Guest speaker for the occasion will be well known Melbourne chef and television personality, Elizabeth Chong , who has strong links with the region. Ms Chong s grandfather first settled in the Wahgunya area in 1853 and helped establish the town organising the Chinese community to clear land and plant grapevines. The dinner, which falls in the University s tenth year, will feature the best of local produce and CSU wines. May Students and staff and Charles Sturt University have come together for the launch of the Bathurst chapter of Amnesty International . The group, which is open to all members of the Bathurst community, will host a wine and cheese tasting and jazz evening, tonight, Wednesday 26 May from 5pm to 7pm in the Mezzanine Room of the MASC Building .
Tickets are available at the door.
Hosted by the Faculty of Commerce, the seminar brings renowned industrial relations expert, Associate Professor Braham Dabscheck from the University of New South Wales School of Industrial Relations and Editor of the Journal of Industrial Relations, to the Bathurst Campus. The dispute that erupted when Patrick Stevedores sacked its Maritime Union of Australia workforce on April 7 last year, led to mass picketing across the country and finally action by the High Court. The dispute was further complicated by an unsuccessful attempt to train former and current military personnel as stevedores in the port of Dubai. Aimed at providing information and support for health professionals from the local area, the seminar will be presented by Associate Professor David De L Horne from the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Hospital. Professor De L Horne will lead a problem orientated discussion offering psychological methods of assessment in accident survivors who have not had serious head pr brain injury.