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AUTUMN 2001 Volume 4 Number 1 QUT’s Rhodes Scholar Karl makes news Teaching pair reach out to kids CONTENTS

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1 Uncle Bob among those honoured 2 In brief ... 4 Making the news Research outlook 5 Teaching pair help show children strengthens 6 Ilana finds “best company in the world” QUT has received a terrific boost to its research endeavours. In January 7 the Federal Government announced funding of $16.3 million over Mardi Gras Festival director fuelled seven years for one Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Diagnostics. by passion Some $70 million will be raised from other sources. 8 An additional bid for the new CRC for Construction Innovation was Talking Point ... with Rosemary Vilgan also funded for $14 million over seven years (with $50 million backing from other sources).

9 The CRC for Diagnostics has evolved from the award-winning CRC for Diagnostic Technologies Reconciliation needs action and, again, will be headquartered at QUT.

10 Overseen by its director, Professor Tony Evans, the new CRC will work in the areas of antibody Talking Point ... with Professor Evan Douglas engineering, antibody/antigen detection, protein engineering and profiling, molecular 11 evolution, genetic and infectious disease diagnostics, single nucleotide polymorphism detection QUT’s Rhodes Scholar helps landmine victims technology and point-of-care nucleic acid tests. Future of golf in steady hands Capitalising on the human genome project findings, this work is expected to produce an 12 exciting range of medical diagnostic tools that will help revolutionise the prediction and management of a raft of inherited diseases. Australians give more, donation analysis reveals Short bouts of activity equally good for health The exciting new CRC for Construction Innovation was the result of a joint bid by a team consisting of Dr Keith Hampson and Professor Tony Sidwell of QUT's School of Construction 13 Management and Property, Professor Derek Walker of RMIT, Dr Ron Sharpe of the CSIRO Geologists find Newcastle earthquake fault and Mr David Abbott of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Research aims to cut tumour blood supply This new CRC involves a substantial consortium of core and supporting organisations that 14 includes universities, industry partners and government agencies. Alcohol ignition interlock trial underway It will aim to create and commercially exploit tools, technologies and management systems 15 to ensure improvements across the whole-of-life of constructed facilities. PhD candidate urges disaster plan Trish set to battle the broadsheet brands Long-term, the construction industry will benefit from new technologies which have been piloted on actual construction projects, new software tools that incorporate the new 16 technologies, and just-in-time training modules which will deliver education when and where Allison grooves to London’s accounting tune needed.

17 This funding represents a tremendous endorsement of QUT's research initiative and enterprise, Graduate makes art for heart’s sake and was a wonderful start to what I know will be a great year for QUT. 18 Alumni news 19 Alumni calendar of events Professor Dennis Gibson 20 Vice-Chancellor About the Alumni Board 21 If you have new story ideas or feedback to share about QUT Links, contact the Keep in touch ... Editor on 07 3864 1150, email [email protected] or write to 24 The Editor Services and facilities for QUT Alumni Corporate Communication Department QUT GPO Box 2434 Brisbane Q 4001 Cover: Michael and Kate Blackmore QUT Links is published by the QUT Corporate Communication Department, in with Rene (age three) and co-operation with the QUT Alumni Relations Unit. Tiffany Zacchini (age six) Design and production by QUT Publications Unit. Edited by Carmen Myler. Photography: Tony Phillips, Suzanne Prestwidge. Editorial material is gathered from a range of sources and does not necessarily reflect the opinions and policies of QUT. QUT LINKS

Uncle Bob among those honoured

It was with mixed emotions that one Uncle Bob followed more closely in “I hasten to point out, of Queensland’s most well-known his uncle’s footsteps than he realised by too, that there are other advocates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait becoming active in the Building Islander and workers’ rights received the Workers’ Industrial Union and, later, sectors of our community news that he was the latest recipient of a being elected to the Queensland Trades QUT honorary doctorate. and Labour Council. who are disadvantaged So humbled by the recognition, He considers his greatest in the same ways…” Uncle Bob Anderson – who among a achievement as being elected and long list of positions, holds the chair of re-elected as the Queensland state the Declaration of Reconciliation that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organiser for the Building Workers’ deal with how to correct the Advisory Board – had tears in his eyes. Industrial Union between 1963 disadvantage. “It’s the humility Aboriginal people and 1978. “I hasten to point out, too, that there have,” he said. “We don’t aspire to Between the 1950s and 1980s, are other sectors of our community who great heights. he worked to improve the rights of are disadvantaged in the same ways and “We carry out our responsibility indigenous people, beginning the to our community. The aspirations of challenge with the Queensland Council I’d feel uncomfortable if indigenous ‘going up the ladder’, so to speak, and for the Advancement of Aboriginal and people were more advantaged than their achieving is what you might regard as Torres Strait Islanders, the forerunner brothers and sisters of other a white structure, it doesn’t apply in to ATSIC. nationalities.” Aboriginal society.” This task, he admits, was no mean Former Director-General of “Uncle Bob”, as he is respectfully feat – being an indigenous working class Education Clyde Gilmour also received known, has had a long association unionist and activist for Aboriginal the honour of Doctor of the University with QUT. rights in Queensland at that time late last year, while another former He completed a five-year required a great deal of courage, director-general and QUT Council apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery commitment and persistence. member Ron Boyle was recognised in 1949 at the Central Technical College Uncle Bob was also involved in with a posthumous doctorate. where QUT Gardens Point now stands, surveying Queenslanders in the lead making the 71-year-old the university’s up to the historic 1967 first indigenous graduate and one of its referendum campaign oldest-living indigenous graduates. which ultimately recognised He is also one of the university’s indigenous peoples’ right Golden Graduates and was named the to vote for the first time. South-East Queensland Indigenous He said last year’s Elder and Indigenous Person of the Walk for Reconciliation Year in 1998. in Brisbane and Sydney Uncle Bob sees his achievements, reflected the feelings of and particularly the honorary doctorate, the average Australian in as a way of showing other indigenous the 1967 referendum. people what they can achieve. “(The walks) were “It could act as an inspiration to absolutely unbelievably younger people to see elders as role wonderful, spiritual and models and have a focus on following emotional for us all.” in their footsteps,” he said. But he said Australia He, too, had a role model when he had a long way to go to was growing up. deliver equality and self- His uncle, Paul Tripcony, took him determination to its to book stores every Saturday, fostering indigenous people. a keen interest in reading and learning. “The fact that the He found out, after his Uncle Paul Prime Minister hasn’t had died, that he had been the vice- said sorry doesn’t move president of the Queensland branch of him away from the the Federated Liquor Trades Union. responsibilities outlined in Uncle Bob Anderson

by Toni Chambers 1 In brief...

JAMES’ ACHIEVEMENTS (Gerontology), and has Faculty of Business culminating in the two WIN ACCLAIM committed many hours and Outstanding Alumni Award. parties signing a letter QUT engineering and resources into aged care of agreement. information technology YOUNG SURVEYOR OF research and policy THE YEAR graduate James Moody was development. honoured as the nation’s top Bachelor of Applied DEAN WINS OPTOMETRY young science and Science (Surveying) graduate AWARD technology achiever at the Adam Ladhams has been Dean of the Faculty Young Australian of the Year recognised with the W Keith of Health Professor Ken Awards in January. Hayes Young Surveyor of the Bowman AM has been James – who was featured Year Award 2000 from the named Queensland in the previous edition of Institute of Surveyors, Optometrist of the Year for QUT Links – was recognised Queensland Division. 2000 by the Queensland for his contribution to the In addition to this award, Division of the Optometrists Centenary of Federation Adam received funding Association of Australia. satellite, FedSat-1, and his to further his academic TRIPCONY OUTSTANDING community service and endeavours from his employer Outgoing head of the sustainable development Connell Wagner. Oodgeroo Unit at QUT work. Penny Tripcony has been SCHOOLS MERGE BY DESIGN The 24-year-old’s latest QUT’s School of Planing, named the Outstanding honour follows a string of Educator 2000 by the David Moffatt Landscape Architecture and awards he has received in the Australian College Surveying, and the School past year, including the OUTSTANDING GRADUATE of Educators. Ms Tripcony of Architecture, Interior and Institution of Engineers’ SNARES “MOST EXCITING recently retired from QUT. Industrial Design have been Young Professional Engineer, CFO POSITION IN LAND” CREATIVE INDUSTRIES VISION the Young Queenslander of QUT’s Outstanding combined and now operate Alumni Award winner for as the School of Design and UNFOLDS the Year, and Queensland QUT Council has Young Achiever of the Year 2000, David Moffatt, has Built Environment. been appointed Telstra approved the establishment of prizes. UNI MAY JOIN WHO’S FEW Corporation’s chief financial a Creative Industries Faculty QUT will have a rare from July 1. The new faculty AGED CARE EFFORTS officer and group managing RECOGNISED opportunity to help develop will comprise staff currently director, finance and Nursing graduate Rosanne guidelines and management located in the Academy of administration. Fleming had her efforts strategies for international air the Arts and the School of Telstra CEO Dr Ziggy developing quality nursing quality after entering into a Media and Journalism, Switkowski described David’s home services honoured “working relationship” with together with some new position as “arguably the recently as a finalist in the the World Health individuals from the School most exciting CFO position Federal Minister’s Awards for Organisation. of Humanities and Social in the land”. Excellence in Residential Within two years, the Science, and the School of Aged Care. David will remain in his university could become a Communication. Ms Fleming, who is the current position as CEO of WHO collaborative centre – As the Kelvin Grove urban executive director of nursing General Electric, Australia one of just a few village takes shape over the at four Brisbane nursing and New Zealand until organisations working with next few years, the Creative homes run by Fleming March 1, when he will take the international body on Industries Precinct will be Health Services, was a finalist up his new post in Telstra’s air pollution. a strong feature of the in the “professional Melbourne office. Researchers at QUT’s education/industry excellence” category for her In August last year, the Centre for Medical and components of the work developing better care management graduate was Health Physics have been development. for residents with dementia. announced QUT’s 2000 engaged in an increasing level Other Council decisions She is a recent graduate Outstanding Alumnus Award of joint activities with the include the transfer of of QUT’s Master of Nursing winner and also received the WHO for the past two years, psychology and counselling

