The ARCH Magazine | Issue 21 | 2018 Semester 1

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OUR TIME TO SHINE BONDIES TAKE TO THE GLOBAL STAGE

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Alumni

A Bond between champions Bondies involved in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Where solar power meets horse power Inside Kenny Habul’s high-octane career

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New look for law Bond’s iconic Faculty of Law building gets a face lift

Editor: Camilla Jansen Journalists: Yasmin Bonnell, Paris Faint Ben Hall, David Simmons Design: Paris Faint

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Olympian Annabelle Williams reflects on a golden career

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Alisha Geary makes the business pitch of a lifetime

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Bec Ordish’s inspiring career journey in Nepal

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Myora Kruger singing cultural praises at the Games

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Academic Stuart Murray redefining sports diplomacy

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Honouring Cora Cutmore’s legacy at Bond

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A celebration of BUFTA’s brightest budding stars

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Contributors: Professor Tim Brailsford, Terri Fellowes, Karen Ransome, Brett Walker Photography: Corne Lategan, GFP Photography, Kiel Wode, Remco Photography.

Publisher: Business News Australia. PO Box 1487, Mudgeeraba. QLD. 4213

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Lauren Soars and the Queen’s Baton Relay

Campus & Community

Swimming to success Athletes prepare for competition on the world stage

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VICE-CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE

Bondies in the global spotlight The hosting of the 21st Commonwealth Games in early April is a landmark moment in the development of the Gold Coast. This will be the fifth time the Games have been staged in Australia after Sydney in 1938, Perth in 1962, Brisbane in 1982 and Melbourne in 2006 - a clear signal that our city has come of age.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games dwarf their predecessors in size and scale.

They are more than three times larger than the Brisbane 1982 Games. The number of athletes, team officials, dignitaries, media and visitors make the Games the largest single event ever held on the Gold Coast.

The Games have provided the Gold Coast with an opportunity to shine in the global spotlight with a total Commonwealth audience of 2 billion people, or nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population. Estimates are that the Games will inject around AUD$2 billion into the local economy and create 30,000 jobs.

In this issue of the ARCH, there are stories of Bondies who have been involved with the Games, from athletes proudly representing their country, to coaches and officials, to our alumni who are working with the organising body on media, marketing, logistics and protocol.

The Gold Coast is Australia’s sixth largest city with a permanent population approaching 650,000 and more than 13 million visitors per year.

The city is larger than some state capitals and the growth rate continues to increase.

The development of Bond University has been symbolic of the rise of the region. As the Gold Coast’s first standalone university, we have played a major role in the economic growth of the city and contributed to the maturation of social and cultural life on the Coast.

Our international focus has broadened horizons. Our academic and research activity has attracted new citizens.

Our students have enriched the social fabric. And our graduates have spawned new businesses.

The Commonwealth Games movement is much more than sporting triumphs.

The Games unite the diverse peoples of the Commonwealth through sport, and promote core values of humanity and equality while celebrating achievement.

Similarly, Bond University is more than just an educational institution. We have created opportunities for lifelong friendships and networks that span geo-political boundaries. We have changed thinking, influenced policy and improved the quality of life.

Our independent and apolitical standing means that students can freely express their views provided they can be substantiated by rational debate and evidence-based argument.

As Australia’s most diverse student body, cultures are learned and students from different walks of life mix openly.

We should always be proud of our values and willingness to embrace excellence as a core attribute.

The Commonwealth Games have demonstrated that the Gold Coast is much more than a place for sun, sand and sea. The city is a burgeoning and diverse economy and community, with opportunity in abundance. Just as it is the time for the Gold Coast to enjoy the global stage, so too it is time for Bond and our graduates to puff out their chests and bask in the limelight.

The Gold Coast has embraced education. Indeed, education is now formalised as one of the key planks of the city’s strategy.

The city is now home to an education industry of more than 200 international and domestic education providers.

International students across the Coast number in excess of 20,000. Bond University has been a major part of this growing endeavour, with almost 5000 students from over 90 countries currently enrolled.

Education powers other sectors such as health, business, culture, tourism, arts and technology.

Education encourages investment, increases the supply and demand of our goods and services and improves average wages. Perhaps most importantly, education is a key driver of innovation, talent development, wellness and prosperity.

Bond University continue to play an important role in helping to progress education as a core pillar of the Gold Coast economy, thereby creating an enduring legacy from the Games.

PROFESSOR TIM BRAILSFORD

Vice-Chancellor and President www.arch.bond.edu.au

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A WINNING LOOK INTO THE MIND ASHLEIGH Upton, a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) student has been awarded the Best Student Paper award at the seventh annual Cognitive and Behavioural Psychology (CBP) Conference.

Ms Upton’s thesis was titled ‘Evaluating the Efficacy and Feasibility of the Mindful Awareness Resilience Skills (MARST) App to Cultivate Cognitive Resilience and Mindfulness, While Reducing Perceived Stress in University Students’.

Ms Upton travelled to the conference in Singapore to present her paper.

The CBP Conference is a forum that aims to bring together the world’s leading researchers, engineers and scientists whose professional interests involve psychological theories and practices, and to contribute to the formulation of global and regional strategies in the advancement of Psychology.

Ms Ashleigh Upton

BOND LAUNCHES NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM FROM semester two of 2018 (182) Bond University will offer an Executive Graduate Certificate in Leadership (Education).

The certification is intended for educators, middle managers and principals who want to progress into leadership roles.

Bond University Deputy Dean, Post Experience Postgraduate Program Director, and Professor of Management Barry Burgan, said the original program offering will have an education focus, however offerings with other industry focuses are envisaged.

“The initial focus of the program is for principals, aspiring school principals and school leaders,” said Professor Burgan.

“There will be additional offerings that will have other industry focuses, but it is very much cohort-driven around particular industry sectors.”

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To be accepted into the program students are required to already be in a senior management role and need to have an undergraduate degree.

“It is designed for those in executive roles or moving into executive roles,” said Professor Burgan.

“It is intended to help take them from a technical background and really focus on their skills as a leader, such as building teams and transforming work places.”

While the program is only comprised of four subjects, it is designed to be considerate and flexible around the working commitments of students.

“Students could do it in eight months which is two semesters part-time, but we generally expect senior executives would take up to 18 months to two years to complete it,” said Professor Burgan.

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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE Professor Tim Brailsford, Vice Chancellor and President, and Mr Brett Walker, Director of Alumni and Development, visited Foundation Vice Chancellor Professor Don Watts and Mrs Michelle Watts in Perth late last year.

Both Don and Michelle reflected fondly on their time at Bond describing it as among the most rewarding years of their lives.

They are both retired living in Claremont and still enjoy a good laugh and a strong cup of tea.

Don and Michelle send their best wishes to old friends and former students and hope to catch up again, perhaps at the 30th Anniversary Celebrations.

L-R: Mrs Michelle Watts, Professor Don Watts and Professor Tim Brailsford

BOND HOSTS INAUGURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT EVENT ON Friday 17 November, Bond University hosted the inaugural Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS).

The PMDoS is an opportunity for project management professionals to put their expertise to use, voluntarily helping charities and not-for-profits plan and execute strategies for development and growth. This year more than 30 separate charities participated in the event, gaining hours of free face-to-face consulting they would not otherwise have the funds to support. Professor of Construction and Facilities Management at Bond University Craig Langston, says the PMDoS enabled charities to develop practical plans to achieve their objectives.

“The project management profession brings together professionals and, in our case, we had some senior students from our Master of Project Management degree and they workshopped all day with representatives from the charities to develop plans and progress things to the point where they can go to the next step,” he said.

want to connect for an entire day, but it worked seamlessly,” he said.

“There was an MC at each end and they were chatting away, cracking jokes and keeping everyone engaged,” he said.

Bond students completing the Master of Project Management degree were also given the opportunity to offer their expertise for the day, giving them practical experience in dealing with industry issues.

The Gold Coast event ran simultaneously with Brisbane’s event which was held at the Brisbane Convention Centre and a live video feed enabled the two venues to communicate.

“I was really proud that our students were able to participate as though they were qualified professionals, they did everything that I was expecting and more. I thought they handled themselves really well and were committed to it for the whole day.

No one gets paid for any of it so it’s all a donation in that sense,” said Professor Langston.

“It went really well, normally there’s technical hiccups, particularly when you

The students volunteered their time from 8am for set up until 6pm.

“I was really proud that our students were able to participate as though they were qualified professionals.”

Professor Craig Langston

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REMEMBERING DR CHAN: THE MAN BEHIND THE VISION

Dr David Chan

ONE OF Bond’s most beloved community members and a pioneer of Bond’s medical program has sadly passed away.

Dr David Chan passed away peacefully at home with family by his side following a seven-year battle with cancer on Monday 1st January 2018.

Dr Chan was responsible for initiating the establishment of the University Medical Centre and brought together a team of medical and health experts across a broad range of specialised services.

Dr Bruce Shepherd AM, President of the Australian Medical Association and the most high profile medical leader in Australia at the time, opened the University Medical Centre on Tuesday 26th November 1991.

During his time at the University Medical Centre, Dr Chan became the trusted physician for many of Bond University’s staff and students.

He also became life-long friends with many of them, including the late Professor Harry Messel AC, former Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of Bond University, and his wife Mrs Pip Messel.

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Dr Peter Karsas, head doctor at the Bond University Medical Centre, said the legacy left by Dr Chan will be one of transforming the Centre into a truly international facility.

“Dr Chan’s emphasis was on preventative health, which included travel medicine. His vision of a Travel Clinic was a good one,” said Dr Karsas.

“The facility was likely ahead of its time.

A great deal of what we now offer is travel medicine. Vaccination services have increased greatly due to the requirements of the University’s very successful Medical and Allied Health Programmes.”

Dr Karsas, who met Dr Chan during professional education meetings, said Dr Chan’s passion for the profession was obvious.

“My impression of Dr Chan was that he loved his profession, and he was genuinely concerned about the welfare of his patients,” said Dr Karsas.

“I was always delighted to attend a meeting with him. It was with great sadness that I learned of his illness and later passing.”

Since the University Medical Centre was established in 1991, it has grown into a premium Specialist General Practice that provides almost every service a student would need.

In addition to medical services, Bond staff and students benefit from a range of free on campus services that include nursing, psychological and disability services.

“It is our responsibility to assist students in any way that we can, to lighten their load as they work toward completing their studies,” said Dr Karsas.

The University Medical Centre is currently working on streamlining its vaccination service and is soon to offer platelet enriched plasma injections for fibro muscular injury and some degenerative joint diseases.

Additionally, the psychological service providers at the Centre have been working hard to raise the profile of the LGBTQI community on campus as well as ensure a healthy culture of responsibility that provides for a safe and supportive campus via the ‘Safety, Respect, Care and Consent’ campaign.

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PROPERTY STUDENTS WIN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION L-R: Mr Cameron Dodd, Mr Matthew Moorhead, Mr Liam Hartenthaler

BACHELOR of Property students Cameron Dodd and Liam Hartenthaler have won first place in the prestigious PRRES 2018 International Feasibility Competition.

The competition, widely regarded as the most prestigious Asia/Oceania property based student competition, involved the students preparing a proposal outlining nine development options and researching

a rigorous financial feasibility study and risk assessment of each option.

