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THE MELBOURNE GRADUATE Vol. 70 No. 1

April, 2017

Annual Report 2016-2017 The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc.

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Man is rated the highest animal, at least among all animals who returned the questionnaire. Robert Brault

Annual Report of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Incorporated Editorial: The Publications Team Printed by: City Copy The Melbourne Graduate April 2017 – Volume 70, Number 1 Periodical Publication of The Graduate Union Print Post Approved PP337834/00022 Incorporated Association Registration Number A0023234B

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Contents The President’s Message

The Chair of Council’s Message

The CEO/Head of College’s Message

2016 Council Member Attendance

Council Members

Governance and Nominations

Graduate Union Council Election

Membership and Marketing

Membership in 2016

Thank you for your Support

Our Members

Awards

Buildings and Facilities

Meet the Team

Finance and Audit

Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2016

Independent Auditor’s Report

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The President’s Message At this halfway point of my three year term, I am delighted to have worked closely with Members, Council and management during this significant period of growth and vibrancy. This Association has an active, committed and influential membership with global reach. 2016 has seen an increased emphasis on communicating with this international collegium and exploring opportunities that will further our Association's purpose of 'education for social good'. In tandem with my role as International President of Variety the Children's Charity, I have been meeting with Members in different countries, particularly with past residents of Graduate House. Together we are building capacity for these intelligent and innovative Members to become involved at project management and governance levels for social good ventures. Our Association's goal is not only to provide these 'plug-in' opportunities for graduates, but also for established teams of graduates in each region to welcome and offer similar opportunities for those seeking to live, work and study in their regions. I invite all Members to assist us with this endeavour by providing access to, and footholds within, their local networks, wherever they may be in the world, from outback Australia to the centre of our world's largest metropolises. Following my letter of invitation in late 2015, I was pleased to confer Honorary Membership to over 30 Ambassadors to Australia from other countries and from Australia to other countries, and five members of the High Court of Australia, including the Chief Justice. Many of these Members of high office bearing have expressed interest in contributing to our Association. We are continuing to explore means by which each may become engaged productively with the activities of the Association here and overseas. I am proud of this Association's demonstrable commitment to the provision of opportunities and facilities for graduates. It is an honour to work with a dedicated, contributing and active membership, as well as with the strategic, hard-working governance team on Council, its subcommittees, expert roundtables and working parties. Members can rest assured that the Association is in the good hands of the outstanding management team and staff at Graduate House, and making sound progress towards its vision and mission through the implementation of well-designed, realistically ambitious short to medium and longer term plans. In this second half of my term, I thus continue to welcome the contribution and sound counsel of all Members. Dr Ken V Loughnan AO President of The Graduate Union

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The Chair of Council’s Message Our College was built on a vision of a place where graduates could meet, learn and live. This year we celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the purchase of the Gladstone Terrace in 1957. As we pause to reflect on the vision of our founders, we build on the opportunities of the present, and plan for the future to welcome a new generation of graduates to our International Collegium. I am pleased to report that 2016 has been a successful year of growth, progress and building the vision. We have produced an increased surplus for the year. By growing the operating surplus we provide funds to improve facilities and reduce existing loans. Our collegiate master plan provides a basis for meeting the future needs and aspirations of members and graduate students. There is a high demand for safe, convenient and supportive collegiate experiences with over 20,000 graduates now enrolled at The University of Melbourne. Graduate student accommodation has been increased by 10% through the acquisition of thirteen apartments comprising level 7 of 50 Barry Street. A planning application has been lodged with Melbourne City Council for the development of Gladstone Terrace, the details of which are in the Buildings and Facilities subcommittee report in this issue. We responded to the proposed construction of the Melbourne Metro Rail Parkville Station and two underground rail tunnels under Grattan Street. We have also continued to communicate with Melbourne City Council about redevelopment of University Square. Strengthening the culture of philanthropy of our Association continues to be a priority. Improved systems and resources supported a second very successful annual appeal. Our Graduate House (Bequest) Society was launched in 2016. Sadly, our beloved Barbara Funder passed away in September of 2016. Her generous bequest will establish the Barbara Funder Lounge at 222 Leicester Street. The legacy of Barbara will also be honoured through our trusteeship of the newly named William Berry and Barbara Funder Postgraduate College Trust. I thank Council and Members for their work, commitment and support to the Graduate Union during the year. I also thank our CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, and our dedicated staff for providing welcoming experiences for all the members and graduates, who live, learn and meet at Graduate House. I look forward to working further with Members to honour the vision and build the future of our Association as we promote education for the good of society. Mr Rhys Watson Chair of the Council of The Graduate Union

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The CEO/Head of College’s Message I present to Members our Annual Report for the year 1st January to 31st December, 2016. Financial results The Financial Report for the year ended 31st December, 2016 shows an operating surplus and an increasingly strong asset position. The results continue to be underpinned by sound performance in our long-standing operational divisions - membership, residential accommodation and meeting and function services – as well as asset growth through the acquisition of 13 new apartments in Barry Street, and the submission of a planning application for a major redevelopment behind the terraces. Strategic achievements and planning 2016 signalled the release of the 2016-2018 Strategic Plan and a commitment to continued growth in vibrancy, membership and network engagement, facilities and influence. 1. Innovative, influential membership Our membership of all disciplines, life stages and ethnicities responded well to our second major survey, providing us with guidance that will enable us both to honour our legacy, whilst establishing sound approaches for current and future graduates. Graduate House is the place and Graduate Union the network in which graduates increasingly want and need to be. We have a robust system of business development from idea generation, value proposition and feasibility analysis, to implementation and evaluation. We understand, communicate with and meet the markets for membership, accommodation and meeting services. Average college occupancy was 94.80%, up slightly from 2015 (94.21%) with March to November showing average rates of 97.75%. The Graduate House Student Group continues Graduate Student Association membership, has a strong constitution and many ongoing activities, and works constantly on succession to ensure its continuance and relevancy. There were 1,000 meeting and function services bookings by 239 convenors in the not-for-profit, professional development and education sectors, and 23,429 delegates - an 8.87% increase on 2015. Our membership numbers have increased and participation rates in our GU Collegiate programs continue to be high. 2. Benefaction We have a systematic, strategic and ‘best-practice’ approach to raising major funds through bequests, donations and other endowment sources. Through improved resourcing and training we have made progress in developing the policies and procedures for managing gifts and communicating our gratitude to those who give to our Association. We are strengthening our networks in the corporate and philanthropic sectors, and gaining sound counsel from the members of our Fundraising and Benefactions working party, as well as from our innovative Resident Members. graduateunionannualreport • 6

3. Planned and achieved major projects A roundtable of experts developed the concepts for our three-stage ten-year G-House master plan, and the Stage 1 planning application lodged with Melbourne City Council for the redevelopment behind the terraces. The Association has met regularly with Melbourne Metro Rail Authority on the Parkville Station, presenting also to the Minister for Planning's Inquiry Advisory Committee on the Environmental Effects Statement and the proposed Planning Scheme Amendment. Meetings with Melbourne City Council continue in relation to Reimagining University Square, where Leicester Street is soon to become a one-way tree-lined lane. A second roundtable of experts has developed the framework for a ten-year G-Union Master Plan, and overseen the significant progress made in thence scoping, specifying and programming the web-based system to support the proposed directions and activities under this Plan. Our facilities have been improved through the refurbishment of the residential terrace rooms and the installation of a new reception desk. 4. Well-managed finances and mitigated risk We have transparent and accountable financial controls, policy development/reviews and sound risk mitigation and management strategies. The 2015 restructure of our borrowings continues to reap benefits by enabling amortisation and investing activities, primarily to maintain the quality of our facilities, as well as improvements in our borrowing capacity for further acquisitions. We manage a budget that allows for current operations, capital expenditure and development initiatives to meet current and future graduate markets. 5. Effective responsive stewardship We continue to identify, develop and implement our communication and engagement strategy with key local, national and international stakeholders, and are grateful for the strong support from our membership for this purpose. Sound and productive relationships are being established with like-minded groups working towards education for social good, such as Variety the Children's Charity, Graduate Women International and Rotary International, as well as with college alumni groups around the world. Our Council has members with governance skills and relevant experience, and is demonstrating outcomes in strategic planning, innovation and the implementation of feasible value propositions. We are applying continuous quality controls to ensure the Association meets the needs of Members, and have a hybrid communications and feedback system (hard-copy, online, mobile) to ensure that all segments of our membership are heard should they so voice. I thank my Graduate House colleagues who provide a friendly, productive and inspiring working environment. I am grateful to our President and to the many governance contributors on our Council, subcommittees, roundtables and working parties. Thank you again Members for being active in ensuring that education and social good are front and centre in what we do and how we are seen. Dr Kerry M B Bennett CEO and Head of College

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2016 Council Member Attendance Your Council works hard to sustain and grow our Association. Many of your Council Members, including the President, attend Graduate House for meetings weekly, contributing much more than indicated in the schedule of governance meetings from the 1st January to 31st December, 2016, shown in the table below. The University of Melbourne also contributes significantly, and our gratitude is extended to the Vice-Chancellor’s representatives on Council, Jo Ligouris and Sarah Banks for their dedicated and professional service to governance and our Association. Council

M&M

B&F

G&N

F&A P

Elected

Total

Watson, R A

Davis OAM, R K

Cobbin, P E

Cowie, D G M

15 100 7

Green, J M

Kelleher, M R

Mirabelli, V J from June

Ryall, K F

Santalucia, L

Sparks, D N to May

Fitzgerald, F M

Nguyen, V from April

Southwick, P from September

4 4 4

3 4

Co-opted or Appointed

Representatives of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne Banks, S

Ligouris, J

M&M B&F G&N F&A P A

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Membership and Marketing subcommittee Buildings and Facilities subcommittee Governance and Nominations subcommittee Finance and Audit subcommittee Possible number of meetings that could be attended Actual number attended from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2016 Chair of Council or subcommittee for the whole of 2016 Chair of subcommittee in period before AGM (late May) Chair of subcommittee in period after AGM

Council Members 2016 - 2017

Dr Ken V Loughnan AO

Cr Rhys Watson

Cr Kingsley Davis OAM

Cr Mary Kelleher

Cr Keith Ryall

Cr David Cowie

Cr Leo Santalucia

Cr Phillip Cobbin

Cr Vincent Mirabelli

Cr John Green

President

Chair of Council

Chair of Finance and Audit Subcommittee

Vice-Chair of Council and Chair of Governance and Nominations Subcommittee

Appointments to Council

Cr Faith Fitzgerald

from Dec 2015

Cr Viv Nguyen

from Apr 2016

Cr Paul Southwick

from Sep 2016

Chair of Buildings and Facilities Subcommittee

Chair of Membership and Marketing Subcommittee

Vice-Chancellor Representatives from The University Of Melbourne

Cr Jo Ligouris

Cr Sarah Banks

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Governance and Nominations Governance and Nominations Subcommittee As set out in regulation 29.2, the general role of the Governance and Nominations subcommittee is to support the Council of The Graduate Union by establishing excellence in governance practice, formulating and reviewing policies and practices relating to the effectiveness of Council and of Council subcommittees, and Council succession planning. More specifically, the subcommittee is to: • oversee Council’s compliance with its governance obligations established by external regulatory authorities; • determine, review and recommend improvements to governance policies; • review and recommend changes to the structure and functioning of Council and of Council subcommittees for effective governance; • facilitate the understanding by Council Members of their governance role and responsibilities; • safeguard the process for annual updating of the strategic plan; • research and recommend improvements to the proceedings of Council in relation to meetings, written resolutions of Council Members, Council Members’ interests and minutes and registers; • ensure reviews of the terms of reference for each subcommittee at least once every two years; • ensure reviews of the performance of each subcommittee at least once each year; • ensure Council Members are provided with information about professional development opportunities; • monitor adherence to Regulation 1 Council Governance Standards; and • establish and pursue a procedure for identifying and securing suitable future candidates for election or co-option to Council.

Governance Standards Council and Council Members are required to adhere to the governance standards prescribed under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth). The Governance and Nominations subcommittee monitors and makes policies to ensure adherence to these standards as provided in Regulation 1 under the headings of: (a) purposes and not-for-profit nature of the Association; (b) accountability to Members; (c) compliance with Australian laws; (d) suitability of Officers; (e) duties of Officers; and (f) governance values, ethics and behaviours of the Association.

Rules and Regulations Members will recall that new Rules were adopted in 2014 to be in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic). In 2015, adopted amendments to these Rules were to provide for elected Council Members to have a maximum tenure of three consecutive terms on Council (rule 54.3). Due consideration

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was given also to the paramount importance of Members being able to participate and vote at General Meetings of Members. The Governance and Nominations subcommittee was thence tasked to review the rules relating to the use of technology at General Meetings and to consider the inclusion of provisions for voting by postal ballot for Special Resolutions which deal with major issues and for which a high Member voting participation rate is desired. From this review, the subcommittee developed amendments that were put and adopted as Special Resolutions at the 26th May, 2016 annual General Meeting. One amendment was to rule 38.1 Use of Technology. The provision for the use of technology to attend and participate in General Meetings had been introduced in 2014, but the recent proposal from Council was to replace ‘… may be permitted’ (in the then current rules) with ‘… may, if permitted by Council to do so, elect’. The consequences of this allow Council to decide in advance of a General Meeting, whether it would be appropriate for Members to participate through the use of technology. Such a decision would be based on an assessment of whether the technology to be used would be affordable, reliable and allow for simultaneous communication. Amendments were made to rule 43 Special Resolutions to provide for Members to vote by postal ballot for Special Resolutions which deal with major issues and for which a high Member voting participation rate is desired. This change addressed concerns raised in 2015 regarding rule 42.2, which prevents a Member from voting by proxy at a General Meeting. Provision for decisions to be made at General Meetings by a show of hands remained, as did the provision for a poll (vote in writing at the meeting) to be called for by three Members. Additionally, a provision was introduced to give the Secretary of the Association discretion as to whether to send ballot papers to all Members or invite applications for ballot papers. The revision of the Association’s Regulations since Council adopted consequential amendments in December, 2014 also continues. The focus of this review has been on how and when officers (Chairs and Vice-Chairs) are appointed to each subcommittee, the roles and responsibilities of each subcommittee, reminders to Members on the proposal of motions for General Meetings, the timing by which and the form in which those motions need to be proposed, and the consequential amendments required should further amendments to the Rules be approved.

Composition of Council With an abundance of gratitude, tinged with sadness, the Members at the May 2016 annual General Meeting (AGM) bade farewell to Mr David Sparks as a member of Council. Mr Sparks has been on Council since May 2007 having joined as a Member of the Association in 2005. He is an electrical engineer - having graduated from The University of New South Wales - a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, and a Member of CIGRE, an international electrical engineering society.

Mr David Sparks

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Mr Sparks receiving the Outstanding Service Award from President, Dr Ken Loughnan AO

Since 2007, Mr Sparks has been Chair of the (then named) House Board and, later, of the now-named Buildings and Facilities subcommittee, a member of all of the other subcommittees of Council and ViceChair of Council before being elected to the position of Chair of Council, remaining in that position until 2013. He was also responsible for establishing the Fundraising and Benefactions working party and thus in guiding the Association to its current success in initiating and implementing a broad range of important advancement activities.

At the AGM, the President, Dr Ken V Loughnan AO, acknowledged that Mr Sparks had worked tirelessly and selflessly for the good of the Association, providing long and dedicated service. Because Mr Sparks and his wife Prue were travelling in Europe and the United States at the time of the Association’s AGM, the prestigious Outstanding Service Award was presented to Mr Sparks by the President at the Chair’s Cocktail Party in December. We are fortunate to have David’s continuing input to our Association through his membership of the Buildings and Facilities subcommittee and the G-House Master Planning roundtable of experts. The Rules provide for up to three appointments to Council. Through this process, Council appointed Mrs Faith Fitzgerald to Council for a one-year term commencing December 2015 and we are pleased to advise that this appointment has been renewed for a second one-year term until December 2017. Cr Fitzgerald brings particular governance expertise in education, government, strategy, public policy and business. As Secretary to the John Cain Foundation, we are grateful to Cr Fitzgerald also for convening the monthly lunches of this not-for-profit ‘think tank for social democracy’ at Graduate House. Members will recall that John Cain was the President of our Association for six years (2005-2011). It is thus an honour to be the host venue for these lectures and discussions on economic, social and environmental public administration and policy issues of importance to Australia’s future. Council is pleased to have appointed Viv Nguyen for a one-year term commencing April 2016. Cr Nguyen brings significant corporate, community and board experience in governance, business frameworks, financial, risk and project management, leadership, advocacy, and communications with multiple stakeholders and in complex environments.

Cr Viv Nguyen

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Holding a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Applied Finance degree, both from The University of Melbourne, Cr Nguyen has undertaken also the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) course.

Cr Nguyen has been a non-executive director with City West Water, the Grampians Water Corporation and Western Health; and a Commissioner for the Victorian Multicultural Commission and the Queen Victoria Women’s Trust. She has initiated the Dual Identity Leadership program for young Australians of Vietnamese background with funding from the Scanlon Foundation. As a business leader with over twenty years of experience, Cr Nguyen has built a B2B (Business to Business) financial planning business from $50 million to $1.4 billion prior to acquisition, and held executive positions as Head of Risk for Margin Lending, Chief of Staff to the Chief Risk Officer and Head of Diversity at ANZ. Working now as the Business Practice Manager at Melbourne City Mission, Cr Nguyen has worked as a strategy consultant for the Suncorp Group, completed a strategic review of the Bennelong Group’s wealth management strategy, extended her networks with Oppeus Executive Search and was part of the Project Management Office on the change and risk management program at Guild Insurance. A third appointment is Mr Paul Southwick who joined Council in September 2016, also for a one-year term. Cr Southwick has a Bachelor of Management Studies (Finance and Human Resources) from the University of Waikato, a Graduate Diploma of Marketing Management from UNITEC, a Diploma of Freelance Journalism from the Morris Journalism Academy and a Certificate of Advanced Competitive Strategy from the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. He is a Graduate of the Auckland University Executive Health Management Program, as well as a licensed private pilot.

Cr Paul Southwick

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Institute of Company Secretaries, the Governance Institute, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Cr Southwick brings significant experience as a business consultant and company director across the private, charity and not-for-profit sectors. He is Chair of the Board and Co-Founder of the charity Hope in Jesus, and a Director of the German Lutheran Church and the Deutsche Schule Melbourne. Widely published internationally on business, aviation and culture (see www.psfj.co), Cr Southwick lists his specialties as ‘creativity, counter conventional thinking, and clear, differentiated and appealing communications’. In conclusion, I thank the 2016 Governance and Nominations subcommittee members Cr John Green (Co-Vice-Chair), Mr Ben Green (Co-Vice-Chair from June), Cr Phillip Cobbin, Cr Faith Fitzgerald, Dr Brendan Grabau, Cr Vincent Mirabelli (from June), Cr Leo Santalucia, Cr David Sparks (to May) and Cr Rhys Watson - as well as the secretariat and administration staff at Graduate House.

Cr Kingsley Davis OAM Chair of the Governance and Nominations subcommittee

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Graduate Union Council Election As a result of the call for nominations published in the January/February newsletter and on the website of The Graduate Union, five valid nominations have been received for three vacancies. A poll will therefore be held, with voting closing at 4.00PM on Friday, 19th May, 2017. A voting paper, a small envelope marked ‘Voting Paper’ and an outer reply paid return addressed envelope, in which the small envelope containing the voting paper is to be placed, are all enclosed with this Melbourne Graduate and May Newsletter to all members. If you have not received them, please contact The Graduate Union office immediately. Should you have any privacy concerns, you may, having completed the declaration on the envelope addressed to the Returning Officer, enclose that envelope within a larger plain envelope and address it in the manner identical to that shown on the envelope addressed to the Returning Officer, before posting or delivering to the Returning Officer, as directed on the voting paper. Candidates are listed here, and on the voting paper, in the order in which names were determined by lot in the presence of witnesses: Asthana, Molina Swarup Pagone, Gaetano (Tony) Watson, Rhys Albert John Cobbin, Phillip Edward Green, John Michael The personal statements which follow are in ballot paper order and have been standardised only by listing the surname first, followed by given names (where a candidate is commonly known by a name other than their given name this will be shown in brackets after the given name), the listing of degrees and diplomas and the inclusion of the names of the proposer and seconder of the candidate. A complete listing of Council membership during 2015-2016 and additional information supplied by candidates is available under the About Us tab on The Graduate Union website: www.graduatehouse.com.au. An asterisk* indicates a retiring Council Member seeking re-election. The three members elected in this poll will have terms expiring in May 2020. Mr Ronald G Ritchie Returning Officer

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Personal Statements from Candidates ASTHANA, Molina BCom(Delhi), LLB(Delhi), LLM (Commercial Law)(Melb) Proposer – Margaret Mayers Seconder – David Wilson I am a Principal Solicitor at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office and have over 15 years’ experience in mergers, acquisitions, banking, finance, and corporate and commercial contracting. I have worked at top tier Australian firms, Minter Ellison and Clayton Utz and in India, at the Supreme Court, the highest court in India, and as an inhouse counsel for a top 100 company. My memberships and professional associations include the Law Institute of Victoria, the Bar Council of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India Bar Association. I am committed to education, community contributions and mentoring, and am on the boards of the Law Institute of Victoria, the International Law Association and the Asian Australian Lawyers Association. I have received numerous awards including the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence for Service Delivery: Community Service 2014. I am also a Commissioner on the AFL South East Commission and a Cricket Australia Ambassador. PAGONE, Gaetano (Tony) LLB(Monash), DipEd(Monash), BA(Monash), Master of Laws(Cambridge) Proposer – Parisa Shiran Seconder – Vincent Mirabelli I am a Federal Court of Australia judge and was a Supreme Court of Victoria judge. As a barrister, I practiced in taxation law, in commercial, constitutional, public and human rights law. I am committed to education and professional development. I am a Professorial Fellow with Melbourne Law School teaching in the post graduate law program. I have held academic positions at Monash and Melbourne Universities and was Chairman of the Victorian State Education Committee of the Taxation Institute. I am committed to community and professional involvement, and am a Vice President of the International Association of Judges, on the Board of the International Association of Tax Judges and on the Luke Batty Foundation Board. I was Secretary and Vice President of Liberty Victoria, President of Co.As.It (an Italian community welfare non-profit association; 2006-2010), on the ACSO Board (Chairman 2002-2007) and a member of Melbourne Girls Grammar School Council (2003-2007).

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*WATSON, Rhys BBus(Accounting)(RMIT), MCom(Management)(Melb) Proposer – Kingsley Davis Seconder – John Green My tenure as Chair of The Graduate Union has been underpinned by building a cohesive, dynamic team sharing common goals and respecting individual views. This has enabled significant achievements ensuring our Association is vibrant, growing and relevant. We have achieved reduced interest costs, increased surpluses and improved facilities. We have established a Bequest Society, Endowment Fund and increased College accommodation by 10%. Strategic alliances are developing with Rotary, Variety International and the Kelvin Club where members can access city facilities. My vision is to maintain sound financial management, expand College and Member facilities to meet growing demand and build membership to ensure we remain the premier Post Graduate College. I am honoured to have served as Chair for the past 2.5 years and I am energised by what we can achieve in the future to build our International Collegium. I seek your support to continue this important work. Mobile 0401714400. *COBBIN, Phillip BBus(RMIT), DipEd, BEd, MEd, MCom(Hons), PhD(Melb) Proposer – Rhys Watson Seconder – Kevin Stevenson I have been fortunate to serve on the Council of The Graduate Union since 2010. In that time I have been Vice Chair of Council (2012-13), member of Finance and Audit (chair 2012-13), Buildings and Facilities, Governance and Nominations and Remuneration committees. Major advancements are in train and a number of challenges are before us. Expansion of our residential base with the purchase in Barry Street is the first stage in that process. The planned redevelopment behind the terraces promises to transform the college as it seeks to respond to the continuing demand for residential places from graduate students. The Metropolitan Rail works will present major challenges over the coming years but will be of inestimable value to the college once it is complete. I am keen to contribute in a meaningful way as we work towards the realisation of the dream that underpins these developments.