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to the Health Faculty from GRADUATE TAKES ON photographed friends January 1, (although still MISSISSIPI CHALLENGE Brenton and Sean McGrath located at Carseldine for at A gutsy QUT graduate has as the pair skied for six days least the next three years) and helped two friends take on and 3,042km in terrible the mighty Mississippi River formation of a new school conditions. to raise money for people from humanities and social She watched her two with cancer – and succeeded. science, and human services friends – one of whom was Education graduate Jo at QUT Carseldine. in remission from leukemia – Mackey was part of the From July 1, QUT suffer bruises, fatigue and Carseldine will become an “Mississippi Challenge” team that recently broke the world chemical burns from polluted organisational unit of the record for the fastest water- water as they skied into the university, distinct from but ski dash down America’s record books. equivalent in standing to longest and most treacherous “The challenge was about a faculty. river. ordinary people achieving the QUT ANNOUNCES OP Jo, a full-time English extraordinary,” Jo said. Jo Mackey GUARANTEE SCHEME teacher at Emmanuel College The team, which has set QUT announced on on the Gold Cost, helped co- up the Challenge Charity money to establish a respite December 7 that it would ordinate the record effort and Trust, aims to raise enough centre at the Gold Coast for guarantee entry into 80 per people with cancer and cent of its undergraduate leukemia. courses to students with “It was a very personal an OP5 or better. mission for all of us,” Jo said. The offer also waives “There were originally prerequisite subjects for those going to be three skiers, but students. Courses not Neville Wilson, who was a included in the scheme are driving force behind the idea, either highly limited courses had stomach cancer and or courses requiring passed away six months portfolio/audition. before the challenge. Achievement of OP 1-5 “We carried out his last has been a good indicator of wish on the trip, which was success at university and it is to scatter his ashes in the considered these students Mississippi.” have the ability and After she returned from commitment to achieve in the emotional, record- their field of choice. breaking trip, Jo was SAVAGE WINS TEACHING honoured with a $10,000 AWARD Queen’s Trust award to Susan Savage from the publish a record of the School of Design and Built Mississippi Challenge. Environment was presented She plans to write a with an Australian Award for coffee-table book featuring University Teaching in photographs she took during Canberra earlier this month. the challenge and is hopeful She was category winner of finding a publisher. in Physical Sciences and Photos and information Related Studies. The from the Mississippi prestigious award attracted Challenge are on the web a grant of $40,000. Emotional times ... team members during the Mississippi challenge. at http://www.mississippi Photographed by Jo Mackey challenge.better.net.au

3 Making the news

the clean-cut Amid the chaos of Childers’ main 26-year-old, street and the 14-hour days, Karl said who has already there was little time for him to think amassed about the enormity of the events he a range of was witnessing. experience in “I think we worked harder than any local and other TV crew. We were there at 5am international and wouldn’t leave until 7pm, and even news and then we would go to the pub and talk to entertainment the locals,” he said of the days following since graduating the fire. in 1995. “The whole time you have to keep “Some the focus on the story and remember people wait a that your feelings are not part of the long time for the story, because the story is bigger than you.” opportunity to Karl said there was a certain “rush” do something working on a big story like the Childers other than tragedy, and it was that excitement that reporting.” kept him in the news business. When he is “For a while I worked on Pay TV not warming the [Optus] presenting an entertainment presenters’ chairs, show. I got to go to LA and interview Karl works as a the cast of Lethal Weapon 4 – Mel journalist for Gibson, Danny Glover and Reneé Channel Nine in Russo – but I really missed the daily Brisbane, a job shift. I was bored out of my mind,” Karl Stefanovic ... finds “rush” of TV news addictive which he started he said. in June 2000 “There’s something about coming to There are at least four things in life that after working as a journalist and work every day, not knowing what I’m we can take for granted: death, taxes, presenter for Channel Ten and TVNZ going to be working on. I have to politics … and an evening news bulletin in Auckland. become an expert on a subject in, say, 365 days a year to tell us how it is It proved to be a timely move. half an hour, and then there’s the all unfolding. In only his second week at Nine, adrenaline rush at the end of the day. For people like Channel Nine’s Karl Karl found himself covering one of the It’s addictive.” Stefanovic, this means that – even in the year’s biggest stories when he was As is, apparently, the public’s thirst festive season – there is always work assigned to Childers to report on the for news – as the evening television to do. backpacker hostel fire that claimed bulletin maintains its position as the Karl’s recent summer has been busier 15 lives. country’s most popular news source. than most, with him filling the weekend While not realising the magnitude Even with the advent of competition presenter’s chair on National Nine News of the story at first, Karl later won a in Pay TV and digital television, Karl for Mike London, as well as working as Queensland Media “All Media Best can’t see that changing. a Gold Coast presenter and journalist News Report” Award for his coverage. “At the end of the day people still every other day. “We decided to cover it in a straight like getting home, turning on the The QUT graduate admits that fashion, not being over-sympathetic,” television and letting it all unfold before while the seven-day working week he recalled. them,” he said. can be tiring, it is worth the effort. “The stories really told themselves “And I love going home at night and “It does make me one of the and I didn’t need to invent angles or be knowing that the story’s done … for youngest news presenters around,” said creative. The pictures told the story.” another day.”

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Teaching pair help show children

While Monday mornings for many of Michael and Kate have been together us mean battling traffic or public since they studied at QUT and this isn’t “No-one can believe it’s a transport to return to the same desk and the first job to take them away from office in the same city or town – for their families. The duo has taught in real job, no-one can believe Michael and Kate Blackmore the start of Brisbane, Cairns, Miles and Torres Strait. a new week means setting up in an “We’ve had many unique you could possibly get paid entirely new destination. opportunities but this one is like a to go around Australia” In the past 12 months the two dream. No-one can believe it’s a real job, education graduates have travelled no-one can believe you could possibly 28,000km through every state in get paid to go around Australia,” learn in a way they haven’t been able to Australia except Tasmania and Kate said. before and that will open up new Western Australia. And it seems it’s not just Michael options for their futures,” Michael said. As they go, they are carving a and Kate who love their new job – “A lot of people take for granted that pioneering path as the first people to the show community has also accepted there’s always going to be a school and continuously teach the primary-school- the travelling school concept with some don’t think education is important, aged children of show families for the open arms. but all of these parents are instilling in entire school year through the Until this year, the children had their kids how important it is,” Queensland School for Travelling to learn via distance education with the Kate added. Show Children. help of their Having come from teaching in parents, or leave conventional classrooms, Michael their families to and Kate are now getting used to a attend school. new set of tasks that are anything The travelling but conventional. school has taken Take Fridays for example: it’s the end several years to of the teaching week and – while most become a reality, teachers are winding down for the with a core group weekend – Michael and Kate can be of parents from the found packing, preparing for an early Showman’s Guild rise on Saturday and facing up to a pushing the 10-hour drive to a new town. Queensland “(At first), we were really exhausted Government for because we weren’t used to working all funding and week and then travelling. But we’re resources. getting used to it – now it’s just what Many of these we do,” Kate said. parents, and their The pair’s unconventional classroom parents before is in the back of a semi-trailer which is them, have spent parked either in the grounds of a local their lives on the school or at showgrounds. show circuit with If some of the 68 children enrolled at limited educational the show school don’t arrive on time – opportunities and or don’t show up at all – they don’t they were adamant receive a talking to. Instead, when they their children do eventually make it, Michael and Kate would not receive ensure the children make up what the same disjointed they’ve missed. education. Everything else – computers, Internet “This school is access, TV, photocopier, desks, chairs and giving these lessons – is the same, if not better, than children new those used in a normal classroom. opportunities to

by Toni Chambers 5 Ilana finds “best company in the world”