Mr Hartenthaler and Mr Dodd were required to research local and territory government planning schemes, conduct market research to inform the development design, find comparable projects and fully cost their proposed development schemes.

The competition was judged by a panel

of industry and academic experts at the 2018 PRRES conference in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Bond team, under the mentorship of Senior Teaching Fellow Matthew Moorhead, was announced as the winner at the conference dinner and awarded $2000.

Bond University has won first prize in 2014, 2016 and now 2018.

BOND GOES PRO BONO FOR IMMIGRATION BOND University has launched a 10week program off the back of its new Immigration Law Clinic, enabling law students to voluntarily gain practical insight and experience in immigration law.

The pro bono Clinic will provide free legal advice to vulnerable and disadvantaged non-citizens who wish to remain in Australia.

Senior Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Law at Bond University Lindsey Stevenson-Graf, said the Clinic started in September 2017 (semester 173), as a pilot project with the idea of assisting vulnerable people in the community with immigration issues.

“We were approached by a couple of migration agents that sat in the Clinic and they had noticed that there aren’t many services for vulnerable people on the Gold Coast with respect to immigration issues, so we thought that this would help to fill a gap,” she said.

The Immigration Law Clinic will not only assist the vulnerable looking for advice, it will also allow students to get involved and prepare them for a future in the industry.

“Bond University law students will get practical experience dealing with clients.”

“It’s primarily an advice clinic so the clients will come in and tell the migration

agent or the lawyer assisting them about their issues and students will observe the interaction between the two,” said Ms Stevenson-Graf.

“They’ll also get to ask some of the fundamental questions, so they’ll have a bit of assistance with communication, learning how to communicate with different clients, not just within the commercial setting but also with people who don’t necessarily speak English as their first language and have other concerns that they bring to the table.”

Bond University law students undertaking the 10-week program will volunteer at the Clinic for three hours per week.

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A BOND BETWEEN

CHAMPIONS

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Commonwealth Games 2018 feature

THE 2018 Games is the single biggest sporting event that Queensland has hosted.

History will be made, athletes will become champions and careers will be defined for all those who have worked for years behind the scenes to bring the Games to life.

In this edition we celebrate individuals from the Bond community who have left their mark on the legacy of the Games, both in and out of the limelight.

We also reflect on those special alumni who have shone at each event to have taken place since Bond University’s inception.

After the University was established in 1989, a group of students from Bond’s earliest class had their shot on the world stage at the Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games.

While Mr Murphy didn’t win a medal at Auckland, on his return at the Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games he took home two golds and a silver in the 3m, 10m and 1m diving events respectively.

Former Sports Marketing student Daniel Kowalski (Class of 1994) made his Commonwealth Games debut swimming at Victoria in 1994.

Four years later at Kuala Lumpur, Mr Kowalski was a part of the team which set the world record for the 4x200 metre relay.

In recent years, swimmers Melanie Wright (Class of 2013) and Madeline Groves (Class of 2015) made a splash at the Glasgow Games.

Ms Wright took home the gold as part of the 4x100m relay team while Ms Groves medalled three times across three different events, both relay and individual.

Alumnus Andrew Baildon (Class of 1989) became the first swimmer in the Commonwealth to swim the 100m freestyle in under 50 seconds at the Auckland Games, earning him the gold.

Other swimming stars who are a part of Bond’s alumni community include Grant Hackett OAM (Class of 1998), Giaan Rooney OAM (Class of 2000) and Adrian Radley (Class of 2000).

Mr Baildon was joined in the pool by Bondies Chris Fydler (Class of 1992), who also competed in swimming, and Michael Murphy (Class of 1989) who competed in diving.

Outside the pool, former business student Brent Livermore OAM (Class of 2009) was part of the Kookaburras hockey team which took home gold at the Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Medals won by Bondies at the Commonwealth Games since 1989.

Miles Stewart (Class of 2002) also took home accolades at Manchester, winning silver in the triathlon.

Beyond the sporting arena, there are several talented Bondies who have worked tirelessly for the past few years to make the 2018 Games a reality.

Alumna Paula Robinson (Class of 2006), Partner at law firm Minter Ellison, joined GOLDOC as the Head of Legal for the event. In the media sphere, Lara McKay (Class of 1993) is heading up the Communications and Marketing division as General Manager.

Ms McKay is joined by fellow Faculty of Society and Design alumni including Fiona Self (Class of 2010, Copywriter at GOLDOC), Alana Clarke (Class of 2006, Campaign Advisory at GOLDOC) and Jack Harbour (Class of 2012, Senior Media Advisor to the Office of the Minister for Education, Tourism, Major events and the Commonwealth Games).

Not including competing athletes, there are more than 40 Bondies working in various roles to support the event. The alumni list of champion athletes and seasoned professionals is ever-growing, and now generations of Bond’s elite are primed to make their mark.

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THE BONDY THE BATON Ms Lauren Soars

SINCE 1958, the Queen’s Baton Relay has been an integral part of the Games.

The act of the Baton travelling around the Commonwealth is a symbol of unity as it brings together all the countries under the Commonwealth.

Beginning in March 2017 in the historic forecourt of Buckingham Palace, the Baton has been passed from athlete to community leaders around the United Kingdom and the six Commonwealth regions of the world.

Within the baton is a special message from the Queen, uniting all Commonwealth nations. With the competition just around the corner, the baton has finally arrived on Australian shores. As the final leg of the relay, the baton will now make its way all around Australia.

Its 100-day journey around Australia will finish at the opening ceremony on 4 April 2018 where the message from the Queen will be removed from the baton and read by the Queen’s representative, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

Managing this global event is a major logistical operation and there are some Bondies on board to ensure the baton makes its way safely to the Gold Coast.

One Bond alumna involved in organising the Australian leg of the Relay is Lauren Soars (Class of 2014).

Ms Soars studied a Bachelor of Business at Bond and completed her final two semesters in South Carolina where she specialised in Sports Management.

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Ms Soars’ role in the Baton Relay involves looking after the baton for the 100 days that it travels around Australia. Her main objective is to assist with the overall operations and logistics of the relay as well as looking after the schools program.

Ms Soars’ role involves operating as the baton’s ‘pilot’ and a ‘route marker’.

Whilst piloting the baton, Ms Soars will be in the lead car in the convoy, and will be responsible for navigating the convoy between communities.

As route marker, Ms Soars ensures the baton can travel along the planned route safely and to schedule.

Ms Soars says she is honoured to be part of such an important tradition.

“It’s a great tradition that celebrates diversity and ensures that everyone across the Commonwealth gets a chance to be a part of the Games,” says Ms Soars.

But Ms Soars isn’t the only Bondy involved in the relay.

Olympian Grant Hackett OAM (Class of 1998) has been selected to carry the baton along with Perry Cross (Class of 1997), Mathew Belcher OAM (Class of 2001), Samantha Fien (Class of 2010), Myora Kruger (Class of 2016) and Tanya Diessel.

Ms Soars is joined by Taleah Kneebone, a current Bachelor of Sports Management student, who is volunteering with the Tour Services Team. Ms Kneebone is assisting with sorting out the team’s hotels, food, laundry and documents – all of which is

integral to making sure everything runs smoothly.

Ms Soars says the number of Bond alumni involved in the relay speaks volumes about the type of person Bond produces.

“It’s the culture that’s at Bond, where everyone helps each other out. We celebrate each other and push each other to achieve our best,” says Ms Soars.

“From an organisational standpoint we were looking for baton bearers who were those unsung community heroes who are achieving extraordinary things, inspiring others and making a significant contribution to their community.”

“It speaks volumes about Bond that they’re able to attract those types of people and cultivate them to be even better people in business and in the community.”

Right now, Ms Soars is in the middle of the 100-day journey around Australia and has packed light and is sleeping in a different hotel every night.

Bringing the baton to the rest of Australia is a massive honour, says Ms Soars.

“To be able to bring the baton to 70 different countries and territories is amazing,” she said.

“It’s a chance for people in other countries to go ‘oh I touched that – I’m going to tune into the opening ceremony and cheer on my country’.”

“There’s so many unsung heroes carrying the baton – it’ll be nice to get them all together around this.”

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE GAMES

THE BATON RELAY

388 DAYS travelling the world

70 NATIONS to be visited by the baton relay Mr Andrew Bakos

IT IS set to become the biggest sporting event in Australia since the Sydney 2000 Olympics, but what happens once the closing ceremony is over? What will be the lasting impact of the Games?

Bond researchers, who specialise in sports and events management, are looking into how the City of Gold Coast can ensure that the Games leave a legacy for the city.

One of the researchers, Bond PhD candidate Andrew Bakos, is looking into how sustainable these types of events are and how it can set a standard for future events on the Gold Coast.

At the London 2012 Olympic Games, a standard was introduced to ensure mega-events, like the Games, can be ‘sustainable’. This standard, called ISO 20121, provides a framework for all members of the event supply chain to consider their social, economic and environmental impacts.

Mr Bakos is observing the Games because the event is one of the first major events in the world to apply the ISO 20121 standard to ensure sustainability is prioritised.

“It will be a great opportunity for future events to have a look at how the Games dealt with the enablers and barriers of the standard and creating a sustainable event,” said Mr Bakos.

“One of the main issues with sustainability is that it is a theory, and putting it into practice is difficult.”

One of the major hurdles Mr Bakos has come into contact with so far is the perception of what ‘sustainability’

means to different people. Whilst most people might think of sustainability as being about water conservation or recycling, he says it’s much more.

“When we talk about sustainable event management we’re looking at the three pillars of sustainability – economic, social, and environmental sustainability,” said Mr Bakos.

“The ISO 20121 really is just a guideline of how you can implement sustainability.”

What Mr Bakos wants to ensure is that the lessons learnt from putting on the event aren’t lost or forgotten by the city once the event packs up and moves on.

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“I want to ensure the Games leave a positive legacy on the Gold Coast,” said Mr Bakos.

“There’s a lot of potential to have a knowledge legacy here because with these large events you have the best of the best event organisers in the world living in your city for a few weeks.

I want to harness this knowledge and ensure that future events held here on the Gold Coast can use that knowledge.”

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“One of the biggest misconceptions here is that the small venues that are maybe hosting just one sport don’t see the ISO 20121 standard applying to them. I want to break that misconception and have an understanding that once the Games are over that this knowledge needs to remain on the Gold Coast. We need to ensure that we are progressive and we keep on producing sustainable events. It can’t just go back to business as usual.”

ATHLETES & OFFICIALS set to take part

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6 MILLION extra journeys to be made on the Gold Coast

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Swimming to

SUCCESS

THE BOND Swimming Club (BUSC) has long been an institution at the University, but in recent years the club has truly become a global contender.

Its number of members continues to grow significantly and some of the fastest swimmers in the world currently call BUSC home.

This year marks the first time that many BUSC swimmers, including Alex Graham, Elijah Winnington and Minna Atherton, are taking a shot at title. For others it marks a return to the spotlight following previous success on the world stage.

BUSC swimmers Madeline Groves, Cameron McEvoy and Madison Wilson will each attempt to back up impressive past performances, including the London 2012 Olympics, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.

Ms Groves is a five-time medallist at Olympic and Commonwealth Games events combined, taking out two golds and a

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bronze at Glasgow 2014 for the 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and 200m butterfly events respectively.

