The ARCH Magazine | Issue 24 | 2019 Semester 1

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Limitless Our future is

Bondy’s Netflix adventure

New Dean steps up

Welcome on board

Salute to Mr Strategy

Caroline Morgan profile

Nick Zwar to lead HSM

New alumni leaders

Bond’s new Honorary Doctorate

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Alumni & Profile

Laying foundations First look at Bond’s extensive capital works program

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New alumni leaders from around the globe

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Caroline Graham wins Walkley Award

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Young AFL star Timakoi Bowie makes his mark

37 Mat Belcher sets sail from Bond

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Campus & Community

Caroline’s stream job One Bondy’s journey to becoming an executive at Netflix

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Bond reveals its newest postgraduate programs

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Duo named nation’s finest in teaching awards

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Nick Zwar appointed as Executive Dean, Health Sciences & Medicine

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Tri Time: Coach takes squad to next level

Salute to Mr Strategy Honorary Doctorate for Kenichi Ohmae

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Editorial enquiries

Startups duke it out Bond entrepreneurs take centre stage at Pitch@Palace

Production

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Editor: Brett Walker.

Journalists: Terri Fellowes, Reon Suddaby, Andrew Bryan.

Designer: Paris Faint.

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Office of Engagement Bond University Gold Coast Queensland 4229, Australia Ph: +61 7 5595 4403 To join The ARCH mailing list please email: engagement@bond.edu.au

Contributors: Professor Tim Brailsford, Nicole Walker, Ren Smith, Karen Ransome, Cath Webber.

Photography: Cavan Flynn, GFP Photography, Remco Photography.

VICE CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE

Celebrating our past with gift for the ages The University is forever grateful to its students who chose Bond and we thank each and every one of you. That is why the University has decided in its 30th Anniversary to provide to all of our alumni a legacy gift.

This year is Bond University’s 30th – to be precise, our birthday falls on the 15th of May. It is a remarkable achievement for Australia’s first private university.

Our history has been well told about how our founders Alan Bond and Harunori Takahashi dreamed of a progressive university with a strong international focus, with core disciplines aligned to industry, business and the professions. However, soon after opening the doors, the University fell on difficult times, plagued by uncertainty over the finances.

The University received little outside support from government universities and no sympathy from government.

Bond quickly learned the hard lesson of what it meant to be a private, independent institution.

Within the sector broadly, there were many who wished for the Bond experiment to fail. The concept of a private university threatened the status quo and innovations at Bond would inevitably ruffle the feathers of others.

Yet despite these challenging times, students continued to vote with their feet by arriving at our campus door.

Bond was clearly doing something right and its model has since stood the test of time.

The University owes much to its students who chose Bond over other options that would have surely been easier and simpler. Even today, the

decision to come to Bond is one that requires a significant investment, and not just financial. Our students believe in a different model and seek an apolitical environment that is supportive of individualised learning from staff who care about their progress and outcomes.

Perhaps a defining attribute of a Bondy is their willingness to think laterally, embrace innovation and entrepreneurship, live the spirit of free enterprise, and accept that a bit of risk is not such a bad thing. Our students dare to dream and continue to push boundaries.

We have recently unveiled a commissioned sculpture called Limitless. The sculpture towers 6.5 metres tall and sits underneath the iconic Arch. Made from polished steel, the sculpture features the names of every Bond graduate from our first 30 years.

Designed by local artist Ian Haggerty, the majestic structure will forever recognise the names of the original Bondies. The sculpture is already a talking point and over the decades to come, will provide the frame for many reunion photos.

Bondies returning for this year’s Homecoming celebrations will see their names permanently inscribed in steel.

The culmination of this year’s Homecoming celebrations will be the 30th Anniversary Gala Ball on Saturday, May 18 at the Star on the Gold Coast with 1000 guests expected on the night. This will surely be a night to remember and I very much look forward to seeing you there.

PROFESSOR TIM BRAILSFORD

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Homecoming TRIBUTE TO LIMITLESS POTENTIAL

L-R: Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford with February 2019 valedictorian Rhianna Lovegrove and 1989 alumus Derek Cronin who cut the ribbon on Limitless

THE NAMES of almost 27,000 graduates have been immortalised on a stainless steel sculpture which has been unveiled to mark the 30th anniversary of Bond University.

The striking 6.5m artwork, christened Limitless, lists the names of every student who has graduated from Australia’s first private university since it opened on May 15, 1989.

It took two cranes to install the 1.5 tonne structure which sits beneath the University’s iconic Arch. A globe forms part of the design, representing the 140 countries from which students have been drawn.

Limitless is the creation of Gold Coast sculptor Ian Haggerty whose concept was selected after a series of pitches in a design competition.

“My idea for the sculpture was always to demonstrate the limitless possibilities created by education,” Mr Haggerty said.

A worker at Atlas Stainless Supplies polishes the sculpture

in private collections, challenged people to find a “secret” hidden somewhere within the piece.

“I wanted to bring together the global Bond University alumni community, showing there are no limitations to education when it comes to gender, age, race or religion.

Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, said Limitless symbolised the University’s global outlook, its ethos of innovation, its focus on its students and its pride in their achievements.

“I actually did my own accelerated Master degree in Entrepreneurial Management when I was 57 years old, so to my mind there are no limits to education.”

“Ian Haggerty has encapsulated the limitless potential of our students in an imaginative and most wonderful way,” Professor Brailsford said.

Mr Haggerty said the sculpture took many hours to complete and aligned with Bond University’s existing landmarks including the Arch, designed by 2019 Pritzker Prize winner Arata Isozaki.

“His sculpture is a tribute to every one of our graduates from around the world, and to the spirit of Bond University.

He said the sculpture was best viewed at night as it incorporated special lighting effects designed to highlight key features and shimmer in the surrounding water.

The artist, whose sculptures have been exhibited around the world and also feature

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“All of our students over the past three decades are part of the Bond University story and this sculpture is a perpetual recognition of their journey with Bond.

“Bond’s 30th anniversary is a significant milestone and it has been fantastic to provide a taste of the celebrations ahead with this unveiling.”

Sculptor Ian Haggerty

PREVIEW 2019

ASnchnoivlaerrssahripys THE University is marking its anniversary with one-off competitively awarded scholarships in our 30th year. They are:

30th Anniversary Scholarship New Zealand (undergraduate or postgraduate)

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LIFE BEGINS AT

THIS YEAR’S Homecoming celebrations will be like no other as we celebrate Bond University’s 30th anniversary.

recreate a picture taken in 1989 in the Quadrangle will take place on Foundation Day with classmates and colleagues.

Celebrations will kick off in mid-May as Bondies from Australia and around the globe are welcomed back to campus to connect, reconnect and share stories.

The highlight event of this year’s Homecoming is sure to be the much anticipated 30th Anniversary Gala Ball.

On this year’s agenda you’ll find the Bond Homecoming signature events including: •

Alumni Awards Dinner Thursday May 16

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Alumni Leaders Forum Friday May 17

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Family & Friends Festival Friday May 17

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Walk the Bond Heritage Trail Friday May 17

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Public Lecture Series Saturday May 18

Bond Homecoming 2019 will also be hosting several events in conjunction with the 30th anniversary celebrations including the 30th Anniversary Gala Ball being held at The Star (previously Jupiters).

We will also see a new addition to the campus to commemorate 30 years of success (see opposite page). And finally, a Now and Then group photo that will

Bondies from around the world will be dolling up in their very best suits and frocks for the black-tie occasion.

Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, said this year’s Homecoming Week will be the largest ever.

“The 30th Anniversary Gala Ball has sold out, indeed was sold out in just several weeks. We extended the room booking to accommodate the maximum number of people, which is just shy of 1000. We sold every one of those tickets,”he said.

Demonstrating the continued connectedness of Bond University, alumni from Canada, UK, Botswana, South Africa, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and the USA will be flying in for the celebrations.

Homecoming registrations are now open and remaining tickets are selling out quickly.

Make sure not to miss the fireworks at the Family & Friends Festival, the group photo and hearing from Bond experts at the Public Lecture series.

This covers up to 50 per cent of the tuition fee for programs excluding the Bond Medical Program. Entry is for 192, 193, 201 and 202 intakes. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens.

30th Anniversary Scholarship – Japan (undergraduate or postgraduate) This covers up to 50 per cent of the tuition fee for programs excluding the Master of Psychology, Doctor of Physiotherapy, Bond Medical Program and Study Abroad programs.

Entry is for 192, 193, 201, 202 and 203 intakes and applicants must be Japanese citizens residing in Japan.

30th Anniversary Postgraduate Scholarship – Australia This covers 25 per cent of the tuition fee for postgraduate programs excluding Master of Psychology, Doctor of Physiotherapy and Bond Medical Program. Entry is for 192, 193, 201 and is for newly commencing Australian students.

30th Anniversary Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship This covers 30 per cent of the tuition fee for postgraduate programs excluding Master of Psychology, Doctor of Physiotherapy, Bond Medical Program.

Entry is for 192, 193, 201 intakes and is for both newly commencing Australian and international alumni.

For more information please visit: bond.edu.au/scholarships

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PLEASED TO MEET

EU Phil Hogan

THE UNIVERSITY has hosted European Union Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan during a visit to Australia to lay the groundwork for an EUAustralia free trade agreement.

Mr Hogan was the keynote speaker at the colloquium ‘Taking provenance seriously: Will Australia benefit from better legal protection for GIs?’ organised by the Centre for Commercial Law. GIs, or geographical indications, identify a product that originates in a specific region where a particular characteristic is attributable to its geographical origin.

They loom as a sticking point in FTA negotiations, with some local producers concerned they could be forced to give up the right to use certain names such as prosecco and feta.

But Mr Hogan said GIs were “not oneway traffic”.

“There is a clear potential to extend GI protection to high-quality Australian food products (in the EU),” the Commissioner said.

“I have been told a number of potential Australian candidates for GI protection are on their way, such as King Island dairy products, King Island beef, Tasmanian whisky, Tasmanian lobster, Huon salmon and Bangalow pork.

“If it was all bad in relation to GI, I don’t know why these people are voting with their feet and making the applications.”

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Mr Hogan said the European experience showed GIs bolstered rural communities and netted higher incomes for producers.

Professor William Van Caenegem of the Faculty of Law was one of the speakers at the colloquium. He said GIs presented an opportunity for Australian producers to elevate their goods above the competition.

“The problem with commodity production is that you are very much a price-taker.

Everybody else is offering the same price as you, your product is not unique, so they will be talking you down on price,” he said.

“If you produce a unique product that reflects the particular conditions, the particular climate, the particular geography of a particular place, that puts you in a better competitive position.”

Others who spoke in support of GIs at the colloquium included Leeanne PuglisiGangemi of Ballandean Estate Wines on Queensland’s Granite Belt, Helen Thomas of the King Island Council in Bass Strait and Bill McHenry of McHenry Distillery in Tasmania.

ALUMNUS CIOBO RETIRES ALUMNUS Steven Ciobo (Class of 1992) has announced his retirement from federal politics after a lengthy career in which he rose to trade minister.

Mr Ciobo, 44, graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws in 1996 and went on to work as a senior consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and as an advisor to former LNP senator Brett Mason.

He was preselected to run for the LNP in 2001 at the age of 26 and went on to serve as the Member for Moncrieff on the Gold Coast for 17 years.

As Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment under then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, Mr Ciobo shepherded the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive

Economic Partnership Agreement and concluded the Australia-Peru Free Trade Agreement.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison later appointed him Minister for Defence Industry.

He also served as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Mr Ciobo said he had decided not to contest the 2019 Federal Election and was looking forward to spending time with his wife Astra and sons Asher and Tennyson.

“It has always been my view that politics is a means to an end,” Mr Ciobo said.

“I have never sought to be a time server.

My contribution is made.”

CAMPUS NEWS

TITANS EXECUTIVE CALLS FOR NRL CULTURE CHANGE

BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN BOND THE UNIVERSITY has appointed international family enterprise expert Dr Justin Craig (Class of 1999) as Professor of Entrepreneurship, luring him back to the Gold Coast after six years working for elite business schools in the US.