It would have been a nerve-wracking And Ilana will soon be in the thick situation for even the most seasoned of of it. job hunters. Within two days of returning to Ten thousand miles from home, Brisbane and her job as an intern in jetlagged and alone, Ilana Smith was Microsoft’s Brisbane office, Ilana subjected to one of the most slick and received the news that she had been rigorous interview processes in successful and was moving to Seattle. corporate America. In late March she will become a Shuttled from building to building on program manager on the team behind the expansive Microsoft campus in Microsoft’s Exchange (messaging and Seattle, she attended 11 one-on-one collaboration) software. Based on the interviews. Each was with a different Redmond campus, Ilana’s job will see manager and was designed to her working with some of the biggest differentiate Ilana’s professional or names in the business. personal skills from those of scores of “I’m really excited about the other job seekers. opportunity, especially as I’ll be working Ilana says while it made for two of for Charles Eliot who is a bit of a legend the most gruelling days she has in the Exchange world,” Ilana enthuses. experienced, that is what it takes to “It’s exactly what I wanted but at the compete for a job with the global same time it’s so scary. software giant. “They’ve already got a recruiter over “Every year Fortune magazine there helping with my visas, looking for releases a list of the top companies to an apartment and even trying to find me work for, and Microsoft regularly makes a new car. It all happens very quickly.” that list,” points out the 24-year-old It’s just as well that Ilana happily Ilana Smith who grew up in Karumba in admits she prefers life in the fast lane. likes to ski, skydive, and is looking Queensland’s far north. With her fiercest passion being rally forward to the opportunity to “At this point in my career it was my cars, most of Ilana’s hobbies involve snowboard in the fields near Seattle. main goal to work in Microsoft’s head anything that requires excitement and “Nothing gets me like being on the office because it is the place all the best adrenaline. When she’s not racing around edge, being excited,” she says. and most exciting things call home.” town in her Suburu WRX, Ilana also “I think that’s what appeals to me about IT as well. The industry changes all the time and coming to work is exciting and interesting because there’s always some new technology development. “I couldn’t imagine being in a job where you just do the same thing day in, and day out.” And now, achieving her dream job only 18 months out of university, Ilana looks set for a bright and exciting career. “I don’t have a firm goal now other than to keep learning. When I get there I’ll find out where I want to go next,” she says. “But for now, I might sound biased but I think I work for the best company in the world.”

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Mardi Gras Festival director fuelled by passion

“Overwhelming” is how David “I’ve found myself at a professional aspect of changing his role from being Fenton describes his role as festival and personal nexus: Who am I? How am the artistic director of the Riverina director for the 2001 and 2002 Sydney I represented? Who am I within the Theatre Company to his current Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. professional community?” he asked. position. “My average day is frustrating, hectic, “Personally, I’m representing the gay “I’ve come from being an artistic aggravating, bizarre and strangely fun – and lesbian cultural voice and this is the director with a conservative regional theatre company where I became add tension, tension, tension,” he said. most high-profile way I can do this at accustomed to listening to the Given time to catch his breath, it the moment.” becomes evident that the 34-year-old – community and doing what I should This is not the first time David has be doing,” he said. who recently completed his Master worked as a director for the Gay and “I’ve moved to one of the most of Fine Arts at QUT – is fuelled Lesbian Mardi Gras – he has been a radical artistic positions where I have by passion. freelance director for the festival to listen to a community that’s more Though David has spent more than several times. demanding, more voracious and more a decade since graduating from QUT’s As a freelancer he was also invited to passionate about their inclusion.” Bachelor of Arts (drama) as an artistic direct productions such as national tours Another goal he has during his tenure director, this is the first time he has been for the Bell Shakespeare Company. at the festival is to bring the gay and faced with dual challenges – personal “In effect, I’ve been creating work for lesbian culture to the wider community and professional. someone else’s agenda – a hired gun as I by staging events that a broader audience can relate to. call it,” he laughed. “We have cross-demographic events – One of his aims is to we call them Priscilla events. One lift the profile example is the Frocks@Fox Day where of the festival out of children come along and do face concern that the wider painting. community merely sees “But we shouldn’t be highlighting the Mardi Gras as just the cosmetic aspects of our culture, “parade and party”. we need to find a more complex way of “Not many people attracting broader audiences so that we know there is a festival can demystify our culture. which lasts for 23 days “The festival is also a chance not and is the largest gay only to explore who we are now, but and lesbian arts festival who we want to be, and where the in the world, with more gay and lesbian culture fits in to than 100 performing Australian culture – while also arts, literature, music, maintaining difference.” visual arts and As for his future after 2002, David community events, and is undecided. special events,” David “Once you’ve had a job that fulfils you personally and professionally, you said. tend to seek out career opportunities “This year I’ve that are personally fulfilling,” he said. decided to rein in “My dream is to start a small the number of events, company that shows new Australian making sure the gay and lesbian work. program reflects “But it’s like going back to excellence and doesn’t subsistence farming after being in a just become high-profile, well-paid position. Maybe representation for that will be essential to staying representation’s sake.” emotionally healthy as an artist by being This, he said, had able to tackle the questions that are been the most difficult important to me.”

by Toni Chambers 7 Talking Point… with Rosemary Vilgan, Executive Director Government Superannuation Office

“In running a superannuation fund, my attention is often focused on financing an ageing population – which leads me to ponder wider demographics. Every time I see a cancer cure news story, I am heartened, but simultaneously anxious about the social and fiscal changes facing our country. The demographic changes will force a structural realignment of the attitudes and work practices in Australia. The “baby boomers” are ageing and will double the number of people aged 65 years and over in the next 40 years, with even more rapid growth in those aged over 85 years. Life expectancy is improving to the extent that one in three female babies born today is expected to live until 100. Rosemary Vilgan ... ageing population presents challenges Consider Japan, which has moved But these obvious issues aren’t the produce the goods and services to since the Second World War from having only issues. be consumed. the youngest population in the world to In financial markets, huge inflows Our workers are becoming more having the oldest. have occurred over the past decade in skilled and, as a result, we are successful What will our community look like, the share market and in superannuation. in fields like medical research and what will our infrastructure and lifestyle At some point after 2010, outflows are treatment, information technology and needs be, and how will we serve our finance. customer base? likely to exceed inflows. How will our economy be affected? This means that Australia, as with An ageing population will obviously most developed countries, is becoming bring changes in the workforce – for The whole question of financing an ageing society is a minefield. more of a service economy than an instance, older women now participate industrial economy. in the workforce more than men. To Superannuation and private savings will go some way, as will part-time work. Tourism, household care and accommodate a longer life expectancy, alternative therapies are the sorts of areas However, taxes will still be required both in terms of financing and that will be devoured by the “baby to fund the current expenditure on enjoyment, we can expect to undertake boomers”, but Australia could face little infrastructure like roads, as well as greater part-time or contractual work in the way of a workforce. We can pensions and health that cannot be into our 70s. For some, this could of import goods, but a service industry is privately financed. There will be much course, be with family or charitable a people industry. community debate and angst over the work – for others, the opportunity to On recent trips to America, I try different careers once they are levels of taxation to be borne by workers watched the growth in the workforce financially settled. and the adequacy of the pensions paid to participation of the older person. Purely Much has been said about the the retired. on observation, it seemed to me that obvious market opportunities resulting Not only will these debates happen, maybe half the checkout operator jobs from the demographic changes, but the volume of “baby boomers” in K-mart-style stores, supermarkets and including new leisure pursuits, means they will of course hold the fast-food chains are held by people over continuing education and personal power of the vote as they continue to the age of 60. This seems to be a two- services such as health care. Schools push, as they have their entire life, for edged sword – proof that the older will need to be replaced by retirement social change. person is being accepted into the villages and the need for financial Along with financing the aged, there workforce, but not in those jobs of a advisory services will grow. is a large question around how to particularly high standing.

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Now while some older people may While Australia is re-inventing itself “Life expectancy is continue working, the reality is that this as a “smart economy”, and many service improving to the extent that will be insufficient. industries are springing up, those trained For both tax and workforce needs, in the older economies are disillusioned one in three female babies Australia will need to soul search and by their lot in life. consider immigration. If we don’t grow born today is expected Immigration to them is not seen as our population, and our population an opportunity to bring new skills and to live until 100.” simply ages, there will be no young younger workers to Australia to finance people to care for and provide services and value these different groups as part our future development. for the elderly. of the progress of the country? Australia is effectively replacing the Immigration is not an easy topic for a The expected demographic changes farms and manufacturing shops by country to discuss and cuts at the heart in our society will have an enormous tourism and biomedicine, but the of how people are feeling in society influence over our economy, workforce people aren’t so easily transferable. today. There is almost a polarisation of and even personal happiness. One day, society, with different groups being We have some people retreating from look at your families, friends and simultaneously excited or threatened by the pace, wanting communities and neighbours, and have a think about the pace of change in this country. I personal attention back in the banks. these issues.” liken this polarisation in society to the Others though, are ecstatic with Rosemary Vilgan (BBus 1987) was an growth of community markets gigabytes, hypertext and on-line Outstanding Alumni Award Winner for simultaneously with the Internet. discount broking. How will we offer QUT’s Faculty of Business in 1999.

