Dunmore Lang College Ngarra Magazine Autumn 2018

Autumn

Magazine 2018

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8 O Week 2018

9 Follow Your Dreams

Welcome WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN 2018 EDITION OF NGARRA AND THANK YOU TO THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, MS LIZA ALLEN AND OUR STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS FOR ALL HER HARD WORK IN BRINGING THIS LATEST EDITION TOGETHER.

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Ngarra means ‘listen’ in the Darug language

ACK NOWLEDGEMEN T OF COUN TRY Dunmore Lang College acknowledges the traditional owners of the land upon which the College is situated.

The College also acknowledges the generous contributions of the Walanga Muru staff and especially Aunty Elaine Chapman as the College’s Indigenous pastoral care adviser.

In 2014, we were honoured to name the College magazine, Ngarra, which means ‘listen‘ in the Darug language and we are grateful for the invaluable assistance provided

by Mr Chris Tobin, Uncle Lexodious Dadd and Aunty Elaine Chapman in assisting us with this.

hree new initiatives are being trialled this year offering opportunities for families and friends to visit and join the college community. The first two, the inaugural Mother’s (May) and Father’s (August) Day events came from the Student Executive as a way for students to celebrate the significant women and men in their lives by hosting them at a special College event. Invitations for the Mother’s Day event have been sent out and we are honoured to have Macquarie University Alumnae Jane Caro as the guest speaker for this inaugural event. We are also hosting a sibling event in conjunction with Macquarie University Widening Participation in Semester Two and a date will be sent out shortly to help you plan the year.

As you can see from the photographs on pages 26 & 27, Liza Allen and I have been busy attending a large number of graduation ceremonies. While we would love to attend everyone’s graduation, it isn’t possible to be at every ceremony (sometimes three each day) so we aim to attend the ones for current senior students or those who have held leadership roles with the hope of seeing other familiar

Alumni faces in the audience. Not only is this an opportunity to celebrate their success but we also enjoy catching up with families and friends, many of whom we first met on the first day of College and who have shared their daughters’ and sons’ Dunmore Lang College journey along the way.

Shortly I will be writing to parents to provide an update on our continuing work in the area of Respectful Relationships. This remains a key focus of our work and one which we continue to monitor closely as we seek to model and build a community built on mutual respect, consent and equality. We are watching and responding to the reports and findings from the AHRC and ENROC as well as engaging in an external review in conjunction with the other Macquarie University Colleges. This is a serious issue which we have been actively working on for the past five years and we will continue to do so as research and best practice evolves to inform our processes.

Congratulations to our graduates and welcome to our new students of 2018.

Best wishes for 2018.

DR ALASDAIR MURRIE-WEST PRINCIPAL

WA L A N G A M U R U O R I E N TAT I O N C A M P DEWAYNE TREWLYNN, SHALVEY, BRIDGET TITASEY, HOLLOWAYS BEACH AND CALEB LAMBERT, TAREE HAD A BALL AT WALANGA MURU’S ORIENTATION CAMP IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

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ver 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, including 15 DLC students, attended the camp at Glenrock Lagoon on beautiful Awabakal country.

The students took part in University preparation workshops, Cultural dance, storytelling and painting, stand-up paddle boarding and camp survivor – all while wearing their DLC shirts with pride.

This shared journey is deeply rooted in the College’s history and it is our privilege to continue the legacy of Miss Dorothy Knox, who established the College, and Rev John Dunmore Lang, our namesake, who were both strong advocates for the rights of Indigenous Australians.

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Cover photo: Hannah Vogel at the Temple of Osiris, Abydos, Egypt

A N E G Y P T I A N A DV E N T U R E

of a Lifetime

IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY THIS YEAR I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO RETURN TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR SOME MORE ANCIENT HISTORY RELATED ADVENTURES AS PART OF A STUDY TOUR IN EGYPT. AS AN EGYPTOLOGY STUDENT AND FUTURE EGYPTOLOGIST, THIS TRIP WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES OF MY LIFE.

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he itinerary was very full and included visits to most of the major and several lesser known archaeological sites from the northern capital of Cairo to Aswan (near the Egyptian/Sudanese Border).

I could go on forever about the archaeological and historical significance of each site and how incredible the experience was, however being handed the keys for restriction-free access to the burial chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza at 9am on my first day in Cairo sums it up. Amazing!

These exclusive permissions in a number of different archaeological sites continued as we journeyed south up the Nile, with of course, our own personal military escort. The team of Macquarie, Oxford and University of Sydney Egyptology students varied from undergraduates, to Masters and PhD candidates each with an array of expertise to add and share with the group.

Our survey of sites included, the famous Giza Pyramids, the Ancient city of Tel-el Amara, Luxor and Karnack temples, Valley of the King and Queens, Abu Simbel and many, many more.

Aside from our archaeological adventures we also had a wonderful time, sailing the Nile, learning modern Arabic, exploring the local souq (Arabic market place) and getting lost in several museums.

We were also lucky enough to have the museum cabinets opened when we visited the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb on our trip to the Cairo Museum.

Additionally, our trip coincided with some of Macquarie University’s researchers’ digging season, enabling us to get first hand information about this year’s newest discoveries – stay tuned!

All in all, this trip was a fantastic time that helped me to solidify my passion for Egyptology as a career – there truly is nothing quite like reading the hieroglyphics straight off the walls of an ancient temple or tomb!

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R E C O N C I L I AT I O N W E E K

Art Auction & Fundraiser

LAST YEAR THE PRINCIPAL AND DEAN OF STUDENTS ATTENDED THE INAUGURAL MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY RECONCILIATION WEEK FUNDRAISER WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE STAFF FROM WALANGA MURU, THE UNIVERSITY’S ABORIGINAL ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGY OFFICE.

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alanga Muru is a Darug language name meaning ‘follow your path’ and the staff at Walanga Muru play an important role in supporting and assisting students at Macquarie University, including Dunmore Lang College students, to navigate their way through university studies, and emerge as strong, resilient leaders. We work closely with Walanga Muru staff to provide Dunmore Lang College students with integrated support programmes and encouragement aiming to provide a culturally safe ‘home away from home’ while they are studying.

