donation of wine and party decorations.


The following are salient points discussed at the Loyalty cards: beneficial or burden forum on the 16th July.

The starting points for most of us these days (particularly in relation to the profusion of cards one is offered in various coffee shops) relate to how loyal one feels to the provider, the quality of the beverage offered and where one happens to be when the need for a coffee break occurs.

Loyalty depends very much on context, quality and perceived benefit. A few seconds of rational thought usually point to a serious cull of cards!

Some cards do, however, such as those are based on accruing points, deserve more serious consideration e.g. Fly-buys (the first of the Loyalty cards?). Cards such as these are based on a system of accruing points which can be exchanged for goods or services on sliding scale related to the number of points accrued through purchases at various outlets. For example, big chain supermarkets where one can purchase the necessities of daily life (like food) can provide substantial discounts on fuel (although it is worth spending time on a few sums to be sure that the savings on fuel are not exceeded by the increased shelf prices of items purchased!)

Big retail stores (e.g. Myer) and some other retail outlets offer a similar inducement to be loyal. Again, if one needs to buy items stocked by these stores why not get a few points along the way?

The really serious benefits are offered by airlines. Most of the big ones offer points for the number of miles flown with their company and if one is a frequent flyer and a particular airline demonstrates a consistently high standard of service the reward of an occasional free flight overseas can be substantial

In conclusion, it seems that padding one’s wallet with a profusion of coffee cards can be more of a burden than a benefit but there are schemes out there that are worth considering especially if one can leave the card at home and simply quote a membership number when needed.

IT ALL DEPENDS but it is worth a bit of time to weigh up the pros and cons.

Upcoming Forum 15th October

The Dilemma of the Modern Woman.The forum is free. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices.

The Women’s Forum Review


September Monthly Luncheon ReviewWednesday, 3rd September, 2014The Printed Word’s Bright Future

Mary started her address with a brief on her family background. She grew up in a large family herself and still lives on the family property which her grandfather built upon arrival in Australia. She spoke on an exhibition she held in Dublin some years ago where she visited her mother’s hometown. There she learnt that her family had donated the whole village library. This formed, for her, a nice connection to her current profession. She then went to Barcelona, the home town of her grandfather, to discover the Dalmau Book Shop, in it’s third generation. Mary feels genetically coded for her position and is grateful for the nourishment that written books have given her in her formative years.

Mary studied Librarianship at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). She started Reader’s Feast Bookstore 25 years ago.

Moving on to her topic for the luncheon, Mary began speaking on the Digital revolution and what it means for the way we communicate and the way we live our lives. “The bicycle was the last advance in technology everybody understands” she joked, explaining the quote from Steven Parker. Everyone needs to face the reality, keep calm and embrace technology. The digital world is vast. Privacy is often lost. Even if you do not participate in social media, you may be photographed, investigated or searched online.

It is certainly hard to maintain a sense of copyright. The public nature of online debate means that anyone can be ‘upped’ or ‘downed’ in any forum. Mary reminded the attending Members that it is important to make every moment count because they just do not know who is going to learn about them. In business, negative forums leave a negative trace on your name.

There is benefit to modern technology in that there is global reach; everyone is in touch with one another globally. As many of you might know, this is something that was unimaginable once upon a time. Readers from around the world can be reached in a click and there is great pressure to keep up with social media. When we buy an ebook (electronic book) we are purchasing the license to read the book, not the license to own it.

Mary mentioned the recent furore between Amazon and Hachette where readers and authors took sides in the fight over the publishing industry’s future. The dispute between the online retailer and the publishing conglomerate revolved around the pricing of ebooks and contract details for distributing Hachette’s books. Amazon had even halted sales of some Hachette books. Some are unavailable for purchase and others have their delivery delayed by weeks or months. Occasionally alongside titles, a website banner advertisement shows “similar items at a lower price” none of which seem to be affiliated with Hachette.