Reconciliation needs action

The quest for reconciliation between He said Canada and Australia had raised, political opponents will make indigenous and non-indigenous similar experiences on the issue of preposterous arguments or misconstrue populations in Canada and Australia will reconciliation with both prime issues and actually promote only succeed if a clear strategy of action ministers refusing to issue an apology misunderstandings – and this acts as a is drawn up providing security to both, for past injustices. barrier to reconciliation.” according to one of QUT’s first And in both countries, he argued, Paul said both countries’ governments law graduates. politicians used the issue of must make a formal statement of regret Paul Chartrand is a QUT graduate reconciliation for their own purposes, for the effects of past policies and draw and Canadian Metis (Metis are preaching to a public with no clear idea up a strategy of action that committed indigenous to the Plains region). of what reconciliation meant. them to new policy directions. Since graduating from predecessor “If you look at public consternation “The policies would provide security institution QIT in 1981, Paul has used that resulted from the Mabo decision in to those who are in a vulnerable his legal knowledge to try to return 1991 it was in a sense bizarre and driven position and see that their identity is justice to the lives of indigenous people by a lack of understanding of the secure and that their social, political and in Canada. economic niche within the country is He returned to Brisbane late last year system,” he said. to take part in a National Roundtable “There’s no way a country like safe,” he said. aimed at reviewing the Aboriginal and Canada or Australia would allow their “It should also give some security to Torres Strait Islander Commission. courts to make a decision that will take those who are in power so that which is Paul said ATSIC represented a bites out of people’s bank accounts sought to be achieved is not seen as a major step forward in the quest to or backyards. threat to those with vested interests.” give indigenous people a voice “But because of the nature of politics in government. and the political system, bogeymen are

by Toni Chambers 9 Talking Point… with Professor Evan Douglas head, Brisbane Graduate School of Business

“Entrepreneurship used to be a dirty Entrepreneurial people have entrepreneurship because they are word in Australia, no thanks to some particular abilities and attitudes that flexible and quick to react to market prominent businessmen who ventured underlie their entrepreneurial behaviour. opportunities. But large companies beyond entrepreneurship into The relevant abilities include can build an entrepreneurial corporate criminality. opportunity recognition, viability culture that can similarly be flexible But, more recently, entrepreneurship screening, problem solving, leadership and proactive. is gaining its credibility back and is hot and general management skills. Gary Hamel, co-author of the book on the agendas of Federal, State and Beneficial attitudes for Competing for the Future has recently local governments as a generator of jobs, entrepreneurial managers include written another book, Leading the incomes and economic growth – which relatively low aversion to risk and Revolution, which addresses this issue in turn allow a stronger dollar and lower a relatively strong preference for directly. How can today’s leaders interest rates, and more. independent decision-making. encourage and develop an Entrepreneurship is a behavioural Such people tend to recognise entrepreneurial culture within their thing. It is what individuals and particular innovations as potentially business or other organisation such that organisations do when they are creating lucrative new business opportunities the organisation is able to discover, capture and exploit the commercial new wealth for themselves, their and to make the decisions necessary to value of innovations? businesses, and their communities. ensure the commercial success of the The answer provided by Hamel, in New wealth comes from the new business venture. essence, is that the organisation must successful commercialisation of new Entrepreneurship is not limited to capture the creative ideas that naturally technology. And by new technology small and new businesses. Large and old emanate from its employees, from top we mean innovation – new products, businesses can be highly entrepreneurial. management down to the lowliest new services and new ways of A great example of an entrepreneurial coffee-boy. managing things. large firm is Jack Welch’s GE. Under To do this, organisations must Welch’s leadership GE became a These innovations are “commercial” create an entrepreneurial culture that only if there is a significant demand for prototype of the entrepreneurial large encourages its employees to present their them – meaning that people and/or firm that continues to find market ideas to top management for adoption. businesses are willing to pay enough success by continual innovation. Even universities and governments for them to more than cover their cost New and small firms are most can create entrepreneurial cultures that of production. commonly associated with foster new products, services and management processes. The Brisbane Graduate School of Business has been fortunate to operate within the QUT organisational environment that has encouraged and nurtured our new MBA program. The market has recognised this innovation by making our MBA the largest in Queensland and external rankings (Asiaweek, May 5, 2000) have placed us within the top four MBA programs in Australia and in the top 20 in Asia. Our Executive MBA (EMBA) program has been launched this year. Ahead of us is more innovation – we are working on an International MBA (students would attend courses in two other countries as well) and an Offshore MBA (the program would go to foreign students, rather than expecting them to come to us).”

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Tom Ward Tom Statistics show that, in Cambodia, one in every 250 people is an amputee, and 87 per cent of the population lives in rural areas isolated from urban health services.

A Queen’s Trust grant recipient, Tom visited Cambodia recently to conduct an assessment of what type of rehabilitation technology could assist rural amputees.

s He then returned to QUT to design a device that monitors how people walk after major surgery and tracks their recovery progress.

“This information has not been available for people in the

rural areas because it was impractical for them to come back n into the city,” Tom said. QUT’s Rhodes Scholar helps landmine victims “The device consists of two sensors mounted on the legs which provide information that includes how a person is A QUT medical engineering graduate who has walking, their gait and joint angles. been working to help landmine victims in “It was a necessity to make the device simple, portable, Cambodia has been named the 2001 Queensland robust and inexpensive.” Rhodes Scholar. “Some hurdles will have to be overcome because, at Twenty-one-year-old Tom Ward was selected from 20 present, doctors and health authorities expect their patients candidates for the award and will study for his PhD at Oxford University’s Orthopoedic Engineering Centre later to go to the cities for treatment,” he said. this year. “There will have to be a shift in that expectation, and for Tom’s final-year project at QUT last year involved the doctors and patients to accept an alternative such as development of a device which, he hopes, will make life telemedicine which will enable patients to be diagnosed “a little easier” for many rural Cambodians who have lost from information and data transmitted via the Internet limbs as a result of landmines – as well as benefiting to a centralised clinic.” people recovering from knee operations.

Future of golf in steady hands Throughout the world, he said, people suffered from golfing injuries, particularly of the lower back, wrists The future of golf could be less painful for its and upper extremities. millions of followers – professionals and particularly amateurs – as a result of a QUT project. “It is thought that vibrations could be a factor in the injury rate as any golfer will tell you how much it hurts As part of his final-year project, medical engineering when a shot is badly hit,” Mr Mercer said. graduate Cameron Mercer has developed a device that measures golf club vibration following contact with the ball. Mr Mercer said his development was not so much a stand- alone device but a measuring device. Mr Mercer said results from tests would “keep golf club manufacturers honest”. He was prompted to investigate the “The main idea of the project was to compare two clubs problem of vibration following approaches from the golfing that had different properties – one with a damper and the

industry and physiotherapists. other without,” Mr Mercer said. Solutio SOLVING Solutions real problems Solutionsan overview of research initiatives undertaken by QUT Australians give more, donation analysis reveals

Australians are claiming more donations to ACT, with average donations of $221 (0.24 per cent of charities than ever before, but statistics reveal taxable income) and $212 (0.25 per cent) respectively. widespread distinctions between the amounts Tasmania ($142 or 0.18 per cent) and Northern Territory donated in some states and professions, a QUT ($125 or 0.12 per cent) were at the bottom of the list, with analysis has revealed. deductible donations well below the national average.

QUT Associate Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes completed Professor McGregor-Lowndes said the data also revealed a study using Australian Taxation Office statistics, and which professions were, statistically, the most generous. found that the average Australian claimed $181 in “Air transport, religion and medicine did well, but deductible donations, or 0.21 per cent of their taxable construction and road freight did not,” he said. income, each year to charities. “As you would expect, people with high incomes generally “This is an increase of 5.7 per cent on the previous financial claimed the most donations in dollar terms, with those year, and the first time in four years that the average earning over $1million donating an average $36,000.” percentage of income people claimed to have donated has Professor McGregor-Lowndes stressed that the data were increased,” Professor McGregor-Lowndes said. only as accurate as the information people had reported “I’m hesitant to draw conclusions, but that is probably on their 1998 tax returns. indicative of an improved economic climate and increased “I’m sure many people under-report their donations, and public confidence.” many over-report,” he said.

