Foundation Focus VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 • AUGUST 2011
Membership of the Foundation Message from the Chairman
We are proud to welcome the following new and renewing Members who have joined since the last edition of Welcome to all our donors and supporters to another Foundation Foundation Focus: Focus. I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight a couple of items. Firstly, we are particularly pleased to report that we have Individual Members: Corporate Members: received four new corporate members in 2011 thanks to a suppliers Mr Martin Albrecht Energy Resources Australia appeal conducted late 2010. It is heartening to see so many of the Mr Rodger Dee Hastings Deering Australia University’s suppliers, many of them local business, recognising Mr Graeme Dennehy Jo Fisher Executive the value of investment and reinvestment in our University and its Mrs Kathy Ganley Jobwire Foundation. We have also received a pleasing nine new individual Mrs Natasha Griggs MP MKEA Architects members so far this year. Mr Ian Kew O’Brien Security As you will see in the body of Focus, development of the Indonesian Mr Garry Lambert Rio Tinto Alcan Garden continues apace with the most recent addition the generous Dr Daryl Manzie Schneider Electric gift from the people of east Kalimatan of the statue of Lembuswana. Ms Selina Pollard The unveiling of the statue took place on 9 May and once again Associate Professor Sabaratnam Prathapan highlighted the strong links between the Territory and Indonesia. Dr Jean-Luc Revel Mr Gerry Wood MLA Many of you were able to attend the Foundation AGM and cocktail party on 13 April. We had over 150 attendees and I’d like to again thank all of you who were able to make it. I would also like to thank our current Directors who re nominated for positions on the Foundation Board and make special mention and welcome to Selina Pollard to the Board.
Individuals can become Members for $200 a year (tax deductible) and Corporate Membership is $800 a year. I hope you enjoy reading on. Existing Members who have fulfilled their pledges are encouraged to renew their pledge and continue to support the work of the Foundation. It is through this kind of annual giving that we are able to support University projects, scholarships and bursaries.
Donations are cumulative and donors progress to new levels when totals are achieved.
Donor recognition levels are:
• Silver Individual $1,000 • Silver Corporate $4,000 Allan Garraway • Gold Individual $5,000 Chairman • Gold Corporate $7,500 • Benefactor $10,000 • Patron $20,000 • Dean’s Club $50,000 • Century Club $100,000 • Chairman’s Circle $250,000 • Chancellor’s Circle $500,000 The Hon Sally Thomas presenting Alicia Sherwood from Rio Tinto Alcan with their Foundation Membership certificate
Associate Professor Martin Carroll addresses the AGM The Hon Sally Thomas presenting Anne Bradford with her Contact us Foundation Membership certificate Charles Darwin University Foundation, CDU, Darwin NT 0909 E. [email protected] T. (08) 8946 7299 F. (08) 8946 7188 W. www.cdu.edu.au/foundation
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Statue of Lembuswana unveiled at Forthcoming Events Indonesian Garden
Charles Darwin University has added a huge piece to its NT Medical Program Showcase Indonesian Garden with the unveiling of the Statue of The next Foundation Members event will be taking Lembuswana from East Kalimantan on 9 May 2011. place at the new medical building on 11 August 2011. Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak, officially Foundation members have been invited to view the new presented the symbolic statue to Charles Darwin University’s Northern Territory Medical Program and Allied Health Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barney Glover, at a special ceremony Infrastructure (Pharmacy) complex. The complex consists on Casuarina Campus. of a CDU purpose-designed pharmacy teaching facility Incorporating various elements of life, power and strength, the and a Flinders University facility to train degree-accredited Lembuswana is a mythical animal in the Hindu faith. doctors for the Northern Territory. The event will give Foundation members an exclusive look at the state of the art facilities and will include demonstrations and short tours by program staff.
