Issue 5, Monday 24 March 2003

Cool climate wines on show

Wine technology and marketing students received valuable experience recently at the Cool Climate Wine Show hosted by the Red Hill Show Society.

With  some 700 wines judged over the course of the show as well as public wine tasting, the students acted as stewards for judges and the public.

A gala award dinner was also held where the winner of the Wine Technology and Marketing, Monash University Best Sparkling Wine Trophy was presented.

This year's winners were Murray and Adrienne Cousins from Macedon for their Mt. William 1999 Macedon Sparkling Wine.

Dr Mary Cole, Director of the Wine Technology and Marketing Unit, has established very strong links with the Peninsula vignerons and the wine industry in general and this is a further example of the networking of Monash Peninsula and industry participation to achieve successful outcomes for our students and the commercial sector.

Easter raffle

The Faculty of Business and Economics is running an Easter raffle as a fund raiser for their 2003 Relay for Life team.

There are two baskets of yummy Easter eggs and chocolates valued at over $100 to win. Tickets are 50 cents each or three for $1 and are available from the Business and Economics admin office or the campus admin in building C. The raffle will be drawn on 15 April at 1.30 pm with the faculty also running a sausage sizzle between 12 noon and 2 pm on that day.

Marketing: past, present and future

Emeritus Professor Michael Baker from the Strathclyde Business School in  Glasgow was guest speaker at a seminar attend by Monash staff and students as well as visiting business students from Chisholm Institute. 

Professor Baker reviewed the origins of the modern discipline of marketing, its current status in the education and employment sectors and discussed its future prospects.

Mind, Body, Spirit

Rosemary Bennett is again running Mind Body Spirit classes this year in the MONSU gym conference room on Mondays at 1 pm.

The class, which goes for about 45 mins to allow for lunch and lecture
commitments, provides a total wellbeing experience that includes a combination of stretching, yoga, Pilates and relaxation meditation. Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing  and bring a mat or towel for floor work.

The gym is also trialling a low impacts aerobics class at 5 pm Thursdays.

The cost for both classes is $7 for casuals and free for full members of the fitness centre.

Please see a fitness centre staff member for further information or book into a class by calling the gym on 9770 1495.

Peninsula notes

Footy tipping for 2003

The footy begins this weekend and the Monash Ozzrok competition is running again. For tippers who participated in last year's competition, you can register using your 2002 username and password. New tippers must register online to join the competition. The cost of the competition is $5 payable to Diana Dibben in Campus Admin or Pauline Nelson in the mailroom.

Strategic Cost Management information sessions

All interested staff are invited to attend a briefing session about
Strategic Cost Management, the new financial management process being
undertaken at Monash.

The second briefing sessions will be held at all the Peninsula campus on Monday 7 April 1 pm - 2.30 pm in the Conference Room C1.02

The session will be presented by  Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources), John Levine, Divisional Director, Financial Resources Management and Reynold Dias, Deputy Director, Financial Resources Management

Staff are wishing to attend must book with Elenore Videion on extn 56827.

Sports clothing sale on campus

B & D Sports is have a sale of sports socks and clothing in the Cafe
on Thursday 27 March from 11 am until 2 pm.

Staff Social Club

The next major staff club activity will be dinner at Bunarong Restaurant at Chisholm TAFE on Friday 4 April. Cost is $16 for staff club members and $19 for non-members. Places are limited so book early with Joanne O'Reilly, Paul de Lange, Kate Boyle, Pauline Nelson or Bernard Hornblower.

Authorised by the Office of the Academic Director - Peninsula