3,878 research outputs found
Victoria Legal Aid community research
No full textResearch conducted in June and July 2014 found strong community support for the services provided by Victoria Legal Aid.
More than 1500 people were consulted as part of the research, with 92 per cent of respondents agreeing that it was important or very important for a government funded agency to help people who can’t afford legal services.
The community consultation was undertaken to inform the development of Victoria Legal Aid’s strategic directions for the next three years and beyond, and was the first such research VLA have ever conducted.
Respondents nominated people on a low income (79%), people experiencing or at risk of experiencing family violence (73%) and people with a disability (72%) as most deserving of legal aid. This is aligned with Victoria Legal Aid’s priority clients
walata tyamateetj: a guide to government records about Aboriginal people in Victoria
No full textPreface
A joint guide to government records about Aboriginal people held in Victoria was first published by the National Archives of Australia and Public Record Office Victoria in 1993, during the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People. This guide, called My Heart is Breaking, was subsequently reprinted in 1994 and again in 1997 following Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families.
The records listings originally compiled by Ian MacFarlane and Myrna Deverall have provided the groundwork for this new publication. Demand continues for a guide that assists both the Koorie community and other researchers to access records from Victorian government agencies that relate to Aboriginal people.
walata tyamateetj includes information about Victoria’s Aboriginal records through a comprehensive listing of records, and provides an opportunity to publish a guide to the records in both hard copy and electronic formats. Uniquely for Victoria, the records created by the many Victorian government agencies overseeing the administration of Aboriginal affairs have become part of the collections held by both Public Record Office Victoria and the National Archives of Australia.
The collection was separated due to an administrative change of responsibility for Aboriginal affairs from the State to the Commonwealth in 1975. This guide highlights the wealth of material about Aboriginal Victorians that can be found within government archives, and assists researchers to access these records, regardless of which archive they are currently in. walata tyamateetj is one of many joint initiatives between Public Record Office Victoria and the National Archives of Australia to raise awareness of available resources for Aboriginal Victorians and to improve access to government records about Aboriginal people, families, communities and culture.
Much has been achieved in the years since the first guide to records was published 20 years ago. In 2004 a joint Koorie Reference Officer role was created to work across both organisations. The role is now a focal point for the provision of services to the Aboriginal community and part of a small team known as the Koorie Records Unit, which was established within the corporate structure of Public Record Office Victoria with a view to continuing cooperation with the National Archives of Australia.
The creation of a shared reading room facility at the Victorian Archives Centre has also been emblematic of the broader cooperation between the two organisations. The Victorian Archives Centre in North Melbourne provides a central place to access and research the records listed in this guide. Other collaborations between the National Archives of Australia’s Melbourne office and Public Record Office Victoria to promote and improve accessibility to records relating to Aboriginal people held by government and other organisations include publications, workshops and training, and grants programs targeted at highlighting and raising awareness of the rich collection of Aboriginal resources available in Victoria. The Victorian Koorie Records Taskforce provided leadership for many of these initiatives between 2001 and 2011
Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje\u27s Anil\u27s Ghost
No full textVictoria Cook, in Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje\u27s Anil\u27s Ghost, addresses issues of identity raised in the narrative of Michael Ondaatje\u27s novel Anil\u27s Ghost. Cook\u27s paper is a close analysis of Ondaatje\u27s novel, paying particular attention to the way in which Ondaatje examines identity as both a construct and a process. The approach used is one that draws on postcolonial theory and takes a transnational perspective. Cook argues that Ondaatje\u27s text moves beyond the concept of a postcolonial literature of resistance into an area that requires a theory of process rather than product. Transnationalism is shown here to be just such a theory, in that it captures something of this fluidity: the analysis is underpinned, therefore, by the application of transnational theory, as put forward by critics such as Paul Giles. Names and naming are the main themes addressed in the course of this argument, with regard to the way in which they impact on issues of identification. Finally, Cook explores in her paper issues of identity in Anil\u27s Ghost, identity that traverses cultural and national boundaries and encompasses both central and marginal positions