Professor McGregor-Lowndes said the data, taken from 1998 “One study has estimated that Australians donate ATO statistics (the most current data available) showed that $2.8billion each year, compared to the $581million which philanthropy was most common in New South Wales and the is reported in deductible donations.”

Short bouts of activity equally good for health

People who feel guilty because they do not Dr Cuddihy said that when the group members had a exercise the recommended 30 minutes a day, physiological assessment (a complex analysis involving three times a week, can now feel better about weight, body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, and their health if they are normally active. other measurements) two months later, both groups’ health and fitness levels had improved. New QUT research has shown that people who do short bursts of physical activity – like walking and climbing stairs The team has concluded that the lifestyle approach of – several times most days, experience equal, and sometimes accumulating exercise during people’s daily routines can better, health benefits. be just as beneficial to health as long blocks of high- intensity exercise. Human movement studies lecturer Dr Tom Cuddihy studied two groups of 25 inactive men and women, allowing the “It means that if you can spare six minutes, five times a day first group continuous exercise for 30 minutes, three days to go for a brisk walk to a meeting, climb some stairs a week. Members of the second group were asked to instead of taking the lift, or park further away and walk to undertake “lifestyle-based” exercise for just six minutes, and from work, you don’t have to do the sweaty stuff to

Solutiofive times a day, at s least four days each week. keep your health and fitness.” SOLVING Solutions real problems Solutionsan overview of research initiatives undertaken by QUT Geologists find Newcastle earthquake fault

QUT researchers conducting geological mapping around Newcastle have confirmed the location of the fault that caused Australia’s first fatal

earthquake in 1989. s

School of Natural Resource Sciences lecturer Dr Gary Huftile said he and honours student Jason Chaytor had verified that a 40km-long fault off the Newcastle coast had caused the 1989 earthquake, and warned there was a potential for Photo here future quakes in the area. n

Dr Huftile said the fault, near the surface offshore extending down under Lake Macquarie, was “theoretically capable” of causing an earthquake up to 6.0 on the Richter scale.

The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a magnitude 5.6, killed 12 people, injured 165 and caused $4billion in damage.

“In a quake, the city’s foundation would amplify the effect and cause the area to shake like a bowl of jelly.

“What we are trying to do here is quantify the risk. I am concerned that people don’t understand the hazard and have not prepared,” Dr Huftile said.

“It is astounding to me that 10 years after the earthquake, the mapping of this fault is just now getting done.”

Dr Huftile has conducted research in earthquake geology in Dr Gary Huftile and honours student Jason Chayter ... quantifying risk Los Angeles and Oregon and is Australia’s only specialist in this area.

Research aims to cut tumour blood supply His work has received a major boost with the announcement from the National Health and Medical Scientists may soon be one step closer to Research Council (NHMRC) that Dr Hooper has been understanding how cancerous cells spread awarded both the CJ Martin fellowship and the Menzies thanks to a postdoctoral fellow’s groundbreaking Foundation’s RG Menzies fellowship, together worth research. $280,000 over four years.

Dr John Hooper from QUT’s Centre for Molecular The fellowships will allow Dr Hooper to divide the next Biotechnology will work to explain the crucial process that four years between QUT and San Diego’s prestigious causes cancers such as colon and prostate tumours to Scripps Research Institute, where he will map the develop their own blood supplies and spread to other parts molecular processes involved when cancers establish their of the body. own blood supplies.

Solutio SOLVING Solutions real problems Solutionsan overview of research initiatives undertaken by QUT Alcohol ignition interlock trial underway

Magistrates now have another alternative when “Then, when it comes time to be relicenced, they use the sentencing drink drivers, with the trial of an interlock device and can implement what they have learned “ignition interlock device” underway in Queensland. in a controlled way.”

The interlock device is similar to a hand-held breathalyser Ms Guthrie said participation in the interlock trial was which is wired into a car’s ignition, preventing drivers with voluntary and would cost offenders around $900 for use of a measurable blood alcohol content (BAC) from starting the device and a place in the rehabilitation program. their car. “We are hoping that magistrates will waive or decrease the The Queensland trial of the device is the first Australian fines they would normally give offenders to make attempt to install ignition interlocks as part of the judicial participation in the program more affordable and process and is being co-ordinated by QUT’s Centre for attractive,” she said. Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q). The project has been funded by an Australian Research CARRS-Q project manager Dr Diane Guthrie said magistrates Council (ARC) Strategic Partnerships in Industry Research could recommend in probation orders that convicted drink and Training (SPIRT) grant, and has been co-ordinated in drivers participate in the trial, which began on February 12, partnership with the Motor Accident Insurance Commission 2000 and will run for three years. and interlock device manufacturer Drager Australia.

She said the Queensland trial combined use of the interlock Drager Australia’s Asia Pacific Manager (Drug and Alcohol device with the “Under the Limit” rehabilitation program, Group) Rod Tattersall said he hoped the trial of the interlock also devised by the QUT team. device would help reduce the number of road accidents caused by alcohol-impaired driving. “Offenders complete the rehabilitation program during their licence disqualification period, which teaches them how to He said designers had devised a special technique for make better decisions about their driving and drinking drivers to learn before they could use the interlock, as behaviour,” Dr Guthrie said. well as several mechanical safety features.

“We have programmed the interlock to require the driver to provide further breath samples at random times after starting the vehicle,” Mr Tattersall said.

“Attempts to tamper with the electrical circuit or circumvent the interlock [by] placing a balloon on the mouthpiece are detected by the interlock and recorded Photo here as a violation.” Dr Guthrie said CARRS-Q would evaluate the interlock’s effectiveness as a rehabilitation tool, and its potential to change the behaviour of persistent drink drivers.

The trial has received support from Queensland’s Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, Community Corrections, Queensland Transport, Queensland Police Service, RACQ and the Department of Justice and Attorney General.

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PhD candidate urges disaster plan for Mozambique

look at how the government dealt with the health effects of the country’s biggest floods in 50 years. “Getting people fed It was a vastly different career path and housed is a much from the one he’d set himself at the start of his Bachelor of Health Science higher priority than degree – to be a state or local disaster prevention” environmental health officer in Australia. He arrived in the capital Maputo at the end of the floods and was able to Mozambique. Getting people fed and gain access to affected residents and housed is a much higher priority than staff through organisations such as disaster prevention,” he said. the United Nations, World Health The floods claimed 700 lives and two Organisation and the Red Cross. million people were affected. “I was looking at how the disaster Beau said most of the health affected people’s health and how any problems were related to stagnant water ill health could have been prevented – dengue fever, malaria, cholera and through increased preparedness,” other mosquito- and water-borne he said. diseases – and required a mammoth Beau Martin ... inspired Beau found that the Mozambique vaccination program. Government was not well prepared for Beau has made several Environmental Health PhD Candidate the disaster but, thanks to the help of recommendations to the Mozambique Beau Martin is trying to make a international governments and 200 Ministry of Health and the United difference in flood-ravaged Mozambique. international organisations, it was able Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Late last year, the 21-year-old to prevent major health problems. the major one is for the implementation travelled to the impoverished African “Prevention needs a lot of money of a disaster management plan. country, as part of his honours study, to and there are a lot of other problems in by Toni Chambers

Trish set to battle the broadsheet brands in London

Just months into her job at one of “The paper is a product that has newspapers in England that compete Britain’s top newspapers, The Independent, not been marketed properly and there’s with a range of tabloid papers in a price- Trish Wadley’s mind is sharp and ready opportunity for me to do that.” sensitive industry. to strengthen the paper’s branding The Independent is a “young” paper Trish completed a Bachelor of and circulation. and was created by a group of journalists Business majoring in Journalism at After holding managerial positions to fill the middle ground of a QUT in 1984. After just 20 months as a journalist, in marketing and promotions for newspaper range that mirrored the she switched to promotions and companies including News Corporation, polarised politics of England. marketing because it “looked like “But it’s tough times now because Foxtel and Brisbane’s B105FM, the more fun” and she felt she could have our reason for being has been challenge of a new role is what more impact on the overall success of persuaded Trish to re-enter the marginalised with the New Labour a business. media game. politics,” Trish explained. “This is a big challenge for me and “I had made a career decision to “There’s less of a need for a I’m giving it two years to see if I can work outside of media but agreed to this champion of the middle.” make a difference before I move on to job because I thought The Independent The Independent is read by more than pursue more strategic business options was an undersold brand,” she said. 623,000 people each day and is one that don’t necessarily pigeon-hole me of the four major broadsheet daily in marketing or media,” she said.

