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25755_Melb_Uni_magazine 07:56:44 10-05-20 BlackYellowMagentaCyan Sect 1 Back Melbourne University Magazine 1 From the Vice–Chancellor in achieving its deepest aspirations. (For more on our indigenous programs, see page 24.) 2010 marks the half-way point in studies for many of our first-generation Melbourne Model students. Through- out the introduction of the new Model, Melbourne has continued to record one of the highest student retention rates in Australia. At the end of 2010, the first cohort of students will complete Mel- bourne Model undergraduate degrees. Many will go on to embrace our new graduate offerings in 2011. At this point the University will shift from a predominantly undergraduate university to becoming a university more evenly balanced between undergraduate and graduate education. elcome to the 2010 issue of Melbourne University Magazine. These On the alumni front, our engage- are changing times for the University community, yet also a great ment program continues to grow with timeW for appreciating our unique past. To that end, I would like to open this events in most capital cities, several Victorian regional centres and fifteen edition of the Magazine by inviting you to attend an important day at the locations internationally. campus later this year. Over 9500 alumni attended events in 2009—almost double the previous The University’s Cultural Treasures Day major infrastructure projects at the year. This included over 500 alumni on Sunday November 14 will celebrate University. Over $1.6 billion of capital registering for the Festival of Ideas, a the enormous riches contained in the works for research infrastructure sup- sellout Potter Museum tour series and University’s many inherited cultural ported by State and Commonwealth 1500 attendees to A Night at Pompeii at collections, residing across the cam- funding are underway or soon to start Melbourne Museum. And we have a pus in many different venues such in and around the Parkville campus. program of exciting events to inspire as the Ian Potter Museum of Art, the These initiatives are part of a strat- you in 2010. Baillieu Library, the University Her- egy that sees the University building We’ve also finetuned how we com- barium, the Grainger Museum and the an ever closer association with re- municate with our alumni, including School of Physics Museum. There will search institutes and hospitals in the how we stay in touch with you online. be exhibitions, curators’ talks, tours Parkville Precinct. You can now tailor our eNews to suit and special activities for families. The new projects affirm the place of your interests and location to ensure Alumni will be specially welcome: for the Precinct as a world centre for lead- you get the most out of your alumni ex- more information, email treasures- ing edge work in the neurosciences, perience. eNews will keep you informed [email protected] immunology, life sciences computa- about the benefits available to Univer- Visitors to the campus will notice tion and such prestige national projects sity of Melbourne alumni around the significant changes to the shape of the as the bionic eye program (profiled on world, throughout the year. Parkville campus. For our students, page 14.) You can also read all the articles among the most important are the At the same time, important new and features in this and future editions new learning spaces which are now initatives have begun in research and of Melbourne University Magazine popular across campus, including the partnership-building with other com- online. If you would prefer to receive newly opened Eastern Learning Pre- munities beyond the campus. One of the online version of MUM or wish cinct and the renovated Brownless these is the Murrup Barak Institute to subscribe to eNews, just submit Library. These innovative spaces were for Indigenous Development, which your email address at alumni–office@ inundated by student use even before brings together research and teaching unimelb.edu.au their official opening early this year. expertise from across our faculties and It is also an extraordinary time for schools to assist indigenous Australia Glyn Davis

MUM_2010.indd 1 7/5/10 9:12:36 AM Melbourne University 2 Magazine Contributors As well as staff, student and regular contributors, this year the Ben McKeown (PGDipVisArt 2007, Melbourne University Magazine asked many experienced alumni writers, MVisArt 2009) Ben is an artist and curator and a photographers and artists to contribute to the magazine, creating descendant of the Wirangu language a publication that is both for and by alumni. group of the far–west coast of South Australia. His work can be found in Justin Arter (LLB, BCom 1985) Ellaine Downie (GDipAud 1980) the National Gallery of Australia, the Justin took the position of CEO for the Ellaine is a secondary teacher, freelance State Library of Victoria and The Unit- Victorian Funds Management Cor- journalist and a trained audiologist. ed Nations Art Collection in Geneva. In poration in November 2009 after an 2008–2009 Ben was the assistant cura- eighteen–year career with Goldman tor at Linden Centre for Contemporary Eamon Gallagher (BEd (Sec) 1990) Sachs JBWere as one of Australia’s Arts in St Kilda. Eamon discovered photography while leading equity analysts, managing studying to be a geography and science the Australian equities business and teacher. For the past fifteen years he Anita Punton (BA 1991) management roles in strategy and has worked as a photographer for Aus- After graduation Anita went on to com- proprietary trading. tralian and international newspapers plete a Diploma of Professional Writing and magazines including Good Week- and Editing and a Masters in Creative Elizabeth Barnett (BFineArt 2005) end, The Bulletin, and brw. Writing. She has worked as a writer in Elizabeth is an artist, designer, illus- theatre, television and print media. trator and quilt maker. She works in Will Gourlay (BA, BCom 1990) a variety of media including etching, Since graduating from the University Ben Sanders relief, drawing, painting and textiles. of Melbourne, Will has travelled ex- Ben’s father gave him a sketchbook tensively in Europe and the Middle for his eleventh birthday, and by age Michael Cross (PGDipFineArt 1998) East working as an editor, writer and twelve had landed his first paid job Michael is an accomplished artist and teacher in Melbourne, Spain, Turkey creating thirty–two drawings for a illustrator—and he’s got the Corinella and London. His writing has appeared sticker sheet. He spent every summer certificate to prove it. in The Age, The Australian, Quadrant and throughout his teenage years illustrat- Bookseller & Publisher. ing more stickers for the same publisher. He’s been drawing ever since. Olivia Davis (BA 1991) Olivia works in dispute resolution Dave Hoskin (BA 1997, BFT 2002) and as a freelance writer and editor. Dave has written for The Big Issue, Guy Shield She has contributed to The Age and Australian Book Review and Medical Guy is a Melbourne–born illustra- Sydney Morning Herald newspapers and Observer. His short films have screened tor and designer. He works with pen, has had poems and short stories pub- at festivals around the world, and his brush and digital mediums and likens lished in several literary journals and short fiction has been published in his illustrations to stills from a film, anthologies. Doctor Who Short Trips Transmissions giving a semi–literal translation of and Midnight Echo. context, all the while maintaining a sense of intrigue. Oslo Davis Oslo’s pen and ink people have ap- Sonia Kretschmar (GDip Film and TV 2003) peared in The New York Times, The Age, Illustrator Sonia Kretschmar original- Fiona Willan BusinessWeek and Diplomat Magazine. ly wanted to be a graphic designer but Fiona is a journalist who joined the launched herself as an illustrator after University of Melbourne’s Alumni returning from a trip to Europe brim Relations team as Communications Sean Dooley (BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) 1996) full of ideas. Her work has appeared in Officer in 2008, after five years of Having worked as a writer for numer- The Australian, Good Weekend and The reporting for community newspapers ous television comedies (Full Frontal, Law Institute Journal. in Western Australia and Victoria. She Comedy Inc, Spicks and Specks), Sean is now the editor of Melbourne Alumni Dooley has yet to use his law degree eNews, and she also compiled the MUM (much to the relief of potential clients). Amy Little University Update. His third book, Cooking with Baz, was Amy Little has worked in communica- published in 2009 and he is currently tions in London and Melbourne, and editor of Wingspan magazine. now works as a Marketing Manager for the Melbourne Law School. Amy also works on assignments for a freelance photographer editing, researching and developing articles.

MUM_2010.indd 2 5/5/10 9:40:12 AM Melbourne University Magazine 3 University Update ongratulations to alumna Profes- sor Elizabeth Blackburn AC (BSc Vale— (HCons) 1970, MSc 1972), the first Aus- Alumna tralian woman to win a Nobel Prize. Sir Edward Professor Blackburn and her US–based wins Nobel colleagues Carol Greider and Jack WoodwarWoodwardd Szostak were jointly awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine, for solving a Prize major problem in biology: how chro- mosomes can be copied during cell divisions and how they are protected by telomeres. Understanding of the role of the telomeres and the enzyme that forms them, telomerase, could assist in the development of new cancer–fighting drugs and lead to greater understanding of human ageing. In March 2010, Professor Blackburn visited Melbourne to speak about her work from both a research and personal perspective. She acknowledged A former Chancellor of the Uni- the difficulty for women in research versity of Melbourne, Sir Edward combining family and work, but not- Woodward (LLB 1949, LLM 1950, LLD ed that a future that does not support 2001), died in April, aged 81 years. women in research ‘has social and Sir Edward’s association with economic repercussions.’ the University began more than In reference to her success, she sixty years ago as a student and noted that a career is played out over included chairing a curriculum Professor Blackburn in her lab at the decades, and that it is important to review in the Law Faculty and two University of California, San Francisco. invest in the bigger picture … and be terms, totalling eighteen years, Photo by Elisabeth Fall. cautious about interpreting data! as a member of the University of Melbourne, culminating in eleven years as Chancellor. His contribu- tions to our wider society were no Annual appeal reaches $1M less significant. our generosity towards the 2009 University Fund Annual Appeal meant Graduating from the Univer- that over $1 million was raised to support students in the long and short sity with a Bachelor and a Master Yterm. In real terms, this means that the best and brightest students can of Laws, he rose from barrister to continue to study at the University regardless of their circumstances, and Queen’s Counsel to judge in an that the University’s faculties, research, libraries and cultural collections illustrious legal career. As a bar- will continue to enrich students in future generations. rister, he played a pioneering role in the fight for Aboriginal land rights in the 1960s and 1970s. Annual Fund Donations 2007–2009 Annual Fund Donors 2007–2009 Sir Edward sat on seventeen Royal Commissions, and served 10 3500 as President of the Trade Practices 9 3000 Tribunal, a Justice of the Federal 8 Court of Australia, and Director- 7 2500 General of the Australian Security 6 2000 Intelligence Organisation. 5 Donors

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MUM_2010.indd 3 5/5/10 9:40:13 AM Melbourne University 4 Magazine IBM partnership with the University of Melbourne

life sciences partnership between IBM and the University isA set to accelerate research into treatments for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s and other serious dis- Photo: Eamon Gallagher eases. The partnership will dra- matically boost the research and Professor McGaw, who is also computing capabilities of the Uni- Top of the class: Chair of the Australian Curriculum, versity–led Victorian Life Sciences Assessment and Reporting Authority, Computation Initiative (VLSCI). Academy roles was elected President of the Academy Based in Parkville, it will be the of the Social Sciences in Australia, first IBM research collaboratory in for Melbourne which unites leading scholars from the southern hemisphere and the University all disciplines of the social sciences. first IBM life sciences collabora- ‘What the academies add are tory in the world. education experts multidisciplinary views on research The partnership will enable and policy issues,’ Professor McGaw thousands of life sciences and eading Melbourne University says. Professor Lo Bianco, MGSE Chair medical researchers in Melbourne education experts have been of Language and Literacy Education to work with computational biol- Lelected to head two prestigious Aus- and Associate Dean (Global Engage- ogy experts. It will also provide tralian academies. ment), was elected President of the access to high–performance com- Australia’s four learned acade- Australian Academy of Humanities. puting, such as IBM’s Blue Gene mies are non–government organisa- The academies, which also repre- supercomputer, to study human tions made up of the country’s best sent science, technological sciences disease. Scientists will be able to and brightest minds, and Melbourne and engineering, provide independ- access results and information Graduate School of Education (MGSE) ent advice on national issues. that would normally take years to professors Barry McGaw and Joseph obtain in just a few days. The Victo- Lo Bianco AM (MA 1986) have claimed Professors Barry McGaw (left) and rian government and the Univer- the presidencies of two of them. Joseph Lo Bianco (right). sity established the $100 million VLSCI in 2008 to strengthen the research capabilities of Victorian life scientists. What’s for dinner? The Welcome to Melbourne program aims to enhance international scholarship students’ experiences of Melbourne by pairing them with an alumnus host for a meal. Sylvie MacBean (BA 2005) volunteered in 2009. ‘The experience gave me new friends and confidence to meet new meeting Sylvie through the program, people,’ she said. Her guest, Bien, said Ben said he felt closer to Australia he felt more confident meeting local and ‘part of this community.’ students after learning about Mel- Get involved by visiting www.unimelb. bourne culture through Sylvie. Since edu.au/alumni/welcometomelbourne

MUM_2010.indd 4 5/5/10 9:40:15 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 5 Battling climate change with a laser beam Vet Science students in remote Australia but the average ammonia emission is substantially higher. Assoc. Prof. Chen says ‘you can only find ways to reduce greenhouse gases if you can reliably measure them’. By sending a beam of light through the air, scientists can measure concentrations of methane, University program boosting nitrous oxide and ammonia in the the health of canines in west- atmosphere. The beams are bounced erAn A rnhem Land, ‘dog dreaming’ back from a reflector and the parti- country, has been recognised with cles in that area detected. Emissions a Vice–Chancellor’s Knowledge niversity of Melbourne research- are then calculated using a compu- Transfer Excellence Award. The Uers are using groundbreaking ter model to work out the origin of Western Arnhem Land Dog Health laser technology to measure and slash particles in the air. Program, founded by Dr Elizabeth greenhouse gas emissions from Aus- The work has spurred new re- Tudor, sees vet science students tralian cattle farms. Led by Associate search into the use of inhibitors travel to remote communities to Professor Deli Chen (PhD 1996) from that can be applied to manure and provide culturally appropriate the Melbourne School of Land and En- soil to reduce emissions. Prelimi- veterinary care. Dr Ben Kaye (BVSc vironment, the team is the first in Aus- nary results indicate emissions can 2009) (pictured) performs surgery tralia to accurately measure livestock be reduced by up to 80 per cent and on a dog at Gummarringbang out- emissions using open path laser and the efficiency of nitrogen fertilisers station. Ben says he felt fortunate Fourier transform infrared spectrosco- significantly improved. to experience ‘the extraordinary py systems. Results show the average Dr Zoe Loh measuring methane and and probably spiritual interaction methane emission is much lower than ammonia emissions from a feedlot using between the indigenous commu- estimates currently used in Australia, open path lasers. nity and their dogs’.