Professor Glover said the 780kg brass statue was a wonderful addition to the Indonesian Garden. “I’d like to personally thank the Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak, for making this wonderful statue available to us,” he said. New CDU Medical Complex Commissioned in 2009, the Indonesian Garden is a distinctive educational, cultural and recreational resource, for use by both From left: CDU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barney Glover, Consul of the the university and the wider community. Ngaruwanajirri : helping one another Republic of Indonesia,Mr Bambang Daranindra, Administrator of the Professor Glover said the gift of the Statue of Lembuswana Northern Territory, His Honour Mr Tom Pauling AO, Governor of East The next CDU Art Gallery Exhibition opens to the public on Thursday 11 August – Friday 7 October 2011 , entitled exemplified the strong link and friendship between CDU and Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak and Territory Minister for Business Ngaruwanajirri : helping one another featuring more than 190 works by 21 Tiwi artists who work as a cooperative at and Employment, Trade, Asian Relations, Hon Rob Knight MLA East Kalimatan. The Keeping House at Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) on Bathurst Island. Established in 1994, Ngaruwanajirri represents a core group of 14 artists and 12 freelance carvers. The exhibition features a range of paintings in ochre on paper and canvas/linen, watercolour and acrylic paintings, ironwood carvings, sculptures, hand-crafted objects and batik silks. This is Ngaruwanajirri artists’ first major retrospective exhibition and marks the launch of a special suite of 48 monotypes, Foundation AGM and Art Gallery Opening created with collaborating printer Marilyn Gibson in 2010.
The 2011 Foundation Annual General Meeting was held on 13 April. 150 Foundation members and guests attended the meeting which was followed by the official opening of artist Carole Wilson’s exhibition “The Nature of Things” by His Honour the Administrator of the NT, Mr Tom Pauling AO QC.
Estelle Munkanome Untitled [Portrait of Lorna Kantilla] 2008, natural ochres on Arches paper, 37.5 x 28.5cm. Purchased through the CDU Foundation for the CDU Art Collection, 2009 - CDU1645 Image © the artist & courtesy Ngaruwanajirri Inc
L to R Fiona Young, Chris Young, L to R The Hon Tom Pauling, The Hon L to R Mary Yee, Steve Orme and Kezia Purick Sally Thomas, The Hon Austin Asche and Cheryl Hanton Dr Valerie Asche Due to the unexpected overwhelming interest in the art exhibition opening from the general public, the event took on an interesting slant. As a result, we are changing the format for future events.
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Statue of Lembuswana unveiled at Forthcoming Events Indonesian Garden
Charles Darwin University has added a huge piece to its NT Medical Program Showcase Indonesian Garden with the unveiling of the Statue of The next Foundation Members event will be taking Lembuswana from East Kalimantan on 9 May 2011. place at the new medical building on 11 August 2011. Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak, officially Foundation members have been invited to view the new presented the symbolic statue to Charles Darwin University’s Northern Territory Medical Program and Allied Health Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barney Glover, at a special ceremony Infrastructure (Pharmacy) complex. The complex consists on Casuarina Campus. of a CDU purpose-designed pharmacy teaching facility Incorporating various elements of life, power and strength, the and a Flinders University facility to train degree-accredited Lembuswana is a mythical animal in the Hindu faith. doctors for the Northern Territory. The event will give Foundation members an exclusive look at the state of the art facilities and will include demonstrations and short tours by program staff.
Professor Glover said the 780kg brass statue was a wonderful addition to the Indonesian Garden. “I’d like to personally thank the Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak, for making this wonderful statue available to us,” he said. New CDU Medical Complex Commissioned in 2009, the Indonesian Garden is a distinctive educational, cultural and recreational resource, for use by both From left: CDU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barney Glover, Consul of the the university and the wider community. Ngaruwanajirri : helping one another Republic of Indonesia,Mr Bambang Daranindra, Administrator of the Professor Glover said the gift of the Statue of Lembuswana Northern Territory, His Honour Mr Tom Pauling AO, Governor of East The next CDU Art Gallery Exhibition opens to the public on Thursday 11 August – Friday 7 October 2011 , entitled exemplified the strong link and friendship between CDU and Kalimantan, Dr Awang Faroek Ishak and Territory Minister for Business Ngaruwanajirri : helping one another featuring more than 190 works by 21 Tiwi artists who work as a cooperative at and Employment, Trade, Asian Relations, Hon Rob Knight MLA East Kalimatan. The Keeping House at Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) on Bathurst Island. Established in 1994, Ngaruwanajirri represents a core group of 14 artists and 12 freelance carvers. The exhibition features a range of paintings in ochre on paper and canvas/linen, watercolour and acrylic paintings, ironwood carvings, sculptures, hand-crafted objects and batik silks. This is Ngaruwanajirri artists’ first major retrospective exhibition and marks the launch of a special suite of 48 monotypes, Foundation AGM and Art Gallery Opening created with collaborating printer Marilyn Gibson in 2010.
