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Did you know?

More than 20,000 people in the Geelong region ran out of food at one point over the last 12 months
(Food Security Network, City of Greater Geelong 2012)

252,389 meals were provided by Geelong Food Relief Centre in 2012
(Geelong Food Relief Centre 2012/2013 Annual Report)

Christ Church Community Meals Program is currently serving on average 600 meals per week

HOW CAN I HELP?

 

 XIV Australian Masters Games 2013

Australian Masters Games Social Participant

Australian Masters Games Social Participant entry option. This is a great way for people to get involved in the Games, who may not be inclined to hit the sports arena. 

Get caught up in the excitement of the Games during this final lead in period! If you are are looking for a way to be involved without breaking a sweat then this is the option for you.

 

Australian Masters Games Volunteer Program

Deakin University is proud to be supporting the Australian Masters Games Volunteering Program by recruiting ceremony volunteers from our staff group. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of something special in your own backyard! 

The Australian Masters Games is one of Australia’s largest multi sport festivals, with 54 sports on offer as well as an extensive social program. The Opening Ceremony will feature iconic Australian acts Mental as Anything and James Reyne playing to over 7000 participants on Saturday 5 October. A week later on Saturday 12 October the Games will close with a ‘Funky Town’ themed Closing Ceremony for over 6000 participants, headlined by Pseudo Echo.
Access to both ceremonies is limited to accredited Games personnel (participants, officials, volunteers, etc).

 

What is required of you as a Ceremonies Volunteer?

• Collect your Deakin T-shirt and Australian Masters Games Accreditation (details to follow after you register)
• Attend a dress rehearsal on Friday 4 October from 3:30pm – 5:00pm
• Volunteer at the Opening Ceremony (Saturday 5 October) and/or Closing Ceremony (Saturday 12 October) both between 5:00pm – 10:00pm at the Avalon Airport Games Village at Kardinia Park – it is our preference to have the same team volunteer at both Ceremonies where possible
• Undertake roles as outlined in the position description, see attached
• Have fun!

To become a Ceremonies Volunteer for the Australian Masters Games please reply to julie.hope@deakin.edu.au by Monday 26 August with the following details:

• Name
• Contact Phone Number
• T-Shirt Size
• Availability (Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony, Both)

 

Love Your Sister Campaign

Join us to give a Geelong welcome to Samuel Johnson as he completes another leg if his Live Your Sister campaign to raise awareness if breast cancer and help find a cure. 
It would be great to have a large Deakin contingency to line the streets and then stay on to meet Samuel at the breakfast. 

 

 

Deakin Cats Community Centre

The Deakin Cats Community Centre (16 MB) is an 800 square metre facility on the ground floor of the new Players Stand at Simonds Stadium which includes a computer lab, meeting room and a multipurpose area.  This space is purpose built to facilitate community, education and learning.  It is fitted out with the latest technology.
Cats chief executive Brian Cook said: “We are thrilled to partner with such an innovative organisation as Deakin University.  The partnership reflects a dynamic relationship between the two organisations.  We look forward to continuing to add to the already large number of mutually beneficial opportunities with Deakin University.”

 

Deakin University Vice Chancellor Jane den Hollander said: “Deakin University is delighted to be furthering its partnership with the Geelong Cats through the Deakin Cats Community Centre. The centre brings together so much of what is important for Deakin and our Geelong community. With the potential to raise education aspirations of students across our community, Deakin University are looking forward to watching this opportunity flourish.”
This state of the art facility is a hub for the Cats in the Community program as well as a resource for external organizations as a training venue and meeting facility.

The facility is over 800 square metres and key features include:

• Deakin Cats Connect Lab
• Meeting room
• Multi-purpose area
• Memorabilia gallery with the zenith of Club ephemeras
• Office space, kitchen facilities, toilets

For all Deakin usage enquiries, conact Julie Hope - Community Relations Manager Geelong

Deakin community encouraged to Walk With Me 

This September, celebrate the achievements of people of all abilities at the Walk with Me event in Geelong.
Walk with Me is a national walk that raises awareness that 1 in 4 Australians are impacted by disability. Walk with Me provides the opportunity for the community to walk alongside people with a disability, at more than 20 walks across Australia during September. 

Four walks are being held in Victoria, with all proceeds supporting the continued work of Scope. These non competitive events celebrate the achievements of people with a disability while providing an opportunity for the community to participate, support or volunteer. 

You can support Walk With Me by walking, volunteering, fundraising or making a donation.

