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VCOD Email News for 13th August 2002
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Job available at Deaf Sports Australia
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Auslan teacher required at Vicdeaf
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Deaf Trivia Night Friday 30th August 2002
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Lucky Door
prize is a night accommodation in a Penthouse suite at the G
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National Week of Deaf People Update
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Deaf Deaf World in Gippsland 2nd to 6th
September
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Renwick College courses coming up
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Arts/theatre News update
Harry
Potter performed by students from VCD
Hi 5
in concert in October
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Would
you like to be involved in research?
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Early
Bird Registration for Australian Deaf Games closing soon
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News
from John Pierce Centre
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News
from Albury Wodonga
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News
from Wimmera Hearing Society
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Hearing
Awareness Week
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News
from Chisholm TAFE Volunteers needed.
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Web Sites to visit
Jobs
Deaf
Sports Australia
Deaf
Sports Australia is looking for a National Sports Coordinator.
If you would like more information about this position go to http://www.deafsports.org.au/nsc_position_adv.htm
Vicdeaf
Vicdeaf
have a position available as Auslan tutor for 30 hours per week, be
qualified and experience in teaching Auslan.
The person will also be responsible for Introduction classes
for hearing people, teaching Vicdeaf staff, Deafness Awareness, and
providing support to other Vicdeaf Auslan teachers.
For a job description and application for employment contact
Vicdeaf reception on 96578130 tty or 96578111 voice.
Position closes on Friday 30th August.
VCOD NEWS
VCOD
Trivia Night
Lucky door prize is a night for up
to 4 people at the G staying in the Penthouse Suite, champagne and
chocolate on arrival and breakfast in the morning
Friday
August 30th is the night for Trivia Night where all the
questions will be related to Deafness i.e. people sports building
events and much more. Prizes
to be won and get a table of ten now or let VCOD put you on a table.
MC for the night is Simon Andersson and the John Hunt will be
writing the questions. Cost
is
Under
15 free,
15 to 17 years old $5
Over 18 and member of VCOD $8
Over 18 and non Member of VCOD $12
Doors
open 6 30pm and starts at 7pm.
You can BYO drinks (alcohol too) and snacks and VCOD will
provide light food.
To
book your table or to come just email to Melanie at admin@vcod.com.au
or ring 9650 6786 tty.
National
Week of Deaf People
Is
from Saturday 12th October to Friday 18th
October 2002. More
details will come to hand soon.
If you would like to volunteer or your organization would
like to be involved, then please contact Melanie at VCOD on admin@vcod.com.au
Program to date is as follows
Wednesday
9th October Young and Jackson Pub
Saturday
12th Oct is Puffing Billy and Picnic at Emerald Lake
Sunday
13th Oct Art show organised by Deaf Arts Network
Sunday
13th October Melbourne Museum tour of the Italian Arts in
Auslan
Thursday
Night 17th October Debate Night “Are Deaf people better off today then 20 years ago??”
More
information will be available soon along with information from other
organisation’s events as well
Deaf
Deaf world in Gippsland
VCOD
in conjunction with Deaf Info Link Gippsland are organising five
days of Deaf Deaf World throughout Gippsland.
The dates and town are outline below.
If you want more information, please contact Melanie Wells at
admin@vcod.com.au
2nd
Sept
Morwell all day and Traralgon night
3rd Sept
Lake Entrance and Bairnsdale
4th Sept
Sale all day
5th Sept
Leongatha am
Wonthaggi Pm
6th Sept
Moe am
Drouin pm
Courses
Renwick College
Sydney
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Interpreting in
Secondary Education
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Communication
Strategies for Students with Sensory and Multiple Disability
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Studies in Auslan
Linguistics
These courses are being offered
in September/ October. For more information contact Royal Institute
for Deaf and Blind Children on tty/ph 02 9872 0207 fax 02 9873 1614
or email to colleen.smith@ridbc.org.au
Arts/ Theatre
News
Harry Potter at VCD
VCD
students will perform Harry Potter in Auslan in this 2 show only
production on Thursday 5th September at 10.15am or 7 30pm
at Wesley Adamson Hall (next to VCD) Tickets are $3 for students, $5
for adults, concession $4 and family is $15.
For more information contact Julie Rees at rees.Julie.e@edumail.vic.gov.au
or ring TTY 9510 9294 or ph 9510 1706 or fax 9529 4472
HI-5 !!!!!!!!!!
Hello
Mothers, Fathers, Families, Friends and Children!
Hi-5
will be interpreted on Thursday October 3rd 2002 - $24.90 per person
at the Concert Hall.
Tickets
are available for sale from EASE - TTY 9699 7636
Wizard
of Oz
Tickets
at Arts Access are the place to ring to book your tickets on 9699
7636 tty. Wizard of Oz
is showing on Sunday September 15th at 5pm.
Other
News
Would you like to be involved in
research?
Renwick College is looking for parents of deaf or hearing
children aged between 3 and 9 years old and who use Sign Language as
their native sign.
If you are interested in being involved in the research
which will focus on the child development of Auslan, you can contact
Louise de Beauzeville on tty 02 9872 0303 or email to luisotadb@optus.com.au or sms 0422 008 413
Australian
Deaf Games early bird Registration Closes 20th Sept
Please
go to www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/events
and scroll to September to see the flyer of Sydney 2003 Australian
Deaf Games Registration Night on 20th September 2002 at Vicdeaf's
Coffee Lounge 101 -117 Wellington Parade South, East Melbourne from
7 pm to 10 pm. Melbourne Deaf Club will be open. We will also accept
Accommodation bookings on the night – remember first in, first
serve! So don’t miss out!