L-R: Executive Chairman Gold Coast Titans Dennis Watt, CEO of Netball Queensland Catherine Clark and CEO of the Gold Coast Suns Mark Evans

“The Gold Coast Titans argue that NRL players should be treated no differently to teachers, doctors, police, public servants and company executives.”

GOLD Coast Titans executive chairman Dennis Watt says NRL players’ employment conditions should be changed to force them to immediately stand down if charged with a serious criminal offence.

“While we very much believe in the concept of innocent until proven guilty, we don’t believe that the game itself should be on trial every time an accused player plays a game or attends training.

Speaking at a Bond University Business Leaders Forum in February, Mr Watt urged the game’s governing body to take a strong stance against players accused of violence against women, or risk subjecting the game to “an unprecedented avalanche of condemnation, loss of support and sponsorship goals.”

“It’s quite simple really. Change the rules so it becomes a condition of employment that you stand down immediately if charged with serious criminal offences.”

The NRL has been rocked by a horror offseason, which has seen multiple players accused of violent offences against women.

Mr Watt said NRL players should be treated the same as those in other forms of employment if charged with an offence – even if that meant changing their employment conditions.

Mr Watt cited the case of Irish rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, who were cleared of rape allegations following a nine-week trial, but later had their playing contracts torn up by their club and the Irish governing body.

“They had been stood down several months earlier when charged, and were sacked a month after their acquittal. They were held to a higher standard.”

Mr Watt said rugby league in Australia needed to undergo a culture change.

Professor Craig is one of two new academics to join the University’s highlyrespected Bond Business School, with Dr Francesco Cangiano also coming on board as Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour. Bond Business School Executive Dean, Professor Terry O’Neill, said the new appointments would further strengthen the University’s teaching and research in two rapidlyevolving fields.

“Entrepreneurial thinking is essential in the contemporary workplace and to have an academic of Professor Craig’s standing -- who is considered among the world leaders in family enterprises -- as part of our team is a major asset for Bond and for our students,” he said.

“Likewise, as modern employers continue to strive to better understand and address the needs of their workforce, Assistant Professor Cangiano’s research into employee motivation, work stress and proactive behaviour is providing valuable insights.”

Professor Craig returns to Bond University, where he completed his PhD in 2004, before taking on a position at Oregon State University. He was enticed back to Bond University in 2008 to develop the Australian Centre for Family Business, which he headed for four years, before again returning to the United States for a role at Northeastern University, Boston, in 2012.

In 2015 he was appointed Clinical Professor and Director at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, widely lauded as one of the top business schools in the United States.

“The Gold Coast Titans argue that NRL players should be treated no differently to teachers, doctors, police, public servants and company executives,” Mr Watt said.

“It’s not enough for the game to pat itself on the back for hosting a four-week competition for four women’s teams as they did last year.

“Once hit with serious criminal charges, particularly those involving women, they should be immediately suspended pending the result of the cases, and even then, there would need to be further consideration from the governing body as to whether actions taken by the charged players contravened either the code of conduct or were deemed damaging to the reputation of the game.

“It’s not enough simply to align with White Ribbon, conduct a Women in League round, wear pink scarfs and conduct courses for players on respectful relationships.

“I felt the timing was right to return to Australia. I made my contribution to Kellogg - I learned, I honed my craft and developed a global network, meeting and making strong relationships with some of the most prominent business families in the world,” he said.

“It is time to show the game stands for something. To show that our game not only embraces and cares for women as well as men, but also stands as protectors, not as perpetrators.”

His new colleague, Assistant Professor Cangiano, is an expert in organisational behaviour, who has shifted across the country from the University of Western Australia.

Professor Craig said he was excited to again return to Bond University.

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LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR

NEXT 30 YEARS Health Sciences & Medicine expansion, new pool and formal entrance part of extensive capital works program.

“For first-time students and visitors to campus, it is important that they appreciate that Bond is a special place, and the new entrance statement says all of this.�

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The Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine has undergone a major expansion

SEVERAL major construction projects are nearing completion ahead of Homecoming and the 30th anniversary of the University’s founding in May. The most visible to passers-by is the new formal entrance at the intersection of University Drive and Bond University Ring Road.

Constructed in sandstone, the same material that clads the University’s central buildings, the entrance will create a sense of arrival for students and visitors.

Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford said the project had been on the radar for several years.

“The University has been talking about a formal entrance for many years, so it was more than timely that we built a new entrance in our 30th anniversary year,” Professor Brailsford said.

“It was quite a complicated design. First, we wanted to create a structure that fitted with the rest of the University and hence the extensive use of Helidon sandstone.

“Second, we wanted to convey a sense of welcoming which the clever use of an ‘open door’ achieves.

“Third, the structure had to have a purpose and a sense of interacting with the community, and not be seen simply as some form of monument. This was the idea behind integrating the pedestrian walkway and constructing a ramp up to the elevated base.”

The doorway in the entrance will be a backdrop for photos.

“For first-time students and visitors to campus, it is important that they appreciate that Bond is a special place, and the new entrance statement says all of this. We are really happy with the result. The design is iconic, very Bond, and a fitting legacy for future generations,” Professor Brailsford said.

Meanwhile, the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine building has a dramatically different look following the addition of an extra 4500sqm of floor space.

The larger footprint includes new teaching and study spaces, a social meeting area, plus additional room for the expansion of the faculty’s world-leading Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice.

The building will be unveiled during Homecoming and students will have access to the facilities from Semester 2, 2019.

Across campus, a new FINA-ratified, 10-lane, 25m pool is also on track for opening in June, enhancing the University’s reputation as a study and training venue for some of the world’s best swimmers.

Bond University Director of Swimming Kyle Samuelson said the pool would accommodate larger squad sizes and help attract top-flight swimming competitions to the Gold Coast.

“We have a rich history of high-quality swimmers coming through the University and we are adding to that every year,” Mr Samuelson said.

“We feel strongly about creating a pathway from junior swimmer to the elite level and having the additional pool will contribute heavily to this strategy.”

Australian swimmers Grant Hackett (Class of 1998), Giaan Rooney, Melanie Wright (Class of 2013) and Madeline Groves (Class of 2015) are among those who have chosen to study at Bond.

The pool will also be used for water polo and triathlon training and be available for use by students. From hitting the water to hitting the books, the John and Alison Kearney Main Library, has had a comprehensive makeover to provide more modern, student-friendly and collaborative multi-use spaces.

University Librarian Sarah Fredline said the new design was better aligned with the way students used the library, with fewer books and more digital resources.

“What we have now is a more flexible, functional library with extra social spaces for student discussion and collaboration,” she said.

“It’s important that the library continues to be a safe, welcoming and functional space for students that really meets their needs.”

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DEGREE AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST BOND University will offer Australia’s first Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance, in a bid to better educate today and tomorrow’s corporate leaders on good governance and ethical leadership.

Professor Nick James, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, officially announced the new degree at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) 2019 Economic and Political Overview held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

“Governance is again in the news,” said Professor James, commenting on the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (commonly known as the Hayne Royal Commission).

Professor James explained that the final report had confirmed the findings in the interim report tabled in Federal Parliament in September 2018, highlighting significant gaps in governance within Australian financial institutions, including risk management and compliance problems, and evidence of unethical decision making.

Professor James went on to point out that similar problems with enterprise governance had been revealed in the final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse tabled

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in Federal Parliament in December 2017 and were very likely to be found by the upcoming Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety established in October 2018 and due to finally report in April 2020.

“These Royal Commissions provide further evidence that governance is an issue not only for corporates, the so called ‘big end of town’, but for all types of enterprise whether for profit or not for profit, private or public, businesses or government, large department or local council,” Professor James said.

"Bond University has an enviable reputation as a progressive university providing students with an exceptional learning experience and preparing them to make a positive contribution to any workplace they enter. The Bond Faculty of Law is very proud to offer this new program to Australia’s enterprise leaders.”

Professor James said the new Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance would expose students to both the foundational principles and the cutting edge of governance, and assist them in becoming informed, ethical and successful leaders.

“Every enterprise must be led by people with a thorough understanding of the principles of good governance, and it is for this reason that Bond University has created the Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance. The name of the program reflects the all-encompassing nature of governance in Australia today.”

The program will commence in May 2019 and can be completed on a part-time basis in only 16 months. It will be delivered as a combination of online modules and intensive workshops taking place on Bond University’s Gold Coast campus and is available to both law graduates and other graduates with relevant enterprise experience.

As to why the degree should be offered by a law school, Professor James explained that the foundation of good enterprise governance is an understanding of and compliance with the enterprise’s legal and ethical obligations, and that the expertise of lawyers and legal scholars is invaluable in teaching others about best practice in governance.

“The Bond Faculty of Law is very proud to offer this new program to Australia’s enterprise leaders.”

CAMPUS NEWS

NEW PROGRAMS AT BOND Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance

FIRST-CLASS LESSON IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE

Australia’s first Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance will better educate today and tomorrow’s corporate leaders on good governance and ethical leadership.

Master of Healthcare Innovations The first of its kind in Australia, the new Master of Healthcare Innovations targets a diverse cohort of health professionals – health administrators, academics, nurses and allied health disciplines who want to be systems thinkers and problem solvers by using research-based evidence to deliver high-quality healthcare in the 21st century.

Master of Business Administration in Health Bond’s Master of Business Administration program has been adapted to provide a high-level qualification specifically for prospective senior managers, executives and entrepreneurs in the health sector.

Master of Business Data Analytics Data analytics has become one of the highest growth areas of academic and commercial practice, with applications in nearly all aspects of quantitative endeavours and information management.

Bond’s Master of Business Data Analytics teaches technical skills, then focuses on practical application, based on actual business problems in a range of industry sectors such as health, marketing and finance.

Master of Project Innovation/Master of Project Management This program is designed to enhance graduate capabilities to meet future challenges in professional practice and up-skill knowledge over time.

Dealing with increased project complexity and the risks of unforeseen consequences and impacts requires that the management of projects adopt a broader approach.

Master of Professional Psychology This program ensures graduates are equipped with sound skills in ethical practice, assessment procedures and focused psychological treatments, ultimately preparing them for completion of the practicum placement.

L-R: Professor Peter Jones and Assistant Professor Christian Moro at the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching

BOND University has taken out two of only 13 national honours at the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

The awards, which are the nation’s most prestigious teaching awards, recognise brilliant teachers in Australian higher education.

Assistant Professor Christian Moro (Class of 2010) of Bond’s Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine (HSM) was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career category) for his use of innovative, creative and technology-enhanced curricula to engage science and medical students in a rich and interactive learning experience.

Many of the physiology and anatomy educational curricula created by Dr Moro, including applications, software and learning resources, are freely available and now utilised to enhance learning and teaching by tens of thousands of students and academics around the world.

The Bond University Kira Kira program, which has so far supported 240 medical, allied health and sustainable development students and faculty supervisors to engage with this Solomon Islands community through work-integrated placements, took out the Global Citizenship and Internationalisation Award for Programs that Enhance Learning.

James Fink, Professor Janie Smith, Associate Professor Dianne Reidlinger, Assistant Professor Nikki Milne, Ned Wales and Nikki Gommans.

Assistant Professor Moro said he was honoured to receive the Teaching Excellence Award.

“Today’s students expect quality learning experiences, so awards like these are very important as they focus on the ongoing development of teaching and encourage us, as educators, to continue to innovate and strive to do better in our pursuits.”

This latest award follows Dr Moro’s receipt of an “Australian Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning” in 2018.

Professor Peter Jones, who has been the driving force behind the Kira Kira initiative since it began in 2013, said the University should feel very proud of the program.

“Kira Kira is the perfect example of a highquality student experience that makes a real difference, delivers tangible benefits and creates a sustainable, lasting legacy for a community,” he said.

“Programs like Kira Kira instil a sense of global social responsibility in our students, making them more well-rounded practitioners and people.”

