The need to keep fairness on the agenda as Australia builds as a nation was the key message from Opposition Leader the Hon Kim Beazley MP at the recent 1999 Monash APEC Lecture.

The public lecture, held at the Shell Theatrette in the city, was the first of a series hosted by the Australian Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Study Centre and Monash University.

In his introductory remarks, Monash vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson said the university's involvement in the APEC Study Centre was integral to the role of Monash as one of Australia's finest international universities.

He welcomed to the forum Mr Hugh Morgan AO, managing director of WMC Resources Ltd., who introduced Mr Beazley as guest speaker.

Mr Morgan noted it was the first time he had ever introduced a senior Labor figure, and spoke about the genuine friendships in politics which could be made across party lines.

He said he looked forward to the release on 21 June of what he saw as an important discussion paper on the future of APEC by the Shadow Minister for Trade, Mr Peter Cook.

In his address on winning in the global economy, Mr Beazley spoke about trade policy for the new millennium. He said the policies for a fair society in the future were also the policies for a competitive economy.

"Success in the global economy of the future will not be driven solely by unit labour costs, but by investment, technology, education and training," Mr Beazley said.

He went on to explain that Labor's vision of a knowledge-based society embraced two essential points about globalisation. Firstly, he said, Australia's future prosperity depended on a deepening and widening engagement with the global economy, and secondly, at the same time Australia could run the risk of scaling the heights of national prosperity while leaving large numbers of citizens behind.

"The success of this or that individual, or this or that industry, simply will not endure if it comes at the price, in the public mind, of failure elsewhere," Mr Beazley said. "What we need is a government committed to building a knowledge-based society, to extract the full dividend from our global engagement for all Australians."

The 1999 Monash APEC Lecture was sponsored by Toyota Australia. The full transcript of Mr Beazley's address can be found at www.arts.monash.edu.au/ausapec/ The discussion paper on the future of APEC by the Shadow Trade Minister, Mr Peter Cook, is at www.alp.org.au/policy/pdpapec210699.html

Students at the centre of flexible learning


Discussing courses being offered by the university next year at the Monash Teachers' Seminar last week were St Kevin's College careers coordinator Ms Shirley Yau (left) and the Faculty of Education's marketing manager Ms Ros Fyffe.

More than 200 secondary teachers visited Clayton campus last week to find out about the range of programs the university will offer prospective students next year.

The annual Monash Teachers' Seminar provided school principals, careers teachers and VCE coordinators from across the state with an opportunity to obtain essential information about developments and initiatives at all Monash campuses.

In the keynote address, dean of Information Technology Professor John Rosenberg explained that in a global university such as Monash, flexible learning would play a vital role.

"As Australia's largest university, use of technology is essential. But while technology is important, it is not central to flexible learning. In all cases, good pedagogy comes first, technology comes second," he said.

"Students must be at the centre and have a say in how, where and when the learning takes place."

He went on to give an overview of the range of technology being used at Monash. He explained that the World Wide Web was being used to support off-campus students and that satellite delivery was being used to broadcast from a central classroom studio to remote classrooms.

"Staff are also using other technologies such as live video lectures and CD-ROM supported courses," he added.

According to the manager of Monash's Prospective Students Office, Ms Caroline Knowles, feedback about the seminar had been very positive.

"Teachers commented that it had provided them with essential information for advising secondary students," she said.

