VCOD Email News for 3rd September 2002

·        Job available at VSDC West

·        National Week of Deaf People Update

·        News from Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic GOC

·        Arts/theatre News update
                  Hi 5 in concert in October

·        African Deaf Tour

·        Volleyball for women

·        Web Sites to visit

Jobs

VSDC West is looking for a Family and Community Worker to work with a team based at St Kilda Rd.  For more information about this position see the web site at www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/jobs or contact Peter Folan on 9510 9961.

VCOD NEWS 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

Tuesday Night 15th October Debate Night  “Are Deaf people better off today then 20 years ago??” (To be confirmed)

Tuesday 15th October John Pierce Centre Open day at 5 Donald St Prahran.

Saturday 19th October Open day at Lake Park in Blackburn  (More information coming soon.)

More information will be available soon along with information from other organisation’s events as well

News from the Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Organising Committee

Barry Darwin President of VCOD is supporting a request from Melbourne 2005DGOC to lobby to the Prime Minister and MP’s to ensure that the Federal government commits funding to the Melbourne Games to be held in 2005.  Barry has urge all people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing people to write to the Prime Minister telling him that the Government should support the Games by giving funding.  To find out how you can write a letter, please go to www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews and you will see samples letters you can cut and paste and write to the PM or MP’s.  There is also an email address site for the PM office.

So please start writing those letters and demand that the Government support 2005 Deaflympics.

Arts/ Theatre Shows coming up

HI-5 !!!!!!!!!!

 

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

Do you want any concerts or theatre shows interpreted??

Some people have asked whether John Farnham can be interpreted or not.  A request has been made but need to know if more people would like to go and see John Farnham.  Or if there are any shows you would like interpreted please let VCOD know and VCOD will follow up with Arts Access.

Other News


African Tours for the Deaf

 

If you are interested in going to Africa and would like to go on a Deaf tour, then check out the information which is located at
http://www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/newsflash/African tour.htm

 

Volleyball training and Volleyball for women

 

For the very first time we are setting up a ALLLL WOMENS volleyball team to

play in the ONLY ALL WOMENS VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION on Tuesday nights at Kew High School Sports Centre, the games will run for 65 minutes, please if you know any ladies you know might be interested pass this message onto them.  No

experience necessary, We will organise regular training to turn the girls into champions!!! and hopefully ready for 2005!  Please just forward to this message to all the women you know thanks heaps... AND THEN INTERESTED LADIES CONTACT ME ON 0429 427 322 or 510 8740 (voice and tty) or 9510 8751 fax

John Eagle

 

Volleyball Training will be held at Kew High School Sports Centre on Sunday

29th September from 11am to 1 pm all interested people are most welcome.

 

 

Website to visit

 

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s562551.htm

 

The above website is one that been around for a while but its about training the hearing aid to hear sounds that the users would like to hear.

 

http://www.nzdrfu.co.nz/


The above website is the results of the Rugby tournament in New Zealand.


That’s all for this week.  Til next time have a safe and enjoyable week

 

Grant Roberts and Melanie Wells

VCOD