For more information and to register:

Geelong's Gym Membership

Congratulations to the Deakin Staff and Students who have already signed up to participate in the Australian Masters Games.
Geelong’s Gym would like to assist Team Deakin with Games preparation and to support our efforts to encourage healthy lifestyle choices among the Deakin fraternity with the follow offfer:
GEELONG’S GYM DEAKIN STAFF and STUDENT PACKAGE:
- No Joining Fee (save $199)
- No Contracts
- Corporate rates (from $15.50p/w)
- Join NOW and get your for the first month FREE.

Simply present your Deakin staff/student ID 



Geelong’s Gym is Geelong’s most established gym, we are also the ONLY single owner-operated ‘local’ health club in Geelong.  The Gym itself has been here for 48 years! Because we know everyone is different, we offer a wide variety of options to ensure your program suits your needs and will help you achieve your health and fitness goals! With over 60 classes per week included in membership there is loads of variety to keep you motivated and on track! Whether you want to lose weight and tone up or increase your fitness and energy… we have the right program for you and your staff.

 

In Touch But Out Of Reach

Hear first-hand from Twitter Australia Sports Partnership Manager Jonno Simpson on the advantages and disadvantages of social media followed by a discussion panel featuring,Tom Peeters (Digital & Social Media Manager, Geelong Cats) Perri Campbell (Deakin University Research Fellow) and a Q&A session.

The session will be moderated by journalist and author Warwick Hadfield.

Places are limited and RSVPs are essential before Friday 12 July 2013. Light refreshments will be served.
THIS IS PART OF THE CATS COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERIES
RSVP via email: communitycentre@geelongcats.com.au with “IN TOUCH BUT OUT OF REACH” in the subject line plus include in the email your name & contact details. 

Wednesday 17 JULY 2013 | 6.00PM–7.30PM
Deakin Cats Community Centre
Ground level, Players Stand, Simonds Stadium

RECOVERY JOURNEYS EXPRESSED

Art Therapy is used as part of the theraputic process for people as they recover from alcohol and other drugs. These processes provide insight into the difficult journey that many individulals undertake on the road to recovery.

To recognise National Drug Action Week 2013, Clients have consented to sharing their recovery through a public display - expressing their stories...

MON 17th June
5:30 - 7:00pm
Deakin University
Waterfront Campus
Circulation Space

The exhibition continues until 5:00pm Friday 21 June

RSVP:comms@barwonhealth.org.au

3 Minute Thesis Event

The 3MT is an exercise in developing academic and research communication skills. Higher degrees by research students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

 

You are invited to attend the final of the Deakin University 3 Minute Thesis competition.
Research students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic, in a language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.
Drinks and nibbles provided following the event
When: Thursday 18th July 2013
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Where:
Geelong Performing Arts Centre, (Drama Theatre)
50 Little Malop Street Geelong VIC 3220

Contact and RSVP
Brona O’Brien
brona.obrien@deakin.edu.au

Dry July 2013

 

Geelong Hospital Appeal Giving Weekend

Queen’s Birthday Weekend - Saturday 8 June, 2013

A team of volunteers, including Deakin University students, will be collecting donations on Geelong's main roads and selling merchandise. On Friday 7 June 7am to 10am, there is a Deakin intersection corner Princes Hwy and Pioneer Rd, Waurn Ponds.
Student Petra Melis-Walsh has organised a group to volunteer and they will be very busy on that intersection.

On Saturday the 8th there are Deakin students volunteering all day, spread out over the different intersections.

Support the Special Care Nursery redevelopment at Geelong Hospital by volunteering individually or with friends and family on the Queen’s Birthday Giving Weekend. On Saturday 8 June, 2013 the Geelong Hospital Appeal will again be rallying the community in a weekend of giving across the region. 

This year, all funds raised will go towards a new project, the Special Care Nursery redevelopment at Geelong Hospital. The redevelopment is a $4million project in partnership with the Cotton On Foundation and the outcome will be a more spacious, practical and modern ward. The day cannot operate without the generous help from volunteers such as yourself. You can register as a volunteer  (324 KB)or a group of people.

 

Regional Victoria Living Expo 2013

With the support of National Recruitment, Geelong and Warrnambool Community Relations at Deakin are again exhibiting at this year’s Regional Victoria Living Expo to be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 April 2013.
The Expo is the one-stop-shop for Melburnians to find out about lifestyle, employment, real estate and educational opportunities which exist in regional and rural Victoria.It provides all 48 regional and rural councils with an opportunity to promote the benefits and opportunities available in their area in order to attract residents, skilled workers, business and investment.

The Expo provides a great opportunity for exposure to showcase all that we have to offer regional communities at Deakin University.

