JUNE – JULY 2011 JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

Art and anatomy The illustrated body rises from the slab Yasi and La Niña The science of a devastating wet season Water and winning The remarkable history of our dry continent

www.jcu.edu.au/discover Cover:Alexander Gjerde, also known as Anatomical Man. Photographer: Kristof Schrader

Body in motion 4

Anatomy lessons have become so alive, the body has risen from the slab and walked out for lunch. Meet Anatomical Man and his friends and creators.

Falling down 6

Exercise physiologist Rose Newman and her fourth- year students are investigating whether practising multi-tasking will reduce falls for the elderly.

Data for less 7

Information Technology researchers at JCU aim to make Our university’s Strategic Intent Two more have dual alumni hats states that our purpose is to produce having worked at JCU as well as environmental monitoring cheaper – and the dugongs of graduates and discoveries that make being graduates. Professor David Deception Bay could be the first to benefit. a difference. We recently honoured Durrheim, now Director of Health some of those graduates who have Protection in the Hunter area of Opinion 8 lived up to our aims. NSW and a Professor at Newcastle Abortion in Queensland is subject to the state’s University, has two degrees from Criminal Code of 1899. Caroline De Costa, Professor of Eight were named as Outstanding JCU and was for two years head Obstetrics and Gynaecology, calls for reform. Alumni of James Cook University of the School of Public Health, and a further four were recognised Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Yasi and more 10 as Outstanding Early Career Alumni. Sciences. Ms Tricia Brand has been We inaugurated these awards as at the University since 1982 and is The summer of 2011 was a torrid time for many, part of last year’s 40th birthday now Executive Director, Finance and including researchers concerned with the safety of our celebrations and they are now an Resource Planning. homes and towns, reefs and rivers. annual opportunity to highlight the achievements of our graduates. The Outstanding Early Career Alumni Orange crew 11 are Natalie Davis, Dean of Students The 2011 recipients – three from at the Senior School of The Cathedral In a disastrous summer many JCU students and each Faculty – cover a wide variety of School; Angela Lowe, a solicitor staff were ready to lend a hand, first in central and fields, some seemingly far removed and President of the Townsville southern Queensland and then closer to home. from their original degrees. They District Law Association; Dr Liang come from Sydney, Melbourne Joo Leow, Lecturer at St Vincent’s Thanks Mum 12 and Brisbane, from Alice Springs, Clinical School of UNSW and an This year’s graduation celebrations included Newcastle and Townsville, and as far internationally-accredited translator; recognition for an inspiring mother whose seven away as Vanuatu. and Dr Christopher Bartlett, who children have gained 14 degrees, all of them from JCU. is based in Vanuatu as director of They include two very senior an international project on climate public servants – Mr Glenn Poole, change. Better barra 13 Queensland’s Auditor-General, and The barramundi is more than just a very big fish, it’s Dr John Glaister, Deputy Director Finally there was Dr Glen Richards an industry. Can we find ways to help this iconic fish General of Queensland Health. Both who is founding director of change and adapt to climate change? were at JCU in its earliest days in the Australia’s leading veterinary 1970s. company Greencross Vets. He was not only one of the Outstanding Alumni Art and extinction 14 While the tropics may be a large part from the Faculty of Medicine, Health of our DNA, Dr Jan Strugnell – our Textile artist Dr Robyn Glade-Wright has recorded the and Molecular Science but also the first Rhodes Scholar to Oxford and beauty of extinct Tasmanian plants with embroidered Chancellor’s choice for his special now a Lecturer at LaTrobe University wreaths. Now she’s working in the tropics. award as this year’s Outstanding – has moved far from the torrid zone Alumnus. with her major research centred on In print 18 the Antarctic. While the spotlight was on these 12 Debating restorative justice, the history of tropical accomplished leaders, JCU is proud There were two with education veterinary science at JCU, and Human Resources and of the many thousands of graduates qualifications: Dr Cathy Day, Director holidays: new books by JCU staff and alumni. we have sent out to the state, the of Catholic Education for the Diocese nation and the world. They are Volume 5 No 1 of Townsville, and Mr Matthew Discover James Cook University Editor: Linden Woodward making a difference. Salmon who is based in Alice Springs Contributors: Paul Dymond, Liz Inglis, Kerri Jenkins, Caroline Kaurila, Craig as Assistant Director Northern McDonald, Jim O’Brien, Narelle Reece, Pinky Sibal, Kristof Schrader, Romy Siegmann, Sue Wellwood. Territory Policy and Programs Design: Twocan Multimedia with the Federal Department of Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Sustainability, Environment, Water, Online: www.jcu.edu.au/discover Population and Environment. Sandra Harding ISSN: 1835-2456 Vice-Chancellor CRICOS: 00117J

2 JUNE–JULY 2011 Life-saving research

Resuscitation Science Symposium of the American Heart Association in Chicago.

The potential battlefield strategy is about slowing biological time, an idea borrowed from the ‘tricks’ of natural hibernators, and is based on Professor Dobson’s prior research innovation, Adenocaine®.

While Adenocaine was developed with cardiac surgery and organ transplants in mind, Professor Dobson hopes it might also have a role in resuscitating soldiers following massive blood loss on the battlefield.

“On the battlefield, the aim is to strengthen the heart, gently raise blood pressure, and protect the brain and other organs from inflammatory attack and blood Professor Geoffrey Dobson. coagulation disturbances,” he said. Photographer Troy Rodgers © Newspix “Using a combination of a high- Professor Geoffrey “On the battlefield, catastrophic critical period that we believe we salt solution, Adenocaine and haemorrhage is the leading cause of can help.” Dobson has presented magnesium, we have achieved preventable death,” he said. dramatic results in the laboratory. In the Heart Research Laboratory If we can translate our findings on his research to the top “In combat situations, up to 50 per at James Cook University, to the battlefield then I believe we cent of deaths occur from blood Professor Dobson has developed medical advisors of the have an obligation to do so.” North Atlantic Treaty loss, and 25 per cent of these may a small-volume, intravenous be treatable. solution to rescue and stabilise Declaration of interest: Organisation (NATO), the heart following massive blood Professor Geoffrey Dobson is the “The critical period is in the first loss and shock. founding director of Hibernation outlining findings that five to ten minutes of care under Therapeutics Global Pty Ltd. could revolutionise fire, when colleagues and medics The work, carried out with MSc are often working in extraordinarily student Hayley Letson, won a highly www.adenocaine.com/ battlefield trauma care. difficult circumstances. It’s in that competitive award at the 2010

Townsville and Cairns. They will JCU Education graduate Ja’ak Ward. It is now possible to study primary teaching from JCU’s