Last year Walanga Muru hosted the inaugural Reconciliation Week Fundraising Art Auction.

This event not only celebrated the University’s contribution towards reconciliation and the recent launch of Macquarie University’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) but also included an art auction to raise money for Aboriginal student scholarships.

As part of our commitment to a bicultural journey, the College has been gradually building up a collection of artworks by Aboriginal artists to display around the College and the words ‘art auction’ only need to be said once to gain the full and immediate attention of both the Principal, Alasdair MurrieWest and the Dean of Students, Liza Allen. A minor bidding war ensued with the Principal employing multiple mobile devices while coaching the Dean in the art of proxy bidding.

The auction ended with several new items finding a home in the College, some of which are included on this page alongside earlier works from Georgina Blue an artist from the Bonya Community and a work by Aunty Elaine Chapman (previously Elder in Residence at Dunmore Lang College) and Elders from Mingaletta in Umina on the Central Coast.

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Among the new works, we were especially fortunate to provide a new home for, two works by artists associated with Walanga Muru and Macquarie University, Kerrie Kenton and Chris Tobin. Both artists will be familiar faces for recent graduates as they also provide the Welcome to Country at Macquarie University graduation ceremonies.

Dirrabari – Ironbark by Kerrie Kenton depicts a reflection of the first clash between the Darug people and Colonial troops: “It speaks of Pemulway – clever, tall, strong like the Iron Bark. Shot many times and healed traditionally from Iron Bark. The bullets are the mirrors reflecting those who view this work and their acknowledgement of our history.”

Australian Landscape by Chris Tobin is based on original land grant maps overlaying ancient symbols used to represent Aboriginal clans: “Australian Landscape is a visual representation of the political reality of our country today – layers of development and carving up of Aboriginal country. And yet under it all the Aboriginal countries and clan estates remain.” Chris Tobin also assisted in providing the name of the College’s magazine, Ngarra – meaning to listen.

Dirrabari – Ironbark

by Kerrie Kenton

Australian Landscape by Chris Tobin

Warrawal Windows designed by Aimee Woods

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D R A L A S DA I R M U R R I E - W E S T AWA R D E D

I N A U G U R A L M A C Q UA R I E U N I V E R S I T Y R E C O N C I L I AT I O N AWA R D THE COLLEGE CONGRATULATES DR ALASDAIR MURRIE-WEST ON BEING AWARDED THE INAUGURAL MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY RECONCILIATION AWARD 2017.

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he award recognises the commitment of Dr Murrie-West and the College staff to developing a cohesive bicultural support programme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students living at Dunmore Lang College while completing their studies at Macquarie University.

From modest beginnings, Alasdair and his team have worked closely with staff from Walanga Muru (Macquarie University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement and strategy office) especially Ms Emily Sutton and also Mr Brian Hurd (Macquarie University Scholarships Manager) to gradually build up an integrated set of resources and support structures. The focus of these initiatives is to provide a culturally safe home away from home where students can not only complete their degrees but also gain leadership and cultural experience alongside their university studies. Beginning with five students when he first arrived at the College in 2013, this year the College welcomed thirty-six students with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage from all over Australia.

well as NAIDOC week activities are open to everyone in the College and for many international students these activities offer a unique opportunity to learn about Australia’s history and culture first-hand.

The programme has also seen positive academic results with mid-year and end of year improving year on year and among the top two cohorts in the College with degree completion rates reaching 100%. Given the College’s scholarship programme primarily supports rural and regional, first-in-family and, students who might not otherwise be able to attend university, these results are all the more impressive.

Alasdair strongly believes in integrating education and culture, “I believe we have failed if all we have offered is a university degree completely divorced from any sense or knowledge of culture and heritage. It is Principal with Jesse Slok and Jackson Whiting extremely important we bring these two aspects together as one journey – that way we support the student as a whole person, grounded in the strengths of their culture and using this to create new pathways for the future.“ Many of the changes are intentionally subtle, such as the addition of art works by Aboriginal artists which are hung around the College: “While most people probably see them as being part of the overall collection, we carefully chose where they are placed to begin framing the entrances and supporting walls of the College as a way of symbolising how culture welcomes and supports our whole community.”

Initially this began with the Reception area, the main student entrance and the stairwell between the Dining Room and Common Room was later followed by the window designs, (see p5), created by (then) student, Aimee Woods (Ceduna, Wiradjuri), for the Warrawal room. This year, we are installing steel backs to the main entrance stairs using a design by Aunty Elaine Chapman (former Elder-in-Residence, Wiradjuri) which will welcome students and visitors to the College as they enter the main Administration building.

Both Alasdair, and the Dean of Students, Liza Allen are particularly proud of the number of Aboriginal students stepping up into leadership roles both inside and outside of the College community. “For the past five years, Aboriginal students have consistently held senior leadership roles from Resident Assistants (RA) to Senior RA and Senior Duty staff. Not only does this provide positive role models and peer mentoring but it also enriches our own individual perspectives and decision-making models.”

We support the student as a whole person, grounded in the strengths of their culture and using this to create new pathways for the future.

I very much appreciate the recognition from Macquarie University – we are only at the beginning of a journey that will involve a lot more listening and learning as we grow, but it is very heartening to be acknowledged for what we have achieved so far.

Bringing Aboriginal culture into the College as part of the everyday experience reflects Alasdair’s experience growing up in Aotearoa New Zealand. While he is quick to point out there are many differences between the two countries and that it isn’t a matter of transposing cultural models, he has been fortunate to have this experience and that embracing culture benefits everyone: “Australia has such a rich and deep history – we can’t help but be enriched by embracing it and learning from those who hold this knowledge. We are surrounded by the world’s oldest continuous living culture – it’s unique and we are enormously lucky to be here and have this opportunity to experience and learn from it.”