In 2012 the inaugural Expo was hailed a great success by Regional Development Victoria and exhibitors alike. 8,000 visitors attended the Expo at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, which attracted over 130 exhibitors including 48 Councils representing 11 regions.
The 2013 Regional Victoria Living Expo is a key initiative in the Victorian Government's strategy to drive population and investment to regional and rural Victoria.
Regional Victoria Living Expo 2013

 

Geelong Chamber of Commerce

May Presidents Luncheon

The Geelong Chamber of Commerce are pleased to extend a warm invitation to you to join them at their May President’s Luncheon which is proudly sponsored by Yellow Brick Road.

Keynote speaker, Mark Bouris, has built a career from making quality financial advice available to all Australians. He has a passion for educating people about how to make their money work for them and his acumen provides inspiration for entrepreneurs and hardworking people all over the country. Mark is also well known to Australian television audiences as the host of Channel 9’s Celebrity Apprentice so his presentation is bound to be entertaining, informative and stimulating.
Proceeds from this luncheon will go towards supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Geelong, which provides vulnerable or disadvantaged young people, who are in need of additional support and friendship, with a caring adult mentor and positive role model.

Geelong Chamber of Commerce Presidents Luncheon Event Information (212 KB)

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Deakin Cats Community Centre

Deakin University has partnered with the Geelong Cats Football Club to drive a new community facility being built as part of the Simonds Stadium redevelopment.  Each will each have a role in the community centre, which was a key component of the State Government’s $25 million injection to the overhaul. The facility on the ground floor of the new Players Stand will be known as the Deakin Cats Community Centre and will become a hub for a number of Cats community and education programs as well as a venue for other organisations for training, meetings and seminars.

(Image cortesy of the Geelong Advertiser)

Deakin University Vice Chancellor Jane den Hollander said the centre would help raise educational aspirations for students across the region. "Our focus in Geelong is around sport and culture and youth and the football club is where sport, culture and youth come together really nicely," she said. "If we can show our community, particularly our young kids, particularly those who come from disadvantaged families what the future looks like and what excellence looks like in sport, they might chose to get an education." The Deakin Cats Community Centre will also be home for the Past Players and Officials Association, as well as club memorabilia and stadium tours. The centre will open in May.

 

Deakin Goes Sailing

Deakin University and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club kicked of a wonderful new partnership for 2013 on 13 March.
With a sensational 20 knot breeze, 80 Deakin students and staff joined in the Deakin Worldly Sailing night. The key aim of the night was to offer staff and students the opportunity to sail and to sign up members for the new Deakin Sailing Club.

The Manager of Geelong Community Relations for Deakin, Julie Hope, said that Deakin shares a mission with the Royal Geelong Yacht Club to welcome the community into our institutions. ‘We had an overwhelming response resulting in many new faces at the yacht club. The sailing was exhilarating and it was the first time many of the Deakin crews had experienced hands-on sailing.’ 

Andrew Crowley, Deakin’s Sport and Recreation Strategic Advancement Officer, said ‘it was a great night. I spoke to a range of students, many that had never experienced sailing before and international students from all over the globe - from Finland to Indonesia. It truly was a Worldly event’.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander presented the prizes for the races, naming the A Grade winner as ‘Up in Smoke’, crewed by the Deakin Facilities staff. Well done, team!

Barwon Health Foundation

The Barwon Health Founation's annual Easter Egg Hunt is on this Sunday 31st March. Bookings are essential.

Geelong Hospital Appleal Launch

One significant way that Deakin is enriching our communities is by sharing our excellent facilities with our fundraising partners.
We recently welcomed the community, hospital patrons, healthcare practitioners and Deakin staff to the launch of the Barwon Health Foundation 2013 Geelong Hospital Appeal project, the Special Care Nursery redevelopment.

Hosted at the recently opened Waterfront Kitchen, around 150 appeal supporters attended the event to hear the exciting news and listen to guest speaker Alisa Camplin OAM.
The event was generously supported by the operators of the new Deakin Waterfront Kitchen – a fabulous eating space open for the community as well as Deakin staff and students. 

The Davidson Restaurant

The training restaurant of The Gordon TAFE, The Davidson has reopened for 2013.

The Davidson will be serving a three course dinner with tea and coffee included for just $35 per person. Dinner will be served from Tuesdays through to Fridays each week of the school year.

The Davidson Menu (260 KB)

The Davidson Restaurant is situated at the Gordon’s City Campus
2 Fenwick Street
Geelong, 3220
(Opposite Johnstone Park)

If you would like to make a booking please call Restaurant Reservations on 5225 0741

Royal Geelong Yacht Club 
Deakin University Student Membership Package

Royal Geelong Yacht Club is offering Deakin University students the following amazing offer.

Become a part of the action with a 1 Year Crew Membership and an Adult Introduction to Sailing Course.

 

 

Deakin staff and students are invited to join the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on Wednesday the 13th March for a fantastic twilight sail.

Stay after for drinks at club prices, food and live music.