Students who participate in the Kira Kira program develop wide-ranging interprofessional skills in teamwork, leadership and resilience, in addition to profession-specific employability skills – plus the program delivers much-needed health care and infrastructure planning to a remote community.

Bond University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, said he was very proud that the University had received two of the 13 national honours awarded this year.

The Kira Kira program is led by Professor Peter Jones of HSM and involves an interdisciplinary team from across the University including Associate Professor

“These awards recognise our commitment to the highest levels of teaching quality, our global outlook and world-class student learning experience.”

“To receive not one, but two, of Australia’s premier awards for higher education is a brilliant achievement,” he said.

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CAROLINE’S

STREAM JOB

Caroline Morgan

Addicted to Netflix? You can blame Bond University alumna Caroline Morgan, the Director of Product Research and Consumer Insights at the streaming titan.

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CAMPUS NEWS IN THE lazy, hazy days between Christmas and New Year last December, Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

The drama allowed viewers to interact with the action on screen to choose what happened next, and was an instant worldwide smash. At the heart of Netflix’s team working on the top-secret project was Caroline Morgan – but for the 38-year-old, making her way to one of the world’s leading entertainment and media companies started with enrolling at Bond.

Los Gatos, California, where Netflix’s HQ is based, is a long way from Melbourne, where Belfast-born Ms Morgan grew up after immigrating from Northern Ireland at the age of 6. Her next big move was to Bond, on the Australia Day Scholarship.

“I remember a teacher walked me over to a notice board and showed me a flyer requesting applicants for Bond University scholarships. I didn’t have internet at home and the two computers in the school library were on dial-up and completely booked up, so the glossy picture of the Bond University campus and a Queensland address were really the only information I had to go on.”

Ms Morgan attended Bond from 1998 to 2001, completing a Bachelor of Communications and a Bachelor of Commerce. She has fond memories of her time here.

“I loved Bond. It really opened doors for me in so many ways. I left everything I knew in Melbourne and lived on campus for the majority of my time there, so Bond became my new world and it was a very immersive experience.

“I only ever had roommates from other countries and so developed friendships with people from all over the world and constantly overheard people speaking in foreign languages. I was so intrigued by the different life experiences everyone had, which made an indelible impression on me and started me on my path to considering the world as my future opportunity, versus returning back to Melbourne to slot into my old life.”

Now employed as Netflix’s Director of Product Research and Consumer Insights, Ms Morgan’s career began with stints at a media-focused market research consultancy in London, followed by more agency work and client-side positions with commercial giants Tesco, American Express and Samsung.

“Tesco taught me how to develop a customer-first mindset, American Express surrounded me with seasoned leaders who taught me how to take the long view on things, and Samsung was constantly changing, so I learnt how to pivot quickly to respond to changing needs of the company and innovation.”

Returning to Australia in 2014 to take up the Samsung role and reconnect with friends and family, Ms Morgan was phoned by a corporate headhunter in 2017. They were ringing on behalf of Netflix.

She took the call, and despite having no intentions to move, agreed to an interview, “for the practice”. Five phone calls and two full days of interviews in San Francisco later, her life had changed again.

“At the end of the second day I was offered the role, and I said ‘yes, I’ll need eight weeks to wrap up life in Australia.’

I spent the flight home wondering how I was going to tell my parents that I was accidentally off again.”

These days, Ms Morgan’s focus is firmly on making the Netflix experience as enjoyable as it can be for its 139 million paid members, in over 190 countries.

“Working on Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has been a career highlight for sure...

It’s exciting to be part of bringing this whole category of entertainment to Netflix – and the world.”

“At the heart of what I do is identifying where we should focus on improving the Netflix service for our global members so that they can get maximum enjoyment from the service. I do this by asking members to share their experience of interacting with our service. I then distill these interactions into insights for the product managers, engineers and designers.”

Netflix’s consumer insights team is spread across offices in the United States, Amsterdam and Singapore, and includes members who focus on markets in those regions, speak the local language and understand the nuances of the local culture.

That team gives Netflix valuable insights into the behaviour of customers across the globe, a task as complex as it is multifaceted, according to Ms Morgan.

“There are so many trends at play all the time. Some are in the early stages and some are nearing maturity while others are ‘reborn’ again and manifest themselves differently in each country or after changing world events.”

Worldwide, more people are demanding content that fits their schedule, and their choice of platform, Ms Morgan says.

“The desire for on-demand entertainment continues to grow at the same time as increasing device diversity. This means that members can start watching something on TV in the evening and then seamlessly transition over to their mobile during the morning commute the next day.”

As Netflix has moved to meet that demand, it’s thrown up some surprising insights.

“We noticed that members in some Asian markets had very long commute times and weren’t able to enjoy titles without disruption to their signal. So we introduced the download feature on mobile phones to meet this need. After this feature was launched, it was fascinating to see that members across the world were using this feature, signaling that it was a universally relevant need. So while we had picked up the need in India, it’s a very real benefit for commuters on the tube in London too.

This demonstrates that while trends can be picked-up in one part of the world, they can be just as relevant on the other side of the world.”

Much of Ms Morgan’s role is built around listening to feedback from people.

“A big part of my job is to listen to people talk about their impressions of products and brands and I’ve mostly worked for household names, so many dinner party conversations turn into unofficial focus groups about the company I work for.”

One thing Ms Morgan wasn’t able to discuss at dinner was Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a project shrouded in secrecy until its surprise launch, but one which Ms Morgan now rates as a career highlight.

“Working on Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has been a career highlight for sure. It was a very top secret project, so I didn’t tell anyone I was working on it until it came out. It’s exciting to be part of bringing this whole category of entertainment to Netflix – and the world.”

Ms Morgan finds meaning in her work through the opportunities it provides to connect Netflix customers with stories and storytellers.

Citing titles such as the Spanish La Casa de Papel and Sacred Games (India), she maintains it’s about more than just giving people something to watch from the couch - or as they choose what happens next on their morning commute to the office.

“Netflix is all about entertainment, but at the heart of what we’re trying to do is to connect people to stories and storytellers from around the world.”

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Employers of Bond graduates are the most satisfied in Australia EMPLOYERS of Bond University graduates are the most satisfied in Australia, a Federal Government survey shows.

Bond University ranked No.1 of 42 Australian universities in the government’s 2018 Employer Satisfaction Survey, released earlier this year.

Employers of graduates were quizzed on their hires’ technical skills, work readiness and generic skills.

Bond University Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students and Support Services) Alan Finch said the result reflected the emphasis the institution put on preparing students for their transition from university to work, and its close links with industry.

L-R: Lawyers and former Bond University students Blake Thomas and Emily MacDonald with MinterEllison Brisbane partner Dan Williams at the firm’s riverside offices.

“The boutique nature of Bond University means we can provide our students with personalised attention and support,” he said.

“We look for excellent legal skills and we certainly find them with the Bond students who we recruit.”

“Our academics know their students by name, their interests and career aspirations.”

One of those recruits, Blake Thomas (Class of 2016), graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2017 after a career in social work in Canada.

MinterEllison Brisbane partner Dan Williams said the international law firm had a longstanding relationship with the University.

“My impression of Bond graduates is that they’re very focused on career, keen to get through the degree efficiently and get into work,” Mr Williams said.

“I was helping homeless individuals struggling with addictions, so it was a big switch-up coming into this profession... I was very aware of what the real world is like but I really enjoyed the exposure we got at Bond to actual considerations of legal practice. It prepares you much more from day one,” Mr Thomas said.

Emily MacDonald (Class of 2013) is another former Bond University student working at MinterEllison after graduating with degrees in Law and Psychological Science. She was hired by the firm through a clerkship program during her penultimate year of studies.

“Minters have been really good in mentoring in the formal and informal sense and that’s made the transition (from university to work) a lot easier,” she said.

“You’re surrounded by people who are usually a lot more senior than you but are obviously invested in your development.”

GLOBAL MOOTING WIN FOR LAW STUDENTS L-R: Preksha Lukkhoo, Natalie Lesco, Amy Langley, Andrew Wallace

TAKING on teams from Canada’s top law schools, Bond University won the prestigious Wilson Moot in Toronto, Canada, earlier this year.

The mooting team of Amy Langley, Natalie Lesco, Preksha Lukkhoo and Andrew Wallace, not only won the moot, but also the award for best written submissions.

The four students are currently studying law here at Bond and travelled to Canada to participate in the moot in late February.

Competing against 12 other teams that were part of law schools throughout Canada, the students were judged by the Honourable Suzanne Côté of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable J. Michal Fairburn of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar of the Court of Appeal of Alberta.

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STUDENTS

TRIO CLAIM TOP SCHOLARSHIPS THE FEDERAL Government has awarded prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarships to three Bond University students.

Makaela Fehlhaber

Makaela Fehlhaber (Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of International Relations), Jacob Cookson (Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Biomedical Science) and James Rosengren (Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws) were recognised at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra.

The scholarships will allow the trio to study and undertake internships in the IndoPacific region.

In addition to the scholarship, Mr Rosengren was selected as the New Colombo Plan Fellow for India, recognising him as the top India scholar among the intake of 2019 students.

He will study in Delhi, learn Hindi, and hopes to secure an internship with a major Indian business.

James Rosengren

Jacob Cookson

Mr Rosengren said his interest in India was sparked by a trip to the subcontinent.

“When I travelled, I only had a glimpse of what these cultures were like, a glimpse of the lives they lead,” he said.

“My time in India barely scratched the surface in some regards, and that is why I believe the opportunity presented by this scholarship is so extraordinary.”

Ms Fehlhaber will study at the University of Malaya and research the legal implications of international commercial surrogacy arrangements and the use of IVF to conceive a child.

She will also undertake an internship in the area of human rights and learn the Malay language.

“Interning will allow me to gain a firsthand experience of the issues concerning international commercial surrogacy arrangements,” she said.

“This has been a prominent issue in Malaysia following the ‘Baby Gammy’ case. This area of law is still developing, particularly concerning the nationality of children conceived in these arrangements.”

Mr Cookson will study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and hopes to secure an internship at a top-tier law firm or at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. He will undertake Mandarin language training.

Mr Cookson is the Convenor of the Bond Aid Program which supports sustainable development in Nepal and said he was passionate about developing relations with the Indo-Pacific region.

“I was in the Bond University Student Association office when I found out (about his scholarship success).

“I got a message from Makaela that said, ‘I’M GOING TO MALAYSIA’ and so I checked my email right away.

“It took a moment for the news to sink in, but then I was jumping around the office!”

the scholarships in 2017, studying Law at Fudan University in China and then undertaking an internship with King & Wood Mallesons law firm in Shanghai.

As a result of the internship the company offered Ms Bramley a job in its Perth office and she has started a graduate law position with MinterEllison.

New Colombo Plan Scholarships are keenly sought by Australian students and are awarded annually to up to 120 high-achieving undergraduates who demonstrate leadership in their community.

“Interestingly this also came about because of Shanghai connections - I met two of MinterEllison’s Shanghai partners at an Aussie drinks event hosted by the Australian Consulate,” she said.

They spend one to three semesters in the Indo-Pacific region, proposing their own program in one of 40 eligible countries.

“They encouraged me to apply for a job in their Perth centre as one of them was from Perth.

The value of the scholarship can be more than $60,000.

“(The scholarship) certainly helped me to land the graduate job that I hoped for and provided me with practical corporate law experience.

The New Colombo Plan Scholarship aims to deepen Australia’s people-to-people and institutional relationships with the region and increase the number of work-ready Australian graduates with regional experience. Bond alumna Eve Bramley (Class of 2014) secured one of

“Aside from that, I had the most incredible time in Shanghai - I made the most amazing friends, had the ability to travel China and Asia and live in a fast-paced and exciting metropolitan city.”

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Dr Kenichi Ohmae

FORTY years ago, Dr Kenichi Ohmae used to ride to a pine forest at Robina where the international management guru would indulge his love of motorcycling.

In February this year, Dr Ohmae and his wife Jeannette returned to see his former motorbike playground transformed into a grand university, thanks in part to his support and foresight.

The man known as “Mr Strategy” was awarded an Honorary Doctorate, capping a decades-long association with Bond University and the Gold Coast.