Imperialist women in Edwardian Britain : the Victoria League, 1899-1914
No full textThis thesis, based on private papers, society records, autobiographies and
memoirs, newspapers and periodicals, examines one mainly female imperialist
organisation - the Victoria League - and the women who ran it. It considers two related
questions - what made Edwardian women imperialist, and how, within the limits of
Edwardian society, could they express their imperialism? The thesis shows that several of
the League's founders and executive had visited South Africa during or shortly before
the Boer War, and that this experience, particularly for those who came into close contact
with Milner, was pivotal in stimulating them to active imperialism. The Victoria League,
founded April 1901, aimed to promote imperial unity and a British South Africa in a
variety of suitably 'womanly' ways: Boer War charities, imperial education, exporting
literature and art to the white dominions (particularly the Transvaal), welcoming colonial
visitors to Britain, arranging for the welcome of British settlers in the colonies, and
promoting social reform as an imperial issue. It worked overseas through a number of
independent Victoria Leagues in Australasia, the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire
in Canada, and the Guild of Loyal Women in South Africa; and at home with a number
of similar (though largely male) imperial propaganda societies. The thesis also considers
the Victoria League's attitude to race, particularly through its debate over entertaining
Indian students. It ends with a discussion of the options available to imperialist women;
and of the obstacles they faced in questions of authority (how far and in what ways a woman
could pronounce on imperial subjects) and of ideology (as expressed through the anti-suffrage
campaign). It concludes that the Victoria League, by transferring areas of
activity long acknowledged as 'feminine' to the imperial stage, redefined areas of female
competence and enlarged woman's 'separate sphere' to include the active propagation of
imperialism
The 2014 Victorian State Election
No full textVictoria is earning a reputation for producing surprising election results. According to political commentators and the opinion polls, the 1999 election was expected to return the Coalition Government and the 2010 election was expected to return the Labor Government, yet neither did.
Even though the polls had long placed Labor ahead of the Coalition, the party’s election to office at the 2014 election was still regarded as a significant outcome.
This was because of the removal of the Coalition Government after only one term in power, when history has shown us that governments in Victoria are often likely to consolidate their position at their first return to the ballot box. It had been more than half a century since Victoria experienced a single term government, in 1952-55, and it was a casualty of the split of the Australian Labor Party.
It should be noted however, that the close numbers in the Legislative Assembly in the last Parliament — 44 Coalition, 43 Labor and one Independent, and the redistribution of the state’s electoral boundaries, meant that Labor required a notional uniform swing of only around 1 per cent to gain government.
The election result was that Labor secured government by obtaining a total of 47 seats in the 88 seat Parliament with a swing of 3.6 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
This election is also historic for the election of two representatives of the Greens Party into the Legislative Assembly: the first time the party has won seats in the Lower House in Victoria. Also, notable, was the election of an Independent in what had been a very safe National Party seat (Shepparton).
The make-up of the Legislative Council after the election was also significantly changed. Neither of the major parties won a majority in the Upper House, and the Greens and four other minor parties won ten seats between them.
As stated earlier, this paper provides a description and analysis of the results the 2014 Victorian state election, set out in three main sections.
Part A of the paper provides some context to the outcome of the election by examining the redistribution of Victoria’s state electoral boundaries, and key issues during the life of the 57th Parliament.
Part B of the paper provides an overview of the election campaign, the leaders’ debate, preference deals, social media, key policies, and polls data in the lead up to, and during the campaign. This section also includes a brief overview of the minor parties.