The 2011 Foundation Annual General Meeting was held on 13 April. 150 Foundation members and guests attended the meeting which was followed by the official opening of artist Carole Wilson’s exhibition “The Nature of Things” by His Honour the Administrator of the NT, Mr Tom Pauling AO QC.
Estelle Munkanome Untitled [Portrait of Lorna Kantilla] 2008, natural ochres on Arches paper, 37.5 x 28.5cm. Purchased through the CDU Foundation for the CDU Art Collection, 2009 - CDU1645 Image © the artist & courtesy Ngaruwanajirri Inc
L to R Fiona Young, Chris Young, L to R The Hon Tom Pauling, The Hon L to R Mary Yee, Steve Orme and Kezia Purick Sally Thomas, The Hon Austin Asche and Cheryl Hanton Dr Valerie Asche Due to the unexpected overwhelming interest in the art exhibition opening from the general public, the event took on an interesting slant. As a result, we are changing the format for future events.
2 Strength to Strength - the University and the Community Charles Darwin University Foundation 3 Foundation Focus VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 • AUGUST 2011
Membership of the Foundation Message from the Chairman
We are proud to welcome the following new and renewing Members who have joined since the last edition of Welcome to all our donors and supporters to another Foundation Foundation Focus: Focus. I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight a couple of items. Firstly, we are particularly pleased to report that we have Individual Members: Corporate Members: received four new corporate members in 2011 thanks to a suppliers Mr Martin Albrecht Energy Resources Australia appeal conducted late 2010. It is heartening to see so many of the Mr Rodger Dee Hastings Deering Australia University’s suppliers, many of them local business, recognising Mr Graeme Dennehy Jo Fisher Executive the value of investment and reinvestment in our University and its Mrs Kathy Ganley Jobwire Foundation. We have also received a pleasing nine new individual Mrs Natasha Griggs MP MKEA Architects members so far this year. Mr Ian Kew O’Brien Security As you will see in the body of Focus, development of the Indonesian Mr Garry Lambert Rio Tinto Alcan Garden continues apace with the most recent addition the generous Dr Daryl Manzie Schneider Electric gift from the people of east Kalimatan of the statue of Lembuswana. Ms Selina Pollard The unveiling of the statue took place on 9 May and once again Associate Professor Sabaratnam Prathapan highlighted the strong links between the Territory and Indonesia. Dr Jean-Luc Revel Mr Gerry Wood MLA Many of you were able to attend the Foundation AGM and cocktail party on 13 April. We had over 150 attendees and I’d like to again thank all of you who were able to make it. I would also like to thank our current Directors who re nominated for positions on the Foundation Board and make special mention and welcome to Selina Pollard to the Board.
Individuals can become Members for $200 a year (tax deductible) and Corporate Membership is $800 a year. I hope you enjoy reading on. Existing Members who have fulfilled their pledges are encouraged to renew their pledge and continue to support the work of the Foundation. It is through this kind of annual giving that we are able to support University projects, scholarships and bursaries.
Donations are cumulative and donors progress to new levels when totals are achieved.
Donor recognition levels are:
• Silver Individual $1,000 • Silver Corporate $4,000 Allan Garraway • Gold Individual $5,000 Chairman • Gold Corporate $7,500 • Benefactor $10,000 • Patron $20,000 • Dean’s Club $50,000 • Century Club $100,000 • Chairman’s Circle $250,000 • Chancellor’s Circle $500,000 The Hon Sally Thomas presenting Alicia Sherwood from Rio Tinto Alcan with their Foundation Membership certificate
Associate Professor Martin Carroll addresses the AGM The Hon Sally Thomas presenting Anne Bradford with her Contact us Foundation Membership certificate Charles Darwin University Foundation, CDU, Darwin NT 0909 E. [email protected] T. (08) 8946 7299 F. (08) 8946 7188 W. www.cdu.edu.au/foundation
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