03 Wednesday
WEDNESDAY LUNCHEON
Lunch 12:00pm – 2:00pm
With guest speaker Associate Professor Rosalie Hudson. The topic is the luncheon is ‘Living in a nursing home: a fate worse than death’
DineIn: Members $39, non-Members $44. More details on 4.
12 Friday
SPECIAL MORNING BREAKFAST
7:30am – 8:30am
Special breakfast beverage for residents at Graduate House. Free for Resident Members, Non-resident Members $14, Non-members $20.
16 Tuesday
5:00pm Registration; 5:30pm Start of Meeting
The Annual General Meeting is for Members Only.
AGM DINNER
7:00pm Predrinks; 7:30pm Dinner
with guest speakers Gail Southwell and Kate Turbitt from 3MBS Fine Music
Melbourne who will be presenting on Community Radio and in particular, 3MBS and the evolution of the station over its forty-seven year history.
DineIn: Members $39, non-Members $44, resident members $17.
More details on 10 and 11.
FOR BOOKINGS:
phone: (03) 9347 3428
email: membership@graduatehouse.com.au
website: www.graduatehouse.com.au
17 Wednesday
COMMITTEE OF CONVOCATION LUNCHEON
12:30pm start
The speaker for this Luncheon is Associate Professor Claire Roberts. For more details, please read pages 6-7.
17 Wednesday WOMEN’S FORUM
10:00am for 10:30am start
The topic of this forum is ‘Aged Care: What is available and how does one negotiate the system. How can the NDIS be improved?’ New members are welcome. The Forum is FREE.
19 Friday MEMBERS DRINKS NIGHT
5:30pm onwards
Come along in your own groups or come meet new friends and enjoy a relaxing, convivial, no fuss wind-down to your working week. Members and Non-members prices apply.
03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Wednesday BRIDGE NIGHT
7:15pm – 9:30pm
Join us for Bridge Nights every Wednesday evening. All levels of bridge players welcome. Player fees: Members $2, non-members $5.
Food and beverages at bar prices.
Wednesday, 3rd May
‘Living in a nursing home: a fate worse than death?’
Time: 12:00pm for 12:30pm start
Online login: 1:10pm for 1:15pm start
Venue: Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053
• RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci adv.nsg., B Theol, M Theol, Grad Dip
Geront., PhD.
• Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne.
Rosalie is a registered nurse, former nursing home manager for 12 years; and 10 years as a community nursing supervisor. Her doctoral research focused on death and dying in nursing homes.
As an ‘expert witness’, Rosalie assists with legal investigations into cases of negligence in aged care. She is an academic supervisor and examiner, and reviewer of academic journals. Rosalie is also an experienced keynote speaker at conferences in Australia and overseas on topics including aged care, ethics, dementia, palliative care, spiritual care.
In 2018 she was awarded Victorian Senior of the Year. Rosalie has published widely, including four authored and co-authored books on aged care.
To book:
Phone: 03 9347 3428
Email:
membership@graduatehouse.com.au
Online booking:
bit.ly/3l93Kmo
RSVP by:
Wednesday, 26th April 2023
Pricing:
Dine in: Members $39, non-members $44
Virtual Attendance: Members $10, non-members $15
Representing Graduates of The University of Melbourne
(A recognised Alumni Body of the University of Melbourne)
The Executive and Members of the University of Melbourne Committee of Convocation
warmly invite Members of the Graduate Union to a Luncheon with Speaker
on Wednesday 17 May at 12.30pm.
The speaker will be
Associate Professor Claire Roberts Professor of Art History in the School of Culture and Communication
(see Professor Roberts' CV next page)
A two-course meal (main course, dessert, tea & coffee) will be served following the address.
The cost is $50 payable in advance to the bank account of the Committee of Convocation
(BSB 633.000, a/c 141 509 497, Ref: attendee's surname)
RSVP
Monday 8 May to Ros McMillan
(rosmcm@aapt.net.au)
Claire Roberts is an art historian and curator with an interest in modern and contemporary Chinese art, and the cultural flows between Australia and Asia. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Her current research explores the international context of modern and contemporary Chinese art. Claire’s most recent books are Fairweather and China (2021), Ian Fairweather: A Life in Letters, edited with John Thompson (2019), Photography and China (2013) and Friendship in Art: Fou Lei and Huang Binhong (2010).
Wednesday 17th May
10:00am for 10:30am start
The topic of this forum is ‘ Aged Care: What is available and how does one negotiate the system. How can the NDIS be improved?’
The Forum is FREE and is open to all women - any age, any discipline. Discussions are in an informal, warm and friendly atmosphere. The topics are varied at every forum and we welcome new ideas.
Friday 19th May
5:30pm onwards
Come along in your own groups or come meet new friends and enjoy a relaxing, convivial, no fuss wind-down to your working week. Members and Non-members prices apply.
Wednesday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st 7:15pm – 9:30pm
Join us for Bridge Nights every Wednesday evening. All levels of bridge players welcome. Player fees: Members $2, non-members $5.
Food and beverages at bar prices.
