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The Lab 7.2 : 360 Degree Video, a Guided Tour of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria : Chris Gillespie
No full text"Victoria-based artist Chris Gillespie undertakes an anthropological examination of the Art Gallery through a multidirectional video tour. Jon Blair, the Gallery's Senior Security Guard, provides the narration for Gillespie's film. The work, presented in the Lab as a four part projection, builds on connections to historic documentary films that focus on the everyday event to capture an understanding of reality. Gillespie uses all aspects of the site as a subject: It is in the gaps or spaces that the viewer has the ability to engage with the work and it is here that discovery seems possible." -- Publisher's website
Aleurocanthus neofroggatti Gillespie, 2012, sp. n.
No full textAleurocanthus neofroggatti sp. n. (Figs 52–59) Puparium. Black, requiring bleaching for slide examination, glossy with little or no apparent dorsal wax. Narrow white peripuparial wax fringe present (Figs 52, 59). Puparium often evenly oval shaped although sometimes cephalothorax marked by minor constrictions of margin. Puparia sexually dimorphic: female 1020–1120 μm long, 675–815 μm wide, male 890–940 μm long, 610–640 μm wide. Margin very narrow, pale (golden) with regular rounded teeth, 7–8 per 0.1 mm with very little or no exaggeration at tracheal openings. Dorsum. (Figs 53–54) Eleven pairs of orange long stout glandular spines present in submargin forming evenly spaced marginal concentric ring being the most elevated aspect of puparium, discal area concave. Marginal concentric ring of simple pores present between glandular spines. Longitudinal moulting suture reaching margin. Transverse moulting suture reaching margin in a “W” shape. Very pale circular eye spots apparent on cleared specimens. Rhachis absent or very weakly defined medially. Abdominal segments barely marked medially, VII not significantly different in length than preceding segments. Vasiform orifice rounded, slightly chordate and situated not much more than one vasiform orifice width from margin. Vasiform orifice elevated, particularly posteriorly. Operculum dark, rounded with straight posterior face, almost filling vasiform orifice. Lingula completely obscured by operculum. Chaetotaxy (Fig. 54). Anterior and posterior marginal setae present. Cephalothoracic, first, eighth abdominal and caudal setae present. Eighth abdominal setae situated laterad to, and up to 1.5 x length of, vasiform orifice. Caudal setae twice length of vasiform orifice, situated two setal base widths from margin. Submarginal glandular spines 11 pairs, long, tapered with laciniate tips, arranged in marginal concentric fashion with 6 cephalothoracic and 5 abdominal pairs. Submarginal glandular spines with regular variation in size with 1 st, 4 th and 6 th cephalothoracic pairs being consistently shorter (less than 50 % of puparial width ~ 180 μm) than the remaining pairs (~ 80 % of puparial width ~ 385 μm). Venter. (Fig. 54) Cephalothoracic and caudal tracheal folds absent. Venter unmarked except for numerous fine stipples medially, these lines of stipples present at base of all legs and almost completely covering hind legs. Fine seta present at base of mid and hind legs. Ventral abdominal setae present, length about 50 % of vasiform orifice width and situated anterior to vasiform orifice. FIGURES 52–55. A. neofroggatti sp. nov.: 52, puparium habitus (500 µm); 53, puparium slide (500 µm); 54, puparium illustration (inset margin detail); 55, 3rd instar (100 µm). 3 rd Instar nymph. (Fig. 55). Dorsal and peripheral white wax present. Similar in shape to puparium but smaller in size. Margin similar to puparium. Cephalothoracic, first, eighth abdominal and caudal setae present. Glandular spines absent from dorsum except for one pair of greatly enlarged, orange coloured glandular spines (about 230 μm), these with laciniate tips and sometimes as long as or longer than width of instar. Sometimes one submedial pair of glandular spines present on abdomen. Nymphal skins often stacked on puparia. Egg. Pale yellowish rounded shaped, 220 μm long on a short peduncle. (Fig. 57). Adult. Female (Figs 56, 58) Head dark brown. Antenna, pro- and mesothorax principally dark brown but with some paler discal areas. Metathorax principally brown with scutellum yellow and some sclerites with narrow yellow margins. Abdomen yellow with exception of tergite VIII which is brown. Antenna (Fig. 56) about 400 μm long, seven segmented, each segment with numerous narrow bands of microtrichia. Single subterminal crown-like sensoria on V and VII. Two