Dr Ohmae, who is credited with introducing Japanese business strategies to the West, initially trained as a nuclear scientist but early in his career joined the international management consulting firm McKinsey and Company.

He went on to become an early commentator on globalisation, has written more than 400 books, ran for governor of Tokyo, and led an investigation into

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meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant following the tsunami in 2011.

The Economist has described him as “the only internationally renowned Japanese guru who is known for his thinking about strategy rather than about operations”.

In 1998 Dr Ohmae established Business Breakthrough (BBT) and, with Bond University, he co-developed an MBA degree tailored to the needs of modern Japanese businesses. The innovative BBT Global Leadership MBA, which was launched in 2001 and is taught to company executives, has produced more than 1100 graduates.

“Later, Alan Bond and Harunori Takahashi built this University, along with an industrial park. I was very interested in this operation.

“I thought it would be very nice to recruit students who would be studying basically in cyberspace, but at the same time visit Bond a few times a year.

“That program is the Bond-BBT Global Leadership program.”

Bond University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, described Dr Ohmae as an “innovative force in international education”.

“Bond is this year celebrating its 30th anniversary, and my interest in the Gold Coast is about 40 years (old),” Dr Ohmae said.

“For almost 20 years, Dr Ohmae has been a much-valued partner of Bond University and during this time he has forged strong and lasting relations between Australia and Japan,” Professor Brailsford said

“I built a condominium here on the Gold Coast and remember when the Bond University site was a pine forest, which was my motorbike practice area.

“He has made significant, strong and consistent contributions to management thinking, corporate strategy and international business. Across both East and

MR STRATEGY

Professor Tim Brailsford, Jeannette Ohmae & Dr Kenichi Ohmae with BBT Global Leadership MBA graduates Jeannette & Dr Kenichi Ohmae

West, from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to government ministers to university presidents, when Kenichi speaks, leaders listen.

“Bond is very proud to recognise Dr Ohmae’s contributions with this Honorary Doctorate.”

Dr Ohmae said: “I have been a part of the Bond Family for years. The Honorary Doctorate from Bond University is a huge surprise.

“I am indebted to the many people at Bond who believed in the BBT’s Global Leadership MBA program and helped nurture its success,” he said.

“I hope we continue as the Bond-BBT family for many years to come and forge strong and lasting relationship to produce future global leaders.”

Dr Ohmae attended Waseda University (Bachelor of Science, 1966), the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Master of Science,

“I hope we continue as the Bond-BBT family for many years to come and forge a strong and lasting relationship to produce future global leaders.”

1968) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in Nuclear Engineering, 1970).

In 1987, he received the Pio Manzu medal from the President of Italy for his contribution to management strategy.

He joined Hitachi as a senior design engineer working on Japan’s prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor but went to McKinsey in 1972, becoming a member of the Directors’ Committee from 1980 to 1994 and a member of its Executive Committee from 1980 until 1986.

Notre Dame University in the US awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 1995.

He co-founded McKinsey’s strategic management practice and served companies in a wide spectrum of industries including industrial and consumer electronics, finance, telecommunications, food and chemicals. His board appointments have included Nike and Soft Bank.

Dr Ohmae holds or has held several highlevel academic appointments at some of the world’s leading educational institutions including Stanford University and UCLA.

Dr Ohmae became Chairman of BBT last year and has been an Honorary Adjunct Professor at the Bond Business School since 2012.

He is also a Trustee of the University and is a familiar figure at Bond Graduation ceremonies.

He describes the Gold Coast as his second home.

“Every time I am here on the Gold Coast, I jetski and I walk through Coombabah for one hour every morning,” he said.

“This morning I saw kangaroos and koalas there, which was a fantastic experience.

I love the Gold Coast -- it is paradise on earth.”

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MEET THE NEW ALUMNI LEADERS DEREK Cronin (Class of 1989) has been reappointed for a second term as Chair of the Alumni Advisory Board for 2019-20.

Derek Cronin

Mr Cronin is a Partner at Cronin Miller Litigation and a member of Bond University’s foundation cohort of students in May 1989.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1991 and is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. Mr Cronin has served on the Alumni Advisory Board since its inception in 2014.

Other members of the board include: Ed Brockhoff (Class of 2002) is General Manager, Operations, at Ollie Pets, a US company that delivers personalised, humangrade pet food.

Previously, he worked at the International Center for Transitional Justice in New York, Save the Children in the Kimberley region of WA, and Associate to Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia.

Helena Franco

Tim Tews

Jason Pohl

Sachiko Kokue

Tanille Turner

Ed Brockhoff

Mr Brockhoff studied at Bond University on a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of International Relations.

He later attended Colombia University in New York on a Bond Alumni Scholarship and graduated with a Masters in Public Administration.

Jason Pohl (Class of 2007) is a board member of Global Masters Limited and an investment analyst at ECP Asset Management.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce and last year graduated with an MBA (High Distinction) and was the 2018 Valedictorian. He has been admitted to the NSW Supreme Court.

The Pohl family are keen supporters of the University and both of Jason’s brothers are Bond graduates.

His middle brother, Jared Pohl (Class of 2002), is a member of the Transformer Advisory Council, while Jason’s father, Dr Manny Pohl, is a member of the University Council.

Tanille Turner (Class of 2009) is the Investigator, Professional Conduct at the College of Nurses of Ontario -- the regulatory body for the nursing profession in Ontario, Canada.

Bond University Alumni Committee in Toronto.

company that designs and builds turn-key, embedded interface solutions.

When she is not working or networking with fellow alumni, Tanille gives back to her community by connecting with young people in her local Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter.

He graduated with a Master of Project Management and an MBA in 2017.

Helena Franco (Class of 2013) is a Resident Medical Officer at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane.

She completed her Doctor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Medical Studies in 2017 and was awarded the Young Alumni Award in 2018.

She graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2012 and is a Barrister and Solicitor living in Toronto.

Dr Franco is an Honorary Adjunct Teaching Fellow at Bond University and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland.

She has previously served as the President and is now an Executive Member of the

Tim Tews (Class of 2015) is the General Manager of Tews Technologies, a German

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Mr Tews is President of the German Alumni Committee and a former Student Ambassador.

Sachiko Kokue (Class of 2014) is Internal Controls Manager for DHL Supply Chain in Japan.

She is in charge of internal control and financial assurance for Japan and Korea, and also compliance and audit for Japan.

Ms Kokue graduated with an MBA in 2016.

Prior to her appointment at DHL, Ms Kokue was in supply chain management for Du Pont and Uniqlo, where she was also an internal auditor.

L-R: Professor Derek Carson, Senior Constable Lucy Taylor and Professor Keitha Dunstan

ON THE FRONTLINES OF EQUALITY WITH a tour to the frontlines of Afghanistan behind her and a challenging police career ahead, Lucy Taylor thought motherhood would be a ‘’walk in the park”. It turned out to be a tougher test than the Taliban.

Senior Constable Taylor was the guest speaker at an International Women's Day function hosted by the Bond University Women's Network in March.

The Brisbane woman was 21 when she joined the Royal Australian Air Force and was identified as a potential signals operator linguist.

“The recruiters couldn’t tell me what I'd be doing. They just pretty much said it was secret squirrel stuff,” she told the crowd in the Princeton Room.

“I can't imagine now, at nearly 35, signing up for a job for six years and not being able to leave and not actually having a clue about what you're going to be doing day to day.”

A bullying male corporal dogged her through recruit school but she stuck it out and went to work with the Australian Signals Directorate, learning four languages to analyse information obtained covertly from overseas interests.

She would go on to become a human intelligence operator – an expert in obtaining information from people face-toface – and was told she would be deploying to Afghanistan for seven months.

She stepped off a plane at Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE in August 2010 and underwent more training before travelling to the giant US base at Kandahar and on to Tarin Kowt.

Senior Constable Taylor was the only woman in a team of 12, working seven days a week in a cramped room “with an inch of dust on every single surface”.

“At night it was often so cold we slept in the shipping containers in our jackets,” she said.

“It was nerve-wracking having a shower because the shower blocks weren't rocketproof, so when a rocket alert was sounded you had nowhere to go.

“Several months earlier a Dutch female soldier had died in this circumstance.”

Senior Constable Taylor went on patrols “outside the wire” with a female engagement team, speaking to local women.

“They wanted to be able to drive, they wanted to be able to find somewhere for medical treatment that was less than four days' walk away, and yet their No.1 request was for makeup,” she said.

“So many villages had injured children who had fallen into fires, but the mothers were too scared to bring them onto base for treatment because they knew they would be killed if the Taliban found out.”

Senior Constable Taylor helped foil a Taliban plot to bomb Australian soldiers, thanks to a local contact.

“He had been coerced by the Taliban to lay an IED in the path of an incoming Australian patrol.

“He rang me directly after he planted it and he was terrified about what was going to happen. I convinced this person to covertly cut the wire but to place it under a large rock to make it look like the wire was taut.”

“The Australian patrol walked through the area less than 10 minutes later.

“The person went through the motions of pulling the wire in front of the Taliban who were watching it and it failed.”He saved the entire Australian patrol.”

Two Australians were killed during her deployment and Senior Constable Taylor said she returned home a different person, eventually joining the Queensland Police Service and giving birth to a son in October 2017.

“I'd weathered a deployment to Afghanistan, a number of high stress incidents in the police and I thought having a baby -- apparently the most natural thing to do -- would be a walk in the park. But it wasn't,” she said.

“Three months after my son was born, I seriously considered driving my car into a tree. Luckily through the vast information available about post natal depression, I was able to identify that something was very wrong.

“I was that parent: the one who had to leave their baby in the cot, shut the door, and go outside and cry and calm down, just to keep the baby safe.

“I've come a long way since then and obviously things are a lot better.

“I've come to the realisation you never really know how strong or weak you are until you try something for the first time, and that whatever your reaction may be, you'll find a way to get yourself through it and learn something about yourself in the process.”

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THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW “Bond is a serious player in academia in this country and I’m looking forward to being part of the next chapter of the Bond University story.”

Executive Dean Health Sciences and Medicine Professor Nick Zwar

PROFESSOR Nick Zwar has been appointed as Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Medicine, to drive the University’s ambitious interdisciplinary education and research agenda in medicine, allied health and sports science.

Professor Zwar has extensive experience in health and the tertiary sector as a leading educator, researcher and practitioner.

His previous roles include Dean of Medicine at the University of Wollongong and Professor of General Practice and Deputy Dean (Education) at the University of New South Wales.

During his academic career, Professor Zwar has maintained involvement in clinical practice, working part time as a general practitioner for over 30 years.

He has contributed to, and led the development of, several sets of Australian and international clinical practice guidelines and has over 200 peer-reviewed publications.

Professor Zwar’s research into the prevention and management of chronic illness, with a focus on respiratory and cardiovascular disease, is internationally renowned.

His other clinical, teaching and research interests include tobacco control, sleep disorders, immunisation and travel health.

Professor Zwar said the diversity of Bond’s Health Sciences and Medicine faculty initially attracted him to the role.

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“I think one of the great challenges of healthcare in the future is providing teambased care. People need to work together as a team on complicated problems that require skills from a variety of backgrounds, so a faculty that has basic medical and health sciences as well as medicine, allied health and exercise and sports science, makes sense for the future of healthcare,” he said.

Professor Zwar said the Faculty’s research, in particular the international reputation and top-level academic clout of the University’s Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice (CREBP) was also a drawcard.

“CREBP has the international expertise in sustainable and value-based healthcare, meeting the needs of an ageing population with multiple health issues,” he said.

“Its focus on wellbeing as well as illness, encouraging healthy living and making wise choices about the use of medicines, medical services and health services is innovative and industry-leading.”

The evolution of CREBP into the Institute of Evidence Based Healthcare planned for later this year will further enhance its capacity and impact.

“My focus as Executive Dean will be on maintaining and enhancing the quality of the student experience and continuing to push the boundaries of the learning environment through interdisciplinary education, personalised learning, health simulation and technology enhanced learning.