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*GREEN, John BEc(Tas), LLB(Deakin) Proposer – Kingsley Davis Seconder – Rhys Watson I am a Life Member of The Graduate Union and have been actively involved in its affairs as a current member of Council, Vice-Chairman of the Governance and Nominations subcommittee and member of the Finance and Audit subcommittee. I have more than 25 years’ experience as a senior university administrator, including six years as the Deputy University Secretary at The University of Melbourne. I have degrees in Law and Commerce and Fellowship membership of the Australian Institute of Governance, Certified Practising Accountants and Institute of Company Directors. If re-elected, I would be keen to continue to contribute to the Council’s engagement with the graduate community and ensuring that our global international collegium have a rich and rewarding experience at Graduate House.

Rules and Regulations

The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Incorporated (The Graduate Union) is an incorporated Association under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. Elections to the governing body (Council) of our Association are to be in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Association, which are accessible from the website under the About Us tab. The Rules of the Association set out our purposes as a charity and not-for-profit organisation and outline the rights and responsibilities of Members and office holders.

The Regulations are established by Council to provide further guidance for the governance and management of the Association.

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Membership and Marketing Membership and Marketing Subcommittee As set out in regulation 30.2, the general role of the Membership and Marketing subcommittee is to oversee the maintenance and growth of the Association’s membership, and the development and promotion of new or improved programs or services. More specifically, the subcommittee is to: • advise Council on the development of new or improved services or programs that strengthen The Association’s offerings to Resident Members, non-resident Members and the general public; • advise Council on marketing and communications strategies to increase Member numbers and Member participation; • review the fees, charges and conditions for membership and recommend any changes for adoption by Council; • monitor Member satisfaction with the Association’s services and facilities; • oversee the management of significant awards to, and recognitions of, Members and staff; • oversee advancement initiatives such as benefaction, sponsorship and fundraising; • review and recommend to Council any updates to policies relating to the conduct of Members; and • review membership applications in accordance with the Association’s membership policy.

Membership As at 31st December, 2016, The Graduate Union had 2,083 Members as compared to 2,033 by the end of 2015. The increase in the number of Life Members reflects both those who have joined under this membership division as well as those in high office who responded to our invitation to join our Association. We now have as Members, distinguished Ambassadors who are here in Australia representing their different countries and Ambassadors elsewhere in the world representing Australia overseas, as well as judges of the High Court of Australia. Sadly, some of our Life Members who contributed for decades to our Association, died in 2016. We will honour their legacies and we thank them for their generous bequests. They are deeply missed.

Comparison of the number of Members in each category by the close of years 2015 and 2016

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Reflecting the trend for shorter terms of residency, particularly by postgraduate students enrolled in coursework degrees (e.g., professional doctorates, and masters degrees or diplomas by coursework), the number of Resident Members in 2016 (597) was 128 more than that in 2015. With increasing numbers of in-career aged delegates visiting Graduate House for professional development courses and to participate in other education and social enterprise activities, the number of Daily Members (291) showed an increase of 153 from 2015. The number of Members in other divisions has remained relatively stable, with a slight decrease in Regular (non-resident, including Associate) and Organisation Member numbers. Not shown in these graphs are the number of college alumni (GUCA) whose records are being gradually entered onto our database, both as they leave residency and through our continued scouring of the Association's publications since 1962 when the residential college opened its doors.

The number of new Members admitted each month of 2015 and 2016

A total of 408 new Members was admitted in 2016 (256 in 2015). The above chart shows the numbers who joined each month. Reflecting both new Resident and Daily Members, particularly for the months from February to November, 2016 demonstrated 21 to 54 new Members per month as compared to 6 to 30 per month in 2015, the latter year having been characterised by a higher number of residents staying for longer periods. Reassuringly, occupancy averaged 94.80% as compared to 94.21% in 2015. The bar graph below shows the total number of new Members per membership division. Whilst this demonstrates a continued and increasing interest in the Association, the Membership and Marketing subcommittee has identified the need to continue resourcing and adopting new approaches to recruit and retain new Members, as well as to deliver suitable service offerings.

The number of new Members admitted per division in 2015 and 2016

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Member Survey The first Graduate Union survey was undertaken in May 2013. The second was opened from 8th March to 27th May, 2016 and was sent to Members (in the post, or through email links) to obtain feedback and to compare results with those obtained three years earlier. The response rate from the membership was good, with Members from all segments (non-resident, Resident, organisations) and of a wide range of demographics, responding. The results are thus felt to be sufficiently valid and reliable for the purposes both of informing continued quality improvements to current operations and new directions.

Member satisfaction is high Members value the “caring, secure, collegiate, intellectually stimulating environment” of Graduate House - describing it as great “to live, meet and socialise” - as well as the opportunities to interact with a “diverse and vibrant intellectual community” of people of “multidisciplinary backgrounds from around the globe.” The Net Promotor Score – determined from responses to “How likely are you to recommend the Association to a friend or colleague?” - improved by 17 points compared to 2013, with 70% of Members giving scores of 7-10 (out of 10), 76% feeling proud to be a Member, and 74% indicating that they feel that they are treated as a valued Member and that the achievements of Members are recognised and celebrated.

Accommodation and our meeting place are core strengths The offering of an accommodation facility close to The University of Melbourne continues to be one of the core strengths of the Association with 88% of residents rating the quality of the residential college (at Graduate House) as good or excellent and 94% likely to recommend Graduate House residency to others. We are very grateful for this strong endorsement and reputational enhancement.

"Living at Graduate House is like living with a big international family."

Past Resident

Residency also remains the main driver of new membership. 75% of residents say that they will continue, or had continued, as Members after leaving college. The main reason for not continuing post-residency was identified as geographical – e.g., relocation to another part of the world. This result identifies the need to highlight more clearly the advantages of continuing involvement in this international collegium, and to strengthen the influence and reach of this network, particularly to gain footholds - be these career, social or volunteering – for graduates where next our college alumni go. Members access many of the Graduate House spaces and catering facilities for small meetings, small to medium sized seminars, professional development events, working and social lunches and dinners. These services and facilities, as well as GU Collegiate forums hosted and organised by the Association, continue as core Association strengths, with 89% of Members indicating that they were good or excellent. In particular, it was noted that GU Collegiate forums gave opportunities to meet and connect with other Members, had high quality speakers and were good value for money. graduateunionannualreport • 20

Members seek inclusion and to contribute Questions were introduced in the 2016 survey to explore more recently adopted strategic directions, particularly those identified under the key 2016-2018 priority of an Innovative Influential Network. The results suggest that the Association is heading in the right direction to address Member (and potential member) needs, as well as gaps in its service offerings. Reflective of a membership that is from all parts of the world - particularly those who are residing, or who have resided, at Graduate House – as well as the Association’s commitment to the 17 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 65% of Members indicated that they felt part of a global, multi-disciplinary network that values diversity and inclusion, with 69% expressing the view that the Association made graduates feel included and welcome, and part of a community that promotes and values lifelong learning.

"To be closer to the university, and to interact with graduates from different disciplines."

Member

In continuing our commitment to social good – that is, our purpose of education for the benefit of the community – the Association is developing opportunities for Members to contribute through advocacy, innovation, support and team-building around the world. Support for the delivery of social good is high. However, only 43% felt that they could contribute something worthwhile, with particularly our older Members pointing to capacity constraints. Contribution via innovation which has widespread social good application, as well as participation in the development of graduate teams around the world for social good, were the most selected ways in which Members would like to contribute. The 2016-2018 Strategic Plan is thus appropriate in placing greater emphasis on the enabling of such contributions through, for example, building sustained relationships with internationally influential not-forprofits to provide ‘plug-in’ project team and governance opportunities for our Members. The finding that some Members are not feeling that they are making a worthwhile contribution points to a need for the Association to identify how each and every Member can be assisted in realising and understanding their worth to our Association. Some Members who are no longer in careers are a very valuable source of advice for earlier career Members. ‘Graduate pathway’ stories from our more experienced Members are often very inspiring to – indeed, needed by - those seeking careers and career re-entry/transition (e.g., after having children, caring for a relative, or a period of unemployment), particularly in the current highly competitive and rapidly changing employment environment. Similarly, the experiences of our earlier career graduates in this highly technological and borderless communication era are fascinating learning opportunities for those who are seeking to ‘keep up’! In response to the survey question “In what capacity would you like to be involved?” one Member expressed “In any way that is contributory. I believe I have much to offer - and no wish to impose”. The Association must thus encourage imposition!

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Lifelong learning and career development are key To determine how the Association could best achieve the aims of encouraging lifelong learning and helping Members to develop their careers, the survey included questions for career-aged graduates on the importance of career development, advice and support services. As might be expected, this Member cohort placed importance on all career development and advice services, noting career entry, re-entry and transition support (79%), as well as tutoring, coaching and mentoring for and by graduates (74%). A further 70% believed that advice for entry to postgraduate coursework and research enrolment is also important. Lower percentages indicating that membership provides access to quality professional networks and opportunities (57.5%) suggests that the 2016-2018 Strategic Plan is on the right track in seeking to increase its reach and influence to support graduates in gaining, retaining and progressing successfully through careers. The Association is thus strengthening its service offerings for graduates to meet employers, network within their professions and participate in career roundtables.

Stewardship, communication and responsivity Overall, 82% of Members rated the Association’s communications as good or excellent, an improvement of 8% since 2013, and the results support continued use of the Association’s ‘hybrid’ media approach – that is, both ‘hard copy in the post’ and digital. This reflects our commitment to a membership that is inclusive both of those who use technology infrequently and those who are mobile and social media natives. Requests for email communications have doubled (from 26% to 58%) over the last three years, assisting greatly in our attempts to keep printing and posting expenses, as well as our carbon footprint, down while costs go up. Accessing information from the Association’s website, which is also mobile device friendly, has increased ten-fold, as has the use of social media, as would be anticipated from each new generational wave of Members. The Association is seen as increasingly responsive, timely and appropriate to feedback. It is seen as well managed (82% - up 9% on 2013) and governed (79% - up 13%), and as meeting the challenge of balancing market segmentation and finding common ground. This need is expressed well by one Member in response to the survey question on how the Association might improve its value to members - “By recognising that there is a wealth of different values in its membership segments and that simply by facilitating transfer of value between the various segments the value in each segment will increase. We have much to offer each other! The Graduate Union can be the hub that facilitates the transfer of value between our many segments.”

"Engagement with intelligent people of multi-disciplinary backgrounds from around the globe."

Member

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Website Throughout 2016, the website saw major developments that continue to harness the possibilities of the digital environment, particularly through a focus on generating Graduate Union branded digital content to create and grow an online presence for the Association. The year saw the launch of SDGFocus, Professor Profiles and its spinoffs (Poet Profiles), Bright Sparks - The Graduate Union Podcast - Graduate Pathway stories (Member and non-member), organisation profiles, culture pieces and other short and long-form pieces. The creation of this type of content, which is also repurposed from the newsletter, is ultimately a membership exercise, as is explained below.

Website statistics As shown in the chart below, the January 2016 launched website has boosted views and unique visitors, due mainly to the inclusion of online forms, improved content and active links allowing for user interaction. The most frequently visited pages include those for accommodation, events, membership and individual blog posts. Referring traffic is mostly organic from Google, social media and third party sites linking to the site. It is therefore key to continue sharing content through social media outlets to ensure maximum exposure.

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Professor Profiles Established in 2016, Professor Profiles seeks out Professors within The Graduate Union membership to share their academic and personal journeys. The series has featured a wide variety of fields from psychology to linguistics, mathematics and civil engineering. Profiles have been of: Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann, Professor of Linguistics and Endangered Languages, The University of Adelaide; Professor Allan Fenigstein, Professor of Psychology, Kenyon College, Ohio; Associate Professor Hans Meij, Executive Director, Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, The University of Melbourne; Professor Johan Den Dunnen, Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden Medical Centre, The Netherlands; Professor Stephen Peterson, Consultant on Public Finance Management, The University of Melbourne; Professor Margaret Hamilton AO Honorary, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne; Professor Anne Brooks, Head of Special Clinic 3, The Royal Victorian Ear and Eye Hospital; Professor Anne Steinemann, Professor of Civil Engineering and Chair of Sustainable Cities, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne; Professor Priyan Dias, Senior Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka; Professor Miles Lewis, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne; and Professor John Stillwell, Professor of Mathematics, University of San Francisco.

SDGFocus Established in early 2016, our SDGFocus series continues to demonstrate the Association’s commitment to promote actively the Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of the series is to gain ideas and stories from individuals and groups who are addressing one or more SDG through their activities. Some early features included Embrace Education which provides education for the disadvantaged, to grass-roots student run groups tackling issues like divestment. Sharing these issues with The Graduate Union membership and general audience helps to promote the social good contributions of the membership and also generates traffic for the website. Through increasing traffic to the website, which in part is also helped by healthy

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Google rankings due to an effective Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) setup, the way is paved for creating a strong position for the Association online, increasing awareness to relevant demographics to accept the new waves of Members in the coming years. This is also facilitated by an on-line membership application form which makes it easier and quicker for new members to sign up from wherever they may be in the world. The new blog is another medium for sharing stories from non-members and potential members as a means to encourage membership and to foster strong ties with potential members. Stories written are then shared by subjects on and via their own social media sites – personal or professional – further increasing exposure for the Association. Stories have come from diverse sources such as Ned Barakat, a journalist who covered the LA riots, to Karen Stephens, Director of the National Student Leadership Forum.

Bright Sparks – The Graduate Union Podcast The Bright Sparks Podcast was established in 2016 to expand further in to the digital environment in order to share stories of human interest. Two podcasts have been produced so far, including the inaugural episode with the President of The Graduate Union, Dr Ken V Loughnan AO who talks about his upbringing and pathway towards the social good work he is involved with today, and orthodontist Dr Ted Crawford who launched the Give a Smile program which facilitates pro bono orthodontic work for those who are unable to afford it. Our podcasts are available on our website, and also on the iTunes store.

Social Media As touched on earlier, social media is key to driving engagement with the website and the Graduate Union brand. Our social media channels continue to be Facebook, which is the most

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active site in terms of engagement, Twitter, which is key for virality, Linkedin, Google+ and YouTube, the most viewed site. Each channel plays a specific role in terms of the information that is shared through that particular channel. In the coming years it will be imperative to focus also on video to disseminate through the social media channels. The statistics from 2016 demonstrate healthy growth of the channels. Together with the growth of digital content from The Graduate Union website, these numbers will continue to grow, acting as another method with which to expose The Graduate Union brand and generate interest in membership and relationships with the Association.

Meeting Services

50th Year Reunion of the 1966 Melbourne Teachers College intake

Indigenous Research Protocol with the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes (CAUL) and Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI).

2016 has been another successful and busy year at Graduate House with a total of 1,004 bookings. These include small and large meetings and private functions. A total of 239 convenors booked with us and their events were attended by 23,429 attendees - an 8.87% increase on last year. These figures are exclusive of GU Collegiate events, governance meetings and individuals/groups frequenting the dining room and bar at Graduate House. The organisations range from alumni groups, schools, research units and faculties from various universities, to groups from the charitable and not-for-profit sectors and government departments at state and federal levels. We are grateful to the many organisations that use our facility regularly. The 50th Year Reunion of the 1966 intake of the Melbourne Teachers College held a lunch event on 12th February, organised by Paul Bianco and Peter Powe, with 97 guests in attendance. The Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ) Nurses' Group Victoria held a formal dinner at Graduate House in March with 75 guests. Several events were held on weekends. On Sunday, 1st May, a celebratory formal lunch was held in honour of Member Dr Tom Beer for his receipt of the 2016 University of Sydney Alumni Award for International Achievement. Another regular patron is Social Education Victoria which hosted 145 delegates at their March event.

The Rotary Club of Carlton Changeover Dinner

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The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) held their 2016 Annual General Meeting at Graduate House, which included an award recognition ceremony where Tertiary awards, Specialist awards, and a Member Recognition Ceremony for ACHPER Victorian Branch Honour Awards were given. The Rotary Club of Carlton has been convening events at Graduate House for many years. These events include Heritage Clusters, lunch and dinner meetings, and the recent Rotary District 9800 Foundation Grants Seminar, which attracted 120 attendees, for Club Presidents, Foundation and International Chairs and Members interested in developing a Rotary Foundation District or Global Grant project. Bookings from Carlton Rotary attract about 250 attendees a month. The Professional Historians Association (Vic) held their two day 'Working History Conference for Professional Historians' in August with 206 delegates focusing on the challenges, triumphs, failures and lessons learned through working as professional historians. Also in August, the Victorian Ethics Network 'Ethical Review and the Digital Age' seminar attracted 90 attendees. The John Cain Foundation Annual Lecture and Annual General Meeting in November was attended by 120 guests for a meeting and cocktail party. The John Cain Foundation also holds monthly luncheons at Graduate House. These feature expert speakers on a variety of topics and are a convivial way for progressive thinkers to meet to discuss issues of importance in Victoria.

Australian Asian Association of Victoria's Language Award Night

The Australian Asian Association (AAA) held the Asian Language Award Ceremony in October with guest speaker Jackie Watts, Councillor of the City of Melbourne, who presented on STEAM - adding Arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Organisations affiliated with The University of Melbourne that booked with us in 2016 included the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne, the Melbourne Brain Centre (Australia China Training Initiative of Neurology) for five days in November, the Bachelor of Medical Science's end of year Christmas BBQ and the Melbourne School of Philosophy which held a dinner event here. The Melbourne Medical School with 103 guests, held a cocktail party in October for the Victorian showcase of Educational Research in the Health Professions.

The Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Group from the Melbourne School of Engineering

The International Symposium on Smart Future Cities

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The logos for some of the organisations that used our facilities in 2016 are shown on these two pages, and illustrate that we are assisting other not-for-profits with their charters also for the advancement of education for community benefit.

National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative

Australian Professional Thermography Association Inc.

Australian Asian Association

International Education Association

Career Education Association of Victoria

ACCE Australian Centre for Career Education

Catholic Education Melbourne

Retired Veterinarians

MELBA Group Council of Professional Teaching Associations of Victoria

International Association of Facilitators

National Council of Women of Victoria

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Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association

International Consultants Centre (ICC)

Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre

Australian School of Applied Management

AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALE SOCIETY David Morris Consulting

Professional Historians Association (Vic)

Once Upon A Time...

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

AUSTRALIA-CHINA ASSOCIATION

Career Education Association of Victoria

Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria

Trinity College

Environment Protection Authority Victoria

CRC for Spatial Information

Belbin Australia

Mosaic Lab

Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

Social Work Department

Native Title Services Victoria

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An outstanding day was Friday, 2nd December, which saw all Graduate House staff hands on deck for a VicHealth University of Melbourne full day delegate conference with 150 attendees, as well as a delegation from the Centre for Health Policy, and another from The Australian School of Applied Management. This was followed by The Graduate Union Chair’s Cocktail Party on 2nd December, with 190 attendees, and the Western Clinical School 2016 Graduation ceremony with 200 guests the next afternoon on Saturday, 3rd December.

Celebrations at Graduate House Many birthdays, anniversaries, farewells, reunions, memorials and get-togethers were celebrated here at Graduate House over 2016. We share some group celebrations below and, from all of us at Graduate House, hope that you had a wonderful time here.

Happy Birthday, Mac Nicoll

Jay and Wal’s 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary Party

Virginia (Ginny) Preston, grand-daughter of William (Bill) Berry with Life Member, Heather Kudeviita

The Victorian Rhodes Scholars Annual Farewell Dinner

The Mulholland Family reunion in August

Christmas In July The Christmas In July promotion attracted many patrons over four Wednesday luncheons. Members and guests who enjoyed the Christmas themed menu with turkey, the trimmings and traditional Christmas puddings, included Life Member Anne Campbell and friends, and Betty Keay’s family members. graduateunionannualreport • 30

GU Collegiate GU Collegiate events have been convened since 1911 to foster intellectual stimulation for a diverse (multi-age, multi-cultural, multi-discipline) audience. Our events for 2016 adhered to this tradition. The Monthly Luncheons commenced in February, with speakers throughout the year including psychologist Dean Phelan, aircraft engineer Ron Gretton AM OAM, journalist Paul Southwick and criminal lawyer Arthur Bolkas, as well as historian and author Dr Ross McMullin, and more (see the following pages for further elaboration).

The AGM Dinner with speaker Mr Leigh Clifford AO

Resident Members at The Graduate Union Winter Ball

Professor Wang Depei with Chair of Council, Mr Rhys Watson, and Resident Members

Members and Guests at the Chair's Cocktail Party on 2nd December, 2016

Our last event for the year, the Members Christmas Party

Founders and Benefactors Day with guest speaker Mr Julian Burnside AO QC

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For the GU Tastings and Twilight Lectures of 2016 we were very proud to partner with the Rotary Club of Carlton and to have 'Health, Happiness and Wellbeing' as the series theme. We again welcomed our regional food and wine producers to showcase their excellent wares to the Melbourne-based and international attending audience. The College Tables, introduced in 2014, also continued throughout 2016. The sessions were well attended, and provoked stimulating discussion from a wide range of facilitators including Professor Christian Jakob from the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University, Dr Christoph Breidbach from the Department of Computing and Information Systems at The University of Melbourne, Senior Digital Strategist Gaby Silver, Professor Jane Davidson from the Faculty of The Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and many more. The table opposite shows attendance rates according to membership division throughout the year for some of these events. It does not list the regular self-organising groups: Bridge Night (1x per week, 20-40 people), Friday Drinks and Dinner (1x per month, 20-30), Italian Conversation Dinner (1x per fortnight; 8-12) and the Women’s Forum (1x month; 6-20). Similarly, it does not list the Resident Member events which now include research talks, welcome tables, cultural and special occasion events and excursions. For 2016, there were approximately 130 GU Collegiate functions. For the 24 tabled opposite, the total attendance number was 1,425 for the year - 271 Life Subscriber Members, 549 Regular and Associate Members, 341 Resident Members and 264 non-members. The average attendance was 59 (range 6-300).

Culinary Section and the Bar Exclusive of the catering provided for academic and professional development meeting services and GU Collegiate outlined in the previous sections (for ~25,000 delegates), the total number of meals prepared in 2016 was, again, over 72,000, an average of just under 200 per day. Resident Member meals (seven breakfasts and five meals each week) comprise up to 94% of these meals, the remaining meals being for a regular clientele of non-resident Members, nonmembers and Loyalty Card holders seen often at Graduate House for lunches, morning and afternoon teas, pre-dinner cocktails and dinners.

