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Invitation to 'Bennelong's River to Darug Insights'
Opened by Associate Professor Jim Kohen
Date: 15 July 2008 – 23 August 2008
Opening: Thursday 24 July 2008 6pm - 8pm Macquarie University Art Gallery
Bookings: Required for the Opening only
RSVP (for Opening only): Tuesday 22 July 2008 ph: (02) 9850 4271 or email: ArtGallery@mq.edu.au
Parking for Opening of exhibition: There is limited parking available at the MGSM Travel Lodge – please request with RSVP.
Casual parking: Closest carpark is N3
Venues: This exhibition is held at joint venues in the Macquarie University Art Gallery, Building E11A Macquarie University AND Macquarie University Library Exhibition Space, Building C7A (open for viewing prior to and after the official opening of the exhibition)
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm AND Saturday, 9 & 23 August 10am-4pm
Curators: Keith Vincent Smith, Robin Walsh, Rhonda Davis, Leonard Janiszewski
'Bennelong's River To Darug Insights' explores the artery of the Parramatta River from Memel (Goat Island) to Parramatta, as it twists like the burra (eel) that gives the river its name. The exhibition evokes the presence of the Aboriginal people of three clans (gal) – Wallumedegal, Wangal and Burramattagal – whose lives revolved around its waters.
Historian/curator Keith Vincent Smith will present a lunchtime talk on Wed 6 August at 1pm.
Exhibitors:
Robyn Caughlan
Kerrie Kenton
Laurissa Onato
Rebecca Smith
Chris Tobin
Leanne Tobin
Shannon Williams
Macquarie University Alumni Association, Victoria Chapter Melbourne Discussion Panel on Climate Change
Topic: "Climate Change: What is the real impact on your business?"
Date: Thursday 14 August 2008
Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Melbourne City Lexus, 559 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
Cost: Early Bird Special (closes 25 July 2008)
$55 for Macquarie Alumni / $70 (non Early Bird)
$65 for Non Macquarie Alumni / $80 (non Early Bird)
Enquiries: Mark Devine at: mark.j.devine@nab.com.au or Adrian Yap at: ayap@s2r.com.au
RSVP (guests welcome): 7 August 2008
More details: Event Flyer
Bookings essential: via Booking Form
The Macquarie University Alumni Association, Victoria Chapter, invites alumni and friends to attend a discussion panel and networking event regarding the impact of Climate Change on business.
Executives responsible for sustainability from some of Australia's largest corporations including ANZ, Toyota, PWC and Foster's Group, have been invited to share their perspective on the roles of business, government and the wider community, in environmentally sustainable operating practices and emissions reduction. The panel includes:
- Gavin Murray, Head of Sustainability, Institutional, ANZ Banking Group
- Roger Petrucci, Corporate Manager for Strategy and Environment, Toyota
- Justin Portelli, Director - Climate Change Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Scott Delzoppo, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Fosters Group
The discussion will be moderated by leading emissions trading expert and Macquarie University Visiting Fellow, Julian Turecek. Issues for discussion include:
- What level of focus is your organisation putting on climate change or sustainability issues?
- Is the focus on climate change issues mainly being driven by corporate responsibility, legislation or customer demand?
- How can businesses account for the carbon output or sustainability program benefits – can we put dollar values on the benefits?
After the presentation, alumni will enjoy an exclusive wine tasting with canapés, and view the latest Lexus Hybrids on display. During the evening, there will be plenty of networking opportunities.
For additional information about the event, please see Event Flyer
Alumni Lecture - Gallipoli before Gallipoli:
Kallipolis (Gelibolu) between Byzantium and the Catalan Grand Conspiracy
Guest Speakers: Prof Samuel Lieu and E/Prof Edwin Judge (Dept of Ancient History)
Date: Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm (incl questions and supper)
Venue: Museum of Ancient Cultures, Level 3, Building X5B, Macquarie University
Parking: Carparks N3 and X4
Cost: $5 (pay on the night)
RSVP: 12 August 2008
Enquiries: Ph: 9850 7512 (Tues-Wed)
Bookings: via Booking Form
This presentation charts the rise of Kallipolis (Callipolis) in Late Antiquity and Byzantium, from a little known Graeco-Roman city, to the centre of confrontation between Byzantium and the Latin West in the crusading period. Many of the naval and land battles fought on the peninsula from the 13th-15th centuries reflect the strategic and military factors which underlie the famous Dardanelles (ANZAC) campaign in 1915.
Modern Australians associate Gallipoli with the Anzacs, with the birth of Australian nationalism and with the Anzac spirit which lives on. However, the site of Gallipoli has a long history and was important strategically from Ancient times through the Crusades to World War 1.
Professor Samuel Lieu has found hitherto hardly known sources which show us the role Gallipoli played in all these earlier periods. See his fascinating pictures of the Crusader period and hear what Greek, Latin and Catalan sources have to tell us about Gallipoli before Gallipoli.
Annual Parliament House Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Bryce Courtenay - best selling Australian Author
Luncheon Host: The Hon. John Aquilina - Leader of the House and Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Premier
Date: Thursday, 16 October 2008
Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Venue: Strangers' Dining Room, State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost for alumni & guests: $60 p/p (guests welcome)
Enquiries: Alumni Relations Office Ph: (02) 9850 7310
RSVP: Thursday 2 October, 2008
Parking: Conveniently located parking stations include:
Secure Parking - 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Metro Parking - 8 Hospital Rd, Sydney
Bookings: via Booking Form
Alumni and friends are invited to join us for the 12th Annual Parliament House Luncheon on 16 October 2008.
The Parliament House Luncheon has become a centrepiece of the alumni events program since its introduction in 1997. Today, alumni eagerly anticipate this annual alumni event.
We are excited to announce that this year's guest speaker is the world famous author, Bryce Courtenay.
Bryce Courtenay, bestselling Australian author, wrote his first book, The Power of One, at the age of fifty-five. It has now sold over three million copies worldwide, has been translated into 11 languages, and made into a movie of the same name. The Power of One is also the largest selling book by a living Australian author within Australia, with over 800,000 copies sold locally.
His other bestselling novels are Tandia, April Fool's Day, The Family Frying Pan, The Night Country, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Jessica, Solomon's Song, Smoky Joe's Café, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders' Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia and most recently The Persimmon Tree (November 2007). All his books have achieved extraordinary sales figures, with total sales of over 8 million copies in Australia alone.
Born in South Africa, Bryce Courtenay was educated in Johannesburg and the U.K. He arrived in Australia in 1958 and became an Australian citizen the following year. He entered advertising and over a career spanning thirty four years was the Creative Director of McCann Erickson, J.Walter Thompson & George Patterson Advertising.
As a lecturer and speaker he was invited by the Chinese Government to give the first series of lectures on the subject of Advertising and Free Enterprise. He has lectured on the power of the individual to achieve any end purpose, in Asia, the U.K. the U.S.A., New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and in his own country, and is rated as one of the top five speakers in Australia.
In 1995 Bryce Courtenay was awarded The Order of Australia AM.
We are pleased that the Hon. John Aquilina will be our host at this year's Luncheon.