News from John Pierce Centre (from
the JPC Newsletter)
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Relationships course – Focus on Marriage 28th
August is the first night
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Family Therapy Thursday afternoon 3pm to 6pm
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Exploring outdoor Program for Koda Children and
their parents
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Signee Toots for parents with Children 0 to 4
Tuesday mornings
For information about above please contact Karli
Dettman on 9525 1337 tty, fax 9525 1191 or sms on 0403 922 245
Annual Deaf party 20th September 2002. For more information contact the numbers below or go to www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/events
Church services by JPC
25th August Ballarat St John of God Hosp. 2pm
1st
September at Gardenvale St James at 10am
News from Albury Wodonga (from the Albury Wodonga District Deaf Support
(ADDS newsletter)
What’s on in Albury Wodonga?
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Signing Choir every third Sunday at 6pm
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Singing Snooker Competition 24th August
at Albury
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Hearing Awareness Week Fun Day 1 Sept at Sumsion
Gardens
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Free Movie Stuart Little 12th October at
Albury
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Ten Pin Bowling 20th October
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ADDS Meeting 29th October
For more information about these events, please
contact Cristina on tty/ph 02 6056 9156 or email to
rtaffe@csu.edu.au
News from Wimmera Hearing Society
The Family Camp is on again this year on October
18, 19 and 20th. Cost
is $66 per family, $22 for helpers and single people. If you would
like to attend the camp, please contact Sue Ward by fax on 53827501
or sms on 0417 342 850
Hearing Awareness Week (not to be confused with National Week of
Deaf People)
Congratulations
to H2H and Anthony Lil on his award as he has received the
Hearing Awareness Week Committee Award in
recognition of what I have done for H2H.
HEARING
AWARENESS WEEK ~ AUGUST
25th - 31st
From
Monday, 26 August to Friday 30 August the Seven Network will be
airing captioned midday movies daily.
Hearing
Awareness week is run by agencies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
People. The committee is made up of the following organisations:
Vicdeaf, Australian Hearing, Deafness Foundation, Better Hearing,
VSDC, Office of Hearing Services. The theme this year is
"Understanding Hearing Loss".
Below
is a timetable of the activities, displays and screenings that are
available during this week.
TIMETABLE
25th/
9:30am: Church Service, St Patrick's Cathedral
2 - 4pm: Official Opening, The Carlton Crest Hotel
26th
-31st August: Captioned Movies screened at Melbourne City Cinemas.
Contact:
Village Cinemas, voice: 9667 6565 Greater Union, voice: 9654 8235
Hoyts Cinemas,
voice: 9663 3303
26th:
Hearing screening and information at North Yarra Community Health,
365 Hoddle St Collingwood (appointment required)
Hearing
Screenings and Information displays:
North
27th:
Epping Plaza Shopping Centre
29th:
Northland Shopping Centre
North
West
26th:
Djerriwarrh Community Health Service, Crn High and Yulle St Melton
(appointment
required)
28th:
The Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre
30th:
Westfield Shopping Town, Airport West
Mornington
Peninsula:
29th
- 30th Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre
South
Eastern:
28th:
The Glen Shopping Centre
28th:
Dandenong Plaza
South:
26th:
Oakleigh Central
26th-27th:
Southland Shoppingtown
Regional
Areas:
Contact
Better Hearing Australia for details
email:
bhavic@betterhearing.org.au
voice:03 9510 1577
tty:03
9510 3499
Melbourne Museum Tour in AUSLAN
Melbourne
Museum have a print version of the audioguide for The Italians:
Three Centuries of Italian Art exhibition here at Melbourne
Museum. Visitors whose hearing is not up to using the audioguides
need only ask for the print version at the entry desk on arrival at
the exhibition.
We are running one AUSLAN tour of The Italians each month
at 2.00pm [NEXT 24 August and 25 September] and
also we still run the AUSLAN Tour of Melbourne Museum on the second
Sunday of the month at 2.30pm [NEXT 8 September and 13
October]. Any enquiries from your members or staff can be
emailed directly to visitorprograms@museum.vic.gov.au
Chisholm is looking for more deaf
people to assist on camps
Volunteer
(preferable Deaf and signing) and also are unemployed are need by
the Auslan Centre for attending course as a Deaf Guest and share
their experiences being Deaf as well as attending Auslan Only Camp
for our students to join Deaf people in the Deaf Immersion twice a
year. The next camp is
in two weeks time so if you are free during the week day contact
Melissa Anderson on M.Anderson@chisholm.vic.edu.au
If unable to help but would like to be on the mailing list for
future volunteering please contact Melissa and your name will go on
our mailing list.
Other news
Tax Night at Vicdeaf (information
from vicdeaf News)
TONIGHT
(Tuesday) is the night to see a tax person to help you with forms.
Please contact reception if you would like to go on 9657 8130 tty or
9657 8111v or email cwtduty@vicdeaf.com.au
Deaf
Relay Interpreting Course at Vicdeaf (information
from Vicdeaf News)
Starts
22nd August to 17th October on Thursday
evening only from 6pm to 9pm. Cost is $200 per person and is forDeaf people who wish to
work as Relay interpreter with people who are Deaf or Deafblind.
For more information contact Vicdeaf on 9657 8130 tty or 9657
8111 voice or sms to Meredith on 0411 187 189
Website
to visit
Chisholm
TAFE Auslan and Deaf Studies http://olvc.chisholm.vic.edu.au/auslan/asd/index.htm
That’s all for this week. Til
next time have a safe and enjoyable week
Grant
Roberts and Melanie Wells
VCOD
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