subterminal crown-like sensoria on III. Segment VI and VII with subterminal spine-like sensoria, VII also with small terminal sensorium. Wings 1510 μm long, whitish with narrow brownish transverse stripe mid wing and brownish spot near wing tip. Adult covered with particularly thick white waxy meal. Etymology. Name derived from the superficial similarity of this species to Aleurocanthus froggatti, a species to which it is clearly related. Distribution. NSW, Qld, SA. Hosts. ELAEOCARPACEAE: Sloanea woollsii; Elaeocarpus obovatus. MELIACEAE: Synoum glandulosum. MYRTACEAE: Acmena smithii; other unidentified spp. RUTACEAE: Flindersia australis; Melicope (‘Evodia’) sp.; Acronychia sp. Material examined. Holotype: puparium slide: ex Lilli Pilli [Acmena smithii], Alviston St, Strathfield, near Sydney, NSW, 30.i. 2007, P.S. Gillespie, M.J. Kerr & N. Cother, (ASCT 00024884)(DNA =AM 1534)(ASCU). Paratypes: [Qld] ex Flindersia australis, Anstead, July 2003, M. Coombs, 6 x puparia, 2 x 3 rd instar, 1 x 2 nd instar on 7 slides – (ASCT 00025196- 200, ASCT 00132213- 14)(ASCU), 20 x puparia on dry leaves (ASCT 00122376)(ASCU); unknown rainforest host, Somerset Dam (3km N of Dam wall), 2 nd waterfall gully, 19.viii. 2004, M. Coombs, B.C. McNeil and P.S. Gillespie, 1 x puparial slide (ASCT 00132274)(ASCU), 1 x puparium in alcohol (ASCT 00024863)(ASCU); unknown host, Mt Glorious, 24.iv. 2002, M. Coombs, #117, 2 x puparia on a slide (ANIC); Elaeocarpus obovatus, Long Pocket, Brisbane, Qld, 8.v. 2002, M. Coombs, #124, 2 x puparia on one slide (20 -013367)(ANIC); Synoum glandulosum, Mt Glorious, Qld, 24.iv. 2002, M. Coombs, #117, 7 x puparia on a slide (20 -013360)(ANIC); Mt Glorious, Qld, 24 Oct, 2000, P. DeBarro, # 63, 1 x puparium & 1 x 3 rd instar each on slide (20 -013643- 4)(ANIC); [NSW] same data as holotype, 1 x puparium slide (ASCT 00132274) (DNA =ww01533)(ASCU), ~ 50 x puparia on leaves (ASCT 00132123)(ASCU); Fairfield, near Sydney, 6 August 1982, Mrs Pelizzori, 102 x puparia on dry leaf (ASCT 00016121)(ASCU); unknown host (Myrtaceae), Hancock St. Bexley, 9.vii. 2007, P.S. Gillespie, H. and B. Löcker and M. Priest, 1 x puparial slide (ASCT 00024871)(ASCU), 45 x puparia on dry leaf (ASCT 00166206)(ASCU); unknown host, Taronga Park Zoo, Mosman, Sydney, 1.iii. 2007, P.S. Gillespie, H. Löcker, M.J. Kerr, K. Cowan, 1 x puparium on slide (ASCT 00047568)(ASCU), ~ 60 x puparia and other instars on leaves (ASCT 00132284) (ASCU); unknown host, Horton Street, Marrickville, 22.v. 2007, P. Gillespie, M. Priest, H. Löcker and N. Reid, 11 x puparia on leaf (ASCT 00166205)(ASCU); [SA] Adelaide, SA., 31.vii. 1994, D. Papacek, on ‘ Acronychia sp + Evodia sp.’, 6 puparia (4 with earlier instars attached) on 6 slides (QDPIF). Non type material: [Qld], Mt Nebo, Qld, McNeil & Coombs, Ref 151, ex Sloanea woollsii, 10 x puparia on 10 slides (ANIC). Comments. This species is common on the eastern seaboard of Australia on a variety of rainforest trees particularly myrtaceous and rutaceous hosts. It will likely be found in suitable rainforest habitats south to Victoria. The author has found this species damaging street trees (Acmena smithii) in a number of Sydney suburbs. The records from Adelaide likely represent an incursion on suitable hosts that have been grown as ornamentals – it seems highly unlikely this area would be considered part of its normal distribution. This species is very similar to A. froggatti but can be distinguished from it by an additional two pairs of marginal setae, the long and non-uniform length of these setae and its preference for wetter habitats. The third-instar nymph of A. neofroggatti has one conspicuous pair of very long meso-cephalothoracic glandular spines, unlike those of A. froggatti which lack long glandular spines completely. The series collected from Sloanea in Qld, and excluded from the type material, is in poor condition and tentatively distinguished as A. neofroggatti to which it is most similar, but each specimen has only four abdominal pairs of glandular spines. A. froggatti belongs to the ‘ banksiae-valenciae’ group.Published as part of Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, pp. 1-42 in Zootaxa 3252 on pages 26-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24642
African American Storyteller, Victoria A. Casey McDonald
No full textIn the deep resonance of storyteller Victoria A. Casey McDonald’s voice, you will hear her tell stories about growing up in Western North Carolina, and the kind of Christmas she had as a child. The late Victoria was our friend, a CSA board member, author, and “Stories of Mountain Folk” interviewer
Aleurocanthus callistemonus Gillespie, 2012, sp. n.