Opportunities to visit AIATSIS, attend a Corroboree last year, the beading and weaving workshops offered by Indigenous Canadian exchange students Yvonne Houssin and Sophia Terbasket-Funmaker this year as 6 DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE

Award with Macquarie University Mud Map

by Aunty Kerrie Kenton

Sharing Cultures TANSI, YVONNE DISHINIKAASHOWIN. NIIYA OTIPEMISIWAKISKWE. NIWIKEN VICTORIA, MAAKA ST. BONIFACE, WINNIPEG GII NITOWIKIN. NANASKOMOH WATTAMATTAGAL AYISIYINOWAK, ASKÎY, NIPÎY, KÎSIK, MIINA OSTESIMAWAK.

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i, my name is Yvonne. I’m a proud Michif woman. I currently live in Victoria, but my family is from St Boniface, Winnipeg. I give highest thanks and praise to the Wattamattagal people, land, water, air and Elders for allowing me to visit their lands.

For the past three months, Sofia and I have been able to partake in an intercultural Indigenous work exchange between our university, the University of Victoria, and Macquarie University. We’ve been working in Walanga Muru, the Office of Indigenous Strategy, as visiting scholars on various projects.

Throughout our time here we have also been staying at Dunmore Lang College, meeting new people, learning from fellow Aboriginal students, and making incredible friendships along the way. Who knew you would meet someone who went to high school 40 minutes away from you across the world studying in Australia?

Dunmore Lang has provided us with a range of experiences we couldn’t have foreseen thanks to these friendships: cruising the harbour with two fellow Canadians, midnight toasties with David (Joshua’s beautiful dog) after Ranch, pretending to be rich at my first horse race, spending entire nights talking about nothing and everything in the dining hall, eating vegetable dumplings for breakfast weekly, getting close friends to fish broken contacts out of my eye without missing our train and planting a sweet potato bush in the forest. Without staying at Dunmore Lang, the social aspect of this exchange would have been heaps different.

beading; two important arts in our culture.

Though both can take a bit to understand and learn, we couldn’t have been happier with the enthusiasm and patience those who attended displayed.

On another occasion we shared our favourite Native movie, Smoke Signals, in the Warrawal room and spoke about some history of Indigenous people in Canada. We were also able to spend six hours making our favourite Indigenous dish, Indian Tacos and frybread, in the third floor new wing kitchen. This gave us a taste of home even though we were over 14,000 kilometers away.

Most importantly, our time here reminded us that there are incredible people around the world, and that if you keep your mind open, you can learn something from everyone.

I’d like to thank everyone here for welcoming us with open arms and showing us the best of Australia for the three brief months we have been here.

Dunmore Lang College truly fosters a special community of wonderful people, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have been a part of the College for this short time.

YVONNE HOUSSIN, VICTORIA CANADA

Living in College has also provided us with the opportunity to host a couple of intercultural workshops, where Sofia and I could share some of our culture with those staying here.

We shared the arts of finger weaving and

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O Week 18

A SUCCESSFUL ORIENTATION (O) WEEK IS TYPICALLY FILLED WITH AMAZING EVENTS, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND HAVING A WEEK YOU’LL NEVER FORGET, AND THIS WAS NO EXCEPTION AT DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE IN 2018.

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ur new students were given only seven days to enjoy just a small taste of what was to come for the rest of their time at College.

From dancing in foam in the courtyard, racing around Sydney’s CBD to cruising around Sydney Harbour, we had it all at O Week. The theme for this year’s O week was “Nacho Average O Week” and we hoped it would be just that, not your average O Week.

The week commenced with possibly one of the most logistically challenging days of the year, Move in Day. Greeting 140 bright eyed freshers with suitcases, laundry baskets and shower caddy’s galore was a big task, but our O Week team was up for the challenge. After we had everyone settled into their new rooms, it was time for the new students to learn their way around college with a Scavenger Hunt.

What better way to find the bath on 3 East than challenging groups of new students to work together to complete various tasks and run all around the College to find it?

After spending their first night at College, we treated the freshers to a Hawaiian themed Foam Party. Everyone sported their best Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts for their first courtyard party braving the mighty foam canon and tunes we had lined up.

Come day 3, we had one of the most exciting events, our annual O Week Boat Cruise. To continue our Mexican theme, DLC donned their best sombreros and ponchos as we danced our way around Sydney harbour.

Wednesday was an equally big day for our freshers with our infamous O-Mazing Race around Sydney. This challenged our Dunmorians to perform their fresher dance in front of the iconic Opera House, recreate the ‘Friends’ opening scene in the Hyde Park Fountain and complete the Human Knot Challenge. After a quick cooldown with a Pool Party at the Macquarie Gym, we embarked to The Ranch for our ‘When I Grow Up’ night.

Thursday really put our new students to the test with the annual Dance Off against our neighbors at Robert Menzies College. The “workout pros and yoga clothes” theme saw Dunmore Lang in their tightest and brightest clothes ready to take on the ultimate challenge after hours of practice. Friday night saw our freshers on a crawl around the city, either on the hunt for Sydney’s best night life or for delicious desserts.

On Saturday after a big week the freshers geared up to finally celebrate with our returners at the annual White Party in the courtyard. After a small floor party, Dunmorians brought down their whitest of clothes only to be covered with rainbow UV paint to light up the dance floor! I think it’s safe to say that this night was one not to be forgotten.

Siesta Sunday finally came where freshers and returners alike treated themselves to afternoon naps to recover from the biggest week in College history. And the rest, as they say, is history...

EMILY BEHAN, ADS VICE PRESIDENT, LLANARTH 8 DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE

Follow Your Dreams I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DREAMER. IF GROWING UP IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN TAUGHT ME ANYTHING, IT WAS THAT SURROUNDED BY AKUBRA HATS AND CATTLE TRUCKS I DREAMED OF THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS, WHERE OPPORTUNITIES WERE ENDLESS AND THE SHOPPING MALLS WERE HEAVEN ON EARTH IN COMPARISON TO MY LITTLE CORNER OF AUSTRALIA.

