If you want to be healthy learn how to cook
Special guest speaker Gabriel Gate, chef, cooking author, television presenter and cooking teacher thoroughly wooed his audience at the launch of 'Food & Nutrition For Dummies' by Victoria University's (VU) Associate Professor Lily Stojanovska.
He spoke about one of the great food mysteries of the world 'Chocolate and Cheese: The French paradox for staying slim'.
However, he did have to admit that, "Even French people do get fat like everyone else, but they do have their own vegetable gardens which provide them with food that is fresh and varied."
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Just whose history is it?
Victoria University (VU) researcher, Dr Corinne Manning is taking part in the 23rd annual Melbourne Writers Festival which is running from August 22-31.
Corinne is taking part in 'Writing voices into Australian history".
Voices. Women. Men. Children. The marginalised. The winners. We hear them in the history pages but whose voices are we hearing - that of the writer or the subject? Go on a journey as a panel of historians delve into such ethical and historical dilemmas. Chaired by Radio National's Michelle Rayner with Corinne Manning, Mark Peel, Richard Trembath and Dorothy Wickham. (90 minutes).
Corinne Manning is a Research Fellow at Victoria University who specialises in oral and digital histories. Her publications explore issues of human rights, identity and diversity in Australia.
Date: 31 August 2008; Time: 3.30 - 5.00pm; Venue: Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Cinema 2; Cost: $20.00 full $18.00 concession.
Bookings:
- By phone MWF box office: 1300 7222 11; Online at: www.mwf.com.au
- Or in person at the festival ticket booth at Federation Square.
Take your first step
Victoria University (VU) is holding information sessions about the University for mature age applicants and early school leavers at local libraries next month. They will be able to obtain a range of advice to help them make decisions about returning to study:
- TAFE and Higher Education course information, including pathways
- Information about the application process
- Information on fees and scholarships.
Library sessions:
- Monday 1 September - Sunshine Library
- Thursday 4 September - Melton Library
- Monday 8 September - Caroline Springs Library
- Wednesday 10 September - St Albans Library
- Wednesday 17 September - Altona Meadows Library
- Thursday 18 September - Sydenham Library
- Monday 22 September - Hoppers Crossing Library
- All sessions will be held between 6 - 7.30pm.
VU is also holding sessions at its Footscray Park Campus, Room D309, Building D, Ballarat Rd, Footscray on: Tuesday 2 September; Tuesday 16 September; Tuesday 21 October; Wednesday 5 November. These sessions will be held between 6 - 7.30pm.
Further information:
Email: student.recruitment@vu.edu.au Ph: (03) 9919 4945 or (03) 9919 4941
Bone health and diabetes study seeks participants
Victoria University (VU) researchers are looking for women to participate in a first-of-its-kind study examining the links between Type 2 diabetes, exercise and bone health.
Poor bone health can lead to osteoporosis, a condition defined by low bone mass and quality, increasedfragility, and higher fracturerisk.
While Type 1 diabetes has long been associated with low bone density, there is growing evidence that those afflicted by Type 2 'lifestyle-related' diabetes suffer more bone fractures than non-diabetic women, despite having normal to high bone density.
The researchers aim to gain new understanding of the link between bone density and Type 2 diabetes, and examine targeted exercise interventions for both the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes.
VU's Dr Itamar Levinger is inviting women with Type 2 diabetes aged over 35 who are not on hormone replacement therapy or insulin therapy, who do not have osteoporosis, and are not involved in any regular gym-based exercise, to participate.
The study is six months of power (strength) training or aerobic training, examining the potential benefits of these training regimens on bone structure and metabolism as well as health and well-being.
Before, during and after the exercise training program, researchers will measure participants aerobic and strength fitness, bone structure, body make-up, capacity for performing everyday activities, and self-reported quality of life.
Further Information: Dr Itamar Levinger Ph: (03) 9919 4287; Email: itamar.levinger@vu.edu.au
VU plays a part in Victoria's multiculturalism
The Victorian Government has called on all Victorians to have their say on Victoria's multicultural policy by providing feedback on a new discussion paper that was launched by the Premier, at a special forum hosted by the Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser which attended by 40 of Victoria's most influential cultural leaders.
The discussion paper entitled 'Multicultural Affairs in Victoria: a discussion paper for public comment', was co-authored by two staff members of Victoria University's (VU) Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA) - its Director, Associate Professor Danny Ben-Moshe and Research Professor Hurriyet Babacan.
VU's Vice Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Harman was a member of the round table and presentations were made by Professor Ben-Moshe and Professor Babacan.
The discussion paper provides an overview of the history of multiculturalism in Victoria, considers key local and global developments in relation to multiculturalism and then identifies seven topics as key considerations for the future of multiculturalism.
Submissions for comment close on 8 October 2008. For a copy of the discussion paper visit www.multicultural.vic.gov.au
Pie eating no challenge at all
Victoria University's (VU) Student Life, the School of Human Movement, Recreation and Performance and Spotless Catering got together at Footscray Park Campus as part of The Biggest Aussie Pie fundraising event, to help raise money for Challenge, a not-for-profit organisation that supports children with cancer.