“This means at any given time we can have our up-and-coming swimmers training right beside our Olympians.”

Ms Groves was joined on the podium at Rio by 4x100m squadmate Madison Wilson.

Cameron McEvoy also hopes to beat his Glasgow tally of two gold and four silver medals. This collection of elite swimmers is a testament to Bond’s aptitude for fostering sporting success.

On training BUSC athletes for the competition, Mr Scarce said the athletes are in the final stages of honing their performances.

BUSC coaches Richard Scarce and Kyle Samuelson, who are preparing Bond athletes for the competition and beyond, are particularly proud of the Club’s achievements, in addition to its strong community values.

“The BUSC offers a clear pathway from 10-year-olds to elite swimmers,” said Mr Samuelson.

“We pride ourselves on having a culture that all swimmers at the club can contribute to the overall success.”

“The preparation is going well, relatively low key at present, just getting on with the work and fine-tuning before heading into the Games,” said Mr Scarce.

“All is going well on working with the team heading in to the competition, my prediction is we can do very well on that stage.”

While Mr Scarce is confident in his elite hopefuls, he says there is still a lot of work to be done before athletes can stand on the podium beside the world’s best.

“The job is far from done and it’s important we don’t get ahead of ourselves!”

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Bond University Swimming Club team members and coaching staff

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SWIM IN ALEX GRAHAM Freestyle What is your career highlight? Representing Australia at the 2017 World Championships and placing fourth in the 4x200m freestyle relay.

What motivates you? To represent my country, travel the world doing what I love and making new friends along the way.

What are your ambitions? My aim from this year until the 2020 Olympic Games is to gain selection onto every major Australian team, becoming a regular member of the Australian Swimming Team.

BRAYDEN MCCARTHY Freestyle & Butterfly What is your career highlight? Achieving a bronze medal at the World Short Course Championships.

What is a major challenge you have overcome? In grade 10, I got knocked out when someone illegally elbowed me while I was playing rugby. Two days later I had to swim in a pretty big competition called GPS, and I had absolutely no idea who I was or what I was doing!

What are your ambitions? To execute my race plans and come away with a personal best in every event I compete in.

CAMERON MCEVOY

Freestyle

What is your career highlight? Breaking the textile suit world record in the 100m freestyle.

What is a major challenge you have overcome? Growing up I hit puberty later than my competitors and fell behind and I had to persevere and learn to adapt until my time came.

What motivates you? The perfect technique and race.

What are your ambitions? To beat my Glasgow Commonwealth Games medal tally of two gold and four silver.

ELIJAH WINNINGTON

Freestyle

What is your career highlight? Coming third at Junior World Championships in the 200m freestyle.

What is a major challenge you have overcome? Being incredibly ill at my first international competition and still racing strong.

What motivates you? Consistently performing in major competitions.

What are your ambitions? I would like the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games to be my first senior Australian team. Then continue from there, making the Olympic Games in 2020.

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LAURA TAYLOR

Butterfly

What is your career highlight? Competing at the World University Games in Taiwan.

What motivates you? To get to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Ever since I was young I have always had my heart set on competing at the Olympics.

What are your ambitions? I am striving to be on the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games team, then further in the future, competing as a part of the Australian senior team in major international events.

MADELINE GROVES

Butterfly & Freestyle

What is your career highlight? Winning a silver medal in the 200m butterfly at the Rio Olympics. Knowing that I have so much to learn and improve on.

What are your ambitions? There’s much more that I want to achieve in swimming.

I’m aiming to qualify for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the 100m and 200m butterfly, and hopefully get close to my best times.

MADISON WILSON

Freestyle & Backstroke

What is your career highlight? Probably a tie between a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the 2015 World Championships and being a part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m freestyle team at the Rio Olympics.

What motivates you? I find a lot of joy in the sport and have a fantastic team, so that makes it pretty easy to be motivated to turn up and give my best.

What are your ambitions? At this stage I’m just focusing on improving my best ever performances and seeing what can happen. I’ve had huge improvements in my training so I can’t wait for that to pay off and see how fast I can go.

MINNA ATHERTON

Backstroke

What is your career highlight? Being selected onto the 2016 Short Course Worlds team as well as my results at the 2015 Junior World Championships.

What motivates you? Narrowly missing out on the Rio Olympics gave me the motivation to keep training hard so that I can hopefully make the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, as well as other Australian teams.

What are your ambitions? I hope to make the Commonwealth Games team and swim as well as possible, and then swim as a part of other Australian teams in the lead up to the 2020 Olympic Games.

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TRAINING CENTRE BECOMES ‘HOME FROM HOME’ AS MORE than 5,500 international athletes converge on the Gold Coast for the Games, Bond’s High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) will be a major hub during Australia’s biggest sporting event in more than a decade.

As part of the Bond Institute of Health & Sport, the HPTC will be “home” to the 16 men’s teams and eight women’s rugby sevens teams who will battle it out for the medals at Robina Stadium.

The HPTC, which is nestled next to the stadium, is a state of the art sports and research complex with multiple facilities including changing rooms, gymnasium, 25m lap pool, hot and cold pools for recovery, sauna and steam rooms, along with a covered outdoor barbecue deck.

There is also a dedicated warmup area where teams can physically prepare and recover before and after their matches.

event,” HPTC manager Glenn Corcoran said.

“We want them to come here and feel as though Bond has given them every chance to compete at their optimum level, and we’re also hoping that some of the governing rugby union bodies for all these countries will see what we have to offer and look to utilise our centre for training and camps in the future.”

Mr Corcoran said qualified staff would also be on hand to help athletes work on their strength and conditioning in the gym and assist with recovery as required.

“Teams like Australia, New Zealand and England will be up to speed on the techniques needed in the gym to optimise their performance along with the best ways to warm down and recover,” he said.

At most sevens events, even major ones, teams warm up in the in-goal area as other games are still in progress.

“For some of the competing nations, their talented and dedicated athletes may not have ongoing access to these types of facilities and we are looking forward to working with them.”

Between the HPTC and the stadium is a new world-class turfed area where teams can warm-up and cool-down.

In July, the HPTC was awarded a 2017 Strength of America Award for its world class strength and conditioning standards.

“We have made sure that the rugby players who take part in the Games have access to the very best facilities which will benefit their performance and enjoyment of the

Bond’s HPTC was the only centre in Australia to receive this prestigious accolade, which is jointly awarded by the US National Strength & Conditioning

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Association (NSCA) and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

The award, which represents the gold standard in strength and conditioning programs, measured the HPTC on four key criteria: Supervision, Education, Program and Facilities.

Bond University’s direct engagement will also take place at the main venue, Carrara Stadium, where seven Masters of Sports Science students will be working in the main gym.

They will help monitor and work with international athletes on their strength, conditioning and recovery as part of a hands-on project which will provide them with invaluable practical skills.

All seven also have internships with major sporting organisations including Cricket Australia, the Gold Coast Suns AFL team, the Brisbane Lions AFLW team, the Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Kayaking.

“The experience that these students gain is something they’ll never forget. Along with their internships, they’ll all graduate with a resume that demonstrates sport science and strength and conditioning experience at the highest level,” said Bond University Head of Exercise and Sports Science, Professor Peter Reaburn.

Commonwealth Games 2018 feature Ms Myora Kruger

SINGING CULTURAL PRAISES

MEDICAL student Myora Kruger is passionate about lending a voice to Indigenous Australian culture, quite literally.

Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine awarded its inaugural Indigenous Medical Scholarship to Ms Kruger in 2016.

Ms Kruger, a Kombumerri woman of the Yugambeh language group, has trained as a classical opera singer since the age of 11.

During the third year of her degree, Ms Kruger was selected as a baton bearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay.

Ms Kruger’s ultimate career goal is to become an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist to help singers with vocal damage, and she also hopes to work within remote Indigenous communities to improve the health of children.

“The organisation asked me to be the Indigenous representative of the Gold Coast,” said Ms Kruger.

“I was talking to my singing teacher about technique after I had broken my nose and visited an ENT specialist, and my teacher told me about a professional singer who became an ENT and now worked with singers with vocal damage,” said Ms Kruger.

“I thought that sounded amazing and realised that was the career path I wanted to pursue.”

“When I graduate, I also want to use my medical training to give back to the Indigenous community as much as possible.

“I joined in the SkyPoint climb at Q1. It was amazing having the baton up there and looking out over the whole Yugambeh language region where my heritage and traditional lands are.”

Ms Kruger currently works with the Yugambeh choir which is run by her mother Candace, who was also selected as a baton bearer in the Relay.

The mother-daughter duo is looking forward to the opening ceremony where the Yugambeh choir is set to perform. Ms Kruger says the experience has enriched her sense of cultural pride.

“It can be hard for Indigenous people who don’t want to seek medical help from doctors who aren’t Indigenous, so I plan to help out in that regard.”

“I’m most proud of being given a chance to showcase our culture, and to tell everyone else in the world that Aboriginal people are still here, we’re still practising our culture and it is very much alive and strong,” said Ms Kruger.

Supporting these ambitions, the Bond

“We have brought it into the 21st century.”

“I’m most proud of being given a chance to showcase our culture, and to tell everyone else in the world that Aboriginal people are still here”

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A NEW WORLD FOR

SPORTS DIPLOMACY He has pioneered a new field of international relations, and Associate Professor Stuart Murray says the Commonwealth Games is the perfect platform for sports diplomacy to bring nations together

“LIKE IT or loathe it, sport, politics and international relations have mixed since time immemorial.”

So says Dr Stuart Murray, a Diplomatic Studies scholar who decided five years ago to investigate what role sport plays in his chosen field.

As Associate Professor in Bond’s Department of International Relations, he effectively created a specialist field as no other diplomacy scholar had ventured down this path.

“When you think about the rise of extremism, terrorism and xenophobia, sports diplomacy is a positive phenomenon in a world coming apart at the seams.”

Dr Murray has authored what will become the world’s first book on the subject titled Sports Diplomacy: Origins, Theory and Practice which will be published by Routledge in May 2018.

He also established a global research group, working with academics from Oxford University, Peking University, University College London and Edinburgh University.

In total, they have generated more than 50 scientific journal articles on the subject of sports diplomacy.

Dr Murray’s work has been lauded worldwide and he was instrumental in the design of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Sports Diplomacy Strategy (2015-2018), the world’s first

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whole-of-government policy on sport and international relations.

This ground-breaking strategy provides a dedicated point of contact, a portal, for absolutely anyone – players, coaches, sponsors, administrators, diplomats and politicians at home or abroad – with a stake and interest in the role sport plays in Australia and its international reputation.

In addition to with working with DFAT, Dr Murray’s focus is shifting to non-state actors. He is currently working with the Victorian Government, the Australian Grand Prix board, Port Adelaide, and Melbourne Victory to develop a proactive sports diplomacy mindset.

“My aim is to consolidate Bond University and Australia as leaders in the theory and practice of sports diplomacy.”

“Sport endures as a powerful, untapped diplomatic tool that can sublimate conflict, promote comity between old and new enemies, break down stereotypes and stimulate more tolerant attitudes.”

“Working in tandem with traditional diplomacy, sport is therefore no longer a niche area ‘below’ government but an increasingly relevant soft power tool for modern diplomacy.”