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MUM_2010.indd 6 7/5/10 9:19:52 AM Melbourne University Magazine 7 Alumni Voices University of Melbourne alumni continue to make a significant contribution debut in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Joshua to Australia’s cultural and intellectual identity. Here we feature just a small also sang the role of Alidoro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola for the Garsington Opera selection of the most recent and forthcoming books, music, performances and Festival (UK) and appeared in concert exhibitions from alumni in Australia and around the world. with the Melbourne Symphony and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. In 2010 Books food Joshua will return to the Metropolitan Opera to appear in the New York pre- History Little Kitchen by Sabrina Parrini (Hardie miere of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre and Grant Books 2009) will perform with Opera Australia for Killing: Misadventures in Violence b y J e ff Sabrina Parrini (BA 2002) has created a its Melbourne autumn season. Sparrow (mup 2009) delightful cookbook aimed at children. Jeff Sparrow (BA 1989, BA (Hons) 1990) Using the recipes honed in her cook- Screen explores the nature of violence, asking ing school of the same name, Parrini the important question how do ordi- has also created a range of cookware Jonathan auf der Heide (BFT 2007) di- nary people learn to take a human life? designed for little hands. rected, wrote and produced the ac- Art Politics claimed film Van Diemen’s Land. He Cubism & Australian Art by Lesley Harding Challenging Women: Towards Equality In worked with producer Maggie Miles and Sue Cramer (The Miegunyah Press 2009) The Parliament of Victoria by Dr Madeline (PGDipFT (Prod) 2007) and leading actor Lesley Harding (BA 1989, BA (Hons) 1990, Grey (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2009) Oscar Redding (GDipAnimat 2004). PGDipArts (CurSt) 1994, MA (FineArts) Dr Madeline Grey’s (BA (Hons) 1989, MA Stephen Curtain’s (BEd 1995) Winter 1998) and colleague Sue Cramer have 1992, PhD 2005) fascinating book brings Dreaming is a record of the Australian created a beautiful accompaniment to life the stories of many of the women Alps in winter, capturing this unique to their stunning exhibition Cubism who have entered Victorian politics in environment at its most astonishing. and Australian Art at Heide Museum of the last twenty–five years. The Sundance Film Festival Shorts Modern Art. Law Jury awarded Young Love by Ariel Klei- Autobiography man (VCAM graduating student) an Hon- Environmental Law: Scientific, Policy and orable Mention in Short Filmmaking. Cooking With Baz by Sean Dooley (Allen & Regulatory Dimensions by Lee Godden and Unwin 2009) Jacqueline Peel (Oxford University Press 2010) Exhibitions Sean Dooley (LLB (Hons), BA (Hons) Lee Godden (BA (Hons) 1979, MA 1982) 1996) writes about getting to know his and Jacqueline Peel’s (PhD Law 2007) in– Cubism & Australian Art at Heide Mu- father by cooking with and for him as depth book is designed to explain envi- seum of Modern Art was curated by he struggled with cancer. ronmental law in Australia through a Lesley Harding and Sue Cramer (see Fiction variety of disciplines and case studies. accompanying book above). The Danger Game by Kalinda Ashton (Hardie Oscar–winning director and writer Grant Books 2009) Stage Adam Elliot (GDipFT 1997) has devel- Kalinda Ashton’s (BA (Hons) 2002) debut oped an exhibition in collaboration Hannie Rayson’s (VCA School of Drama novel The Danger Game beautifully with ACMI for his film Mary and Max. 1980) The Swimming Club was produced describes the impact of living in a From June 23, Amber Wallis by the Melbourne Theatre Company ear- damaged family. (PGDipVisArt 2007, MVisArt 2009), Andy lier this year for an extended season. Hutson (PGDipVisArt 2007, MFineArt A Darker Music by Maris Morton (Scribe 2010) Dancer Jorijn Vriesendorp (BDance 2009), Dane Lovett (BFineArt (Hons) Maris Morton’s (BA 1959) first novel re- 2010) joined Chunky Move in its award– 2007), Linda Tegg (MVisArt 2009), Lucy cently won the inaugural CAL Scribe winning production Mortal Engine. Griggs (PGDipVisArt 2006, MVisArt Fiction Prize. Due for publication in Janet Todd (BMusPerf 2009) and Jac- 2007) and Nicola Page (GDipEd 2005, October, it is the first novel for the au- quie Porter (BA, BMus (Hons) 2006) were PGDipVisArt 2007, MVisArt 2008) will thor, now in her seventies. announced equal runners–up in the all show their work as part of Worm Young adult fiction national final of the prestigious Her- Mountain, an exhibition of emerging ald Sun Aria competition. The finalists Pink by Lili Wilkinson (Allen & Unwin 2009) artists at C3 Contemporary Art Space. The latest novel by young author Lili sung their arias with Orchestra Victo- Wilkinson (BCA 2002, BCA (Hons) 2004), ria conducted by Honorary Fellow Asso- If, like some of these contributors, Pink is the story of a group of teenagers ciate Professor Richard Divall AO OBE. you are a higher–degree art history grappling with friendships, relation- In 2009 Joshua Bloom (BA 1996) made or philosophy graduate, be sure to ships and growing up. his Metropolitan Opera (New York) attend this year’s reunions. For more information, contact Tamsin Courtney on +61 3 8344 8985 or [email protected]. Photo: Chase & Galley

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EventsBelow are some highlights from the University’s alumniCalendar events calendar. We look forward to your participation in these upcoming lectures, tours, exhibitions and reunions in Australia and around the globe.

Join alumnus Professor Jeffrey Zajac, Lecture: Your Personal Head of Department of Medicine, Genome: For All to See? Austin Health and Northern Health, Friday 16 July | 2.00–5.00 PM at the annual ethics seminar to discuss Sunderland Lecture Theatre, corner Grattan St the economic, social and political and Royal Pde, Parkville implications of genetic testing. Cost: Free Further information: +61 3 8344 9800 or mdhs–[email protected]

Join fellow alumni for sumptuous Forum: Conversation at Italian cuisine and stimulating conver- Masani with Alumnus sation led by the CEO and co–founder of SEEK, Australia’s leader in online Andrew Bassat (BSc 1986, employment and education services. mba 1994) Cost: $25 for alumni Thursday 22 July | 6.00 PM RSVP: online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ Masani Restaurant, 313 Drummond St, Carlton masani or call +61 3 8344 1746 for further details

This global initiative is designed to Networking: University help alumni in the early stages of their of Melbourne Leadership career to develop insights into the Series skills essential for aspiring leaders. The July series reveals the secrets of successful Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Melbourne leaders and the steps you need to take to progress your career. RSVP: online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ leadershipseries or call +61 3 8344 1746 for further details

Spend Sunday with your family, discov- Exhibition: Exclusive ering dinosaurs, megafauna and other Alumni Event: Melbourne contemporary critters at the exclusive Museum’Museum’ss Family Fun Day opening of the Science and Life Gallery. Sunday 1 August | 8.00–10.00 AM Experts will provide commentary on Melbourne Museum, Nicholson St, Carlton displays including fossils, animatronics and live animals, sharing their knowledge of dramatic events that shaped the past 600 million years in Victoria. Cost: Free for alumni and their families RSVP: online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ museum or call +61 3 8344 1746

For your full calendar visit alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/eventscalendar For all public University events go to www.events.unimelb.edu.au

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Where are your university classmates Reunion: 2010 Alumni now? The University of Melbourne is Reunions holding over forty alumni reunions in Throughout 2010 2010—and we want you to be involved! Various Locations Check the calendar to see when your reunion is coming up. Further information: online at unimelb.edu.au/ alumni/reunions/reunions.html or call Charity Bramwell on +61 3 8344 1764

Make your next career move at this Careers: International interactive event. Use specialised Virtual Careers Fair webcam, audio and text software 16–25 August | 10.00–5.00 PM to network with international industry leaders looking to recruit Australian university graduates and undergraduates. RSVP: online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ ivcf2010

Join Director Chris McAuliffe for an Art: Director’s Tours of the exclusive tour of the dynamic artworks Potter for Alumni: Basil short–listed for the second biannual Sellers Art Prize prize, which encourages artists to criti- Thursday 16 September | 6.00 PM cally reflect on Australia’s fascination The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston St, with sport. Conclude with fine wine Parkville and cheese among the works. Cost: Free for alumni and friends RSVP: online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ potter or call +61 3 8344 1746 for further details Image: David Ray, Second 2008, porcelain, under- glaze and lustre, 20 x 35 x 8 cm Photo: Shannon McGrath

Attend a two–day international sym- Symposium: Untold posium to uncover and explore some Stories: Hidden Histories of of the lesser known war crimes trials, War Crimes Trials both international and domestic. There 15–16 October | 10.00–5.00 PM will be papers on the war crimes trials held in Bangladesh after the secession, the recent genocide trial in Ethiopia and on the post–war trials under Australian jurisdiction in the Far East. Further information: online at www.law.unimelb.edu.au

Take the opportunity to preview Art: Faculty of the Victorian exciting works by Australia’s emerging College of Arts and Music artists in a show of ambitious creations Masters Exhibition from the Master of Visual Art and December (TBC) | Tues–Sat 12.00–5.00 PM Master of Fine Art programs. Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Cost: Free for alumni and friends 40 Dodds St, Southbank No bookings required Further information: +61 3 9685 9400 Image: Kotoe Ishii (BFineArt 2006, BFineArt (Hons) 2007), Master of Fine Art, Sprouts, DVD video, 20 seconds, looped

MUM_2010.indd 9 5/5/10 9:40:35 AM Melbourne University 10 Magazine Alumni in Conversation: The Longevity Risk Word of warning or window of opportunity? MUM invited six alumni to consider the challenges and possibilities of our ageing population.

