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October 2014ISSUE NO 558

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14Global resistanceto the ride sharing Uber app

22Taxi Services CommissionUpdates on issues affecting the Victorian Taxi Industry

6Servicing the Cruise ShipsAs the cruise ships dock, taxis are in high demand

Events Calendar Dates and locations of various Melbourne major events

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18Licence statisticsTaxi and hire car licence and assignment statistics for last month

30Stop, Think, Respectbeyondblue’s national anti-discrimination campaign

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David SamuelVTA CEO

A nother busy month has passed and we now head into what is our busiest time of year.

At the time of writing this article, 356 new metropolitan and urban licences had been issued by the Taxi Services Commission.

This trend is concerning and if it continues at this rate the industry, the government and taxi users could face significant challenges.

Two marketsare at play


Taxi Services Commissioner Graeme Samuel was reported in The Age newspaper as say-ing this growth was not a concern. In the ar-ticle published on 15 August he stated that “the market was ‘working perfectly’, dismiss-ing predictions taxi numbers will soon soar.” He went on to say that, “I can’t imagine there is going to be 255 new taxis on the road, the market would say that doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense, but we’ll see about that”.

Suffice to say the VTA does not share the view of Mr Samuel on this occasion.

What many seem to fail to understand is that there are two markets at play - one is for the provision of taxi services and one is for access to taxi licences.

Perhaps the taxi licence one is ‘working per-fectly’ but the taxi service one is not because supply is overtaking demand at a rapid pace. Despite how I have described it, it is impossi-ble to divorce the two markets. In my view, this is a clear market failure and demonstrates why licence regulation is required.

What we always argued is, you need to link these two markets by increasing supply of li-cences only in proportion to increases in de-mand for services. This would help address the market failure and build a stronger relation-ship between supply and demand.

Unfortunately, due to the failure the market is unable to achieve this equilibrium.

Further to Mr Samuel’s comment that there won’t be additional licences on the road - so what will happen to the additional licences?

Will they simply disappear? No, of course not because they still have a value. Their value is the return they derive via the leasing of the li-cence or the operation of the licence.

The licence holder will have to make a deci-sion, lower their price as Mr Samuel suggests (in which case they will remain on the road), or operate and drive the vehicle themselves (in which case they remain on the road).

Two other matters which continue to be front

of mind are the Knowledge test and the 45/55 split.

To the latter first, the VTA have commissioned an accountancy firm to do audits of operator businesses across the state. This information will be presented to the TSC and the Minister so an informed decision can be made about this policy setting. While we happily accept that driver earnings need to improve, if gov-ernment choose to intervene as they have, it is their responsibility to ensure an appropriate balance is struck.

In relation to the Knowledge test, the high fail-ure rate is obviously a key concern. We accept that training will need to change to meet the new requirements, however, flatly reject the notion that the only reason for the high failure rate is due to poor training. Given the majority of those who sit the test have not undertaken the training this is clearly not the case.

The VTA will embark on a significant cam-paign over the coming weeks and months to promote the need to do training before sitting the test - it is extremely unlikely people will be simply able to rock up off the street and pass the test.

We have also asked the TSC to look at some process issues around the test which they have started to do. At the end of the day, mak-ing derogatory comments in the media about the quality of training and avoiding any re-sponsibility for the problem will not resolve the issue.

Finally, the VTA model bailment agreement is now complete and available on our website. I highly recommend you use it and, as always, cannot impress the importance for divers and operators to have a written agreement that clearly sets out rights and responsibilities.

If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact us at the office.

Take care. D

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RIDE SHARE APPSare illegal in Victoria

Ride-sharing services are illegal in Victoria.People caught providing ride-shar-ing services may face prosecution by the Taxi Services Commission.

There are many laws and regula-tions that control taxi drivers and vehicles in Victoria.

Despite the recent review of the taxi and hire car industries, strict regulation of driver and vehicle ac-creditation remain to protect you

as drivers and your passengers.