As one of many examples, Dr Murray points to the ‘baseball diplomacy’ between the US and Cuba when in 2016 Barack Obama was pictured with Cuban President Raul

Castro in the front row of the Estadio Latinoamericano as the pair watched a few innings of a friendly match between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National Team. Obama was the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928.

As for the Games, Dr Murray, who is descended from a family of football professionals in his native Scotland, says the event is the golden opportunity for the Gold Coast, Queensland and Australia to take its message to the world.

“I’ve already seen some of the promotional material for the competition and I can see the message is sinking in with the way this region is going to be presented to the world.”

“The Games are the perfect vehicle to maximise trade, tourism, education, development and people-to-people links and this will reach more than 2 billion people around the world.”

“As well as a sports-mad nation, the world will see us as a truly multicultural, modern and progressive society.”

“At all the major venues and behind the scenes at the Games, there will be world leaders, the movers and shakers, mixing and talking and doing deals and all of this will be under the guise of attending a sporting event. What’s true in life is also true in sports diplomacy: informal meetings always precede formal agreement.”

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Dr Stuart Murray

“The Games are the perfect vehicle to maximise trade, tourism, education, development and people-to-people links and this will reach more than 2 billion people around the world.�

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GOLDEN CAREER Ms Annabelle Williams

ANNABELLE WILLIAMS (Class of 2007) was always destined to become one of Australia’s sporting greats, only she never imagined swimming would be her life’s calling.

Ms Williams established a career as one of Australia’s finest Paralympic swimmers, taking out the gold medal as part of the 4x100m relay team at the London 2012 Olympics. Born without her left hand and left forearm due to a congenital limb deficiency, the champion athlete initially trained as a runner.

“Growing up, I always loved sport,” said Ms Williams.

“I did loads of different sports, and my mum had been a very good runner, so I really wanted to be a runner as well.”

“I started taking training quite seriously when I was about 12 or 13, but I developed stress fractures in both of my shins which forced me out of the sport permanently.”

Without strong legs to run on, Ms Williams turned to the pool – which took a bit of conditioning to get used to.

“Swimming probably came more naturally to me, I just didn’t want to do all the training. It’s hard to be social when you’re underwater,” said Ms Williams.

Ms Williams’ talents eventually made it to the world stage when she made her Commonwealth Games debut in Melbourne 2006, while she was still completing high school.

At those games, Ms Williams won a Bronze Medal in the 50m Freestyle which she describes as an “amazing experience”.

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After completing year 12, Ms Williams decided to go to Bond on a sport scholarship, which she describes as “the best decision I’ve ever made”.

In 2013, Ms Williams retired from professional swimming and graduated from a dual Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of International Relations degree.

“I don’t think I would have gone on to succeed in sport if it wasn’t for that move,” said Ms Williams.

Since graduating from Bond, Ms Williams went on to work in Sydney at Allens Linklaters for three years.

“I just did not think I could have logistically done it in Sydney.”

She now works for the Australian Olympic Committee as legal counsel.

“Bond offers a very personalised service.

They tailor programs to suit your needs if you are an elite athlete or a high performer, so I always recommend Bond to athletes coming to the end of their high school period.”

Ms Williams is also currently chair of the Australian Paralympic Committee Athletes Commission and the Vice President of the Australian Swimmers Association, representing the rights of Australian swimmers and athletes.

While at Bond, Ms Williams continued to compete around the world. Notably, in 2008, she took home a bronze medal in Beijing for the women’s 100m Butterfly.

She followed this up with a silver medal in 2009 at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro and a silver medal in 2010 at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

At the Games, Ms Williams will again be poolside - although this time she won’t be taking a plunge.

The icing on the cake, however, was winning gold in London at the Paralympic Games for the women’s 4x100m Relay event, which Ms Williams said is her career highlight.

“I think it was particularly special for me to win the gold medal as part of a team,” said Ms Williams.

“In swimming you don’t often get to be part of a team. I am still very good friends with the girls who I swam with, and it’s something we will always have in common and share. That is really special to me. It was absolutely the highlight.”

Channel 7 has invited Ms Williams to commentate on the swimming events and the pre-Games Australian trials.

Though swimming was a big part of her life for so long, Ms Williams said she doesn’t miss certain gruelling training aspects.

“I have got no inclinations to swim again competitively, but I do miss that period of time when that was the key focus for me,” said Ms Williams.

“I was travelling two or three times a year overseas, I was able to see all those people from all over the world, and the focus of my life was about making myself as fit as possible. I am still very active, I do a lot of running and I socially swim, but I just do not miss being yelled at by the coach at 4am in the morning!”

Commonwealth Games 2018 feature Students in Bond Film and Television Studio

Bondies put the Games in

FOCUS A GROUP of Bond’s brightest students has taken on work at the Games, aiming to develop careers across several different industries.

“Bond Television 1 and 2 students are among some of the best prepared for live outside broadcast work like the Games,” said Shepherd.

A total of 47 Bond students are employed for the Games in various roles, however the majority are currently working in the television broadcasting space.

“Especially given their unique exposure to events like BUFTA, which is a student-run 12-camera, live streamed awards ceremony using the latest equipment currently used in the industry.”

These Film and Television (FITV) Bondies are working behind the scenes to bring the biggest sporting event of the decade to life, tapping into areas including production management, sponsorship, corporate hospitality, VIP experience and logistics. Of the FITV students involved, most have completed the ‘Television 1: Studio’ course which provides basic training in the fundamentals required for television production.

Several have also completed the FITV ‘Television 2: News, Sports & Graphics’ course which is tailored to live sport production. FITV Adjunct Teaching Fellow Kristian Shepherd said the broadcast students involved with the Games are truly among the faculty’s elite.

According to Mr Shepherd, students at Bond are exposed to almost identical equipment to that which will be used during the Games.

The TV studio at Bond contains the latest HD camera equipment and state-of-the-art graphics engines that are used by most worldwide broadcasters.

Through Bond’s partnership with production company NEP Group, the University has been able to give its student unique training in EVS live-replay systems.

“Four of the students will be doing camera control unit operation, which involves controlling the colour and technical

operation of broadcast cameras, at the Games in April 2018,” said Mr Shepherd.

“These students also received onsite experience at NEP over the past year.”

Mr Shepherd said the hands-on training FITV students receive is paramount to success in an ever-changing field of work.

“Many technical directors acknowledge frequently that the vast majority of the broadcast workforce is getting older and there is a need to train the next generation of live specialists,” he said.

“This type of work involves the need for students to begin working and learning the live craft of television production and the need to acquire important transferrable skills which they do here at Bond in the FITV degree.”

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ALUMNI HE’S A race car-driving former builder from the Gold Coast, so when Kenny Habul talks about taking solar to the world and declares that traditional energy is dead you could be excused for thinking the guy has been bumped off by a body double.

“We have the largest genuine development pipeline of solar in the world at 10,000 Megawatts. Our average deal size is $200 million and we are the largest purchaser of Caterpillar-tracked machines in the world five years in a row," said Mr Habul.

Mr Habul is now the CEO and president of SunEnergy1 and even through he’s built his business into one of the biggest renewable energy companies in North America, he’s largely flown under the radar in the business world despite becoming a multimillionaire many times over at just 43.

His company’s rapid and impressive growth is set to hit a few hurdles under the Presidency of Donald Trump, a climate change denier who is beholden to the traditional energy movement which Mr Habul says wields enormous power over both sides of politics in Washington.

Now based in North Carolina, the energy entrepreneur was the guest speaker at Bond University’s Business Leader’s Forum, and he outlined plans to build the world’s largest solar plant. Just 24 hours earlier, he was at the wheel of a Mercedes driving Mt Panorama at speeds of up to 300km/h as part of a team that finished second at the Bathurst 12 Hour race.

“The oil and gas movement is so powerful.

There are so many stakeholders in coal mines and natural gas production that you soon realise it is not all about what’s best for the environment.”

“Through my racing contacts I’ve been fortunate enough to know the CEO of Mercedes-Benz, the CEO of AMG. Every car they make is electric in five years.

Everything is moving to batteries: semitrailers, trains.”

“It’s not really a matter of in my opinion that Trump doesn’t believe in climate change. I don’t believe that. I think they know that (climate change is real).

As for his motor racing career, Mr Habul is more than just a keen amateur. He makes regular starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the American Sportscar Championship

His passion for motor racing now rivals his passion for solar, and Mr Habul says he will meet with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss the “ridiculous” price of traditional energy and convince him that renewables as part of a long-term strategy is a “no-brainer”.

“Most coal plants in the US have been shut down and switched to natural gas. Solar is now cheaper than natural gas. And the latest advancements in solar cell technology put us at twice the output of the current panel in the next four years and at onetenth of the cost.”

“There is enough sunlight that hits the earth in one day to power the earth for a year. And we dig coal and we burn it. It’s fundamentally wrong.”

Mr Kenny Habul on the podium at the Bathurst 12 Hour race

“The current Australian Prime Minister has asked me to meet with him in a couple of weeks and talk about the general situation here in Australia and I’m not an expert at it, but I know the cost of power is astronomically high,” said Mr Habul.

“For a country that has a very high standard of living, stable economic situation and tremendous opportunities, it makes no sense at all for the price of power to be more than a banana republic.”

“So, I’m looking forward to speaking to the Prime Minister and hopefully understand a bit better why, particularly in Queensland, the rates are ridiculous. There are Third World countries that pay less for their power than Queensland. It makes no sense.”

Mr Habul graduated from Bond in 1994 with a law degree and he joined his brothers Reno and Sam to build luxury eco-friendly houses on the Gold Coast.

They made a decent living and in 2005, Mr Habul landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was looking to build more eco-friendly houses in this part of the world.

After buying up property to develop, the GFC hit and his access to credit dried up almost overnight. This forced his switch to commercial and utility-scale installations.

He also discovered the very generous tax incentives in North Carolina for solar investment and his company SunEnergy1 now builds some of the largest solar systems in the world.

SunEnergy1 has filed for approval to build the world’s largest solar system in the US at 945 Megawatts on 2,225 hectares which is confirmation of the huge scale of the business.

But their motivations are elsewhere.”

“We’ve had to learn to work with that. Just a week or two ago Trump put a 30 per cent tariff on solar panels. We buy hundreds of millions of dollars-worth at a time. That’s going to hurt us.”

“We’re going to continue but it’s going to make our price go up and it’s going to make it more difficult to us. What we’re dealing with now in the US is tremendous power from the coal movement. They know this is the end and they’ve said ‘we want four more years. Just give us four more years of sales and the whole thing can go to hell’.’’

As for the future, not surprisingly Mr Habul says that despite their political and financial power, the big utilities that sell traditional power will not be around for much longer and cars will be electric, sooner rather than later.

“Our generation is the end of traditional energy. Coal in itself is finished. They’re closing coal plants everywhere. Natural gas was the next best solution.”

and his personal collection includes more than 100 classic and modern vehicles.

His pride and joy is an Australian-born and bred Brock Commodore, which was the winning car at Bathurst in 1997. Mr Habul went and worked for the legendary Peter Brock in the 1990s as he pursued his own motor racing career.

“Halfway through my degree I took a couple of semesters off, I moved to Melbourne and I worked with Peter Brock in 1992 and that was a great experience for me.”

“I was there at that race in 1997 working for Peter Brock. That was a dream for me.