“New and innovative post-graduate programs and undergraduate offerings will be an area of focus, as will the development of our research.

“As a small institution we need to grow research through strategic partnerships - especially those that link closely to our expertise in evidence-based practice and other niche areas of research including stem cell research, urology and sports science.”

Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, said Professor Zwar’s skills and experience aligned perfectly with the University’s focus.

“Nick is a particularly good fit for Bond given his background in general practice, synergies with our research strengths and his experience and focus on education,” he said.

“2019 is a milestone year for the University - and Health in particular - with the extension of the building and expansion of the CREBP Research facility.

“The Executive Dean of Health Sciences and Medicine will play a pivotal leadership role in our growth and expansion and it is with great pleasure that I welcome Nick to the Bond community.”

Professor Zwar steps into the role previously held by Professor Helen Chenery. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Adelaide, Master of Public Health from University of Sydney and PhD from University of Newcastle.

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ISOZAKI’S ARCH DE TRIOMPHE THE JAPANESE architect who designed the original buildings at Bond University, including the landmark Arch, has received the highest honour in world architecture.

Arata Isozaki was named the winner of the Pritzker Prize in March.

The announcement came on the eve of Bond University’s 30th anniversary celebrations in May. Mr Isozaki was brought in to work on the University by Japanese property developer Harunori Takahashi, who co-founded Bond with Australian businessman Alan Bond.

The Arch, which houses the University’s executive administration, Faculty of Society and Design and John and Alison Kearney Library is the central feature of his design and draws inspiration from Constantine’s Triumphal Arch in Rome, built in 315AD.

The Pritzker jury said Mr Isozaki pioneered the “understanding that the need for architecture is both global and local”.

“Possessing a profound knowledge of architectural history and theory, and embracing the avant-garde, he never merely replicated the status quo,” the jury said.

Mr Isozaki also designed the Qatar National Convention Centre, Nara Centennial Hall in Japan and the Shanghai Symphony Hall in China, among more than 100 major projects.

He has said growing up near Hiroshima, which was destroyed by an atomic bomb

in 1945, taught him how homes and cities could be rebuilt.

“It was in complete ruins and there was no architecture, no buildings and not even a city,” he said.

“Only barracks and shelters surrounded me. So my first experience of architecture was the void of architecture, and I began to consider how people might rebuild their homes and cities.”

Previous winners of the coveted prize include Jorn Utzon who designed the Sydney Opera House. Mr Isozaki will be awarded a prize of US$100,000 in May at a ceremony at the Château de Versailles in France.

Michael Keniger, Professor of Architecture at the Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University, said: “The strong axial symmetry of the building, together with its refined sculpted forms, shaded colonnades and use of sandstone combines elements of classical Western traditions with Japanese sensibility.

“This approach resounds with comments made by the Pritzker prize jury that commended Isozaki’s ability to have brought together lessons from cultures worldwide throughout his career.”

L-R: Robin Gibson, Arata Isozaki, Daryl Jackson and Brian Orr on the University site in 1987

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PODCAST ON OUTBACK MYSTERY EARNS A WALKLEY AWARD BOND University academic Caroline Graham (Class of 2003) has won a prestigious Walkley award for her hugely successful podcast Lost in Larrimah.

Senior Teaching Fellow Caroline Graham

Graham, a Senior Teaching Fellow, claimed the best radio/audio feature with Kylie Stevenson and Eric George at the 63rd annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

The six-part podcast series rocketed to No.1 on the Australian iTunes chart and No.12 internationally, as Graham and Stevenson travelled to Larrimah in the Northern Territory to explore the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty, one of 12 residents of the tiny Outback town.

The podcast has since been optioned by HBO and Orange is the New Black executive producer Sara Lee Hess.

“A lot of people took a risk on it. We were so excited to be nominated, let alone win,” said Ms Graham.

“The other two entries that were nominated are fantastic and people we have admired for a long time, so just to be in that company is extraordinary.

“Podcasts are so evocative, it is so intimate, it transports you there. We took a risk on the story and we obviously connected with it really deeply.

“People in Larrimah have been really excited about it. It is a bit bittersweet because we are coming up to the one-year anniversary of Paddy’s disappearance.

“It’s not just his story, it’s the town’s history.

For Larrimah, it is really exciting. The town has such an important history and its residents are such extraordinary people, so we wanted to pay tribute to one part of the Aussie way of life, which is in danger of disappearing too.”

The investigation into the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty is ongoing. Ms Graham implored anyone with new information to present it to police.

“Police have had new calls and new information as a result of the podcast,” said Ms Graham.

“If anyone is travelling through Larrimah or have new information, police are still actively seeking information.”

Emily Bradfield was among a group of Ms Graham’s Bond University journalism students invited to help work on the project.

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“Podcasts are so evocative, it is so intimate, it transports you there. We took a risk on the story and we obviously connected with it really deeply.”

“I’ve always loved podcasts and Caroline asked if we were interested in getting involved. It was such an incredible experience,” Ms Bradfield said.

Territory, South Australia and looking into Western Australia. We came close a couple of times, but unfortunately we couldn’t find her.”

“It was great to see the inside workings of the podcast and the success of the podcast and more attention brought to Paddy’s story.

Bond University Executive Dean, Faculty of Society & Design, Professor Derek Carson said: “I am delighted for our colleague Caroline and for our journalism students who contributed as researchers to the Lost in Larrimah project.

“Just learning how big these projects are and how much work is involved was my big takeaway from the project.

“I love podcasts, so being involved in this project has only fuelled the fire for me even more.

“I was researching, and our big project was trying to find Paddy’s dog. We called and emailed most pound facilities in Northern

“This is an excellent example of the creative and supportive environment we have here at Bond and of the opportunity our students have to collaborate with staff at the very top of their game”.

Lost in Larrimah also won an NT Media Award for best TV/audio feature.

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ROB’S BIG BREAK

IN HIS day job, Rob Layton teaches journalism students the power of iPhones to document the world around them.

After hours, he uses his phone underwater to photograph and film the ocean at Burleigh Heads, where the Senior Teaching Fellow can be found most mornings before starting work at Bond University.

One film - Falling, Not Waving - won a Silver Award for Best Mobile Short in the Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles in November and will now be broadcast by The Short Film Show on Sky UK. The film features mesmerising underwater scenes and was shot on an iPhone8Plus and edited on an iPad. “I’ve been researching mobile journalism at Bond University for three years, specialising in computational smartphone photography and underwater filmmaking, and teaching it for the past two,” Mr Layton said.

“Using an iPhone for broadcast and cinematic quality filming is widely accepted at organisations around the world, including at the BBC, but many people don’t realise that smartphones can also be used underwater.

“People are amazed when I show them footage of zigzagging surfboards I’ve filmed from underneath, or of dawn light through a spiralling wave vortex as fish swim by.”

Senior Teaching Fellow Rob Layton

Mr Layton said he got his first point-and-shoot underwater camera when he was 17 but was not able to pursue serious underwater photography or filmmaking because he could not afford professional equipment.

“Now all my photography and filmmaking is done exclusively with iPhone because it is affordable and always with me,” he said.

“Mobile journalism is growing because of this. The iPhone is a complete resource. Journalists can research their stories on the same device that they use to film and produce those stories.

“This is the basis of my PhD, as I create a series of documentaries in and out of the water at Burleigh Heads, shot and edited entirely on mobile.”

“The MojoFest team asked me to share my underwater smartphone filming experiences, so I’ll be running workshops in Galway, Ireland in June,” Mr Layton said.

Mr Layton uses a waterproof housing while filming in the water.

“They will start with theory in the classroom followed by practical learning in the pool at the National University of Ireland. I’m hoping to also run some classes on computational smartphone photography, if we can fit it into the program.

“I can even play back my videos while I’m still in the water to ensure I got the shot, or to show to the surfers I’ve filmed while they are paddling back out. This fosters goodwill among the surfing crew as I can AirDrop my clips with anyone I’ve filmed back in the carpark,” he said.

Falling, Not Waving has also caught the attention of MojoFest, the world’s largest mobile journalism conference.

“The modest achievements I’ve made through my iPhoneography have opened up the world to me. There’s truly never been a better time to be a mobile storyteller.”

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PROFESSOR RECEIVES MAJOR GRANT TO TACKLE HEALTH CRISIS TWO new suicide prevention treatments will be trialled on the Gold Coast under a $560,000 grant aimed at tackling a health crisis that kills twice as many Australians as road crashes.

Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) has announced the grant will go to a research team headed by Professor Chris Stapelberg, the Chair in Mental Health for Bond University and Gold Coast Health.

The money is part of $2.3 million in funding announced by the SPA to four research projects across four states. The grants are the first to be awarded from the Australian Government’s National Suicide Prevention Research Fund.

Professor Stapelberg will lead a multinational team including academics and researchers from Gold Coast Health’s Mental Health and Specialist Services, as well as the University of Rochester in the United States and the University of Bern in Switzerland.

The project, to begin this year, will run for three years and will focus on Gold Coast patients presenting through emergency departments and community health settings with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

Professor Stapelberg said he and his colleagues were delighted at the support from SPA. “We’re very grateful to them, and we’re very excited to get started on this important project.”

Professor Chris Stapelberg

“This is one of those research projects that we hope will have a very clear path to translation, which means we go from research to reality in a relatively short space of time.”

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Professor Stapelberg said suicide prevention was at the forefront of healthcare in Australia.

“It’s an issue that is increasingly receiving attention. Suicide is the leading cause of death among all people 15-44 years of age in Australia and it’s a substantial challenge worldwide.”

He was hopeful the project would quickly make a positive difference.

“This is one of those research projects that we hope will have a very clear path to translation, which means we go from research to reality in a relatively short space of time.

“If we can show that one of the interventions is really effective, then we can incorporate that into the treatment that we offer to consumers seeking our help.”

The study involves training health service staff to roll out two new psychological interventions for people arriving at the hospital with a suicidal presentation.

On trial will be a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) intervention, alongside an Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP).

CBT aims to help a person identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and learn practical self-help strategies.

ASSIP therapy allows a person to tell the story of the suicide attempt and what led up to it, which is recorded. The person and their therapist sit together and watch the video-recorded story, providing an opportunity for both to jointly reflect and to come to an understanding of the personal vulnerabilities and needs that are related to the person’s life-threatening crisis.

Individual long-term goals and strategies are then developed to be used in case of a future critical situation.

Participation in the study is voluntary.

Results will be compared to a third control group which will receive the health service’s standard Suicide Prevention Pathway.

Joining Professor Stapelberg as chief investigators on the project are three Gold Coast-based colleagues – Dr Kathryn Turner, Dr Sabine WoerwagMehta and Dr Sarah Walker, alongside Associate Professor Anthony Pisani from the University of Rochester, and Emeritus Professor Konrad Michel, as well as Associate Investigator Dr Anja GysinMaillart, from the University of Bern.

SPA Chief Executive Nieves Murray said a better understanding of suicide was critical in order to prevent it.

“Suicide is so complex. Why do people attempt or die by suicide, why are some people more at risk than others, what crisis interventions work and why, how can we help people to manage their suicide ideation over the long-term, so they can live full, productive lives? These are the types of questions we’re all asking.”

If you are experiencing problems, help is available at Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36.

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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEMENTIA CARE A RESEARCHER has been awarded funding to support the expression of sexuality by older people with dementia in long-term care.

Associate Professor Cindy Jones of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine secured the grant from the Dementia Australia Research Foundation.

Dr Jones will use the money to develop and evaluate a tool to improve the care and support of people with dementia from a person-centred approach.

Knowledge gained from the tool will allow health professionals to extend care into a previously neglected and stigmatised area via developing and revising guidelines for practice, such as care plans and procedures.

This work will enable the facilitation of care environments that are supportive of the verbalisation and expression of sexual preference, need and desire by people living with dementia.

Dr Jones said discussions with stakeholders and a review of literature had highlighted the limited work undertaken on the mostly neglected and stigmatised subject.

“The ability of people living with dementia to express their sexuality is important to their physical and sexual health, quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing,” she said.