by Amisha Patel 15 Allison grooves to London’s accounting tune

past 10 years, so getting them up to date is quite a challenge,” she said. “A DJ or band might start small, earning £100 for a performance cash-in- hand and then, years later, they will be earning more than £500,000 and come to see us when they suddenly realise they haven’t done anything about tax. “There’s a fair bit of investigative reporting that needs to happen in those situations, which I enjoy because it’s interesting chasing up their dealings with record labels and concerts.” Allison Moss ... organising the accounts of musicians is quite a challenge Another challenge is dealing with the fact that most musicians Accounting graduate Allison Moss has “You meet some great people but it are not business-minded, and therefore the kind of job most music lovers would all comes down to business and you have require much more “hands-on help” die for. to take your business cards everywhere.” than accountants normally provide. On her first day at Martin Greene Even though the firm’s core business “Most of the musicians don’t want Ravden – a London-based accounting is accounting and tax planning for their to bother with business and any mention firm with clients from the music and clients, Allison said her role could border of accounts can freak out the client,” film industries – Allison met Right Said on artist representation as well as Allison said. Fred, a duo famous for their song, I’m business management. “One of my clients has to have a too sexy. “Because we represent record creative session after each meeting Since then, she has regularly worked companies … as well as musicians, with me just to relieve the tension.” with DJs, pop stars and record label ranging from the successful to those just These challenges are certainly a executives. starting out, we often introduce clients far cry from those encountered in her Martin Greene Ravden has more to labels as well as managers and agents,” studies or in her first job with Toowong than 70 employees and boasts a client she said. accountancy firm Anthony Wetmore list of musicians including Garbage and & Co. Pulp as well as actors Sean Connery “I could meet an upcoming band at a client’s gig one night and then a After all, how many accountancy and John Cleese. graduates from the class of ’94 need to few months later they could become As a senior accountant with the firm, ensure their office attire transposes our client.” Allison’s job involves accounting by day nicely to a nightclub setting? Allison said one of her biggest and relationship building and partying Fortunately, Allison said the party challenges was organising the accounts by night. scene did not mean a big wardrobe for a band or DJ who was not up to “I am invited to a lot of gigs and because London fashion was “all date with their accounts. backstage parties that now seem like about black”. work because I always have to look out “Some musicians haven’t kept for clients or potential clients,” she said. receipts or done their accounts for the

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Graduate makes art for heart’s sake

Starting out as a professional artist can In Megan’s second year at QUT, she have its moments, as Megan Axelsen will honed her skills by drawing portraits of tell you. fellow students and tutors straight onto The visual arts graduate laughs as she the cement walls of the art classroom, remembers one of her first professional watching the faces slowly wear away as freelance assignments, painting an elderly curious passers-by touched and smudged man’s garage door. her creations. “It was the weirdest thing. He wanted Her distinctive style and ability saw people to think he owned a Rolls Megan chosen as the illustrator of a Royce by getting one painted on his high-profile children’s book Sarah’s Story, garage,” she said. which was released last year. “He phoned one of my lecturers and The book, written by Prince Charles said he was looking to hire someone Hospital nurses Netty Winkel and Fiona who could do the job and make it Henshelwood with former QUT early look real.” childhood lecturer Leisa Holzheimer, Working from photographs, Megan was designed to help children facing obliged, and the man is now the proud heart surgery understand their owner of a gleaming two-dimensional experiences in hospital. Roller. “The authors saw some of my Despite the eccentric nature of her drawings at my father’s workplace and brief, Megan, pictured at right, was decided that was the style they were definitely the right person for the job. looking for.” in this industry through freelancing until Since graduating in 1998, the diminutive Megan met and studied photographs you get your big break, and Sarah’s Story 22-year-old from Karalee has begun to of nine-year-old cardiac patient Bianca has really helped,” she said. make a name for herself through her Kable, who became the model for the Megan supplements her art with a ability to recreate reality in her art. character of Sarah. The result was a huge part-time teachers’ aid job at Milpera Unlike many young artists who try to success and, as a published illustrator, State High School, which has a diverse develop their individual styles through Megan could not be happier. cultural population. contemporary or abstract works, Megan “To already have my name on a With the help of a grant from has always preferred drawing faces and children’s book at this point in my Multicultural Affairs Queensland, real-life images. career is just amazing. It’s hard to survive Megan has produced an exhibition of 23 full-sized, full-body portraits of “new Australians”. The exhibition aims to promote multiculturalism and, after being housed at the Queensland Museum during late 2000, has begun a year-long tour of Brisbane’s local libraries. While Megan’s next step on her journey as a professional artist is still undecided, she knows that her plan will be to keep drawing people and to strive for more exhibitions of her own. “My ambition is not to be rich but just to work full-time as an artist doing something I love. That would make me happy.”

by Margaret Lawson 17 Alumni News

Law Alumni disciplines, personal/career Singapore On April 27, QIT Law development and social Dean of the Faculty of Built School’s first graduates will activities with others of a Environment and reunite at a special dinner similar age emerged as items Engineering Professor Weilin held to celebrate 20 years of interest. A theatre night and Chang hosted a function for since graduation. Graduates pub night are being organised alumni and prospective Sheryl Jackson (senior for March. If you are students in December. lecturer, QUT Law School) interested in finding out and Robert Livingstone- Alumni Theatre Nights more, contact the alumni The free Alumni Theatre Ward (solicitor, King and office on 07 3864 1837. Company) have been nights have continued to working with faculty staff to Other Alumni Events be popular with alumni locate class members and staff Since the last issue of QUT flocking to the academy’s from that era. The entire class Links, Alumni events have performances. See the of 1980 has been located as been held in: calendar of events opposite for 2001 program. have 20 foundation staff. The Canberra first head of the QIT School The Vice-Chancellor hosted a Launch of the Alumni of Law, Tom Cain AM, will function for more than Speaker Series in Brisbane be attending. The Vice-Chancellor hosted 36 guests with graduate a function for 300 guests Young Alumni James Moody as the guest with 2000 Faculty of Young Alumni met for the speaker (see also In Brief, P2). first time in December to Information Technology discuss what under-35 Hong Kong Outstanding Alumnus Brett alumni could gain from being The Vice-Chancellor hosted Hooker as the guest speaker. an intimate function for part of a special alumni Alumni Office Contact group. Networking across alumni at the ‘The Square – Details Jade Concept’ in September. Email: [email protected] Do you know an Thank you to those alumni Phone: +61 7 3864 1837 outstanding QUT who acted as interpreters at Fax: +61 7 3864 1514 graduate? prospective students night. WWW: alumni.qut.edu.au/ If you know a graduate International Contacts who has made a significant Jakarta, Indonesia contribution to a profession The Indonesian Alumni Hong Kong and to the community, Chapter held a breakfast in Joseph Kwan nominate that person November and another in [email protected] now for the 2001 QUT Jakarta, Indonesia ➜ Bookings for Free Alumni Outstanding Alumni February to announce plans (Graduate) Awards for their trip to Australia for Angelica Bunanta Theatre Nights can be made by the AlumniFest in June [email protected] nominating the production, your All graduates of QUT, QIT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia name, contact number and number BCAE, CTC and their this year. predecessor institutions Christopher Joseph of tickets (maximum 4) via email are eligible. Melbourne [email protected] ([email protected]) or phone by The Vice-Chancellor hosted London leaving a message on the answering For more information contact 07 3864 2821, a function for more than 45 QUT Alumni Office machine 07 3864 3347. Tickets are [email protected] or guests with graduate and [email protected] available for collection one hour WWW: alumni.qut.edu.au/ 2000 Chancellor’s Singapore before the performance from the Nominations close May 25. Outstanding Alumnus, David Angel Lim theatre box office. The Academy Moffatt as the guest speaker. [email protected] will only contact you if the show is fully booked or there is a change in the performance details. To be placed on our What’s On list, send your name and email address to [email protected]

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1849 Society makes a real difference Financial donations in the form of bequests are integral to transforming a good university into a great university, according to the chair of QUT’s Planned Giving Committee, Emeritus Professor Tom Dixon. The 1849 Society was launched in November 1999 to recognise the growing number of people who are making donations to QUT in their wills. Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis Gibson recently hosted the society’s second annual dinner where Professor Dixon presented five new members of the Tom Dixon ... waiting no sign of greatness society with the distinctive He said a bequest could be No part of the donation is minimum quality standards, 1849 Society Pin. used to support promising used to pay for administrative but a university that waits for Professor Dixon said students and outstanding costs associated with running its government cheque to bequesters could nominate teachers and researchers or the program. arrive will never be great.” how their money was spent to strengthen a community “Public funding is For more information, or leave the money to a outreach program in health important and allows phone 07 3864 2149. QUT Endowment Fund. or conservation. universities to meet Alumni calendar of events