Health & Safety representatives - call for nominations Elections for the position of health and safety representative are currently being conducted by Monash University. A health and safety representative represents the staff in an area known as a Designated Work Group (DWG). A list of 'casual vacancies' is provided below. These are the DWGs not filled during the last call for nominations. Health and safety representatives have an important statutory and functional role to fulfil as they represent the health and safety interests of staff in their workplace. They also have certain rights and powers, including: the right to be consulted by employers over changes to the workplace or equipment; the right to inspect a workplace in the event of an accident or serious hazard; the right to serve a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) upon the employer under certain circumstances; and the right to assist in raising the awareness of staff and management in their DWG to health and safety issues. In order to effectively undertake the position of health and safety representative, it is important that the role of the health and safety representative not be seen as 'confrontational'. Strong communication and negotiation skills are vital as attempts to resolve health and safety issues should always be through consultation. To be eligible, staff must work in the DWG for which they are nominating and have their nomination seconded by two current staff in the same DWG. As one of the key roles of health and safety representatives is to investigate accidents, they should be available for most of the working week. The term of office will be to 31 December 2000. Staff wishing to nominate for the position of health and safety representative can obtain a nomination form from Ms Anne Ohlmus, OHSE, on extn 51013. Nominations must reach the returning officer, OHSE, Clayton, by 12 noon on Monday, 12 July 1999. Withdrawal of nominations can be made up to 5 pm on Wednesday, 14 July 1999. A list of those elected unopposed will be published and sent to heads of Budgetary Units and Zone OHS Committee chairpersons. If more than one nomination is received for any DWG, the university, in consultation with the NTEU, will develop an electoral roll and ballot papers. Nominees will then be invited to provide a statement in support of their nomination and the university will manage the distribution of ballot papers to staff in the relevant DWG area whose fraction is greater than 0.4. The university will also manage the counting of votes and an election ballot will be held at 12 noon on Monday, 9 August 1999. DWG No. comprising Monash staff in
Berwick campus		Gippsland campus
1	All buildings	2	Engineering, Applied Science, Health Science, Supply, Technical Services (excludes HUMASS) (2W, 3W)
Caulfield campus		6	HUMASS, Library, Computer Centre, GRIB, Campus Academic Services, Property, ADP (1E, 2E)
1	Faculty of Art and Design	7	Cafeteria, Staff Lounge
2	Civil Engineering	Parkville campus
3	Arts Faculty departments (School of Public Policy, Centre for Police & Justice Studies, Department of Human Services) and Psychology	1	Administration, Library and Pharmacy Practice
5	Faculty of Business and Economics	2	Chemistry
6	Monash Print Services	3	Pharmaceutics
9	FCIT staff and Computer Centre	Peninsula campus
10	Mathematics	1	Faculty of Education
11	Library	3	Faculty of Arts and Dept. of Psychology
Clayton campus		4	Administration
1	Faculty of Arts departments located in the West Wing of the Humanities building and Japanese Studies Centre	6	Nursing and Science (excludes Psychology and Mathematics)
3	Faculty of Business and Economics	7	Buildings and Services
9	Remainder on-campus Faculty of Medicine departments: Pharmacology, Faculty Administration	8	Sub-Faculty of Art and Design
10-12	(See off-campus groups)	Off-campus groups
17	Departments in Gallery building	10	Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital (all departments including cleaners) and Caulfield General Medical Centre
19	Halls of Residence, Normanby House and South East Flats	11	Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton and Community Medicine, Moorabbin
22	Central Animal Services	12	Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia, Psychological Medicine and Sub faculty of Nursing at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton
23	Union, Arts and Crafts, Hargrave Cafeteria and Rotunda Kiosk (excludes Student Services Division staff and cleaners)	33	Other off-campus Medical Faculty (excludes DWGs 10-12)
25	Works and Services cleaners	35	Science Park and Monash departments in Unisys Building
26	Libraries other than Sir Louis Matheson Library	36	City premises and VTAC staff
31	Works and Services, maintenance staff	37	Centre for Rural Health
33	(See off-campus groups)
35-37	(See off-campus groups)
38	Building 70 (Accident Research Centre, Information Systems Centre and Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology)

Thai officials broaden their skills

Fifteen senior Thai government officials recently completed a three-week course titled 'Managing Development in an International Context' at the Monash Asia Institute.

The course was the first of three to be taught at Monash with Federal Government funding obtained by Monash International through AusAID.

According to course manager Mr Bob Stensholt, 'Managing in an International Context' provided the Thai officials with an opportunity to broaden their skills.

"All the participants manage aid programs in Thailand. The course not only dealt with the broad issues involved in development, but also aimed to assist them in their day-to-day operations," he said.

During the recent course for Thai government officials at Monash, vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson (left) met with Ms Panorsri Kaewlai, chief of UN Sub-Division, Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation (DTEC) and Mrs Suthanone Fungta, DTEC chief of Policy and Planning Sub-Division, who attended the 1999 Monash APEC lecture with course manager Mr Bob Stensholt.


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