Torres teaching also have the support of Education Thursday Island campus. Queensland teacher coordinators on Torres Strait Islanders who Thursday Island and JCU School of want to become primary Education staff including lecturers, school teachers can now technical co-ordinators and the study much closer to Indigenous student support officer. home – the Bachelor of “Students will have access to online Education (Primary) is study materials and will be able to study with other students based on now offered from JCU’s Thursday Island, as well as students Thursday Island campus. in Townsville and Cairns,” Ms McDonald said. “This new program is a giant leap forward for those keen to study in Students who have completed Year the region,” said senior lecturer in 12 with an OP score can apply to education Helen McDonald. enter the Bachelor of Education directly through QTAC. “It was initiated by the Torres Strait Regional Education Council However, Torres Strait Islanders to encourage young Torres Strait who do not have an OP score can Islanders to become confident apply to enrol in both a Tertiary complete a university course,” Ms For more information, contact teaching professionals and future Access Course and the Bachelor of McDonald said. Helen McDonald on 4781 3783 leaders,” she said. Education concurrently. or visit JCU on Thursday Island. Applications to start the combined Thursday Island students will study “This will give them the Bachelor of Education and Tertiary the same subjects with the same opportunity to develop the skills Access Course in July 2011 are now lecturers as education students in and competencies to successfully being accepted. D

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 3 Associate Professor Claudia Diaz with Up off the slab Anatomical Man Alexander Gjerde.

As an anatomy teacher Associate Professor Claudia Diaz always strives to bring her subject alive.

Thanks to some inspired artists, exams. Our graduates need to have many hours of painting and a a real and lasting understanding of Norwegian student who was “cool how the body works, in a 3-D sense, about getting down to a g-string”, and I feel we have an obligation to anatomy lessons have become so find innovative ways to teach that.” alive, the body has risen from the slab and walked out the door. Body painting is one of the ways she aims to imprint anatomy on The Anatomical Man project is just the long-term memories of her one of Associate Professor Diaz’s students. responses to concern at a national level over the declining amount of “Our first Anatomical Man was time devoted to gross anatomy in Alexander Gjerde, a marine biology many university courses. student who was incredibly cool and patient. I chose half a dozen “Anatomy is a cornerstone subject students who had an interest in art, for students in medicine, the allied and it took nearly eight hours for health professions and sport and them to paint him. exercise science,” she said. It’s surface anatomy – what “It’s a must-have, and it’s not “they have done is show what he enough for students to just would look like if we removed all memorise it to get through their his skin and subcutaneous fat.”

4 JUNE–JULY 2011 The students who painted Alexander, with guidance from textbooks and anatomy staff, were shy in the early stages of the project.

“It’s very different, working on a live person, and some of them were embarrassed to begin with,” Associate Professor Diaz said. “But as the work progressed, they became more and more proud of the results, and the shyness disappeared.

My own jaw just kept dropping. him for a walk around the campus. “These are all complementary “When I was planning this I had Anatomical Man, who had worked teaching methods that we use in Cast and Crew never imagined he would look up an appetite during all those addition to traditional dissection,” Project Director hours of being painted, created a said Professor Diaz, who also so beautiful, and that the work Claudia Diaz would be so accurate and so minor stir when he stopped off for a oversees the University’s body detailed. late lunch at a campus café. donation program. Student Supervisor ” Declan Tuttle Once painted, Alexander (AKA “We’ve done more body painting “Thanks to the wonderful people Anatomical Man) was asked to move since, including a session where who donate their bodies to the Artists Alexander Bowden around, assuming various poses and Julia Gillard took up the paint University, we are able to give our brush, so people on campus are students a strong foundation in Mikayla Finocchiaro flexing specific muscles. He was Helena Joshi getting used to seeing our creations what will always be core knowledge anatomy in motion. Andrea Wallace wandering about,” Professor Diaz in the medical and health-related Yulina Degens “Working on cadavers and models said. professions. and studying textbooks are all Model The success of this pilot project Dissection is an essential part important, but in the end our Alexander Gjerde students will be working with live has led to further plans. “Now that “of that, but it’s a serious business. people,” Associate Professor Diaz we know we can show the muscles Sometimes it’s nice to teach in a Photographer said. well, we’re doing Skeletal Man and light-hearted way. Kristof Schrader of course Anatomical Woman. The ” http://photographybykristof.com D “Body painting helps them look students are also keen to have a go — Linden Woodward under the skin and see the body at illustrating the major organs.” as a whole system. It shows them Body painting is now one of the how different muscle groups work For information on the donor hotly contested events in the annual together in sequence to complete program please contact Anatomy Cup, along with play-doh everyday tasks like walking down Associate Professor Claudia modelling, top-speed assembly stairs, or getting up from a chair.” Diaz, tel 07 4781 3466. of anatomical models, and a song The students were so proud of their and dance competition known as work of anatomical art they took Anatomy Idol.

The artists took their creation for a stroll across campus. The painting shows what Alexander would After long hours of painting, Anatomical look like minus his skin and subcutaneous Man had a late lunch. fat.

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 5 Falling for safety WHO says Falling is a costly our nurses business, and it is a are tops particular problem The World Health for people in the 60 Organisation (WHO) to 80 age group. has designated With help from volunteers and a James Cook state-of-the-art support harness, researchers at the Institute of Sport University’s School of and Exercise Science at JCU in Nursing, Midwifery Townsville are investigating ways to reduce falls. and Nutrition as a

Exercise physiologist Rose Newman WHO Collaborating and her fourth-year students are Centre. conducting falls prevention sessions for older women. It is the first School of Nursing at a Queensland university to receive the “The sessions are enjoyable and designation and only the second in assist with strength, flexibility, Australia. Volunteers are helping Rose Newman investigate ways to prevent falls. balance and co-ordination,” Ms Photographer: Craig McDonald Newman said. “We become a member of the WHO “The ability of older adults to “The set-up will measure the way global network of centres and have The next stage of the program is multi-task decreases as they age,” older adults walk while being the opportunity to collaborate with an investigation of the impact of a Ms Newman said. “Doing several distracted with both a cognitive and around 35 centres world-wide,” multi-task training program, aimed things at once, for example walking, physical task, such as doing simple the inaugural director of the Centre at reducing the risk of falls. talking and carrying groceries, can sums while carrying something and Professor Kim Usher said. make them more prone to falls. walking,” Ms Newman said. A harness suspended by wire cables “Part of our role will be to serve from the ceiling and walls of the I have developed a nine-week “The advantage is that we can as one of the three core research Movement Analysis Laboratory will training“ program in multi-tasking, simulate real-life fall risks, such as leaders for the Asia Pacific ensure safety for the participants. and we’ll be using the harness to crossing a busy street or carrying Emergency Disaster Nursing Sensors, force pads and cameras keep participants safe while we the groceries upstairs while talking. Network along with the University will capture every movement, while test their reaction time, attention, And we can do that with no risk of Hawaii and one of China’s oldest the researchers simulate distracting balance and mobility, before and whatsoever to the participants.” D tertiary institutions, Shandong conditions. after the training. University.

