Special Email News Broadcast

·        RVIB Carols by Candlelight

·        TXT Radio for the Deaf

·        Deaf TV on Channel 31 next Tuesday night 24th Dec 7pm

·        Auslan Results for VCE

·        ANZ Banking announcement

·        The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe

·        VSDC School holiday program

RVIB Carols by Candlelight will have Auslan interpreters.

VCOD in conjunction with Art Access and RVIB are pleased to announce that the Carols at Sidney Myer Music bowl will be interpret on the grass area from 8pm until the finish of the carols.

Price  Adult - $25
            Child (under 16) & Pensioners - $18  Children under 3 free
            All prices are inclusive of GST & Ticketmaster7 booking fee.
 
Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Conditions of Entry
            To ensure everyone at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl has a safe             and comfortable experience, please remember the following:

YOU CAN BRING: A picnic in a soft-sided hamper, rugs, raincoats, binoculars, hats and backrests without legs.
YOU CAN HIRE: Backrests without legs.
YOU CAN BUY: Food and non-alcoholic drinks.
YOU CAN'T BRING: Alcohol, breakable drinking glasses, audio or video recorders, hard-sided coolers, eskies and items which would obstruct other peoples' view, or any item which could be used as a weapon or endanger the public.
Flash photography and domestic animals are not permitted.

Gates open at 5pm
HI-5 performing at around 8pm for 30 minutes

To book your tickets you can

1.      Online @ www.ticketmaster7.com.au

2.      Phone - 13 61 00 via relay service or direct

3.      Ticketmaster7 Ticket Outlet - click here for your nearest outlet


Txt Radio

Ever wanted to know the traffic news or the latest weather or sports scores or latest news from Victoria or Australia and the world?  Want to know if there been a major accident (like Bali or World Trade Centre) soon after it happens??  Would you like to know the latest Deaf social news?
Then with TXT Radio you can get all of this via your mobile.  VCOD is working with Trex Company to give you the latest news as it happens so you know what is happening throughout the world at the same time as hearing peers.
TXT radio will also have special offers exclusive to TXT Radio subscribes such as free pizza or drink offers.
All profits raised goes to VCOD.

If you can spare five minutes, please fill out the survey at http://www.trex.net.au/sms/survey.htm and this will help Trex and VCOD to meet the needs of Deaf people who use mobile phones.

Deaf TV News

Hope many of you were able to watch the first showing of Deaf TV and that it was enjoyable.  VCOD would like to congratulate everyone involved for the work they did.

Deaf TV will be on again next week at same time, so tune in to watch the TV and learn about news and information in the Deaf community.

Next Deaf TV Show is on Dec 24th at 7pm for 30 minutes on Channel 31.

Auslan Results for VCE

Victorian College for the Deaf has scoped the pool with 4 of their students scoring 40+ in their VCE exam subject Auslan.

Congratulations to Debbie Kennewell, (48/50), Hua Qian (46), Amy Hynes (43) and Tamas Elliott (41).
If you know someone who has passed their VCE, please email Grant and the next VCOD email will broadcast those results.

Announcement from ANZ Banking

Services for hearing impaired customers

  • Interpreting Service
    We can arrange for interpreters for deaf and hearing-impaired customers through the deaf associations in each state of Australia. If you require the assistance of an interpreter, please contract the manager of your local branch of ANZ. The service usually takes a few days to arrange.
  • Improved Q-matic machines in branches
    Our automated telling service queuing system, Q-matic, has been improved and Q-matic machines now have both visual and audio prompts. If you have concerns about using the Q-matic machine in your local ANZ branch, please let a member of staff know.
  • TTY and National Relay Service
    With ANZ Phone Banking you can talk to a Customer Service Consultant from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday (AEST). Hearing or speech impaired customers can utilise the TTY (Telephone Typewriter) service by calling us 1300 366 255. Customers with a disability who require the assistance of the National Relay Service can contact ANZ and conduct their banking securely via that service.
  • Staff awareness
    Our branch staff have undergone specific training in meeting the needs of customers with a disability, and will be more than happy to assist in whatever way may be required.

For more information go to

 http://www.anz.com/aus/aboutanz/corporate/policies/Disability.asp

The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe

Feb 2nd is the date for this production and you can buy tickets from VSDC.

COME & EXPERIENCE THE FIRST   INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE OF THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDRODE ON 2ND FEBRUARY 2003

For over half a century, C.S. Lewis’s rich and beautiful tale of the wintry world of good and evil has been recognised as one of the great creations of 20th Century literature. Like The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and the Harry Potter novels, C.S. Lewis’s epic is loved and revered by adults and children around the world. And now, like those classic fantasies, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE is in Melbourne.