VU's Clare Hanlon said: "Staff and students could buy a pie and a bottle of water for lunch. Spotless Catering donated the pies and bottled water for free - and 100 per cent of the money made today at the event was donated to Challenge. That was a huge effort."
"But most importantly $541 was raised on Tuesday's lunch to raise funds for Challenge - and they said they were rapt with the amount raised."
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VU congratulates its Olympians
With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games over, Victoria University (VU) congratulates our six students and illustrious alumni, who competed in the Games.
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VU Paralympic hopeful
Danni Di Toro is in her fifth year of a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture and Herbs) degree will represent Australia at the Beijing Paralympics.
Danni serves it up in Beijing...full story
This book all adds up
A book co-authored by Colleen Vale from Victoria University (VU), Merrilyn Goos from The University of Queensland and Gloria Stillman from the University of Melbourne, 'Teaching secondary school mathematics research and practice for the 21st century', received an award at the Australian Publishers Association's Australian awards for excellence in educational publishing.
The book was the winner of the Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Scholarly Reference category.
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Capturing Kew Cottages
The authentic secret history of Kew Cottages is captured in a new book and DVD by Victoria University (VU) Research Fellow, Dr Corinne Manning. 'Bye-Bye Charlie: Stories from the Vanishing World of Kew Cottages', launched by Jenny Macklin, MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs on 23 August. The book is based on interviews with 16 residents, as well as former employees, families, emergency service personnel, and volunteers with links to Melbourne's iconic institution for people with intellectual disability.
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VU splits the ATOM again
Victoria University's (VU) School of Creative Industries Multimedia students have once again scored finalist spots in the prestigious 2008 ATOM awards.
VU has taken out two of the three finalist positions for Best Tertiary Interactive/Video Game category. They are: Drew McMahon for 'Order of the Machine' and Sam Mair for 'Catarian Empire'.
One of the three finalists in the Best Tertiary Multimedia category is VU's Yunus Ozmen for 'Zodac'.
The ATOM Awards were established in 1982 by the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) to promote media education and screen literacy in primary, secondary and tertiary education and the broader community. Each year, the ATOM Awards recognise excellence in over thirty categories of Film, Television, Animation and Multimedia and celebrate the very best of Australian and New Zealand production.
Winners will be announced in Melbourne on Friday 24 October 2008.
Fruity flourish for community garden
Wes Fleming, a multi-award winning Melbourne horticulturist whose work has been celebrated at the world's most prestigious garden show, has donated a variety of fruit trees to Victoria University's (VU) Community Garden.
Wes, Director of Fleming's Nurseries, said he was delighted to donate the fruit trees to the garden, which is a well-loved project for students aged 16 to 55 years with a range of abilities, challenges and goals. The garden offers the students practical and meaningful training, an opportunity to re-engage in education, and a pathway to future employment.
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Great Ocean Road in the spotlight
Victoria University's (VU) Centre for Tourism and Services Research (CTSR) has been awarded research funding as part of an application made to the Australian Tourism Development Program by Great Ocean Road Marketing.
The Australian Tourism Development Program is funded by AusIndustry and the research projects are key components of the total program which obtained over $300,000 in funding.
The CTSR will be undertaking research specifically on the issues surrounding off-peak tourism, the social impacts of tourism on communities along the Great Ocean Road and the sustainability of these destinations. The findings from the off-peak tourism research component will inform the Great Ocean Road marketing strategy, while the research into the social impacts of tourism on the communities will build on earlier work done in the Surf Coast Shire.
The findings from this part of the study will assist the local tourism authorities in monitoring and managing the growth of tourism in the region. The projects are due for completion by mid-2009.
Publishing and poetry for all
The 23rd annual Melbourne Writers Festival will be running from August 22-31, and Victoria University (VU) is delighted to be continuing its sponsorship of the festival. To strengthen its relationship with the creative arts and writing culture in Melbourne, this year VU will showcase its expertise in Publishing and in Poetry, with two hands-on sessions featuring VU academics and friends.
'How to get published' offers professional advice and practical help from specialists with insider knowledge of the publishing industry.
Date: 29 August 2008; Time: 5.45 - 6.45pm; Venue: Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Cinema 2; Cost: $20.00 full and $18.00 concession. Bookings: In person at the festival ticket booth at Federation Square. By phone MWF box office: 1300 7222 11; Online at: www.mwf.com.au
There will also be a free event on Sunday 31 August from 4 - 5pm, 'Can poetry save the world?', featuring VU academic and poet Dr Tom Clark, Overland poetry editor Keri Glastonbury and festival guests in a session of performance and debate about the role of poetry in the era of spin, speed and the sound bite. This will be held at ACMI's function space which is being converted into the Festival Club for the duration of the festival.
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