Mar 30 (Fri) Brisbane Young Alumni Pub Night Jun 24 (Sun) Free Alumni Theatre Afternoon: Dance Bytes Interested? Contact the Alumni Office at 11.00am, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct [email protected] or 07 3864 1837 Jul 24 (Tues) Queensland Eco/Education Tour Apr 17 (Tues) London Alumni Reception If you know any Alumni who live in or around London Jul 26 (Thur) Free Alumni Theatre Night: Sweet Stuff – send us their contact details Music Performance Week 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct Apr 27 (Fri) 20th Anniversary Dinner for the first graduating class of QIT Law School Aug 1 (Wed) QUT Outstanding Alumni Awards 7.00am, Royal on the Park May 31 (Thur) Free Alumni Theatre Night: Away by Michael Gow 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct Aug 9 (Thur) Free Alumni Theatre Night: The Art of Success by Nick Dear Jun 7 (Thur) Alumni Speaker Reception: Campbell Rose 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct (Chief Executive, Goodwill Games Brisbane) 5.30-7.00pm, QUT Gardens Point Campus Oct 29 (Mon) Free Alumni Theatre Night: The Merchant Jun 7 (Thur) IKAMA Annual Dinner, Jakarta Indonesia of Venice by William Shakespeare 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct Jun 16-–24 AlumniFest – (see insert with this edition) Nov 15 (Thur) Free Alumni Theatre Night: Dance Graduation Jun 19–26 Indonesian Alumni Chapter Trip back to QUT Season Jun 23 (Sat) Free Alumni Theatre Night: Dance Bytes 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct 7.30pm, Gardens Theatre, QUT Cultural Precinct

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By Ann-Maree McDiarmid (both employed by QUT) are The board actively Graduate of QUT Law Faculty also ex-officio members of engages with faculties and Member of Alumni Board and the board. supports the university’s of QUT Council The board reports directly various alumni functions. As a member of QUT to QUT Council (the More activities are planned Council, I am pleased to be governing body of the for 2001, with a focus this able to represent alumni in university). I enjoy the year on graduates in ages the university’s planning and opportunity to act as liaison ranging from late twenties governance. I am one of two between the council and the to forties. We welcome your members of alumni elected board. Issues of concern to participation in QUT Alumni to QUT Council. As such, alumni have recently been Events for 2001. I am also a member of the debated at council and it If alumni members wish Alumni Board. Most was useful in each forum for to “have their say” they are members of the board are matters to be reported encouraged to raise any issues

Ann-Maree McDiarmid elected directly at the Alumni directly. This process enables with the board, either Annual General Meeting. council members to keep in through the secretary or The head of Alumni and touch with the views of through the alumni office Development Services and alumni, who are so vital to ([email protected] or the Alumni Relations Officer the life of the university. +61 7 3864 1837).

BURSARIES MAKE LIFE EASIER uncertain, I’ll have a degree FOR STUDENTS and be able to offer my son QUT awarded Equity more opportunities in life. Bursaries to 29 students last “And I won’t forget QUT year. The bursaries are made when I get a job – I’ll donate up of $500 in cash and/or a computer loan, and are my disposable income to designed to help students the program.” with expenses associated with Agnes Appa is studying their courses. a Bachelor of Business Desiree Lyall is studying a majoring in human resource Bachelor of Applied Science management and said the in chemistry and has found bursary she received was making ends meet difficult “a big help”. since her ex-husband was “My father passed away diagnosed with an acute form in Papua New Guinea when of leukemia. I was sitting for my Semester “As a result he hasn’t been One exams last year. My able to work and our income children were also sick and has been cut in half,” she said. “Sometimes we couldn’t I couldn’t afford to go home. afford to eat and I was The medical bills were piling looking at having to stop up and, now that I have this studying with only two money, I can pay my bills subjects to go. and keep saving money for “This bursary is incredible my course.” – it means that now my Agnes and Yekess Appa ... ex-husband’s future is so more opportunities

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Tarja Ahokas need to be able to preserve the Brady Cockburn Noel Edser DipFineArt 1972; CertAppliedArt 1969 integrity of the old with the GradDip Legal Practice 1996; LLB DipArchitecture 1969 Tarja, together with Elizabeth efficiency of the new. 1995 Noel is project co-ordinator with Mosely, has organised exhibitions [email protected] Brady is an associate with Bennett Hok Sport in Brisbane. of their drawings, paintings and or 07 5573 6744. & Philp Solicitors in Brisbane. [email protected] or poetry entitled Palette & Pen – A [email protected] 07 3210 2530. Healing Journey, and use the arts as Trina Bourke (nee Knudsen) or 07 3229 0494. a healing force to conquer major AssocDipDance 1987 Barbara Evans medical trauma. The exhibition has After many years teaching and Catherine Collinson MNursing 1997; GradDipNursing 1995 previously travelled to Newcastle, freelancing as a dancer and BEd 1996 Barbara is a nurse unit manager Sydney, the Wesley Hospital in choreographer in Brisbane, Trina Catherine moved to the UK with Latrobe Regional Hospital Brisbane, Logan City and returned to QUT in 1997 to study earlier this year to teach for 12 in Traralgon, Victoria. Redlands Shire. A book of the a Bachelor of Education (Early months, after four years with [email protected] or same name has also been published Childhood), later transferring to Blackwater and Deception Bay 03 5173 8000. and is available through Tarja. Charles Sturt University to be State High Schools. She received [email protected] with her husband, Patrick. She her gold Duke of Edinburgh Barbara Flynn or 07 3206 9959. completed her degree with Award at Government House BEd(Prim/Sec) 1982; honours and has recently moved in August 2000. DipTeach(Upgrade) 1980 Mark Azzopardi with her husband to Perth to start [email protected]. Barbara recently completed her BBus(Accy) 1999 her new teaching career. Certificate in Pastoral Care at Mark is a GST adviser with the [email protected] or Suzanne Davidson Prince Charles Hospital. She Australian Taxation Office and 08 9307 4202. MSocSc(Counselling) 1999 works part-time at QUT and is very keen to catch up with Suzanne is a consultant in private Griffith University in the Faculty John Cameron some of his former classmates practice involved in training, of Education and is involved in Dip Sugar Chemistry 1968 from QUT. supervision and therapy using a parish adult education groups. [email protected]. John is a senior executive officer narrative approach. 07 3355 3888. with the Australian Sugar Milling [email protected], Shanti Balda Council in Brisbane. He gained 02 6732 6774 or 0418 190 162. Judith Godwin PhD 1998 a BEcon in 1980 and his MBA BEd(Prim/Sec) 1982; Shanti is senior lecturer with in 1999. Robyn Davis DipEd(Sec-PhysicalEd) 1978 the department of human [email protected] or GradDipEd(Curriculum) 1993; Judith is a teacher at Aspley development and family studies, 07 3221 5633. DipEd(Sec-Home Ec) 1978 High School. College of Home Science, Robyn is owner/operator of [email protected] or Yuen Ling Chong Chandhary Charan Singh Haryana Barry’s The Home Improvers, Mt 07 3351 3061. BBus 2000 Agricultural University, India. Gravatt. [email protected] or Yuen is an analyst with Breezway [email protected] or Nola Gopurenko + 91 16662 24231. Australia, Coorparoo. 07 3349 8400. GradDipEducation(Teacher- [email protected] or Librarianship) 1993 Cheryl Bellamy 07 3847 0500. Jonathan Day Nola retired in January from BEd(Inservice) 1993; DipEd(Prim) 1990 Education Queensland after Michael Chu BTeach(Prim) 1992 Jonathan is regional director with serving for 39 years. The last 11 DipAppSc(Optometry) 1979 Since graduating, Cheryl has Tourism Queensland based in Los years were spent as a teacher- taught in Papua New Guinea and Michael is an optometrist with Angeles, USA, and was recently librarian at Mount Isa State High with an Aboriginal community Michael Chu Optometrists in named one of the US travel School. After 33 years in Mount at Yarrabah State School. She is North Cairns. industry’s 100 rising stars by Travel Isa she relocated last August with now teaching at Charters Towers [email protected] or Agent magazine. Jonathan gained her family to the Gold Coast. She School of Distance Education and 07 4031 2788. his MBA at UCLA and is says she is now acutely aware of experiencing the School of the Air. currently working towards his how her personal perspective has Peter Clark 07 4033 5804. PhD at James Cook University. been broadened by life in the great GradDipMunicipal Engineering 1986 [email protected] or north-west and overseas travel. Graeme Bolton Peter is the water and waste + 310 788 0997. 07 5502 8532. BAppSc(Surveying) 1996 operations manager with Graeme is a director with Toowoomba City Council. Darren Duggan Tanya Griffiths Schlencker Surveying (Qld) Pty [email protected] or GradDipEd(Prim - Pre-service) 1996 BEd(Hons) 1996 Ltd at Helensvale. He says 07 4688 6250. Darren is an education officer with Tanya teaches maths and science at surveyors are being offered many the Australian Army in Palmerston. the Amesbury School in Surrey, challenges in a world increasingly darren.duggan1814483@defence. UK. She also recently took up the reliant on computers and there is a gov.au or 08 8935 3211. position of head of a winning

