PENINSULA ONLINE

Issue 4
Monday, 13 March 2006 

Welcome to Professor Helen Keleher

Professor Helen Keleher was appointed to the position of Professor and Head of Health Science at the Peninsula campus in early 2006.

Her role includes development of the Health Sciences program including the new Health Science/Social Work course at Peninsula and a new Health Science degree to be launched later this year.

She believes programs in health science provide very good career pathways for graduates who wish to work in the health, local government or community sectors. She will also be working to promote the Peninsula campus as a great place to study - one that is connected with its local communities as well as the wider university community and its partners. 

She explains that local community profiling includes research into the factors that promote, or demote, good health and wellbeing and are an important underpinning for exploring how health policy and health promotion can better respond to the needs of local communities. 

Professor Keleher's research has resulted in studies on mental health promotion,  primary health care, and building capacity for health promotion in the workforce. She has co-authored evidence reviews on health promotion in cardio-vascular disease, self-management in diabetes and mental health promotion.

Currently, Professor Keleher holds an appointment to the Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. She is the immediate past National Convenor of the Australian Women’s Health Network and was convenor of the 5th Australian Women’s Health Conference in 2005. She is a past Vice-President (Policy) of the Public Health Association of Australia, and is a long-standing member of the Australian Health Promotion Association, the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, and the International Society for Equity in Health.

International Women's Day lunch

About 50 staff were given an insight into the tragedy and devastation experienced by children around the world as well as the difference one person can make to children's lives at the International Women's Day lunch held last week.

Staff from the Faculty of Business and Economics enjoyed the lunch at the Seahorse Tavern on 8 March

CEO of the Children First Foundation, Margaret Smith, discussed the work of Moira Kelly AO who established the foundation to help the most disadvantaged children from around the world receive surgery for life saving and/or life threatening conditions.

The foundation brings children to Australia to receive surgery for some of the most horrific conditions by leading surgeons and medical support teams. Following the surgery, most children spend a significant amount of time recuperating at the foundation's farm in Kilmore before returning home to their families.

Professor Helen Keleher also spoke about the significance and history of International Women's Day including many of the challenges women have faced and overcome over the years such as the history behind the International Women's Day colours of green, white and violet, which came about from the slogan Give Women the Vote.

Special thanks to Professor Phillip Steele who hosted the lunch and covered drinks as well as Peter Marshall for his financial contribution, which allowed for lovely floral arrangements, and Bernard Hoffert from the Faculty of Art & Design for the generous contribution of the speakers' gifts.

These boots are made for walking

Following the success of the Wellbeing Happens at Monash (WHAM) program and the 10,000 steps challenge in 2005, a new series of walks is being designed for each of Monash's campuses.

The walks will consist of a series of four walks on each campus. To kick off the program at Peninsula, OHSE will host the first walk on Friday, 24 March with prizes and refreshments provided. Following this, participants will be encouraged to complete the other three walks with the key goal or completing them all.

The walks will follow a get to know your campus theme and will take about 20 to 30 minutes each so walkers can complete them during their lunch breaks providing an opportunity to get up from your desk and get some fresh air.

• Date: Friday, 24 March 2006

• Venue: Meet outside the Fitness Centre, opposite the student union reception desk.

• Time: 1.05 pm, the walk will take approximately 30 minutes.

• Bring: Hat, drink, comfortable shoes and a friend! Please wear sunscreen.

• To register: please email Manory Giertler

• RSVP: Friday, 17 March 2006

Fruit, drinks and spot prizes will be provided after the walk.

Opening our eyes to depression

The Faculty of Business and Economics at the Peninsula campus will again run their extremely successful Business Associates breakfast seminar this year.

Due to the success of the program in previous years, the Frankston City Council, Frankston Chamber of Commerce and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council have joined forces with the faculty in encouraging their members to participate and attend the series. The objectives of the seminar series are to expand and improve the activities that link the university and the business and education communities in the area.

The first of the six seminars will look at a issue that is extremely topical - ‘Opening our Eyes to Depression throughout Australia’, presented by Ms Leonie Young, CEO, beyondblue.