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MUM_2010.indd 10 5/5/10 9:40:39 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 11 Our panel 1. John Daley (BSc 1987, LLB (Hons) 1989) is one of Aus- awarded an Order of Australia for his work on the sustain- tralia’s leading strategists and is the CEO of the recently ability of the global mining sector. established policy research centre the Grattan Institute. 4. Buck Rosenberg (PhD 2008) recently completed a PhD His varied background includes roles in law, finance, edu- in anthropology in the areas of home culture and theory cation, worker’s compensation and academia. of lifestyle. He is currently researching lifestyle of the 2. Briony Dow (BSw 1981) is the Director of Preventative ageing and retirement. and Public Health at the National Ageing Research Insti- 5. Rebecca Russell (BSc, BE (Hons) 2002, MBA 2009) is a tute. Her research interests include carer support, older civil (structural) engineer and mathematician who cur- persons mental health, health service evaluation, elder rently works with Boston Consulting Group. She is on the abuse and aged–care workforce. board of Engineers Without Borders. 3. Chris Leptos (BCom 1980, MBA 1991) is a partner with Ellaine Downie, facilitator, is a secondary teacher and KPMG. His previous roles include general manager of freelance journalist with a vested interest in being em- corporate development with Western Mining Corpora- ployed into her dotage. tion. He is also a volunteer firefighter. In 2000 Chris was Ellaine Downie (Facilitator): Briony, you work at the be more courses targeted towards education as leisure. National Ageing Research Institute. How do you see Aus- John Daley: Or interest. tralia’s ageing population impacting the health budget? Buck: Or learning for a particular career change, Briony Dow: Hopefully we won’t spend all the health perhaps, like my mum, who re–trained and started nurs- budget by building lots of residential aged–care facili- ing when she was forty. ties that are never going to be needed beyond a certain Briony: My brother is a builder and at forty–five he went point, but rather on ways to help people manage chronic back to TAFE and did a Certificate in Residential Care disease and on disease prevention. However, we should and then went into that field. He then studied for an see this as a medium–term problem. We will need to arts degree. spend more money on health, but only for a brief period. Chris: Yes, transition courses would become the norm. Ellaine: We should see this as a transition period rather If we look at universities today, they generally don’t do than a ‘crisis’? career transitions. But once you start planning to live to Chris Leptos: I think the notion that this is a crisis is well–over 100, you do things very differently. deeply wrong headed! This is the biggest marketing and The notion that at thirty to forty you work maybe business opportunity that’s landed on us in a generation. eighty to 100 hours a week to accumulate wealth and Buck Rosenberg: Do you mean like then coast downhill is an old– building age–specific gyms for the fashioned way of thinking. You over fifties? Most of the older people ‘We’ve been trying to are never going to make 100 if I’ve been interviewing prefer not to that’s your plan. have to get on an exercise machine acachievehieve a longer life for Ellaine: Because you will have killed beside someone in their twenties. yourself long before you get there? And they’d be willing to pay for these so long, but when we Chris: Yes, because you haven’t specialised clubs. gegett there, they call it a paced yourself. You haven’t Chris: We’ve got this untapped thought about multiple careers sector. The Commonwealth is pro- “l“longevityongevity risk”!’ over a long lifetime. Indeed, this jecting 12 000 centenarians by the could in turn produce an acceler- year 2050 who will be alive and Chris Leptos ated career for younger people. active. And people call it a ‘crisis’! They won’t have to wait until Even today’s Financial Review has an article saying there is they are forty–five to get into whatever exalted status a risk of retirees living too long.i This is absolutely absurd! they want. It will happen because the people in front of We’ve been trying to achieve a longer life for so long, but them will be doing other things, like working a little bit, when we get there, they call it a ‘longevity risk’. running their own business, going back to study. Ellaine: Chris, what opportunities do you as a business- These older people will not feel threatened by younger man see as a result of a larger pool of older people in our ones but will be more prepared to mentor young people society? in the workplace because, with a different mindset, they Chris: Universities could be where there is the next won’t have to fight to hold onto their jobs. boom business. Forget building aged–care facilities— Ellaine: But, despite anti–ageing discrimination laws, that’s not a boom business. I think education in the age older people are not being taken on or kept on by employ- of the centenarian is going to be a boom business. ers. What incentives do employers need to change their Ellaine: You want to live to 100! thinking? Chris: Yes, definitely, although the odds are against Rebecca Russell: One real disincentive is tenure–based me. My 12–year–old son, however, has a life expectancy employment, which has regular increases in remunera- of eighty–eight, but with a couple of medical break- tion that significantly impact on their willingness to throughs he’ll live to 100. This will change the way we keep on older employees. think about university education. Undergraduates won’t Briony: Another thing would be to remove some disin- just be under twenty–one anymore: if you live to 100 you centives. For example, if you are on any kind of pension, could be an undergraduate at the age of sixty. once you start earning even small amounts, you lose Buck: As far as education for older people goes, there could your pension.

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John : The challenge of change is one of the tough ques- engineers and managers or previous CEOs pairing up and tions to think through, particularly because it requires voluntarily mentoring young graduates. Together they are you to act a long way in advance. When a problem is right providing amazing solutions to communities in need. in front of you it’s pretty easy to deal with, but when you Briony: But that is what we all need, isn’t it? To have need to change ‘x’ so that such and such doesn’t happen meaningful activity and feel that we are making a con- in fifteen–years time, that’s much harder. tribution—it’s part of what makes life worth living. I Rebecca: There have been some studies done by the Ox- think one of the main barriers to employing older people ford Institute of Ageing that indicate an older workforce is ageism. When you’re older, ‘you’re on the scrap heap has an enormous amount to give but definitely want to with nothing to offer’. change the way they work. I hope that one of the good things to come out of hav- John: There are certainly people wanting to move into ing a bigger pool of older people will be that we will get low–pressure, lesser–paid jobs. They may have spent thir- more cross–generational engagement. A lot of younger ty to forty years working and already built an asset base. people don’t have a lot to do with older people and I think The problem is that in highly regulated environments the that contributes to them holding negative views. rules are that you are never allowed to have a lower salary John: We need to think carefully about the kinds of poli- than you had yesterday. Consequently, it’s very hard for cies that encourage social connections as distinct from an employee to move into the kind of role they want to do discouraging it. Otherwise, there is a danger that we in a way that would be productive for the employer. will wind up with a segregated population and start to Ellaine: But what if a person says, ‘I’d be happy with see real cleavages through society based on which side two–thirds of my wage if I only have to work two–thirds of the retirement age you are on. of the time?’ Chris: Well I’m a fan of making the retirement age 110! John: It’s a difficult problem because there’s very good That would be an incentive. If you can’t get the pension reasons why we have laws that say that you can’t pay me till 110 you must start thinking about what that means tomorrow less than what you paid me today. for your whole life. Chris: I don’t think it’s really a difficult thing. This is Ellaine: Thanks Chris, and thank you everyone for a really a tax–driven issue. It comes from what is called the stimulating conversation. ‘Monday to Friday scheme’, where on Friday you were an employee, then you take a big redundancy (which is tax i Dunstan, B. ‘Clarity sought on plans’, Australian Financial effective) and turn up on Monday as a contractor. Then Review, 15 March 2010, p. 45 they say, ‘for tax reasons’ it can’t be done. But why don’t we just say, it can be done! To read a full transcript visit Buck: Speaking of part–time work for older people, when mamag.alumni.unimelb.edu.aug.alumni.unimelb.edu.au I was in Brisbane last year, virtually every bus I got on had posters of a grey–haired 65–year–old woman in a bus uniform, advertising jobs as bus drivers. Apparently they wanted to fill the peak–hour needs with bus drivers doing a two to three hour shift. The reinvention of retirement I guess it was a good thing that there were jobs The Australian economy is experiencing a cultural shift available for older people but problems could be created as baby boomers decide to prolong their retirement and if people over sixty–five are just herded into these part– stay in the workforce. Researchers Associate Professor time jobs out of necessity. Leisa Sargent and Paul Evans from the Department of John: I wonder if the low retirement age is a disincen- Management and Marketing explore this further in Re- tive. There’s a lot to be said for thinking about lifting the invention of Retirement: A study of baby boomer managers in retirement age significantly. Australia and Canada, and are seeking Australian baby Rebecca: Speaking of retirement, one of the interesting boomer professionals to participate in their study. dynamics we’ve seen at Engineers Without Borders is that there is a whole generation of baby boomers retir- To participate in this research, please contact Paul Evans on ing in their sixties and then spending time giving back +61 3 8344 7083 or via email [email protected] to our organisation. We’ve seen highly skilled technical

MUM_2010.indd 12 5/5/10 9:40:43 AM Melbourne University Magazine 13 Crusader for Change

Since alumnus and advocate for youth mental health reform Professor Patrick McGorry was awarded Australian of the Year, Australian mental health services have come under the microscope.

By Amy Little. Illustration: Michael Cross

ntil recently, the community mentum and a number of social causes ‘Headspace has been a ground- has not understood what a men- of mental illness, such as drugs and al- breaking initiative and thousands ‘Utal health problem is,’ says Professor cohol, becoming more infl uential.’ of young people have been assisted Patrick McGorry (MD 2003). ‘Mental ‘I began to understand that there through our thirty newly established health literacy leads on to mental was serious neglect of people with Headspace centres across Australia,’ health fi rst aid. It’s about knowing mental health disorders, particularly says Professor McGorry. what to do with people who have psychotic and severe mood disorders, ‘However, there is a need for sixty emerging mental disorders and ensur- which could be improved through a new centres to provide mental health, ing they get the help they need.’ preventative approach.’ education, employment and drug and Professor McGorry, who completed alcohol services to a much larger popu- his Doctorate of Medicine at the Uni- ‘I saw that there was a lation of young people.’ versity of Melbourne in 2003, has been A six–month stint in Ireland in lobbying the federal government to huge disparity between 2009 showed Professor McGorry that it shift mental health services from hos- reality and what was is possible to build an eff ective mental pitals to community–based facilities. health network. He said the sector had suff ered enor- possible...’ ‘Ireland’s system is more limited mously since being moved out of ‘asy- but the communities are more cohe- lums’ and into hospitals in the 1990s. Professor McGorry grew up in sive,’ he says. ‘The pie is far too small,’ says Pro- Newcastle and later returned as a reg- Professor McGorry hopes to con- fessor McGorry, who wants the federal istrar at the Royal Newcastle Hospital tinue to use his Australian of the government to commit at least $200 in 1980. He then moved to Melbourne Year title as a platform to progress million in new services this year. ‘A and founded Orygen Youth Health’s the mental health reform agenda, and complete overhaul of the system is Early Psychosis Prevention and Inter- says his return to Melbourne from the needed so that resources are directed vention Centre (EPPIC) in 1992, which Emerald Isle has brought a renewed where they are needed most, there are has gone on to infl uence health serv- commitment to developing an acces- improvements in mental health liter- ices worldwide. sible system of mental health care. acy among Australians and we have a ‘I guess in many ways the expan- ‘Some solutions are very simple,’ workforce that has the skills and moti- sion of EPPIC was a turning point in says Professor McGorry. ‘Ultimately it vation to help implement this reform.’ my career,’ says the father of three is about intervening young people at It was while Professor McGorry was children. ‘It was also a really crucial the earliest point when treatments are studying for his undergraduate degree step for psychosis treatment on a glo- most likely to be eff ective.’ in Sydney that he was fi rst attracted to bal level.’ Professor McGorry is working to working in mental health. Professor McGorry is also Director progress youth mental health reform ‘I saw that there was a huge dis- of the National Youth Mental Health nationally and internationally in part- parity between reality and what was Foundation (Headspace) and says the nership with other research and treat- possible,’ he says. ‘The early 1970s was foundation has helped create much– ment centres. a time of radical change with an anti– needed awareness of youth mental psychiatry movement gaining mo- health issues in the community.

MUM_2010.indd 13 5/5/10 9:40:45 AM Melbourne University 14 Magazine Visionary People A bionic eye was once an idea mooted only in science fiction, but thanks to a new research partnership led by the University of Melbourne, the dream of restoring vision will soon become a reality. Alumna Justine Costigan reports.

f you’re blessed with perfect vision or are simply too School of Engineering. ‘They associate it with augmen- young to have experienced the inevitable degen- tation, but in medical bionics we hope to restore neural eration of sight that accompanies ageing, it may be function to something like what it was before for patients Ihard to imagine the impact of gradually losing one of who have lost the function of some particular part of their the senses fundamental to both independence and the nervous system due to damage or degeneration.’ enjoyment of so many pleasures in life. In the case of a bionic eye, this means giving people Imagine living life permanently at dusk, with just with very reduced vision a greater ability to differen- the barest hint of light or shape, or gradually hav- tiate between light and dark and to possibly see large ing your sight reduced to tunnel objects, with the aim of restoring vision so you can only see a tiny Despite all the mobility and independence. While fraction of the world around you. this version of the bionic eye will This is the experience of people conditions that cause move into clinical trials soon, BVA living with macular degeneration vision impairment, is already working on a second– or retinitis pigmentosa. generation implant. Despite all the conditions that people living with these ‘It will be a two–stage process,’ cause vision impairment, people diseases may soon have says Professor Burkitt. ‘Stage one living with these diseases may a change in fortune. will involve clinical trials using soon have a change in fortune. a wide–view neurostimulator to Thanks to Bionic Vision Australia provide sufficient vision to give (BVA), a new research partnership them back mobility. Stage two led by the University of Melbourne, partial restoration will move to a higher acuity neurostimulator that will of sight is about to become a reality. allow people to recognise faces and large print.’ The word bionic is a merger of two words—biologi- Even with clinical trials more than twelve months cal and electronic—but for anyone watching television away, there has already been huge public interest. As during the 1970s it will forever be linked to the show The soon as word began to spread, Professor Robyn Guymer, Six Million Dollar Man and its spin–off The Bionic Woman. Head of the Macular Research Unit at the Centre for In both these programs the main characters were im- Eye Research Australia and a member of the BVA team, planted with bionics that transformed them into people started hearing from people keen to take part. ‘I get one with superhuman abilities. or two emails a week from people who have poor vision,’ ‘In the popular imagination this is how people think she says, ‘and I’ve already started compiling a list of pos- of bionics,’ says a smiling Professor Tony Burkitt, Director sible participants [for the clinical trial]. But we also want of BVA and Chair of Bio–Signals and Bio–Systems in the people with advanced retinal diseases to come forward