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Life Regular Resident Associate non Members Members Members Members Members Total

Events and Participation February Monthly Luncheon

February

Career Roundtable - 1

Welcome Summer BBQ

104

Career Roundtable - 2

Twilight Seminar and Tastings March Monthly Luncheon

April Monthly Luncheon

March

April

Influenza Vaccination Day

Bookings managed by BUPA

300

College Table - Information Technology

May Monthly Luncheon

College Table - Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Annual General Meeting Dinner

102

May

June Monthly Luncheon

June

Winter Ball

July

August Monthly Luncheon

August

Career Roundtable - 3

College Table - Media Communications

September Monthly Luncheon

September

College Table - VCA and MCM October Monthly Luncheon

October

College Table - Construction November Monthly Luncheon

November

Chair’s Cocktail Party

December

187

Members’ Christmas Party

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2016 Monthly Luncheons 3rd February Dean Phelan

Remissionalising the Church - a six year case study in large organisational changes

When Dean Phelan, CEO of Churches of Christ, first entered the organisation, he felt it timely to tell a different story about the church, God and about the Churches of Christ. Dean spoke about his role in bringing back the mission of the organisation and rebuilding confidence within the Church. The organisation now operates with one leadership team and one coherent strategy. Dean spoke about the initiatives he had introduced, such as a Listening and Connect tour, a holistic view of the Church and the establishment of Action Plan Leadership groups in other regions, as well as his plans for creating a new future in three phases for Churches of Christ.

2nd March Ron Gretton AM OAM

Project 2014 - Bristol Boxkite for the RAAF Museum

Boxkite was originally developed in Filton, Bristol in 1910 by the now defunct British and Colonial Aeroplane Company. In 2006, Ron Gretton and his colleague Jeff Matthews began construction to replicate aviation history. Ron Gretton's Bristol Boxkite took its maiden voyage on the 2nd of March, 2014 at 7:40AM, one hundred years after the original maiden voyage in Australia. The reason for designing and building a Boxkite was simple - to pay homage to and commemorate a true centenary celebration of military flying in Australia.

6th April Joanna Fletcher

Family violence: a new approach or same same but different?

CEO of the Women's Legal Service of Victoria, Joanna Fletcher raised the question: Are we really seeing a new approach to family violence, or is it the same but different? With the Royal Commission into Family Violence in Victoria established in 2015, Fletcher relayed seeing only a few really new boundarypushing ideas for Victoria. She pointed to the importance of the Commission having recommended setting up an independent family violence agency with a role in holding the government to account and in ensuring that recommendations are carried out within an expected time frame with the capacity to survive government reforms.

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2016 Monthly Luncheons 4th May Paul Southwick

New challenges - old wisdom in organisational evolution

Before becoming a journalist, Paul had a successful executive career which saw him climb the corporate ladder to Chief Financial Officer. He became a lifetime 'observationalist' when investigating the intriguing history of his father's time as an aircraft pilot in World War II. Paul spoke about his career path, his family history and how the past can shape a better future. We heard about the many articles he had written, from the differences between business in Australia and New Zealand, to customer service in business and the advantages of small businesses over larger corporates. The articles contained a common thread - that old wisdoms can assist with new challenges.

1st June Dr Judith Paphazy

Resilience, an essential ingredient in 21st century living

Psychologist Dr Judith Paphazy's work focuses on resilience and whether this is inborn or learnt. She continues the research of her mentor and dear friend, Edith Grotberg, who was a researcher with the International Resilience Project in The Netherlands. Judith's talk was based on Grotberg's model for developing resilience in adolescents. Each category (I Have, I Am, I Can) comprises features from which a child can build resilience. 'I Have' are external supports that allow one's 'I Am' - one's internal personal strengths to develop so that 'I Can', social, interpersonal and problem solving skills, can become active.

3rd August Dr Kerry Bennett

How is digital dexterity changing marketing?

Stepping in at the last minute to speak when unforeseen events led to the scheduled speaker not being able to attend, Dr Bennett wove concepts of anatomical digital dexterity - the ability of humans to fully oppose the forefinger and the thumb, and use tools - to current day usage of the term 'digital dexterity' Digital Dexterity in the constantly evolving and expanding online marketing environment. The internet has changed advertising, consumer behaviour and financial models, necessitating nimble, dextrous and savvy approaches to maintain and grow user/client engagement according to generational market segments which have widely differing digital usage patterns.

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2016 Monthly Luncheons 7th September Arthur Bolkas

Imprisonment - a professional and personal perspective

Arthur Bolkas, in his own words, has the dubious distinction of being an 'ex' - an ex prisoner, an ex drug addict - as well as, first and foremost, a human being. At the luncheon, Arthur told us his story, from a world of crime and drugs to his transformation when he found God. He questions Australia's policies and the youth justice system, which he felt should do more to rehabilitate offenders. Now a consultant criminologist and freelance writer and speaker, Arthur has featured in the general media on prison reform and youth issues. He is an advocate of early intervention and preventive measures, restorative practices, and a whole-of-community response towards offenders.

5th October Kay Dunkley

Supporting the health and well-being of health professionals

Doctors, nurses and other health workers need better mental health support as the suicide rate among health professionals is at an alarmingly high rate and of major concern. Kay's talk was about her work with the Australian Medical Association's Victoria Peer Support Service, which provides peer support to doctors, by doctors. The service offers a point of first contact and a listening ear to those requiring ongoing assistance. The Peer Visitor Program aims to keep older doctors connected to their former profession by facilitating links with visiting volunteer visitors who are also medical practitioners.

11th November Dr Ross McMullin Pompey Elliott

Historian and biographer Dr Ross McMullin talked about his book, Pompey Elliott. The main objectives of the book were to tell the untold story of Major General Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott's remarkable life, and to use the book as a vehicle for telling the bigger collective story of how World War I devastated Australia. It was an excellent platform to tell the national story. McMullin suggested that there were three key factors that earned Pompey his reputation as a respectable Commander. Pompey was capable, he was a fierce fighter and his men had great faith in his leadership. He had courage, he was a brave soldier who was Australia's most famous fighting general. The third factor was character - Pompey was a man of resolute character, his harsh exterior necessary, as anything softer would not push through the perilous nature of war.

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2016 Graduate pathway Twilight Lecture 25th February Charles Kovess

Passion Provocateur

Charles Kovess began his journey in law and graduated with an LLB, Honours and later a Masters. He has been President of the Hungary-Australia Chamber of Commerce, and for the last three and a half years has been working to industrialise hemp. But in 1993, things changed. Known as Australasia’s 'passion provocateur', Charles B Kovess, once a tax lawyer, began seeing things from another perspective. “There are some interesting thoughts that I want to share with you – some provocative thoughts, after all, I am Australasia’s 'passion provocateur'. I deliberately want to be provocative in an alleged institution of learning,” he said. We thank Members for supporting our local food and wine industry by attending GU Tastings provided free of charge by the following generous groups before and after the Twilight Lectures.

2016 Graduate House Career Roundtables 3rd and 17th March Agnes Banyasz Director and Career Strategist, CorpReach

2016 saw the launch of the Career Roundtables facilitated by career strategist and mentor, Agnes Banyasz. Catering to those on all points of the work spectrum, the Roundtables focussed on general advice towards achieving career aspirations, from application to interview stages. The sessions focussed on equipping participants with the knowledge of how better to present themselves in a very competitive job market.

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Women’s Forum Female graduates come together at Graduate House on the third Wednesday of each month to discuss current affairs and contemporary society. Each session of the Women’s Forum is ninety minutes in duration and the discussion often continues over a dining room lunch. Below are some of the notes from each of the Women's Forums over 2016.

17th February Understanding the ageing process - in ourselves and in others All

living things will have experience with the changes of ageing. In humans, this process is individual and different, depending on the experiences and attitudes developed during a life. Changes differ between those experiencing the ageing process and those observing it.

16th March What enhances our being? Whatever situation one is in, a positive frame

of mind is important, especially if one's own ability is used to benefit another who is worse off. A manageable state of health and access to sufficient financial resources are always good to have. We will benefit by keeping an open mind and being alert to the incidental things in life that are uplifting. Music is an example of a great source of enrichment.

20th April Has handwriting reached the full stop? The general feeling is that while the

use of personal handwriting is declining, it did reflect feelings and personality in a way that is rarely possible from a typed document. For those who mourn the declining use of handwriting, a positive thought is that if it does finally disappear, it may return one day as a 'craft' to be learnt like woodwork or crochet.

18th May Suicide is catching Why does suicide as an exit from a seemingly unending

or insoluble situation occur? Unless a suicide note is left behind, most of us can only conjecture as to the reason why. It could be revenge, a cry for help or an extremely distressed person not thinking rationally. These reasons do not account for the ideological action of suicide bombers who believe their own death will bring rewards to which they aspire in the afterlife, promised by their religious beliefs.

15th June What is a good friend? A good friend brings out the best in oneself. True

friendship is rare and takes time to develop. People are cautious. One cannot be friends with people one fears, and people who abuse the trust and generosity of a friendship will bring the 'good' relationship to an end. Real friendship demands respect and sensitivity. Some friendships can come from unexpected places - one's hairdresser, cleaner, etc.

13th July The value of conversation Conversation is an art or verbal ballet. Timing is

important in a conversation, letting others speak and getting a turn. Active listening is imperative, which means you are engaged in a discussion both in physical and verbal cues. People who can converse with anyone, anytime are always welcoming and approachable. They know the art of a good conversation and have a genuine interest in the other person. graduateunionannualreport • 38

Women’s Forum 19th August Too many people die alone Death and

loneliness were discussed, the latter much associated with personality or personal circumstances. Lonely seniors are at greater risk of mental and physical decline and die faster than their social counterparts. Some people die 'alone' but are not lonely. If you have friends but not family around you when you die, it is considered dying alone. The mantra, 'You can't be happy unless you have people around you', is just not true. Being alone is sometimes by choice.

21st September Life Is an interesting journey One can start by reflecting on one's own

life; for example, how close is your life to how you envisaged it to be during childhood years, university and career life? As one grows, life opens up new fields of interest and possibilities. One is also capable of adjusting to new circumstances. Life's journey can turn out quite differently, because other people are significant influences.

19th October The past is our present Often, little thought is given when making

decisions that affect future generations. Any situation is of value if one has the power to exercise the choices to direct the future - for example, how the Middle East was organised, or the crushing of Germany's power after World War I. Another example is the rise of buffet style meals and fast food outlets and their links to the current obesity problem in Australia.

16th November The significance of the five senses All healthy people will, without

thought, use all five senses many times every day. Those born with all five senses in working order and who later lose one sense (e.g., sight) tend to rely heavily on memory and can describe something reasonably accurately based on these previous experiences. New technology, like hearing aids and eye drops, can restore the loss of hearing or divination of sight. The sense of taste can be underrated - primitive man and animals now, relied (rely) heavily on their sense of taste to avoid foods that can harm them.

19th December End-of-year session to share laughter

A coming together for a good laugh and some reminiscing. The Women’s Forum is free of charge and for women of any age, life stage and ethnicity. It is usually convened in the Anderson Room at Graduate House. The Graduate Union thanks the many women, and particularly Anne Mulholland, who continue the traditions of this long standing and important Graduate Union and Graduate House forum.

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College Tables 2016 saw the continuation of the popular College Tables held on the third Fridays of the two semester months. These informal collegial discussions over lunch are on topical issues relating to a graduate school field. Thanks are extended to our distinguished guest speakers.

15th April

Information Technology Department of Computing and Information Systems The University of Melbourne Discussed topic: Rise of the machines: Will Australia survive the fourth Industrial Revolution?

Dr Christoph Breidbach

20th May

Ecosystem and Forest Sciences Director of Burnley Campus and Deputy Head of School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Discussed topic: Mitigating climate change - are our natural ecosystems the answer?

Professor Stephan Arndt

19th August

Media Communication Senior Digital Strategist, Next Digital Australia Discussed topic: Digital Marketing: Changing the face of media and Communication Sciences

Gaby Silver

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College Tables The Graduate Union thanks our College Table guests for their generosity of time and expertise and for enabling robust and interesting discussions.

16th September

VCA and MCM Professor of Creative and Performing Arts (Music), Faculty of The Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne

Professor Jane Davidson

21st October

Construction Professor of Construction, Head, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Discussed topic: The Future of the Construction industry

Professor John Wakefield

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Fundraising and Benefactions Working Party The Fundraising and Benefactions (FaB) Working Party was established in 2013 by the then Chair of Council, Mr David Sparks, to define and implement a systematic, strategic and best-practice approach to raising major funds through bequests, fundraising, donations, sponsorship, grants and other endowment sources. Advancement is the modern-day term used to describe the integration of this fundraising approach with processes that we have naturally embedded over the last 106 years, including member relations and services, communications and marketing. Hence the reports and advice/recommendations from this working party are through the Membership and Marketing subcommittee to and from Council. Each year since establishment, the advancement functions of our Association that are focused on fundraising and benefaction have been strengthened because of the dedicated commitment of the volunteers on this working party, who, over 2016, included Cr Rhys Watson (Chair of Council), Ms Nanette Gibson, Mrs Elfrida and Mr Zoltan Kiss, Mr Fausto Marasco and Mr Wal Reid. With the launch of our second three-year Strategic Plan early in 2016, ‘Benefaction’ was identified as a strategic priority and four key result areas (KRAs - that is, what we will have achieved by the end of 2018) were defined. Much progress has been made against each of these KRAs. With respect to the first - Council is driving advancement and the engagement of influential networks with the Association - Council Members (and indeed many other similarly generous Members of this Association) are speaking on our behalf and marketing our (now many) fundraising and benefaction opportunities through each of their professional and personal networks. Coupled with our hosting of a number of welcoming events, we have thus been able both to introduce new graduates and new networks to our membership, as well as to our ‘culture of philanthropy’. This is having a ‘ripple-on’ effect with more and more people finding out about and, of course, willingly coming on board (as Members, benefactors, contributors, etc.) and with passion to support our purposes of education for social good. Progress has been made also on the second KRA - Major funds have been secured from bequests, donations and other endowment sources. We are gradually building operational capacity and the budget to cultivate giving programs, strengthening our human resources by appointing an Advancement Officer, initially in 2016 for just two days a week and since the beginning of 2017 in a full time role. We have developed (and Council has adopted) a Major Donor Strategy and progress reports against each of the key result areas in that strategy are provided regularly in a variety of different governance and membership forums. Our ‘client relationship management’ database platform continues to be developed for best practice advancement management. We have developed and launched successful giving opportunities and been very transparent in our administration of all gifts received under each program. For example, 100% of the funds received from our first annual appeal in 2015 has been expended on furniture in the refurbished terrace wing rooms – that is, just for the shelving, beds, wardrobes, desks and chairs. Similarly, with the equally successful 2016 annual appeal, all donations have been put wholly into our endowment reserves in support of research and coursework postgraduate students, and we are confident now of being able to fund the next and future rounds of research scholarships and bursaries because of this much needed injection.

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2017 marks 60 years since the Gladstone Terraces, from 222 to 234 Leicester Street, were acquired. As reported elsewhere in this publication, the Association has submitted a planning application for a major development to the rear of these terraces. In 2016, we thus began working on a comprehensive and strategic plan for our Diamond Jubilee Capital Fundraising Campaign, which we hope to launch in the second half of 2017. In the meantime, we invite all Members to commence reaching out to their networks to garner support for this initiative and to communicate their ideas for raising significant and sufficient funds. Since sending to all Members our Graduate House Society booklet early in 2016, and then launching this bequest society officially at the Founders and Benefactors day on the 21st August, we have been humbled by those who have come forward to say that they are providing for us in their wills. Awkward as this often feels, it has enabled us to have good conversations about why they are so kindly giving to us and how we can ensure recognition of their generosity in perpetuity. The reasons for giving are many but the common threads include wanting both to say thank you for the opportunities provided by tertiary education and to pass that benefit to another generation of graduates. All major bequests received to date have gone to much needed capital works. For example, the generosity of Mr Ron Davey enabled urgently required repairs to the leaking roof of the terraces. These are now named the Davey Lofts – a recognition that will continue following the major redevelopment. Similarly, the generous bequest from Dr Phillip Law has enabled the installation of reverse cycle air conditioners in all rooms, a muchneed toilet block on the ground floor of the south (Stella Langford) wing and the purchasing of small in-room refrigeration units. The western end of the ground floor of the central wing is now known as the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge. Our beloved Barbara Funder provided also for us in her will and we are thus naming the foyer in front of the now closed reception desk (at 222 Leicester Street) the Barbara Funder Lounge, adding her name also to the Postgraduate College Trust established from the bequest of the late William Berry, the inaugural warden of this residential college. The third KRA - G-House and G-Union major projects are ‘ready-to-go’ – saw great progress in 2016. For both of these ten-year master plan components, a roundtable of experts was formed and met regularly. Quantity surveyor estimates on the construction and business interruption costs for the first stage of the G-House master plan have been used to determine what each level of donation will pay for in this building, and how donations will be recognised. One strategy for major donations put to a component of the building (e.g., a residential room, the ground floor café, the two floors of basement gym) is to acknowledge this donation in years to come by directing a small percentage of the revenue eventually received from use of these spaces to named and specific-purpose endowment funds (as well as, of course, the named space). For the donor, the joy and satisfaction in giving is not just for this important capital project but in having their name put to endowments that will support postgraduates forever. A similar approach to the G-Union program, developed by another roundtable of experts, is enabling us to identify segments of our ‘interact’ website of potential lead donor interest (e.g., to support employment or coaching/mentoring of graduates). In 2017 we are launching our crowd-funding site, the development of which occurred in 2015 and 2016 thanks to the generous support of Mr Fausto Marasco, a long-standing member of the Fundraising and Benefactions working party. We are thus well on the way to meeting the fourth KRA - The crowd funding site generates support for education and innovation. Soon we shall be inviting Members to spread the word about this Fund Life Long Learning site and the potential for graduates of all ages to post funding requests for ‘people’, ‘programs’ or ‘places’. We envisage this initiative as being competitive in the crowd funding space, particularly for

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the support of education, research and professional development at and beyond the tertiary education level. Preliminary discussions in 2016 were on ‘succession planning’ for this working party and the establishment of a Graduate House and Union Foundation which would be responsible for overseeing the major and increasingly important advancement initiatives. We look forward to reporting further on this possibility over 2017 and thank all Members for continuing to support us in whatever way they can so that we can continue to honour the legacy of our founders by providing for postgraduates of today and well into the future.

Live  Learn  Meet

In conclusion, I thank the members of the Membership and Marketing subcommittee for 2016 - Ms Rosie Maddick (Co-Vice-Chair from June), Cr Sarah Banks (Co-Vice-Chair from June), Cr Kingsley Davis OAM (Vice-Chair to May), Cr Faith Fitzgerald, Cr Mary Kelleher, Cr Paul Southwick (from September), Cr Rhys Watson, Cr David Sparks (to May), Mr Riyan Stephan (resident representative to May), Ms Jingyao Yu (resident representative) and the management and operations team.

Cr Keith Ryall Chair of the Membership and Marketing subcommittee

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Membership in 2016

New Members

We extend a warm welcome to the new Members of our Association. Life Members

Mr Richard Henry Clarkson Mr Marcus Leslie Lancaster

Honorary Members His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley

Regular Members Mr Peter Acton Ms Molina Swarup Asthana Ms Sari Nella Baird Dr Tom Beer Mrs Jane Marjorie Beer Mr Marcus Sebastian Bogdan Dr Colin Brown Professor Lynne Cohen AM Mr Eamon Cole-Flynn Ms Rebecca Anne Curtis Mr James Demetriou Mr Michael Fromholtz Professor John Furness Ms Gwendolynn Joan Gage Ms Patricia Gillard Professor Junjie He Dr Berise Therese Heasly Miss Penelope Jane Homewood Mr Mark Johnson Mr Thomas Kearney Mr Wallace Kirsop Mr Charles Kovess Mr Hong Muan Lim Mr Douglas Marshall Mrs Dubravka Martin-Hanson Ms Ruth M McDonald Mr Brett Millott Mr Adrian Eugene Mirabelli Mr Steven Moon Mr Vincent Morfuni Ms Roberta Munro Ms Viv Nguyen Ms Jennifer Rabach Mr Paul Southwick

Ms Jennifer Standish Dr Andrew Turner Mr Richard Watkins Dr Katrina Witt Dr Yang Yao Dr Leo Francis Zeller

Associate Members Lady Josie Voon Chin Liew Blyton

Organisation Members Advancement Office, The University of Melbourne Children’s Protection Society Inc (CPS) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria External Relations, University Services, The University of Melbourne Global Burden of Disease Group (GBD), Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (MSPGH) Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI), Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne. The School of Physics, The University of Melbourne Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

Non Resident Student Graduate Members Ms Becky Black Ms Tracey Colley Mr Egi Dilianda Miss Luana Felber Mr James Henshall Mr Simon Scott

Resident Members Mr Tarik Aboulhak Dr Nimmi Abraham Ms Afra Aldhaheri Dr Bagus Aryo Mr Karl Auon

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Miss Kimberley Auyong Mr Steven Baker Mr Jonathan Balls Miss Ying Barnett Mrs Anna Beneria Mr Clement Beugnet Mr Prakhar Bhargava Miss Laetitia Van Den Bossche Dr Louis Brennan Mr Robert Brooks Dr Collin Brown Ms Leona Brust Dr Rachel Burrows Mr Ante Busic-Sontic Ms Claudia Butera Mr Louie Cagasan Mr Mauricio Cardoso Mr Joshua Carmichael Mr Teeraroj Chanchokpong Dr Anwar Chaudhri Ms Luyao Chen Ms Wen Min Choo Dr Orarat Choukuljaratsiri Dr Fiona Jane Clay Dr Matthew Courtney Dr Gabriel Da Silva Mr Parashar Das Mr Nouman Daud Mr Vincent Louie Delfin Mr Giovanni Dimas Ms Anne Doody Professor Gillian Douglas Mr John Dowsey Dr Michal Dudek Mr Zheng Fang Mr Felix Fattinger Professor Allan Fenigstein Mr Matthew Fu Professor Aristea Galanopoulou Mrs Ainara Galarza Mateo Miss Stella Gallagher Mr Hector Gasco Mr Tim Gibney Ms Bruna Goldani Dr Mariangela Guidolin Mr Jeremie Guillaud Dr Wendy Gunn Mr Alexander Gunner

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Dr Yusuke Hamamoto Mrs Olive Hammon Mr Ian Hansberry Mr Sangram Hansra Ms Zhenzhen Hao Ms Thandiwe Hara-Msulira Mr James Harpur Ms Yuko Hayakawa Mr Diego Alberto Hincapie Ossa Ms Sandra Hogue Ms Ayako Honzawa Dr Siri Malen Hoynes Dr Anand Irimpen Ms Ariane Jaccarini Dr Gillian Elizabeth Jean Ms Junzhu Jiang Mr Ye (Alex) Jin Professor Yan Jin Dr Iven Jose Mr Jacques Kali-Opio Miss Mahwash Kamal Dr Shashank Kanade Dr Seo Young Kang Ms Rhea Kanwar Miss Melissa Kennedy Miss Myitzu Khaing Dr David Kiss Dr Ryuichi Kumagai Mr Shivang Kumar Mr Yiming Lai Dr Christine Lau Dr Sarah Lause Miss Wan Ling Lee Dr Junseo Lee Ms Louise Lever Dr Yanni Loh Dr Iren Lohr Mrs Mallika Maitri Ms Yiyun Man Mr Chun Ho (Alvin) Man Ms Chiori Matsui Mr Callum Henry Douglas McNair Mr Umair Saeed Memon Mr Rehan Saeed Memon Dr Carel Meskers Ms Vicky Morgan Ms Florence Moureau Miss Holly Murgatroyd

Mr David Mussoff Mr Prabhakaran Natarajan Muthukumar Mrs Alexandra Naylor Ms Anne Neale Professor Christopher Nicholls Ms Alicia Nieto-Reyes Ms Heather Niven Ms Emma Elizabeth Nolan Dr Vladimir Noveski Dr Nuria Nunez Mr Gareth Ogilvie Mrs Chinenye Ogunde Dr Poonam Pala Ms Jennifer Pan Mrs Aachal Pande Dr Usha Parasuram Mr Georg Pfusterschmied Dr Carissa Phillips Dr Tan Bee Piang Mr Alex Pitono Mrs Vanessa Pouthier Ms Katie Price Ms Victoria Pupo Mr Heng Yee Qi Ms Asma Qureshi Ms Priyanka Rajani Mr Antoan Rangelov Mr Shubham Rawal Mr Ernest John Ridgway Ms Daniela Rivera Miss Emily Robins Ms Sabrina Rodrigues Miss Rachel Saldanha Professor Marcelo Sanchez Mr Miguel Angel Sandonis Ms Mayu Sasakura Dr Adriano Sciacovelli Mr Andrew Scott Mr Amer Shanbour Ms Ruidi Shang Dr Sai Shankar Mrs Xiao Lei (Sherry) Shen Dr Pushparaj Shetty Miss Simona Simmen Mr Tejpratap Singh Dr Shampa Sinha Mr Jonathan Siow Miss Zoe Sole

Ms Lauren Sosdian Dr Amanda Spry Professor Ronald Steer Mr Muhammad Sufiyan Mr Harrie Suthendran Dr Zenabia Talati Professor David Tan Dr Kelvin Tan Ms Corinne Tan Mr Sebastian Teo Mr Samir Thapa Mrs Gail Tillman Mrs Alba Toll Privat Mr Angus Turner Dr Peter G Turner Mr Andre Ullal Miss Tian-Ngern Uttarachai Professor Matteo Vaccaro Incisa Mr Francisco Jose Valenzuela Miss Ligia Veliz Mr Adolphus Wagala Dr Christine Wallace Mr Daniel Wang Miss Jiayu Wang Ms Stella Wang Miss Yemeng Wang Dr Tashi Wangdi Mr Qiancheng Wei Mrs Paola Wilkin Dr Michael Williams Mr Kunliang Wu Miss Chen Xin Ms Lu Yang Mr Francis Yang Ms Jeaney Yip Mr Han Yue Dr Chi Lap Yuen Mr Wang Yunong Ms Sarah Zapata Saad Miss Monica Zhang Miss Yutian Zhou Mr Chengjun Zou Miss Dongxue Zou Dr Marta Zubia Martin

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Honorary College Fellows 2016

On the 26th of October, 2016, Professor Wang Depei was admitted as an Honorary College Fellow. Above he is seen receiving this award from Mr Rhys Watson, Chair of Council.