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dreamed of eating baguettes and cheese by the Eiffel Tower, of strolling down a London street on a cold winter’s day wearing a Burberry trench coat and of having my Devil Wears Prada moment, hailing down a yellow taxi in New York City whilst juggling ten Starbucks coffees and my fashion editor boss’s dry cleaning. Tamworth never felt like enough.

I think I was around seventeen years old when my ‘now’ good friend, reality, came to pay a visit and I learnt a very important life lesson.

Apparently dreams don’t just magically come true, you actually have to work for them first.

So I set my sights on a Bachelor of Media at Macquarie University, packed my bags for Dunmore Lang College and so began the next adventure.

Now, to say I had a ‘normal’ university experience would be the understatement of the year.

Being the huge extrovert I am, I threw myself into College life with vigour, never missing a Ranch night and always being first in line for second helpings of Poppy Seed Chicken. I loved the social aspects of College and although my degree was interesting, I still had this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that I wasn’t working hard enough. I was suddenly a little fish in a big pool of people, who all had similar dreams to me and I had no way of standing out from the crowd. So in September of 2013 I made the decision that changed my life forever.

Surrounded by classic Dunmore Lang yellow brick, I grabbed my smart phone, hit record and I started a YouTube channel.

To be honest, my YouTube journey has never been all sunshine and daisies. In 2013 only a small percentage of millennials even had an Instagram account and to upload a ‘selfie’ was highly frowned upon by anyone with a sensible brain, so I kept the entire thing under wraps. From the secrecy of my bedroom I uploaded follow me around videos, makeup tutorials, collaborated with fellow Sydney YouTubers and fell completely in love with YouTube. But then when I had around one hundred subscribers to my name tragedy struck, somebody from College had found my channel and I was mortified.

Something that I tell people still to this day that I learnt during that year was to never stop doing something you love because people are questioning you. If you allow yourself to

be embarrassed and ashamed, you are only giving others permission to judge you. I knew some of the College was laughing, and to be honest if I were in their position I would have been too. This was something so different and against the norm that it made people uncomfortable. But after many tears, I decided not to delete my channel and run away to Ecuador and instead to just lift my head up high and roll with the punches. BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE! The five years that followed that choice were filled with countless once in a lifetime opportunities. One hundred subscribers turned into one thousand, which turned into ten thousand and this year became one hundred thousand. I am now fully self-employed, managed by the best influencer agency in Australia and I work regularly with some of the most well-known beauty brands in the world. I have travelled to Europe for work, had my face appear in magazines and in store promotions, spoken on panels in front of thousands and (pinch me) managed to rub shoulders with the people whose faces I once stuck onto my dream boards. Some of whom I even now call my friends.

Looking back, I attribute my success to five things. First to my parents, who allowed their little girl to dream as big as her mind could take her. Secondly to University for teaching me the skills that I still use in every piece of work that I create. Thirdly to Dunmore Lang College, without whom I wouldn’t have half the amount of confidence or networking skills that I do today. Living with 200 students for three years definitely teaches you a thing or two about how to read people. Fourth is all the people who doubted me and laughed at my ambitions as I only have them to thank for my drive to succeed, and finally to the friends and loved ones who always believed in me.

If my seventeen year old self could see me today, she would say that I had already made it. Twenty four year old Steph however has a different perspective. I have always been a dreamer, but the thing about dreamers is that we are always looking ahead searching for the next idea or challenge. If you can take anything away from reading this story, I hope that it inspires you to always keep your dreams close by. NEVER assume that they can’t come true, because they can.

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COMMENCEMENT

Welcoming new and returning students

COMMENCEMENT DINNER IS THE FIRST FORMAL DINNER ON THE COLLEGE CALENDAR AND MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR. AT COMMENCEMENT WE WELCOME NEW STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BOTH FIRST YEAR AND RETURNING STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING BURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS.

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oining College staff and students in the celebration were members of the College Board, staff from Macquarie University, our friends from Red Frogs and a very special guest, a parent who was visiting from abroad.

Amy Ramires, Nowra, one of the College’s Resident Advisers, gave the Welcome to Country before Georgie Dickerson, Dubbo, the Association of Dunmore Lang Students President, gave a welcome speech.

Georgie’s speech emphasised the importance of work life balance, time management and engaging with the community whilst at College.

During the evening, guests were entertained by Joshua Abercrombie, one of our Community Managers, playing his own composition on the grand piano and Bronte Gavey, Essington, and Marnie Dowden, Salamander Bay, with a beautiful rendition of Dreams by Fleetwood Mac. Special guests, award winners and student leaders joined staff at Dorothy Knox House after the meal for supper.

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Zerzura SEVEN YEARS BEFORE The tree was a peculiar sight on the otherwise barren horizon. The tree itself was leafless and bleached bone-white by the sun. Squinting, he shielded his eyes and cautiously made his way toward it. It looked larger now that he stood before it. He circled it. It was completely smooth and had not a speck of colour. It was definitely unnatural, he decided.

Perhaps created by Macu magic, or dark Nerium magic. The base was what interested him the most. There was a small opening where the tree met the sand, just big enough for his hand to twist through. Elbow resting on the back of his hand and his other hand underneath his chin, he contemplated. As far as he knew, his hand would not grow back. But curiosity had always been a larger part of him than sensibility, so he shoved his hand in before he could think about it any longer.

After counting to ten, he opened his eyes and wriggled his fingers. He sighed in relief when he could still feel all five. He felt moist soil above and to either side of his hand, and beneath there was water. It was deep enough for him to submerge his hand, and when he did so, the curve of his palm was filled with a hard, round object. He tried picking it up but it was too smooth to grab hold of. Instead he pushed on it, and as he did, a sharp crack sounded and the opening rapidly began to expand. Yanking his hand out, he scooted away on his hands and feet and fell back in awe as the tree grew higher and higher, untwisting itself at the same time.