My job was to clean the wheels. Don’t look inside the car, don’t look at anything. Just clean the wheels, mate.”

“I chose that (the solar energy business) instead of motor-racing but I’m fortunate now to have one of the largest private companies in the world and I try to enjoy myself and go back to motor-racing. I miss it. I’m pretty competitive for my age.”

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BUSINESSMAN

Philanthropist SPORTSPERSON

DOCTOR

BASIL SELLERS

HE IS A philanthropist-businessman who has been described during his career as ‘the turnaround king’ for his ability to make a success of struggling enterprises, and Dr Basil Sellers AM has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Bond University, at the February 2018 graduation ceremony.

His name adorns Bond’s largest lecture theatre, Basil Sellers Theatre, and has been a strong supporter of the University over many years, particularly in the areas of innovation, education and sport.

Dr Sellers has had a successful career as a Chief Executive and major shareholder of a large number of companies, and was an accomplished sportsman and former director of the NSW Cricket Association (now Cricket New South Wales).

“One of the criteria for the award of a Doctor of the University degree is that the candidate for the award must have made an outstanding contribution to society generally,” Vice Chancellor Professor Tim Brailsford said at the award ceremony.

“There can be no doubt that Basil Alfred Sellers fulfils that requirement.”

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Dr Sellers supports a respite centre for elite athletes from the Australian Institute of Sport, the McGrath Foundation, the Sir Roden and Lady Cutler Foundation, Steve Waugh Foundation, the Chappell Foundation that seeks to help young homeless Australians and he is patron of the LBW Trust that provides education to disadvantaged students in low income cricket playing nations.

Dr Sellers’ philanthropic activities also extend to art and he has commissioned sporting sculptures that feature at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Adelaide Oval.

He also founded the Basil Sellers Art Prize which started in 2008, among others.

Dr Sellers supports international charities including ANEW, which he founded in his birthplace of Bulsar in India.

ANEW educates disadvantaged girls, including many from the slums, and successfully places each one in employment. This initiative now trains nearly 1,000 girls each year.

Dr Sellers was born in India and migrated with his family to Australia in 1948. He was educated at Kings College, Adelaide.

He never went to University, but instead said he learnt his business skills on the job.

After leaving school at 16, Dr Sellers started work at the Bank of South Australia and after two years joined a stock broking firm, which effectively kick-started his stellar business career.

Perhaps the highlight of that business career was his tenure as CEO of National Textiles which was forced into severe financial difficulty, and the potential loss of 1,000 jobs, when international tariffs on imported textiles were lifted.

While his industry went to “war” with the Government, Dr Sellers led the company on a daring acquisition spree and bought King Gee, Stubbies, Formfit, Speedo and Jockey underwear.

The business not only survived the turmoil, it went on to become a top 20 ASX-listed company.

In his acceptance speech, Dr Sellers passed on his many decades of business and life experience to more than 1,000 students, staff and guests when referring to his time turning around National Textiles.

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Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC with Dr Basil Sellers AM

“The lesson is stay calm and not panic when confronted with disaster. There is in most cases a solution available, but you have to really get the facts and then think your way through it,” Dr Sellers said.

L-R: Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC, Mrs Claire Sellers, Dr Basil Sellers AM, Professor Tim Brailsford

“This example I have given is a business one, but this is the kind of shock or setback which can, and will, confront many of you when you leave here.”

“It could be that the company you are working for collapses and you find yourself out of a job, or if you are in research you could have your research grant removed, and so on.”

“You will all almost certainly have to respond to some unforeseen issue and you need to respond. When you do, remember what I have said. You must not panic but confront the issue and calmly think your way around it, and you will find a way to win.”

“The knowledge and training you have received in Bond will give you the ability to meet the problem head on, with confidence.”

“The candidate for the award must have made an outstanding contribution to society generally... There can be no doubt that Basil Alfred Sellers fulfils that requirement.”

“Just make sure you never, ever, give up!”

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A PITCH

FIT FOR THE PRINCE

WHEN Bond Business School graduate and Indigenous entrepreneur Alisha Geary arrived at the gates of St. James Palace in London, she was a matter of hours away from making the business pitch of a lifetime.

the ocean into DIY-flatpack housing that is cyclone resistant, low maintenance and quick to build. Ms Geary said the high point of the experience was interacting with other driven entrepreneurs from around the globe.

Ms Geary was among a handful of people to earn a coveted place at the global grand final of the Pitch@Palace startup competition, an initiative founded and hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

“That was a real highlight because it was interesting to see what everyone else was doing in the world, and see what markets they were catering to,” she said.

Months of preparation boiled down to three minutes; a fleeting timeframe for Ms Geary to pitch her business, an Indigenous artwork-inspired fitness and activewear brand named ‘Faebella’, to the world.

“That was the part I was the most stressed about, but then the pitch happened and it just went really well… my best pitch yet,” said Ms Geary.

Faebella partners with Indigenous artists to create unique designs for activewear items, including leggings and gym towels, inspired by the artists’ own work.

For Ms Geary and the other Pitch@ Palace contestants, including Gold Coast businessman Nev Hyman, the pitch event was the culmination of four days of intense workshopping at locations across London as well as months of further preparation work.

As part of the experience, Ms Geary had the opportunity to visit business hubs including KPMG’s London headquarters, as well as take exclusive tours of the city’s famous landmarks including Buckingham Palace.

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“It’s very inspiring, because you look at what they’re doing and what potential their start-up has, and it just gives you so many ideas and more motivation as well.”

Ms Geary says participating in Pitch@ Palace has opened her business up to a range of new opportunities at home and internationally.

“There are several opportunities that have now presented themselves, and I need to decide at this point what path I am going to take in the business; whether to speed forward and secure investments or try and build it organically,” said Ms Geary.

“I’m trying to take the business to the next level, get it further off the ground and develop more products and work with more artists.”

Ms Alisha Geary at St. James Palace

Daniel Abrahams, Transformer Director at Bond Business School, attended the Pitch@Palace event and said Ms Geary’s performance was nothing short of “outstanding”.

“Alisha conveyed her story with authenticity and sincerity,” said Mr Abrahams.

“She went with the hopes of the nation and it made me very proud to see the way she showcased her idea.”

Mr Abrahams recently became the Director of Transformer, a co-curricular program designed to foster innovation at Bond.

He said it was especially gratifying to see a Bond Business School student succeed on a global scale.

“It was outstanding to see, because I’ve always believed in Australia’s innovation and seeing it firsthand within such a short period of my time at Bond was just incredible,” said Mr Abrahams.

“Alisha’s presentation was phenomenal, as well as Nev and the other global competitors… in my opinion Pitch@ Palace is actually one of the best and most inspiring initiatives created by the Royal Family.”

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L-R: Mr Jackson Silvester-Lee, Ms Isabelle Silberling, Ms Lacey Rowett

Rising to the

CHALLENGE

A CHANCE meeting through Bond’s Transformer program has resulted in three Bond University students jetting off to Canada to present their plan to save the Great Barrier Reef.

“While Cyclone Debbie had obviously caused a lot of damage and the Crown of Thorns starfish were active, we also saw miles and miles of dead and bleached coral which is a direct result of climate change.”

Isabelle Silberling, Lacey Rowett and Jackson Silvester-Lee took out first place in the finals of the World’s Challenge Challenge (WCC) and will fly to Ontario in June to compete against student teams from some of the best universities in the world.

The trio opened their WCC presentation by acknowledging that they are part of the problem; that they are contributing to the death of the Great Barrier Reef and so are the rest of us. Over the following seven minutes, they outlined their idea for a global social media education campaign like no other; focussed on individual commitment and achievable actions.

Built around the 17 global goals adopted by world leaders at the United Nations in 2015, the WCC is an initiative of Ontario’s Western University, designed to engage students from all over the world in thinking more about global issues and developing unique solutions.

For Ms Silberling, Ms Rowett and Mr Silvester-Lee, they didn’t have to look far to find their inspiration.

“We were interested in so many issues and researched every one of the Global Goals but, at the end of the day, it was a case of ‘home is where the heart is’,” said Ms Silberling.

“The problem with environmental education is that it takes an incremental, small-steps approach to reducing impact, rather than focussing on what will make the most significant difference,” said Ms Rowett.

“Our plan to save the Great Barrier Reef is based on identifying how we can have the greatest impact on reducing the carbon dioxide and methane emissions that are causing the climate change that is destroying the coral.”

“I grew up at Conway Beach in the Whitsundays and Lacey is from Cairns, so the reef was literally our backyard as children.”

“We’ve translated that into five practical and achievable actions that every person can implement on a daily basis. This, in turn, is the core message of a global social media campaign built around the hashtag #icansavethereef.”

“In those days, I remember it looked like a scene from Finding Nemo – colourful, vibrant, alive – but when I took a friend out there in December last year, I was shocked at how it had changed.”

A key criterion of the WCC is that teams must include students from at least two different disciplines in order to bring a cross-section of perspectives and solutions to the issue at hand.

In the trio’s case, they collectively represent all four of Bond’s faculties, with Ms Silberling in the fourth year of a double degree in Law and Commerce, Ms Rowett in the third year of Law and Psychology, and Mr Silvester-Lee in the second year of his Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science.

They came together through Bond’s unique Transformer program which is aimed at teaching students from every faculty how to apply entrepreneurial thinking and problem-solving skills to a project or issue they are passionate about.

“In addition to addressing the issue of waste reduction, the Transformer process also taught us how to work together as a team,” said Mr Silvester-Lee. “The WCC gave us the opportunity to look beyond the University and think about global solutions to global problems, in line with the United Nation’s goals to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030.”

After working through the first round against eleven teams, onto the semi-finals and finals, the students are now keen to progress #icansavethereef from concept to action before the international finals get underway in Canada in June.

The trio are also looking forward to seeing what the other international teams have been working on and to meet their counterparts from partner universities in Hong Kong, Japan, The Netherlands, the US, Switzerland, New Zealand and Canada.

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L-R: Mr Elijah Winnington and Ms Minna Atherton

SWIMMING CHAMPS COME TO BOND TWO Commonwealth Games contenders, Elijah Winnington and Minna Atherton have been awarded prestigious Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarships to study at Bond University this year.

“I am very thankful of the support provided by my coaches, Bond University Swimming Club and my family to achieve this. I could think of nothing greater than representing this nation in front of my home town.”

The scholarship covers 100 per cent tuition with an additional $21,000 living allowance for up to three years, enabling the athletes to focus on their education and foster their promising swimming careers.

Ms Atherton is equally as gifted having broken several Australian age records in 2013, being ranked amongst the top backstrokers in the country and being selected to represent Australia in four separate teams. In her senior year Ms Atherton consistently achieved high grades and was one of the swimming captains at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

The recipients have impressive skills both in and outside of the pool with outstanding leadership history and strong academic results.

Mr Winnington won 24 national titles at the annual Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Championships and broke two Australian records. He has also represented Australia twice between 2016 and 2017.

In addition to his remarkable swimming career he is an ambassador for Speedo Australia, was elected house captain of Raleigh House at Kings Christian College and managed to maintain in the top percentile of all his subjects while still finding time to volunteer at the Light of Hope charity.

“I feel extremely grateful and honoured to be awarded the Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship to study business at Bond,” he said.

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“My family and I were super excited when we heard that I had been awarded the scholarship, as it is such an amazing opportunity,” she says.