Mary went on to say that publishing houses have a certain sense of worthy pursuit but, unfortunately, not a great regard for content material. Mary shared some concerns of how publishing houses disregard authors, book-writers and illustrators while focusing upon the commercial aspect of the book industry. However, there are some exceptions, with some publishers showing passion about the worthiness besides monetary gains. Mary summarised this point with a quote from Allan Kornblum, a publisher from Coffee House Press:

Print a thousand copies of a printed book, and odds are, even through fire, flood, or the ravages of war, a copy will survive somewhere, somehow. How much confidence can we have that books published in e-book format only, will be readable in twenty-five years, fifty years, a


hundred years? I own books that old, and I don’t need an upgrade to read them. We are in danger of recreating the world of haves and have-nots in this exciting information age. The printed book continues to remain more accessible on any income level, than any other form of information.

One of the wonders of the printed book is having it ‘dedicated to’. There is much pride in owning a copy at home or finding another copy in a second hand book shop years later with an inscription or signature. Such collection does not exist in the ebook world. As a bookseller or librarian within the book community, there is a degree of sustainability in these positive attributes of the printed word.

Bookshops in particular offer a physical environment that people can feel comfortable in, socialise and discover new literature. Mary welcomes the homeless to sit in her store. People meet in groups at Reader’s Feast regularly, some weekly, and the bookstore forms a part of their personal world. Bookshops are where booksellers match people with books. This is more than a commercial exercise - it is a culture. The book shop is a meeting place for education and for visiting authors. It is a safe haven, a wonderful gateway to our culture for international visitors and locals, and a forum for ideas and conversations.

Quoting Mark Slouka from his novel, War of the Worlds:

As the culture of distraction comes to play an increasingly significant role in American life, it will become more and more necessary to refocus our attention on actual communities, on real friends and neighbours, on the significance and value of our physical rather than our virtual environments. These, after all, are sources of information too, a slow, subtle, ultimately invaluable kind of information, irreducible to binary code. It may be that this kind of information, the kind that comes from experience in the physical world, is the kind we are least capable of doing without.

While it is certainly convenient and flexible to adjust the font size, Mary claims that nothing

replaces the experience of a book. There are people who cannot afford the latest ebook reader, but a printed book will last forever.

Newspapers online may not survive while people who read the paper will get a better understanding on the news. Education books may be the first to be digitised but magazines may survive the digital world.

She went on to say that there are 12,000 Australian originals with many in the top titles list. More people are buying Australian author’s writings because of word of mouth recommendations which is not as easily achieved with ebooks. Book crossing is a popular culture where readers leave books for others to pick up, it builds connection among readers across the world.

Following the talk, a number of our attending Members posed questions to Mary. These included how to get a book published, how difficult it is to get book on demand, the popularity of book clubs and the difficulty of breaking into the American market. She said factors could include the US not willing to change to fit their immaculate and bad timing. On whether libraries and bookshops are opposites, Mary said that while libraries do a lot of events and bookshops do merchandising, it doesn’t matter as long as everyone is reading as both are working in the same sphere.

Mary is one of few who, besides working at the store, is also the one who buys the books. There is a huge advantage in having this connection. As a reader, Mary say she will never read an ebook. People will read them when travelling but ought to still read a hardcover at home.

The Graduate Union extends gratitude to Mary Dalmau for her excellent presentation

and for her time in giving our Monthly Luncheon audience insights on the future of

printed books.


University Sector NewsStories that may be of interest to our Members

Graduate UnionMight Relocate

Global warming got you down? Well there may be an easy way of sorting out those pesky rising sea levels. Instead of acting greener, perhaps we should all go with the flow and move underwater. In Fiji, on the Katafinga Island, a hotel has had just that idea. The Poseidon Resort will join a very limited roster of underwater accommodation facilities available world wide.

When you access the Poseidon Resort Website it shows glamorous rooms with large clear windows showcasing the spectacular reef nearby which the hotel. In actuality, the hotel is still well and truly under construction. The Poseidon construction crew is working just fine and the building itself will be finished on schedule. The largest difficulty the hotel is facing is the use of functioning submarines. As such, the designers of the Poseidon Resort have launched a large amount of research into practical submersibles.