MUM_2010.indd 14 5/5/10 9:40:45 AM MUM_2010.indd 15 5/5/10 9:40:50 AM Melbourne University 16 Magazine now in order that we can learn more about their current fazed by the competition: ‘It’s not a case of being the first circumstances, so we’ll be contacting patient groups to to develop the implant, but who can design an implant let them know about research projects that will start that will do the job best. We have the team of experts to this year. This early work will help us start assessing compete with anyone in the world.’ patients to find the most suitable subjects.’ Initially raised as an idea at Prime Minister Kevin Interest in BVA’s research should come as no surprise. Rudd’s Australia 2020 Summit in 2008, BVA is one of nine Macular degeneration is the predominant cause of visual projects funded by the federal government as a result of impairment among people over sixty–five in Western the summit. BVA chairman Professor David Penington countries and it is responsible for 48 per cent of all legal says the $42 million allocated to the project over four blindness in Australia. Currently costing Australia $2.6 years will allow the BVA team to really test the technol- billion each year, this figure is fore- ogy and the research. ‘In four years cast to grow to $6.5 billion by 2025. ‘we’ve already done it won’t be ready for production,’ he Retinitis pigmentosa is often says, ‘but if we’ve solved the techni- even more devastating. Another enenoughough to know we cal issues we will be able to attract degenerative retinal condition, it hahaveve the tools, we just funding from venture capitalists. affects 1.5 million people world- But it’s a long track.’ wide and generally occurs in a neneeded to do the work.’ Professor Penington speaks younger age group, resulting in Professor Steven Prawer from experience. Like many of costs that are 2.5 times those of the BVA team, he was involved in age–related macular degeneration: the development of the bionic ear, the lifetime cost of a patient with retinitis pigmentosa is and while he says the bionic eye technology is much estimated at $34 million. more complex, ‘they also said the cochlear implant Investment and interest in bionic eye research clear- was impossible.’ ly makes sense. Not only does it have the potential to While the technology may be different, Professor help millions of people around the world, a bionic eye Burkitt says a similar multidisciplinary approach— will also reap huge financial rewards for the company using biomedical engineers, clinical experts and that successfully takes it to market. That’s why research neuroscientists—could have similar success in the de- teams in the USA, Europe and Japan are also currently velopment of a bionic eye. working on a version of the bionic eye, with clinical tri- Professor Steven Prawer from the University of als in the US already underway. Professor Burkitt is not Melbourne is one of the experts Professor Burkitt is The bionic eye: hohoww it works he bionic eye will consist of a an imimplantplant on or near the retina, dedesignedsigned to stimulate target neneuronsTurons (nerve cells) within the middle and ininnerner retinal layers, replacing damaged or dedegeneratedgenerated photoreceptors (which help us ininterpretterpret information and surroundings from vivisiblesible light reaching the eye). ThThee patient will wear glasses that enclose a miniature video camera, which will capture vivisualsual images, process and transmit them wiwirelesslyrelessly by a radio frequency link to the imimplant,plant, creating sight.

Image courtesy of Bionic Vision Australia

MUM_2010.indd 16 5/5/10 9:40:52 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 17 relying on to help make the project a success. Head of the Centre for Eye Research Australia, the Bionic Ear the University’s Materials Institute, he and his team are Institute and National ICT Australia, will be crucial to focused on finding the right materials for the project. the project’s success and will set the benchmark for ‘Making sure the materials are future collaborative projects of biocompatible and robust is cru- ‘I benefited from the this type and scale. cial,’ he says, ‘but we’ve already Like the Bionic Ear project be- done enough to know we have exexperienceperience with the fore it, Professor Burkitt hopes the the tools, we just need to do the coccochlearhlear implant and current project will also be an op- work.’ This work includes grow- portunity for the next generation ing polycrystalline diamond into itit’s’s an important part of scientists to learn and receive the shape of tiny spikes that will of the project to make world–class training in medical be used to stimulate the retina. bionics. ‘It’s good to give these Like so many of the experts susurere these skills are opportunities to the next genera- involved in the project, Professor papassedssed on.’ tion,’ he says. ‘I benefited from the Prawer is confident he will achieve experience with the cochlear im- Professor Tony Burkitt his goal. ‘The real challenge with plant and it’s an important part this project is not the technology of the project to make sure these but making sure all the people involved work effectively skills are passed on.’ together.’ PhD students Samantha Lichter and Emily O’Brien Careful management of the project, including are just two of the many students working on the BVA regular meetings with the whole BVA team, which project and each hopes their work will contribute posi- incorporates the University of NSW, the University of tively to it. Lichter, currently working on designing a Western Sydney, the Australian National University, hermetic seal for the electronics in the implant, says her work is ‘a critical piece of the puzzle. If it isn’t done quite right the device will fail. I’m hoping I will be able Prime Minister to suggest a good option, something that is really useful to the design.’ O’Brien says her work modelling the lalaunchesunches BVA stimulation of the retina will become more important once the device is implanted. The excitement expressed by these two students is typical of everyone involved with the project. As well as a unique collaborative project and an exciting technical and clinical challenge, at the heart of BVA is the understanding that success will bring real change to millions. ‘I want to look someone in the eye,’ says Professor Prawer, ‘and know that they can see me because of a piece of my technology. That will be the most amazing Bionic Vision Australia was officially launched by thrill you can get.’ Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a ceremony held at the University of Melbourne, during which con- sortium unveiled its prototype device; a wide-view neurostimulator concept that the Prime Minister described as ‘one of the most important medical Experts see the light advances we see in our lifetime’. To watch a video Experts believe that with a large number of elec- of the launch, visit live.unimelb.edu.au/episode/ trodes, patients can learn to walk unassisted and bionic-vision-australia-launch recognise faces of loved ones. Want to know more? To hear more from members of BVA and see how Visit the Up Close website, to hear the University’s Dr Bionic Eye will improve the lives of those who use Shane Huntington put it to the experts, and discuss it, visit the Visions website to stream the vodcast at how neural interfaces are being used to give hope to visions.unimelb.edu.au/episode/86 individuals who once only had minimal prospects Photo: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launching Bionic of interacting with the external world. Download Vision Australia, 2010. the podcast at upclose.unimelb.edu.au/episode/251

MUM_2010.indd 17 7/5/10 9:26:33 AM Melbourne University 18 Magazine Project Inspiration Whether they are University of Melbourne Master of Development Studies grgraduatesaduates or they are using their skills in architecture, communications or ececonomics,onomics, the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives continues to drdrawaw alumni to careers in development. Alumnus Dave Hoskin reports.

Illustration: Sonia Kretschmar

MUM_2010.indd 18 5/5/10 9:40:54 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 19 ovies tell us stories, and one night they told proof that sometimes the ones you hear firsthand can be Laura Spano (BA 2008, DipML (French), BA even more inspiring. (Hons) 2009) a story called Hotel Rwanda. This idea of competing realities applies equally well LauraM wasn’t expecting that story to change her life. to the study of development in the last sixty years. She’d only just returned from fifteen months living in In 1949 Harry Truman declared that America ‘must Canada and was mainly watching the movie to beat her embark on a bold new program for making the bene- jet lag. However, two hours later, Laura began to google. fits of our scientific advances and industrial progress She’d been planning to do an international internship, available for the improvement and growth of under- and the next morning she told her parents she was developed areas.’ In practice, says Andrew Dawson, going to Rwanda. Professor of Anthropology and Director of Develop- Standing in a reconciliation ment Studies at the University of village in Rwanda eight months The 1990s saw … a Melbourne, development in the later, Laura heard a different kind period mostly consisted of Cold of story. She was speaking to a tall, new emphasis on the War antagonists investing in kindly man who looked straight need for people in the client states. The study of these into her eyes as he told her how he’d large–scale processes was largely killed six people with a machete. developing world to confined to disciplines such as It was a shocking confession, but have a role in their own economics, economic geogra- the truly extraordinary thing was phy and political science, but the that the man was not alone: next transformation. 1990s saw development undergo a to him stood a woman, and she radical shift. In this postcolonial identified herself as the mother of world there was a new empha- the six people he had murdered. sis on the need for people in the Reconciliation villages are developing world to have a role in communities in which both the their own transformation. ‘It led survivors and the perpetrators of to a whole array of approaches in the genocide live side by side, a development that amount to re- living demonstration that Rwan- ally the same thing: participatory dans could coexist in a spirit of development, grassroots devel- forgiveness. Laura knew that opment,’ says Professor Dawson. high–minded ideas like this didn’t ‘Academically, disciplines such always match reality, but earlier as anthropology, which were that day she’d seen the man and attuned methodologically to un- the woman laughing together. derstanding how ordinary people At one point they’d even shared impacted upon the world, tended a friendly embrace. As far as she Laura Spano in a Rwandan reconciliation village, 2008. to come to the fore.’ could tell, this remarkable wom- David Lansley is the senior an really had forgiven the murderer of her children economist at World Vision Australia. In his experience and was now his next–door neighbour. When Laura the best strategy for economic development is to nar- later wrote about her experiences she singled out this row your focus and do a few things well. ‘The whole woman’s story as something that gave her hope. process of development is unpredictable,’ he says. ‘It’s After returning to Melbourne University, Laura cre- affected by a whole range of things which vary in dif- ated an internship with Never Again Rwanda (NAR) for ferent situations and it’s very difficult to pick why twenty–five of her fellow students. ‘NAR is a local human countries do develop.’ The first step is attempting to rights organisation that aims to prevent genocide ideol- secure a position where offering economic alternatives ogy and promote community integration through the and market opportunities becomes viable. Many de- encouragement of cross–cultural discussion,’ says Laura. veloping countries are bedevilled by civil unrest and Among many other things, a key goal of the internship large numbers of internally displaced people, and, con- was to combat what she calls the ‘danger of the single sequently, the best response may be high–level activity story’. Laura feels that it’s wrong for countries to be re- like lobbying governments or the UN to try to achieve duced to one simple stereotype and she continues to work peace. Once relative stability is achieved, David sees to bring cultures together. Movies like Hotel Rwanda can World Vision’s economic development role as that of a tell us stories that are perfectly true, but Laura is living facilitator. ‘You can do things like help people identify

MUM_2010.indd 19 5/5/10 9:40:55 AM Melbourne University 20 Magazine possible viable projects,’ he says. ‘And that’s where you Beatriz Maturana (MUD 2004), founder of Architects need their knowledge.’ for Peace (arch–peace), is particularly passionate about David nominates the Humbo Ethiopia Farmer As- the need to tailor projects. ‘Each country is a different sisted Natural Regeneration Project as a good example of reality,’ she asserts. ‘And within those there are differ- this consultative strategy. Once upon a time the Humbo ent realities. Unless we understand that, we are not Valley was covered in millions of really able to assist.’ She uses an trees, but short–sighted farming ‘We can assist to a example of a project in East Timor techniques left the region almost where arch–peace are involved completly denuded. The first con- degree ... but we could in designing shelters for a com- sequence of this over–harvesting do much better if we munity of weavers. The weavers was that the valley’s inhabitants, have requested the project be en- who once relied on the forest for at were a little bit less vironmentally sustainable and least part of their livelihood, were ignorant’ achieved with local techniques, now totally reliant on farming and the arch–peace team are maize. To make matters worse, Beatriz Maturana mindful not to let the drawings frequent droughts threatened the get too technical. ‘These are maize crops’ viability, continued mainly very rural people,’ Beatriz soil erosion caused floods and explains. ‘They don’t understand landslides, and the valley’s sedi- technical drawings in the same ment run–off became so extensive way that I would.’ that it has caused the water of Unfortunately, this careful nearby Lake Abaya to turn red. tailoring of a project to match a Determined to alter this crip- client’s needs isn’t always possi- pling status quo, the Humbo ble. Beatriz was excited when she Project is a collaboration between read that the Victorian Building the valley’s local community, Commission had volunteered to World Vision offices in Australia organise a building code for East and Ethiopia, the World Bank Timor. It looked like a wonderful and the Ethiopian Environmental opportunity, but upon investi- Protection Authority. Where tra- gating the project she discovered ditional methods of reforestation Beatriz Maturana, founder of Architects for Peace problems. The building code was had achieved only limited results, promoting the use of brick veneer the Humbo Project showcases a far more effective tech- construction, which isn’t suitable for East Timor—even nique. The Ethiopian farmers had cut down trees at if the materials could be imported, they are impracti- ground level, but the stumps and root systems they left cal in an area prone to earthquakes. Relatively minor behind often survived. Each living stump is capable of details were also off–key, with the commission speci- growing twenty new shoots, and with careful tending fying that all emergency signs be written in English. by the locals, at least two or three new trunks can be Beatriz explains that while English is spoken in East regenerated. The result is that the Humbo Project pays Timor, it’s a secondary language and its use is there- multiple dividends. ‘It’s provided people with clearly fore disrespectful and potentially dangerous. ‘We can more sustainable livelihoods,’ David explains. ‘They’re assist to a degree, and we have the best of intentions,’ getting a mix of things that can provide them with in- she says, ‘but we could do much better if we were a little come. It’s cheap and effective and people have shown bit less ignorant.’ it’s worked well.’ Best of all, the Humbo Project creates Exemplifying the benefits of the grassroots approach an opportunity for Ethiopians to play a role in com- is a program called Deadly Blokes and Kids, which is bating climate change. Not only will the reforestation based in the far–north Western Australian town of Ku- create 338 000 tonnes worth of carbon credits that can nunurra (a place where ‘deadly’ is slang for ‘cool’). Polly be sold overseas, it’s also literally changing the weath- Banks (MDS 2009) is employed by Save the Children to er. ‘Apparently, this process of revegetation that we’ve coordinate the program. ‘Our development strategy been involved in, it’s even had a regional climate effect,’ grew out of the vision of Peter Brandy,’ she explains. says David. ‘It actually affects the rainfall as you start ‘Brandy is a highly respected Indigenous elder and a getting trees and vegetation coming back on a suffi- talented musician who performs throughout the East cient scale.’ Kimberley Region and the Top End. In 2006 he proposed