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sporting house and teaches girls’ board of directors. He is involved Malcolm McBratney Business Organisation & games including tennis, hockey with a number of larger local LLB 1995 Management (BOM) and netball. developers and is working on Malcolm is an intellectual property Work Program, copies of which [email protected] or establishing a larger client base. specialist with McCullough are available through the Board of + 44 142 860 8323. [email protected] or Robertson Lawyers in Brisbane Senior Secondary School Studies. 07 5574 0733. and heads up their technology [email protected] or Peter Heathwood group. With honours qualifications 07 3808 2244. DipArchitecture 1954 Leonard King in law and an MBA in technology BArts(FTV Production) 1998 Peter, a retired architect and town management, Malcolm has had Kelly Myers planner living on Stradbroke Leonard is general manager/ experience in technology BBus(Comn) 1999 Island, originally studied at the secretary with the Singapore acquisitions and joint ventures, Kelly is an agency senior sales Central Technical College. Indian Association in Singapore. Internet and e-commerce, as assistant with Network Ten, 0428 729 602. [email protected] or well as intellectual property Mt Coot-tha. + 65 291 2556. management and [email protected] or Nadine Ireland commercialisation. 07 3214 1111. BBus(Organisational Studies) 1997 Sharon King [email protected] BEd(Sec)1996 Peter O’Brien Nadine is the libraries branch or 07 3233 8878. administrator with Brisbane City Sharon is a teacher with Corinda LLM 1994 Council. State High School. Julianne McKenna- Peter is a global strategic and cost [email protected] or [email protected], De Lumen director with DHL Worldwide 07 3403 5498. 07 3423 1880 or 0413 675 063. BArts(Hons) 1998 Network NV/SA in Belgium. Julianne is currently working with [email protected] or Irena Jaskiewicz Ross Lee the Brisbane Graduate School of +322 713 4640. BAppSc 1970 LLB 1999 Business at QUT, Gardens Point. Irena is currently working in Ross is a solicitor with McMahons She is supervising and assisting Brett O’Donovan private practice with Five Corners National Lawyers in Brisbane, and domestic and international MBA BAppSc(Mathematics) 1991 Naturopathic Services, Everton is involved in insurance and students with their study programs. Brett is a financial adviser Park. Prior to this, she worked commercial dispute resolution [email protected] or with Credit Suisse First Boston as a medical scientist for 15 years and litigation. 07 3864 2607. in Brisbane. and with QUT’s Faculty of [email protected] or [email protected] or Information Technology for 07 3211 7411. Geoff McNamara 07 3238 6555. several years. BAppSc(Geology) 1993 07 3355 9994. Lynette Lingard (nee Geoff is a project evaluation Yvonne Osborne Lorimer) manager with medium-sized MEd 1992; BAppSc(Nursing) 1988; Helene Jones OAM DipEd(Sec-Art) 1984 North American gold producer DipAppSc (Nursing) 1986 (nee Baird) Since graduating, Lynette has and explorer, Viceroy Resources Yvonne has worked at the CertTeach 1934 taught secondary art in four which involves evaluating internal Australian Catholic University, Although Helene is aged 83 and Queensland high schools. She took and external projects throughout Mitchelton, as a lecturer in officially retired she is actively time off to have her two daughters, Australia. nursing since 1993. involved in many organisations in but now works two days a week as [email protected] or [email protected] or the Rockhampton area such as the a visiting ESL (English as a second 08 9039 4523. 07 3855 7210. Rockhampton Eisteddfod, Youth language) teacher, visiting three Orchestra, Musicians Union, primary schools and two high Brian Morrison Stellios Pavlakis Chamber of Music Society, to schools each week. 07 3408 8688. BAppSc(Podiatry) 1994 BBus(Banking & Finance) 1996 name but a few. Brian is the proprietor of Redcliffe Stellios is a research analyst with 07 4928 7573. Jenny Male (nee Dreghorn) Podiatry Clinic, Scarborough. Morningstar Research in Brisbane. DipEd (Early Childhood) 1979 07 3880 0970. [email protected]. Paul Jones Co-director of the Centenary com.au or 07 3229 7313. GradDip in Surveying Practice 1993; Christian Kindergarten Pre-school Suzanne Moss BAppSc(Surveying) 1988 at Middle Park, Jenny says she has GradDipEd(Sec) 1997; Carolyn Pritchard BAppSc(Optometry) 1990 Since obtaining his GradDip in been blessed with a wonderful BBus(Accy) 1993 Surveying Practice, Paul has been career with children, a family Suzanne recently took up a dual After several years overseas, employed with Bennett & Bennett of four children and many role at Groves Christian College as Carolyn has returned to Consulting Surveyors & Town opportunities to broaden her bursar and business studies teacher. Queensland and is currently a Planners, Bundall. Paul says the own learning. Prior to this she taught at Warwick locum on the Gold Coast. firm has been established for 32 07 3377 6208. State High School where her main [email protected] or years and is progressive and focus over the past two years has 0438 856 855. enthusiastically run by a young been the development of the

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John Reddington Kees Schalkoort Helen Venturato Li Xiancui PhD 1998 DipMech&ElecEng 1949 BAppSc(Optometry) 1989 MArts(Justice Studies) 1999 John is a self-employed After serving in the Dutch Helen moved to Perth in 1990 Li is deputy section director with psychologist. He says a follow-up Merchant Navy from 1938 to after completing her degree and the Institute of Public Security in of his 1998 PhD research into the 1947, Kees settled in Brisbane only has recently opened her own Beijing, China. early parent screening of children to find it difficult to get a job practice in St Georges Terrace, [email protected] or at school entry for learning and comparable with his engineering Perth, specialising in sports vision + 86 10 8390 3104. behaviour problems has been qualifications. He subsequently services. Helen says she now quite carried out with six schools. A enrolled at the Central Technical happily calls herself a Western Mark Young recent visit to Durham University College and graduated in 1949. Australian and has even taken to BEd 1995; BTeaching (Eearly in the UK resulted in considerable He worked for a manufacturing following Aussie Rules and the Childhood) 1993 interest in the early identification company for 31 years, including Western Australian cricket team. Mark is a co-ordinator with approach. seven years in Jakarta, as general [email protected] or Beenleigh Family Day Care. [email protected] or manager of its subsidiary. He has 08 9226 0002. 07 3351 5353 or 0419 716 698. 07 3808 3249. been retired for nearly 20 years and spends his leisure time Janet Walters Andrew Rolfe gardening and playing bridge. BArch 1997 LLB 1999 07 3397 5905. Janet is project manager with The Alumni Annual Andrew is a solicitor with Project Services at the Department Appeal in 2001 Campbell Paton & Taylor Jacob Stüth of Public Works in Brisbane. will also raise funds BBltEnv(Landscape Architecture) 1997 in Orange. [email protected] for disadvantaged [email protected] or Jacob, who also has a BAppSc or 07 3224 4959. students. 02 6362 1922. (Horticultural Technology) from The University of Queensland, has Lisa Watson For details/donations Chad Rowe BBus(Comn) 1997 his own design and construction call 07 3864 1833 BBus(Accy)/LLB 1999 company and has been freelancing Lisa is a communications and or email: After graduating, Chad worked for around Australia for the past two public relations officer with the Otter Gold NL (Tanami Mine) as years. He says experiencing the Queensland Chamber of [email protected] a mine accountant. He is currently Australian landscape has been one Commerce and Industry. She has completing his articles of clerkship of the highlights of his life after recently returned from working in with the Attorney General’s graduating from QUT. London for 18 months. Prior to Department in Darwin. [email protected] or that she was a marketing co- [email protected] or 07 5442 7154. ordinator with Douglas Partners in 08 8999 6047. Brisbane. Rod Sweeney [email protected] or Loji Roji Bin Saibi GradDipBusiness Admin 1985 07 3842 2264. PhD 1996 Rod is regional manager of After four years as principal at a network infrastructure with Meagan Wedmaier school in Miri, Malaysia, Loji was Queensland Rail in Townsville. BBus(Mgmt) 1992 posted back to Kuching last July to [email protected] or Meagan is a human resources head a fully residential school. He 07 4772 8404. officer with the University of says that thanks to QUT he was Technology Sydney. equipped with up-to-date David Thompson [email protected] or knowledge and skills for managing BArts(Justice Studies) 1997 02 9614 1076. a school and learned much from David is a graduate administrative his experiences in Australia. assistant with the Department of Hsin-I Wu BBus (International) + 082 642544. Defence in Canberra. [email protected] Hsin-I is an accounts manager Neil Sanders or 02 6268 8733. with H & T Electronics Co Ltd in DipTown&Country Planning 1972; Taiwan. [email protected] or DipArch 1969 David Valentine + 886 03 452 3176. GradCert Project Development 1999 Neil is governing director of N. G. Sanders & Associates Pty Ltd, David is a development/project Fortitude Valley. manager with John Clark & [email protected] or Associates, Paddington. 07 3854 1141. [email protected] or 07 3367 1711.

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