No full textAleurocanthus callistemonus sp. n. (Figs 7–18) Puparium. Pigmented brownish black (Fig. 7), requiring bleaching for microscopic observation, found on both surfaces of the lamina. Peripuparial wax absent except occasionally small white wax tufts at cephalothoracic and caudal openings. White wax usually conspicuous on dorsum but unevenly distributed, usually on margin and on raised parts of puparium such as rhachis arms. Puparium oval-shaped, abdomen rounded giving puparium distinctive pear shape. Abdomen rhachisiform with lateral arms reaching outer submargin. Sexually dimorphic: male 621–683 μm long, 497–538 μm wide; female 745–828 μm long, 621–662 μm wide. Margin finely toothed 6– 7 teeth per 0.1 mm, teeth often slightly exaggerated at thoracic and caudal openings. Dorsum (Figs 9–11). Margin narrow and pale, not distinctly separated from subdorsum. Well defined submedial folds present in cephalothorax. Submargin and subdorsum with linear markings in radial pattern becoming darker and more pit-like near rhachis and submedial folds. Longitudinal moulting suture present and reaching margin. Transverse moulting suture characteristic of the ‘ banksiae-valenciae’ group, smoothly curving posteriad from confluence with longitudinal suture, then abruptly curved anterolaterad and terminating in subdorsum. Scattered simple pores found on dorsum. Abdominal segment VII width more or less equal to preceding segments. Vasiform orifice sub-circular to chordate in shape, not elevated above dorsum (Fig. 11). Vasiform orifice distant from margin a distance of two vasiform orifice widths. Operculum rounded, chordate and in life conspicuously pink in colour, completely filling vasiform orifice and obscuring lingula. Conspicuous posterior marginal hump or dome present between vasiform orifice and posterior margin adjacent to posterior margin, appearing pink and non waxy in live specimens. Caudal furrow absent. Scattered simple pores present in submargin. Chaetotaxy (Figs 9–12). Anterior marginal setae present. Cephalothoracic and first abdominal setae short (<50 μm). Eighth abdominal setae short (length about half vasiform orifice width), situated laterad of vasiform orifice. Caudal setae long (length twice vasiform orifice width) and situated about three setal base widths from posterior margin. Posterior marginal setae present. Marginal glandular spines long, tapered (110–160 μm) with expanded laciniate tips (Fig. 12), typically with 3–7 cephalothoracic marginal pairs and 7–8 abdominal marginal pairs but see comments below. Glandular spines lacking basal pore. Frequently none, one, two or three cephalothoracic subdorsal glandular setal pairs may also be present. Abdominal subdorsal glandular spines sometimes present. 4–6 pairs of minute setae irregularly distributed in the outer margin distal to the glandular spines. Venter (Fig. 10). Caudal and thoracic tracheal folds visible. Tracheal folds and submedian area lacking stippling except for a few minute stipples beneath the vasiform orifice and medially on each abdominal segment and two small lines of stipples on base of each leg. Mid and hind legs each with small seta at base. Antenna short (shorter than length of fore leg) and situated immediately anterior of fore leg. Abdominal ventral setae short (about 50 μm) situated anterior to vasiform orifice. 3 rd instar nymph. shape similar to puparium; with 10 pairs of long glandular spines with slightly expanded, laciniate apices, the anterior 2 pairs submarginal the remainder subdorsal with 5 abdominal (III–VIII) and 3 cephalothoracic pairs, the vasiform orifice similar to puparium and posterior hump or ridge visible posteriorly of vasiform orifice. Adult female. Head, pronotum and abdominal segment VIII entirely dark chocolate brown; thorax, meso- and metanotum bicoloured dark chocolate brown and bright yellow. Remainder of venter, pleurotergites and abdominal segments bright yellow in colour. Legs dark chocolate brown with paler yellowish patches at joints. Wing length 1140 μm. Wings uniform pale dusky colour with no patches, venation typical for subfamily. Antenna seven segmented ca 370 μm long, each segment with numerous rings of sparse small spinules. Ragged crown-like sensory seta one found subterminally on each of segments V and VII and two subterminally on III (Figs 15, 16). Seta-like sensoria found terminally on VII and subterminally on VI. Eye halves separated by two facets (Fig. 14). Two pairs of wax plates. Adult male. similar to female, four pairs of wax plates and genitalia as figured in Fig. 18. Egg. (Fig. 17) Glossy brownish black, smooth and kidney