It stopped when the opening was big enough for him to walk through and the bare branches had disappeared into the clouds. He dusted himself off and rose out of the sand. Thinking of what bedtime stories he’d be able to tell his daughter after this adventure, he walked into the heart of the tree, not realising it was closing up behind him. Twisting back around itself, the tree shrank until the opening was big enough for 12 DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE

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a hand, and then it shrunk further still, until it disappeared beneath the desert. A bone-white pearl was left twinkling amongst the grains of sand.

PRESENT DAY The sand burned beneath the soles of her desperate feet. Trickles of sweat raced each other down her freckled face. She dared a glance over her shoulder and ran even faster. In an unnaturally straight line, the darkness of night snapped at her heels, threatening to swallow her. She chased the dying sunlight with her eyes fixed on the shimmering Veil before her. A sob escaped her throat as she scrambled up the last sand dune and collapsed onto the other side of the Veil.

As she lay in the sand, chest heaving, she watched the blanket of stars roll out across the cloudless sky. This side of the Veil was no desolate desert, void of life and mercy, but was instead a lush rainforest bursting with biodiversity. Zerzura was hidden from sight on the desert side of the Veil by a long forgotten Macu spell. The Veil protects Zerzura during the night from the Nerium creatures in the desert, whilst the sun flushes them out to the far shadows of the desert during the day.

She hadn’t meant to be outside of Zerzura for this long. Nolina was going to murder her. Breath finally caught, she stood and started on the path through the rainforest where she walked straight into Leuco.

Wearing a dark blue Guarde uniform, he’d blended into the shadows so well, she’d had no idea he had watched her return. Leuco watched her eyes dart around, looking for an escape, and could almost hear the clockwork inside her head as she tried to come up with a decent explanation for disobeying Village Order. Again.

“Encelia, don’t even bother.” Leuco said through gritted teeth. “I’m exhausted. Every damn afternoon, an hour before sundown, I come to the West Point, knowing you’ve left Zerzura and disregarded the warnings of the Ancients. I sit and I worry and every day you come back closer to sundown. Where do you even go? All that roams the desert is Nerium creatures large enough and lethal enough to come before me with your body in their jaws. You can’t keep doing this. One day you’re not going to make it; you’re not going to be faster than the night and the creatures. Why do you have to put yourself in danger?” He paused.

“I thought you were past this. Everything you need, everyone you love is in here.”

“Not everyone.” She says quickly.

“Everyone that can be here is here.” He replies softly.

“You don’t know that for sure, nobody does. I can’t stand it Leuco. I can’t stand this damn utopia. I can’t stand not knowing. It’s suffocating. I refuse to spend my life here, pretending we have freedom, we are happy and everything is perfect. It is not. We are trapped. We are not free. We are chained here by those forsaken creatures of the desert and chained by the Village Order and ways of the Ancients. I believe there is more in the world, as my father does. You know that. There has to be more in the world than this place. There is a fire inside me Leuco, and it will burn me to ashes if I cannot put it out. Finding my father is the first step to doing that. I know he is alive.”

“Damn foolish is what you are Encelia. You cannot keep leaving Zerzura.

One day you will not come back.”

“If that is what must happen to find the truth out about my father, then so be it.” Leuco turned away before she could see the tears welling in his eyes. He began to think maybe he didn’t know her as well as he thought he did. How could she say that? As though her leaving would not hurt her family; hurt him.

The forest was eerily silent in the absence of their voices. The smell of the Guarde feast wafted to their noses, riding the chilly night breeze.

They both began to walk faster, stomachs rumbling. Leuco remembered today was a day of celebration, a day to be happy. He put Encelia’s recklessness out of his mind. That was a battle for another day. Today he had graduated, and officially become a Guarde of the Veil. He noticed Encelia had not commented on his new uniform, and wondered if she’d even seen it at all. He put that out of his mind too. Positivity, he thought.

Tonight was about him and his fellow Guarde. They reached the village and Leuco turned to ask Encelia if she wanted to feast with him, but she was already gone. Disappeared to find Nolina probably.

The clouds did not rain on them and celebrations ran well into the night.

Leuco soon forgot about his argument with Encelia as the food and drink went to his head. And his stomach. His Gurade uniform already beginning to stretch. There were two of them graduating, the first in seventy-seven seasons, so there was certainly a cause for celebration.

There were now twenty-seven Guarde in total. The job of the Guarde is to protect the Veil during the day, as Zerzura is able to be left and entered. It does not allow anyone or anything to leave or enter Zerzura during the night, whilst it is dark. It shimmers into existence just a few seconds before the shadow of night touches it at sundown. Leuco and Pentse, the second graduating Guarde, both have been assigned to the East Point, where the Veil is only one hundred metres from a sheer drop.

As the moon began to finish its arc across the sky, Leuco signalled the end of his night with one last drink, knowing he was to start his new job later in this morning.

Apart from waking with a splitting headache, Leuco’s first day as a Guarde passed rather uneventfully. He was slightly disappointed. He spent most of the day thinking about Encelia, and whether they were fighting or not. It was always difficult for him to tell. As the sun began to drop, Leuco and Pentse prepared to make their way back inside Zerzura, and the safety of the Veil. Until Leuco halted suddenly. He looked up, brow furrowed, as far as he could see across to the other side of Zerzura.

He should be able to see the slight sheen of the Veil by now. A piercing scream snapped his head back down, where he found himself looking into the panicked eyes of a woman who almost knocked him over. “It’s not there! It’s not there!” She screamed as she pushed past him. A flood of terrified people began to pour out of the rainforest pathway. He pushed through them, going in the other direction, dragging a petrified Pentse with him. He let go of Pentse as he spotted Encelia, and leapt to grab her arm. Pentse was quick to turn and run with the crowd. Coward, Leuco thought. “What’s going on?” He asked her.

“It’s the Veil.” Her voice trembled. “It’s-it’s not there.”

“What do you mean it’s not there?” He knew what she meant.

“The night is coming, but the Veil, it didn’t appear. There’s just nothing.

And the creatures, the Nerium creatures, can you not hear them?” She shivered and began backing away, towards East Point. “We need to go Leuco. Now. There’s too many of them. Every damn Nerium creature in the desert will be on its way.”