MUM_2010.indd 20 5/5/10 9:40:57 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 21 a project where Indigenous men, particularly those and the fi nancial and emotional stresses can be gru- men deemed ‘at risk’ or ‘hard to reach’ could interact elling. Despite this, when I ask my interviewees why in a positive and safe way with their children.’ The core they do what they do, they all emphasise the rewards. theme of the strategy is music, with workshops being ‘The biggest reward to development is forming the hu- run every week to allow male caregivers and their chil- man connection,’ says Laura Spano. ‘Learning about dren to write songs and practise diff erent cultures, other ways music with each other. ‘... children in the of thinking, being and doing.’ It’s a novel idea and Polly feels Laura now works for the World that it’s achieved a great deal in prprogramogram have been Federation of United Nations As- the community. ‘Participants in atattendingtending school much sociations as the coordinator of the program have developed the the Responsibility to Protect pro- confi dence to perform to large momorere regularly since gram. Although it’s a lot of work crowds of people, with audiences paparticipatingrticipating ...’ and an unpaid position, she in- of more than 2000 people at some sists she couldn’t be happier. ‘Not concerts,’ she says. ‘Several adult Polly Banks too many people can say “I love go- participants, who were unem- ing into work and I love running ployed when they joined Deadly three volunteer programs that Blokes and Kids, have now found means I work ninety–plus hours a stable work. Similarly, the chil- week”,’ she says. ‘But I do.’ dren in the program have been Meanwhile, back at Melbourne attending school much more reg- University there are plans to ularly since participating in the once again expand development program.’ The scheme is so suc- studies beyond its traditional dis- cessful it’s even spreading into the ciplines. ‘We’ve got a development surrounding area. A group from studies masters degree, but now Wyndham (a town 100 km from we also have a stream in gender, Kununurra) have requested that and I think it would be nice to Deadly Blokes and Kids expand have a stream in health and en- to their area and recently the gineering,’ says Andrew Dawson. Ngnowar Aerwah Aboriginal Cor- The Deadly Kids of Kununurra being ﬁ lmed for a He feels that these new disci- poration also expressed interest in proﬁ le on Sky News. plines would be a good fi t with the their clients coming along to the program, and although he empha- Wyndham workshops. sises that this currently represents ‘his dream world’, There’s no doubt that working in development can be there are already discussions about how to achieve it. challenging. It can be extremely diffi cult to enact even ‘That’s the basic line,’ he says. ‘Taking it out to the rest a small amount of change, recognition may be scant, of the University is what we want to do.’ Fostering a lifelong commitment to community engagement The University’s Leadership Involvement and Volunteer LIVE welcomes enquiries from organisations able Experience (LIVE) unit provides a platform for students to provide volunteer opportunities for students. If you to get involved on and off campus in leadership, com- or your organisation would like to provide a student munity engagement and volunteering activities in with a volunteer opportunity please contact Theresa Australia and overseas. Li in the LIVE unit on + 613 8344 3378 or theresa.li@ An opportunity for students to develop an under- unimelb.edu.au standing of social, cultural and linguistic diversity as Visit www.pasi.unimelb.edu.au/development for well as respect for the environment and human rights more information on the University’s development and dignity, LIVE experiences foster a lifelong passion studies programs. for community involvement.

MUM_2010.indd 21 5/5/10 9:40:58 AM Melbourne University 22 Magazine A degree from the University of Melbourne can really take you places. We catch up with three alumni who have taken their skills to cities, Postcards towns and villages around the world. Tanzania from Postcard 1992) to keep the school Sisia (BSc rely on donations have Gemma after We in Tanzania a Ugandan school nning. Most schools chalk I volunteered at it was on ru other than university, and teaching resources librar- aduating from and no has three gr to Tanzania rare textbook—ours trip that I travelled sa- and a We have around this who was my over 30 000 books. husband, Richard, ies with around half met my meant mak- students per class, Marrying Richard twenty–fi ve anzania. fari driver. there is little classes in T my home, as the size of typical when ing Tanzania a few adjustments river in Australia! I had to make to ll for a safari d me Swahili, getting ca in Uganda inspired here—learning My experiences I moved culture and adjusting of disadvantaged African Tan- the education help understand of life. But the to sponsor In 2002, with slower pace in Tanzania. to a much as they’re very children from Australia, it very easy ary volunteers zanians made from Rot with three elcoming people. of St Jude opened warm and w The School 1300 as well as now have over www.schoolofstjude.co.tz students. We two campuses. 360 staff across Postcard Jim Thomas from Papua (BSc (Hons) 2000) New Guinea I came to live and work in PNG my interest through management in conservation and of the organisation. garoos. I tree kan- been We’ve learned of the plight able to help the people Tenkile Tree of PNG’s ronment and their envi- Kangaroo while signifi cantly, North Queensland on a trip to of and the population with tree kangaroos is zoology the University’s increasing. We live department. Around Lumi, a very remote in fi re, the camp- place that is close lecturer Roger Martin the tree kangaroos to ven shared his ad- and the villages tures in PNG and sa have them on their that ka id he thought tr land. Our house ngaroos would ee bush hut with was a become extinct due a pit toilet when human hunting. to but has we started since improved somewhat. I’d worked lifestyle Our at Zoos Victoria for is very basic. We ten years when nearly and vegetables eat fresh fruit it started the Tenkile and most of servation Con- from our meat comes Alliance—a non–government a tin. organisation in P We enjoy NG that aims to save living here because kangaroos from tree program’s of the extinction. In successes and the wife Jean and 2003 my vironment beautiful en- I moved here with all its s to take over pecial creatures. www.tenkile.com

Postcard from Macau 2003) Michael Gilders (DipDramArt 1989, GDipArtsMgt Macau is worlds apart from to Macau in 2007 My life in I moved from St Kilda One great thing about osition with Cirque du life in Melbourne. when I was off ered a p travel to all parts of running away living here is that Soleil. At the age of 40 I was and cheap—a week head of light- South–East Asia is easy with the circus! As assistant than a week at I’m in the Philippines costs less g for Zaia, a p ermanent p roduction, in Ha- in Phillip Island and a long weekend for the show’s special eff ects. A responsible Bangkok is not out of the question. settled by the Portuguese, noi or Macau was Kong to enjoy a night at the refl ects its blend of Eu- ferry to Hong and the landscape with friends is almost ltures. Catholic theatre or dinner ropean and Chinese cu very diff erent from points of routine for me now, but churches stand on several high t in St Kilda to with taking a tram from my fl a Macau Peninsula, others are capped ocal pi- see a show in the city. Portuguese forts built to fi ght off l was rates when the original trading port established in the 1550s.

MUM_2010.indd 22 5/5/10 9:41:03 AM Melbourne University Magazine 23 Passing the StrStressess Test Almost two years after the Global Financial Crisis fi rst exposed the weaknesses of the business world, many in the fi nancial services industry are still reeling from its eff ects. Alumnus Justin Arter, current ceo of Victorian Funds Management Corporation, outlines three common strategies that may help companies get back on

the road to recovery. Illustration: Michael Cross

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) put un- they would be measured. GFC as catalyst for change precedented fi nancial strain on compa- Improved communication and Before the GFC, ‘fast’ capital had nies in the fi nancial services industry. corporate culture been attracted to far too many areas While high–profi le corporate collapses While so often talked about as a in the fi nancial services space without and the rapid reduction in risk apetite reason for companies’ success, cor- due heed to risk. The usual culprits of Postcard dominated media discussion, few busi- porate culture is seldom defi ned with over–leveraging, poor due diligence and Jim Thomas (BSc from Papua (Hons) 2000) New Guinea nesses in the fi nancial sector emerged enough specifi city to move it beyond strategic insights into the long–term I came to live from the crisis unscathed. the realms of ‘feel–good’ statements. outlook for certain businesses caused and work in PNG my interest through management But those who did survive have While it has no unique advantage the collapse of many companies. in conservation and of the organisation. garoos. I tree kan- been We’ve some worthwhile tips to follow. Here’s in this respect, the Victorian Funds Many of the post–GFC corporations learned of the plight able to help the people Tenkile Tree of PNG’s ronment and their envi- just a few: Management Corporation worked have actually used the crisis as a rea- Kangaroo while signifi cantly, North Queensland on a trip to of and the population Maintain a very high level of with tree kangaroos is son to refi ne their business model. zoology the University’s increasing. We live department. Around Lumi, a very remote in board commitment, not just about Some have withdrawn from certain ar- fi re, the camp- place that is close Many of the post–GFC lecturer Roger Martin the tree kangaroos to governance and policy, but also about eas of business where they discovered ven shared his ad- and the villages tures in PNG and sa have them on their that the broader welfare of the entire or- cocorporationsrporations have profi ts had been competed away forev- ka id he thought tr land. Our house ngaroos would ee bush hut with was a ganisation. er. In others, the departure of suppli- become extinct due a pit toilet when acactuallytually used the crisis human hunting. to but has we started Those organisations where the ers and aggregators in certain types of since improved somewhat. I’d worked lifestyle Our board became preoccupied with issues as a reason to refi ne assets left ‘patient’ long–term capital, at Zoos Victoria for is very basic. We ten years when nearly and vegetables eat fresh fruit of immediate fi nancial stress, or worse, with a far more sensible playing fi eld it started the Tenkile and most of ththeireir business model. servation Con- from our meat comes survival itself, quickly found that em- on which to base their business strat- Alliance—a non–government a tin. organisation in P We enjoy p l o y e e m o r a l e diminished q u ic k l y, w it h hard throughout and after the GFC to egy. Typically, this has been based on NG that aims to save living here because kangaroos from tree program’s of the adverse eff ects on fi nancial results. translate its business objectives into a a long–term ‘buy and hold’ approach to extinction. In successes and the wife Jean and 2003 my vironment beautiful en- Many boards worked vigorously to ad- series of operating rules and practices the business. Some organisations used I moved here with all its s to take over pecial creatures. www.tenkile.com here to pre–defi ned corporate values that can be loosely defi ned as corporate the departure of short–term holders of and culture. Those companies that culture. This is more than simply ‘the certain long–term assets as a reason had ‘stuck to their knitting’ and ad- way we do things’. It consists of stay- to grow business expertise there. The hered to these values found them to be ing in touch with clients and stake- same could be said about many large enormously useful in dealing with the holders throughout both diffi cult and pension and superannuation funds, turmoil presented by the GFC. good times. whose liability streams signify that Indeed, while many were tempted While the old saying is that ‘mis- they are the natural owners of some of to discard these values in the quest for ery loves company’, we found that rais- the very long–term assets such as in- survival, those who stuck to them have ing communication levels with clients frastructure. found that they have generally been through this period, even when things I believe that one of the longer term thanked by stakeholders for doing so. were not going our way, strongly im- trends after the GFC will be a settling Many corporations have conse- proved the quality of our relationship down of assets market, when oppor- quently emerged from the crisis with with them. tunities will present themselves for a fresh determination to review their In good times this is easy. In bad patient capital that are after a sensible corporate philosophy and to use the times it becomes a much more chal- risk return rather than making mas- opportunity to expand their corporate lenging conversation and one that is sive capital gains every year or so in values into ten or more considered and critical for any business committed to order to ride the cycle. strongly worded values against which the long term.