“I know that everything I learn at Bond University - be it academic, sporting or general life experience - is guaranteed to help me later in life.”

“By building a career in Biomedical Science, the knowledge I acquire throughout my education will undoubtedly give me a greater understanding of the factors impacting sporting capabilities, which in turn can only enhance my performance as an athlete.”

Bond University Chancellor, Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC, says the scholarship is a great assistance for students and is helping to advance Australia’s sporting talent.

“We look forward to following and celebrating Elijah and Minna’s achievements - in the pool and in their studies - in 2018 and beyond,” she said.

“We are very grateful to Dr Rinehart for her invaluable support of our students and her continued commitment to developing Australia’s sporting talent through the Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship.”

“I know that everything I learn at Bond University - be it academic, sporting or general life experience - is guaranteed to help me later in life.”

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JESSE RUSSELL was nine when he first picked up a tennis racquet.

“I think the trip not only improved my tennis but improved me as a whole.”

By the age of 10, the boy from Alice Springs was noticed by Tennis Australia and soon after won a scholarship through Indigenous organisation, the Evonne Goolagong Foundation, to play tennis and study at The Southport School (TSS) on the Gold Coast.

Mr Russell also recently had the opportunity to mix with stars of the sport when he joined brother-sister athletes Bernard and Sara Tomic as hitting partners during training.

Ever since the early days, Mr Russell’s life has been a whirlwind of training, travelling and tournaments – and he wouldn’t change it for the world.

Mr Russell said coming to Bond was an easy choice for him, despite receiving offers from other institutions.

“I felt like Bond had more opportunity than anywhere else,” said Mr Russell.

“When I first got here, I knew it was where I wanted to be.”

Mr Russell is currently studying Sport Management, however his main goal is to become a professional tennis player.

As far as the dream goes, he’s getting very close.

Mr Russell recently returned to Australia from an exchange with Clemson University in the United States where he performed well on the international stage.

“I’d never been overseas before in my life, and I made the journey over there by myself,” he said.

“It was definitely eye-opening… the tennis was awesome and I played well, getting to see things from a different point of view.”

“The first time I hit with Bernard and his sister was pretty nerve-wracking,” he admitted.

“I think I’d only just turned 17 and I was looking at this guy on the other side of the net who was ranked in the world’s top 20 at one point.”

“But when I ended up hitting with them, I was very lucky there with what I learned.”

Although Mr Russell is well on his way to joining the sport’s elite, he also sets aside time to coach Indigenous kids in remote communities just as he had been through the Evonne Goolagong Foundation.

He said it was an exceptional feeling to come full circle.

“I’ve transitioned to the stage now that I’m a coach helping them out in the same way as what they did for me,” said Mr Russell.

“Now I travel to the remote parts of Australia including Alice Springs and Port Hedland, and we run these ‘come and try’ days where we find not only the talented kids at tennis, but also the kids who want to learn and have an education too.”

“It’s been an amazing experience for me not only giving back to my community, but giving me the skills and helping me find out what I want to do.”

“It’s been an amazing experience for me not only giving back to my community, but giving me the skills and helping me find out what I want to do.”

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Dr Lotti Tajouri

RESEARCHER TACKLES DOPING HEAD ON

HE’S ONE of Australia’s leading researchers in the field of molecular genetics and as Associate Professor in Genomics and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dr Lotti Tajouri along with Associate Professor Bon Gray have helped place Bond University at the forefront of anti-doping research internationally.

Professor Tajouri has played a major part in helping organisers as they try to deliver a ‘clean’ Commonwealth Games by extensively researching anti-doping tests of higher specificity and increased detection window.

The Bond team conducted several major studies especially with the issues associated with the intake of the WADA S2 classified prohibited drug which is recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH).

Their efforts aim at improving the detection of the illegal use of these performance enhancing substances by screening the genes related to pharmacokinetics of rhGH. The group has been awarded several grants with earlier research funded by both the Australian Anti-Doping Research Program (ADRP; Effect of rhGH on leucocyte transcriptional profiles) and WADA (Effect of exercise and training on leucocyte transcriptional profiles).

“Our research to detect gene profiling changes following rhGH was so interesting, we were meant to measure GH levels in blood samples and to evaluate the cellular gene profiling changes that the drug was responsible for,” Dr Tajouri said.

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“We had several occasions to showcase our results from the WADA conference in Beijing in 2013, but importantly I had the opportunity to present our data to our research community here in the Gold Coast during Bond University Research Week in October last year.”

Dr Tajouri’s experience and reputation was instrumental in Bond University hosting an international anti-doping conference in April 2017, which brought together leading experts from around the world to discuss key issues in the fight against doping in sport.

The two day conference featured some of the world’s most influential experts who engaged in discussions on how to combat critical issues in the industry from legal, regulatory, scientific and commercial perspectives.

“Prior to that conference I had a meeting with GOLDOC (Commonwealth Games Organising Committee) and its CEO Mark Peters, and I updated them on the work we are doing and the importance of the antidoping conference one year before the Games start, and they made it clear they are taking the issue of sports doping very seriously,” Dr Tajouri said.

“The CEO also opened our conference with a video presentation with a strong message that GOLDOC was fully behind all our efforts to provide better testing.”

Dr Tajouri and Bond have helped contribute to ongoing research-based innovations in testing procedures that can one day contribute to ensuring a level playing field

and fair sport competition of world Games including Commonwealth Games.

Although Dr Tajouri believes illegal sports doping at major events may never be eliminated, scientific advances can be made to greatly reduce the use of performance enhancers by some athletes.

“I’ll be watching these Games very closely and I hope the plague of doping will not tarnish our beloved Games here in the heart of the Gold Coast,” Dr Tajouri said.

“Unfortunately, the temptation will always be there for some, I will say for a few of these athletes. They’ll be thinking ‘I could finish third or fourth, but if I take this then I might be able to win a gold medal’,” he said with despair.

“The desire to win and the wealth that can often come with that can overtake their sense of fair play, never mind the serious health risks they take by taking these substances.”

Dr Tajouri also says the Commonwealth Games will provide a massive boost to anti-doping research as he would hope to be given access by GOLDOC and ASADA to the stored samples if the opportunity arises.

“I would love to work closely with them and we have so much to offer here at Bond,” Dr Tajouri said.

“From a scientific research point of view, this is gold. All collected samples will be stored under ASADA guidelines and we can work with these organisations to carry out more research if needed.”

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THE PATHWAY TO GREEN & GOLD THREE Bond University rugby players have been awarded full contracts with the Queensland Reds as their progression towards becoming Wallabies continues.

Prop Alex Mafi, flyhalf Hamish Stewart and lock Angus Blyth are all expected to feature for the Reds in the 2018 Super Rugby competition which is the stepping stone to selection in the Australian team.

The trio is part of Bond’s rugby program which sets out to provide a clear pathway to Wallabies selection from club level. Bond University joined forces with the Gold Coast Breakers in 2014 to enter Queensland’s elite club competition, Premier Rugby, and from there the pathway was cleared for players to achieve the sport’s highest honours.

“For the past three to four years we have been actively working on creating a rugby pathway here at Bond, and that pathway leads to a Wallaby jersey,” said Bond University’s Director of Rugby, Sean Hedger.

“With Bond University joining Premier Rugby, this pathway now means that when you come and play for Bond the next step is into the National Rugby Championship (NRC) with Queensland Country, then the next step up is with the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and from here, selection for the Wallabies.”

“Having three Bond players in Mr Mafi, Mr Stewart and Mr Blyth in the Queensland Reds setup is a fantastic achievement for these players, and for our club, and we’re giving these guys every opportunity of achieving their dream of playing for Australia.”

“We know they all have the ability to do this and we’ll keep doing all we can to help them get there.”

The trio will be looking to emulate senior Bond University player James Slipper, who now captains the Queensland Reds and has earned 74 caps for the Wallabies, the most as a prop.

legend. The former Australian captain shares his experience with students on the game itself along with life after retiring from rugby stardom, providing sage advice on how to balance rugby and study.

Mr Slipper is a Gold Coast rugby success story, having risen through the ranks of schoolboy rugby at The Southport School, and he was also recently appointed to the Bond University Rugby Board to support the Club in its plans to strengthen its grassroots and community connections.

The scholarship is designed to provide a learning and training experience for young up-and-coming rugby talent, with recipients awarded a place in their degree of choice, given invaluable mentoring opportunities and a position at the Bond University Rugby Club. Alex Mafi and Angus Blyth are among the scholarship recipients over the years.

“It is really important to have a player viewpoint in the decision-making process and future direction of the Club,” said Bond University Rugby Board Chairman, Dr Manny Pohl.

Women’s rugby is also an integral part of Bond’s rugby program and was given a major boost with the successful Women’s Aon University Sevens Series. Bond University hosted the final of four rounds of

“It is really important to have a player viewpoint in the decision-making process and future direction of the club.”

“James’ perspective is all encompassing and will provide us with a player view from schoolboy to Wallaby.”

“He has a passion for rugby at a grassroots level, he is highly engaged with the club and despite his professional rugby commitments, he makes time to come and watch the games.”

A key element of Bond’s rugby pathway is the John Eales Rugby Excellence scholarship which was established with the Wallabies

the prestigious eight-team tournament on the Gold Coast and won the silver medal.

The Aon Uni Sevens Series is an officially sanctioned Australian Rugby Union event and is the main pathway into the national team.

“We have a similar pathway for the women and we are actively looking to develop local players and local competitions to progress them into the national Aon Sevens Series and ultimately into the Australian sevens squad,” said Sean Hedger.

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A NEW LOOK FOR BOND LAW Mrs Elena Kearney and Dr John Kearney Jr OAM

BOND’S Law program is staying ahead of the curve with the Faculty completing the largest redevelopment of its facilities in more than a decade.

To facilitate the expansion, the Faculty has taken over space previously occupied by Bond University College, which has been moved to another building on campus.

The Faculty of Law has been re-designed with flexible teaching and learning spaces in mind, allowing students to better collaborate and network with one another.

The Faculty of Law now has 1,500sqm of floor space, making this the largest addition since the Legal Skills Building was completed in 2007.

The new facilities, which opened on 31 January 2018, include a brand new showcase moot court and additional space for Bond’s community law clinics, along with 10 new teaching spaces, a new reception and foyer, an open-plan lounge, a student hub and offices for the three law student associations.

Executive Dean of Law, Professor Nick James, says the new facilities will ensure the Faculty continues to deliver the highest quality teaching and learning experience, and prepare students for the demands of a modern legal career.

The John and Alison Kearney Law Library has also been remodelled to facilitate more interaction between students, with independent and group study areas included in the new design.

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“Our reputation as a high-quality law school is centred on our small class sizes, the personal attention our students receive, and the unparalleled access our students have to facilities such as the moot courtrooms and community legal clinics,” said Professor James.

“The modern lawyer needs to collaborate and network, so we have expanded the spaces available to students to study together, debate what they have learned in class or collaborate on projects where they can further develop these important interpersonal skills.”

“The library has also evolved. As students predominately access resources online, the library is no longer just a place to find books, it is also a place to get help from librarians and access flexible study areas.”

The new showcase moot court includes a judges’ bench and courtroom furniture donated by long-time supporters of the University and the Faculty, the Kearney family.