Professor Anne Steinemann

Professor Stephen Peterson

At the Chair's Cocktail Party on the 2nd of December, 2016, it was announced that Honorary College Fellowships were to be awarded at the 2017 annual General Meeting to Professor Anne Steinemann and Professor Stephen Peterson for their contributions to academia, research and collegiality. Both are generous and kind contributors to the collegial spirit at Graduate House.

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Congratulations to the Australia Day 2016 Honours List Recipients His Excellency Mr Tony William Negus AO APM awarded Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to public administration, particularly through senior law enforcement roles, to governance reform, and to national and international inter-agency counter-terrorism cooperation. Mr Negus was Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from 2009 to 2014. Mr Philip Stanley Moss awarded Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to public administration, particularly in the areas of law enforcement integrity, anti-corruption and human rights.

Congratulations to the Queen’s Birthday 2016 Honours List Recipients Professor Glenn Bowes awarded Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical education and its administration, to the advancement of child health and welfare, and through contributions to government and professional organisations. Dr Deborah Fielding Seifert awarded Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to education through a range of teaching, consultative and administrative roles, and to the community. Mr David Theodore Bottomley awarded Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to business, particularly to the social and market research profession, and as a mentor of young researchers.

Valete Our condolences are extended to families and friends. (Year of joining is indicated) Mr Barkat Usman Ali, 1967 Miss Jean Marvis Barbor, 1954 Mrs Jocelyn Bradley, 2008 Ms Linda Angus Bruce, 2003 Mr Lindsay Frederick Bruce, 1973 Mr Albert Leslie Campain, 1948 Dr Peter Ellis Campbell, 1973 Dr Brian Arthur Chalmers, 1962 Mr John Donald Chamberlain, 1975 Mr John (Jack) William Clarke OAM, 1964 Dr Harry Alfred Derham, 1964 Miss Joan Forrest Eltham, 1960 Mr Frank Ford, 1950 Miss Barbara Anne Funder, 1977 Ms Phyllis Ann Grave, 1984 Mr Ronald Leslie Greenaway, 1984 Dr Margaret Holmes, 1966 Mr John Hulskamp, 2003 The Rev Canon Donald Walter Johnston, 1951 Dr Henry J A McMahon, 1974 Miss Bessie W B Montgomery, 1984 Miss Winifred Nance Morsby, 1956 Mr John M S Pike, 1957 Ms Joyce E L Richardson, 1961 Dr Elizabeth Sinclair, 1973 Mr Hector Ivon Stebbins, 1956 Miss Jean Cassandra Tindall, 1951 Mrs Sidney Thomas, 1971 Mr Lindsay David Thomson, 1966 Dr John Vasey Wilkinson, 1951 Dr Angelika Zimmerman, 1970

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VALETE BARBARA FUNDER, 1977 Our Founder, Barbara Anne Funder passed away on the 6th September, 2016. Her funeral service was held at Graduate House on the 20th September and in our December 2016 edition of the Melbourne Graduate we paid tribute to our college founding mother. On the 8th February, 2017, a Memorial Service was held at St Michael's Church, Ashburton with Father Laurence Cortez. The photograph below shows the plaque mounted at the Church to honour the memory of Barbara Funder and her parents. In attendance at the Memorial Service were Barbara's long term friends, Barbara Devin Pozzi who was visiting Australia from Italy, Barbara Hall and Margaret Robin, as well as previous Chair of Council, Mr David Sparks, and the CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett.

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YUZO BABA, 2013 It was with great sadness to learn that our Resident Member Yuzo Baba most tragically passed away at the very tender age of 29 years. We all feel Yuzo's loss. For his parents and family that loss is immeasurably more. Yuzo's first visit to Graduate House was from June to December in 2013. He returned in 2015, residing here from June until March of 2016. He was undertaking research with the School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne with Professor Spas Kolev. Our heartfelt condolences are extended to Yuzo's parents, Professor Yoshinari Baba and Mrs Ritsu Baba, who have resided at Graduate House every year since 2010. Professor Baba has been working on a major Australian Research Council (ARC) funded research project with the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering on the development of low cost sorbents to remove contaminants in ground water. We share some tributes and quotes from those close to Yuzo. Residents at Graduate House in 2015-2016 were deeply saddened to learn of the unexpected death in Japan of our former resident. Yuzo spent a post-doctorate year in 2015 at The University of Melbourne in the School of Chemistry. He returned to Japan early in 2016 to take up an academic position at Tokushima University in Shikoku. His death brings a sad and untimely end to a bright career. Above all, his friends remember a warm-hearted, talented if sometimes reserved young man. Yuzo was confident in his ability and was looking forward to consolidating his academic career in his home country.

From left: Ryotaro Horii, Max Stephens and Yuzo Baba at a farewell dinner

The photograph shows Yuzo on the right, with his friend Ryotaro Horii and myself. Yuzo, who was about to leave Australia, had invited us to have a farewell meal together at a traditional Japanese izakaya somewhere in Russell Street. We found the place on the internet but it was tucked away in a basement with only a very small sign out front. I remember Yuzo had to phone the manager twice to find the entrance door. Ryo said he remembers Yuzo, his senior, as a bright and self-assured person, always helpful and friendly. Professor Max Stephens

A contemporary of Yuzo at Graduate House, Dr Shinji Kanehashi, who was also undertaking post-doctoral research in chemical engineering at Melbourne, and is now an Assistant Professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, wrote to express his shock and sadness at Yuzo's death: "Dear Yuzo, I'm so fortunate to have found you. I have still difficulty dealing with this, but this is a true story. You were too young and you had a bright future ... May you rest in peace. With my deepest sympathy to your family. Dr Shinji Kanehashi It was nice meeting Yuzo in Graduate House. I can say that he was a simple and wonderful person with a kind heart. He was a very promising academic. "You will be missed, Yuzo. May you rest in peace." I am also extending my deepest sympathy and prayers for Yuzo's family. Dennis Danipog, current Resident at Graduate House

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The Rev Canon Donald Walter Johnston, 1951 We regret the sad news of the death of The Rev Canon Donald Walter Johnston who passed away on the 20th November, 2016 DONALD WALTER JOHNSTON 1928 – 2016 Educated in Melbourne, London, Emmanuel College and Ridley Hall in Cambridge, Fr Donald had a distinguished and influential career in ministry and education in both Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG). In education, the posts of Chaplain at Brighton, then at Melbourne Grammar Schools, were followed by six years missionary service with the Anglican Church of PNG. There, he was Chaplain at Holy Name School, Dogura for a year before being appointed Head of Martyrs’ School, Popondetta in 1986. He was responsible for parties of Melbourne Grammar School pupils having the opportunity to visit Martyrs’ School and other parts of PNG, experiences which, for many, will surely have played a significant role in their subsequent spiritual and personal development. Fr Donald was made a Canon by the Anglican Church of PNG (ACPNG) before his retirement in 1991. Since returning to Melbourne, he had been a lively ambassador and advocate for ACPNG and Martyrs’ School. A former Australian colleague, now working overseas, wrote, “What sad news. Fr Donald was a kind and utterly genuine person. May his influence on many people, both in PNG and Australia, bring forth spiritual fruit in abundance. He will be reunited with his beloved wife.” The Johnston Library of Graduate House is named after Rev Johnston's father, William Wallace Stewart Johnston (1897-1962). Johnston Street in Fitzroy was named after his father's grandfather.

John (Jack) William Clarke OAM, 1964 Life Member of The Graduate Union, Jack Clarke OAM aged 95 years passed away peacefully on the 13th of December, 2016. The following are extracts from the Queen's College website vale for their former Vice-Master. Jack Clarke will be remembered for his extraordinary term as Vice-Master of Queen's College from 1964 to 1988, and, above all, for his people skills and his deep psychological insight in guiding the lives of young people and serving the College community in an amazingly wide variety of ways. Born in 1921 in Sheffield, Tasmania, Jack was the son of a Methodist minister. When his family moved to Melbourne, he attended Wesley College. After leaving school and working in a bank for two years, he enlisted in 1941 and served first with the Australian Army and then the British Army for a period of five years, ending his service with the rank of Captain. Subsequently, he enrolled at The University of Melbourne, was a non-resident student at Queen's College and gained an Arts degree and diplomas in Psychology, Social Work and Education. From 1955 to 1963 he took on a variety of positions in these disciplines, before being appointed Vice-Master of Queen’s in 1964.

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With the appointment in 1966 of a new Master, Dr Owen Parnaby, a legendary partnership shaped the next two decades. Jack’s primary focus was on the residents, first men only, then from 1973 onwards both men and women. Known for truly caring about the welfare and wellbeing of the residents, Jack was a man of integrity and high standards who believed in the power of goodness. His influence on the lives of generations of residents is immeasurable and explains the unmatched respect and love that he inspired across the entire college community. During retirement, Jack served as Acting Master for eight months in 1992/3 and provided temporary leadership also for four other Colleges. Shortly following his election as a Fellow of the College, Jack was awarded a medal in the Order of Australia in 1990 for his service to youth and to the community. For many, including those of The Graduate Union, Jack's death is said to mark the passing of an era.

Dr John Garland, 1962 Our deepest condolences are extended to the family and friends of Dr John Garland, and particularly to his wife, Life Member Mrs Janice Elizabeth Garland. Rasied in Surrey Hills, the second son of Thomas and Mary Garland, John attended St Colman's before completing his secondary education at Parade College in 1951. At school he was known as a great footballer and a champion swimmer. Gaining his medical degree from The University of Melbourne and becoming a Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Dr Garland spent a large part of his career practicing in psychiatry at The Melbourne Clinic which he joined in 1982. As explained by Br. Francis Irenaeus McCarthy of Parade College, who had encouraged him to pursue that career, John was to be applauded for what he had done in easing a lot of troubled minds. Laurie Hudson, John's lifelong friend of almost 70 years, described John as 'clever, thoughtful and friendly; loyal, very understanding and tolerant', traits definitely made evident during his many visits to Graduate House where he was always warmly received and popular amongst our Members. John was a Hawks (Hawthorn Football Club) supporter and a member of the Rotary Club of Richmond which has acknowledged his contribution to club activities and his wonderful sense of humour. Dying suddenly at the age of 81 years, John is survived by his much loved wife and Life Member Janice Garland (nee Peeler), who for many years practised as an anaesthetist. John was a great man unreservedly and is sadly missed by us all here at Graduate House.

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FRANK FORD, 1950 We are saddened to learn from Mrs Olwen Ford about the death of her husband on 12th July, 2016. Frank Ford became a Life Member of The Graduate Union in 1950 and last visited Graduate House for the 2013 AGM and Dinner. Mrs Ford said that Frank was proud to be a graduate of the University of Melbourne and valued his membership of The Graduate Union very much. Mr and Mrs Ford have donated regularly to the Scholarship and William Berry Wing Funds. The following is an extract from the 15th July, 2016 edition of the Star Weekly.

In Memory: A tribute to Frank Ford, a Sunshine resident for over half a century. Frank was born on 17th April, 1927. He was a teacher, lover of God and history, heritage activist, and Sunshine resident for over half a century. He died aged 89 years. Frank grew up in Ballarat on a farm at Mt Blowhard. The second of five children, he attended Mt Blowhard State School and then Ballarat High School. At 17 he became a trainee teacher with his first class at Macarthur St, Ballarat after only three days of induction. After graduation he had postings at Mt Beauty, Tallangatta and Bright. Frank then went to study at the London School of Economics, University of London, and it was there he met Olwen. They married in London in 1960 and he convinced her to move to Australia. In that same year, Olwen and Frank settled in Sunshine, with Frank commencing as senior teacher at the new Sunshine West High School. He helped found that school, using rented church buildings before moving to teach at Sunshine High School, where he remained until 1972. The following year Frank took a post as lecturer at Burwood Teachers College, working there for the next two decades.

A young Frank Ford

Frank was an active member of St Mark’s Anglican Church

In all those years he continued to live in Sunshine, travelling to Burwood over the Westgate Bridge each day. Frank and Olwen raised five children. Their family now includes four grandchildren. Retirement was no rest for Frank and he was involved in many activities, especially in heritage issues and in the work of the Sunshine and District Historical Society. He spoke out strongly against the proposed introduction of poker machines and against the proposed demolition of the Bulk Store, on the Harvester Works site, even appearing (briefly) on television and the metropolitan press regarding the importance of saving the Bulk Store (now part of the Visy Cares Hub). His faith was very important to him. He was an active member of St Mark’s Anglican, now Holy Apostles Church, Sunshine and Braybrook, and of the Victorian Branch of the Prayer Book Society of Australia. He was committed to family, near and far. He was an active and well-loved member of his local community and will be missed deeply. Sourced 3rd April, 2017 from http://www.starweekly.com.au/news/in-memory-a-tribute-to-frank-ford-asunshine-resident-for-over-half-a-century/

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PHYLLIS ANN GRAVE, 1984 We are saddened to about the death of Phyllis Ann Graves on the 22nd December, 2016. Phyllis Ann Grave was born in 1932. Better known as Ann to all our Members, she was a very active contributor and was seen regularly at all our major events. After her secondary school education, Ann pursued a Dress Design Diploma at Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT). Her career in that field did not take off because of few opportunities at that time. Ann married at aged 22, and was fortunate to be able to pursue her passions of dressmaking and painting. She became a Member of The Graduate Union in 1984 just after having been conferred a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Melbourne. In recent years, Ann had pursued her interests in travel, sharing with us in the December 2015 issue of The Melbourne Graduate, stories about her wonderful European trip. Staff remember Ann as petite, elegant and a friendly person with a cheerful smile. She was a volunteer at the monthly mailout for many years, and came to the dining room regularly, bringing her many friends along as guests. Ann's last visit to Graduate House was on 2nd December, 2016, at the Chair's Cocktail Party. Staff member Shirley, shared a heartfelt moment in which she had a very happy chat with Ann (see photo) at the new reception desk, just before helping her into a taxi home. Little did she know that this would be her last conversation with Ann. Rest in peace, dear Ann.

Ann on her graduation day

Ann at the 2016 Chairman's Cocktail Party

Minnie Law We are saddened to learn of the death of Minnie Law on the 14th March, 2017. We are deeply saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Minnie, Anthony (Tony) Law's daughter, who is survived by her husband, Steven Hoban, and her two young children, Emma and Zahra. Mr Tony Law is beloved and respected by all at The Graduate Union and Graduate House. He was presented with an Outstanding Service Award for his many years of service to The Graduate Union since 1985 as our Auditor, by the President of The Graduate Union at the 2016 annual General Meeting.

Minnie Law 1965-2017

We extend to Mr Law and Mr Hoban our deepest condolences on this tragic loss. Our thoughts are with you, and your families and friends at this time.

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JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Graduate House reopens on 4th January 2016

Monthly Luncheon with Dean Phelan

Welcome to College

Graduate Pathways Lecture Series and GU Tastings with Charles Kovess

Academic Summer Term begins

MAY Monthly Luncheon with Paul Southwick College Table Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

JULY

Annual General Meeting with Leigh Clifford AO

AUGUST Monthly Luncheon with Dr Kerry Bennett

GU Winter Ball Christmas in July Lunch every Wednesday

GU Founders and Benefactors Day with Julian Burnside AO QC The Graduate Union Open Day HeforShe Campaign College Table Media Communication Graduate House Olympic Games

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MARCH

APRIL

Monthly Luncheon with Ron Gretton AM OAM

Monthly Luncheon with Joanna Fletcher Flu Vaccination Day

Welcome Summer/ Autumn BBQ

College Table Information Technology

College Table Earth Sciences

JUNE

Career Roundtable

Monthly Luncheon with Dr Judith Paphazy

SEPTEMBER Monthly Luncheon with Arthur Bolkas College Table VCA and MCM

OCTOBER Monthly Luncheon with Kay Dunkley College Table Construction Professor Wang Depei Admission as Honorary College Fellow

DECEMBER Chair's Cocktail Party Members Christmas Party

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Thank You For Your Support

Annual Appeal

In 2016, the Annual Appeal was for Graduate House Research Scholarships and Bursaries, as well as for a general reserve to support postgraduate research and education. In yet another successful appeal and through your support we have increased significantly the principal values in each of our endowment reserves. The interest earned from investment of these principal amounts is being put towards supporting postgraduate students here in college. Thank you!

Some of our High Contributors

The response to our 2016 Annual Appeal was unprecedented. We are especially honoured by the generosity of several high contributors.

Lady Josie Blyton

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Mr George and Mrs Connie Markou

Mr David and Mrs Prue Sparks

Mrs Anne and Mr James Mulholland

Mrs Judith (Judy) Kefford

Graduate House Society The Graduate House Society was launched on the 21st August, 2016 at the Founders and Benefactors Day. The Society seeks to recognise those who have chosen to remember The Graduate Union and Graduate House in their will. In providing for the Association in your will, you can choose how to support our vision and to preserve and grow a proud Membership institution that is owned and run by its Members. We hope to honour respectfully, according to wishes and in perpetuity those who support our Union and our House through bequests.

Diamond Jubilee Capital Fundraising Campaign 2016 saw development of the G-House master plan and lodgement of a planning application to construct an eleven-level above ground and a five-level below ground development, featuring 136 additional postgraduate ensuite rooms, a gymnasium, a large café and a theatrette with an editing suite. This major development will fortify the Association's legacy to postgraduates and address the need for more supportive, safe, mature and collegiate accommodation options for postgraduate students.

T H E G R A D U AT E U N I O N o f The University of Melbourne Inc.

DiamonD Jubilee C A P I TA L F U N D R A I S I N G

2017 marks the Diamond Jubilee of Graduate House – our Gladstone terraces having been purchased in 1957 and transformed into a postgraduate-only college which was opened in 1962. A comprehensive Diamond Jubilee Capital Fundraising Campaign to raise $50 million will thus be launched later in 2017. We thank all Members and friends who are providing much valued support and advice in anticipation of the campaign's official launch. We ask Members to commence kindly spreading the fundraising message throughout their networks.

Donations and Bequests in 2016

In 2016, donations and bequests were received from the following generous supporters: Miss Joan Ansell Dr Peter Ashton Mr Leonard Bailey Mr Michael Barden Mrs Deirdre Barnett Mr Alan Bell Ms Marja Berclouw Professor Ruth Bishop Lady Josie Blyton Mr Marcus Bogdan Mr Michael Bolam Mr David Bottomley

Ms Gweneth Bowles Mr John Brearley Dr Ruth and Dr Desmond Bright Mr Douglas Brooke Mr Clive Hele Brookes Ms Leona Brust Mrs Nancy Burns Ms Elizabeth Butt OAM Mrs Kathleen Cameron Mr Paul Carlin Dr Allan Casey Dr Andrea Casey

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Mrs Mary Maslen Mrs Diana Cherry Mr Kenneth Mawson OAM Mr Sean Chua Mrs Desma McDonald Mrs Yvonne Clarke Mr Callum McNair Mr John Cleeland Mr Edward Miller Dr Cecily Close Mr Philip Moss Ms Wendy Cobcroft Mrs Anne and Mr James Mulholland Mr Ewan Colson Mr Edward Muntz Mr Stuart Colvin Mr Alan Noble Mr Roger Cook Ms Jennifer Pan Mr Lloyd Davies Mr Donald Pemberton Mr Arthur Day Miss Judith Price Mrs Margaret Dean Ms Katie Price Mr Edward Dickinson Mr Ian Proctor Mr Graeme Duke Dr Joanna Pyper Ms Patricia Elvins His Hon Judge Peter Rendit Mr Kurt Eppinger Mr Robert Richards Ms Deirdre Farrell Mr Keith Richards OAM Ms Francesca Folk-Scolaro Mr Ronald Ritchie Mr Frank Ford Dr David Robson Mrs Olwen Ford Retired Chief Justice The Hon Robert French AC Mr James Rowan Mrs Margaret Sawyer Miss Barbara Funder Ms Ann Scott Dr Elizabeth Shaw Mr Eugene Seeto Ms Gwendolynn Gage Mrs Wendy Seng Hpa Miss Elisabeth Giddy Mrs Elizabeth Sevior Mr George Goode Mr Frank Shaw Ms Elsie Graham Mr Peter Sholl Ms Phyllis Grave Mr Julian Sindram Mr John Green Mr John Skuja Ms Olive Hamilton Professor Richard Southby Associate Professor John Harcourt Mr David and Mrs Prue Sparks Mr Richard Harcourt Dr Max Stephens Mr Roy Hardcastle AO Ms Gillian Stevens Mrs June Harvey Ms Bethia Stevenson Dr Berise Heasly Mr Kevin Stevenson AM Dr John Herrin Professor John Stillwell Professor Brian Howe Dr Rodney Taft Rear Admiral Anthony Hunt Dr Bernadette Taylor Mrs Christine Iseli Ms Margaret Toomey Miss Betty Keay Miss Barbara Tynan Mrs Judith Kefford Dr Geoffrey Vaughan AO Ms Mary Kelleher Mr Ben Wadham Miss Frances Kelly Mr Rhys Watson Dr Zoltan and Mrs Elfride Kiss Ms Joy Wellings Mr Brian Krahnert Mr Peter Wetherall Mr John Landy AC CVO MBE Mr Mark Worsnop Mr Kenneth Lee Dr Kenneth Wu Mr Frank Lees AM MBE FRSA Dr Sharon Lierse Dr Leonard Lloyd Thank you also to those who contributed to our Mrs Sheila Loudon Donations Box and to those donors who have Mr George and Mrs Connie Markou nominated to remain anonymous. Mr Richard Manuell Dr Lynette Martin

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Fund Lifelong Learning Fund Lifelong Learning is The Graduate Union's online crowdfunding platform. Soon to be launched, this website will allow people to seek funding on-line for their education, research and social good activities. Commencing in 2015, this initiative was in development over 2016, the focus being on planning, determining the scope of the platform, legal issues and financial modelling. Website development soon followed to make the platform user-friendly, intuitive and interactive, and with good backend database management and responsivity.