” “We will be developing a “It’s also a chance to feature some Many prospective students and their research framework to support Open Day in of the research activities undertaken parents appreciated the chance the implementation of quality by staff and students.” to speak to current students and emergency and disaster nursing Singapore alumni as well as to academic staff. education and competencies,” IT students showcased projects Professor Usher said. JCU Singapore held its including Kangaroo Robot and Tours of the campus facilities annual Open Day in April, DotConnect, while others organised and the psychology clinic were The Centre, based in Cairns, will welcoming everyone to a games competition (War Craft popular and Sniffy the virtual lab also focus on nursing and midwifery III – Defence of The Ancients) rat gave prospective psychologists explore the campus, enjoy education, forming a Western Pacific with teams from polytechnics, the chance to see the psychology nursing and midwifery education student performances and international schools and other of learning and conditioning in network, and a technical review meet the staff. institutions in Singapore competing action. D of health service work plans in the against the JCUS team. Pacific region. “Open Day aims to give our community a better understanding Professor Ian Wronski, Pro Vice- of what the University offers and Chancellor of the Faculty of what campus life is like,” CEO Medicine, Health and Molecular Dr Dale Anderson said. Sciences, said the formation of the Centre under the auspices of WHO was the culmination of more than five years work by the School.

“Coming as it does in the twentieth year since the School was established, it’s a huge accolade for the work of the School, the staff, their research and the graduates produced over the years.” D

6 JUNE–JULY 2011 Their prototype is already at work “The data is sent to a base inaccessible sites,” Dr Trevathan in Deception Bay in Queensland’s station on land and then back to said. southeast, helping to detect algal our computers via the internet,” blooms that can impact on sea Professor Atkinson said. It has the potential to grasses and the dugong population. “significantly reduce the cost of Data We are able to monitor the environmental monitoring. “Collecting environmental data can “information in real time, remotely, ” be a huge drain on a researcher’s so theoretically you could be on The JCU researchers are working budget and time,” JCU’s eResearch the other side of the world and still on the system as part of the Smart Deputy Director, Dr Jarrod Trevathan observe the system. Environmental Monitoring and for Analysis Technologies (SEMAT) said. Professor Atkinson said” it was hoped initiative, conducted by the “For this kind of project previously scientists eventually would be able University of Queensland’s School you had to buy a sensor platform to view the collected data on their of Geography, Planning and less that could cost up to tens of mobile phones. Environmental Management in thousands of dollars. And then conjunction with eResearch and the someone had to go out by boat Although the prototype is being School of Business at JCU and Torino periodically to manually retrieve used in a marine environment the Wireless in Italy. D Information the data.” system can also be used on land.

Technology The Director of eResearch, Professor “We can see terrestrial applications scientists at James Ian Atkinson, and Dr Trevathan for it, particularly when researchers aim to reduce that cost to around need to monitor remote or Cook University $1,000 per unit, with data retrievable from anywhere in the aim to make world. knowledge cheaper “We want to make – developing the units cheap enough so that an economical, it won’t matter if a boat hits high-tech sensor the buoy on network platform which they are mounted, for environmental or a cyclone wipes it out,” monitoring. Professor Atkinson said.

The first trial has involved JCU’s scientists deploying five core sensor stations in Deception Bay, monitoring light, temperature and underwater pressure.

The dugong of Deception Bay are benefiting from the first trial of a new sensor network. Photographer: Russell Shakespeare © Newspix

sign of lower respiratory infections “GCE winners are expanding the A healthy call in all age groups,” Dr Song said. pipeline of ideas for serious global health and development challenges Research at JCU Singapore, “The service could be made where creative thinking is most investigating the use of low- available to vast populations, urgently needed,” said Chris Wilson, including previously hard-to-reach cost mobile phones to monitor director of Global Health Discovery communities in rural areas,” he said. at the Bill and Melinda Gates children’s health, has received Foundation. a $100,000 boost from the Bill “It could also provide important and Melinda Gates Foundation. information on which parts of These grants are meant to spur the world urgently require which “on new discoveries that could The Grand Challenges Explorations types of vaccines. This can prevent ultimately save millions of lives. Grant will enable Dr Song to pursue potential epidemics, and enable his innovative global health and efficient delivery of vaccines.” Dr Insu Song is now focusing on ” development research project, which health informatics research after is based on monitoring children’s Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) completing his PhD in computer breathing sounds. funds scientists and researchers science. D worldwide to explore ideas that can “The project builds on the previous break the mould regarding how we findings that the timing of the solve persistent global health and Dr Insu Song says mobile phones could help boost child health. respiratory rate is the most useful development challenges.

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 7 OPINION

A young couple had admitted the many harmful substances having arranged to have the drugs desperate women in the 19th mifepristone and misoprostol century tried for self-abortion. It is mailed from the Ukraine. They were completely out-of-date in the 21st charged with procuring an abortion century, when licensed drugs are for the woman, under sections of used widely and safely throughout the Queensland Criminal Code of the world for medical abortion. 1899 – legislation described by the judge as ‘these very old statutes’. Since the young woman charged under section 225 was acquitted, it The charges had caused much appears the jury did not believe the concern to Queensland doctors drugs are ‘noxious’. It might then – concern about our own legal be argued that a doctor prescribing position when we practise abortion, these drugs for medical abortion but even more concern about the is equally not guilty of a crime. legal position of our patients. This possibility is now being much discussed in legal circles. Only a small number of Queensland doctors actually practise abortion, The second implication is the but many hundreds refer women for alarming possibility that women abortion. They want to be able to may see this case as a green light to do this to safe, legal and accessible import abortion drugs and use them services. without medical supervision.

They also want to be able to offer, Although it is illegal under to women with wanted pregnancies, Commonwealth law for anyone reliable screening tests for serious apart from a licensed medical foetal abnormalities, and the practitioner to import these drugs, option of legal abortion in those this case demonstrates the potential uncommon cases in which a serious for small amounts of drugs to enter abnormality is found. the country undetected.

Concern about the implications of It is highly undesirable for a woman the Cairns charges led doctors who to undergo a home abortion using are Fellows of the Royal Australian these drugs without proper medical Photographer: Paul Dymond Paul Photographer: and New Zealand College of consultation and supervision. There Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is an urgent need to make medical Professor Caroline De Costa is the Head of JCU’s (RANZCOG) to withdraw their abortion accessible to all Australian services from public hospitals. Clinical School at Cairns Base Hospital. She is women, so that risky home abortion does not occur. the author of Never ever again... Why Australian This was because at the time the only defence (in section 282 of the What is very clear is that abortion law needs reform, published by Boolarong Criminal Code) for a doctor charged Queensland abortion law is urgently with abortion was if a ‘surgical in need of reform. There have been Press in 2010. procedure’ was performed in the very strong public statements from interests of the woman’s life or RANZCOG and the Royal Australian health. College of General Practitioners, the Queensland Branch of the Australian In September 2009 the Queensland Abortion law reform Medical Association, Family Planning Parliament added ‘medical’ abortion Queensland and individual medical to section 282 – that is, abortion practitioners. Applause broke out performed using licensed drugs rather than surgical instruments. Abortion is an important health in the public gallery But the clauses about the woman’s issue for women. Queensland’s of the Cairns District life or health remained. As a result, Parliament must take notice of what abortion for major is being said by so many medical Court on October 16th foetal abnormality authorities and organisations, and undertake reform of these 2010, when the jury remains unlawful in antiquated and dysfunctional laws. returned verdicts of Queensland. If the Premier and the Parliament not guilty. The verdict in the Cairns case has feel unable to take this upon implications for doctors in two quite themselves, the issue should be different directions. sent to the Queensland Law Reform Commission for public inquiry and At the heart of the case was the review, and recommendations question of whether mifepristone returned to the Parliament, as and misoprostol are ‘noxious’. This happened very successfully in word was used in 1899 to describe Victoria in 2008. D

8 JUNE–JULY 2011 A winning tale of water

“Since Blainey wrote his book the world has grown smaller. Distance is not such a tyranny now. Water – it’s the fundamental limit on how we live.”