Dr John F Kearney AM QC and Dr Alison Kearney were foundation members of Friends of Bond University and Dr Alison Kearney was a member of the original Bond

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Foundation Committee. Their generosity has supported gifts of library resources, funding for prizes, buildings and travel scholarships since Bond’s establishment.

The John F Kearney Law Gold Medal is awarded to the most outstanding Law student each year in Dr Kearney’s honour.

Professor James says the addition of the new moot court and areas dedicated to community legal clinics will provide students with more opportunities for practical experience.

“Bond now offers three fully-functioning, authentic moot courtrooms, which is extremely rare – there are many law schools that do not have any,” said Professor James.

“We believe it is an essential experience for students to develop their skills in an environment that is as realistic as possible, giving them the opportunity to apply

what they learn in class to a realistic trial situation.”

Vice Chancellor and President, Tim Brailsford, says continually investing in the University’s facilities and programs is essential to maintaining its reputation for delivering Australia’s best student experience and graduates who were well prepared for the workforce.

“At Bond University, we are always striving to stay ahead of the curve in terms of delivering an education that prepares our graduates to step straight from the classroom to the boardroom – or in case of the law, the courtroom,” said Professor Brailsford.

“We see this as an investment in the next generation of lawyers and in strengthening Bond’s position as one of Australia’s topranking law schools for student satisfaction and graduate outcomes.”

“The modern lawyer needs to collaborate and network, so we have expanded the spaces available to students to study together.”

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JOINING FORCES TO CREATE A GAME-CHANGING LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Dr Ingeborg Schwenzer

BOND UNIVERSITY’S Faculty of Law has partnered with the innovative Swiss International Law School to deliver the world’s first online international Master of Laws (LLM) program.

Traditionally, law graduates’ options have been limited with regards to enrolling in a LLM program.

Students opt to take time off work, relocate interstate or overseas and generally spend a significant amount of time and effort on a LLM to the exclusion of other important career responsibilities.

These students are also at risk of being pigeonholed into studying at an institution of lesser quality, simply because it is the only one available in their area code.

Now, thanks to the Swiss International Law School and Bond University, students can complete a LLM in any corner of the globe, without sacrificing the quality of their education.

The partnership has made it possible for students enrolling in the Bond LLM to complete a specialisation in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution entirely online.

Subjects are delivered by leading legal scholars located in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Germany.

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As Bond operates in trimesters, it is possible for an LLM student enrolled part-time to complete the qualification in less than 1.5 years.

The program has been launched with four ‘double-sized’ online subjects: International Corporate Law, International Sales and Transport Law, International Commercial Dispute Resolution and Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law. Because cohorts are limited to no more than 20 students, each student is guaranteed to receive personal attention, unmatched by larger online programs.

To build on its ground-breaking new program, Bond has appointed Professor Dr Ingeborg Schwenzer, LLM, Dean of the Swiss International Law School and Professor at Basel University, Switzerland, as an Honorary Adjunct Professor.

In 2014, Dr Schwenzer set up the Swiss International Law School, and engaged leading legal scholars and practitioners from a variety of jurisdictions to contribute to the development and delivery of the world’s first online, truly international LLM. Dr Schwenzer is now overseeing the transfer of this program to Bond University.

Faculty of Law Executive Dean, Professor Nick James, said the appointment of Dr Schwenzer is a significant development for Bond and the Faculty of Law.

“The Faculty is honoured and privileged to be associated with a legal scholar of such a high calibre,” said Professor James.

“Dr Schwenzer is very highly regarded by legal scholars across both common law and civil jurisdictions.”

“I am delighted that she will be working closely with me and members of our Faculty to develop and deliver an innovative online LLM that draws upon her own considerable expertise as well as the expertise of renowned legal scholars from around the world.”

“The Faculty is honoured and privileged to be associated with a legal scholar of such a high calibre.”

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HONOURING CORA’S IN NOVEMBER, Bond officially recognised and honoured the largest single private donation it has ever received.

The Cutmore Family Recognition Event, on Thursday 23 November, was held in honour of the late Cora Grace Cutmore who passed away on her 93rd birthday in October 2016.

Ms Cutmore left a multi million-dollar bequest to the University’s Clem Jones Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine.

The funds will be directed to research the development of stem cell therapies, including those to treat age-related macular degeneration.

Ms Cutmore’s niece, Janet Price, said the family had greatly suffered from macular degeneration.

“Cora and her sister Vera both suffered from macular degeneration and understood the trauma of losing your vision virtually piece by piece,” said Ms Price.

“For active elderly people like Cora and my mother, it gradually prevents them from doing all the things they love – playing bridge, gardening, painting, reading – and completely erodes the independence they have fought so hard for.”

“The family hopes that Cora’s legacy will help Bond’s researchers fast-track the

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excellent work they are already doing at the Clem Jones Research Centre to explore the potential of stem cell treatments for the next generation.

program to upskill outback nurses and endowing the Cutmore Distinguished Professorship of Stem Cell Research at Bond University.

Born and raised on Queensland’s Southern Downs, Ms Cutmore trained as a midwife and mothercraft nurse.

Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford, said Ms Cutmore was philanthropic right to the end.

After World War II she travelled overseas to work in England, Europe, the United States and Papua New Guinea.

“The fact that she has chosen to donate the bulk of her estate to medical research reflects her lifelong contribution to healthcare and her keen financial acumen, creating a lasting legacy that will benefit future generations,” said Professor Brailsford.

She also spent a number of years treating children and mothers in isolated villages on PNG’s off-shore islands.

Ms Cutmore ended her career working in hospitals on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and ultimately retired back in Queensland, close to her brother and sister in Buderim.

Throughout her life, Ms Cutmore was always conscious of the need to be financially self-sufficient.

She began buying shares early in her career, keeping meticulous hand-written records of purchases, sales and bonuses, and travelling to Melbourne to attend the various companies’ annual shareholder meetings.

Ms Cutmore ultimately grew those shares into a multi million-dollar portfolio. She used the proceeds to support various philanthropic causes including a training

In recent years, Professor Helen O’Neill, the newly-appointed Cutmore Distinguished Professor of Stem Cell Research, and her team have made a number of medical breakthroughs in the journey to restoring sight to patients with acute macular degeneration.

The Centre’s research projects have produced membrane technology which has been patented and its work in the implantation of stem cell-derived retinal cells into the eye to replace cells damaged through disease has been recognised as cutting-edge, and one of the most promising applications of stem cell therapy currently in development.

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e t u b tri A TOUCHING

Mr Harry Weston

FOR budding filmmakers throughout Australia, the Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTA) is undoubtedly a night of nights.

For high school students who enter the nationwide competition, it’s a chance to test limits and showcase a range of skills in the filmmaking space. This year the top gong at BUFTA was taken out by Harry Weston, from Guildford Grammar School in Western Australia.

Mr Weston, who dedicated his war drama ‘Dulce et decorum est, pro patia mori’ to his late grandmother, was named Best Overall Filmmaker at BUFTA 2017.

In addition to Best Overall Filmmaker, Mr Weston’s short film scored him two other awards: Best Achievement in Directing and Best Achievement in Sound Design.

Mr Weston and the other 18 nominees enjoyed star treatment on the night when they walked the red carpet and attended the Gala Awards Ceremony, which was hosted by television presenter James Mathison.

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As the recipient of the Best Overall BUFTA Filmmaker, Mr Weston was awarded a full scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film and Television at Bond, a course that will help develop his filmmaking talents and put him in an excellent position for a career in the film and television industry. Mr Weston, 17, of Bassendean in WA, said he was humbled by the accolade.

“It’s a phenomenal feeling to receive this prestigious award, and I’m honoured to be named best filmmaker among such an impressive standard of nominations, and for a film that is very special to me,” he said.

“I dedicated my film to my grandma, because she played such a significant role in my life.”

“Stories of her uncles being gassed, fighting, and living in the trenches, in the First and Second World Wars served as the main inspiration for my film, and were the reason I had always wanted to create a war film.”

BUFTA is the largest competition of its kind in Australia for high school students,

and Mr Weston was one of 18 nominees, selected from over 250 entrants, who had their films showcased at the 22nd annual ceremony.

Other BUFTA winners included Anglican Church Grammar School’s Lachlan Macfarlane, who took out Best Achievement in Drama, and the Jury Prize, which includes a 25 per cent scholarship, for his drama titled ‘Solitaria’.

Director of Film and Television, Associate Professor Michael Sergi, said Mr Weston was a standout among many talented filmmakers, and a worthy recipient of the award.

“For Harry to receive the top prize, and be awarded Best Achievement in Directing and Best Achievement in Sound Design, demonstrates how talented he is,” said Professor Sergi.

“I look forward to welcoming him to Bond next year, and helping him pursue his passion, to further his filmmaking career.”

CAMPUS BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION: Rory Dalitz, The Hole Family, All Saints' College, WA BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY: Uday Alexander, Constable Rebound, Darwin High School, NT BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY: Finn Robinsen, The Kombumerri People: Life goes on, Miami State High School, QLD BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA: Lachlan Macfarlane, Solitaria, Anglican Church Grammar School, QLD BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL: Nicholas Brack, SHATTER GLASS SITY: or Reality and Dreamland: Coterminous, St Andrew’s Catholic College, QLD BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC VIDEO: Dannielle Growse, Brussel Sprout, Huntingtower, VIC

BUFTA production team

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: Oliver Marsden, Clean, Cairns State High School, QLD BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: Harry Weston, Dulce et decorum est, pro patia mori, Guildford Grammar School, WA BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: Jakob Wells, Scootering, Mandurah Catholic College, WA BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENWRITING: Lily Drummond, Hollowlake, Westminster School, SA BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN: Harry Weston, Dulce et decorum est, pro patia mori, Guildford Grammar School, WA

BUFTA nominees

CITY OF GOLD COAST FILMMAKER: Grace Criss, No Time - I Am Not Lefthanded, Tamborine Mountain State High School, QLD BEST SCHOOL AWARD: Tamborine Mountain State High School, QLD VIDEOPRO PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Danielle Growse, Brussell Sprout, Huntingtower, VIC DEAN’S AWARD: Rory Dalitz, The Hole Family, All Saints' College, WA JURY PRIZE: Lachlan Macfarlane, Solitaria, Anglican Church Grammar School, QLD

Dr Michael Sergi, Mr Harry Weston, Professor Jeff Brand

BEST OVERALL FILMMAKER: Harry Weston, Dulce et decorum est, pro patia mori, Guildford Grammar School, WA

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BECOMING A GLOBAL PLAYER LAST YEAR’S New Colombo Plan (NCP) recipient Holli Sargeant, spent her final semester (173) in Singapore at the National University of Singapore (NUS) where she learnt Mandarin and pushed herself out of her comfort zone. Ms Sargent was studying international relations and law at Bond University when her interest in foreign affairs led her to South-East-Asia.

“I initially applied for the NCP without giving much thought to the specifics of my program,” said Ms Sargeant.

“My main focus was the opportunity to be considered to study in the IndoPacific knowing the incredible opportunities the prestige of the NCP could provide.”

“I was drawn to the unique position of Singapore as a major global player, economic hub and cultural melting pot nestled in South-East Asia. Despite all my preparations, I found my program changed significantly at the suggestions of my interviewing panel at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).”