The site will allow for the posting of ventures that are for the benefit of Graduate Union and Graduate House, as well as of ventures from those outside the Association. Each venture will be related to lifelong learning and its support - that is, for our Association's purposes of education for social good - and posted to one of three broad funding categories: People, Programs and Places. The funding model for Graduate Union/House ventures is designed to meet current requirements as well as those for the future. A small portion of the funds will be set aside into endowment reserves that will be used to establish scholarships, awards, professional development subsidies and other support for graduates in perpetuity.

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Founders and Benefactors Day 2016 The Founders and Benefactors Day was held on Sunday the 21st of August, 2016 exclusively for those who have donated to The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne. President Dr Loughnan gave the commencement speech, while Members sampled the high tea delights which included minicupcakes, scones with jam and cream, macaroons and savoury finger sandwiches.

The Stella Langford wing rooms in splendid decor

“What we do at The Graduate Union is so important to so many people’s lives as they move forward,” said Dr Loughnan. “There’s nothing better in this life than doing something for other people … What we are endeavouring to do is to give people opportunities. There would be so many people in this room that have achieved so many things in this life because of the opportunities that somebody or some organisation gave them,” he explained. Dr Loughnan introduced the prestigious guest speaker for the event, Mr Julian Burnside AO QC, an eminent Australian, commercial law barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, author and supporter of the arts whose presentation was entitled The Transience of Existence.

President Dr Ken V Loughnan AO

“If you can’t be an artist or a composer, be a benefactor. Why not? You’re doing something marvellous for the future.” - Julian Burnside AO QC

Julian began by explaining his 'graduate pathway' and how he happened upon a career as a barrister after the Chief Justice of New Zealand recommended that he go to the Bar instead of into management. “It only occurred to me a couple of years ago that what he really meant was go and get another glass of wine,” joked Mr Burnside who in 2004 won the Sydney Peace Prize. It is this ‘misunderstanding’ that has allowed Mr Burnside to act on landmark cases including Rose Porteous (Porteous v. Rinehart), Maritime Union of Australia (Patrick Stevedores v. Maritime Union), Alan Bond, cash-for-comment inquiry, and the Stolen Generation (Trevorrow v. South Australia). This modesty was persistent throughout the presentation where Julian constantly described his work as “accidental” or “mistaken” such as when he was asked by “accident” to litigate in the Tampa case (Ruddock v. Vadarlis) in 2001. His work on this and subsequent cases for refugees and asylum seekers since has been tremendous. “Education is what enables our society to continue, hopefully, in a way that’s better than it has previously been doing,” he says. “... those of you who are benefactors of Graduate House, you are doing something that will endure beyond the transience of your mortal existence.” Thank you Mr Burnside. Your talk was simply inspiring! graduateunionannualreport • 62

Two Resident Members also presented on the day. Yuliia Velichenko, the 2016 Graduate House Scholarship recipient, spoke about her research on novel dual action antihypertensive medicines. “My study seeks to not only promote global care on health but also provides opportunities for sustainable development,” she said. David Allinson, a Graduate House Bursary awardee, spoke about his volunteering experience with the Miriuwung Gajerrong Aboriginal Corporation in Kununurra, Western Australia. “Supported by this funding provided by The Graduate Union, I was able to engage with the corporate realities of the Native Title regime,” he said. A table quiz on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals was hosted by Honorary College Fellow Professor Stephen Peterson and CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett. In many Guest speaker Mr Julian Burnside AO QC spoke ways, the quiz was about bringing global issues of about his graduate pathway from graduation to poverty, hunger, miscarriages of justice – etc – to where he is now as an eminent Australian and the forefront, so that we do start to realise that, public lawyer as UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon said, “there is no Plan B because we do not have a Planet B.” Table 2 was the winner of the well-received quiz and each person on the table won a Graduate Union brand calico bag and a keep-cup. Chair of Council, Mr Rhys Watson, then delivered his address on the legacy and ethos of the Association, narrating the story of how a young Stella Langford was sheltered from the rain by the then College Warden, William E F Berry. “The Stella Langford wing today – which we are all in – is a reminder of that moment in the history of this college of graduates,” said Cr Watson. Launching then the Graduate House Society, a bequest program, Cr Watson invited Members to help build the future of the Association by providing for the Association in their will. The event was a success, and will continue annually to thank, honour and engage with those who have contributed to the legacy and future of our now 106 year old membership Association.

Associate Professor John Harcourt, Dr Kerry Bennett and Dr Richard Harcourt

Donors enjoying afternoon tea

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Our Members The In-House International Collegium Graduate House is one of the most international residential colleges worldwide. Every year, hundreds of postgraduates from around Australia and the world choose to stay in our great College, creating a truly multicultural environment. This map shows the number of residents from each country in 2016. These numbers are exclusive of visitors booked in by our organisation members, such as visiting academics and researchers and others here on University-related collaborations. For the new and lone postgraduate student or visiting academic, this means instant immersion into a welcoming and diverse 'united nations'. Once they leave residence, they are integrated and active in an influential world-caring network. "I am grateful to Graduate House where I have made innumerable friends and have unforgettable memories associated with them. Research is effective and successful only when you have a supportive and cheerful community to live in."

Soumya Mukherjee “After a long day in the lab it was always nice to come home and enjoy the kitchen’s meals.”

Malene Gottferdsen

“I like it here! At dinner I can sit with people from all over the world and different cultures — it’s very exciting.”

Parisa Shiran “You can make new networks and connections and discuss projects at interdisciplinary levels. At the same time I’m surrounded by very good and cheerful people that can support me. The life of a PhD student is not that easy. You have to always stay late in the lab and often you’re tired and exhausted. But it’s very helpful to have a place where you can go to find others who are experiencing that which you are also. They can understand and support you.”

Yuliia Velichenko

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Milena Nadgorny I am undertaking my research doctoral studies at The University of Melbourne in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. After the completion of my Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering, and Masters degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, I spent three years at Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the Research and Development Materials Department as a Chemical Engineer and Project Lead. In this role I developed high-throughput novel packaging inks for large format inkjet printers. HP Management awarded me a Recognition Award for this development and for the filing of a United States Patent for the new technology. This unique oportunity to lead the research and development of new materials in a multidisciplinary environment was an important milestone in my professional career. My deep interest and involvement in materials research became more clearly defined for me. I thus Milena Nadgorny decided to pursue an academic research degree. Fortunately, I was successful in gaining both a Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) and a Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS) to support my enrolment at The University of Melbourne and in the Chemical Engineering Department. My PhD research includes the development of new functional and “smart” materials for 3D-printing. With the rising popularity and global utilisation of this accessible and enabling technology, the interest of the scientific community is focused on expanding the applicability of 3D-printing and its integration into new areas. Therefore, it is essential to develop materials that can perform specific functions, such as catalysis of chemical reactions, responsivity to alternating environmental conditions, recovery after mechanical damage, energy conversion, etc. Rather than simple plastics broadly commercialised today, “smart” functional materials hold great promise for the future evolution of many areas, such as tissue engineering, electronics and robotics. In the framework of my PhD research, I synthesised pH-responsive and functional polymers that can be processed and designed as filaments for 3D-printers. This challanging multi-step process and its optimisation resulted in a succesful production of 3D-printable “smart” polymers. After 3D-printing and chemical functionalisation, the printed devices showed a successful function as flow-regulating valves, which could contract and expand in response to solutions with different pH values, acting as sensitive flow-regulators. Moreover, these constructs could act as efficient and recycleable catalytic devices for degradation of environmental pollutants. This novel approach allows for recycling of the device and the elimination of any need for costly and time consuming separation processes. This work was recently published in the American Chemical Society (ACS) Applied Materials and Interfaces journal (Nadgorny M, Xiao Z, Chen C,

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Connal L. Three-Dimensional Printing of pH-Responsive and Functional Polymers on an Affordable Desktop Printer. ACS Applied Material and Interfaces. American Chemical Society. 2016, Vol. 8, Issue 42), and was covered by a media release from The University of Melbourne.

My current research activities include synthesis, characterisation, processing and 3D-printing of self-healing materials, which are capable of recovering from mechanical damage. These materials can thus be used as protective coatings and for the construction of objects which must have an extended lifespan. I am particularly interested in exploring the potential of these 3D-printable objects in the field of soft robotics. My research at The University of Melbourne is a great opportunity to grow personally and professionally. I was the first student to undertake research in this field in my group, which challenged me to establish the fundamentals in this area, and to discover new directions of research. With a friendly and supportive environment, the project has evolved rapidly. As a PhD student in Luke Connal’s research laboratory, I am working with world leading experts and studying advanced techniques of preparation, characterisation and fabrication of new functional polymers. After my graduation, I plan to return to the printing industry and to contribute to future technological advances with the new and valuable knowledge gained during my PhD studies. I hope to establish fruitful collaborations with international experts, and to work on cutting-edge projects in the field of printable materials. On a more personal note, I enjoy staying in Melbourne and being a resident in Graduate House. Meeting people from all over the world, establishing new friendships and sharing a supportive academic environment has been made possible during my stay here. Graduate House and its amazing community have become my second home overseas.

Above left Functional polymeric filaments for 3D-printing Above right 3D-printed objects. Left 3D-printed catalytic device for degradation of pollutants

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Graham Mitchell When Dr Graham Mitchell was just 16 years old, he decided that he was destined to become a farmer. Although he didn’t have a farm, he nevertheless enrolled to study at an agricultural college in South Australia, where he grew up, and was dealt some pivotal advice: he should think about going to university. This suggestion to a young Mitchell from the then Principal of Roseworthy Agricultural College was followed by guidance through the application process until he was accepted into the Veterinary School at The University of Sydney. Just before completing his undergraduate program, Dr Mitchell wrote an essay on the thymus gland (a small gland in the neck), a subject which had been recommended to him by the Professor of Pathology in the Veterinary School. The more he read, the more he liked the topic. His Professor thence encouraged him to go to Melbourne due to the great amount of research being done on the thymus gland at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. “I jumped on a train, it must have been around October, came down and met Gus Nossal, the new Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and I thought - these are the people that I want to interact with,” said Mitchell. He decided to commence work in medical research and completed his PhD on the thymus gland at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. During this time 1966 to 1969 - before he went to the USA - he lived at Graduate House. “It was full board, and there was only one meal missing, for only $17 a week! Someone cleaned my room, made food, I walked only about 500 metres down Grattan Street to school and it was a wonderful accommodation. I didn’t have to worry about anything,” he recalled. The memory of his home away from home has never left him, and as he gets older he feels that its importance continues to grow. “It’s one of those tragedies that as you go through your career, you don’t think back too often to those pivotal moments and then by the time you do, you’ve gone a bit gaga and your memory is a bit unreliable,” he said. His memories of Graduate House, however remain lucid, not only because of how accommodating he found Graduate House to be, but also because of the throughput of people at that time. “I wasn’t completely naïve, but I’d never been overseas except to New Zealand and at that time there were American professors coming through and Europeans and Asians, all doing their PhDs or postdocs, fabulous people who were just extraordinary,” he said. “There was lots of conversation and I learned a lot. Some of my stories still relate to what I heard from a couple of visiting American professors who were highly memorable and had lots of stories.” At Graduate House, Mitchell was not only able to focus all of his energy into his academic work, but also felt that there was an opening out of what the world was about. He had spent his time as an agricultural student and a veterinary student, and now met professors from many fields, from ancient history to philosophy. His enduring memory is of meeting an extraordinary range of thinkers who were experts in a particular field. “I just thought, this was a wonderful opening out of what you could do in academia and university – what a university has to offer in terms of people as well as what they do.”

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The focus on academic pursuits through the accommodating nature of Graduate House enabled Mitchell to focus on his PhD about the thymus gland. At the time, it was thought that this gland may have been important at one time in evolution, but that it had no real function and was redundant. However in 1958, Professor Jacques Miller at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute discovered that the thymus gland was crucial to the development of the immune system. Along with Graham Mitchell, then a PhD student, they discovered that the thymus gland produces cells which migrate from the thymus and interact with another cell from bone marrow to make antibodies, the major frontier – the policemen – of the body, which look for foreign entities and eliminate them. They reported that the cell from the thymus, the cell from the bone marrow, T cells and B cells, all collaborate to produce antibodies. The results from the Miller and Mitchell experiments led to a new paradigm and were considered to be a major discovery in immunology. Mitchell then held postdoctorial research positions in California, London and Basel for four or five years. During these research posts he learned about the different cultural dynamics of research teams. In the United States, for instance, he found there was a great emphasis on group collaboration, while in the United Kingdom one standout individual tended to receive more assistance. In Switzerland it was a hybrid of both of these approaches. Returning to Australia, Mitchell felt equipped with a kit bag of new concepts and techniques and new ways of doing things. He returned to the Walter and Eliza Institute and created the Parasitology Program – malaria vaccines, etc. “I was very fortunate to have made that discovery with Jacques Miller and to have then been able to spend four or five years in the three best immunology laboratories, at that time, in the world. Then you start earning your keep,” he said. “You are in training all that time and learning. Now you have to start translating it into something creative which your name is associated with, not your mentor’s name, not your PhD supervisor’s name, but your name.” At the age of 50, Mitchell became Director of the Royal Melbourne Zoo where he became more interested in biodiversity. Due to his previous work in the medical field, particularly as a parasitologist, he had made many connections in Asia where he had studied diseases in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. This helped him to attract curators and experts to the Zoo to look after a specific animal, and to get these experts into zoos in Asia to do various conservation programs. “Due to my medical research I was able to open up international collaboration for the Melbourne Zoo, and that program endures to this day. It’s in the hands of very good people who are continuing it on,” he said. “Another strong feature of a life in research is that you make magnificent international connections, and I had 30 years of experience at the World Health Organisation in the tropical disease research program,” Mitchell said. Here he would chair and sit on committees – about 10 committees in tropical disease research and support for training and research – and he met some incredibly top flight people from all parts of the globe. He says that he was a major beneficiary of all the contacts he made around the world, and had had an idea of what was happening in his field and in his laboratory, but perhaps more pertinently, he knew what others were doing out there really where it counted: in the bush, in the disease endemic countries. How bad was the malaria program in Tanzania? How bad was the leishmanial problem in India? “That was a fantastic means for me to be a tropical health person globally. We received a major grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and that was again, 10 laboratories around the world, all doing tropical disease research and once a year we’d all get together all around the world, a huge number of contacts and you stay very current,” he said. “In research you must be current. If you’re out of research for a while, you notice how rapidly you become obsolete. You are just not plugged in with what the world’s doing, with the new techniques, what new languages they’re using to describe their concepts or technologies. I never felt more current than when I was running a laboratory in Melbourne plugged into the World Health Organisation and the Rockefeller Foundation. We were reasonably pioneer. We were a good lab, we had very good

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people, very good scientists, very good technicians, we were well-funded and connected. Great collaborators.” Today Mitchell channels his expertise through Foursight Associates, an advising consultancy servicing science, technology and innovation with a variety of clients in the financial, university and commercial manufacturing sectors. Foursight's most prominent client has been the Victorian Government. The members of Foursight, as a collective, have been Chief Scientists in departments of the Victorian Government and effectively, the Chief Scientists in Victoria, particularly during the Bracks-Brumby era and in what they did for the biotechnology sector. Foursight began when Mitchell was Director of Research at CSL Limited, Australia’s largest developer, manufacturer and marketer of ethical human biologicals and veterinary products. He found that he was constantly being asked to do various things due to his background, but was not always able to say yes, as it would not have provided any value to the shareholders of CSL. But the thought of being able to say yes proved to be persuasive. “I was having a chat with John Stocker, Chief Executive of CSIRO (1990-1996) and he said he felt the same, so we decided to set up a consultancy where we could do things like advising universities and high net worth individuals as to where their investments might be placed in terms of biotechnology or pharmaceutical or biological science generally,” he said. “It was the time of the Atlanta Olympic Games and the Dream Team and the Oarsome Foursome and we thought - why don’t we have four, and call ourselves Foursight? John had been doing a lot of work with David Pennington because he was advising Dick Pratt at that time, and he had just retired as Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne. Mitchell then contacted Gus Nossal, who had just retired as Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and “within 20 seconds” Foursight was formed. This year they celebrated their 20th birthday. As time goes on, Foursight will be more selective with their projects, says Mitchell, making way for a new generation. From South Australia to Sydney, Melbourne and around the world, Graham Mitchell is the global nomad driven by purpose and armed with knowledge to make a difference – which he undoubtedly has – for generations to come. Though generations may change, there will always be a place for Graham Mitchell at Graduate House.

“I’m glad to say I was one of Graduate House’s first postgraduate student residents in the late 60’s when I was undertaking my doctoral research. My time there was rewarding and memorable with many friendships made. My room was on the second storey of the Leicester Street terraces overlooking what was then a bowling green. I understand this room is in the exact location that has been set aside for the Head of College’s office after completion of the Diamond Jubilee re-development. I completed my research doctorate in 1969. Graduate House was a launching pad for what was to come next a life in biomedical research, global health, conservation and innovation". The above extract from Dr Graham Mitchell’s testimonial features in the soon to be available Diamond Jubilee Capital Fundraising Campaign.

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Avi Gandhi "Kia ora koutou, ko Avi Gandhi taku ingoa". I have been one of the Kiwi residents at Graduate House since February 2016. Currently I’m in my second, and final year, of studying a Master of Construction Management (Building) at The University of Melbourne’s School of Design. Moving to Melbourne from Wellington, New Zealand was the biggest decision of my life, and despite the slightly expensive lifestyle here, it has definitely been a great decision to live and study in a city with a similar population to the whole of New Zealand. The sporting and arts culture of the city also helps a great deal to assimilate easily.

With friends at the Kokoda track memorial walk

As I write this, I am attempting to balance my assignments, graduate program applications, and a social life to keep sane. Throughout the year I travelled to the country towns of Sale and Yea as part of the Touch Football and Habitat for Humanity clubs, respectively. I also visited Great Ocean Road and the Grampians with friends from home and went on a Graduate House excursion to 1000 Steps and Sherbrooke Falls. Many know Australia as a big and spacious With my road buddies at the Sydney Opera House country. However, that fact never really hit me until my resident friends Thomas Nantz, Muzaffar Adnan and I decided to road trip to Canberra and Sydney during the winter break. You know it’s a long drive from Sydney to Melbourne when you stop at two different McDonald’s for lunch and dinner! On another occasion, I was again amazed at the size of Australia, this time regarding how long it takes to fly between Melbourne and Cairns when a group of us residents decided to make the most of the early summer. The reward was that it would be one of the most memorable destinations I have visited, namely snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef and witnessing more of a native and tropical culture. As an avid sports fan, I have made a number of visits to some of the sporting facilities and still want to add more to my bucket list of sporting arenas around Melbourne and the suburbs. Hailing from New Zealand, I will never fully understand the game of Aussie Rules, nor will I choose a team to get around - mainly because I’ll always love Rugby Union. However, I have attended a number of footy games and have been entertained nonetheless. Another sporting event I would not usually attend is the Melbourne Cup, where a small group of us residents had the urge to suit up/dress up and throw in a bit of money for a winner. We had a small success by winning and gaining a small profit. All in all, my experience at Graduate House has been positive and eye-opening. Although it may seem as if socialising took main priority, studying and working on assessments were prevalent all-encompassing activities throughout the year. Despite each resident studying a different degree, we all help each other as best we can to push through.

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Melissa Kennedy I am studying my Master of Laws at the Melbourne Law School with a particular interest in criminal law and related areas. I have also studied negligence and mental health law, and I will be studying Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries later this year. I am a part time student and have chosen to undertake my course over a few years to allow time to pursue other interests outside of studies, part time work and voluntary work. Before returning to study, I worked in commercial litigation. I loved the legal research side which is only a very small component of legal practice, so I decided to return to study. I am currently working part time as a content writer for an online platform called Kialo, which means ‘reason’ in the global language of Esperanto. Kialo is currently in the beta stage and is being developed as a tool to encourage thoughtful decision-making and engagement with challenging issues. For the most part, contributors have experience in university debating or in areas such as philosophy and ethics. Before this, I spent time coaching school students in debating for their interschool competition, and I also volunteered in criminal law and drug outreach at Fitzroy Legal Service. I decided to study law initially because I loved reading, arguing and was interested in understanding the rules governing society. In all honesty, I did not really know what I would be learning about as an 18 year old undergraduate, but I very quickly discovered that I liked reading cases, understanding legal principles and thinking through legal problems. I loved mooting (mock law court) and other legal competitions. In 2013, I was an editor of the Monash University Law Review. We published 941 pages over three issues and I learnt a great deal about legal scholarship and the editing process. For our Annual Dinner, the then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Hon Robert French AC spoke to the editorial committee, contributors, faculty members and guests from the legal profession. It was certainly a highlight of my time at Monash University. I also worked as a Research Assistant at the Monash Law School for two academics, in Cybercrime and International Criminal Law. I have found that half way through my Master of Laws, I enjoy very much learning about the theories underpinning the areas of law and grappling with interdisciplinary issues. For example, in a subject on counter-terrorism, I wrote a 10,000 word paper on preparatory terrorist offences and I was required to read widely on ‘risk’ theory which intersects considerably

Professor Bryan Horrigan, Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University and Robert French AC, 12th Chief Justice of Australia 2009-2017, with our Monash University Law Review editorial team.

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with criminology and political thought. After I complete my Master of Laws, I am aiming to commence a PhD in an area of domestic criminal law, but I will need some more time to prepare a research proposal. I still have time to think this through. Outside of my studies, I am a member of a number of book clubs, including the public lecture series at the University, ‘Melbourne Masterclass: 10 Great Books’ as well as more social ones. I also have a strong interest in the Classical World, so I currently attend a Latin reading group and I participated in the Melissa Kennedy debating Melbourne University Classics Summer School, a week of public lectures. I have participated extensively in university debating, attended the World Universities Debating Championships in Botswana and Manila and was asked to select the Monash University teams last year for the championships. I also have a season subscription with the Melbourne Theatre Company, attend musicals and am a passionate Melbourne Football Club supporter.

Priyanka Rajani Anyone, in any corner of the world, who has heard anything about Pakistan in the last three decades knows that the country has had, and still does have, a fair bit of trouble on its plate. We have unresolved conflicts with our neighbours, territory disputes that justify large amounts of military spending, limited funding for health and education, under-developed government institutions, corruption, and a democratic government that still holds less power than the military. Add to this a rapidly expanding youth demographic that faces technological change beyond its imagination and ancient patriarchal standards to conform by, to get a snapshot of the environment I grew up in. In this environment, violence and security threats are unfortunately always around the corner. This hinders growth for a large part of the population but somehow the resilience of the citizens keeps taking the country forward. The two most relevant and inspiring forces I grew up with in this Pakistan were the activists and the entrepreneurs. The activists were the people who would risk their lives on the streets protesting each day, trying to get controversial women’s rights bills to parliament, trying to stop forced religious conversions, working with children on the streets to secure better futures for them, reporting on the atrocities committed by army personnel and sheltering those who needed support, sometimes at their own expense. The entrepreneurs were the ones who would dare to invest their resources into an unstable economy with massive potential but little accountability. At a small scale, I saw restaurant owners who benefited from cheap labour rates but who were also aware that their staff were mostly migrants from another city who could not afford three basic meals a day, so they had to be fed at work to keep productivity levels high. At a large scale, I saw multi-million dollar appliance companies realise that if they included bottom of pyramid customers to their target markets, they would add to their profits and social impact levels beyond their imagination. These businesspersons saw the use of business in a non-traditional environment, as a social force, to achieve outcomes that the United Nations and international aid organisations had been failing to achieve for years.