As expressed by designer L Bruce Johnston when queried on the difficulties of underwater accommodation:

We also had a coup in Fiji and a financial crisis. Building a structure fixed to the sea floor isn’t that hard – there are far more problems in building submarines which have to be able to move.

Surpassing these difficulties are part of Bruce’s goal to establish what he calls H2Omes, or underwater private residencies. Mr Johnston claims that the H2Omes are the most technologically advanced underwater homes on the planet, but there is

not much competition to context this assertion. The homes themselves incorporate a lot of the technology used in the Poseidon Resort. They look a tad like the old fashioned UFOs you saw in movies: great silver disks with windows. While underwater, the homes are connected to the surface by a sort of umbilical tube. This helps to maintain the pressure on the inside of the house. Mr Johnston claims that the pressure inside his homes is what sets his H2Omes apart from your regular aquatic houses.

It’s circular in plan and 65ft in diameter, but the most important thing is that the interior is at one atmosphere – the same pressure as on land.

With such bold claims, the Graduate Union might find its next residency at the bottom of the St Kilda Harbour (or perhaps not).

For more information on underwater homes, read the following online article: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7f63b412-1165-11e3-8321-00144feabdc0.html#slide0


MrBigFallingShort

A Mr Big confession is a controversial means of attaining a confession from someone who is suspected of a crime. It involves an undercover officer posing as the head of a criminal syndicate. The officer approaches the suspect and offers them a position in the fake syndicate. To join however, the suspect must confess their past sins to the undercover cop.

Due to its controversial nature, Mr Big Confessions are not often used in Australian tribunals. However, most notably in the Australian context, the use of this method has helped police convict Brett Peter Cowen for the murder of a thirteen year old Queensland boy in 2003.

Recently also, the Supreme Court of Tasmania convicted Roy Standage for two murders. A Mr Big Confession was used as evidence in the trial, though it should be noted that it formed only a part of the prosecution’s argument and did not provide a confession on tape from the accused.

A similar case in Canada has recently ruled that the Mr Big confession used in that particular case was inadmissible. To the dismay of some, a Mr Nelson Hart was thus released after the Supreme Court of Canada made the decision to disallow tabling of the confession during the trial.

For more information, listen to the Law Report online: http://www.abc.net.au/r a d i o n a t i o n a l / p r o g r a m s / l a w r e p o r t /story-segment-template/5693392

In mid September Apple released its latest iPhone, the sixth in Apple’s continuingly successful smart mobiles. This iPhone has a number of differences from its predecessor, the greatest change being its look and feel.

It has a new curved feeling which strays from the typical angled look of earlier iPhones and products. It is also significantly thinner and larger than the iPhone 5. The new phone operates on a new powerful processor and runs off the current Apple operating system (IOS 8).

Apple also continues its tradition of incorporating new technology into its devices. Like the Samsung Galaxy 5, the iPhone 6’s main competitor, the phone allows for people to pay for items in a store with their phone.

Building on the same method used for Visa Paywave, the phone transmits a signal from your device to your bank, back to your device and finally to the credit or debit card machine. Essentially, you can pay for an item in a store by holding your phone to the payment machine.

Yes, a brave new world! Don’t lose it.

For more information go to the following website: http://www.techradar.com/au/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/iphone-6-release-date-news-and-rumours-1099865

ByWayofPay


University Sector NewsStories that may be of interest to our Members

STEMon the Rise

Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has called on the federal government to “bring coherence” to research and innovation, otherwise the nation risks being left behind in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In his report, Professor Chubb said a long-term STEM strategy – with more focus on cross-disciplinary collaboration and less on academic publication – is imperative for Australia to achieve and maintain international research standings.

“We wouldn’t order a truckload of bricks without knowing the type of house we wanted to build or how many bricks we would need,” Professor Chubb said in his symposium address. “We’d put our time and money into building the house we want, and why would we do less for Australia?”

The Chief Scientist’s report warns that Australia is the only country in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)not to have a current STEM national strategy, and provides recommendations to the federal government on Australian competitiveness, education and training, research and international engagement.