“This project will help professionals in aged care to understand and honour the sexual preferences of older adults, particularly those living with dementia, who have often been overlooked in the past.

“Relevant care staff need to be more equipped to start these conversations and make progress in this area.”

Associate Professor Cindy Jones

The grant was one of 17 totalling $1 million awarded by the Dementia Australia Research Foundation.

Foundation Chair, Professor Graeme Samuel, said the grants provided a valuable opportunity to researchers who wanted to make a difference in the field of dementia.

“These grants are highly competitive and sought-after...

Research into dementia is now more important than ever.”

“We are investing in the next generation of Australian researchers who will be among those tackling some of the biggest challenges in this field,” he said.

“These grants are highly competitive and sought-after in the research sector.”

Professor Samuel said that without a medical breakthrough, the number of Australians with dementia is expected to increase to almost 1.1 million by 2058.

“Research into dementia is now more urgent than ever,” he said.

CHANCELLOR HEADS NUCLEAR SCIENCE BOARD BOND University Chancellor The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC has been appointed Chairperson of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Board.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews congratulated Dr Bennett on her appointment for a fiveyear term.

Dr Bennett has served on boards related to the scientific, medical research, health and legal sectors. Previously she led the Federal Government’s medical research funding body as the Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council.

She also served as Pro-Chancellor of the Australian National University and holds part-time positions as the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW and Commissioner with the NSW Law Reform Commission.

Chancellor Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC

Ms Andrews said Dr Bennett’s experience would help strengthen connections between ANSTO and universities.

“This is particularly important as ANSTO develops its innovation precinct at Lucas Heights,” the Minister said.

“I look forward to Dr Bennett’s contributions in leading ANSTO.”

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STARTUPS DUKE IT OUT Bond entrepreneurs take centre stage at Pitch@Palace His Royal Highness Prince Andrew Duke of York

IT IS NOT every day up-and-coming entrepreneurs get the royal stamp of approval but for three Bondies, meeting the Duke of York was just one of the highlights of Pitch@Palace.

The Duke visited the Bond campus in November for the Queensland finals of his Pitch@Palace entrepreneurship competition.

The global event, now in its fifth year, was set up by the Duke to amplify and accelerate the work of entrepreneurs. It guides, helps and connects early-stage businesses with potential supporters including CEOs, influencers, mentors and business partners.

The winners of each national event get to attend Pitch@Palace Global at a Royal palace each December.

Bond was well-represented at the Australian finals in Brisbane by staff, students and alumni.

Master of Architecture student Emma Sommerville (Class of 2017) made the final with her ethical, sustainable clothing label Folktribe.

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Alongside her were Bond University Assistant Professor of Aboriginal Health, Clinton Schultz, and alumnus Joseph Marcus (Class of 2012).

Mr Schultz was pitching his Sobah brand of non-alcoholic craft beer, infused with traditional indigenous ingredients, while Mr Marcus presented his AirBands blood flow restriction fitness training devices.

Bond University President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Tim Brailsford was MC for the Australian final.

While none of the Bondies made it through to the palace, all three valued their Pitch@ Palace experience.

Ms Sommerville said she was now able to better network to help grow Folktribe.

“It’s really allowed me to go out there and meet people and instead of just talking to them and being a bit reserved, I can go out there and really try and get those connections.”

For Mr Schultz, Sobah has been in discussions with UK supermarket giant

Tesco to stock his product in its world beer range.

Mr Marcus said experiencing Pitch@Palace had been a huge boost to his business, and he had particularly benefited from the work he did with a business mentor while at the Pitch@Palace bootcamp.

During his time at Bond, the Duke took a tour of the campus including the University’s entrepreneurial hub, The Transformer, before meeting with the Queensland finalists.

He told the national finalists he was impressed with the entrepreneurial spirit he witnessed.

“The number of start-ups and problem solving going on here is extraordinary and it’s really encouraging.

“I would like people to have a cultural experience of enterprise and entrepreneurship during their education.

They should be enjoying playing in an enterprising fashion.”

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2. L-R: Joseph Marcus from Uptek, Emma Sommerville from Folktribe and Clinton Schultz from Sobah.

3. Vice Chancellor and President Professor Tim Brailsford emceeing at the Australian Pitch@Palace final 4. Bondies welcome Duke of York to campus 5. Duke of York shares a joke with a Bond student, Mark Johnman and Pitch@ Palace entrant Ryan Carroll

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Igo Gari and Debora Kocak

CRUSADE TO SAVE CORAL REEFS REWARDED WITH FUNDING ONE of the greatest threats to the world’s oceans – discarded plastic – is being used to regrow damaged coral reefs in Papua New Guinea.

Hiri, a project of Bond University students Igo Gari and Debora Kocak, uses recycled plastics and other waste items to build “coral frames”.

Coral fragments are taken from healthy reefs and attached to the frames, allowing the coral to grow and eventually be used to replenish areas affected by overfishing or other damage. Hiri also engages with communities throughout the Pacific, educating them about “coral gardening” and raising awareness of the importance of coral reefs.

Locals are taught how to clean and maintain the reefs as well as how they can continue to replant coral frames into the future. Healthier reefs lead to more fish, which provides food for the villages, while Hiri also pays a monthly wage to locals to monitor the progress of the reefs.

Hiri is a traditional Papua New Guinean term for trading voyage and Gari and Kocak both have connections to PNG. Mr Gari was born there, while Ms Kocak has lived in the country.

Ms Kocak said one of the main benefits of Hiri was that it made use of plastics that would otherwise damage the environment.

“The beauty with this is, we can use a lot of the materials that are needed to build these coral farms with just common plastics or common waste items ... so anything from using a Coke bottle to some PVC pipes.”

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Mr Gari has spent more than 10 years working for the PNG Government on rural development projects, but felt he could do more to help his local community. The coral reef conservation idea is part of his PhD in sustainability, focusing on rural livelihoods.

Last year, Mr Gari returned to his local village of Tubusereia within Bootless Bay where he ran a pilot program, conducting tests, building frames, and showing residents how the Hiri system worked. Local fishermen have since reported fish species increasing in numbers within the coral nurseries.

Mr Gari and Ms Kocak are now looking for volunteers as well as potential investors to help them plan further trips to PNG where they can run on-site training programs for local residents looking to help restore coral reefs. Ms Kocak said educating PNG residents and empowering them to become aware of environmental issues was a key part of Hiri’s strategy.

“The way we’re looking at it, it’s like what they did back in Africa: you don’t give a starving village a bunch of food, you give them the tools and the ways of making their own food, and therefore you build sustainability.”

The pair hope that once Hiri is established, the business model will be able to be replicated globally.

“It’s not just Solomon Islands and Fiji and PNG, it (degradation) is happening all over the world, even in Cairns. These things can be applied anywhere. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a PNG village, but it is a good start,” Ms Kocak said.

Their efforts have recently received a boost through a $12,700 grant from the Abu Dhabi-based Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, which allowed them to this year upscale their work in PNG. The pair will sign a Voluntary Conservation Agreement with the rural communities surrounding Bootless Bay, ensuring the area will be recognised as a fish sanctuary.

Mr Gari also presented at the Reef Futures 2018 conference in Florida late last year, and was rewarded with one of three Coral Restoration Learning Exchange Awards from the Coral Restoration Consortium.

The award allows Mr Gari to travel to Sulawesi in Indonesia in September, where he will work on a local coral restoration project. Mr Gari has also been accepted to give a presentation at the Australian Coral Reef Society Conference in May and has been nominated for the UN Equator Prize.

And in further recognition for the fledgling project, Hiri was recently named as Bond University’s contestant in the global finals of the World’s Challenge Challenge competition, to be held later this year in Canada.

SUPPORT THE PROJECT If you would like to learn more, donate or collaborate with Igo and Debora, please reach out to them via: http://www.hiricoral.com/ or email team@hiricoral.com.

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LAD FROM NEVERTIRE’S FIGHT AGAINST ROAD FATIGUE

EMPOWERMENT IN THE BAG

Hugh Maxey

Megan Winter

MEGAN Winter hopes a simple cotton bag is enough to carry the hopes and dreams of Sri Lankan women trying to make a better life for themselves.

AN OUTBACK student’s quest to develop a micro-sleep detector after a devastating car crash left his mate a paraplegic is being backed by Bond University.

Hugh Maxey of Nevertire in NSW has secured a Transformer Scholarship that will connect him to entrepreneurs and business experts who will help him develop his idea.

The former boarder at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth is motivated by his school rugby teammate Harrison Frear, who remains in a Sydney hospital after falling asleep at the wheel on his way to work in October last year.

“Harrison is a big driving force for me,” Mr Maxey said.

“Before his accident we were playing rugby together, went to the school formal, just high on life.”

Mr Maxey, 18, said several carmakers already had systems to monitor driver alertness, including ECG monitors built into seatbelts.

“What I’m proposing is more of a sensor of last resort, monitoring eye activity,” he said.

“Being from a remote area, there’s lots of travel.

“I’d have to drive five hours to and from boarding school and sometimes you might be up and back in one day, so that’s 10 hours on the road.

“Fatigue is really a big risk.”

Mr Maxey is studying a Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce

having moved from Nevertire, 120km northwest of Dubbo, where his parents and siblings farm wheat and run cattle and sheep.

“It looks a bit like Mars out there at the moment because there hasn’t been rain for a long time,” he said.

“Coming to Bond, it was definitely very different to what other people in my family have done.

“They were a bit cautious about whether it was the right decision at the start but once they’d come up here and had a look for themselves they were a lot more supportive of it.”

Mr Maxey said moving from a western town of 225 people to a city on the beach had been an eye-opening experience.

“I had my first rowing session yesterday and absolutely loved it,” he said.

Ms Winter has set up The Good Bag Project after travelling to Sri Lanka with a friend earlier this year, and briefly staying in the remote village of Digana.

“We only stayed for one night, but we met some women there who told us that the only opportunity for basically everyone in the town was to work in a dolomite mine, including the women. They were so keen to be able to get out of that because obviously it’s quite dangerous and very tough,” Ms Winter says.

Ms Winter came up with The Good Bag Project to allow the women in Digana to create sewn cotton bags to be on-sold. Other village women will hand-paint the bags using designs created by Ms Winter’s travel partner, Jessica McEwin, who is a graphic designer.

Once complete, the bags are sent to Ms Winter, to dispatch them to purchasers, who will be able to buy them off the internet, at www.thegoodbagproject.com. Ms Winter, a digital marketer by trade, is also setting up a Facebook and Instagram presence for The Good Bag Project.

Mr Maxey said his friend Mr Frear was one his biggest backers.

“We set up the social channels so people can follow the journey. We’re going to share the story of the orders coming through, the women sewing and painting the bags, and we’ll let our followers know how the funds and proceeds are used.

“He thinks (the micro-sleep detector) is a great idea,” Mr Maxey said.

“It’s just a way of linking people back to the project so they can keep an eye on it.”

“He’s still in hospital in Sydney. I haven’t seen him in person since the event due to the big distances between us but we’ve been FaceTiming and calling.

The business was launched to coincide with International Women’s Day.

“I’m looking to get some part-time work, exploring some sport and seeing what’s out there.”

“An accident like his can happen to anyone, anytime.

Ms Winter is running The Good Bag Project alongside her day job, but is not taking any payment for her work, instead preferring to use it as a way to give something back.

“When you’re fatigued your reaction times and critical thinking skills aren’t in perfect order.”

Ms Winter also works with Bond University mentoring students through the University’s Transformer business accelerator program.

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PUTTING LAW IN ORDER “The one thing that we’ve always had in our mind is that we’re trying to create a better legal industry.”

Warwick Walsh

PUT Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke and American marketing expert Don Peppers in a room, get them to discuss business in front of an eager audience, and there’s bound to be some sort of reaction.

For Warwick Walsh (Class of 1997), that reaction was quitting his job and setting up Lawcadia, a company which is changing the way businesses interact with their legal service providers, and can already count Westpac and the Gold Coast City Council among its clients.

