ELECTION ISSUE
PERIODICAL NEWSLETTER OF THE GRADUATE UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE INCORPORATED
In the Notice of Election published in the February issue of The Melbourne Graduate I indicated that there were four regular vacancies to be filled and any other vacancies which occurred prior to the close of nominations. Prior to the close of nominations, a vacancy was created because of the recent death of Council member John Gill (see Obituary below). For these elections,therefore, five vacancies are now to be filled.
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CONTENTS Calendar Of Graduate House Events New Members Valete Letters
Term of Office*
BELLAIR, David T BINNS, John Andrew KIDSTON, Cheryl MCCREDIE, David Alexander TAYLOR, Neil James
2007 2007 2007 2007 2006
*Term of Office until AGM of year stated Ronald G Ritchie RETURNING OFFICER
JOHN GILL 27/9/1937 - 25/2/2004)
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Graduate Council News Annual General Meeting Agenda 3 Annual Report 5 Statement of Financial Performance 5 Statement of Financial Position 5 Notes to the Financial Statements 8 Statement by Council 8 Independent Audit Report 10 Members and Residents 11 Luncheon Speakers 12 Donations to the Building Fund 12
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Members of the Graduate Union and residents of the House were shocked to learn of the sudden death of John Gill, who served on the Council for the past five years and died in office. John was a Life Member from graduation and always a strong supporter, initially as Secretary of the Commerce Graduates’ Association and lately as Chair of the Development Committee.
PROPERTY REPORT by Dr R Gibson, Acting Chairman, Development Committee Lunchtime 11 March, the concrete panels of the façade of The New Graduate House filled the space between the two terraces that was there the day before. A giant crane which weighs over 60 tonnes on the road and 100 tonnes when the counterweights are added, drove up Church Street into the carpark behind the Annexe. This was needed to lift the panels from the trucks and place them near the Leicester Street frontage. The building activity has its inevitable variations and not surprisingly our builders and our architects have to resolve debates about allowances for lost time caused by factors outside the builder’s control. Our consultants are well capable of dealing with these matters. Whatever adjustments may be made to the construction schedule, we remain confident that the building will be finished in November. The four-storey building is Stage 1 of the development. When Stage 1 is finished, the following stages involve the necessary alterations within the existing terraces. The building is progressing at such a rate that conversations are already underway with the suppliers of equipment, furniture and fittings to ensure that these items all arrive at the right time according to the building schedule.
His professional life was spent in agricultural cooperatives and his interest continued with the Victorian Cooperatives’ Federation where he and Dr Dooley of Monash University developed an educational program for agricultural cooperatives and instituted the Annual Agribusiness Cooperatives Leadership and Guidance Forum for chairmen and directors in the field in Australia and New Zealand. In recognition of John’s work, Monash University is to establish a scholarship in his name which will allow a representative from one of the smaller cooperatives to attend the Forum each year. John came from a clan long resident in Williamstown, an area which he always loved. He attended Wesley College, but played cricket and football with local Methodist teams. He followed Melbourne Football Club and was an ardent member of the MCC. The only overseas tour he ever led, not connected with his cooperatives, was a cricketing one. After his marriage to Angie, he moved from Williamstown to be nearer her friends. These friends remember wonderful meals and companionship around their table. We offer Angie our deepest sympathy at her loss. We also send our sympathy to John’s sister, Joan, her husband, her children Cecilie and Andrew and their families in New Zealand.
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