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This is the environment that made me realise the importance of social innovation and led me to human rights organisations at a very young age. I started studying for my Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Economics and Politics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in 2009. At the same time, I worked with Amnesty International and occasionally the Journalism Society at university to bring attention towards issues in education, health and security in Pakistan. This was the first time I realised the scale of issues our world today faces, from an ancient education system to outdated policies and the increasing effects of global warming. What stood out the most during this time was that people (regardless of education, background or age) did not like to acknowledge just how drastic things were in their country. They also would not acknowledge that none of us were close to finding the right solutions for our problems (on a local or international scale). People also tended to see the problems as being of a social nature, to be dealt with through just social workers and welfare departments. Those who dealt with economics just measured Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates and those who got business degrees generated sales. One seemed to have little or no connection to the other. Trying to have a conversation about most issues was frustrating and mostly alienating during these four years. This frustration led me to the world of social enterprise. This also informed the first three years of my professional life, focusing my career on social innovation and market development in developing economies. As time passed, the difference between those who saw themselves as business leaders and those who saw themselves as social impact creators became wider. My workplaces, from the social enterprise incubator I set up to the Australian Government Funded project I worked on, struggled to find people who could wear both hats well. I moved to a boutique consulting firm a few years later and the same struggle continued when I tried to recruit for positions. I could either hire someone who had spent their entire career researching poverty extensively, without ever trying to implement ground level solutions to eradicate it, or I could hire someone who excelled at selling goods to people on the ground, without being able to determine the exact repercussions these sales would have on the growth of that community. The more I ran into this divide between business and social systems, the more convinced I became that the solution lies in integrating the two. The need for established social systems and evolved business principles presented in conjunction was all around. Business with social impact remained a point of fascination for me throughout this journey. To date I believe that profit churning entities can benefit the communities in which they function, through small investments and changes, should they choose to do so. This requires knowledge of the environments businesses function in, their concerns and priorities and most important, an ability to think outside the box. The search for this knowledge led me to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Melbourne Business School. There is a general lack of good leadership and entrepreneurial knowledge in the world today. This problem applies particularly to the not-for-profit and services sectors. Entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth are crucial for any community's success. This can be in the form of an agricultural fair trade group in the mountains covering northern Pakistan or in the form of a bustling city’s food culture in Australia. Both kinds of organisations need business management expertise to send out the right message to their consumers, to hire workers that fit their needs, to develop strategies that allow them to expand and to keep track of their successes and failures - all the while ensuring they generate a profit each year. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” These words have never been more relevant than in a world where terrorism is international, climate change is racing ahead, economies are highly

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interdependent and technology allows us to communicate instantly across the globe. This world needs leaders that combine profit with social impact at every stage to find innovative, scalable, sustainable solutions for our problems. The Melbourne Business School MBA equips students with the skills required to understand these problems better, ask relevant questions, find and implement customised solutions that tailor to profit and social impact. It helps someone like me fill the gaps I see in the local and international business community today. My academic journey so far has given me the opportunity to broaden my focus, learn from examples outside of South Asia and prepare for the global challenges we face today as I begin to explore more ways to combine business with social impact.

Conducting an impact assessment of a chilli export partnership in Kunri, Sindh Pakistan in 2015

Impact assessment of investments in education in Daharki, Pakistan in 2016

Supply chain monitoring visit to Gilgit, Pakistan in 2014

Training for Amnesty International Directors in Lahore, Pakistan in 2012

Innovation Bootcamp at the Melbourne Business School in 2017

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Awards M. V. Anderson Award The M. V. Anderson award recognises the achievements of graduates who have developed skills and insights from their field of study for the benefit of the wider community. The award is donated by the family of Magnus Victor Anderson, who was a significant contributor and founding member of The Graduate Union. At the 2016 Chair's Cocktail Party, Commerce Alumni Council member Mr Matthew Schofield announced the 2016 M. V. Anderson award recipients as Resident Members, Mr Yicheng Zhou and Ms Rofan Teo (in absentia). Yicheng Zhou (also known as Frank) was undertaking a Master of Education (Mathematics). He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (2007) from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Economics (2013) from the University of Waikato and a Graduate Diploma in Education (2014) from the University of Adelaide.

Yicheng Zhou

Ms Rofan Teo was undertaking a Master of Teaching (primary) at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.

Acknowledgement Awards Resident Members gratefully acknowledged for continuing to advance the in-house college experience included Mr Mohamed Muzaffar Ahmed, Mr David Allinson, Miss Kimberley Auyong, Mr Prakhar Bhargava, Mr Ron Danziger, Ms Rhea Kanwar, Mr Callum McNair, Ms Julia Melanson, Mr Thanh Pham, Ms Parisa Shiran, Mr Riyan Stephan, Mr Timothy Stephens, Ms Christina Tan and Ms Jingyao Yu.

Rofan Teo

Graduate House Research Scholarship The 2016 Graduate House Research Scholarship was awarded to Yuliia Velichenko, PhD candidate in Organic Chemistry, for her research on The Development of Novel Dual-Action Antihypertensive Medicines. With the funding awarded, Yuliia attended the 13th International Conference on the Chemistry of Selenium and Tellerium in Gifu, Japan. “The conference was about making medicines with selenium and tellurium,” she said. "I was able to connect with people who are doing similar chemistry and research, and to seek advice during a period when I was experiencing challenges with my research.” She expressed honour in having won this prestigious Research Scholarship, adding that it looks great on her curriculum vitae! graduateunionannualreport • 76

Yuliia Velichenko

Graduate House Bursaries Bursaries provide financial assistance for coursework studies. The 2016 recipients were Thomas Nantz (Master of Public Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne), Doan Vu Hong Hoang (Master of Public Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne), Fatema Yasmin (Master of Public Policy, School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences, RMIT) and David Allinson (Juris Doctor, The University of Melbourne).

National Student Leadership Forum

Bursary awardees Thomas Nantz, Fatema Yasmin and David Allinson

Abby Chen and Callum McNair were nominated by Graduate House to attend the 2016 National Student Leadership Forum on faith and values. Abby, a student of the Juris Doctor program at The University of Melbourne, wrote that she made some professional connections including one with a fellow law student from a similar background with whom she hopes to start up a business in the future. “We found that we had a lot in common. We both saw some business opportunities," she said. The exposure and opportunity to interact with other students and future leaders, allowed Abby to exercise her networking skills, but, most importantly to change her perspective on social good and what we can do to achieve it. Callum, a Master of Laws student at The University of Melbourne, noted his delight and privilege in being nominated and sponsored to attend the National Student Leadership Forum. "The Forum was an opportunity for me to reflect on my leadership abilities. I learnt a lot about myself. I am a lawyer and I deal in facts and this Forum certainly made me step outside my comfort zone. I encourage all Graduate House Members to apply to attend this Forum in 2017,” said Callum. “Thank you so much for sending me to the NSLF. It has been an incredible experience. I greatly appreciate the support.”

Callum McNair and Abby Chen

Graduate House Student Group (GHSG) 2016 Formed in 2014 and later becoming constituted and affiliated with the Graduate Student Association (GSA) of The University of Melbourne, the Graduate House Student Group (GHSG) is responsible for facilitating events for Residents at Graduate House including cultural dinners, welcome tables, movie and music nights as well as day trips, group outings and fundraising events. We thank the many members of the GHSG committee for 2016, including Riyan Stephan, Prakhar Bhargava, Kimberley Auyong and Rhea Kunwar.

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The Graduate Union Ball The 2016 Ball saw the dining area transform into a winter wonderland complete with snowflakes and balloons. Members came together with glistening outfits, enjoying the sit-down menu and liquid creations of the bar. We thank the Ball committee, in particular Julia Melanson, Eliah Castiello, Diana Bachman and Jaimy Skaria, and De Bortoli for their generous gifts of wine.

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Graduate House Olympics As the Olympic torch relay made its way through Brazil to the seaside city of Rio de Janeiro, one might say that it made a slight digression to Carlton, albeit perhaps only in spirit. Residents at Graduate House, for the first time, participated in the Graduate House Olympics organised by Accommodation Manager, Diana Bachman and Duty Resident, Scott Nelson. The call-out was simple: five teams of five residents who were ready to battle it out for the medals of beautiful gold, silver and bronze. By 17th August the teams were ready, notwithstanding major disruptions to their training programs: The Hawks, Vorsa, K Team, Bloodbath and French Toast Mafia. The crowd roared and applauded each team as they entered the arena. The night’s events to reach victory were: ball in the bucket, balloon racing, elephant strikes, order the rings and tissue ping pong. Dr Bennett and Diana Bachman were the referees for the games to ensure that no one cheated. Those caught offending had to pay the penalty of wearing a hula skirt and singing 'Baa baa black sheep'. “The Residents had an excellent time and were great competitors,” said Diana. The teams threw, arranged, jumped, struck and strategised their way to potential victory, but only one team was victorious. The mighty Hawks - no, not Hawthorn, but the Graduate House Hawks - proved unbeatable, humbly (not quite) accepting the gold (maybe chocolate) medal around their necks. “Next year we hope to see the games return, and perhaps even move them outside, with more teams, more games and more competition!” said Diana.

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Buildings and Facilities Buildings and Facilities Subcommittee The Buildings and Facilities subcommittee supports the Council of The Graduate Union by monitoring and reviewing policies and practices relating to the development and management of The Graduate Union’s buildings and facilities. More specifically, the subcommittee: •

oversees the development of a master plan (physical infrastructure) for any future expansion of The Graduate Union’s buildings and facilities;

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oversees the development of plans for upgrading specific buildings, parts of buildings or facilities;

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reviews the fees, charges and conditions for the use of college residential rooms and facilities and recommends any changes for adoption by the Council;

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monitors the implementation of approved capital expenditure;

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monitors and ensures timely maintenance of all buildings and facilities;

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establishes, reviews and updates operational risk management policies and monitors their application; and

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reviews the optimal use of buildings and facilities and recommends to Council any changes thought desirable or necessary.

Occupancy For 2016, the average occupancy rate was 94.80% as compared to 94.21% in 2015. As shown in this bar graph, the year started off well with an average occupancy of 89.95% in January, the highest level seen for this month in any year. The months from March to November had average occupancy rates of 97.75%.

Average occupancy rates per month in 2015 and 2016

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Planning application for Stage 1 of the Master Plan In 2000, The Graduate Union’s master plan envisaged the development of our central main wing, built subsequently in 2005, and our southern (Stella Langford) wing, built thence in 2010. At that time, Stage 3 was seen as a redevelopment behind the terraces from 222 to 234 Leicester Street and preliminary plans were drafted for a five-storey facility with a ground floor café, a first floor theatre, new residential rooms on the remaining levels and preservation of the front of the terraces. In October 2015 the precinct entered Capital City Zone 5 (CCZ) and became subject to a Design and Development Overlay (DDO Schedule 61) providing for integration of lower scale heritage buildings with new developments to a height of forty metres. At this same time in 2015, Melbourne City Council (MCC) was developing plans to ‘reimagine’ University Square (immediately to the west of Graduate House) and the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) was undertaking feasibility studies for the new underground railway including a station under Grattan Street (from Leicester Street to Royal Parade) to the north-west of Graduate House. Acknowledging these major, exciting and needed initiatives for the precinct, the Association brought together a roundtable of experts in 2015 and 2016 to develop a second long-term – in this case, a ten year - G-House Master Plan. The members of this roundtable over these years have included Life Members, Mr Roy Hardcastle AO (Engineering), Ms Natalie Gray (Town Planner) and Professor Max Stephens (Melbourne Graduate School of Education); members of the Buildings and Facilities subcommittee, including the Resident Member representatives; and consultants from MGS Architects (Ms Eli Giannini, Mr Rob McGauran, Ms Catherine Ranger), Prowse Quantity Surveyors (Mr Anthony Prowse, Mr Evan Zhu), Bonacci Group (Mr Stephen Payne, Mr Silvio Vitelleschi), Tract Consultants (Ms Katie Murphy, Mr Damien Soussan), MD Cubed (Ms Diana DeZilwa), Trethowan Architecture Interiors Heritage (Mr Bruce Trethowan) and Cardno (Mr Peter Sullivan). The Association is indebted to this group of dedicated professionals who have worked cohesively and effectively to outline the three stages of this master plan: Stage 1 - The Terraces, Stage 2 The South Wing and Stage 3 - The Central Wing.

View from the north-east of 234 Leicester Street with new entries from Grattan Street for residents and the cafe.

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A planning application for Stage 1 – from 222 to 234 Leicester Street – of this ten-year master plan was lodged with Melbourne City Council (MCC) on the 8th September, 2016. This redevelopment plan is for eleven storeys above ground and five basement levels. The west-facing rooms of the terraces – those overlooking the Reimagined University Square – will be preserved, as will the entirety of 234 Leicester Street, the northernmost terrace. Many heritage features lost in the course of history will be reinstated, including the central pediment and decorative urns on the façade roofline, the tiled entrances to each terrace door and the stained glass windows above and to the side of each of the ground floor terrace doors. The foyer at 222 Leicester Street (to be renamed the Barbara Funder Lounge), together with the preserved Johnston Library and the M. V. Anderson room, will become Member-only areas and a small gallery will be installed to the east of these rooms for the exhibition of our history. The ground floor of the development behind the terraces has a stylish indoor café that will be accessible through a new northwards opening onto Grattan Street where we shall seek to operate also an outdoor café. To the rear (east) of the café will be a secure and private entrance for Resident Members entering Graduate House from the north-east (though the main entrance will continue to be at 220 Leicester Street). The first floor sees an expanded and modern resident area with lounge, music room and shared kitchen, as well as much improved office facilities and a staff room. The floor above will be a meeting and function services space allowing for flexible configuration, as well as a theatrette with an editing suite. Above this will be eight storeys, each with seventeen 20m2 ensuite rooms. The roof will be a stylish deck on which to relax while admiring the great view in all directions. In 2017, we look forward to obtaining the permit and developing a very detailed design and construction plan. All going well with our Diamond Jubilee Capital Fundraising Campaign, we hope to commence construction in 2018 or 2019 and to complete this redevelopment within eighteen months. 2017 is thus also a year for comprehensive thinking and planning to manage the inevitable interruption to our accommodation facility and to continue our diverse range of membership, meeting and function services to Members. We ask for your support and contributions for this much needed expansion to meet the needs of the ever increasing graduate market.

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View of the ground floor café and resident entrance off Grattan Street

Parkville Rail Station The Melbourne Metro Rail Project involves the construction of two nine kilometre long underground rail tunnels from South Kensington station through Melbourne’s central business district (CBD) to South Yarra, and five new underground stations known, at the date of publication, as Arden, Parkville, CBD North, CBD South and Domain. The Parkville Station is to be located under Grattan Street from Royal Parade eastwards to the west side of Leicester Street and the two tunnels are to be more than twenty metres underground, passing alongside our northernmost terrace (234 Leicester Street). During 2016 The Graduate Union has thus been in communication with the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA), an administrative body established early 2015 under the Victorian State Government’s Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources tasked with delivering the Metro Tunnel by 2026. MMRA roles and responsibilities include planning and development of a project reference design, site investigations, stakeholder engagement, planning approvals and procurement, through to construction delivery and project commissioning. Discussions and meetings at various levels have been towards gaining a comprehensive understanding of the project, to identify the risks to The Graduate Union and Graduate House and to determine mitigation and management strategies. The Association also lodged a detailed submission in which was outlined concerns about business interruption, structural damage to the terraces and future capacity to develop, and presented to the Inquiry Advisory Committee (IAC) Melbourne Metro Rail hearing in September 2016 on the Environmental Effects Statement (EES), the Environmental Performance Requirements (EPR) and the draft planning scheme amendment.

Sourced 20th February, 2017 from

In 2017, early works will be undertaken to move http://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au utilities (gas, water, electricity, telephone and sewerage lines) from under Grattan Street. For Graduate House, this will mean some disturbance

The location of the proposed Parkville station and underground tunnels to the north-east and north of Graduate House as viewed from above (left) and from the west (right).

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when telephone lines are relocated to run under Leicester Street. Meetings are being held with MMRA and John Holland, the company contracted to undertake these early works, to ensure that Resident Members and those visiting Graduate House are kept well informed in advance, that monitoring equipment is being installed to measure noise, vibration, structural shifts, air quality, etc. and that mitigation/management measures are put in place accordingly. Following appointment of the main contractor for this project late in 2017, construction of the station and tunnels will be from 2018 to 2026. In the first instance, the station will be an ‘open cut’. Acoustic sheds will then be put over this box for works to continue unabated 24/7. Following the building of the station, tunnel boring machines will install the tunnels. The Graduate Union supports the installation of the Metro Rail Loop and looks forward to completion of the Parkville Station. There are obvious advantages in having a modern public transport stop on our doorstep and we commend the professionalism and hard work of the MMRA – particularly those working with the Parkville Reference Group - the Minister for Planning and the early works contractor in ensuring effective, efficient and communicated delivery of this exciting development for Melbourne.

Reimagining University Square In last year’s report, we outlined plans by Melbourne City Council (MCC) to ‘reimagine’ University Square, the park to the west of Graduate House bounded by Leicester, Grattan, Barry and Pelham Streets. This needed development will increase the greenery and vibrancy of a much loved and well-used park in what is increasingly referred to as the graduate precinct. In 2016, MCC undertook a comprehensive community stakeholder engagement process with which The Graduate Union was involved. From late 2015 to September 2016, concept and the draft master plans were made available for feedback. The views of the Association, together with those from many other stakeholders, were addressed and in December 2016, MCC adopted the final Master Plan. In 2017, Leicester Street (from Pelham Street on the south-side to Grattan Street on the northside) will become a single-lane unidirectional one-way street road within a park. Additionally, work will commence on the green, the Pelham Street park front and biodiversity corridor and social spaces. By 2022, this installation should be complete.

Artist's impression of the park lane proposed for Leicester Street, and the Reimagined Square as viewed from above on the north-east corner. Sourced 20th February, 2017 from http://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au

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Off-site acquisition In our reiterative market analyses of the future needs and requirements of graduates for accommodation, the predictions are for an increasing demand for postgraduate college-like residencies. To meet this demand, and as outlined previously, we have a clear G-House master plan and a submitted planning application for additional and much-needed accommodation rooms. Such development, however, is very costly, affects revenue generation through business interruption and decreased service provision capability, and has significant lag times before it becomes operational. Council has thus determined to purchase suitable properties, or parts thereof, in locations beyond our Leicester Street facility and has constructed and begun implementing an Offsite Acquisition Policy. Identification and evaluation of a number of opportunities were thence undertaken over 2016, the criteria being for properties that were conveniently located and suitable (or able to be made suitable) for graduate accommodation, as well as affordable and of potential to earn an income. After a comprehensive process of financial modelling and feasibility studies, The Graduate Union purchased all 13 apartments of the top floor at 50 Barry Street in late November 2016 and began to undertake repairs, maintenance, painting, re-carpeting and restocking. All apartments are fully furnished with a kitchenette and an ensuite. A five minute walk away from the main Graduate House, Resident Members in this new wing will enjoy all the benefits that are currently available to all Residents. Housekeeping and meals will be available, as well as maintenance. Barry Street Residents can phone, email or come by the reception at 220 Leicester Street within operating hours, or call duty residents after hours. When Barry Street Residents are checked-in they will first come to Leicester Street, as it is essential that new Resident Members are shown the main college and understand the value of residency and Membership at Graduate House, as well as that of socialising with the other Residents and participation in the activities run by the Graduate House Student Group (GHSG). Although only recently listed online (late January 2017), the accommodation team has received numerous enquiries about the rooms, with all rooms renovated now sold.

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Terrace room refurbishments The William Berry Wing of seven terraces (also known as the Gladstone Terraces) is dear to our history as a college. Major maintenance and repair projects undertaken in this wing in recent years have included re-plastering and painting, electrical re-wiring, the installation of reverse cycle air conditioners in each accommodation room, the repair and waterproofing of the roofs (funded from the bequest of Mr Ron Davey), the installation of soundproofed windows in some rooms (funded by donations from the William Berry Post-Graduate College Trust) and the refurbishment of the Resident Members’ kitchen (funded from the bequest of Dr Phillip Law). Following the successful 2015 annual appeal for furniture (beds, desks, chairs, shelves and wardrobes), the focus in 2016 was on refurbishments that would bring more colour, comfort and vibrancy to the residential rooms in this wing. Following a trial refurbishment of one room, new soft and hard furnishings were purchased in bulk in October and total room refurbishments were thence undertaken from November in a staged manner to ensure minimal impact on our high occupancy rates. By year-end, 26 of the 34 rooms targeted for this refurbishment had been completed, the eight remaining having been fully occupied and now scheduled for completion by mid-2017.

Feedback from our Resident Members has been very positive, many of them returning to light-filled, modern and more functional rooms. The newly installed wardrobes incorporate a new hand-basin and are more spacious, allowing for improved organisation, storage and ready access to belongings. New mattresses, desk chairs and tub chairs are firm, comfortable and stylish. The walls and ceilings have been plastered and freshly painted, and the new carpets are durable and contemporary. It is acknowledged that there are plans afoot for a major redevelopment behind and above the current terrace wing. In the meantime, the competition is increasing with the standard being bright, colourful rooms with new furniture and fittings. Graduate House has great attributes that allow it to differentiate from its competitors. However, of note is that some providers in the area offer accommodation (with ensuites) that is cheaper and newer. In our Graduate House terrace residential rooms, there are no ensuites, residents currently sharing a bathroom down the corridor. Hence, attractiveness to the graduate market needed to have been increased by improved interior design, storage and contemporary modern furniture. The number of graduates seeking college type accommodation is only to increase. The benefit of the different types of rooms, from shared bathroom rooms to private single or double, is

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that there is a catering for all price points - from the lower in the terrace shared bathroom rooms to the private bathroom single/double rooms in the central wing and the comfort and space of the elegant apartments in our southern (Stella Langford) wing. Graduates moving in at one price point often shift within the college to a different price point (either increased or decreased). Demand for the terraces has been high because of the price point, and because some residents have no trouble sharing a bathroom and a particular love for the terrace room experience. With other options becoming available at a similar price and better standard, demand for improved standards with the interior design of these rooms has been increasing and will continue to increase. We feel confident that this refurbishment in the terrace rooms will enable us to continue offering a quality residential college experience that is appealing to this increasing market.