It recommends establishing an Australian Innovation Board to focus and align existing programmes, identify innovation priorities and accelerate the integration of STEM experts into private and public sectors.

The Chief Scientist’s strategy also recommends incentivising teaching into sciences and

mathematics, as 40% of Year 7 to 10 mathematics classes are currently taught without a properly qualified mathematics teacher. “We’ve long known that a chain is as strong as its weakest link, and if we’re to ensure [the sciences] are not weak, we need to explain why they are important. And our children and our grandchildren deserve nothing less from us,” Professor Chubb said.

The strategy highlights a number of case studies from Australia and abroad, including the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Australian Academy of Science’s PrimaryConnections programme and the Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs).Funding to the CRC programme was cut in the 2014 federal budget.

“As Industry Minister and the Minister responsible for science I am particularly focused on finding better and smarter ways of organising our science and research effort because as you would be more than aware, we are in a difficult financial situation in terms of our own budget and every dollar has to be well spent,” Minister Macfarlane said.

“We need also to make stronger and more meaningful connections to business and create places where industry and researchers can share a vision before they commercialise it, then go out and commercialise it.”

Written by Belinda Smith. For more information, visit: http://theconversation.com/australian-stem-research-needs-coherence-chief-scientist-strategy-31006


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Usually this section is dedicated to the very latest in innovations. Those who write the article search tirelessly to provide an interesting modern tale on modern inventions. This month however will be dedicated to one the greatest inventions of all time. Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, the Graduate Union’s article on sliced bread.

I’ll begin by setting the historical scene. The year is 1928. The country is the United States of America. President Coolidge resigns as Herbert Hoover takes the November election. Mickey Mouse boards a steam boat in the first ever sound film. Shirley Temple is brought into the world and American armed forces in China are recalled. Perhaps most significantly, a man named Otto Frederick Rohwedder contemplates the preservation of bread slices, and a means of slicing it for convenient purchase. Otto is of course, thinking about developing the world’s first bread slicing apparatus.

Sliced bread had been around for quite a while, but it was a time consuming exercise for families everywhere. Rohwedder himself had tried to sell the idea of pre-sliced bread to bakers all over America in 1912 but was laughed off. “The bread will go stale much sooner!” they all claimed. Rohwedder shrugged off these claims. By 1928 he had developed a cheap and efficient solution; he would wrap the bread in wax paper which kept the bread fresh and delicious.

Even after the innovation proved successful, Rohwedder was still shunned by the American

baking community. In early July of 1928, one Frank Bench decided that Rohwedder’s machine deserved a chance. It was perhaps Mr Bench’s greatest decision.

With that, ‘Sliced Kleen Maid Bread’ was released on July 7th on the shelves of the Chillicouth Baking Company in Chillicouth, Missouri. It took the world by storm. By 1930, Wonder Bread, the American bakery giant, began to commercially produce loaves of sliced bread. With Wonder Bread’s help, Rohwedder’s invention has become a household item.

But what about that infamous saying? Well, Rohwedder decided to advertise ‘Sliced Kleen Maid Bread’ as the greatest development in the bakery industry since bread was wrapped. The phrase caught on and became ‘the greatest thing since sliced bread.’

For more information on Otto and his marvellous invention, go to the following website: http://h i s t o r y 1 9 0 0 s . a b o u t . c o m / o d / 1 9 2 0 s / q t /slicedbread.htm


Chieh-Yu (Jai) Chen

Annelies Van de Ven Candice Tan Mattias Björnmalm Manami Yumoto Pat MacDevitt Rebecca Young

CPR and First Aid Information Session 30th August, 2014Residents Mattias Björnmalm and Jai Chen (First-Aiders with the Emergency Services of the Australian Red Cross) hosted an informative session covering the basic principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. Attendees not only gained useful knowledge and skills about some life-saving techniques (including how to assess a scene for danger and when to call for help), but were also given the opportunity to test out their skills on each other.

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration6th September, 2014University Square was lit up by an array of colourful lanterns in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival!