From the Producers of the phenomenally successful stage show, The Hobbit, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE stars Amanda Muggleton as The White Witch, features Dennis Olsen as The Professor and is directed by Nadia Tass. This world premiere production opens at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, on New Year’s Eve and plays for a limited season.

FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL, VSDC HAS BEEN ALLOCATED EXCLUSIVE SEATING TO VIEW THE 1.00 PM PERFORMANCE WITH AUSLAN INTERPRETERS, KAREN CLARE AND SANDRA LEANE.

TICKETS COST:  FAMILY (2X2) @ $196.00; ADULTS @ $58.00 & CHILDREN @ $48.00

TO BE ONE OF THE AUDIENCE AT This SPECIAL VSDC MATINEE PERFORMANCE OF THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, PLEASE CONTACT VSDC ON 9510 9961(VOICE); 95107143(TTY); 95252595(FAX) OR EMAIL petefolan@vsdc.org.au before TUESDAY 10th  JANUARY, 2003. AFTER THAT DATE, TICKETS WILL BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC.

VSDC School Holiday Program

 

January 2003:                                                    GET INTO IT   HOLIDAY PROGRAM 

HERE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR JANUARY 2003. BUT FOR MORE ACTIVITIES CONTACT MEGAN GRANT, NATALIE WALKER OR PETE FOLAN AT VSDC RECREATION

 

Ø      Youth camp:   Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th January

 

A JOINT VSDC/VICDEAF CAMP FOR SECONDARY AGED STUDENTS AT ARRABRI LODGE (WARBURTON EAST).  FROM HUT BUILDING AND ROPE COURSE ACTIVITIES, THE CAMP WILL BE A LOT OF FUN FOR EVERYONE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT MEGAN GRANT & NATALIE WALKER AT VSDC OR KIM KAVANAGH (kkavanagh@vicdeaf.com.au) AT VICDEAF. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OLD FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW ONES!

Ø      Rock climbing:  Tuesday  14th January

 

AFTER AN ACTIVITY AT FITZROY GARDENS (CNR ALBERT AND CLAREDON STREETS), THE GROUP WILL PROCEED TO THE MILL CLIMBING CENTRE IN COLLINGWOOD FOR A SPOT OF INDOOR CLIMBING AND INSTRUCTION. CALL NOW TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Ø      Wet ‘n wild:    Thursday 16th January

WET’N’WILD!! SAILING AT ALBERT PARK LAKE IN THE MORNING, LUNCH AT THE PARK AND THEN SWIMMING AT THE MELBOURNE SPORTS AND AQUATIC CENTRE.  WANT TO BE PART OF THIS EXCITING DAY? 

Ø      SCREAM ALOUD:   TUESDAY     21ST January

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO LUNA PARK FOR THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. FOR $15.00, YOU WILL HAVE AN UNLIMITED PASS TO EXPERIENCE EVERY RIDE AT THE PARK. THIS EXCURSION IS GUARANTEED TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. COME AND ENJOY YOURSELF!!!!!

Ø      Horse –riding:            Thursday 23rd January

 

HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN ON A HORSE?  WHAT ABOUT RIDING A HORSE ON THE BEACH?  VSDC IS ORGANISING A GROUP TO GO TO GUNNAMATTA EQUESTRIAN CENTRE – AND WE WILL GO ON A TWO HOUR TRAIL RIDE, THROUGH THE BUSH AND ONTO THE BEACH.  BUS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM VSDC.  INTERESTED?

January 18:  FRANCIS FRIBBLE AND THE AMAZING KNOWLEDGE BOX.

TEAMWEST AND MELBOURNE MUSEUM INVITES YOU TO THE 1.30 PM AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE OF “FRANCIS FRIBBLE AND THE AMAZING KNOWLEDGE BOX” AT THE MELBOURNE MUSEUM. FOR DISCOUNT ON THE NORMAL ENTRANCE FEE ($11.00 PER ADULT & $6.00 CHILD), YOU CAN ENJOY THE SHOW AND WANDER ABOUT THE MELBOURNE MUSEUM AT YOUR LEISURE. SO JOIN WIZARD FRANCIS FRIBBLE AS HE JOURNEYS THROUGH SPACE AND TIME TO COLLECT THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH... PROBLEM IS HE HAS ONLY 20 MINUTES BEFORE HIS QUESTION MARK TURNS INTO A FULL STOP!  CALL PETE FOLAN NOW TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THIS ACTIVITY.

 

Wishing you and all those around you a safe break

From the office of VCOD

Staff and Board members.