Mr Walsh and three of his Lawcadia colleagues outlined their company’s journey when they spoke at Bond University. All four were previous Bond University students.

Mr Walsh said he decided about five years ago that he did not want to be a lawyer for the rest of his life, and would rather start a business.

The first steps down that path came when he attended a business forum in Sydney, examining the future of work.

After hearing Wozniak, Bernanke and Peppers speak at the forum, three months later Mr Walsh quit his job to start up Lawcadia.

He said Lawcadia provided cloud-based software to sit between clients and law firms to manage engagement, scope and budget, with the aim of delivering process improvements, alongside analytics and reporting.

“We felt the pain around the way lawyers manage scope and budget and the need for clients to get more and more value in what is globally a low-growth world, was big enough for people to actually change the way they engage lawyers.”

Mr Walsh said business-to-customer technology companies like Google, IBM and Facebook had changed the dynamics around business interactions, and as millennials and people from that sector made their way into the world of business, it would change the way traditional businesses operated.

He said the need to do things differently was no reflection on those people already working in the legal industry.

“I think lawyers are very very good at what they do, they provide good service, but lawyers in law firms now, they generate their own leads, they do their own selling, they have to get work through their network, they have to chase their own accounts.”

Mr Walsh also noted that many lawyers were not trained in project management and did not keep their clients up to date on where their fees were up to.

“The one thing that we’ve always had in our mind is that we’re trying to create a better legal industry.”

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Matthew Beecher

MATT’S REEL ADVENTURE

MATTHEW Beecher (Class of 2015) has criss-crossed the globe working on Hollywood films but it took a fellow explorer to lead him back to the Gold Coast and his alma mater.

Mr Beecher graduated with a Bachelor of Film and Television Production in 2007, going on to work in commercials, television, and feature films.

His career has taken him around the world – in the past five years, Mr Beecher has worked in London, Namibia, South Africa, Sydney, Montreal, China, and Hawaii.

Recently he was based on the Gold Coast working on the new Dora the Explorer feature film, in addition to collaborating with fellow Bond alumni Harrison Norris (Class of 2013) and Emily Tate (Class of 2013) at creative agency Proxi VR. During his time back on the Coast late last year, Mr Beecher visited campus to talk to students about a career working on blockbusters such as Mad Max: Fury Road, the Jason Bourne saga, and the Steven Spielberg-directed Ready Player One. Mr Beecher grew up in Goulburn in NSW, and after completing a Diploma in Fine Arts at West Wollongong TAFE, headed to

Bond, attracted to the practical nature of its film course.

“I worked out very quickly I didn’t want to be a wedding photographer, but what I really enjoyed, and the reason Bond came onto my radar, is it’s a very hands-on film degree,” he said.

“Most of the others were more theorybased than practical, and it wasn’t that I wanted to write about film, I wanted to work in film.”

Returning to the Gold Coast to work on Dora was almost coming full circle for Mr Beecher - his big break into the film industry came via a role on Mad Max: Fury Road, secured through one line on his curriculum vitae, outlining something he learnt at Bond.

“When I got picked up into features from commercials, it was because I had one little line on my resume for experience with the File Maker database, which I learnt at Bond.”

Mr Beecher describes working with Spielberg on Ready Player One as “a career highlight”.

“It’s just amazing to watch him work. He is so performance-driven.

“He’s in his 70s now and he just doesn’t stop. The younger guys, 30 years his junior, have trouble keeping up. It’s a remarkable thing.”

Mr Beecher says the Australian film industry is well-placed for a strong future and he’d love to be able to help contribute to that.

“If I had my dream, I’d just love to work on an Aussie film that’s full of character, something endearing.

“I find a lot of Australian films to be quite bleak. They’re all artistically well-created, but that’s not the Australia I know, which is vibrant, light, and full of variety. We’ve got a lot more character than often hits the screen.”

Mr Beecher hopes to continue working in the animation and visual effects area, with the goal of moving towards a supervisory role. Looking back on his career so far, he describes it as “bloody hard work” but an experience he wouldn’t have changed for anything.

“I’ve worked on some clunkers and I’ve worked on some great movies, but I’ve never had a bad time on any of them,” he said.

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Timakoi Bowie

Timakoi Bowie

TIMAKOI MAKES HIS MARK

KEEP going, don’t give up.

Timakoi Bowie hears the words echoing all the way down from the Torres Strait. They drive him forward, even as the goalposts he worked tirelessly towards for almost five years moved just out of reach – at least for now.

Mr Bowie, 19, is studying towards a Bachelor of Business at Bond University on a Blue Sky Alternative Investments Indigenous Scholarship. Originally from Badu Island, 60km north of Thursday Island, he moved to Cairns at the age of five.

Rugby league was always a passion but Mr Bowie caught the eye of a rival code after moving to AFL Cape York House, a boarding facility and mentoring program for Indigenous boys while they complete high school in Cairns.

“I got into AFL after a little footy camp with the Cape York Crusaders,” he said. “I was benched a lot at the start but got better and better and in my first year I ended up getting chosen for the Queensland Under 16 AFL team. It was pretty weird going from one sport (rugby league) to the other and then being picked for a state team.”

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State selection put Mr Bowie on the Gold Coast Suns’ radar but, as he approached Year 12 at St Andrew’s Catholic College in Cairns, he was also thinking about his academic future. “One of the other boys (from AFL Cape York House) had been to Bond and he had a little chat with me.

He said it had a really strong Indigenous program.”

Mr Bowie enrolled in a Diploma of Business at Bond University College which put him on a pathway to the bachelor program.

His football career was also on a fast-track.

He joined the Suns’ Under 18 Academy and was taken under the wing of Suns star and fellow north Queenslander Jarrod Harbrow.

Mr Bowie aimed to make the AFL draft at the end of last year – but it was not to be. That’s when the words came to him.

“Whenever I go back to Badu my family tells me, ‘keep going, don’t give up’,” he said. “It was disappointing not to make the draft. I’d played for the Suns all year. But that’s business, you’ve just got to move on.

“I still hope to make it into the AFL as a mature age player.”

In the meantime, Mr Bowie is pushing ahead with his studies and will this year play for the Southport Sharks which has

been a reliable pipeline of talent for the AFL, producing the likes of Dayne Beams (Collingwood), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) and Lachie Weller (Suns).

Having the support of Blue Sky Alternative Investments is both comforting and motivating, he said.

“It feels like someone is encouraging you and supporting you, kind of like your parents would. “You’ve got people standing behind you on your journey.”

Mr Bowie has settled into Gold Coast life – “I like the beaches -- no crocodiles!” – but misses diving for crayfish with friends and family on Badu.

He has discovered a passion for marketing and if a career as a professional sportsman does not eventuate, a job in the marketing department of an AFL team would be a goal.

Mr Bowie is on track to graduate next year and would be the first in his family to hold a university degree – something his mother had hoped to do herself. “She went to uni but she didn’t finish because she had me,” he said. “So doing this (graduating) would be like paying her back.”

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Finding

WHEN Andie-Lee Cilliers fled war-torn Zimbabwe as an eight-year-old, she hoped Australia would provide her with sanctuary and an opportunity for a better life.

She couldn’t have imagined just how much her life would change.

Ten years after her parents escaped political violence and took Ms Cilliers to Emerald in central Queensland, she has thrived and been granted a prestigious Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship at Bond University. For Ms Cilliers, it is an opportunity of a lifetime.

“I want to see if I can help somebody else because I was lucky enough to get out of there.

“I have been learning a lot about the United Nations and ending world hunger and poverty and that is something I’m really interested in.

“I do a lot of work in the community at home through both Interact and my school by raising funds for Girls, End Polio, Drought Angels and many more charities

and I thought it would be very exciting to go overseas and help people.

“I would like to use this scholarship as a way to encourage people and especially kids from small towns or challenging backgrounds to give absolutely everything a go. Work hard now while you’re in school because it really does pay off and it doesn’t matter that you’re from a small town, you truly can achieve anything you put your mind to.”

“I remember everything. We got kicked off our farm and had to move into town,” she said of her formative years.

“When I was younger, Mum and Dad’s friends would be outside the gate and they would be beeping the horn and I would run and scream and be hiding. I’d be scared for everybody.

“It was a very difficult and different world from Australia.

“My experience has definitely made me appreciate living in Australia so much. I can go to the shops with my friends, I can drive in the car by myself. I’m so glad I got out of there, it is one of the things that made me want to work so hard.

“I’ve always wanted to work really hard to thank my parents for getting me out of that situation.

“The schooling in Australia is amazing.

It would be unfair of me to not take advantage of that and work as hard as I possibly can.”

The former Emerald State High School captain will study International Relations and Law at Bond University on a fully paid scholarship with a view to working in the United Nations or foreign embassies to give back to less fortunate communities across the world.

“I’m Zimbabwean and I grew up and lived in conflict and all those horrible things including food, fuel and money shortages.

There were also farm invasions and one of the worst cases of hyperinflation the world has seen.

Andie-Lee Cilliers

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TOUGH LOVE TRI-MESTER

Lachlan Jones

RENOWNED triathlon coach Craig Walton took over the University’s elite program in November and his arrival paid immediate dividends.

The 42-year-old competed at the Sydney Olympics and claimed a historic six Noosa Triathlon titles, including a world record, before coaching Emma Snowsill to gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now Mr Walton is spearheading Bond University’s elite triathlon program with an ambition to create Australia’s next gold medal Olympians.

Bond’s triathletes have been dominating the Queensland Triathlon Series since Mr Walton’s arrival, with 18-year-old Lachlan Jones winning the first race in the national series and Maighan Brown also consistently winning events.

“It was definitely a big culture shock,” Mr Walton said of his first day in charge.

“They were very shocked when I walked in and they didn’t even know me and I cracked the whip pretty hard from day dot and let them know in no uncertain terms that things needed to change, and they did, fast.

“These athletes were looking for leadership and a vision and focus for the future and they have responded very well to that.

“They have gone from getting top-10s in the Queensland Triathlon Series to winning in each category that we race in - that has been a big change.

“Their buy-in is everything, and they have responded really well. We are doing well in the Queensland Triathlon Series right now, but we know there are much bigger things out there.”

The University’s triathlon program is supported by Triathlon Australia as a high performance program and is already attracting interest from elite athletes across the country wanting to join the squad.

“The vision is about creating the ultimate training environment for any triathlete in Australia, if not the world,” Mr Walton said.

“I want to create gold medals at the Olympics. That is what I’m working towards, it’s my whole focus.

“It is about creating an elite pathway that fits an international level, firstly with Australian athletes, but also attracting athletes around the world to train at Bond.

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“This program is really a one-stop shop. I’ve coached at a junior level and I’ve coached athletes to gold at the Olympics at the elite senior level.

“I understand what the kids go through with school and then studying at university or working while they are training. That’s the hardest part and the biggest gap we can fill.”

While Mr Walton believes talk of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is premature, the squad will be well placed for future world events, with the ultimate goal of having multiple Olympians.

“Tokyo is way too early,” said Mr Walton of the upcoming Olympics.

“I think what you’ll see in this program is that we’ll have athletes ready to go at that level, our squad will have perfect timing for the next Olympics, and probably the Commonwealth Games before that.

“It is why they are getting out of bed at 5am to swim 5km and then ride 60km and then run 15km at night.

“The facility at Bond is amazing, it is better than most institutes or facilities I’ve ever trained out of. I’m really excited to get to work and I’m very proud to coach under the Bond umbrella.”

Maighan Brown

SPORT

Bree Masters

MASTERS IN DETERMINATION BREE Masters has the monkey off her back. Now she wants to reclaim her beach sprinting world title.

The former world champion took her maiden individual national title at Broadbeach in April, cementing a year of domination on the Australian circuit.

The individual open title had previously eluded the Bond University Bachelor of Communication (Business) student, despite having 19 age and relay titles to her name.

“I’m speechless,” Ms Masters said after scorching the sand in the beach sprint final.

“It’s been such a long season. This is my 11th Aussie titles. I have multiple seconds and thirds, so to finally take it out, I’m so happy.