Ms Holli Sargeant

“This is how I came to be studying Mandarin and having many hilarious interactions ordering sleep (shuìjiào) instead of dumplings (shu ji o) in Chinese at local hawker centres.”

“I opted to stay off campus to find a close connection to the Singaporean community and for the remainder of my stay, I will be completing my Bachelor of International Relations at NUS and taking on an internship before graduating in February.”

Ms Sargeant was interested in experiencing the Singaporean culture and took advantage of the living and working opportunities.

“I have no doubt the opportunities provided by my NCP Scholarship will last me for a lifetime, through the personal and cultural relationship I have and will continue

to build with Singapore and neighbouring countries.”

“We live in a world that is constantly globalising and changing. The relationship between Australia and the Indo-Pacific will continue to grow exponentially over the next few years and I know through my legal career, the international relations between Asia and Australia will continue to shape our nation.”

Favouring a ‘hands-on approach’ JASMINE VALCIC, who is studying a double degree in international relations and law at Bond University, is the New Colombo Plan Thailand fellow for 2018.

“I believe undertaking this program is the next step for me – embracing another culture and learning to live in a different way,” she said.

The aspiring diplomat plans to use the grant to study at Mahidol University International College for a semester with hopes of interning at the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development in Bangkok or with Amnesty International Thailand.

“I have always learnt best with a hands-on approach, which was part of the reason I chose to attend Bond University.”

“Thailand, and specifically Bangkok, is an increasingly important location for international relations, with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific headquarters, as well as Amnesty International’s Thailand headquarters, based there,” she said.

“An internship would provide me with an insider’s understanding of the intricacies of the real world of international relations.”

Ms Valcic said the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment will enrich her educational experience and ultimately her career prospects.

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“In an increasingly global and interconnected world, a fast-growing industry like tourism is vital to the prosperity of many countries, particularly in the Asian region, meaning tourism and hospitality law need to be dynamic in response.”

“Crime is increasingly occurring across borders; these range from profit motivated activities such as smuggling and people trafficking, to ideology or country sponsored crimes such as terrorism.”

“This makes international crime and law enforcement more relevant than ever.”

study, internships or mentorships in 40 participating Indo-Pacific locations.

The New Colombo Plan Scholarship gives Australian undergraduate students the chance to undertake semester-based

University nominations for the 2019 New Colombo Plan Scholarship round will open on 1 July and close on 31 July 2018.

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Inspired by friends, Jack Gohl signed on for a spectacular experience, one that he is now dedicated to sharing with his community.

“If AIME has taught me anything this year, it’s that even as a teacher and a mentor, you can never, and should never, stop learning.”

Mr Jack Gohl

IF THERE IS one man who truly believes in giving back to society, it’s Jack Gohl.

As a Bachelor of International Relations/ Bachelor of Laws Student at Bond, Mr Gohl was inspired to join the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), a program designed to build bridges between universities and schools for Indigenous kids.

Mr Gohl joined AIME last year, becoming one of 21 Bond students who mentored 101 mentees through AIME in 2017.

Even though he’s a relatively new addition to the AIME team, Mr Gohl was named AIME’s 2017 Mentor of the Year for his dedication to the program.

“Jack has truly embraced what it means to be a leader among your peers,” said Tom Wensley, Bond University’s AIME Centre Manager and mentor.

“He has gone the extra mile by running tutor squads at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School and Miami State High

School, working hard to support local kids in their transition to the next stage of education.”

Prior to joining AIME, Mr Gohl worked as a Resident Master at The Southport School where he put his rapport-building skills to good use through connecting with less engaged high school students.

After meeting fellow Indigenous classmates Mikayla Hudson and Daijah Martens, who were also a part of the AIME program, Mr Gohl was sold on joining the organisation.

“I was actually taken aback by how impactful the experience was for me, and after some personal research on the success of AIME, I immediately applied for a parttime role,” he said.

“In 2017 I was brought on board in a more hands-on role and haven’t looked back since.”

Humble in the light of his award, Mr Gohl believes that being a mentor is a two-way

street; you never stop teaching, and you never stop learning.

“I used to think that as a mentor, you had to become a teacher,” he said.

“If AIME has taught me anything this year, it’s that even as a teacher and a mentor, you can never, and should never, stop learning.”

Mr Gohl is currently undertaking a semester abroad at the University of Southern California, where he plans to continue working with AIME and help expand into US communities. He urges others who are searching for a way to give back to sign up with AIME. “Mentoring is such an important life skill to have and it’s undervalued in our society.

Getting involved in AIME’s mentoring program gives university students a chance to give back to their local community and upskill at the same time,” he said.

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ALBATROSS LAWYERS

ARROWFIELD STUD

Lauren Corgnet (Class of 2002) albatrosslawyers.com

Paul Messara (Class of 2001) arrowfield.com.au

BAYSTON GROUP

CREDIT COUNSELLORS AUSTRALIA

Alister Bayston (Class of 1990) baystongroup.com

DAVID BONGIORNO & ASSOCIATES

DRIVEBY SMART PHONE REPAIRS

David Bongiorno (Class of 1996) dbanda.com.au

Dean Bader (Class of 2010) drivebyrepairs.com.au

ELEMENT BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS

ESSENTIAL COFFEE GROUP

Leschen Smaller (Class of 1991) elementbusiness.com

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Matthew Youn (Class of 2015) creditcounsellorsaustralia.com.au

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Todd Hiscock (Class of 1991) essentialcoffee.com.au

ATLAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT Brett Evans (Class of 1994) atlaswealth.com.au

CRONIN LITIGATION LAWYERS Derek Cronin (Class of 1989) croninlitigation.com.au

EAGLE PROPERTY GROUP Lawrence Kopping (Class of 1998) eaglepg.com.au

IP PARTNERSHIP Sam Rees (Class of 2009) ippartnership.com.au

JAPAN AUSTRALIA CONSULTING SERVICES Ling Raines (Class of 1990) japanaustraliaconsulting.com.au

LUXIT Fabiola Gomez (Class of 1994) luxit.me

ORGANIC ISLAND Mark Power (Class of 1999) organicisland.com.au

JEWEL RESIDENCES

LEMONADE BEACH

Candace Diamond (Class of 2002) jewelgc.com

Cameo Ashe (Class of 2014) lemonadebeach.com

MESITÉS CORPORATE & FAMILY MEDIATION

MY MENTOR

Kirrilly Holmes (Class of 2011) mesites.com.au

PATERSONS SECURITIES LIMITED Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (Class of 1997) psl.com.au

SWELL ASSET MANAGEMENT

SWIFT MIGRATION AUSTRALIA

Lachlan Hughes (Class of 1998) swellasset.com.au

Hazel Patis (Class of 2012) swiftmigrationaustralia.com

Mark Drax (Class of 1992) mymentor.uk.com

RENOVATOR STORE Scott Pendlebury (Class of 1989) renovatorstore.com.au

TRACY TIMBERY RACING STABLES Nathan Timbery (Class of 2007) facebook.com/timberyracing

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compassion

THE HEIGHT OF

WHEN you think about Nepali summits, the first one that comes to mind is the highest peak: Mount Everest. But when Bec Ordish (Class of 1998) journeyed to Nepal she had a completely different mountain to climb.

As the founder of the Mitrataa Foundation, Ms Ordish has ascended to great heights and made a positive impact on a countless number of lives. The Foundation’s ultimate vision in Nepal is to create a network of inspired people to continue with the valuable work the Foundation does in the country.

Mitrataa aims to inspire the Nepali people to empower themselves and to take responsibility for their own futures by providing them with education, skills, training, networks and belief in themselves to achieve their dreams.

At Bond, Ms Ordish studied a Bachelor of Laws. After graduating Bond in 2000 with First Class Honours, she spent six months in Nepal as a volunteer. Whilst volunteering in Nepal, Ms Ordish graciously paid the $300 to send a child to a private Nepali school.

When locals found out about what she was doing, they asked for her help too. With assistance from friends and family back in Australia, Ms Ordish was sending hundreds of kids through school and allowing their dreams to come true.

After Nepal, Ms Ordish moved to Sydney to work for Baker & McKenzie for four years, and then to Shanghai in 2005 to work for Rouse & Co International as a Senior Consultant. In 2011, Ms Ordish

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left Singapore for Nepal to run Mitrataa full time, inspired by her first trip to the country. Since 2000, the organisation has put around 1,500 students through school.

More recently, Ms Ordish was included in the ‘200 Women Who Will Change The Way You View The World’ book and exhibition. We spoke to Ms Ordish about her inclusion in the book, why she loves Nepal, and how Bond inspired her to follow her wildest dreams.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE INCLUDED IN ‘200 WOMEN’?

I am incredibly humbled to be included in the book. To be profiled alongside some of my heroes like Jane Goodall, Joanne Fedler, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is such a privilege.

One of the reasons I agreed to be included is because they also agreed to include one of my team members and three of the women we work with in Nepal.

They are my inspiration and the reason I do the work I do. I was blown away with pride for Sapana, Januka, Sabilla and Ambika for their courage and commitment in sharing their stories and agreeing to be included in 200 Women.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT LIVING IN NEPAL? Where do I even start to describe the things I love about Nepal! It is a country which provides inspiration for every one of our senses, every day. Some describe it as sensory overload but it makes me feel alive.

Ms Bec Ordish

I love the colourful festivals, the incredibly beautiful landscape and the lessons that the Nepalese teach me every day.

It has its challenges – lack of water, regular electricity shortages, dust and pollution – but I never know what my days will bring, what challenges or inspiration, lessons and conversations which keep me learning, laughing and loving every day.

BOND SEEMS TO PRODUCE A NUMBER OF INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOURSELF, WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS? Bond taught me to reach for the stars, to believe that I could achieve anything I put my mind to, that my dreams had wings.

That courage enabled me to come to Nepal in the first place, to overcome the stack of rejection letters for summer clerk positions and celebrate getting an offer from the firm I had my heart set on. It gave me perspective to see the world as a place of opportunities and connections to be made.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 2018 1st

Canberra Alumni Event

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Hong Kong Alumni Event

12th

London Alumni Event

15th

Philippines Alumni Event

28th

Brisbane Alumni Event

APRIL 2018 4th- 15th

Study Break (Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games)

14th

Germany Alumni Event

24th

181 Semester Ends

28th

892 & Originals Alumni Event

MAY 2018 14th

182 Semester Begins

14th

Germany Alumni Event

17th- 20th

Homecoming 2018

17th

Alumni Awards Dinner

18th

Alumni Leaders Forum

18th

Family and Friends Festival

19th

Public Lecture Series

19th

AFL Game Day

19th

2018 Bond Benefit

20th

Blues on Broadbeach

31st

Gold Coast Alumni Event

JUNE 2018 16th

182 Graduation

SEPTEMBER 2018 10th

183 Semester Begins

JUL 28 OPEN DAY

OCTOBER 2018 11th

Gold Coast Alumni Event

13th

183 Graduation

15th- 19th

Research Week

NOVEMBER 2018 21st

Brisbane Alumni Event

DECEMBER 2018 5th

Medicine Graduation

15th

183 Semester Ends

MAY 17-20 HOMECOMING

OCT 15-19 RESEARCH WEEK

JULY 2018 28th

Open Day

AUGUST 2018 18th

182 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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