Associate Professor Stephen Torre, Executive Director of the Foundation The award is named after Professor for Australian Literary Studies Colin Roderick, author and at JCU, said Dr Cathcart was a academic, who established the deserving winner. Foundation during his 11 years at JCU, beginning in 1965. “The Water Dreamers is a highly innovative work that describes how Professor Roderick was a towering water has shaped the Australian presence in Australian literary psyche, history, society and culture,” studies in the second half of the Associate Professor Torre said. 20th century.

“It brilliantly illuminates the often He was editor of Henry Lawson’s forgotten fact that Australia has complete works and author of been shaped by the scarcity of water meticulous biographies of Lawson, and the need to find water sources. Banjo Paterson, Miles Franklin and Rosa Praed. “From the First Fleeters camped around the Tank Stream, through In the 1950s he played a key role explorers pursuing the dream in the establishment of the first of an Inland Sea, through the Chair of Australian Literature at dam builders and irrigators the University of Sydney before to present-day water traders, becoming the foundation Professor Michael Cathcart leads the reader of English at JCU. on an exhilarating journey of Judges for the Colin Roderick Award discovery and understanding. are asked to find, from among the works submitted, an original work “This profound work of scholarship that deals with some aspect of is everywhere enlivened with Professor Colin Roderick Australian life and is of the highest Writer and broadcaster Dr Michael vivid anecdote, irreverent wit and literary merit in its genre. Cathcart has been awarded the penetrating insight. Colin Roderick Award for his Previous award winners have book The Water Dreamers: The It is unputdownable, history as included David Malouf, Thea Astley, remarkable history of our dry it should be written. “ Peter Carey, Ruth Park and Thomas continent. ” Dr Cathcart, best known for his Keneally. D The $10,000 Colin Roderick Award, acclaimed abridgment of Manning The Water Dreamers: The which is accompanied by the H.T. Clark’s six-volume classic, A History remarkable history of our dry Priestley Medal, is awarded for the of Australia (1993), has also co- continent. best Australian book published on edited Stirring Australian Speeches any aspect of Australian life in that (2004) and written Defending the Michael Cathcart year. National Tuckshop (1988), a study of paramilitary responses to the Great Text Publishing Like Geoffrey Blainey, Michael Depression. Cathcart sought a single, pivotal ISBN: 9781921520648 factor in our history. He chose He has hosted Arts Today on ABC water, and says in the early days of Radio National, where he currently his work it was seen as an esoteric presents Bush Telegraph. choice. The Foundation for Australian “People would say ‘it’s like saying Literary Studies at JCU fosters you’re writing a history of dirt’. But the study of Australian literature everyone gets it now. The history of within the University and in the Australia canDr be Robin based Beaman on water. at work in the Operationscommunity. Room of the RV Southern Surveyor

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 9 It’s grim work, but in sheds, had failed at loads less than what they were designed for,” researchers following Dr Boughton said. “We’ve observed Tropical Cyclone Yasi’s the same after Yasi, and we’re path have come up recommending changes there.” with some good news. Similarly, tile roofs were found to LESSONS FROM YASI have performed poorly, with tile Investigators from JCU’s Cyclone clips (intended to secure the tiles) Testing Station (CTS) found that remaining in place while tiles were buildings complying with current blown off or dislodged. building regulations fared quite well. “In one case we examined a building that had lost a fair portion “We’ve found a generally low of its roof during Cyclone Larry and incidence of structural wind The CTS estimates the peak winds establishment of regulations for had been retiled using heavier- damage in buildings constructed, impacting buildings between buildings in cyclone-prone regions. gauge clips,” Dr Boughton said. “The or extensively modified, since the Cardwell and South Mission Beach majority of the roof was gone again 1980s,” Dr Geoff Boughton said. to have been consistent with a low After Yasi, the investigators have after Yasi. We’re recommending a Category 4 cyclone. recommended a review of standards review of the means of fastening “Those houses were designed to relating to several exceptions to that tiles.” endure wind speeds in excess of The Cyclone Testing Station, generally good report card. These what was experienced,” Dr Boughton founded in response to the include roller doors and tile roofs. Dr Henderson said guidelines said. “Where they were diligently destruction caused by cyclones needed to be established for houses applied, the current building Althea and Tracy in the early “After Cyclone Larry we found that in the storm surge zone. regulations did their job well.” 1970s, played a pivotal role in the many roller doors, in houses and “Our observations were that the only However the investigators have buildings faring well in that zone recommended the installation of were those with a floor level above more automatic weather stations the surge height, with open areas capable of withstanding, and below, allowing for the unimpeded measuring, extreme events. flow of water and debris.

“To accurately assess the impact of The vulnerability of older houses cyclones we need access to accurate was also a concern, Dr Henderson measurements of wind speed and said. direction,” CTS researcher Dr David Henderson said. “Overall, there’s a significant difference in the performance of pre-80s and post-80s housing,” he said. “The report recommends inspecting and if necessary A house in Tully, after losing its roof to Yasi. Photographer: Evan Morgan © Newspix upgrading older houses.” D

Technical Report No 57 is available at www.jcu.edu.au/cts

The Cyclone Testing Masters Student Peter Kim and CTS Research Director John Ginger using Station would like to a traffic sign to estimate wind speed. Photographer: Geoff Boughton thank the people of “Where that data is not available, the Cassowary Coast we make estimates based on the for their assistance impact on known structures, such as and cooperation during traffic signs. We would like to see an automatic weather station every difficult times. 50km in cyclone-prone areas.” Photographer: Adam Head © Newspix Head Adam Photographer:

10 JUNE–JULY 2011 From river to reef “There’s a flood somewhere, every year, in the Great When January’s massive floods sent plumes “Reduced salinity can lower the threshold Barrier Reef region,” says Dr Michelle Devlin, leader of of muddy, polluted water into the Great temperature at which corals are likely to the flood plume monitoring team at JCU’s Australian Barrier Reef Marine Park, Dr Devlin and her bleach, making plume-impacted areas Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research. colleagues set to work on understanding the more susceptible to the higher summer impact on the reef. temperatures.”