MUM_2010.indd 23 5/5/10 9:41:06 AM Melbourne University 24 Magazine A New Era in Indigenous Programs Since the launch of Murrup Barak, the Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development, in late 2009, the University’s Indigenous programs have a new focus. Alumna Justine Costigan discovers the innovative ways the University is approaching Indigenous development.

f you want to encourage more Indigenous Austral- studying at another university, that’s great too. It’s all ians to aim for higher education, where do you about creating the aspiration.’ begin? For Chris Heelan, General Manager of the Giving Indigenous Australians who may have missed ICentre of Indigenous Education (CIE) at the University out on the opportunity to study is the focus of another of Melbourne, the answer is obvious—you need to work important program at the University. The Bachelor of with Indigenous youth well before they start making Arts (Extended) is the first course of its kind in Australia decisions about their futures. and involves an extra year of foundation studies while Making that connection is the focus of a new pro- undertaking subjects within the Bachelor of Arts program starting this year. A partnership between the CIE gram. In its second intake this year, part of the program and the Department of Education and Early Childhood includes living on campus as a way to help the students Development, twenty Year 9–12 Indigenous students in develop a sense of community and to fully experience northern metropolitan Melbourne (a region with the sec- life at the University. While some students are from ond largest population of Indigenous people in the state) nearby suburbs, others may come from regional Victo- will be mentored by the University over four years. ria or interstate. Ages vary too—some students come to ‘We’re working with schools that wouldn’t normally study after several years in the workforce. be feeders for us,’ says Heelan. ‘It’s a deliberate push to ‘We chose the students based on their potential to offer more choice for students that have the ability to succeed,’ said Michelle Earthy, project coordinator at succeed at university.’ the CIE. ‘And with the education and experiences they The program involves building a relationship with will have at Melbourne, they will leave University not second–year University of Melbourne students while only with a degree, but also with leadership skills, per- giving the high school students an opportunity to get to sonal networks and ideas that will help them to become know the campus, courses and course coordinators. tomorrow’s leaders.’ ‘It’s about getting more Koori kids into tertiary edu- These programs are just two of many that are a natural cation,’ says Heelan. ‘If that means they end up at the fit with the philosophy of Murrup Barak. Created to co- University of Melbourne, that’s great, but if they end up ordinate and support the development of a wide range of

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Ben McKeown, Sunshine and lollipops, 2010, Digital Print 22 x 27 cm. A celebrated VCA and Music graduate, Ben was one of many students to access the Wilin Centre.

Indigenous programs, Murrup Barak also plans to build of the seminars provide insight and understanding of on the University’s desire to support Indigenous leader- Indigenous issues relevant to the University and broader ship and participation. community and have been widely attended by the Uni- ‘Universities have to move to a more active approach versity community. that builds effective pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Professor Anderson says Murrup Barak will link Strait Islander people into university’ says Professor Ian the University’s work in building pathways for Indig- Anderson, the institute’s director. enous students with its other academic activities such This active approach includes a range of programs as teaching and research in Indigenous issues. ‘The aim supporting Indigenous students at the University. is to ensure that University graduates have capabilities Among these are the Indigenous Postgraduate Research that contribute to Indigenous development and re- Seminars, which allow postgraduate students to come search that produces the knowledge for change,’ he says. together and discuss concerns, research methods and ‘This work will be linked by Murrup Barak to other or- any aspect about their thesis and studies at the Univer- ganisational development activities such as promoting sity of Melbourne. Indigenous employment or facilitating discussions on a The Summer School for Indigenous Postgraduate Stu- University of Melbourne Reconciliation Action Plan.’ dents, a five–day residential program, brings together It’s not just at the Parkville campus that Univer- Indigenous postgraduate students and their thesis su- sity of Melbourne Indigenous students have access to pervisors with a distinguished faculty of senior scholars greater support. Over at VCAM in Southbank, the Wilin every January. It has been running since 2002 and 129 Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development is students have undertaken the program so far. In 2010 a major hub of activity. The Wilin Centre nurtures and it was granted accreditation to be run as a Professional encourages Indigenous students and artists as well as Certificate in Indigenous Training and Resource Prac- providing general support and advocacy. It also plays a tices, which can be put towards a graduate certificate. crucial role in fostering understanding of Indigenous Engagement programs held by the CIE, such as NAID- arts among the wider community. OC events and seminars, are targeted towards students, The University also has several other specialist University staff and the wider community. The topics Indigenous programs that provide students from

MUM_2010.indd 25 5/5/10 9:41:08 AM Melbourne University 26 Magazine across the University with the opportunity to study the history and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Connect with other Islander peoples. The Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit—led by Ian Anderson—has achieved an international reputation for its health research and teaching. InIndigenousdigenous alumni Its many programs are underpinned by the principles Named after the Kulin people’s word for the Melbourne and processes of Indigenous community development. region, the annual Narrm Oration provides a forum for And the Academy of Sport, Health and Education— leading global thinkers to present on Indigenous knowl- located in Shepparton and led by Justin Mohamed—is edge and development. This event promises to be the an innovative program that has proven successful at University’s signature event in Indigenous studies. retaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen connec- in an educational setting. tions with Indigenous alumni, you are invited to meet It’s an extremely impressive list of activities and Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis, Director of Murrup Barak, achievements, though up until now it has had little Professor Ian Anderson, and this year’s keynote speak- local recognition. With the recent launch of Murrup er for wine and canapes prior to the oration. Barak, it’s likely Indigenous programs at the University Date: Thursday 4 November will have an even greater profile and focus. Time: 6.00 PM As a result, it’s all good news for current and future RSVP: www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/indigenous Indigenous students. A tiny proportion of the Univer- sity population (currently less than 184 students out of 47 000), as their numbers grow they’ll gradually build an Did you know? alumni group that will further encourage and support students of the future. You can register your interest in indigenous culture ‘Once we have students they do very well,’ says via the alumni preferences portal and receive Chris Heelan. ‘We just have to let them know the op- tailored information on upcoming lectures, publi- portunities exist. Once they’re here, we have one of the cations and alumni activities. best records of retaining students.’ Visit alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au to find out how. Interest in Indigenous ststudiesudies grows Enrolments in the University’s first–year Indigenous school. ‘Students come away with a sense of unity studies subject jumped from 180 students in 2008 to and diversity among Indigenous Australians. They’re 380 in 2009. Philip Morrissey, the program’s academic aware of different histories and aspirations. They coordinator, says the sudden growth in enrolments is come away as informed readers of commentary, with due to a fortunate mix of both opportunity and inter- a sophisticated approach and the ability to critique.’ est. ‘The Melbourne Model means more students have The course is part of a greater plan that saw a major the opportunity to study this subject,’ he says, ‘and in Indigenous Studies formally approved last year and there’s been a generational shift—many more stu- an honours program under development this year. In- dents are open to a vision of Australia that includes vestigations into the possibility of a masters program Indigenous Australians.’ is also already underway. An interdisciplinary subject, the course has input ‘Many of the Australian Indigenous studies stu- from art, history, cinema studies, and publishing and dents will never go on to do a major in the subject,’ communications. ‘We’re interested in multiple con- says Morrissey, ‘but they will have been exposed to a ceptual approaches and a range of perspectives,’ says great course.’ Philip, ‘and it’s an approach that’s really effective.’ Did you know you can take this course as part of the Uni- Philip says the students often comment that the versity’s Community Access Program (CAP)? To find out more course is very different to what they learnt at high visit www.unimelb.edu.au/community/access

MUM_2010.indd 26 5/5/10 9:41:08 AM Melbourne University Magazine 27 Surveying the papastst to model a brbrighterighter future For Thomas Werner (BGeomE, BSc 2007), life is about seizing opportunities. Thomas Werner’s experiences at As president of the Melbourne the University of Melbourne opened University Geomatics Society, Thomas a world of opportunity. And now, as helped establish the Engineering Soci- eties Board to forge links between stu- alumna Anita Punton discovers, he dents, academics and industry leaders wants to give another student the ‘outside of the lecture theatre’. same chance to shine. During this time Thomas also sat on the School Education Committee, advocating student issues and liaising with faculty staff to resolve them. Today Thomas is Manager of Terrestrial Laser Scanning at Vekta (formerly Survey21), an innovative national land engineering and aerial surveying company. Recent projects include creating a 3D model of Mel- bourne’s Church Street bridge and the redevelopment of the Brisbane and Sydney town halls. ‘I am incredibly lucky to be in the position I am today,’ he says. ‘I’ve got responsibility, autonomy and opportunities for travel and recreation.’ Thomas maintains close ties with the School of Engineering both to honour the links he helped establish through the school’s societies and committees and to create leadership opportunities for other students to make their mark. Photo: Eamon Gallagher However the 25–year–old feels somewhat conspicuous at the Engi- neering Donor Receptions—something he hopes will change as more alumni his age get involved. Make your mark on ‘Think of the opportunities you may have had during your time at Melbourne ththee University Uni,’ he says. ‘Give to ensure others have Whether you choose to support a particular cultural collection. Which- the same chance as you did.’ student in immediate financial ever way you choose to support the need or give to your faculty, as a do- University, your gift will be allocated nor you decide how your gift will be as you wish, and we’ll report back allocated. regularly with updates on how your Some donors make their mark by support is making a difference. commiting long–term support for For more information, visit scholarships, while others give to a www.unimelb.edu.au/giving

MUM_2010.indd 27 5/5/10 9:41:09 AM Melbourne University 28 Magazine On the path to excellence University of Melbourne Provost John Dewar introduces four dynamic are being taught is very relevant. It’s young adults forging their own unique paths to excellence through study inspiring to be around those people.’ Bridie is passionate about the under the Melbourne Model. With interviews by alumna Olivia Davis. project she has been working on for her PhD, and support from a Dora Lush It is with great pleasure that I read these stories of student experiences at the NHMRC postgraduate scholarship has University of Melbourne. These students are pursuing their passions through allowed her to fully absorb herself breadth of study encountered in our undergraduate degrees, and investigating in her work. ‘The work we have been the specialisations in our professional programs. All of them are working with doing in Stephen Turner’s lab could researchers tackling some of the biggest issues of our time, and putting their potentially help us develop more effec- skills and talents to the service of the wider community. tive, broad–spectrum vaccines against At the end of 2010, a new generation of Melbourne graduates will be making viruses like influenza and HIV.’ decisions about their futures: employment, further study, travel, community In the future, Bridie would like work and more. At the same time, the university continues its evolution as we to establish herself as a scientific unveil the full suite of professional graduate programs that will set new bench- researcher with her own research marks for professional education in Australia. As the new Provost, I look forward projects and funding, but she has also to sharing news of these developments with you as we continue to realise our looked into the possibilities outside ambition to be one of the world’s finest universities. the world of academic research and science. ‘What surprised me was the ies: she has done three clerkships with diverse range of opportunities that onja Zivak, age: 25 commercial firms and was part of the were available. It made me feel that Current studies: final year Juris team that won the Australian round even after four years of a PhD special- Doctor of the Jessup moot, the world’s largest ising in a very specific and small area S moot court competition. She is also a of immunology, I could still take on Previous tertiary studies: Bachelor of Arts recipient of the Eleanor and Joseph any career I wanted,’ she says. at Curtin University, WA. Honours degree in Wertheim Scholarship, worth $20 000. literary studies at University of Melbourne. Sonja’s own experience of being huang Ma, age: 24 For Sonja, the Melbourne Model forced to flee her home in Bosnia as a Current studies: second year Master came in at the perfect time. Fresh child has led to her being a strong ad- of Science out of school, she decided she was too vocate for reconciliation. She volunteers young to go straight into law, so she S for Most Mira, a youth arts festival in Previous tertiary studies: Bachelor of Sci- completed her arts degree then went Bosnia that brings together Bosnian, ence in cell biology and genetics in Canada. travelling. After two years working Serb and Croat children to partici- Shuang has been interested in biol- in London, she felt ready to pursue pate in fun and creative activities. ogy ever since she was a little girl. But law, but was worried she might have www.mostmiraproject.org that doesn’t mean she plans to spend missed her chance by not signing up the rest of her days in a white coat in a as an undergraduate, as postgraduate ridie Day, age: 26 lab. ‘I am more interested in doing sci- study is typically so expensive. Current studies: final year PhD, ence–related work in a company than ‘Thankfully Melbourne Uni has Microbiology and Immunology doing research in a lab. I like to look at switched to this graduate model. B science in a broader context,’ she says. There just weren’t any universities do- Previous tertiary studies: Bachelor of Bio- She has been pleasantly surprised ing graduate law that you didn’t have medical Science at the University of Mel- by how practical her studies at the to pay upfront for. Now you have this bourne, Bachelor of Science (Honours) at University of Melbourne have proven possibility to do graduate courses un- the University of Melbourne. to be. ‘It’s more than I expected. Mel- der HECS.’ When asked what drew her to the bourne Uni is world renowned for its The graduate model also means University of Melbourne, Bridie doesn’t research, I already knew that before that her fellow law students tend to be hesitate: ‘It’s the calibre of the lecturers, I came to Australia. But it’s also quite older, with more life experience. ‘The the fact that in the department there practical, not purely scientific knowl- student cohort is made up of people is a Nobel Laureate in Peter Doherty. edge but how that is applied in an in- from all walks of life—it’s really en- And when you look at the publication dustrial context.’ riched my experience of being at uni.’ records of the lecturers and professors Next semester she and her fellow Sonja says there have been myriad you see they are engaging in top–level students will be allocated to various opportunities available via her stud- research, so you know that what you industries to do a group project. They