To mark this occasion (dating as far back as 16th Century BC, China, as a time to worship the Moon), residents enjoyed tasting a variety of moon cakes (these are small pastries filled with bean paste, lotus seeds, egg yolk and other flavours) and drank

tea at Graduate House before venturing out onto University Square (and later the campus) carrying vibrant candle-lit lanterns.

Photographs courtesy of Abraham Arief

Graduate House GSA Group We are pleased to learn that Graduate House and the Graduate Students Association (GSA) are establishing a strong collaboration. GSA is the student representative body for postgraduates at The University of Melbourne. GSA groups are organised and run by graduate students for graduate students. Each runs a diverse range of activities, such as symposia, exhibitions, conferences, dinners and social events. GSA also provides ongoing support, both financial and administrative, to assist with the running of these events.

Resident NewsThe only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make up one’s mind about nothing—to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts, not a select party.

John Keats (1795-1821)

Congratulations to the following Resident Members for coming together to form the Graduate House Social Committee


Wai Kin Tsui

Chuan Shi

Irfaan Hussain

New Duty ResidentCongratulations to Chanchal Chandramouli for being appointed as one of our Duty Residents. Chanchal will begin her duties in October.

Graduate House extends gratitude to departing Duty Resident Louise McLeod who is leaving us in November.

We wish Louise all the best on her graduate pathway journey, and bid Chanchal a warm welcome to the important role of welcoming new Resident Members to our college.

The National Student Leadership Forum Nominated and supported by The Graduate Union, Annelies Van de Ven and Mattias Björnmalm represented our college at The National Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values in Canberra, 4th-7th September. Below is an excerpt of Annelies’ experience at the Forum. The full version, along with Mattias’ account, will be published in the next Melbourne Graduate in December 2014.

Thank you so much for nominating me for the forum. I can honestly say it was the most enriching experience of my university career thus far. The people I met, speeches I heard and activities I took part in all helped me develop my own values and beliefs as well as my ability to trust in others and myself.

Annelies Van de Ven, PhD Student, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

The University of Melbourne

Some Important datesSaturday, 11th October There will be a morning group working on decorations and set up for the Graduate House Wonka’s Wonderland Ball. All are welcome to help.

Friday, 17th October Next on Graduate House’s social calendar is Wonka’s Wonderland Ball on the 17th October!

If you haven’t done so already, get your golden ticket now and invite your friends along to what will no doubt be a memorable night of fun, frolic and candy!

Ice Bucket Challenge Residents

Congratulations on being nominated and well done guys!

The Next MaG (Meet and Greet) is on Tuesday, 28th October.

GOLDEN TICKET OCT.17 7pm. (sharp) graduate house

1 Free DrinkTo be collected on the night

Jai Cheng


PuzzlesMind benders for our Members

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

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

KakuroUse 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.

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Date Time Venue Faculty or School Title Speakers Bookings and

EnquiriesTuesday, 30th September

12.00pm - 2.00pm

Grd Flr Auditorium. The Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cnr of Grattan and Elizabeth

Office for Research Ethics and Integrity

Beyond Compliance: Ethics and Integrity Research Showcase 2014

Showcase Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9035 4170

Tuesday, 30th September

4.00pm - 7.00pm

Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne

Faculty of Veterinary Science, Melbourne School of Land and Environment

Graduate Study Expo Enquiries [email protected]

Call 13 6352

Tuesday, 30th September

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Theatre C, Old Arts Building, The University of Melbourne

Faculty of Arts Philosophy as Therapy and Self-Transformation in Seneca

Professor Emeritus Aldo Setaioli

Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 8344 1521Wednesday, 1st October

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Davis Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Control of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell survival during emergency hematopoiesis

Dr Alex Delbridge Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9345 2555

Wednesday, 1st October

6.00pm - 8.00pm

Theatre 230, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton

Faculty of Arts Art and Ethnography in the Post-Western Museum

Professor James Clifford


Call 03 8344 6676Wednesday, 8th October

5.30pm - 6.45pm

Cecil Scutt Collaborative Teaching Space, (Rm 227), Old Arts Building

Faculty of Arts How do you build a (hybrid) institution? Indigenous People and the Governance of Resource Projects in Australia and PNG

Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh


Call 03 8344 6565

Thursday, 9th October

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Seminar Room, Australia India Institute, 147-149 Barry Street

Australia India Institute

Women and Militant Wars: The Politics of Injury

Swati Parashar Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9035 7538Thursday, 9th October

6.00pm - 7.30pm

Harold Woodruff Theatre, Microbiology Building

Faculty of Arts The Multiple Temporalities of Memory: The Contested Memory of the Spanish Civil War in Contemporary Spain

Professor Jo Labanyi


Call 03 8344 4720

Monday, 13th October

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Copland Theatre, The Spot, 198 Berkeley Street, Carlton

Faculty of Business and Economics

Changing the image of the profession: the fight for economic reality in accounting and the increasing value of the audit

Sir David Tweedie Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 8344 5475

Wednesday, 15th October

1.00pm - 2.00pm



Interrogating the architecture of cancer genomes

Dr Peter Campbell Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9345 2555


6.00pm - 7.00pm

Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville

The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Kenneth B Myer Lecture 2014

Professor Seth Grant


Call 03 9035 7006

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.


Date Time Venue Faculty or School Title Speakers Bookings and

EnquiriesWednesday, 15th October

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Melbourne Town Hall Supper Rm, 90-120 Swanston Street

Melbourne Law School

Protecting Australia’s Threatened Species and the Environment: Policy, Reform and Action

The Honourable Greg Hunt


Call 03 99035 1111


9.00am - 4.15pm

Auditorium, Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade Parkville

Melbourne Neuroscience Institute

Melbourne Brain Symposium

Prof. Perry Bartlett, Prof. Seth Grant, Prof. Robyn Guymer, Prof. John Hodges, Prof. Christos Pantelis, Prof. Lawrence Wald, Prof. Heather Young


Call 03 8344 1819

Friday, 17th October

6.00pm - 9.00pm

Lecture Theatre A, Elisabeth Murdoch Bldg, Parkville


In Conversation with Robyn Davidson - ‘Tracks’ Film Screening, Q&A and Book Signing

Robyn Davidson Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 8344 1819

Wednesday, 22nd October

1.00pm - 2.00pm



The Dingo Fence: Molecular Insights into the First line of Defense

Dr Michael Chopin Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9345 2555

Wednesday, 22nd October

5.30pm - 6.45pm

Cecil Scutt Collaborative Teaching Space, (Rm 227), Old Arts Building

Faculty of Arts Embodied Othering: Unsensing as a Concept and Methodological Tool

Dr Yasmine Musharbash


Call 03 8344 6565Wednesday, 22nd October

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Theatre D, Old Arts Building

Faculty of Arts History, Heritage and the Re-urbanisation of Asian Cities

Associate Professor Daniel Goh


Call 03 9035 5378Monday, 27th October

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Davis Auditorium, Level 7, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052

Melb. Neuroscience Inst., Bio21 Inst., The Florey Inst. of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Univ. of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Inst.

Critical Mass: Discover the Parkville Biomedical Precinct

Discovery talk and tour program


Call 03 8344 4081

Monday, 27th October

7.30pm - 9.00pm

Wyselaskie Auditorium, 29 College Crescent, Parkville

Faculty of VCA and MCM

Guitar Perspectives: Concert 4 - Bach and Beyond

Performance by Tonié Field


Call 03 8344 7657Tuesday, 28th October

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Seminar Room, Australia India Institute, 147 - 149 Barry St Carlton


Improving Access to Tertiary Healthcare in India- A Strong Case for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Rajiv Sharma Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9035 7538

Tuesday, 28th October

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

Melbourne School of Engineering

Going Virtual: The Arrival of the Internet

Professor Justin Zobel


Call 03 9035 4085


6.15pm - 7.30pm

Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

Faculty of Business and Economics

Is there a future for manufacturing in Australia?