“The aim of our monitoring program is to As to the longer-term picture, there are understand the short-term impact of river concerns that an oversupply of pesticides plumes, as well as building an understanding and dissolved nitrogen and sediments is of any longer-term changes,” Dr Devlin said. changing the baseline.

“This past wet season wasn’t just very wet – it “We are seeing longer periods of high also started early. turbidity in the dry season and, over the year, higher levels of chlorophyll, ” Dr Devlin said. “We’ve seen record flows in many rivers along the coast, to the extent that plume While monitoring of riverine plumes on waters from the Brisbane and Mary-Burnett the Great Barrier Reef has been carried out regions have moved north, joining up with sporadically for several decades, recent the Fitzroy plume.” concerns have led to a reinvigorated sampling program. Monitoring has revealed elevated concentrations of sediment, nutrients and “It’s a multidisciplinary effort including pesticides in areas affected by floodwaters. monitoring and mapping plumes, collecting data on water quality, monitoring inshore “Plume water is also low in salinity, which corals and seagrasses, and herbicide can stress corals and sea grasses,” Dr Devlin detection.” The estimated reach of the floodwaters of said. the Fitzroy River. www.jcu.edu.au/actfr/ Thank you, orange crew

State Emergency Service The day after Cyclone Yasi hit, Emma (SES) volunteers Emma was back at work with her unit. “We were tasked to remove trees Pascoe and Melanie McIntyre that had fallen onto houses. Lots of are just two of the many chainsaw work!” JCU students and staff who pulled on their orange Melanie, whose nursing studies include a major in mental health, overalls to lend a hand when also worked in the Brisbane and disaster struck this summer. Emerald floods and then was busy closer to home after Cyclone Yasi. Emma, now in the final year of her nursing studies, helped to evacuate “We were tarping damaged roofs, people from flooded streets in helping with mass clean-ups, Rockhampton and Brisbane, removing debris, evacuating, and door-knocked with police to advise yes, more sandbags. residents of flood risks, cleaned out mud-filled houses, and filled and “We also spent time just talking to lugged more sandbags than she people. I love working with people wants to remember. and, for me, nothing beats that feeling of being able to help out “It’s hard work, but it really is when it’s needed. rewarding. I get as much out of the SES as I put in,” she said. The SES is a wonderful organisation – it’s very satisfying Emma joined her local SES after “work and it gives you opportunities being impressed by what she had and experiences you never forget. seen volunteers deliver in the I would really recommend it to other aftermath of Cyclone Larry. students and staff. D

I signed up to help out, but www.emergency.qld.gov.au/ses/” I’ve found there’s a lot in it for me “in terms of self-development. I’m learning new skills and I’m gaining experience, working in all sorts of situations. SES volunteer Emma Pascoe ” © Newspix McCormack. Marc Photographer: www.jcu.edu.au/discover 11 Value for money Online toolkit

James Cook University’s “The result is the Toolkit for Staff. AccessAbility Services has developed It’s the only comprehensive and the Toolkit for Staff, a valuable new interactive, web-based resource of resource that helps staff support its kind that we know of.” students with a disability, injury, illness or health condition. For each condition the Toolkit includes information including how The Toolkit was developed after it might impact on study, advice AccessAbility Services staff searched on communication, teaching and far and wide for a resource hub that assessment strategies, and details of provided a comprehensive range of the support and resources available. information and strategies. “Although we designed it specifically “After investigating national and for use by JCU staff, we are very Business lecturer Ben Jacobsen international education Institutions, happy to make it available to the Accountants could find workplaces and government general community and we hope it resources and websites, and not will be used widely.” D ways to expand their finding what we were looking for, business into more we decided to build our own,” interesting areas thanks to Student Equity and AccessAbility www.jcu.edu.au/accessability/ D a study being conducted Services Manager Elizabeth Siataga in Cairns, Hobart and said. Auckland.

JCU Business lecturer Ben Jacobsen has surveyed Cairns businesses to learn how and why they use accountants and whether they are happy with their service.

“The businesses surveyed have overwhelmingly been happy with the service of their accountant and believe they are receiving good value for money,” Mr Jacobsen said.

“Where there is room for improvement is in the type of work accountants are performing. Small and medium enterprises are the backbone of regional economies and have a tough time meeting government regulations, so turn to accountants for advice.

“This study could help accountants market their business better to ensure they were expanding into more professionally challenging Thanks Mum areas, rather than just being used This year’s graduation celebrations “At graduation we are always “But like many parents, she put for compliance such as audited included recognition for an inspiring mindful of the importance of her children and our careers ahead reports and taxation.” mother whose seven children have family and friends in supporting of her own, so this is a way of The study is being done in gained 14 degrees from JCU. our students, and in this case we recognising that our achievements collaboration with William are acknowledging a remarkable are also hers, and to say ‘Thanks Between them Glenda Rankine’s Maguire at the University of connection between the University Mum’.” children have completed one Tasmania and Terry Quilty at the and one very studious family.” graduate certificate, eight Bachelor Mrs Rankine met her husband John Manukau Institute of Technology. degrees (four with honours), Mrs Rankine received a certificate of at what was then University College A comparison of the Cairns, Hobart two Masters degrees (one with a appreciation in the same ceremony in Townsville, where he was studying and Auckland results will be done University Medal and one with an in which her son Rudd Rankine Engineering. this year. Academic Medal), and four PhDs, all was awarded his Master of Business After postponing her own studies “The comparison should be from JCU. Administration and an Academic and becoming a young mother, interesting as Hobart is essentially Medal. “Mrs Rankine’s children wanted she later attended evening classes regional, despite it being a to publically acknowledge the “We have all felt that Mum could to qualify as a primary school capital city, yet local businesses importance of her support and have achieved great things at teacher – a role she has pursued in Manukau might face more encouragement in their individual university herself, because she has a passionately for 40 years. D competition for their services from achievements,” Deputy Vice- real love of learning,” Rudd Rankine Auckland,” Mr Jacobsen said. D Chancellor Dr Stephen Weller said. said.