Tuesday, 16th May 2023
5:00pm Registration; 5:30pm Start of Meeting
The following documents are available for download at: bit.ly/3zVw13I
1. Agenda – The Graduate Union AGM 16th May 2023 – No. 111.
2. Item 11 – Explanatory Memorandum for motion for special resolution at the 2023 AGM.
3. Draft Minutes of the 110th Annual General Meeting – 26th May 2022.
The Melbourne Graduate 2023 (2022 Annual Report) is available for download at: bit.ly/3L9EGWP
(Hybrid event)
Tuesday, 16th May
Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm start
Online login: 8:05pm for 8:10pm start
Venue: Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053
RSVP by: Tuesday, 9th May 2023
Pricing:
Dine in: Members $39, non-members $44, resident members $17.
Virtual Attendance: Members $10, non-members $15
Gail Southwell and Kate Turbitt at 3MBS Fine Music
Melbourne will be presenting on Community Radio and in particular, 3MBS and the evolution of the station over its fortyseven year history.
(Hybrid event)
Wednesday, 7th June
Chief Optimism Officer at the Melbourne-based Centre for Optimism
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm start
Online login: 7:10pm for 7:15pm start
Venue: Graduate House
220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053
Formed as the offspring of The Australian Leadership Project, the Centre’s members are drawn from 56 countries. Victor’s life experience includes stints as Commissioner to the Americas, 18 years as a parliamentarian, practice as a barrister, mediator, arbitrator, businessman and board service. He was a Senior Engagement Adviser to the Australian G20 presidency focused on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings.
In October 2020, Victor presented to our members, a special Online-Only event titled “ Optimism-your superpower-the why and the how. ” He was invited to present at the March Luncheon in 2021 where he spoke about “ The Heart of Optimism: What makes you Optimistic for 2021 and Beyond?” At the 2022 March Luncheon, his topic was “ Is the lack of Optimism a global risk ?”
In 2022, The Centre for Optimism partnered and sponsored the Nelson Mandela Regional Youth Leadership Summit Victoria with Future Voices, The Gandhi Experiment and the Gallawah Foundation. Victor Perton presented the classic workshop on the “How and Why of Optimism” at all four summits.
Victor will be back at Graduate House in June with another concept of Optimism.
To book:
Phone: 03 9347 3428
Email:
membership@graduatehouse.com.au
Online booking: bit.ly/3L7X0zl
RSVP by: Wednesday, 31st May 2023
Pricing:
Dine in: Members $39, non-members $44
Virtual Attendance: Members $10, non-members $15
Learn how to make delicious pickles at home and take home a jar of freshly pickled goodies. All materials provided. Part of the ‘Local Lunch Club – Live well, eat well, together’ program. This program is supported by Public Libraries Victoria and the State Library of Victoria through a health and wellbeing innovation grant. Booking is required.
When : Saturday, 20th May
Time : 2pm - 4pm,2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location : Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, 251 Faraday St, Carlton 3053
Website : https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/ libraries/whats-on/Pages/bread-butter-pickles.aspx
Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Joys of the Women (Le gioie delle donne), with a special screening of the documentary that made the Gioie delle Donne choir and their musical director, Kavisha Mazzella (AM), household names. The film captures with wit and warmth the larger-than-life characters of the choir and follows Mazzella’s musical journey to find the lost songs of a generation.
After the screening, enjoy a performance from Mazzella and members of the newly formed Lingua Madre choir, followed by a Q&A with Mazzella and Di Chiera, hosted by Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli (AM), Australian academic, author and activist. Booking is required.
When : Tuesday 23rd May
Time : 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Location : Museo Italiano, 199 Faraday St, Carlton 3053
Website/Registration : https://www.coasit.com.au/
Free Beginner Bachata partner dance classes and Beginner Salsa Dance Classes giving you energy for your week. These social dance classes that are loads of fun, and will have you dancing the basics by the end of the free classes.
Location : Upstairs, 1/171 Lygon St, Carlton 3053. For more information and bookings : https://www.energiastudios.com.au/
Bachata Partner Dance Classes
When : Every Wednesday, 26th Apr - 31st May.
Time : 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Beginner Salsa Dance Classes
When : Every Monday, 24th April - 29th May.
Time : 6:00pm - 6:30pm
The Hawker 88 Night Market returns to Queen Victoria Market, bringing the sights, sounds and tastes of Asia to Melbourne’s favourite market. Step under the iconic sheds and be transported to the streets of Asia to feast on authentic street food from right across the continent, from China to India, Vietnam to Korea, and Malaysia to Japan.
Shop for unique wares and enjoy free live music and cultural performances with fun weekly themes.
26th April: Korea & Japan
3rd May: Bollywood Night
10th May: Island Night, celebrating the Isles of Asia
Inspired by Asian street markets around the world, Hawker 88 Night Market will have lanterns hung from the Market sheds, plus long hawker style share tables creating both a colourful canopy, and traditional setting for visitors to enjoy. Entry is free, so come hungry and ready for a good time.
When : Wednesdays, 12th April - 10th May
Time : 5pm-10pm
Location : Queen Victoria Market, Corner Queen & Therry Street, Melbourne 3000
Website : https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/ hawker-88-night-market
The Graduate Union and The Graduate House are unique. We are an association of graduates, a residential college for undergraduates and postgraduates and a graduate meeting place.
It was established 111 years ago as a graduate membership association with The University of Melbourne.
61 years ago we became a residential college specifically for university graduates.
of The University of Melbourne Inc.
220 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Telephone: +61 (0)3 9347 3428 ww.graduatehouse.com.au
Australian Business Number: 55 610 664 963
Incorporated Association Registration Number: A0023234B