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will work in product development or knew what hard work was, but some of subjects are taken outside of the Fac- look at solving a scientific problem the kids at the school were five years ulty of Arts. I’m doing the Ecological within the company. younger than me and studying eight History of Humanity, which I find re- Shuang enjoyed being part of ori- or nine hours per day. And probably ally interesting, and next semester I’m entation week this year, showing new only about half of them will go onto going to do Climate Change, both of students around and helping them to further education,’ he says. which are part of the Environmental get comfortable. And she belongs to a Daniel is making the most of the Science Department.’ writing club, which publishes a Chi- opportunities he has found at the Uni- Daniel was recently accepted into nese language magazine distributed versity of Melbourne. The Melbourne the Left Right Think Tank, Australia’s on campus. ‘It’s about international Model has allowed him to continue first independent and non–partisan students in Melbourne, how they find honing his Indonesian—a bonus for think tank of young minds. ‘We are their studies, how they perceive their someone intent on pursuing a diplo- preparing a policy to put forward to career and personal stories of life in matic career—while trying other ar- government about rural versus metro- Melbourne,’ she says. eas of study. ‘As an undergrad we take politan inequality.’ ‘breadth’ subjects, so 25 per cent of my www.leftright.org.au aniel Stow, age: 18 Current Studies: first year From assessing irrigation systems To learn more about the Melbourne Bachelor of Arts in Vietnam to building a prosthetic Model, including reforms in the cur- D knee joint, from developing networks riculum, redesigned learning spaces, When Daniel finished school last year for disadvantaged kids to promoting innovative teaching practices and he travelled to India to join a volunteer women’s health in Kenya, the Mel- investment in IT and infrastructure, program providing manual labour to as- bourne Model is enabling new learning visit www.learningandteaching. sist local workers build a school. ‘It was experiences and new ways of creating unimelb.edu.au an eye–opening experience,’ he says. positive outcomes in the community. ‘Coming out of Year 12, I thought I

MUM_2010.indd 29 5/5/10 9:41:16 AM Melbourne University 30 Magazine Food for Thought From a passion for wine, coffee and olive oil to food education, restaurant yards. In only eight years, the Shelm- reviewing and preserving heritage seeds, alumna Justine Costigan profiles erdine family has created a wine label rated as five red stars (i.e. in the top 7 five alumni whose diverse degrees and interests have all led (sometimes per cent of Australian wineries) by ac- unexpectedly) to successful careers in the food and wine industry. claimed wine writer James Halliday. ‘I didn’t know precisely where my stud- hen Anne Rathjen (BRurBus began contributing to Australian Gour- ies would take me,’ says Shelmerdine. 2007) was in her last year of met Traveller as well. At the end of 2008, ‘I didn’t have a formal wine science highW school she wasn’t sure what she Dubecki was offered the role of restau- degree but I learnt by doing, watching was going to do with her life, but her rant reviewer for The Age’s ‘Epicure’ sec- and thinking. When you start to be- parents’ decision to start an olive tion. ‘I landed in a position I had only come interested in wine, it simply be- grove was just the catalyst she needed. dreamed about,’ she says. The journal- comes more and more fascinating. It’s Rathjen enrolled at the University’s ist now eats out at least five times a a journey through history, geography Dookie campus, completing a Bach- week, both to review restaurants and and culture without end.’ elor of Rural Business. It takes years to keep in touch with what is happen- for olive trees to become viable for ing in the industry. While Dubecki is n recent years, restaurateur and au- commercial production, so on gradu- conscious of the impact a review can thor Stephanie Alexander OAM (BA ation Rathjen joined the Australian have on a restaurant, she says her first I1966) has become synonymous with Wheat Board and then later worked for responsibility will always be to her food education. Through her Kitchen the Royal Melbourne Show. When an readers—‘I’ve got to call it as I see it.’ Garden Foundation, Alexander has opportunity eventually came up to join the family business, Camilo Olive Oil, Rathjen couldn’t resist. In the same ‘I became more and more aware of how much year as the company’s first commercial harvest (for which they won several people didn’t know about food…’ awards) the company began exporting Stephanie Alexander oam to Japan. ‘It [the export] was the subject of my final–year thesis at Dookie,’ s a university student, Stephen brought the joys of growing, harvest- she says, ‘and I’ve even gone back to Shelmerdine (BA (Hons) 1973) ing, cooking and sharing food to chil- look at my notes. I am really grateful spentA his holidays at Mitchelton, the dren at 138 primary schools throughout for that.’ Despite all her years at Dookie, vineyard established by his parents in Australia. By 2012 she hopes to increase Rathjen says she is still learning, with Nagambie, Victoria, in the late 1960s. the number to 250. Although she is still plans to take night classes in Japanese He would help maintain vines and mostly known for Stephanie’s Restau- and to continue with short courses re- harvest grapes, and although it was rant, which closed in 1997, as well as lated to the olive oil industry. ‘I sort very different work from his French, numerous cookbooks including the of knew that’s where I would end up,’ Japanese and history studies in Mel- bestselling The Cook’s Companion, a says Rathjen. ‘I just had to wait for the bourne, the contrast was one he rel- television series and extensive media trees to grow.’ ished. After graduation and some time coverage, it’s this recent phase of her spent travelling, he moved to London career that has people talking about espite her parents warning there’d to work for the Australian Wine Board. her in government, health and educa- be ‘no future in it’, Larissa Dubecki ‘Being in a family business, all my tion circles. (LLBD 1997, BA 1998) completed a one–year knowledge came from the vineyard, Although Alexander knew she postgraduate journalism course after but I was interested in working in the didn’t want to be a teacher when she graduating with a combined arts/law European wine industry too. It also ap- graduated from university, the role degree and was subsequently accepted pealed to my interest in history—wine of educator fits. ‘I became more and as a cadet at Melbourne’s The Age news- has been traded for thousands of years.’ more aware of how much people didn’t paper. Dubecki happily admits that as Shelmerdine eventually returned to know about food,’ she says, ‘and I be- a trainee journalist she was ‘a vegetar- Melbourne, joined the Myer Graduate came unconvinced about the efficacy ian living on two–minute noodles.’ But Program and spent ten years with the of practices aimed at changing the encouraged by a partner with a career company, all the while continuing to food choices of children. It’s obvious in food and wine, her interest in food help with the family wine business. In that if you introduce children to grow- gradually grew. Vegetarianism was 1988 he left Myer to focus on Mitchel- ing and cooking food in an enjoyable eventually abandoned and Dubecki ton Wines. After Mitchelton was sold, way they will embrace it.’ In 2001 Al- started looking for ways to write about first in 1994 to Petaluma and then in exander began her first Kitchen Gar- her growing passion, approaching 2001 to Lion Nathan, Shelmerdine den Program at Collingwood College the paper’s respected Good Food Guide decided to start again. In 2002 he be- and slowly began mustering support. to become a reviewer. ‘It snowballed gan Shelmerdine Wines, using grapes In 2004 the program was expanded from there,’ says Dubecki, who soon from the family’s distinguished vine- to twenty schools and funded with

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government and private support. In to live there,’ he says. It was another six could visit and learn from. ‘We wanted 2004 the program attracted support years of working for his father before to show people how to grow their plants from the Victorian government for a Blazey decided to start his own busi- from seed.’ Another property, The Gar- further forty schools. By 2007 Alexander ness, but when he launched The Digger’s den of St Erth at Blackwood, was bought had convinced the federal government Club in 1978 he began a journey that in 1996. Blazey’s sustainability message that ‘this intervention could change would see him become one of the coun- has captured the attention of both cus- the way people felt about food.’ Re- try’s leading advocates for self suffi- tomers and the industry. A teacher and search by the University’s McCaughey ciency, sustainable food production advocate for growing your own food, Centre into the impact on the program and the preservation of heritage seeds. Blazey suggests cities of the future will will be published soon and Alexander Although started as a mail–order club, grow much of their own food. ‘I think hopes it will help convince the federal Blazey bought Heronswood, a heritage it’s a long–term trend,’ he says, ‘there’s government of its enormous potential property at Dromana, Victoria, in 1983 a great hunger for people to get their to change lives. ‘I believe that children in order to create a garden club members hands in the soil.’ need positive models in their lives to reinforce that sharing fresh, seasonal food is a joyful activity, and one that they can enjoy as long as they live.’ Learn about food security hile Clive Blazey (BCom 1967) ririskssks and solutions may now happily admit his The Dean of Melbourne School of Land ment and fire management, climate coWmmerce degree has been very useful, and Environment, Rick Roush, invites change, forensic soil science and the as a student he was not particularly you to attend the upcoming ‘Deans 1939 Bushfire Royal Commission. All passionate about it. ‘My father was in Lecture Series’ to expand your knowl- lectures are available as podcasts and business so it seemed the sensible thing edge on topical issues relating to food further information on the series may to do,’ he says, ‘but it wasn’t something security and managing our scarce be found online at www.landfood. that excited me.’ On a visit to the Royal resources. Past topics have been as unimelb.edu.au Botanic Gardens at twenty–one he ‘was diverse as viticulture research, catch- blown away by the grandeur. I wanted

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On 14 November the doors to the University’s rare and unique collections ing griff ons perched atop steep Dutch and museums will be opened to the public for the 2010 Cultural Treasures gables look down at me as I approach the one–time residential teachers col- Day. Ahead of this special event, and to indulge his nostalgia, curiosity lege, which now houses the Graduate and penchant for historical investigation, alumnus Will Gourlay takes a School of Research. Inside, I climb self–guided walking tour of the University of Melbourne, keeping an eye out the broad staircase to the Gryphon Gallery, an elegant meeting room with for some of the architectural oddities, secret places and relics of times past ceiling mouldings and leadlight win- that contribute to the fabric of the campus. dows where Victorian schoolgirls in pinafores would not look out of place. ore than just prompting mem- to indulge my nostalgia and quietly I assume the grand piano in the cor- ories, a wander through the investigate the relics of the Univer- ner is a favourite perch for graduate ParkvilleM campus reveals tangible re- sity’s history. students taking a break from thesis minders of distant eras, fads and tech- After jumping off a tram at the cor- writing to hammer out a tune. nologies that left an imprint on the ner of Swanston and Grattan streets, I I head onwards. It’s a warm after- University as it evolved from a ‘fi ne arrive at the 1888 Building, an ornate noon and the University is quiet. At stone house in the bush’ to one of the Queen Anne–style red brick residence the end of Professor’s Walk, I encoun- world’s leading institutions. So one set in gracious gardens shaded by ter a couple who appear to be suff ering afternoon during the festivities of ‘O Canary Island palms, which off er a qui- from the heat. All taut neck muscles Week’ I revisit the Parkville campus et retreat from the bustle. Shield–bear- and rippling torsos, these are the