12 JUNE–JULY 2011 Names to honour heritage

They are cool spots on campus, Earlier in the year two creeks but until this year they had no that cross the JCU campus in formal names. Townsville were given names that acknowledge the Indigenous The creeks that traverse JCU’s heritage of the land on which the campuses in Townsville and Cairns University stands. have been named as part of the University’s 40th anniversary The creeks are now the Wadda celebrations. Mooli, meaning both welcome and goodbye in the Birrigubba Previously known as an ephemeral language, and Goondaloo, creek, the stream that crosses the meaning emu country in Cairns campus will be known from Wulgurukaba. now on as Atika Creek. The name was chosen in consultation with “With this name we pay tribute the traditional owners. to the traditional owners and we remind people that this is a Atika means spear in Yirray, the university for all Australians,” said language of the Yirrganydji People, JCU’s Chancellor, Lt Gen John Grey and was the language name of AC (Ret’d) at the naming of Atika Elder and Grandfather George Creek. Yirrganydji dancers (from left) Bernie Singleton, Shane Singleton and Gavin Singleton celebrated the naming of Atika Creek. Photo: Sue Wellwood. Dominic Singleton.

for the barramundi industry under “It’s clear that altering life-cycles. We will be examining future climate scenarios,” Associate climate has the potential how warmer water temperatures Professor Dean Jerry said. influence important parasites and to dramatically affect Better will use this information to develop The study will look at the ways tropical inshore species risk management strategies for the barramundi currently adapt to like barramundi, and we industry.” different climatic conditions and will be gathering biological barra how commercial fisheries and The three-year project is supported aquaculture may need to change and genetic data to track by a $400,000 grant from the The barramundi is and adapt in response to future how different barramundi Federal Government’s Fisheries more than just a big climate change. strains respond to changing Research and Development conditions. Corporation (FRDC) and Department fish, it’s an industry Associate Professor Jerry, who is of Climate Change and Energy the Aquaculture Genetics Research “We will be working on identifying Efficiency (DCCEE). D Program Leader in JCU’s School of Commercially, the barramundi that naturally exhibit Marine and Tropical Biology, said higher tolerances to thermal stress barramundi fishery is there had been little research into and that more efficiently utilise estimated to be worth the link between climate variability aquaculture diets. This will allow and inshore, estuarine or freshwater the aquaculture industry to farm about $80 million, and fisheries in tropical Australia. more tolerant and bio-energetically the recreational barra efficient strains. “It might not all be bad news,” he fishery is valued at said. “One study has shown that “Parasites of barramundi about $50 million. warm sea temperatures, high rainfall are also expected to © Newspix Busch Jason Photographer leading to increased freshwater speed up With predictive climate models flows, and low evaporation, suggesting that environmental correlated strongly with increases in conditions could impact barramundi commercial barramundi catches breeding and survival between from Princess Charlotte Bay 2030 and 2070, JCU researchers two years after the are working on identifying strains event. or features of ‘superior’ barramundi that may be better able to withstand the effects of climate change.

The research will also highlight new ways the various stakeholders in the barramundi industry can manage and protect this iconic Australian “However, fish. simulated climate change “Our challenge is to gather relevant scenarios relative to those data so we can clearly delineate predicted to occur by 2030 not just the threats to this fishery and 2070 do predict an overall but also any potential opportunities decrease in barramundi catches.

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 13 Tropical regeneration Death has been a common plants cut out by people around the Dr Glade-Wright’s concern for the quite sure what will drive my thread in the recent work of world in a 51 metre-long banner. environment is a perfect fit for work, although the nature of my textile artist and academic Dr James Cook University’s rainforest environment has been a strong Early this year Dr Glade-Wright Robyn Glade-Wright who has campus and she is excited by the driver for some time,” she says. relocated from Tasmania to sense of a new beginning. recorded the delicate beauty another region famous for its flora “I hope moving to a different place of extinct Tasmanian plants – she is now teaching at JCU in “I feel a sense of completion in will bring new horizons, a possible with embroidered wreaths and Cairns, where her subjects will some of the work sense of regeneration and being funeral looms. include Artists and the I’ve done in able to consider things differently.” Environment. Tasmania. A recently completed project As an artist One ongoing project is her research Memorial: The Silence of Extinction I am not on how artefacts can serve to is both beautiful and confronting, illuminate human experience and commemorating the annual function as a means of providing extinction of 27,000 animals and a greater understanding of our plants. She has incorporated 27,000 existence. coloured shapes of animals or “The meaning of objects is transitory and changing – a car used to be something that took you from A to B, but now it can be used as a sign of social status, just as the furniture you buy or the watch you wear shows your personality. Artefacts can assist us in the process of developing self- knowledge, in generating a positive self-image.” D

Part of a 51 metre-long work on extinction.

14 JUNE–JULY 2011 Fatherly advice was “The strategy I have employed in the inspiration for my research means that it doesn’t Professor Komla Tsey’s matter what the subject matter is Building on – I’m not necessarily the specialist groundbreaking research on empowerment, on the topic. conducted in partnership community with Indigenous and other I work with a range of people. professionals and community leaders,“ and I aim to help each The son of peasant farmers in community work from their strengths a small rural village in Ghana, strengths, to improve their Professor Tsey won a high school circumstances. scholarship in 1970. Professor Tsey cites” community- “On my first school holiday I was controlled health services as working in the field with my father an example of a success story. and he started a conversation about “Indigenous Australia is a global what they were teaching me at leader in building these. In 2000 school. I struggled, wondering how there were about 130 across the to explain chemistry and political country. They are a great employer science to my father who had never of Aboriginal people – and the been to school,” Professor Tsey said. people themselves built these organisations.” “My father said: ‘If you go to boarding school and you can’t make Professor Tsey has collaborated what you learn there relevant to the with several such services, at times needs of your village, then what is employing a family wellbeing the point of sending you to school?’ program from Adelaide that provided particularly valuable Those words motivated direction for staff and clients. my interest in community development“ and how you make “Participants in this program knowledge, and research in acknowledged past history and its particular, relevant – in order for impact on their lives, but they then people to improve their own living moved on to new conversations conditions. demonstrating personal and organisational resilience, strength Professor Tsey” migrated to Australia and competency. in 1995 to head the Central Australian Unit of the Menzies “I saw the need to help people School of Health Research. He develop the skills to negotiate life’s joined James Cook University in challenges better. So I worked with Cairns in 2005, after receiving Indigenous programs such as this, a prestigious five-year National aiming to provide opportunities for Health and Medical Research any group of people, whether it was Council Fellowship. a family, a couple, men’s group or organisation. Now a Tropical Leader and Research Professor in Education for Social “I wanted to give them a framework Sustainability, Professor Tsey is for a conversation about issues based at The Cairns Institute, part of important to them. It needed to be JCU’s Cairns campus. a structured, respectful and very informed, critical conversation Current projects, in collaboration about difficult-to-speak-about with other researchers, include: issues. assessing the cost effectiveness of Indigenous alcohol interventions; “From there, you can start finding reducing binge drinking in solutions that will work for that young people in an Indigenous community. community; developing strategies The same strategy can be to engage Indigenous people to used on issues as far ranging as improve education outcomes; mental health, sexual health or The secrets to enhancing the research capabilities “ education. It is about offering of emerging Indigenous researchers; people relevant social research sustaining research palliative care in remote Indigenous frameworks and tools to enhance communities; a longitudinal study their own capabilities to achieve over such a wide of rural development in Ghana; health and wellbeing. D range of areas, he adapting family wellbeing programs to the needs of Papua New Guinea; — Liz Inglis ” says, are collaboration and, improving science outcomes for students at a north Queensland www.jcu.edu.au/cairnsinstitute/ and empowerment. high school.