A howl that made his bones shiver and heart thud so hard he thought it was going to burst out of his ribcage, cut through the night. He grabbed Encelia’s hand and they ran. Leuco was thinking fast. There were still a few minutes left before sundown, but what could he do in a few minutes? They reached the crowd of frantic people at the cliffs edge.

There was nowhere for them to go. Still holding Leuco’s hand, Encelia pushed through, going right to the edge of the drop. A rhyme from Leuco’s childhood about Nerium creatures popped into his head.

Don’t get too close to the water dark and deep, otherwise your body and soul the creatures will forever keep!”

Be wary of the shadows, and the unknown figures they hide, the last child that wandered in, didn’t come back alive!

Slinking and sneaking, the creatures can pass unseen, but catch them in the sunlight, their skin will burn off clean!

If you smell a nasty smell of rot and things long dead, then run to the sun as fast as you can, if you want to keep your head!

What was he to do in the absence of light? In the absence of the Veil?

The Ancients would be no help. All they had was what they called their wisdom; they no longer knew or practised Macu magic. He let go of Encelia’s hand as she crouched at the edge, peering over. He had to do something. The night had surpassed the rainforest, and was racing the last hundred metres toward his people, bringing with it Nerium creatures. He cried out as the crowd surged backwards, shoving Encelia over the edge. He fell to his stomach, one hand clutching the edge and the other reaching into empty air for Encelia. He watched in slow motion as she turned over, face toward him, the desperate look on her face as she realised she was falling, and reached out for him. Sweat poured down his face, his arm, his hand, making it slippery. Leuco strained forward, and their hands grasped each other just as the darkness of the night passed over them and horrified screams filled the air.

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E A RT H H O U R 2 4 M A R C H EARTH HOUR IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR AT COLLEGE.

This year the students organised a relaxed afternoon of musical and other performances in the courtyard. A small marquee created some shade for the performers and equipment and students relaxed on outdoor furniture and bean bags. The ADS provided snacks and ice blocks throughout the afternoon.

After a nice dinner early in the evening students turned off lights and appliances in their rooms and gathered in the common room to watch a movie.

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Summer in Broome

– AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL LAST YEAR I APPLIED FOR AN INTERNSHIP POSITION WITH THE AURORA PROJECT WHICH ORGANISES INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE NATIVE TITLE AND THE BROADER INDIGENOUS SECTOR. INTERNS ARE HOSTED BY ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN NATIVE TITLE, LAND RIGHTS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, ALL WITH AN INDIGENOUS FOCUS.

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was very fortunate to have been accepted and placed with the Kimberley Land Council (KLC) in Broome working alongside their legal practitioners on native title.

The experience was an incredible one. Not only was I able to spend time with close friends already established in Broome, I was also able to gain experience and knowledge into an area of law in which I had little training – native title.

Broome can be a difficult environment with high humidity, soaring temperatures and a wet season that can be very unstable (and don’t forget the crocodiles!). Despite all this, Broome has now topped my list of most beautiful places. Indigenous culture thrives in the area and there is ample opportunity to immerse yourself and learn about the culture. Weekends can be spent fishing, 4WDing and exploring including some of the most beautiful beaches in Australia, possibly worldwide. Fresh produce abounds and this was something for which I discovered I had an insatiable appetite.

The work I was a part of at KLC provided me with the chance to understand native title, and as an Indigenous Australian, it was beneficial to see how far we’ve come but also how far we still have to go as a society.

KLC offered a welcoming environment and after my 6 weeks, I knew I was leaving with connections I will maintain in my professional future. I’m so thankful KLC offered me a chance to go out on country and see the benefits of native title for the people. The opportunity to observe and be included in this important work is something I will carry with me forever in my legal career.

The internship gave me everything I wanted in my internship on country, community, culture, knowledge and hope.

JESSICA MOODY, MIDLAND BACHELOR OF LAWS

The opportunity to observe and be included in this important work is something I will carry with me forever in my legal career.

On country to settle a successful Native Title claim

Broome coastline

Background image: Sunset at Kooliaman, Cape Leveque

Creek fishing with crocodiles!

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Inside Out

L I F E AT D U N M O R E L A N G C O L L E G E

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World’s Greatest Shave

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he Leukaemia’s Foundation World’s Greatest Shave event began in 1998 and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the event. For the past 20 years Australians have been shaving their heads, waxing their chests, cutting off their pony tails, and colouring their hair to raise awareness for blood cancer.

On Friday March 16th, 2018 Dunmore Lang College held their own World’s Greatest Shave event. With a very enthusiastic and supportive crowd of students looking on, eight students had their heads shaved, one student volunteered to have his chest waxed and another dyed her hair. By raising money for this particular event, individuals are giving families emotional support as well as funding vital research that will help people suffering through blood cancers such as leukaemia, myeloma, and lymphoma.

A grand total of $1,004 was raised by the end of the night and we couldn’t be happier with the astonishing results and effort put in by the students!

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N E W S TA F F Joshua and David Joshua joined Dunmore Lang College in late 2017 having previously worked with the Red Frogs team as a Children’s Programme Director, and teaching music and musical therapy. Joshua works Monday to Friday evenings and is assisted by his Swiss Shepherd, David.

Tristan Paquay Tristan joined Dunmore Lang College early 2018. As well as working at College he currently runs his own graphic design and graphic installation business and works as a student support officer in 3 schools. Tristan works Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Michelle Turner Michelle joined the College as our Receptionist in March 2018 and quickly moved into the Registrar’s role in April. Michelle lives locally with her daughter who is completing her degree at Macquarie University. Michelle enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and gardening.

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CHAIR OF THE DUNMORE LANG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COLLEGE WERE PLEASED TO BE TOLD AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE BOARD THAT SCOTT ATKINS HAD BEEN ELECTED AS A FELLOW OF THE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF LAW.

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he Australian Academy of Law is one of a limited number of learned academies in Australia. It comprises individuals of exceptional distinction from all parts of the legal community, elected from the judiciary, legal practitioners and legal academics and committed to the advancement of the law and the justice system. The Patron of the Academy is the Hon Justice Chief Justice Kiefel, AC, of the High Court of Australia.