shaped with one end slightly pointed and subterminal pedicel. Length ca 180 μm, width ca 70 μm. Distribution. SA, NSW, Qld. Hosts. MYRTACEAE: Callistemon spp., C. salignus, C. sieberi, C. viminalis. Material examined. Holotype puparium slide: ex Callistemon sp. Elephant Park, Orange, NSW, 7.ix. 2003, P.S. Gillespie (ASCT 00024788)(ASCU). Paratypes: [Qld] ex Callistemon sp, Paddington, Brisbane, 26.ii. 1997, P.J. DeBarro, 5 x puparia on one slide (AN 20.10729)(ANIC); [NSW] ex Callistemon sp., Adelong Motel, Narrabri, 5.vi. 2001, P.J. DeBarro, 5 x puparia on a slide, (ANIC); ex Callistemon viminalis, Wellington Caves, 6.x. 2001, P.S. Gillespie, 9 x puparia on three slides, (ASCT 00027545- 47)(ASCU); reared ex puparium on Callistemon, Orange, 22.ii. 2005, P.S. Gillespie, 1 x adult male slide (ASCT 00131860)(ASCU); same data as holotype, 2 x puparia on two slides (ASCT 00024786- 87)(ASCU); ex Callistemon viminalis, street tree, Orange, 5 September 1999, P.S. Gillespie, 3 x puparia on one slide (ASCT 0000478627)(ASCU), 14 x puparia on 4 dry leaves (ASCT 00027530)(ASCU); ex Callistemon sieberi, ‘Cumboogle’ 4 th crossing Summer Hill Creek, near Orange NSW, 14.vii. 2008, P.S. Gillespie, 4 x puparia on four slides (ASCT 00025265- 68)(ASCU), 56 puparia on 8 dry leaves (ASCT 00025269)(ASCU); ex Callistemon sp. Orange, 27.viii. 2004, B.C. McNeil, 23 x puparia on 23 slides (ANIC); ex Callistemon sp. park in Bletchington, Orange NSW, April 2002. P.S. Gillespie ~ 80 puparia on dry leaves (ASCT 00025286)(ASCU); ex Callistemon sp., Burrendong S.R.A. kiosk, near Wellington, 19.ix. 2004, P.S. Gillespie, 16 x puparia on 9 dry leaves (ASCT 00131940)(ASCU); ex Callistemon sp., Cotton C.R.C., near Narrabri, NSW, 13.x. 2005, P.S. Gillespie, ~ 60 puparia on dry leaves (ASCT 00131965)(ASCU); [South Australia] ex Callistemon salignus, Morialta Falls, 28.ii. 1976, M. Carver, 6 x puparia on one slide (ANIC). Etymology. Named after the only known host genus for this species. Comments. This species usually prefers drier habitats. The number and distribution of glandular spines in this species is always quite variable, both within and between populations (cephalothoracic marginal glandular setal counts Variance = 1.3, n = 51). This species is superficially similar to A. valenciae, but A. valenciae has a more regular spine count (cephalothoracic marginal glandular setal counts Variance = 0, n = 40). A. valenciae always has 5 pairs of marginal setae and one submarginal pair in the cephalothorax whereas A. callistemonus has between 3 and 7 pairs of marginal and between 0 and 3 submarginal pairs of glandular spines in the cephalothorax. A. callistemonus can be readily separated from A. valenciae by its more rounded pear-shaped appearance, the presence of the posterior dome and its restricted host preference. A number of abdominal subdorsal glandular spines may sometimes be found on specimens of A. callistemonus, which is never the case for A. valenciae. This species will likely be collected in Victoria on suitable Callistemon hosts. A remarkable illustration of this species was figured in Insects of Australia (Carver, et al., 1991). The abundance of Callistemon hybrids used as ornamental plants in urban areas has undoubtedly encouraged the spread of this species. Although populations will be found selectively on one hybrid but not another, the host records from C. salignus and C. sieberi represent two genuine native hosts for this species. Previously known as “ Aleurocanthus undescribed sp. 1 ” (Martin 1999) and “ Aleurocanthus undescribed sp. 1 ” (Carver and Reid 1996). A small series of similar looking puparia from near 40 Mile Scrub in North Queensland represent a closely related species (Aleurocanthus sp. 10 of Carver - ANIC). This undescribed species is larger and lacks submarginal setae. A. papuanus Martin from PNG shares with A. callistemonus a similar shape and spine count but is nearly twice its size with far longer spines. A single specimen collected from Pittosporum from central Qld (BMNH – J. Martin pers comm.) may represent A. papuanus or another, undescribed species in the banksiae-valenciae -group.Published as part of Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, pp. 1-42 in Zootaxa 3252 on pages 9-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24642
Art Forum - Lynn, Victoria