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 15 Open for business Releasing our research

ResearchOnline@JCU is the University’s institutional repository, a resource hosted by the library to make JCU research available online.

Publications such as journal articles, conference papers, book

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd chatted to students at lunchtime. Photographer Sue Wellwood. chapters, reports and creative works are available through Foreign Minister Mr Rudd said his visit was planned An international media contingent ResearchOnline@JCU. with two key messages in mind. and 60 heads of mission and their Kevin Rudd spouses joined Mr Rudd for his visit “Message number one is to say that led a group of Queensland is open for business to Cairns and the far north. after Cyclone Yasi,” he said. international The Minister and delegates ambassadors on a “Message number two is to attended presentations about tour of JCU’s Cairns showcase far north Queensland in JCU’s research strengths, visited the terms of its agricultural and research School of Dentistry and chatted to campus in April potential.” students and staff. D

An artful education After completing her Diploma of JCUB comes of age Visual Arts in 2007 and then a Bachelor of Creative Industries, JCU research is available online Chrissy Dwyer celebrated with her first solo exhibition, eScapism. JCU postgraduate research theses are also available. Working mostly in acrylics, Chrissy’s bold and colourful style celebrates If your thesis was completed prior the beauty, and sometimes the to 2003, and you have a digital kitsch appeal, of life in the tropics. copy, it can be loaded on to the Her exhibition at Cell Art Space was repository. Just contact Jackie at supported by the Cairns Regional the address below. Council’s Art and Cultural Fund. ResearchOnline@JCU can be Chrissy’s next goal is to complete accessed at the address below. It a Graduate Diploma in Education is also indexed by search engines and share her love of art with high such as Google and Google school students. Scholar. A special celebration for JCU Brisbane grads www.chrissydwyer.com.au When more than 100 students from the occasional address, focusing on The bibliographic information the Faculty of Law, Business and the the crucial personal attributes of about publications in Creative Arts received their degrees optimism and stewardship. ResearchOnline@JCU can be at the Queensland Performing Arts accessed by anyone, but access to Centre they were celebrating more Four graduates received University the full text of some publications than the rewards of their years of Medals, with medal recipient Pia is restricted. hard work. Ellendt delivering the address on behalf of the graduating students. If the publication you would like The students were part of an historic to access is restricted due to occasion – JCU Brisbane’s first Pia spoke of the commitment of copyright, ResearchOnline@JCU graduation ceremony. students, the support of family and enables you to request a copy friends and the important part an directly from the author. Chancellor Lt General John Grey AC Australian university education has www.jcu.edu.au/researchonline welcomed the graduates and JCU played in her life. D Foundation Professor of Tourism [email protected] Roadside fruit stall by Chrissy Dwyer Professor Philip Pearce delivered www.jcub.edu.au/

16 JUNE–JULY 2011 health problems and didn’t provide MICRRH and JCU have provided the type of care that we have now. lots of opportunities to improve in the field of Indigenous health and I started with MICRRH in August medicine plus nursing and research. 2006 as a Student Placement Officer and studied part-time to obtain This year I’m looking forwarded to an Associate Degree in Indigenous completing my Bachelor of Applied Community Management and Sciences – Indigenous Community Development. Management and Development.

I was interested in making the I’m proud of attending the Oxfam community more aware of the International Youth Program (OIYP) importance of healthier choices in New Delhi, last November 2010. I’m an Action Partner – just one of and the preventative measures 299 young people selected from that you can put in place to keep around the world. you healthy and safe. The Australian Action Partners are In 2009 I was appointed the Mt Isa working on developing an action Safe Community Coordinator. The

Photographer Roslyn Budd Roslyn Photographer plan to improve the health and Safe Community team focuses on education of young people in our making Mt Isa a safer community communities. We will be working my where injury prevention measures together to bring about this change Stephanie King help raise awareness about health during the next three years. JCU and safety, reducing serious health COORDINATOR - MT ISA SAFE COMMUNITY concerns and injuries. JCU is very supportive of programs PROGRAM AT THE MT ISA CENTRE FOR RURAL for young people and this program AND REMOTE HEALTH (MICRRH) There are many great local gives me a chance to work with community projects in Mt Isa that people to play a small part to make When I was a kid it was hard I wanted to see how I could make are making a difference and that Mt Isa a healthier and better place seeing the effects that chronic changes both in my family and in are making a positive impact. for everybody. disease had on my family. Both my the community and what things we “grandma and uncles had health could do. Working at MICRRH is like working — Stephanie King spoke to Narelle problems and from seeing this I with your family. They are great Reece D ” knew that health was an area into Our health system at the time didn’t bunch of people - so many talented, which I wanted to find pathways. have the capability to deal with the skilled and knowledgeable people.

Riders are in training for this year’s 780km fundraiser. 2010 Award Winners Dr Irmgard Bauer Mr Anthony Blood Mrs Robyn Boucher Ms Maureen Bourke Photographer: Romy Siegmann Romy Photographer: Education lecturer Dr Reesa Sorin – one Dr Taha Chaiechi of 28 staff given special thanks. Dr Lisa Chilton Thanks included Dr Nichola Corbett-Jarvis Dr Jim Coughlan Each year the Inclusive Practice Dr Abraham Francis Acknowledgement Awards are Ms Kate Galloway presented to JCU staff members who Ms Vera Girgenti have shown exceptional commitment Ass. Prof. Deborah Graham to helping students with disabilities. Dr Joseph Holtum Riding from Cairns to Karumba The awards recognise the efforts Ass. Prof. Doug Hunt made by staff to be flexible, Mr Alf Kuilboer Registrations are now open for the A parallel Dirt Ride caters for consultative, proactive and innovative Mr Barry Mitchell Cairns to Karumba bike ride. experienced mountain bikers who in assisting those studying with a Ms Samantha Morgan want to get even further off the disability. JCU is a proud sponsor of this beaten track. Ms Susan Morrison ride, which began as a fundraiser Students registered with JCU’s Dr Tom Mylne for the Cairns School of Distance Whichever way you do it, this is a AccessAbility Services are encouraged Ms Martina Mylrea Education and now focuses on great chance to go for a pedal, see to nominate staff members they Dr Aimee Norton projects that benefit children in some amazing country and raise believe have provided additional Dr Teresa O’Connor remote communities. money for bush kids. support. In 2010, 28 staff members Ms Theresa Petray were nominated. The 780km ride travels west across Riders of all levels of fitness are Mrs Heather Robson the base of Cape York Peninsula, welcome, and there are also roles Award winners receive a certificate of Dr Janelle Rose from the rainforest to the savanna for non-cycling volunteers. appreciation, a gift voucher funded Mrs Janine Sheaves and on to the Gulf of Carpentaria. by STEPS Disability Queensland, and a Dr Reesa Sorin To find out more about the It will depart Cairns on Sunday 26 seven-day ride, big vote of thanks from AccessAbility Ms Beth Tinning June and arrive in Karumba on go to: www.ridefnq.com D Services and students. D Mr Matthew Wilkie Saturday 2 July.

