Background In this presentation, the presenter will explore a number of basic rights to be expressly protected under the Human Rights Charter (HRC), passed in 2006 by the Victorian Parliament, analyze the impact of the HRC and the issues faced by the Mental Health Review Board of Victoria (MHRB) and Victorian mental health service providers under the Victorian Mental Health Act 1986 (MHA), and ...

The James Bond phenomenon has been approached to discuss notions of British identity, imperialistic ethos, issues of masculinity and commodified middle-class. However, the critical canon of the James Bond mythos has not delved into the ideological origins of the myth, namely Thomas Carlyle’s (1795-1881) myth of the Hero, the “blueprint” of Victorian ideology. The article explores Sam Mendes’ Sk...

Victoria has a number of complimentary surveillance systems for influenza. Flutracking,1 an online national community influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance system, includes Victorian participants; the Victorian Sentinel Practice Influenza Network (VicSPIN)2 records patients attending general practice clinics throughout the state; and 4 large Victorian hospitals contribute to an Australia-wi...

OBJECTIVES To explore the clinical associations of thick melanoma and to compare the clinicopathological variables of nodular and superficial spreading types. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of all invasive primary melanomas recorded by the Victorian Cancer Registry for 1998 and those reviewed by the Victorian Melanoma Service between October 1, 1994, and April 31, 1999. SETTING Population-bas...

This article investigates the surviving borrowers’ catalogues (c.1850–70) of Allendale lead-miners’ libraries, situating these within wider history workplace libraries in North-East England. It considers popular reading habits this community and patterns borrowing among individuals, suggesting that give us insight into way which working-class readers used especially those founded through manage...

In recognition of the critical need to improve food security for Aboriginal people in Victoria, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) partnered with SecondBite, an Australian food rescue organisation. In 2013, the two organisations initiated a crosssectional survey of community food programs (CFPs) targeting Victorian Aboriginal people. CFPs describe any ini...