No full text4 September 2002. -- Victoria Lynn is a distinguished curator and writer who has worked in the field of contemporary and Australian visual arts over the last two decades. She has recently been appointed Director of Creative Development at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, an innovative exhibition venue located at Federation Square in Melbourne, due to open later this year. She is currently Chair of the Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council. From 1991 to 2001 she was Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the numerous exhibitions she has curated have received substantial critical acclaim. She is the author of many articles, catalogue essays and edited collections, and books on artists Marion Borgelt and Eugene Carchesio. In her lecture she will discuss both Australian and International work, the challenges at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and the different modes and understandings of what the moving image can and might be understood as
The great Melbourne telescope
No full textErected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest in the world, designed to explore the nature of the nebulae in the southern skies. Richard Gillespie, head of the History and Technology department at the Melbourne museum has written an entertaining account of the telescope's extraordinary history and tells the story through an amazing cast of characters whose lives intersected with the telescope
Characteristics of respondents charged with breach of family violence intervention orders
No full textBreaches of family violence intervention orders are one of the fastest growing offences in Victoria, so understanding who breaches and why, is important for agencies that provide services to both respondents and applicants.
This paper identifies the common characteristics of respondents who receive legal assistance when charged with breach of a family violence intervention order. It also analyses the characteristics of clients who have received legal assistance multiple times when charged with breaching a family violence order.
The paper reinforces the need to ensure:
people charged with breaches receive appropriate legal advice
orders are tailored to the circumstances of each client
that we make appropriate referrals to other agencies, including non-legal agencies if necessary.
Providing appropriate legal advice and support may help increase the rate of compliance with family violence intervention orders, reduce recidivism and increase safety for victims.
The research draws on data relating to Victoria Legal Aid clients exclusively, however the findings are consistent with international studies of those breaching intervention orders and these are noted in the report.
The research report was launched on 18 February 2016 by the Attorney-General, the Honourable Martin Pakula and Victoria Legal Aid\u27s Managing Director Bevan Warner, followed by a panel discussion with:
Deputy Chief Magistrate Felicity Broughton, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria Supervising Magistrate for Family Violence and Family Law
Assistant Police Commissioner Dean McWhirter, Victoria Police Head of Family Violence Command
Jacqui Watt, No to Violence Chief Executive Officer
Annette Gillespie, Safe Steps Chief Executive Officer.
Listen to the highlights of their discussion, presented by Alison Caldwell, as the panel explore the significance of the research
Black Fashion Designers Symposium: Dr. Victoria Rovine “Fashion in Africa and Beyond”
No full textDr. Victoria Rovine, “Fashion in Africa and Beyond” at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.Victoria Rovine is an associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of African Fashion, Global Style: Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear
Analysing options for the Red Gum Forests along the Murray River
No full textThe Victorian Environmental Assessment Council is conducting an investigation into the management of the public land River Red Gum Forests of the Murray River Valley in Victoria. In this paper the authors apply the results of an earlier Choice Modelling exercise commissioned by VEAC to estimate the non-use values of the forests. A Benefit Cost Analysis of VEAC's draft recommendations included assessment of the market and non market values associated with different River Red Gum forest management strategies. It is concluded that the use of water for environmental flows is competitive with its use for irrigation. Other economic values associated with timber harvesting, grazing and duck hunting are small in comparison with the water values.Choice Modelling, Environment, River Red Gums, Benefit Cost Analysis, Water Resources, Land Economics/Use, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Proposed recommendations : Mallee study area /
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