Scott is, of course, the long-time Chair of the Board of Dunmore Lang College, where he was formerly a resident student studying at the Macquarie University Law School for his LLB. He subsequently gained a LLM from the University of Sydney.

Scott is an internationally recognised insolvency restructuring lawyer currently based in Sydney at the leading law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright, where he is the Deputy Head of the firm’s Australian practice and Head of its Australian risk advisory practice.

and sensitive banking and insolvency advisory and dispute resolution matters. He is recognised as a leading expert in cross-border insolvency, acting on both inbound engagements in Australia and advising Australian clients on outbound engagements in the USA, UK, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and The Netherlands, among other jurisdictions.

He is the Australian delegate on the Advisory Committee Comparative Law established by the American Bankruptcy Institute as part of its Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. This resulted in a landmark report for the reform of Chapter 11.

Scott is a published author on insolvency and cross-border insolvency.

In 2015 he was one of the Australian contributors to the publication International Contributions to the Reform of Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. He is also the author of the Australian chapter of Avoidance of Antecedent Transactions and Cross-board Insolvency and co-author with Professor Rosalind Mason, of the Australian chapter of Cross-Border Insolvency Cases and Materials.

Amongst his busy life he still finds time to be a lecturer on crossborder insolvency at the University of Sydney in its undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes.

DAVID L A BARKER AM FAAL, LLB (LOND), MPHIL (KENT), LLM (CANTAB), PHD (MACQ), GRADDIPPLT (UTS) CURRENT DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE BOARD MEMBER

Scott is an adviser to Australia’s leading banks and insolvency practitioners and has acted on some of the industry’s most complex DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE 19

THEMED DINNERS

transform the Dining Room APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH OVER THE ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS ARE SURPRISED WITH A DINING HALL MAKE-OVER AS THE COLLEGE’S CATERERS, CATERCARE, TRANSFORM THE DINING HALL TO ANOTHER TIME OR PLACE WITH DECORATIONS AND PROPS.

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rom the Wild West, The Great Gatsby, Around the World, A Night in Italy, Christmas in June, A Parisian Evening or Halloween and St Patrick’s Day, the dining hall makeovers are many and varied.

An annual favourite is Christmas in June when the kitchen staff provide a full Christmas dinner. Christmas decorations are up and carols fill the dining hall.

Some themes, such as St Patrick’s Day are planned to coincide with student club events which make them all the more fun with students dressed up in theme and the dining hall covered in four leaf clovers and other decorations. An Irish themed dinner including the obligatory green mashed potatoes completed the theme.

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In October 2017, Hannah Vogel and Katie Hickling introduced a new fundraising initiative to College called ‘Operation Christmas Child’ run

by Samaritan’s Purse.

O P E R AT I O N

Christmas Child

OCC is an initiative that delivers shoeboxes of gifts to children in poverty-ridden areas in over 130 countries at Christmas.

packaged and sent off in November, courtesy of Longueville Road Chiropractic Centre, just in time to be delivered for Christmas.

Katie and Hannah’s aim was to fill 25 boxes and, with the generosity of residents and tremendous help of the office staff, Dunmore Lang managed to fill 41 boxes! The monetary donations provided by residents were put to use in a large-scale shopping trip where trolleys were filled with everything from crayons to soap. Boxes were filled to the brim with toys, games, clothing, school supplies and toiletries suitable for children of all age groups.

The aim of this initiative, aside from increasing the number of boxes sent overseas, was to promote a greater sense of philanthropy in our community and provide a practical way for our College to help others at Christmas.

With a substantial donation of $250 from the ADS for shipping costs, the boxes were

With 2017 being such a success, Hannah and Katie are hoping to fill 60 boxes this year and put 60 more smiles on children’s faces this Christmas.

KATIE HICKLING, PORT MACQUARIE

A L U M N I AWA R D CONGRATULATIONS TO ALUMNI SCOTT VENTER 20162017 FOR BEING AWARDED A MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC AWARD.

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENT

Wine & Cheese Function

THE DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING TO BRING YOU THE NEXT ALUMNI EVENT. Early in semester 2 the association will hold a networking wine and cheese function. This is planned for early August.

The executive will be inviting current second and third year students to the event so not only will it be a good opportunity for Alumni to catch up, it will also be a chance to connect current students to alumni working in their future careers.

Invitations will be going out early in June.

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Valedictory Dinner THE 2017 VALEDICTORY DINNER HELD ON FRIDAY THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER WAS A WONDERFUL NIGHT CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS INCLUDING VALEDICTORIANS AND GRADUANDS.

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n addition, the incoming Association of Dunmore Lang College student executive was announced as well as recognition of the outgoing student leaders, the 2018 Dorothy Knox bursary recipients and other award winners.

We welcomed numerous special guests to the dinner, including Macquarie University staff, Board members, Donors, College staff and partners and friends of the College. During the dinner we were entertained by a member of our Senior Duty team, Michael Bradshaw.

The evening concluded with drinks at Dorothy Knox House for guests, student leaders, Valedictorians and Graduands.

