Price of inactivity after puberty in Canberra study
Canberra health researchers warn inactivity rises after puberty with a drop in fitness around ages ten to twelve. Dr Brian Furnass of Can berra Life says children lose spontaneous activity after puberty unless drawn to sport or alternatives like canoeing and walking. A study using pedal ergometry on 12 children links low activity to car exhaust risks and urban safety issues, while Life Be in It promotes activity through school and community programs.
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Construction plan for Mount Macedon college project announced
The minister announced a $1.2 million college at Mount Macedon in Victoria for the Natural Disasters Organisation. The proposal includes a $2 million residential college, disclosed in Canberra last week by Minister for Construction Mr MacCleay.
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Aborigines Learn Managerial Art Says Coombs
Perth reporters note Dr H C Coombs states Aborigines have built organisations over the last decade to provide social and legal services and learn political and managerial skills. He argues these bodies enable a distinct Aboriginal identity while resisting forced assimilation. He warns administrators against imposing white standards that threaten Aboriginal social structures.
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Australian scout leader named Asia Pacific chairman
Mr Ross Hehnen of Forrest has been elected chairman of the Asia Pacific region of the World Scout Organisation. He becomes the final Australian to hold the post, guiding Scouting across 23 countries from Iran to Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia. He previously served as Australian International Commissioner for Scouting for the past years.
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ACT electricians push 7.20 allowance after union vote
Electricians holding A grade licences in the ACT backed by the ACT sub branch of the Electrical Trades Union refused to assume responsibility for work until employers pay an arbitration granted 7.20 allowance. Five Averidge electricians at two major ACT construction sites led the action, with others on different sites following suit.
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McAuliffe Appointed to National Library Council
Dr AL J McAuliffe of Perth Medical Centre is named to the National Library of Australia council for a three year term. The appointment announced Tuesday by Senator Withers notes McAuliffe has been an acting member since March 1976.
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Perth Medical Centre
AL J McAuliffe
National Library of Australia
Senator Withers
McAuliffe
Rape law changes in House in South Australia
Adelaide Tuesday. Legislation to allow a wife to charge her husband with rape was introduced in the South Australian House of Assembly by Attorney-General Mr Duncan. The bills form part of major reforms from the Criminal Law and Penal Methods Reform Committee, affecting admissibility of evidence on sexual experience and morality in trials.
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Criminal Law and Penal Methods Reform Committee
Rest house project planned for railway workers at Goulburn
The Public Transport Commission will call tenders soon for a large rest house at Goulburn for railway workers. Estimated cost is yet to be advised.
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Transpur Commission
Goulburn
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