August 2009
Welcome to Connect!
The DEECD (Department of Education and Early Childhood Education) websites connect Victorians - teachers, students and parents to relevant, informative and exciting online educational resources from around the world. The environments are open to all users and can be found at Connect.
Connect includes unique environments where users can search for websites, images, video and audio with all resources tagged according to audience. Four great spaces for different users:
- Early Childhood - allows parents and children to play and learn together at home;
- Primary Students - a vibrant space with exciting and educational websites for home and school - listen, create, animate, make a movie;
- Secondary Students - the online resources you need for study; and
- Teachers - curriculum resources and tools, information about new technologies and great websites to use with students.
Websites are recommended by both teachers and students and reviewed for quality and safety by educators before inclusion in Connect. The web is constantly changing and the Connect team are proactive in maintaining a useful, safer web environment.
What house is that? Interactive
Heritage Victoria has launched a new interactive on the history of housing styles in Victoria, called What house is that? Interactive.
The interactive is packed with:
- interviews with architects, architectural historians and ordinary people talking about their homes;
- examples of architectural features of each housing style;
- tips for renovation; and
- sustainable alterations to existing homes.
It also features a forum where people can share their information and knowledge about Victoria's housing styles and their own homes. Visit www.heritage.vic.gov.au.
Swine Flu Update
The flu-season in Victoria has peaked earlier than usual and we are now seeing a downward trend in case numbers. The vast majority of cases of Human Swine Flu continue to be mild, and most people with the illness are recovering without any medical treatment. Even though cases of flu are reducing, we should all remain vigilant to minimise our own risk, and to prevent spreading flu viruses to other people.
For the most up-to-date information:
- Visit the Human Swine Flu website;
- Call the Influenza Hotline on 180 2007;
- Call Nurse-on-Call on 1300 606 024 - for expert health information and advice (24 hours, 7 days); and
- Follow us on Twitter.
Future Framework for Victoria
You can access the Action for Victoria's Future framework via a portal website designed to allow all Victorians to easily find out about the State Government’s policies and initiatives and see how they fit into the big picture.
For more information visit www.action.vic.gov.au
Public Holidays
View a listing for all Public holidays, including substitute holidays (ie where a day in lieu is nominated for a public holiday that falls on a weekend).
For all the details for the next three years please visit www.vic.gov.au.
Active Women and Girls
The Victorian Government, through Sport and Recreation Victoria, is actively addressing the issue of under-representation of women and girls in certain sports. Not only as players on the field, but in decision making and leadership roles such as coaching, officiating and club administration.
Positive changes are taking place via a range of programs, funding packages, strategies and initiatives including the recent Active Girl's Breakfast 2009.
To learn more visit Sports & Recreation Victoria
Cats and Dogs
The State Government has a Responsible Pet Ownership site that provides lots of great information and valuable tips in relation to choosing and caring for a cat or dog with special categories for:
- current / prospective cat and dog owners;
- parents; and
- school children.
Victorians can make informed choices that suit the interests of everyone, including our four legged friends. For more information visit www.pets.info.vic.gov.au
Welcome to the Guide to Local Government
Local government is the tier of government that touches people most closely. In Victoria there are 79 councils representing around 5 million people. To help Victorians understand more about local councils and their role, please visit the Guide to Local Government at www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au.
The guide provides information about how councils work, how they make decisions, what their key functions are, how they are funded and much more.
New Publications
General Publications
The Good Schools Guide - Victoria 2010
by Hobsons Guides @ $13.95
Australian Alps Walking Track (Fourth Edition 2009)
by Chapman, John, Chapman, Monica and Siseman, John @ $37.50
Camping Guide to New South Wales (Fifth Edition 2009)
by Lewis, Craig and Savage, Cathy @ $29.95
Local Histories
Pictorial Mt Macedon - A Journey Through Time
by the Gisborne and Mt Macedon Districts Historical Society Inc. @ $49.95
Sandringham - By the Work of All
by Glass, Margaret @ $25.00
Highlights of the History of Croydon
edited by Arnott, G & Hutchinson, L @ $15.00
Mapping Products
Mount Buffalo - Outdoor Recreation Guide
by Spatial Vision @ $11.95
Mallacoota Inlet Port Albert and Port Welshpool Fishing (Map 7. 2009 Edition)
produced by the Australian Fishing Network @ $7.95
Greater Melbourne Melways Street Directory 2010
by Melways @ $47.95
New South Wales State Handy Map (10th Edition)
by Hema Maps @ $6.95
The Red Centre - Alice Springs to Uluru (4th Edition)
by Hema Maps @ $8.95
Government Reports
Buy-back of the Regional Intrastate Rail Network
by the Victorian Auditor-General @ $20.00
Melbourne's New Bus Contracts
by the Victorian Auditor-General @ $20.00
International Students: Risks and Responsibilities of Universities
by the Victorian Auditor-General @ $20.00
Funding of the Home and Community Care Program
by the Victorian Auditor-General @ $20.00
At the Epicentre - Essentials for Epidemiologists in Outbreaks
by the Department of Primary Industries @ $15.00
New Legislation
New Acts
New Statutory Rules
| S69.09 | Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S70.09 | Supreme Court (Fees) Further Amendment Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S71.09 | Trade Measurement Amendment Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S72.09 | Fundraising Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S73.09 | Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S74.09 | Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S75.09 | Chattel Securities (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S76.09 | Disability Further Amendment Regulations 2009 | $5.70 |
| S77.09 | Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009 | $12.20 |
| S78.09 | Zoological Parks and Gardens Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S79.09 | Building Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S80.09 | Accident Towing Services Amendment Regulations 2009 | $7.80 |
| S81.09 | National Parks (Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S82.09 | Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2009 | $3.80 |
| S83.09 | Magistrates' Court (Committals) Rules 2009 | $12.20 |
Reprinted Acts
| A31.01 | Gas Industry Act 2001 Reprint 4 | $18.65 |
| A68.00 | Electricity Industry Act 2000 Reprint 5 | $18.65 |
| A79.00 | Duties Act 2000 Reprint 7 | $30.10 |
Reprinted Statutory Rules
| There are no reprinted Statutory Rules this month. |
Visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website for a list of all Victorian acts and statutory rules.
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Pictorial Mt Macedon - A Journey Through Time, by the Gisborne and Mt Macedon Districts Historical Society Inc. @ $49.95
The images in this book are designed to provide the reader with an appreciation of the background of the Mount Macedon and Macedon Districts covering a period of more than one hundred and sixty years.
Save! Save! Save!
There are lots of great ways to save money on your Royal Melbourne Show entrance fees; Group Bookings!; Family tickets; Under 5's are FREE!; Enter after 5pm; Buy early!; Bounce Back tickets.
All the details can be found at the Royal Melbourne Show's Tickets and Packages page. So now you can visit us at the Vic Gov Pavilion for less!
Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) has launched its online initiative – a wiki website that gives those interested in Victoria's history, or involved in research, the opportunity to share comments and information relevant to records in PROV custody.
To explore the PROV wiki visit www.wiki.prov.vic.gov.au
Wandiligong
With the finding of gold in Wandiligong in 1858, population numbers soared from approximately 250 to 2500. It was estimated in those heady years that one in ten of the male population was Chinese. Few remained as permanent residents; if they returned to their homeland, many even took the bones of their dead countrymen with them, rather than leave them alone in an alien place.
Details taken from Nothing Worth Saving - the History of the Wandiligong Preservation Society.
The Wandiligong Preservation Society's Oriental Bridge project received the Overall Winner Prize in the Victorian Community History Awards.
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