Inquiries may also be directed to Ms Isa Di Trocchio, University Secretariat, extn 55049. The Sports and Recreation Association at Clayton has just released a public membership scheme. For more information, contact the association on extn 54111. Renowned Aboriginal filmmaker Mr Richard Franklin will open the inaugural indigenous film festival, Spirit of Our Story , at the Gippsland campus on Wednesday 1 September at 7.30 pm. The film festival, being presented by the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Gippsland, will play over four days in the student union lounge.
Admission is free.
Some of the films to show in the program include Deadheart, Bush Mechanics, Radiance and No Way to Forget . For further information on the film festival, contact the centre on extn 26765. The Japanese Study Centre is planning a tour of Japan featuring Japanese culture, art and religion. The tour will begin in Tokyo, and take in Kyoto, Kanazawa, Nara, Kumano, Ise and Oaska. In Kanazawa, there will be a week's homestay with Japanese families, as well as a Japanese language and culture program.