“I was the youngest to ever win an Australian beach sprint title at 13, but this means so much.

“This is our biggest time of the season, so I’ve started university at the hardest part of the year.”

The Bond Elite Sport Program student backed up with another national title in the

beach relay, and a second place in the flags competition.

The Cronulla-raised Ms Masters has overcome her fair share of obstacles throughout her career.

“I got sick in 2012 and lost all my muscle,” she said.

“I got appendicitis the day after the Australian titles. I won the U17 Australian beach sprint and flags title and the next day I was throwing up and couldn’t even walk through the airport. “(My appendix) almost ruptured and the doctors told me it was pretty dangerous. I was kept in hospital for a week.

“It took me a good two to three years to get back to where I was as an athlete … I was really struggling.

“Coming from being such a young talent, it was so hard to stay motivated and keep going to get back to the top.

“It was so hard to stay motivated and keep going to get back to the top... It was a big growth process for me as an athlete and in general everyday life.”

“It was a big growth process for me as an athlete and in general everyday life. It taught me many life lessons.”

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NOT even a four-metre shark could catch Solomon Wright as he broke a 70-year record on his way to winning last year’s Rottnest Challenge, a gruelling 20km open water swimming race in Western Australia.

Now the Bond University law student is preparing for a new challenge – the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Despite growing up in Perth, Mr Wright is a dual citizen thanks to his Kiwi father and has his sights set on competing for New Zealand at the Games.

“I’ve had a chat to Swimming New Zealand and we made a few decisions on events to target this year,” Mr Wright said.

“The Olympics has to be the focus, but there are other world cup events as well.”

Mr Wright was the first swimmer in history to break the four-hour mark in the Rottnest Challenge. Swimmers behind him had to be pulled from the water due to a white pointer sighting, something that hadn’t happened in more than 40 years.

“It was huge to win in 2018,” he said.

“It was a great race, I felt fantastic. I was winning from the start and was never headed.

“But the initial feeling was more just relief. It’s a big race and internationally recognised, and I have the record now. That record hadn’t been touched in 19 years or something. It certainly put me on the radar.”

Swimmers were also on the radar of sea life.

“They did have to pull people from the water - it was a big shark,” Mr Wright said.

“I can’t think about sharks when I’m swimming. If you think about it, the adrenaline kicks in and your race is done.”

He returned to Perth for the 2019 event earlier this year and finished second despite having a shoulder injury.

Mr Wright admitted he was a little mad to be an open water swimmer. He routinely clocks 60km a week in the pool, with three gym sessions and yoga for good measure.

It’s the arduous schedule of an elite swimmer, but the dream of the Olympics is never far from his mind.

“Tokyo 2020 is the goal,” he said.

“I do nine sessions of swimming, two hours each, spread across six days of the week. Then usually three gym sessions and perhaps an extra yoga session as well.

“It’s all aimed at getting ready for the Olympics. It’s a two-hour race and the top 15 competitors are within 30 seconds of each other. That’s only really 25 metres separating the best athletes over two hours. Anything can happen in the race.

SOLOMON & THE SHARK

“There are two World Cup events in Canada in July that I can target and the Portugal and Hungary duo in June.

“Making an Olympic team has been my goal since I was five years old.

“I originally wanted to be a breaststroker. I think my first state competition was when I was six, so I’ve been racing forever.

“It would mean everything to get to the Olympics.”

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MAT SETS SAIL ROSANNA NEEDS EXTRA HORSEPOWER FOR GAMES FROM BOND Rosanna Relton

IT HAS been 17 years since Mathew Belcher (Class of 2001) enrolled at Bond University. Since then he has picked up two degrees, an Olympic gold medal, nine world championships and had three children.

In October, he finally graduated.

It has been quite the journey for the Gold Coast local who is the most successful Olympic class sailor in Australian history.

Mr Belcher celebrated the birth of his third child, Zoe, late last year and is ramping up his preparations for one more Olympic campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

“I’m pretty stoked to finally have the degree done. My time at Bond has been pretty substantial,” said Mr Belcher.

“It has taken six years to finish my Masters of Valuation and Property Development, and before that I did a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in accounting which was 2001 to 2009.

“It wouldn’t have been possible to complete the degree without the flexibility of Bond.

“The lecturers have been great and I’ve built really good relationships with them and they have been really supportive.”

Mr Belcher and crewmate Will Ryan claimed silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but are both driven to go one better.

They believe they can do it.

SHE IS the only Australian among the world’s top 50 young riders and now Rosanna Relton is on the lookout for a horse that can take her all the way to the Olympics.

“It is very exciting and vindication we are doing the right thing. I never thought we’d be able to do it. Bombadier tries so hard even though he’s probably not the best quality horse.

Ms Relton hit a career high 18th in the FEI world rankings released recently, jumping 37 places in the under-25 category after winning three consecutive Concours de Dressage International events at Bawley Point, near Canberra.

“I’ve grown up with him. He was my soundboard through my teenage years and my best friend. It’s a special relationship and it will be sad to see him retire.“

It was an incredible result for the 21-yearold Bond University student and her horse Four Winds Bombadier which she has ridden since she was 14.

But Ms Relton knows to get to the next level, she will need to move on from her childhood horse and raise some serious cash to be any chance of competing at the elite level.

“It’s mind-blowing to be in the top 20 riders,” said Ms Relton, who has almost finished her Bachelor of Business at Bond.

Ms Relton said the Olympics were her ultimate dream but she lacked the “horsepower” to get there.

“As a rider I’m pretty capable now. I’ve got a lot of miles under my belt and fantastic support,” she said.

“Some of my coaches are double Olympians and train the best in the business.

I need to secure a horse that I can form a relationship with. The ideal situation would be finding a sponsor or syndicate to buy a horse of quality.”

“We had a really good run coming into Rio, we had won three of the world championships and finished third in the other one. That last six months before the Games we couldn’t get any rhythm.

“We were super proud of the Olympic silver medal, but we both came away knowing we had some stuff that could have improved.

“It is a different campaign this time, we have more support with international training partners.

“Hopefully we can learn from some mistakes and improve at Tokyo.

“We were super proud of the silver, but we wouldn’t have continued had we not thought we could do better as a team, thankful that we both have the commitment and the drive, because four years is a lot of time and training, a lot of risk and a lot of money as well.

“It’s a big commitment, not just from us, but our families too.”

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SCHOLARSHIP SUCCESS CONNOR SIMMS was destined to swim.

His parents started a swimming school in Bundaberg and now the 17-year-old has earned a prestigious Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship.

“Swimming has always been a part of my life,” said Mr Simms.

“I hadn’t made a Queensland team and then two years later I was Australian school champion,” he said.

“There’s a lot of people I’d like to thank for this opportunity, especially Mrs Rinehart for giving me the chance to study and swim at Bond.

“Learning to swim is an essential thing for children and I was brought into that with my dad who was my coach.

“She does a lot for Australian swimming and it is an honour to swim under her scholarship. For a kid from Bundy to have this opportunity is all thanks to her.”

“I was absolutely gobsmacked when I first saw the facilities at Bond. I had never seen anything like it.

Mr Simms is equally excited about his studies.

“Bond is such an exceptional squad as well as program, they have some of the greatest facilities including the gym, pool and there is development of the 25m pool as well.”

While Mr Simms has grown up in the water, his results didn’t come overnight.

There was a time not long ago he couldn’t even make a Queensland team.

But hard work and persistence has paid off for the Bachelor of Film and Television student.

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“I’m studying film and television. It has been a passion since high school and I thoroughly enjoy it,” he said.

“Bond has one of the best film and television courses in Australia, it is a perfect opportunity to continue my passion whether it is swimming or film.”

Distance swimmer Madeline Gough also secured a Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship and will commence her Bachelor of Biomedical Science in May.

“Swimming has always been a part of my life... Learning to swim is an essential thing for children and I was brought into that with my dad who was my coach.”

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Elijah Winnington and coach Richard Scarce

ELIJAH WINNINGTON is getting ready to take on the world.

The 18-year-old has been a phenomenon in the pool since joining forces with Bond University Head Swimming Coach Richard Scarce as an eight-year-old, with the pair claiming a staggering 30 national age group titles together.

The Bond Business School student put an emphatic exclamation mark on his underage career by breaking the junior 200 metre freestyle world record at the Queensland state titles in December.

“Worlds is a huge goal but obviously in 18 months’ time the Tokyo Olympics is the biggest goal of all. To represent Australia means everything to me,” he said.

“To represent my coach Richard (Scarce) at an Olympics would be a dream come true.

I’ve been with him since I was eight. We have had that partnership for so long, so to go to an Olympics with him would be so special.

“We have talked about it since I was a kid daring to dream.

“It is the fastest anyone 18 or younger in the world has ever done, so I was so happy to finally break that record,” Mr Winnington said.

“It is a special relationship we have. He is like a second dad to me. I see him five or six hours every day and we have our arguments and our love-in times.

“I had that target time in my head for a long time, to prove it to myself that I can do it. That swim put me in the top 10 in the world, so I’m looking in good stead for this year.”

“It is awesome to have built that from such a young age. We’ve done it all together.”

The Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship student got a taste of representing Australia at senior competition when he won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay last year.

“He had a lot of enthusiasm and a really big heart,” Mr Scarce said.

Winnington claimed his first senior national title in April this year, winning the 400 metre freestyle with a personal best time.

But the lure of the Olympics is palpable.

Mr Scarce vividly remembers first meeting Mr Winnington a decade ago.

“He was prepared to work hard even from a young age. He’s always been a great racer and keen to compete. You could never question his commitment or dedication.

“I don’t want to see him fall over or not reach his potential. Like a dad, there are some hard lessons there and you have your

disagreements, but we have a really strong relationship.

“Obviously the Olympic Games is the pinnacle. Whatever happens this year we are trying to achieve our best, but it is all about momentum to the Olympics and getting ready for that.

“There is a lot of work to be done and it is a hard job for me -- I’ve got to keep working him really hard.

“He is one of the most determined and one of my very best swimmers I’ve ever had.

He’ll race his heart out for Australia.”

“He is one of the most determined and one of my very best swimmers I’ve ever had. He’ll race his heart out for Australia.” www.arch.bond.edu.au

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GRAD 191

L-R: Isabella Cerutti, Madison Funnell and Erin Sundstrom

L-R: Judy Bognar, Mundhir Al Hasani, Mahmood Alhasani, Abdullah Al Hasani and Seugene Bognar

L-R Rachael Pascua, Talhia Cohen-Duke, Mareisha Tiuia and Solida Leang

Harry and Garry Nucifora

L-R: Karin Porter, Brody Brooke, Zoe Porter, Phoebe Porter, Ellie Porter and Lachlan Wyche.

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EVENTS

APRIL 2019 18th

191 Semester ends

20th

Kuala Lumpur Alumni Event

MAY13 -19 HOMECOMING 30TH ANNIVERSARY

MAY 2019 9th

192 Orientation Expo

13th

192 Semester begins

13th -19th

Homecoming (30th Anniversary)

16th

Alumni Awards Dinner

17th

Family and Friends Festival

17th

Bond Heritage Trail Walk

18th

Public Lectures

18th

Rugby Home Game

18th

30th Anniversary Gala Ball

JUNE 2019 15th

192 Graduation

JULY 2019 27th

Open Day

AUGUST 2019 17th

192 Semester ends

22nd

MBA Alumni Event

JULY27 OPEN DAY

SEPTEMBER 2019 6th

193 Orientation Expo

9th

193 Semester begins

25th

Tokyo Alumni Event

OCTOBER 2019 13th

193 Graduation

DECEMBER 2019 4th

Medicine Graduation

14th

193 Semester Ends

For more information about upcoming events visit www.bond.edu.au/events You can also contact the Alumni and Development Office on +61 7 5595 1093

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30TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS The 30th Anniversary Alumni Postgraduate Scholarships award 30% tuition fee remission for alumni who are applying to commence postgraduate studies at Bond University in 2019 or 2020 for most postgraduate degrees.

For details and eligibility see: bond.edu.au/30th-anniversary-alumni-scholarship

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