www.jcu.edu.au/discover 17 In print

In this first volume the protagonists restorative and retributive Debating Restorative Justice are Chris Cunneen, Professor of philosophies, take restorative Chris Cunneen and Carolyn Hoyle Criminology at the Cairns Institute, practices into the ‘deep end’ of JCU, and Carolyn Hoyle, Reader in criminal justice. Series Editor Peter Cane Criminology and a Fellow of Green Hart Publishing Templeton College, Oxford. While acknowledging that restorative justice appears to have ISBN: 9781849460224 Their topic is restorative justice, an much to offer in terms of criminal approach to criminal justice that is justice reform, Chris Cunneen offers based on reconciliation, restoration, a different account, contending healing and rehabilitation, and is that the theoretical cogency of seen as a cost-effective alternative restorative ideas is limited by their to incarceration. lack of a coherent analysis of social and political power. Dr Hoyle argues that communities A restorative and the state should be more He goes on to argue that, after restorative in responding to harm several decades of experimentation, debate caused by crimes, antisocial restorative justice has not produced behaviour and other incivilities. significant change in the criminal Debating Restorative Justice is part justice system and that the of the revived series Debating Law, She supports the exclusive use attempt to establish it as a feasible in which prominent scholars offer of restorative justice for many alternative to dominant practices of contrasting views on significant non-serious offences, and favours criminal justice has failed. Professor Chris Cunneen. legal topics. approaches that, by integrating Photographer Romy Siegmann.

Seasonal workers are integral to tourism. Topics covered range from the diagnosis and control of foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, to recognition of the global epidemic in frogs and current responsibilities for national biosecurity.

“Professor Campbell was instrumental in the establishment and evolution of the JCU Graduate School of Tropical Veterinary Science, as it was then Buffalo tales known,” Vice-Chancellor Professor HR and holidays Sandra Harding said. Emeritus Professor Rod “There is no one better versed Campbell has recorded four Tourism staff play such a vital role these people are often at the in the activities of the School, decades of memories and in service-based industries that coalface, being ambassadors for the especially in those early years, achievements in Veterinary they become part of the product business,” he said. than its innovative and influential Science in the Tropics 1969– and are responsible for its success, founding Professor.” 2009. according to a new book by two Dr Pryce said the very nature of the tourism workforce made human Veterinary Science in the Tropics Cairns academics. The book recounts the history of resource management in the sector 1969–2009 JCU’s School of Veterinary and James Cook University School a complex task. Biomedical Sciences, (as it is now of Business lecturers Associate Roderick Campbell (Ed) known) which has operated in five Professor Darren Lee-Ross and Dr “As educators we have to continents and trained students Josephine Pryce have written a acknowledge the idiosyncratic Veterinary and Biomedical from nearly 100 countries. textbook to better prepare graduates nature of the industry, so there’s no Sciences, JCU for the demanding task of human sense in spelling out the rules in a At the book’s launch Professor ISBN 9780980818307 resource management in an narrow sense. Campbell and fellow contributors industry that can involve everyone shared stories of long-standing from part-time snake handlers to “For this reason this is not a collaborations in Asia, world Professor Rod Campbell prescriptive textbook – it asks a lot career executives. breakthroughs in disease of questions rather than just giving identification and diagnosis, Professor Darren Lee-Ross said answers and has a very generous along with yarns like the one Human Resources and Tourism: reference section.” about the buffalo that escaped Skills, Culture and Industry to wallow in a neighbouring recognised the diversity of the Human Resources and Tourism: backyard pool. tourism industry and the unique Skills, Culture and Industry part seasonal workers played within “This historical account is unusual Darren Lee-Ross and Josephine it. in that it is written by some of Pryce those who made the history,” “Seasonal work is integral to Channel View Publications Professor Campbell said. tourism. The role of these workers is frequently downplayed, but ISBN 9781845411398

18 JUNE–JULY 2011 JCU FC V Edge Hill United FC Jocelyn Wale psychology seminar Jocelyn Wale psychology seminar Details: Support the newest soccer Details: Professor Stephen Youyz on Details: Associate Professor The calendar team in Cairns – JCU FC the treatment of anorexia nervosa: Roger Cook on the psychological Date: Friday 17 June what we know, and what we don’t. implications of surrogacy. Time: 8.00pm Date: Friday 29 July Date: Friday 19 August Cultural awareness workshop Location: JCU Cairns Oval Time: 4.00 – 5.00pm Time: 4.00 – 5.00pm Details: A one-day program Location: A21.002, JCU Cairns. Location: A21.002, JCU Cairns. introducing Aboriginal and Torres Contact: 0405 245 608 Video linked to the Padua Theatre, Video linked to the Padua Theatre, Strait Islander culture, important JCU Townsville. JCU Townsville. issues and historical events. Plant ID workshop Admission: free Admission: free Date: Friday 3 June Details: A short course on Contact: 4042 1207 Contact: 4042 1207 Location: JCU Cairns identifying Australian tropical rainforest plants. Admission: $65, registration Indigenous research protocols Date: 21–23 June Open day, Cairns required workshop Contact: 4042 1046 Admission: $495 Details: Explore your local Location: JCU Cairns Details: A half-day program for university. researchers and others wishing to Contact: 4042 1837 Date: Sunday 21 August JCU Mariners V Barron Trinity engage effectively with Aboriginal Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm Details: Cheer on the reigning and Torres Strait Islander people. Criminology symposium Location: JCU Cairns premiers as they take on the 2011 Date: Friday 5 August Admission: free season. Details: A symposium on Location: JCU Townsville Contact: 4781 4771 Date: Saturday 4 June Indigenous sentencing, punishment Admission: $50, registration Time: from 5.30pm and healing, presented by the required Australian Prisons Project and The Open day, Townsville Location: JCU Cairns Oval Contact: 4781 4676 Cairns Institute. Contact: [email protected] Details: Explore your local Date: 5–7 July Jocelyn Wale psychology seminar university. Location: Rydges Esplanade, Cairns Date: Sunday 28 August Cultural awareness workshop Details: Professor Kenneth Contact: 4042 1892 Details: A one-day program Pakenham on young people whose Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm introducing Aboriginal and Torres parent has an illness or disability. Location: JCU Townsville Strait Islander culture, important Criminology conference Date: Friday 12 August Admission: free issues and historical events. Details: The 5th annual Australian Time: 4.00 – 5.00pm Contact: 4781 4771 Date: Friday 15 July and New Zealand critical Location: A21.002, JCU Cairns. Location: JCU Townsville criminology conference. Video linked to the Padua Theatre, Admission: $65, registration Date: 7–8 July JCU Townsville. required Location: Rydges Esplanade, Cairns Admission: free Contact: [email protected] Contact: 4781 5307 Contact: 4042 1207 www.jcu.edu.au/discover 19