Part C of the paper examines the outcomes of the election in both houses and how the parties fared. It also contains a short section on women MPs, new and departing MPs, voter turnout, and the number of candidates contesting the election. Part C also provides statistical tables for each district and region and additional tables and information on relevant voter statistics
Gondwanabates dalvotus Cook 1986
No full textGondwanabates dalvotus Cook, 1986 Material examined. Queensland. 0/ 1 /0, Wenlock River at crossing with Telegraph Road, Cape York Peninsula, 10 -ix- 2000; 0/ 1 /0, Little Yabba Creek, hyporheic, at crossing with road Kenilworth-Maleny, 26 º 37.427 S 152 º 41.334 E, alt. 98 m asl, 19 -xi- 2014. Remarks. Previously known from Victoria and Queensland.Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2015, The water mite family Hygrobatidae Koch in Australia. The genera Aspidiobatella Cook, Australorivacarus Viets, Gondwanabates Imamura and Rhynchaustrobates Cook (Acari: Hydrachnidia), pp. 567-583 in Zootaxa 4033 (4) on page 572, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/23208
Music analysis & performance: interactions within the undergraduate curriculum
No full textThere is a division between analysis and performance despite the fact that both analysts and performers acknowledge that 'interpretational elements' are vital to the study of music. The division appears to be caused by differences in the language used by both sides, and can be solved by changing the language used in teaching analysis and performance. This thesis demonstrates that musical analysis affects performance, and suggests ways in which its effects might be better directed. It takes a pedagogical standpoint to show that the success of teaching analysis to performance students depends on two variables: the choice of analytical method, and the learning and teaching preferences of students and teachers. In this way it presents an image of analysis as, in essence, a learner-centred activity.</p
Gondwanabates gembus Cook 1986
No full textGondwanabates gembus Cook, 1986 Material examined. New South Wales. 0/ 1 /0, Towamba River at Big Jack Rest Area, South East Forests NP, 36 º 53.885 S 149 º 27.807 E, alt. 271 m asl, 11 -xii- 2003; 0/ 1 /0, Carters Creek at crossing with Western Distributor Road, 35 º 30.914 S 150 º 0 3.546 E, alt. 187 m asl, 16 -xii- 2003. Queensland. 0/ 1 /0, Alligator Creek below lower falls, Bowling Green Bay NP, 19 º 26.283 S 146 º 56.874 E, alt. 44 m asl, 10 -xi- 2014; 0/ 1 /0, Sandy Creek, W of Maleny, Queensland, Australia, 26 º 42.241 S 152 º 41.120 E, alt. 115 m asl, 1 -xii- 2014. Remarks. Thus far known only from the type locality in Queensland, and here reported for the first time for New South Wales and Victoria. The female from Carters Creek is ventrally 445 and dorsally 389 long, while the dorsal shield is 373 long. It is therefore much smaller than the specimens of Cook (1986) and my own specimens from Queensland. Morphology of this female, however, agrees well with Cook’s description.Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2015, The water mite family Hygrobatidae Koch in Australia. The genera Aspidiobatella Cook, Australorivacarus Viets, Gondwanabates Imamura and Rhynchaustrobates Cook (Acari: Hydrachnidia), pp. 567-583 in Zootaxa 4033 (4) on page 573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/23208
Notes on the germination of the endangered species Sclerolaena napiformis (Chenopodiaceae)
No full textSclerolaena napiformis is found on fertile plains in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales and is endangered Australia-wide. Introductory work on its germination shows that seeds cannot germinate until the woody fruit has broken down. The seeds tolerate a wide range of temperatures for germination, suggesting that germination occurs regardless of season if sufficient rain falls. Seed ageing effects reduce seed viability, but some seed is still viable after two years storage. Flower buds first appear 21 weeks from germination and some fruits have matured by week 29. In the field, plants die back to their taproots in late autumn and resprout in spring. Ninety percent of tagged plants were still alive two years later. The physiological seed dormancy imposed by an intact fruit wall provides a mechanism for the development of persistent soil seed banks. Work on the ecological significance of such banks is needed. The literature on interactions between Sclerolaena fruit and seed biology and ants is briefly reviewed
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