Mr John Pollaers Enquiries [email protected]

Call 03 9035 4487


6.00pm - 7.00pm

Copland Theatre, Business and Economics Bldg (The Spot), 198 Berkeley St, Carlton

Melbourne School of Engineering

Systems Biology: Next generation research into unlocking human disease

Professor Edmund Crampin


Call 03 9035 4085


Academic and Professional Development MeetingsThank 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

11th, 12th, 13th August15 attendees each day

Department of

Finance

1st, 15th, 29th August15 attendees

Department of Infrastructure Engineering

5th, 12th, 21st August60 attendees

Department of Ophthalmology

Macular Research

28th August25 attendees

Melbourne School of Population and

Global Health


McCaughey Centre

PHL Writing Retreat

6th, 7th August10 attendees each day

Melbourne School of Land

and Environment


Melbourne Sustainable Society

Institute


Officeof

Admissions


Property and Campus Services Coaching

Skills Groups

5th, 26th , 27th August5 attendees each day

The Jack Brockhoff Child Health and

Wellbeing Program

1st August2 attendees

University of Melbourne (UOM)

Commercial

1st, 8th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, 26th August127 attendees

The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged below.

We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network

(AURIN) Lens 5 Meeting


Australian Council for Health, Physical

Education and Recreation (ACHPER)

18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th August107 attendees

Alan Abbott1969 MBA

Reunion Dinner


Australian Asian Association of Victoria

(AAA)


Australia Day Council

(Victoria) Inc.


Australian Film Base (AFB)

4-month Film School


Australian School of Applied Management

(ASAM)

8th, 26th, 27th, 28th August121 attendees

Aust. Science Communicators - Science

Technology and the Future

22nd August30 attendees

MBA


Academic and Professional Development Meetings

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)

15th, 16th August145 attendees

Bionic Vision Australia (BVA)


Disability Sports Victoria (DSV)

11th August15 attendees each day

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

8th, 12th, 14th, 19th August50 attendees

IMD Alumni Lunch


International Coach Federation

(ICF)

21st August15 attendees

Leslie Wallace ReidWal’s 80th Birthday

Celebration


Melbourne College of Contemporary

Psychotherapy (MCCP)

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th August6 attendees each day

Modern Language Teachers’ Association

of Victoria(MLTAV)


NOSSAL INSTITUTE Scientific Forum

to mark the retirement of Professor Graham Brown


Organisation Development

Australia (ODA)


Australian Skeptics dinner with

Lawrence Krauss(Vic Branch Inc.)


Probus Club Inc

Carlton-Parkville

12th August

70 attendees

Robyn McLeanCyril Jewell Memoriam

22nd August30 attendees

Rotary of Carlton Lunch Meetings,

Changeover Party andHeritage Cluster

5th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th August171 attendees

Supply Chain andLogistics Association

Australia (SCLAA)


The Graduate Union GU Collegiate and

Governance meetings.

1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th

August390 attendees

Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM)

Lean Training


The Public Land Consultancy - Land Law

for Managers


Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)VCCC Board Meeting



Happy Birthday James!

On 27th August, Member James Mulholland celebrated his birthday in the dining room in the company of family members and friends. Seated from left is wife and Life Member Anne, their eldest daughter Penelope, birthday boy James, good friend Margaret Waterhouse and their second daughter Julianne. Margaret is also a Life Member of The Graduate Union and a very dear and long standing friend of the Mulholland family. Her husband John (now deceased) was also a Member who painted the abstract which now hangs on the wall at the entrance to the GU administration office.

A surprise birthday cake complete with a candle, was presented during dessert time, much to the delight of the birthday boy!

Kate and David Preston

The Trustees of the William Berry Trust, Barbara Funder and Heather Kudeviita recently hosted lunch for David (left) and Kate Preston (on Barbara’s right) during their recent visit from Canada. Kate, the daughter of the founding Secretary-Warden William Berry, and David have lived in various countries, including Poland, Bangladesh and Indonesia where David represented the Canadian High Commission. They were pleased to visit Graduate House again and to renew acquaintance with the CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett.