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SCHOLARSHIPS 2018 BLAKE JEFFRIESS

North Haven

PALLIDON ROBINSON Mullumbimby

Principal’s Bursary Principal’s Bursary

JAMES SHERLEY

Bathurst

Principal’s Bursary

JAMIESON WILLIAMS

Port Macquarie

Principal’s Bursary

KATE BELLAMY

Cambewarra

Postgraduate & Honours Scholarship

CLAIRE MCHATTIE

Singleton

Rotary Club of North Ryde Scholarship

GRACE MCKAY

Tully

Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

ANNIKA MESTROM

Dubbo

Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

LAURA NASH

King Creek

Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

JARRAH MOSCO-KLIPIN Bellingen COREY HENSHAW

Morisset

Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY/DUNMORE LANG COLLEGE RURAL & REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS NEW STUDENTS STEVEN BAILEY-HAWES Warwick Farm

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

JORDAN CINI

Coffs Harbour

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

JUSTIN DEVILLE

North St Marys

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

EBONY GIBSON

Lightning Ridge MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

JETT HART

Orange

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

BUDJARN LAMBETH

Bathurst

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

KATHLEEN CUTAJAR

Pembrooke

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

GRACE ELLIS

Duri

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

JESSICA PHELAN

Katherine

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

CONTINUING STUDENTS ANGEL ÄRMSTRONG

Tregear

TETEI BAKIC

Harrington Park MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

ABILEIGH DILLON

Oakhurst

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

JESSICA MOODY

Midland

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

MADELINE MORRISON West Hoxton AMY RAMIRES

Nowra

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship MQ-DLC Indigenous Scholarship

SHANNON COLLIS

Lismore

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

THOMAS EVERSON

Ooma

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

WILLIAM FRAZER

Casino

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

BRONTE GAVEY

Essington

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

STUART GUIHOT

Scone

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

JAKE HEATH

Woy Woy

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

SAMUEL JOHNSTON

Orange

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

ELOISE MATTHEWS

Goulburn

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

ISAAC MEINCKE

West Wyalong

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

ELIZABETH POWELL

Calala

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

NICHOLAS TRAPPETT

Wellington

MQ-DLC Rural & Regional Scholarship

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U S I N G FA C E B O O K F O R E D U C AT I O N THE COLLEGE STUDENT FACEBOOK PAGE IS GENERALLY FULL OF STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION ON WHAT THE ADS ARE PLANNING FOR THE COMMUNITY BUT IT IS ALSO INCREASINGLY USED AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. Student posts cover some light hearted topics from the calorie count of Easter eggs to other more serious posts such as the #stopbullyingnow movement.

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You Otter be on Board!

AN INTERVIEW WITH BUDJARN LAMBETH

HOW CAN WE HELP TO SEE THE OTTERS HEALTHY AGAIN?

TELL US ALL ABOUT WORLD OTTER DAY World Otter day is an international event held on the 30th of May which is organised by the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF).

The idea is to raise awareness and funding for otter conservation. 12 out of 13 otter species around the world are threatened, so the IOSF helps people hold events to raise funds and awareness.

WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL OTTER SURVIVAL FUND? It is an international organisation based in Scotland which focuses on three things: education – traveling to schools and zoos to speak to staff and volunteers to teach us to better care for our world’s otter population; rehabilitation – using their otter hospital in Scotland, the IOSF nurse sick otters back to health to be released back into the wild, the best place for otters; and research – using an awesome team of scientists around the world the IOSF is able to better determine the best way to look after our furry friends.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OTTERS IN OUR WORLD TODAY? There are quite a few, but if I had to pick one, it would be habitat destruction. Otters need clean rivers with lots of fish for food. When we pollute rivers with rubbish or we cut down trees for farming, it causes damage that wipes out the otter’s food source. Other problems include hunting for fur, illegal pet trading and global warming. The good thing is that all these issues are manageable. In Britain and America, the otter populations are recovering because of strong environmental laws.

The biggest thing you can do is to partner with the International Otter Survival Fund, which you can do either by donating through their website or by buying merchandise from their online otter store. Other things we can do is to look after our environment, watching our carbon footprint and the direct pollution we cause.

Also telling your friends about the otters, raising awareness is a great way to help the otters!

CAN I KEEP AN OTTER AS A PET? Probably not, there’s a few problems with keeping otters as pets. Firstly, most otters kept as pets are sourced from the illegal pet trade, an incredibly harmful action for the otters’ environments. They’re also wild animals, usually being nocturnal creatures which is not great for your average pet owner. They need running water and a lot of fresh food, so they’re not really suited to living in a house.

The good news is that you can see otters at most zoos and they’re incredibly fun to watch. If you ever find yourself overseas near a local IOSF initiative, you can always volunteer to be part of their awesome work.

WE ALWAYS SEE YOU IN THE MOST FANTASTIC OTTER SHIRTS, WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE ONE? Probably my shirt with an otter in outer space!

It came from otter space. I am a fan of otters, space and puns so it’s perfect.

ARE YOU SPREADING THE WORD IN COLLEGE? Yes. I have put posters up around College of different types of otters and some of the students are buying otter hoodies and T shirts for World Otter Day. JOSHUA ABERCROMBIE COMMUNITY MANAGER

FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU LOVED OTTERS? I think it would be since about year three. My dad and I used to go road tripping to Dubbo Zoo all the time. I found most of the animals were asleep or boring, but not the otters! They were awake, running around and wrestling each other. The otters would even come right up to the glass and visit us! I pretty much fell in love with them straight away especially how much they seemed to love life and just have fun.

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE OTTER? It’s a hard choice but I think I have to go with the Asian Small Clawed Otter because it was the first otter I saw. They were my gateway into the world of otters.

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QUALIFICATION MCom BA BBLC BCom MChiro MChiro MChiro MChiro BCom & LLB (Hons) BA & BEd (Pmy) BPsych (Hons) MChiro BActStud BA BPsych BAppFin BAppFin & BEcon BAppFin & BEcon BA MChiro BA & BEd (Pmy) BA & BEd (Pmy) BPsych (Hons) BPsych BCom BAppFin & BEcon BSpHLSc BA BAppFin & BActStud BAppFin MIT MIT MActPrac MClinAudiology MOrgPsych BA

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Successful meetings start here!

Talk to our experienced team about planning your next meeting or conference at the Dunmore Lang Conference Centre.

Conveniently located next to Macquarie University with easy From business meetings to fully-catered conferences access to public transport, the University, Macquarie Shopping and events our aim is to exceed your expectations.

Centre as well as parkland walks for breaks between sessions.

For all event enquiries please: Dunmore Lang Conference Centre offers four fully-serviced Phone: (02) 9856 1011 Conference rooms catering for small groups to up to 100 Email: events@dlc.nsw.edu.au Web: www.dlconference.com.au participants, on-site catering, administrative services, complimentary on-site parking and wi-fi.

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