MUM_2010.indd 32 5/5/10 9:41:22 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 33 bluestone granite Atlantes who frame grievances of stonemasons, all mous- four stone heads on the stair landing to the entrance to the car park under the taches and callused hands, could lead the right. One is a dead ringer for Henry South Lawn. The Atlantes originally to the Moomba parade, but the plaque VIII, another for Anne Boleyn. These adorned the Colonial Bank of Austral– is a reminder of the role that the Uni- have been there since 1956 when the asia at t he cor ner of Eli zabet h and Lit t le versity has played in key moments of new Wilson Hall was inaugurated but Collins streets in the CBD. When the Melbourne’s history. no–one knows from where they came. bank was demolished in 1932 they I head across campus to the Mc- were gifted to the university on the Coy Building on Elgin Street. The Mc- advice of the Royal Victorian Institute I’m sure plenty Coy boasts an example of a Foucault of Architects. I’m sure plenty of stu- pendulum, which demonstrates an dents walk past blithely ignorant of of students walk experimental proof of the rotation of this snippet of classical Greek mythol- papastst blithely the earth. A mighty silver orb makes ogy poised between the Baillieu Li- a complete revolution every twenty– brary and the John Medley Building. igignorantnorant of this three hours and fi fty–six minutes as Heading north along Professor’s it swings on a 13.9 metre–long wire in Walk is the System Gardens. The gar- snsnippetippet of classical the stairwell, creating languid arcs dens were established in 1856 by the GrGreekeek mythology that are almost hypnotic. University’s fi rst professor of natural This sense of slumber ends abruptly science, Frederick McCoy. An elegant poipoisedsed between the as I wander towards the Loewe Theatre octagonal brick tower takes pride of foyer, which houses one of the world’s place, the only remnant of what was BaBaillieuillieu Library and fi rst multimedia artworks. Sound and once a sizable glasshouse amid concen- image artist Stan Ostoja–Kotkowski tric garden beds organised according ththee John Medley incorporated a theremin in his work, to plant classifi cations. Today the tow- BuBuilding.ilding. though its presence in the artwork er is shaded by a tranquil Indian bean was short–lived due to the eerie tree and ringed by beds of succulents sounds it emitted every time someone and blood lilies. Standing at the base walked past. of the tower, surrounded by greenery, I My brief circuit has taken in archi- can’t help imagining a pensive profes- tecture, local history, sculpture and sor poring over his beloved botanical historical quirks, and has allowed nos- specimens in the very earliest days of talgic refl ection on my salad days in the University. the late 1980s. The University’s grounds Nearby on Royal Parade stands and accumulated history surely call to the newly refurbished Grainger Mu- mind myriad refl ections for the alumni seum, commissioned in 1932 by Percy who have passed through its doors, Grainger, a prolifi c composer and a and investigating it is a very individual virtuoso pianist with an international thing. To get started you can download reputation. Grainger’s museum and its a self–guided walking tour map and amazing collections will reopen to the podcast at www.unimelb.edu.au/ public in September after closure for campustour or just jump of a Swanston major conservation works. Street tram and go wherever your in- Not far away in the Old Quad, the clination takes you. oldest building on the campus, is a reminder of the role that the Univer- sity has played in shaping Melbourne’s The Atlantes history. A plaque on the north wall records the moment on 21 April 1856 Nearby, Wilson Hall hails from a when stonemasons working on the more modern era, but in fact the origi- quadrangle downed tools and marched nal hall was constructed in 1879. Built Melbourne’s on Parliament House. In doing so, they in a Gothic Revival style to emulate inaugurated what was to be a success- the grand architecture of British uni- ful campaign for the eight–hour work- versities, it met a fi ery demise in 1952. CuCulturalltural ing day in Melbourne. The movement However, there are some relics of the eventually spread nationwide, and the original hall in the structure that was ColCollectionslections date of the march was commemorated built to replace it. I wander past some Tap into the University’s collection as a public holiday, one of the fi rst in Gothic bosses and decorative fl ourishes of 32 cultural collections online at Australia that was not a religious holi- on the southern external wall, and in- www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcol- day. This eventually shifted to become side the main entrance I spy the old lections/collections/a-zlist.html Labour Day, and the fl oats and proces- Chancellor’s throne and chairs, which sions associated with the holiday led date back to 1879. The three ornately For more information about what’s on to the 1955 inauguration of Moomba as carved chairs have a distinctly baronial during Cultural Treasures Day and to Melbourne’s major annual procession. air about them—they would not look register for the event, visit www.unimelb In the sedate confi nes of the Old Quad out of place in Hampton Court Palace. .edu.au/alumni/culturaltreasures today it’s diffi cult to imagine how the The regal ambience is only enhanced by

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launch of Melbourne Museum. With of Melbourne’s Indonesian department fi fteen years experience in the cultural —to assess the impact of Indonesia’s Rose Hiscock sector, I am passionate about broad par- de–centralisation laws on foreign BCom 1991 ticipation in the arts. I’m very proud to investment. This included impact 1 be the chair of Back to Back Theatre, analysis studies for large mining and Current Position: Manager, Market- which has a full–time ensemble of ac- construction companies in Indonesia. ing, Communications and Commercial tors considered to have an intellectual Research led to a position as a senior Operations, Museum Victoria. disability. As one of Australia’s lead- analyst for Melbourne–based RepuTex, Career Highlight: Travelling to ing contemporary theatre companies, a fi rm providing carbon and sustain- Italy to ask for the exhibition A Day in it focuses on moral, philosophical and ability analytics for companies and Pompeii. political questions regarding the value the international fi nancial markets. of human lives. In 2006 I was thrilled to return to Asia, After a brief stint in banking, I realised taking up a senior position with Repu- I really wanted to work in the cultural Tex in Shanghai to establish the com- sector, so I applied for a job as a cus- Martha Grossman pany’s China offi ce and lead research tomer service offi cer at Scienceworks BA (Hons) 2004 to develop risk models for global com- and have been working for Museum 2 panies, government organisations Victoria ever since. Current Position: General Manager and fi nancial professionals, focusing My role now includes a mix of Asia, RepuTex (HK) Ltd. on the pricing of environmental and both business and culture, including Career Highlight: No one career sustainability–related factors relevant responsibility for commercial opera- highlight, it’s all been fantastic! to Asian markets. Now based in Hong tions as well as marketing and com- Kong, my role has expanded to take munications across the fi ve Museum My background in Indonesian lan- in Asia–wide regional responsibilities, Victoria venues. Highlights of my work guage and Asian commercial law has working directly with RepuTex’s ma- with Museum Victoria include a major been a critical factor in the success- jor clients in the corporate risk space rebranding, a process which consoli- ful development of my career. After both locally in Hong Kong and inter- dated fi ve independent venues into a completing a law degree in 2001, I under- nationally. Our most exciting project family of brands, as well as the 2000 took research—through the University to date involves work with Hang Seng

MUM_2010.indd 34 5/5/10 9:41:27 AM Melbourne University mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au Magazine 35 Index Company Ltd to develop Asia’s music, retiring at sixty then teaching sign sustainable landscapes featuring first Sustainability Index Series due for for ten more years. For some reason or native plants, recycled materials, solar release in the coming months. other I got an MBE. I was very proud of power, and water capture and conser- While raised in Melbourne, I am that. I felt it was for everybody—they vation techniques. a passionate citizen of the East and had all helped so much. It was a challenge to change peo- advocate of the view that Asia cannot I’d formed the Melbourne Youth ple’s traditional tastes in garden de- be ignored by any serious economic, Orchestra and had been going every sign; educating them on the benefits social or cultural observer. And despite Saturday morning to their rehearsals. I of both sustainable and indigenous my newfound love for Hong Kong and said I would keep on with it. We wrote planting has been a long and hard la- mainland China, Indonesia (particu- a music curriculum and established bour of love. larly Java) still holds a very close place several specialist music high schools The philosophy of my company is to my heart. and staffed them. Students could come to create environmentally sustainable, from the country and study music. natural landscapes that draw their de- We started the Saturday Music sign inspiration from Australia’s indige- Luke Giuliani School like in England but had a prob- nous beauty. Sustainability comes from BE, BSc 2008 lem getting teachers. At the beginning our trademark ‘billabong’, fed using 3 there was nowhere for them to teach. groundbreaking water–conservation Current Position: Director, Square- Another problem was getting instru- methods including greywater systems, weave Pty Ltd. ments. Rose Music and Allans helped. driveway run–off, storm or roof water, Career Highlight: Starting my own It grew and grew. and on–site treatment plants. company and the success of Future We went overseas, all over the Creating habitats, one backyard Spark. world. The sense of music was grow- or balcony at a time, continues to be ing everywhere. I left that in 1980. my great passion. I also enjoy sharing A highlight of my career so far was I thought ‘I have done everything, what I’ve learnt with others. Educating definitely organising Future Spark, now I can retire’. One day three boys people on the benefits of sustainable a three–hour concert in March 2009 knocked at my door. They said, ‘we’ve landscaping is the most important powered entirely by bikes and solar come to ask if you will help us to form part of my work. As well as teaching panels. Australia’s signature event for a string chamber orchestra with all and giving lectures on sustainable Earth Hour, we attracted 1500 people good people.’ From that has grown the landscaping, I’ve recently joined the TV divided into over 140 teams to provide Chamber Strings of Melbourne, which show The Garden Gurus as a presenter. power by cycling. Over 7000 people is famous and well–known overseas. turned up to watch the concert and At the end of last year I retired from the whole event was widely reported the Chamber Strings. Emily Westmore in media both here and overseas. On 30 May this year we are having BA 1991 Since then, I’ve been running a big memorial concert in the Mel- 6 Squareweave, my web development bourne Town Hall to celebrate thirty Current Position: Corporate Strategy company in Fitzroy, Melbourne. I love years. We are going to bring back as Manager, Department of Justice. the flexibility of running my own many of the old students and have a Career Highlight: Attracting HBO’s The business and that we’ve been able to do mass string orchestra. Pacific miniseries to base their produc- a great variety of work ranging from tion and filming in Victoria in 2007 (The government and big businesses, to Pacific aired in Australia on the Seven small (one–man) businesses and com- Phillip Johnson Network during 2010). munity–based projects. BAppSc 1997 Does it tell you something about 5 At university I was heavily involved in Squareweave to know that we bought a Current Position: Director, Phillip student theatre, and after finishing my coffee machine before we had a proper Johnson Sustainable Landscape Sys- arts degree I decided to study perform- office? tems. ance full time. This led to roles in TV Career Highlight: Winning the 2009 series The Newlyweds and Janus, some Dr Alexandra Esther Cameron Best in Show award at the Melbourne independent film roles and a great deal MBE, BMus 1950, GDipEd 1953, International Flower and Garden Show. of work in independent theatre groups BEd 1956, MEd 1970 performing in venues such as La 4 After completing my degree in Mel- Mama and the Napier Street Theatre. Current Position: Retired. bourne, I moved to the US and became I eventually moved from performance Career Highlight: The growth of mu- a lecturer at the Environmental Edu- to production roles including produc- sic in schools and the opportunities cation Centre at Frost Valley YMCA in tion coordinator for documentary and this offered. upstate New York for twelve months. children’s television producers Decem- While in the US, I decided to return to ber Films and then as production coor- After serving in the Australian Impe- Australia to establish my own compa- dinator for the series Blue Heelers. rial Force, I came to Melbourne with ny, Greenmark Landscapes (now Phillip This experience led me to Film Vic- no money, no job and no regrets. Some- Johnson Sustainable Landscape Sys- toria where I was the production serv- one said, ‘the Education Department is tems). I wanted to create habitats in ices coordinator for eight years, as part looking for music teachers.’ my work—to work with nature and not of the international production attrac- I spent twenty years as Australia’s against it. This philosophy was not in tion team whose purpose was to con- first secondary school inspector of vogue at the time, so I started to de- vince overseas production companies

MUM_2010.indd 35 5/5/10 9:41:27 AM Melbourne University 36 Magazine to locate film productions in Victo- After more than a decade servicing joining the Department of Defence as ria. Productions attracted included the film and television industry both a strategic defence policy analyst. Paramount’s Charlotte’s Web (2005), in production and government agen- I spent nine months in Iraq as the Sony/Columbia Nicholas Cage fea- cy support, I decided to move further director of national security policy for ture Ghost Rider (2005) and a further into the public service arena, working the Coalition Provisional Authority, Nicholas Cage feature Knowing (2008), first for the Department of Innovation, and this experience was invaluable, the Warner Bros/Spike Jonze feature Industry and Regional Development especially as I speak Arabic. Where the Wild Things Are, the Bolly- and now for the Department of Jus- When I returned from the Middle wood productions Salaam Namaste and tice. Even now I look on my arts degree East I joined the Department of Foreign Chak! de India and a great deal of post– as an extremely useful tool that has Affairs and Trade as the director of Iraq production work out of Hong Kong and helped me throughout my career. Not policy. Later I became a visiting fellow mainland China. only did I learn the skills of knowing at the Brookings Institution working The role required travel overseas how to access information and provide on its project on US relations with the to liaise with Victoria’s ‘client base’ a response to it (a practice whose value Islamic world. in this area, meeting with producers cannot be underestimated!), my time In 2007 I joined the office of Kevin and studios to illustrate the benefits of at university also established contacts Rudd as his foreign policy and national filming in Melbourne. I spent time in and networks that continue to help me security adviser and I’ve also worked Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Mumbai in my career today. for the Minister for Defence providing production centres on various trade strategic advice on international rela- missions, including a secondment to tions including Afghanistan, Iraq, East Los Angeles in the role of film commis- Peter Khalil Timor, the Solomon Islands and the US. sioner for Australia for the national BABA,, LLB 1997 production attraction organisation, 7 Ausfilm. Working in LA was very ex- Current Position: Consultant, Hawker citing and very challenging—one of Britton and an Adjunct Associate Pro- If you would like to hear more my greatest achievements was learn- fessor at the Centre for International about your classmates firsthand, ing to negotiate the freeways. The day I Security Studies at Sydney University. be sure to keep informed of reun- drove across three highways, in a left– ions across the University. For more hand drive without GPS and arrived at I’ve always been interested in analysis information visit www.unimelb. my meeting in time remains a major and strategy so after completing my edu.au/alumni/reunions/reunions. personal achievement. degrees I pursued a career in policy, html or call +61 3 8344 1764.

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