Festive Christmas products

Time sure flies. It is that time of the year again and our talented GU kitchen team have begun preparation for our popular products. This year our chefs are making Mango Chutney, Apricot Jam, and Apple and Rhubarb Jam. As mentioned in the August Newsletter, chef Pieter Schols has submitted the Apple and Rhubarb Jam as a culinary entry at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Thank you for your patronage and feedback

Thank you for your outstanding service and support to make our event another successful function. The food was amazing and staff always polite and efficient. Many thanks to you and your staff once again and I look forward to many more events. Please pass on my thanks and gratitude to Bill and the staff. Licia Carbone,

Advanced Leadership Program Graduation Ceremony

Organising my eightieth birthday celebration at Graduate House was easy and excellent. Rosie attended to our needs in a very professional manner. The function room suited our event. The food both in terms of quality and quantity was excellent. The staff were very helpful in both the lead up and during the event. They were attentive and helpful in every way. It was very well done!

Wal Reid

Submit a Dining Room Feedback Form to be in a monthly draw and in the running

for the year-end prize of $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher.

The lucky feedback-giver for July was Fiona McConnell who won a bottle of Rococo, Blanc de Blancs, Yarra Valley.

At Graduate HouseSeen in the dining room and service reviews


Council NewsCongratulations to Cr Rhys Watson who has been elected as Chair of Council, the governing body of The Graduate Union. Many may know of Cr Watson’s long standing association with The Graduate Union. He is a descendant of the Anderson family, after which the Anderson Library is named.

A big thank you to Vice-Chair, Cr Cheryl Kidston, for having taken up the position of Acting Chair of Council (while continuing also as Vice-Chair!) over the last two months. Her counsel, support and guidance in all matters during this period has been much appreciated.

New Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the committees of Council have also been appointed. These are, respectively:• Cr David Sparks and Cr Rhys Watson on the

Buildings and Facilities committee;

• Cr Jennifer Batrouney and Cr Cheryl Kidston on the Governance and Nominations committee;

• Cr Leo Santalucia and Cr David Cowie on the Finance and Audit committee; and

• Cr R. Kingsley Davis and Cr Keith Ryall on the Membership and Marketing committee.

Our congratulations and best wishes are extended also to Dr Deborah Seifert who has been appointed as the new Head of College of International House. We are grateful for Dr Seifert’s services on the Fundraising and Benefactions working party since its inauguration.

Mr Peter Clark of DCA Advisory has been given a ‘vote of thanks’ from Council for the Finance Seminar series that he has convened at Graduate House over the last two years. Members who attended have said that his mode of presentation and straight forward explanations have enabled them to grasp concepts that they had previously perceived as being complex and confusing. Our gratitude is also extended to Daniel Bozyk for the many sessions that he presented and contributed. Peter is continuing as a member of the Finance and Audit committee.

Cooking our way into the futureYou may have heard some strange noises coming from our kitchen lately. Don’t worry. It is not a train or a rocket about to take off.

It is our brand new Convotherm “Easy Touch” oven, with a touchscreen and self cleaning function that is capable of reducing the cooking and cleaning time dramatically.

The next time you tuck into one of our Dining Room’s delicious meals, don’t forget to thank the Convotherm “Easy Touch” oven for being a part of the team. It may talk back (and if not, we can always press a button to get a good sound).

Woody wears a hoodie

It was great to hear from Kitchen services staff, Woody Ti-Jui Wu, who sent us this photograph of him keeping warm in his new GU hoodie.

Woody has decided to return to his homeland in Taiwan following the expiry of his visa.

His hardworking attitude and pleasant personality will be greatly missed by all and we wish Woody the very best with his future endeavours.

Mannie’s our (handy)man

Mr Manuel Labaki is the newest member of the Building Services Team joining George and Scottie in the pursuit of repairs and maintenance across our thriving and thus well-used facility. Welcome and best wishes with this new appointment!

At Graduate HouseNews Update


We are grateful to all who provided names of famous scholars from around the

world for potential inclusion in our 2015 GU Calendar which is currently being

designed. If you are a Member (as at end November, 2014) we send you one free

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