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Legacy Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy
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| | Auburn Combinations State Pairs Triumph
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| A new Legacy involvement with Bowls in Victoria has commenced.
On the afternoon of Thursday, 17 December 2009, the afternoon was a total contrast to previous day's searing heat, the Auburn combination of Noel Waite and David Pisterman emerged victorious in the Victorian Over-60 Pairs Championship at Burden Park Bowls Club.
They defeated Rob Coulson and Simon Forbes from Hampton 15-11 in the 15-end state final which was punctuated by no fewer than five rain interruptions. Melbourne Legacy President, Graeme Standish presented the triumphant pair with the coveted Legacy Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy.
| Pictured right: Melbourne Legacy President, Graeme Standish with Noel Waite and David Pisterman.
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Legacy Widow, Dot Trethewie Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
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| | Mrs Dagma Doris (Dot) Trethewie was born on 4th December 1909 and so this year she will celebrate her 100th birthday. Melbourne Legacy President, Graeme Standish said it is quite rare for individuals to be living independently at the age of 100 years of age. ‘We currently have about a half a dozen widows on our records that are in fact over 100 years of age and still living independently’. Melbourne Legacy records show that we have 37 widows out of a total 20,000 who have already reached 100 years of age.
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| Clive (Errol) Trethewie served in the Army during WW11 and passed away twelve years ago leaving Dot a Legacy widow. Shortly after Errol’s death Mrs Trethewie joined the Caulfield-St Kilda Widows’ Club. Through the help of her Legatee, she obtained the War Widows’ Pension and Gold Card which is of great benefit, especially with medical expenses.
Dot has always had a very positive attitude to life and is a ‘people’s person’ which no doubt has helped her get to bring up her century. She reads the newspaper every day and likes to keep abreast of what is going on in the world. She spends endless hours watching sport on television and is an avid Hawthorn fan.
Caulfield-St Kilda Legacy Widows’ Club has over 400 members and all widows are fully aware that Legacy is
there to offer them support whenever they need it.
| Pictured above: Legatee Alf Argent presents Dot with a special birthday card from Legacy.
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Ballarat Student Wins Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award National Final
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| | Legacy congratulates Gretel Hayden from Ballarat Clarendon College, winner of the National final of the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award (LJPSA) which was held in Brisbane on 9 November 2009. Legacy also congratulates the runner ups – both from South Australia - Madeleine Kelly, St Aloysius College and Benjamin Graetz, Tyndale Christian School.
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Winner: Gretel Hayden, Ballarat VIC
President of Brisbane Legacy: Brian Avery
Third: Benjamin Graetz, Salisbury East SA
Second: Madeleine Kelly, Adelaide SA
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| Gretel was up against some tough competition from the ten finalists who competed in the national award. Her speech focused on walking in someone else’s shoes for a day. “I think it’s something, as a society, we need to
do to make the world a better place,” she said.
“I heard about it through school and thought it would be a good experience,” Gretel said. “I’ve done debating in the past and study English and History.”
The judges and audience were suitably impressed by the high standard of the finalists at the public speaking
award this year and the judges had a difficult task in selecting the winner.
| At the final Gretel gave a five minute prepared speech and a two minute impromptu speech.
The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award is a national competition conducted through Australian secondary
schools and colleges for students aged 12 to 14 years. The competition began in Melbourne in 1988 and commenced as a national competition in 1995.
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| Approximately 1500 students participate in this event across Australia. It spans approximately 6 months as it
involves several elimination rounds to get to the finals – including regional finals, state semi finals and then State finals where the winner and runner up are put forward for the National finals in November.
The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award is a speech advancement programme for junior secondary students in State and Independent schools and colleges. It also seeks to help young people appreciate the ideals of Legacy; voluntary service, caring and comradeship and the need for remembrance. With the resurgence of the ANZAC
spirit, especially among the young of Australia, it is a most appropriate combination.
Legacy is most grateful to have the support of Defence Credit Union (Defcredit) as sponsor of the National finals
of LJPSA.
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Kevin Keane - Ian Spicer Award Recipient
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| | Kevin Keane
Recipient of the Ian Spicer Award for Excellence in the Workplace for 2009
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| Legacy dependant, Kevin Keane works as an artist at Q ArtStudio. His artwork has been used on Legacy birthday and Christmas cards. Recently Kevin's hard work was formally acknowledged when he received the VATMI Industries' Ian Spicer Annual Award for Excellence in the Workplace. This is a national award and it is quite an achievement for Kevin to win the award above everyone else across Australia.
| Pictured right: Kevin Keane and his award and Greg Wasmund of VATMI Industries.
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60 Years of Legacy Service
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| | South Gippsland Legacy Group's 60th Anniversary Celebrations
60 Years of Legacy Service - Certificate Presentation for Legatee Bill Ross
| South Gippsland Legacy Group recently celebrated its 60 years of Legacy service anniversary. At this celebration Group President, Legatee Brian Arnold presented Jane Ross with a certificate commemorating her father,
Legatee Bill Ross' 60 years of service to the South Gippsland Legacy Group.
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Defence School of Signals Supports Legacy
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| | Legacy made a special presentation at the Defence School of Signals in Watsonia on Thursday 15 October at 8am
in recognition of the important role the Department of Defence played in helping Legacy raise funds during the
2009 Legacy Badge Appeal which ran from 30 August – 5 September.
Over 300 personnel from the Defence School of Signals in Watsonia sold badges and collected donations in
support of Legacy in the Melbourne CBD on Legacy Badge Day, Friday 4 September and also at the AFL games the
weekend prior. The School of Signals tremendous contribution resulted in over 25% of the total badge sales achieved for Melbourne Legacy during Legacy Week 2009, a 20% increase on the amount achieved by the School
of Signals in 2008.
Melbourne Legacy President, Graeme Standish said, “Our thanks go to Army, Navy and Air Force for their
outstanding contribution. The public respond positively to service personnel in uniform selling badges. We are
most grateful to receive such practical support from the Australian Defence Force and the funds will be faithfully applied to the needs of widows and children of deceased veterans.”
Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Michelle Griffith, Defence School of Signals who
co-ordinated the fundraising project said that the public responded generously and in a welcoming, friendly
manner. She said “It was a learning outcome for some of the young soldiers, airman and sailors who sold Legacy badges, they saw first hand how much respect the public has for people in uniforms”.
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| In appreciation, Legacy President Graeme Standish presented WO1 Griffiths with a special plaque in recognition
for her work over the past four years. Both in Melbourne and Brisbane she has managed to raise a total of over $500,000.
Legatee Standish also presented a plaque to the Defence School of Signals recognising their efforts in 2009 and
will be seeking similar support for next year.
| For further information please contact Carmel McConnell, Melbourne Legacy Public Relations Officer
| Tel: 8626 0500 or 0408 800 113
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Digital Storytelling Workshop
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| | Melbourne Legacy recently held a Digital Storytelling Workshop at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
| Nine lucky contenders from all areas of Legacy made a short film about their personal connection to Legacy. They spent 3 days in the brand new studios at Federation Square learning about storyboards, scene setting, narratives, audio equipment, editing and other aspects of digital story making. Participants used their voices as a narrative
and combined the audio visual resources of their personal archives (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a three-minute autobiographical story. The results were remarkable. Click on the links below
to view our short films.
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Launch of Legacy Internet Kiosk
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| Launch of the Broadband for Seniors Initiative at Legacy House Melbourne
During Legacy Week 2009
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