Reception desk The reception desk of Graduate House is open and staffed from 7.00AM to 7.00PM, Monday to Friday welcoming and serving up to 300 people per day (non-resident and Resident Members, people attending for meeting services, ‘walk-ins’, etc.) as well as all telephone, email and other enquiries. On entering the facility at 220 Leicester Street, the previous reception desk was to the left in the foyer of 222 Leicester Street, up steps and not immediately apparent. For those new to the facility, a welcoming person was thus not seen immediately. For those with frames, sticks, walkers and wheelchairs, accessibility to reception was even more limited. Staff members at reception could not see the front door directly (though it was viewed through security cameras), making it difficult to monitor who was entering and leaving the facility, and when taxis and airport transit buses had arrived. Relocation of reception into the foyer of the main entrance at 220 Leicester was deemed essential to give an instant and accessible point of welcome to all, as well as improved visibility of the street and of the dining room/lounge area. The new reception desk was installed in November, just in time to welcome Members and guests to the Chair’s Cocktail Party on 2nd December, 2016. The counter replaced the wall that was previously the entry point to the offices, as well as the coffee station that was in the dining room. The reception area now has two workstations for the reception and office staff and a clear glass window on its southern side enabling visibility through to the corridor leading to the Stella Langford wing. With modish wood panelling along the eastern wall, reception is now obvious on entry to Graduate House at 220 Leicester Street, as well as to those entering from the car park, staff being able to welcome people coming into Graduate House from two directions.

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The reception area is accessible to those with wheelchairs and walking aids. With increased numbers of new visitors to Graduate House, this installation has greatly improved the impression created and orientation when first entering, and allows our friendly smiling staff to provide a more immediate welcome, directions and other assistance. With reception also facing, in part, into the dining area, transactions can be handled while the bar/floor staff is setting up rooms in preparation for meetings and other functions in another part of the facility. Stage 2 of this major project is a major revamp of the front entrance to Graduate House. As Members and regular visitors know, the main entry at 220 Leicester Street is inconspicuous and not sheltered. It is a busy thoroughfare and the inside carpets require regular maintenance because the ‘outside’ (e.g., rain, leaves, waste) is brought in easily. Members requiring taxis often have to wait outside on the pathway as it is difficult to see the arrival of taxis inside, with taxis sometimes leaving quite quickly if nobody is seen to be waiting. The new front entrance installation proposed for early 2017 will enhance the visual aspects of the entrance and provide added protection from the elements for people waiting for transport, automated doors (rather than the currently heavy front door) better serving all users with luggage or mobility equipment. This major project will involve the construction of an elegant glass encased ‘airlock’ security entrance with two sets of sliding doors. It will be an attractive, functional, inviting, secure, sheltered entrance/exit and will provide greater street visibility for Graduate House, as well as improved security.

Major projects, repairs and maintenance The Building Services team presents reports regularly to this subcommittee, as well as to the Finance and Audit subcommittee and Council, on required major capital improvements. For each such request, a business case is prepared to show why the expenditure is justified and how the works undertaken will bring benefits to the Association. The projects are thence prioritised and put to Council with recommendations for budgeting and scheduling. Of course, the unexpected happens. As some Members may recall, the plumbing in the central wing failed us at the end of 2015. Major plumbing repairs and replacements had thus to be undertaken over 2016. Additionally, three hot water units broke down and these needed to be replaced. Graduate House is a very large facility requiring attention to repairs, replacements and maintenance. Constant work is being undertaken to keep the standards high in all common areas and accommodation rooms. The Graduate House Buildings Services team has thus developed a five-year rolling plan for this purpose. Additionally, and with the assistance of the Housekeeping team and the Accommodation Manager, a system for both cleaning and repairs/maintenance soon after a room is vacated has been adopted. Safety checks and audits are undertaken frequently through the year – e.g., for the lift, for the exhausts in the kitchen, for food safety, for the responsible serving of alcohol, for fire safety, etc. Further, the many different feedback mechanisms now available to Resident Members and staff means improved response times and quality control, all contributing to a more positive residential experience. In conclusion, I thank the members of the Buildings and Facilities subcommittee for 2016 MrRobertHeaton(Co-Vice-Chair),JoLigouris(Co-Vice-Chair),CrDavidCowie,MrDavidSparks(ChairtoMay), Cr Vincent Mirabelli (from June), Cr Rhys Watson, Ms Alexandra Mot (resident representative to May), Ms Huiting Wang (resident representative to May), Mr David Allinson (resident representative from June), Ms Julia Melanson (resident representative from June) and the management and operations team.

Cr Mary R Kelleher Chair of the Buildings and Facilities subcommittee

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Meet the Team The Graduate Union is made up of three main operational divisions. One is to manage the accommodation, a second is for membership and meeting services while the third is to undertake all the back-end administrative, finance, scheduling, publishing, marketing, advancement, business development and management functions. Here are the names, faces and position titles of our team members.

On behalf of the Members, The Graduate Union thanks our wonderful and friendly staff for their service, professionalism and commitment to our Association.

In the Office

Daniel Clark

Rosie Ellul

Operations Manager

Shirley Ho Editorial Coordinator

Diana Bachman Accommodation Manager

Mary Ellen Hill

Hospitality Manager

Executive Assistant

Tina Hasiotis Content Writer

Sujata Manandhar

Reciprocal Associations Officer

Punam Kunwar Finance Systems Officer

Carolynn Walsh

Priya Rajoo

Graphic Designer

Membership Relations Officer

Jaimy Skaria-Jose

Business Development Analyst

Natasha Thomas Analyst Programmer

Natasha Sedman Advancement Officer

Rebecca Abraham Information Specialist

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Function and Guest Services

Marwa Tantawy

Functions and Guest Services Manager

Bill Mihelakis

Functions and Guest Services Manager

Olivia Petito Guest Services Staff

Connor Hadley Guest Services Staff

Sushmita Manandhar Guest Services Staff

Amity Stafford Guest Services Staff

Hisham Nahas Guest Services Staff

Matteo Castiello Guest Services Staff

Daniel McCubbery Guest Services Staff

The Culinary Team

Nelson Hu

Co-Head Chef

Basma Tantawy

Jessie Tai

Keith Turner

Draga Jeftic

Nick Halabarec

Ittiphon Mantpuang

Co-Head Chef

Kitchen Services Staff

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Chef

Kitchen Services Staff

Cook

Kitchen Services Staff

Meng-Chin Fang Cook

Housekeeping

Anne Ladkins Head Housekeeper

Shanika Ranasinghe Housekeeping Staff

Stana Stojanovic Housekeeping Staff

Jacquelin McGregor Housekeeping Staff

Sarojini Sahal Housekeeping Staff

Building Services

Scott Nelson

Building Services Officer

Manuel Labaki Building Services Officer

Damien Nguyen Building Services Officer

Work Placements

Ramy Maghraby (in black shirt) serving guests at the Chair's Cocktail party

Qeeran Lee (with antlers) serving guests at the Members Christmas party

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Finance and Audit Finance and Audit Subcommittee The Finance and Audit subcommittee supports the Council of The Graduate Union by monitoring and reviewing the policies and practices relating to the sourcing, management, control and auditing of the Association’s finances, as well as the management of financial risk. More specifically, the Finance and Audit subcommittee is to: •

monitor the continuing longer term financial viability of the Association;

•

advise Council on the protection of the Association’s charitable status;

•

monitor the management of the Association’s trust fund;

•

monitor the Association’s monthly financial reports, identifying any significant variations from budget and directing appropriate corrective action in collaboration with other relevant subcommittees;

•

monitor the management of financial risk, including the adequacy of internal systems of risk identification and risk treatment;

•

establish, review and recommend to the Council any changes necessary to the Association’s corporate risk framework;

•

review the draft annual budget and recommend the budget to Council for approval;

•

advise Council on any matter relating to present or future debt;

•

ensure statutory accounts comply with relevant reporting standards;

•

liaise with the external auditor throughout the period of the audit and facilitate finalisation of the Audit Report; and

•

review the annual external auditor’s report and ensure that management responds in a timely way to recommendations made therein.

Policy and Internal Financial Controls Policies developed and reviewed through the Finance and Audit subcommittee and adopted by Council in 2016 included those on Major Capital Projects Management, Capital Expenditure, Debt Management and Depreciation Methodology. The processes established over 2014 and 2015 for risk mitigation and management were refined in 2016. Risks continued to be identified and rated (for likelihood of occurrence and impact should the risk occur) under a number of risk categories. In 2016, the oversight of each risk category was assigned to one of the five subcommittees of Council according to the roles and responsibilities provided in the Regulations of the Association for each subcommittee. Hence for the Finance and Audit subcommittee, oversight is now of the risk categories of market factors to income and expense exposure. For each of these categories a number of key risks have been defined, a commentary has been made to outline why it is considered

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a risk (e.g., business interruption related to construction of the new Parkville underground station, higher employment and catering costs), and measures to monitor, prevent, mitigate and manage the risk have been outlined.

Financing As reported last year, a new five year loan facility was agreed with the National Australia Bank in March of 2015. Taking advantage of the low interest rate environment, this facility has three interest-only fixed components with terms to 2017, 2018 and 2020. The facility also includes a variable (floating) component which has provided The Graduate Union with the opportunity to reduce the principal and gain savings in interest costs (of $248,858 when compared to 2015 loan interest costs). It also provides flexibility to redraw additional loan funds to the facility limit. For example, this redraw has enabled funding of the installation of the new reception desk. In November 2016 the purchase of the thirteen apartments on the seventh floor at 50 Barry Street, Carlton was financed under a new loan facility with the Bank of Australia. This facility is also split between two interest-only fixed terms (to 2019 and 2020) and a variable component. The decision for this acquisition was underpinned by comprehensive financial modelling under different worst, likely and best case scenarios.

Auditor The Graduate Union recognised and thanked the retiring Auditor, Mr Anthony (Tony) Law, at the 2016 annual General Meeting, awarding Mr Law an Outstanding Service Award. The Association is indebted to Mr Law for his many years of service and, on behalf of this subcommittee, I wish him all the very best and look forward to continuing to welcome him to Graduate House as a Member of the Association. Following the release of a tender and a detailed evaluation of submissions from a number of candidates, Mr Sam Claringbold of JTP Assurance was appointed as the auditor for the independent audit of the year ending 31st December, 2016.

Financial Performance For the year ending 31st December 2016, The Graduate Union achieved a surplus of $132,477. Operating revenue in 2016 of $3.37 million (M) was $164,034 higher ($3.20M in 2015), with the dominant sources of income being Accommodation and Catering, increasing by 4.79% and 4.58% respectively. Total operating expenses of $3.408M were higher ($3.195M), with the increases in salaries and wages, catering expenses, professional fees, rates and government taxes and building depreciation being offset slightly by lower interest expenses and bank fees. Cash flow from Operating and Investing Activities in 2016 was negative at $2,536,429 compared to the positive cash flow in 2015 of $113,923 due to 2016 expenditure on development and renovations and the purchase of 701-713, 50 Barry Street, Carlton. Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $177,132 from $298,303. The Association’s total Property, Plant and Equipment were valued at $29.960M in 2016, an increase in value of $2,591,413 compared to 2015 ($27.369M) due mainly to the acquisition in 2016 of 701-713, 50 Barry Street, Carlton.

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Operating Income A breakdown of operating income is shown in the pie chart below. Revenue from donations and bequests of $51,714 (compared to $47,724 in 2015) is not illustrated.

In conclusion, I thank the members of the Finance and Audit subcommittee for 2016 - Mr Peter Wetherall (Chair to January), Cr Leo Santalucia (Co-Vice-Chair from March), Cr Vivienne Nguyen (Co-Vice-Chair from June), Mr Peter Clark, Cr Phillip Cobbin, Cr John Green and Cr Keith Ryall, as well as our accountant, Kay Gulenc, our retiring auditor, Tony Law (until May), our new auditor, Sam Claringbold, and the management and operations team.

Cr David Cowie Chair of the Finance and Audit subcommittee

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The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. Incorporated Association Registration Number (IARN): A0023234B Australian Business Number (ABN): 55 610 664 963

Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2016

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for the year ended 31 December 2016

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

CONTENTS Page Council Report

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Statement of Financial Position

Statement of Changes in Equity

Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Financial Statements

Statement by Council Members

Independent Audit Report

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The The Graduate Graduate Union Union of of the the University University of of Melbourne Melbourne Inc. Inc. ABN: 55 610 664 963 ABN: 55 610 664 963

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Council Council Report Report

for the year ended 31 December 2016 for the year ended 31 December 2016 Your Council Members submit the financial report of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. for Your Council Members submit the financial report of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. for the financial year ended 31 December 2016. the financial year ended 31 December 2016. Council Members Council Members The names of Council Members throughout the year and at the date of this report are: The names of Council Members throughout the year and at the date of this report are: President – Dr Ken V Loughnan AO President – Dr Ken V Loughnan AO Chairperson – Mr R A J Watson Chairperson – Mr R A J Watson Vice-Chairperson – Mr R K Davis OAM Vice-Chairperson – Mr R K Davis OAM Ex-officio and nominees of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne Ex-officio and nominees of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne Ms J Ligouris Ms J Ligouris Ms Sarah Banks Ms Sarah Banks Members Members Dr P E Cobbin Dr P E Cobbin Mr D G M Cowie Mr D G M Cowie Mr R K Davis OAM Mr R K Davis OAM Mrs F Fitzgerald Mrs F Fitzgerald Mr J M Green Mr J M Green Ms M R Kelleher Ms M R Kelleher Mr V J Mirabelli (from June 2016) Mr V J Mirabelli (from June 2016) Ms V Nguyen (from April 2016) Ms V Nguyen (from April 2016) Mr K Ryall Mr K Ryall Mr L Santalucia Mr L Santalucia Mr P Southwick (from September 2016) Mr P Southwick (from September 2016) Mr D N Sparks (to May 2016) Mr D N Sparks (to May 2016) Mr R A J Watson Mr R A J Watson Mr P J Wetherall (to January 2016) Mr P J Wetherall (to January 2016) Councillors’ Remuneration Councillors’ Remuneration The Councillors of the Association have received no benefits during the financial year for the performance The Councillors of the Association have received no benefits during the financial year for the performance of their duties as members of Council. of their duties as members of Council. Principal Activities Principal Activities The principal activities during the financial year were the operation of a residential college affiliated with The The principal activities during the financial year were the operation of a residential college affiliated with The University of Melbourne and the provision of facilities for members of the Association to enjoy educational, University of Melbourne and the provision of facilities for members of the Association to enjoy educational, social and intellectual activities. social and intellectual activities. Significant Changes Significant Changes No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year. No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year. Operating result Operating result The surplus from activities for the financial year amounted to $132,477. The surplus from activities for the financial year amounted to $132,477. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the members of the Council: Signed in accordance with a resolution of the members of the Council:

............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... Mr R A J Watson – Chairperson Mr R K Davis OAM – Vice-Chairperson Mr R A J Watson – Chairperson Mr R K Davis OAM – Vice-Chairperson Dated this fifth day of the month of April in the year 2017. Dated this fifth day of the month of April in the year 2017.

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Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2016 2016

2015

3,370,119 51,714 (1,649,817) (569,234) (293,839) (286,066) (157,894) (147,296) (93,291) (77,411) (73,643) (29,552) (20,181) (9,643)

3,206,085 47,724 (1,492,518) (517,120) (235,031) (534,924) (145,609) (23,341) (64,225) (78,417) (59,038) (29,674) (5,670) (9,000)

Surplus / (deficit) for the year

13,966

59,242

Other comprehensive income Gain / (loss) on revaluation of buildings

118,511

Total other comprehensive income

118,511

Total comprehensive income for the year

132,477

59,242

Note Revenue Donations Employment expenses Catering expenses Repairs and maintenance Interest and bank fees Communications expenses Depreciation (including buildings) Professional fees Utilities expenses Rates and government taxes Insurance expenses Legal expenses Scholarship

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2(a) 2(b)

The The Graduate Graduate Union Union of of the the University University of of Melbourne Melbourne Inc. Inc. ABN: 55 610 664 963 ABN: 55 610 664 963

IARN: A0023234B IARN: A0023234B

Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Position Position for the year ended 31 December 2016 for the year ended 31 December 2016

2016 2016

2015 2015

177,132 177,132 153,597 153,597 36,410 36,410 102,307 102,307

298,303 298,303 35,275 35,275 38,466 38,466 64,624 64,624

469,446 469,446

436,668 436,668

29,960,251 29,960,251

27,368,838 27,368,838

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

29,960,251 29,960,251

27,368,838 27,368,838

TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS

30,429,697 30,429,697

27,805,506 27,805,506

470,476 470,476 218,152 218,152

414,681 414,681 176,306 176,306

688,628 688,628

590,987 590,987

8,591,258 8,591,258

6,176,000 6,176,000

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

8,591,258 8,591,258

6,176,000 6,176,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES

9,279,886 9,279,886

6,766,987 6,766,987

NET ASSETS NET ASSETS

21,149,811 21,149,811

21,038,519 21,038,519

EQUITY EQUITY Reserves Reserves Retained earnings Retained earnings

19,258,756 19,258,756 1,891,055 1,891,055

19,109,716 19,109,716 1,928,803 1,928,803

TOTAL EQUITY TOTAL EQUITY

21,149,811 21,149,811

21,038,519 21,038,519

Note Note ASSETS ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables Inventories Inventories Prepayments Prepayments

5 5 6 6 7 7

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment

8 8

LIABILITIES LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables Trade and other payables Provisions Provisions

9 9 10 10

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Borrowings Borrowings

11 11

5 5

$ $

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The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. IARN: A0023234B The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc.

ABN: 55 610 664 963

Statement of 664 Changes in Equity ABN: 55 610 963

IARN: A0023234B

for the year ended 31 December 2016

Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2016

2016

Retained Earnings

2016

Balance at 1 January 2016

Total Reserves

Reserves

Balance at 31 December 2016 2015

Balance at 1 January 2015 Balance at Surplus/(Deficit) 1 January from ordinary2015 activities and donations Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities Transfers and donations to/(from) reserves Transfers Balance at reserves 31 to/(from) December 2015

118,511 (11,140) 1,891,055 18,538,942 638,032

Total Equity $

10,500 19,109,716 21,038,519 0 51,714 13,966 0 0

40,312

30,970

10,500 19,258,756 21,149,811 Total Reserves

Reserves

51,714 97,326 13,966 97,326

(10,045) 30,970 0 10,500 19,258,756 0 97,326 97,326 40,312 21,149,811

1,891,055 18,538,942 638,032 Retained Earnings

2015

Total Reserves

Revaluation Building Residents’ General Stillwell a Reserve 642,199 Reserve 36,586 Fund Reserve Collection 1,928,803 18,420,431 0 10,500 19,109,716 21,038,519

Balance at Surplus/(Deficit) 1,928,803 18,420,431 642,199 36,586 0 1 January from ordinary2016 activities and donations (37,748) 0 6,973 13,771 30,970 Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities Transfers and donations (37,748) 118,511 (11,140) 0 6,973 (10,045) 13,771 30,970 to/(from) reserves 0 Transfers Balance at reserves 31 to/(from) December 2016

Retained Revaluation Building Residents’ Earnings Reserves General Stillwell a $ Reserve Reserve Fund$ Reserve Collection

Total Equity

Retained Revaluation Building Residents’ Earnings ReservesBursaries Stillwell a $ Reserve Reserve Fund$ Reserve Collection

Total Reserves $

Total Equity $

Revaluation Building Residents’ Bursaries Stillwell a Reserve 598,211 Reserve 39,432 Fund Reserve Collection 1,917,285 13,869,777 2,418 10,500 14,520,338 16,437,623 1,917,285 13,869,777 598,211 11,518 0 43,988 11,518 0 4,550,654 0

43,988 0

4,550,654 1,928,803 018,420,431 642,199 0

39,432 3,736

2,418 0

10,500 14,520,338 16,437,623 0 47,724 59,242

3,736 (2,418) 0 (6,582)

47,7244,541,654 59,242 0 04,541,654

(6,582) 36,586

(2,418) 0 4,541,654 4,541,654 0 10,500 19,109,716 21,038,519

Balance at 31 December 2015 1,928,803 18,420,431 642,199 36,586 0 10,500 19,109,716 21,038,519 The Bursaries Reserve in the 2015 Reserves was closed, added to the Residents Fund and replaced by a General Reserve in the 2016 Reserves. a

The Bursaries Reserve in the 2015 Reserves was closed, added to the Residents Fund and replaced by a General Reserve in the 2016 Reserves.

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Statement Statement of of Cash Cash Flows Flows

for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016 Note Note CASH CASH FLOWS FLOWS FROM FROM OPERATING OPERATING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Receipts Receipts from from accommodation accommodation and and catering catering Receipts Receipts from from subscriptions subscriptions Donations and Donations and other other income income

Payments Payments to to suppliers suppliers and and employees employees Net Net cash cash provided provided by by operating operating activities activities

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CASH CASH FLOWS FLOWS FROM FROM INVESTING INVESTING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Property rentals Property rentals

Interest Interest received received Funds Funds expended expended on on development development and and renovations renovations

2016 2016

2015 2015

3,237,731 3,237,731 103,322 103,322

3,167,819 3,167,819 88,475 88,475

$ $

53,933 53,933 (3,282,991) (3,282,991)

53,297 53,297 (3,121,742) (3,121,742)

111,995 111,995

187,849 187,849

34,006 34,006 3,779 3,779

28,243 28,243 9,368 9,368

(377,556) (377,556) (2,308,653) (2,308,653)

(32,681) (32,681) (78,856) (78,856)

(2,648,424) (2,648,424)

(73,926) (73,926)

(231,000) (231,000) 2,646,258 2,646,258

(974,000) (974,000) 150,000 150,000

Net cash cash used used in in financing financing activities activities Net

2,415,258 2,415,258

(824,000) (824,000)

Net Net increase increase // (decrease) (decrease) in in cash cash held held Cash and cash equivalents at beginning Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of of financial financial year year

(121,171) (121,171) 298,303 298,303

(710,077) (710,077) 1,008,380 1,008,380

177,132 177,132

298,303 298,303

Funds Funds expended expended on on asset asset purchases purchases Net Net cash cash used used in in investing investing activities activities

CASH CASH FLOWS FLOWS FROM FROM FINANCING FINANCING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Repayments Repayments Funds Funds drawn drawn down down

Cash Cash and and cash cash equivalents equivalents at at end end of of financial financial year year

5 5

7 7

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Notes to the Financial Statements Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 for the year ended 31 December 2016

The Financial Statements cover The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. as an individual entityFinancial incorporated in Victoria under Associations Reform 2012 (Vic). The Statements cover Thethe Graduate UnionIncorporation of the University of Act Melbourne Inc. as an individual 1

entity incorporated in Victoria under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic). Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Basis of Preparation (a)

Basis of Preparation The Financial Statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance the Australian Accounting Standards Reduced Disclosure The Financialwith Statements are general purpose financial– statements that have Requirements, been prepared the in Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and the requirements of the Australian Charities accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements, the and Not-for-profits Commission Act Act 20122012 (ACNC Act). Associations Incorporation Reform (Vic) and the requirements of the Australian Charities

and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act). Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has concluded would result in policies a financial and Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting thatreport the containing Australian relevant Accounting reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted Standards Board (AASB) has concluded would result in a financial report containing relevant and in the preparation this transactions, financial report are presented belowMaterial and have been consistently applied reliable information of about events and conditions. accounting policies adopted unless otherwise stated. in the preparation of this financial report are presented below and have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated. The Financial Statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of and selected non-current assets, The Financial Statements have been prepared on an accruals basis are based on historical financial assets and financial liabilities. costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets,

(b) (b)

financial assets and financial liabilities. Income Tax

Income Tax Tax effect accounting has not been applied as the Association is exempt from Income Tax under Section 50-B of the Income Act,Association 1997 (Cth).is The Association has Tax also under been Tax effect accounting has not Tax beenAssessment applied as the exempt from Income endorsed50-B as aof taxthe concession charity for Goods and Tax (GST) and Fringe Benefits by Section Income Tax Assessment Act, Services 1997 (Cth). The Association has alsoTax been the Australian Taxation Office. endorsed as a tax concession charity for Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Fringe Benefits Tax by the Australian Taxation Office. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair values as indicated, minus, whereclass applicable, any accumulated depreciation impairment Each of property, plant and equipment is and carried at cost losses. or fair values as indicated, minus, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Freehold Land and Buildings

Freehold Land and Buildings Freehold land and buildings are shown at their fair value (being the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing in an the arm’s lengthfortransaction) based on Freehold land and buildings are shown at their fairparties value (being amount which an asset could periodic valuations by external independent valuers. be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction) based on periodic valuations by external independent valuers. Capital Improvements Capital Improvements Capital improvements are measured at cost. Capital improvements are measured at cost. Increases and decreases in the carrying amount upon revaluation of land are offset to the revaluation reserve in and equity. Increases decreases in the carrying amount upon revaluation of land are offset to the revaluation

reserve in equity. Increases and decreases in the carrying amount upon revaluation of buildings are offset to the Statement and of Comprehensive Increases decreases in Income. the carrying amount upon revaluation of buildings are offset to the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Asset Revaluations

Asset Revaluations The freehold land is as per independent valuation by WBP Property Group as at 31 December 2015. The freehold land is as per independent valuation by WBP Property Group as at 31 December 2015. The carrying amount of buildings was revalued by the Council. Based on maintenance carried out and carrying capital improvements, the value the buildings restated to the by The amount of buildings wasofrevalued by thewas Council. Based on independent maintenancevaluation carried out WBPcapital Property Group as at 31 2015. and improvements, theDecember value of the buildings was restated to the independent valuation by 8 WBP Property Group as at 31 December 2015.