On average one in five people will experience depression at some point in their life, costing the Australian community over $600 million a year. Leonie will talk about beyondblue's corporate and community partnerships and its national approach to raising awareness and understanding of depression. The breakfast will be held at Peninsula Country Golf Club, 211-279 Skye Road, Frankston (Mel Ref: 100 12A)

Further seminars will be held during the year. All details including dates are listed in the Business Associates Program brochure. Contact Narelle Krueger on extn 44074 for further information.

Mail/stores deliveries

Mail

In the past few months the mail sorting has been very confusing and difficult with the increase of new faculties/departments on campus and new staff members. When advising others of the postal address for faculties/department, staff should recommend that all correspondence be addressed as follows:

• Name,
• Department,
• Faculty/Division,  (NO ABBREVIATIONS OR ACRONYMS)
• Building letter, (i.e. A, B, C)
• Monash University
• P.O. Box 527
• Frankston Vic 3199

To make the process easier, it would be worthwhile if departments/areas periodically emailed an updated staff list to Michael Mirra.

Staff are also advised that mail collected on a daily basis should be for Monash business only. Purchases or items from the Bookshop or materials (other than mail) requiring pick up from the Library is the onus of the Faculty/Dept or the individual staff member to collect not the mailroom personnel.

Stores

Whilst the storeroom continues to receive one off deliveries it would be advisable for your bulk/larger quantities to be delivered directly to your faculty/department. When receiving urgent couriers/deliveries it is recommended to have it delivered directly to your faculty/department.

Any concerns or queries regarding mail/stores please contact either Michael Mirra on extn 44212 or Wayne Dawson on extn 44392.

Green Office morning tea

The Green Office is ready to embark on another round of campus meetings with some exciting upcoming events, projects and future directions for the Green Office Program to discuss as well as new guides, stickers and signage to distribute.

Staff are invited to attend a meeting at the Peninsula campus on Tuesday, 28 March at 10.30 am in the Conference room (C1.02).

The meeting is also an opportunity for the Green Office to hear about ideas, suggestions and assist staff with any issues they may have encountered. A scrumptious morning tea will be provided, but please remember to bring your own mug. Anyone wishing to attend should RSVP to Kat Lavers.

 Massage returns to Community Services

Community Services is now taking bookings for relaxation or remedial massage with Vivian Parish, Dip. Remedial Massage, Dip. Reflexology, B.App.Sci. (Human Movement) and Member AAMT.

Viv will be on campus every Wednesday from 9.30 am to 4.30pm (last appointment).

Costs (minimum of 10 minutes)
Staff                 1 hour $50      ½ hour $30     under 30 minutes = $1-/hr.  
Students          1 hour $45      ½ hour $25     under 20 minutes = $1-/hr.   

Health Rebates Apply with most private health insurance companies. Bookings through Community Services, Ground floor building A, extn 44223. A deposit is required at time of booking.

Remedial Modalities include Manual Lymphatic Drainage*, MET, trigger point therapy, deep tissue therapy, sports massage, PNF stretching and pre-natal**

*please confirm at time of booking  **with your doctor’s permission

Monash Peninsula footy tipping competition

It is that time of year again - the 2006 football season is about to commence.

This year the 'Monash Seahorse Tipping comp' has been merged with the 'Monash Ozzrok' comp and is now called the 'Monash Peninsula Tipping Comp'.

The cost this year has remained the same at $5 for the season, which must be paid to Julie Baxter by kick off time on 30 March to be eligible for the comp.

It's easy to join. Just go to the Footytips website and click on 'Join Online Now'. When you are asked to choose a competition, type in 'Monash Peninsula Tipping comp'. Anyone who was a member of either the Seahorse Tipping comp or the Ozzrok comp last year will just need to and reactivate their membership.

The Seahorse Tavern has again kindly offered prizes for those clever tippers who manage to pick 8 for any one round. In the case that there is more than one tipper with 8 correct in a round, all names will go into a hat.

Enjoy and happy tipping.