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Notes Notes to to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued)

for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016 Plant Plant and and Equipment Equipment

Plant Plant and and equipment equipment are are measured measured on on the the cost cost basis, basis, less less depreciation depreciation and and impairment impairment losses. losses. The The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually to ensure that it is not in excess carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually to ensure that it is not in excess of of the the recoverable recoverable amount amount from from these these assets. assets. Depreciation Depreciation The The depreciable depreciable amount amount of of all all fixed fixed assets assets (excluding (excluding 222-234 222-234 Leicester Leicester Street, Street, Carlton Carlton -- refer refer to to Note 8) is depreciated on a straight line basis over the asset’s useful life commencing from the Note 8) is depreciated on a straight line basis over the asset’s useful life commencing from the time time the the asset asset is is held held ready ready for for use. use. The The depreciation depreciation rates rates used used range range from from 2.5% 2.5% to to 37.5% 37.5% based based on on the the type of asset. type of asset. (d) (d)

Inventories Inventories Inventories Inventories which which consist consist of of beverages, beverages, food food products products and and merchandise merchandise are are measured measured at at the the lower lower of of cost and net realisable value. cost and net realisable value.

(e) (e)

Employee Employee Benefits Benefits Provision Provision is is made made for for the the Association's Association's liability liability for for employee employee benefits benefits arising arising from from services services rendered rendered by employees to the end of the reporting period. by employees to the end of the reporting period.

(f) (f)

Revenue Revenue and and Other Other Income Income Revenue Revenue from from accommodation accommodation is is recognised recognised upon upon the the delivery delivery of of services services to to residents. residents. Revenue Revenue from catering is accounted for on an accruals basis. Interest revenue is recognised from catering is accounted for on an accruals basis. Interest revenue is recognised on on aa proportional proportional basis basis taking taking into into account account the the interest interest rates rates applicable applicable to to the the financial financial assets. assets. All All revenue revenue is is stated stated net net of of the the amount amount of of GST. GST.

(g) (g)

Goods Goods and and Services Services Tax Tax (GST) (GST) Revenues, Revenues, expenses expenses and and assets assets are are recognised recognised net net of of the the amount amount of of GST, GST, except except where where the the amount amount of of GST GST incurred incurred is is not not recoverable recoverable from from the the Tax Tax Office. Office. In In these these circumstances circumstances the the GST GST is is recognised recognised as as part part of of the the cost cost of of acquisition acquisition of of the the asset asset or or as as part part of of an an item item of of the the expense. expense. Receivables Receivables and and payables payables in in the the Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Position Position are are shown shown inclusive inclusive of of GST. GST. Cash Cash flows flows are are presented presented in in the the Statement Statement of of Cash Cash Flows Flows on on aa gross gross basis, basis, except except for for the the GST GST component component of of investing investing and and financing financing activities, activities, which which are are disclosed disclosed as as operating operating cash cash flows. flows.

(h) (h)

Cash Cash and and Cash Cash Equivalents Equivalents Cash Cash and and cash cash equivalents equivalents include include cash cash on on hand, hand, deposits deposits held held at at call call with with banks, banks, other other short-term short-term highly highly liquid liquid investments investments with with original original maturities maturities of of three three months months or or less, less, and and bank bank overdrafts. overdrafts.

(i) (i)

Impairment Impairment of of Assets Assets At At the the end end of of each each reporting reporting period, period, the the Association Association reviews reviews the the carrying carrying values values of of its its tangible tangible assets assets to to determine determine whether whether there there is is any any indication indication that that those those assets assets have have been been impaired. impaired. IfIf such such an an indication indication exists, exists, the the recoverable recoverable amount amount of of the the asset, asset, being being the the higher higher of of the the asset's asset's fair fair value value less less costs costs to to sell sell and and value value in in use, use, is is compared compared to to the the asset's asset's carrying carrying value. value. Any Any excess excess of of the the asset's asset's carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the Statement of Comprehensive carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Income. Where Where itit is is not not possible possible to to estimate estimate the the recoverable recoverable amount amount of of an an individual individual asset, asset, the the Association Association estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. 99

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Notes to to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued) Notes

for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016 (j) Provisions (j) Provisions

Provisions are are recognised recognised when when the the Association Association has has a a legal legal or or constructive constructive obligation, obligation, as as a a result result of of Provisions past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be be reliably reliably measured. measured. can (k) (k)

Comparative Figures Figures Comparative When required required by by Accounting Accounting Standards, Standards, comparative comparative figures figures have have been been adjusted adjusted to to conform conform to to When changes in presentation for the current financial year. changes in presentation for the current financial year.

(l) (l)

AASB 108 108 -- Accounting Accounting Policies, Policies, Changes Changes in in Accounting Accounting Estimates Estimates and and Errors Errors AASB During the the current current year year the the Association Association adopted adopted Australian Australian Accounting Accounting Standards Standards and and Interpretations Interpretations During applicable to to its its operations operations which which became became mandatory. mandatory. The The adoption adoption of of these these standards standards has has impacted impacted applicable the recognition, recognition, measurement measurement and and disclosure disclosure of of certain certain transactions. transactions. The The following following is is an an explanation explanation the of the the impact impact the the adoption adoption of of these these standards standards and and interpretations interpretations has has had had on on the the financial financial statements statements of of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. AASB 116 116 – – Property, Property, Plant Plant and and Equipment Equipment -- Disclosure Disclosure impact impact AASB Reporting changes changes in in non-current non-current assets assets – – The The adoption adoption of of this this standard standard requires requires that that after after Reporting recognition as an asset, an item of property, plant and equipment whose fair value can be measured recognition as an asset, an item of property, plant and equipment whose fair value can be measured reliably shall shall be be carried carried at at a a revalued revalued amount, amount, being being its its fair fair value value at at the the date date of of the the revaluation revaluation less less reliably any subsequent subsequent accumulated accumulated depreciation depreciation and and subsequent subsequent accumulated accumulated impairment impairment losses. losses. any A depreciation depreciation charge charge for for buildings buildings (excluding (excluding buildings buildings at at 222-234 222-234 Leicester Leicester Street, Street, Carlton Carlton which which A have a heritage overlay and the appropriate preservation policies in place and thus are not required have a heritage overlay and the appropriate preservation policies in place and thus are not required to be be depreciated) depreciated) will will now now be be recognised recognised in in the the Statement Statement of of Comprehensive Comprehensive Income. Income. to The cost cost base base for for depreciation depreciation of of the the buildings buildings is is based based on on the the independent independent valuation valuation as as at at 31 31 The December 2015. The surplus for the 2016 year was reduced by $118,511. No adjustment has been December 2015. The surplus for the 2016 year was reduced by $118,511. No adjustment has been made to to the the comparative comparative year year to to the the carrying carrying value value of of the the buildings. buildings. made The following following illustrates illustrates the the effect effect on on the the comparative comparative Statement Statement of of Comprehensive Comprehensive had had an an The adjustment to the comparative year been recognised: adjustment to the comparative year been recognised: For the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2015 2015 For

2015 2015 $ $

Surplus // (deficit) (deficit) for for the the year year Surplus Other Other comprehensive comprehensive income income // (expenses) (expenses) Building depreciation depreciation (based (based on on 2011 2011 valuation) valuation) Building Gain / (loss) on revaluation of land and Gain / (loss) on revaluation of land and buildings buildings

59,242 59,242

Total Total other other comprehensive comprehensive income income

(247,500) (247,500) 5,150,000 5,150,000 4,902,500 4,902,500

Total Total comprehensive comprehensive income income for for year year

4,961,742 4,961,742

In In addition, addition, the the Council Council has has reviewed reviewed the the carrying carrying amount amount of of the the buildings buildings as as at at balance balance date date and and based on improvements and maintenance carried out Council has determined that the based on improvements and maintenance carried out Council has determined that the carrying carrying amount amount of of the the Leicester Leicester Street Street buildings buildings is is as as per per the the 2015 2015 independent independent valuation valuation and and that that the the carrying amount of 701-713, 50 Barry Street, Carlton is as per the purchase price. Based on carrying amount of 701-713, 50 Barry Street, Carlton is as per the purchase price. Based on this, this, a a revaluation revaluation increase increase of of $118,511 $118,511 was was recognised recognised in in the the Statement Statement of of Comprehensive Comprehensive Income Income for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016. 2016. 10 10 graduateunionannualreport • 104

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IARN: IARN: A0023234B A0023234B

Notes Notes to to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued)

for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016

2 2

4 4

5 5

6 6

2015 2015

1,914,491 1,914,491 1,302,257 1,302,257 103,322 103,322 3,779 3,779 34,006 34,006 12,264 12,264

1,822,782 1,822,782 1,242,644 1,242,644 88,475 88,475 9,368 9,368 28,243 28,243 14,573 14,573

3,370,119 3,370,119

3,206,085 3,206,085

40,318 40,318 11,396 11,396

43,988 43,988 3,736 3,736

51,714 51,714

47,724 47,724

277,481 277,481 277,481 277,481

270,262 270,262 270,262 270,262

11,000 11,000 0 0

9,600 9,600 0 0

11,000 11,000

9,600 9,600

1,500 1,500 81,131 81,131 94,501 94,501

1,500 1,500 260,002 260,002 36,801 36,801

177,132 177,132

298,303 298,303

34,742 34,742 118,855 118,855

35,275 35,275 0 0

153,597 153,597

35,275 35,275

$ $

Revenue Revenue and and Other Other Income Income Revenue from Continuing Revenue from Continuing Operations Operations 2(a) 2(a) Revenue Revenue -- Accommodation Accommodation -- Catering Catering -- Subscriptions Subscriptions -- Interest Interest received received -- Property Property rentals rentals -- Other income Other income Total Total Revenue Revenue 2(b) 2(b) Donations Donations -- Donations Donations -- Building Building -- Donations Donations - Other Other

3 3

2016 2016

Key Key Management Management Personnel Personnel Compensation Compensation The totals of remuneration paid The totals of remuneration paid to to key key management management personnel personnel of of the the Association during the year are as follows: Association during the year are as follows: -- Short-term Short-term employee employee benefits benefits

Auditor’s Auditor’s Remuneration Remuneration Remuneration Remuneration of of the the auditor auditor of of the the Association Association for: for: -- Auditing Auditing or or reviewing reviewing the the Financial Financial Statements Statements -- Other Other services services

Cash Cash and and Cash Cash Equivalents Equivalents Cash on hand Cash on hand Cash Cash at at bank bank Cash management Cash management accounts accounts (donations (donations and and bequests) bequests)

Trade Trade and and Other Other Receivables Receivables CURRENT CURRENT Accounts Accounts receivable receivable Land transfer Land transfer duty duty refund refund -- 701-713, 701-713, 50 50 Barry Barry Street, Street, Carlton Carlton 11 11

$ $

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IARN: IARN: A0023234B A0023234B

(continued) Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016

2016 2016 7 7

$ $

Inventories Inventories CURRENT CURRENT Beverages, Beverages, food food products products and and merchandise merchandise at at cost cost

8 8

2015 2015 $ $

36,410 36,410

38,466 38,466

36,410 36,410

38,466 38,466

21,300,000 21,300,000 300,400 300,400

21,300,000 21,300,000 0 0

21,600,400 21,600,400

21,300,000 21,300,000

222-234 222-234 Leicester Leicester Street, Street, Carlton Carlton buildings buildings at at independent independent valuation valuation as as at 31 31 December December 2015 2015 at

1,306,030 1,306,030

210-220 210-220 Leicester Leicester Street, Street, Carlton Carlton buildings buildings at at independent independent valuation valuation as as at 31 December 2015 at 31 December 2015 701-713, 701-713, 50 50 Barry Barry Street, Street, Carlton Carlton buildings buildings at at cost cost

4,543,970 4,543,970

1,878,587 1,878,587

0 0

6,422,557 6,422,557

4,543,970 4,543,970

(118,511) (118,511) 6,304,046 6,304,046

0 0 4,543,970 4,543,970

118,511 118,511

0 0

6,422,557 6,422,557

5,850,000 5,850,000

377,556 377,556

0 0

377,556 377,556

0 0

785,553 785,553 (531,845) (531,845)

721,898 721,898 (503,060) (503,060)

253,708 253,708

218,838 218,838

29,960,251 29,960,251

27,368,838 27,368,838

Property, Property, Plant Plant and and Equipment Equipment Freehold land land at at independent independent valuation valuation as as at at 31 31 December December 2015 2015 Freehold Freehold Freehold land land at at cost cost

Accumulated Accumulated depreciation depreciation – – (Note (Note (l)) (l))

Council Council Members’ Members’ revaluation revaluation as as at at 31 31 December December 2016 2016 – – (Note (Note (l)) (l))

Capital improvements improvements at at cost cost Capital

Plant and and equipment equipment at at cost cost Plant Accumulated Accumulated depreciation depreciation

Total Total Property, Property, Plant Plant and and Equipment Equipment

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IARN: IARN: A0023234B A0023234B

Notes Notes to to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued) for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016 8 8

Property, Property, Plant Plant and and Equipment Equipment (continued) (continued) Movement Movement in in carrying carrying amounts amounts Movement in the carrying Movement in the carrying amounts amounts for for each each class class of of property, property, plant plant and and equipment equipment between between the the beginning and and the the end end of of the the financial financial year. year. beginning Capital Plant and and Capital Plant Buildings Improvement Improvement Equipment Equipment Buildings

Land Land $ $

Balance Balance at at 1 1 January January 2015 2015

$ $

Total Total $ $

9,900,000 9,900,000

566,665 566,665

163,323 163,323

22,729,988 22,729,988

Additions Additions

0 0

566,665 566,665

0 0

78,856 78,856

645,521 645,521

Transfer Transfer to to Property Property Account Account

0 0

(566,665) (566,665)

0 0

(566,665) (566,665)

Depreciation Depreciation expense expense

0 0

(23,341) (23,341)

Revaluation Revaluation increment increment /(decrement) /(decrement)

9,200,000 9,200,000 (4,616,665) (4,616,665)

0 0

4,583,335 4,583,335

Balance Balance at at 31 31 December December 2015 2015

21,300,000 21,300,000

5,850,000 5,850,000

0 0

218,838 218,838

27,368,838 27,368,838

300,400 300,400

1,878,587 1,878,587

377,556 377,556

63,655 63,655

2,620,198 2,620,198

Transfer Transfer to to Property Property Account Account

0 0

Depreciation Depreciation expense expense

0 0

(118,511) (118,511)

0 0

(28,785) (28,785)

(147,296) (147,296)

Revaluation Revaluation increment increment /(decrement) /(decrement)

0 0

118,511 118,511

0 0

118,511 118,511

21,600,400 21,600,400

7,728,587 7,728,587

377,556 377,556

253,708 253,708

29,960,251 29,960,251

Carrying Carrying amount amount at at 31 31 December December 2016 2016

10 10

$ $

12,100,000 12,100,000

Additions Additions

9 9

$ $

2016 2016

2015 2015

84,321 84,321 63,333 63,333 321 321 322,501 322,501

62,624 62,624 46,453 46,453 3,554 3,554 302,050 302,050

470,476 470,476

414,681 414,681

218,152 218,152

176,306 176,306

218,152 218,152

176,306 176,306

$ $

Trade Trade and and Other Other Payables Payables CURRENT CURRENT Unsecured Unsecured liabilities liabilities Trade payables Trade payables Accruals Accruals Net Net GST GST payable payable Prepaid accommodation accommodation and and bonds bonds Prepaid

Provisions Provisions CURRENT CURRENT Employee benefits benefits Employee

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$ $

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IARN: A0023234B A0023234B IARN:

(continued) Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016

11 11

2016 2016

2015 2015

-- NAB NAB Bank Bank Bill Bill Facility Facility

6,485,000 6,485,000

6,176,000 6,176,000

Bank Australia Australia Facility Facility -- Bank

2,106,258 2,106,258

0 0

8,591,258 8,591,258

6,176,000 6,176,000

$ $

Borrowings Borrowings

$ $

NAB NAB Bank Bank Bill Bill Facility Facility The The facility facility has has a a limit limit of of $7.3 $7.3 million million and and is is split split between between interest interest only only fixed fixed and and variable variable components. components. The split as at 31 December 2016 is as follows: The split as at 31 December 2016 is as follows: --

$2.5 million million fixed fixed interest interest to to 28 28 February February 2020 2020 $2.5

$1.5 $1.5 million million fixed fixed interest interest to to 30 30 April April 2019 2019

$1.0 $1.0 million million fixed fixed interest interest to to 6 6 July July 2017 2017

$2.3 million million variable variable interest interest $2.3

The The facility facility is is secured secured over over freehold freehold land, land, buildings buildings and and improvements improvements at at 216-220 216-220 and and 222-228 222-228 Leicester Leicester Street, Carlton. Street, Carlton. Bank Bank Australia Australia Facility Facility The loan loan limit limit is is $2,161,000 $2,161,000 and and is is split split between between interest interest only only fixed fixed and and principal principal repayment repayment and and interest interest The components. The The loan loan is is a a 30 30 year year facility. facility. The The split split as as at at 31 31 December December 2016 2016 is is as as follows: follows: components. --

$0.5405 $0.5405 million million variable variable interest interest and and principal principal repayment repayment

$0.5400 million million fixed fixed interest interest to to 28 28 November November 2019 2019 $0.5400

$1.0805 $1.0805 million million fixed fixed interest interest to to 28 28 November November 2021 2021

The The facility facility is is secured secured over over freehold freehold land, land, buildings buildings and and improvements improvements at at 701-713, 701-713, 50 50 Barry Barry Street Street Carlton and 234 Leicester Street, Carlton Carlton and 234 Leicester Street, Carlton

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Contingent Liabilities Liabilities Contingent At 31 31 December December 2016 2016 the the Association Association had had no no contingent contingent liabilities. liabilities. At

13 13

Capital Commitments Commitments Capital At 31 31 December December 2016 2016 the the Association Association had had outstanding outstanding capital capital commitments commitments of of $128,369 $128,369 for for the the At completion of of the the new new reception reception and and the the front front entrance entrance at at 220 220 Leicester Leicester Street, Street, Carlton. Carlton. completion

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The The Graduate Graduate Union Union of of the the University University of of Melbourne Melbourne Inc. Inc. ABN: ABN: 55 55 610 610 664 664 963 963

IARN: IARN: A0023234B A0023234B

Notes Notes to to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements (continued) (continued)

for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016

2016 2016 14 14

Cash Cash Flow Flow Information Information Reconciliation Reconciliation of of Cash Cash Flow Flow from from Operations Operations with with Surplus/(Deficit) Surplus/(Deficit) Surplus Surplus // (deficit) (deficit) for for the the year year Depreciation Depreciation

Revaluation Revaluation Income Income from from Investing Investing Activities Activities

Changes Changes in in assets assets and and liabilities liabilities -- decrease / (increase) decrease / (increase) in in trade trade receivables, receivables, inventories inventories ---

increase increase // (decrease) (decrease) in in trade trade payables, payables, accruals accruals and and reserves reserves increase / (decrease) in employee benefits increase / (decrease) in employee benefits

Net Net cash cash provided provided by by operating operating activities activities

15 15

2015 2015 $$

132,477 132,477 147,296 147,296

59,242 59,242 23,341 23,341

(35,094) (35,094) (18,234) (18,234)

68,943 68,943 126 126

(118,511) (118,511) (37,785) (37,785)

00 00

41,846 41,846

36,197 36,197

111,995 111,995

187,849 187,849

Events Events After After the the Balance Balance Sheet Sheet Date Date There There have have been been no no matters matters or or circumstances circumstances which which have have arisen arisen since since the the end end of of the the financial financial year year which may significantly affect the operations of the Association, the results of those operations which may significantly affect the operations of the Association, the results of those operations or or the the state state of of affairs affairs of of the the Association Association in in subsequent subsequent years. years.

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Trusts Trusts The The Graduate Graduate Union Union of of the the University University of of Melbourne Melbourne Incorporated Incorporated is is aa trustee trustee of of the the following following trusts: trusts: -- William Berry Postgraduate College Trust Fund William Berry Postgraduate College Trust Fund

15 15

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IARN: IARN: A0023234B A0023234B

Statement Statement by by Council Council Members Members for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 December December 2016 2016

In In the the opinion opinion of of the the Council: Council: 1. 1.

the the Financial Financial Report, Report, as as set set out out on on pages pages 2 2 to to 15, 15, presents presents a a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the financial financial position position of of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. as at 31 December 2016 and its performance The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. as at 31 December 2016 and its performance for for the the year year ended ended on on that that date date in in accordance accordance with with Australian Australian Accounting Accounting Standards Standards (including (including Australian Australian Accounting Interpretations) of the Australian Accounting Standards Board. Accounting Interpretations) of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

2. 2.

At At the the date date of of this this Statement, Statement, there there are are reasonable reasonable grounds grounds to to believe believe that that The The Graduate Graduate Union Union of of the the University of Melbourne Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. University of Melbourne Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This This Statement Statement is is made made in in accordance accordance with with a a resolution resolution of of the the Council Council and and is is signed signed for for and and on on behalf behalf of of the the Council by: Council by:

................................................... ................................................... Mr Mr R RA A JJ Watson Watson -- Chairperson Chairperson

.......................................................... .......................................................... Mr Mr R RK K Davis Davis – – Vice-Chairperson Vice-Chairperson

Dated Dated this this fifth fifth day day of of the the month month of of April April in in the the year year 2017. 2017.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATE UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE INC. ABN 55 610 664 963 Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. (the Association), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2016, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the certification by members of the Council on the annual statements giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the Association. Council’s Responsibility for the Financial Report The Council of the Association is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and for such internal control as the Council determines is necessary to enable the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Council’s preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Council, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion the financial report of The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne Inc. has been prepared in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012, including: a.

giving a true and fair view of the Association’s financial position as at 31 December 2016 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

complying with Australian Accounting Standards.

Signed at Melbourne this 29th day of March 2017 ABN: 13 488 640 554. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

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