Ride-sharing applications, such as UberX, allow customers to book a ride in a car with someone who is not an accredited driver using their private vehicle. These services are illegal in Victoria. D

Thinking of driving for a ride-sharing app? Think again.

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SERVICING THEcruise shipsWhen cruise ships dock in Port Melbourne each year, taxis are in high demand—especially high occupancy vehicles and station wagons. To help meet passenger demand, peak service taxis will be authorised to operate additional hours during this cruise ship season, which begins 7 October 2014.

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On the dates contained in the cruise shipping schedule, metropolitan peak service taxis are authorised to oper-ate for the carriage of passengers from the Station Pier precinct, Port Melbourne between the hours of 7.00 am and 3.00 pm.

All taxi drivers are encourages to support and service this growing tourism market. Taxis can access Station Pier for passenger drop off and collection from the managed taxi rank once security has undertaken a quick identification check.

The VTA research conducted prior to the fare increase earlier this year, showed that the average fare for trips taken by cruise ship passengers was over $50. D

VTA MODEL bailment agreement

The VTA’s model bailment agreement has been finalised and is now available on their website - www.victaxi.com.au.The model agreement complies with all implied conditions and contains clauses about common operational arrangements.

The VTA has kept the agreement as simple as possible, with minimal input required from parties to the agreement. Sched-ule 3 to the agreement allows Permit Holders and Drivers to agree to additional terms or vary any of the standard terms.

The VTA strongly encourages everyone to ensure they have a written bailment agreement in place to protect all parties inter-ests. D

SERVICING THEcruise ships

Turnaround Visits – 3 hour demand for taxis after passenger departure time A full load of passengers will disembark with luggage in the morning

and a full load will embark with luggage in the afternoon.

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Approx. No. of Taxis

RequiredDawn Princess Tuesday 07-Oct-14 8:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Monday 20-Oct-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Sunday 02-Nov-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Saturday 15-Nov-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Friday 28-Nov-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Thursday 11-Dec-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Tuesday 16-Dec-14 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Monday 29-Dec-14 7:30am 150 – 200L'Austral Saturday 10-Jan-15 8:30am 30 – 40Dawn Princess Sunday 11-Jan-15 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Saturday 24-Jan-15 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Thursday 29-Jan-15 7:30am 150 – 200L'Austral Tuesday 03-Feb-15 8:30am 30 – 40Dawn Princess Wednesday 11-Feb-15 7:30am 150 – 200Pacific Jewel Saturday 21-Feb-15 8:30am 150 – 200Silver Spirit Monday 23-Feb-15 7:30am 60 – 80Dawn Princess Tuesday 24-Feb-15 7:30am 150 – 200Pacific Jewel Friday 27-Feb-15 9:30am 150 – 200Pacific Jewel Monday 02-Mar-15 7:30am 150 – 200Deutschland Wednesday 04-Mar-15 8:30am 60 – 80Pacific Jewel Sunday 08-Mar-15 9:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Monday 09-Mar-15 7:30am 150 – 200Pacific Jewel Friday 13-Mar-15 7:30am 150 – 200Dawn Princess Sunday 22-Mar-15 7:30am 150 – 200

Note: Cruise ship schedule is subject to change. For the latest information, please visit www.portofmelbourne.com

Station Pier 2014-15 Cruise Season – Demand for TaxisCalling All Cabs!

For more information about Port of Melbourne Corporation call 1300 857 662 and, if after hours, choose option 3, or visit www.portofmelbourne.com

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Jim has been an owner/driver for the past 18 years. He has been driving a Silver Service taxi for Silver Top for the past 12 years and in that time has built up a loyal client base. Service and presentation are Jim’s strengths. D

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RACV conducts research on a wide range of road user issues.

They are also a voice on road user behaviour issues, and make government submissions on issues including motorcycle safety and the transport medical standards.

RACV believes that road safety policy should be based on the ‘safe system approach’ that rec-ognises the importance of safer road users, vehicles and roads.

Also road safety initiatives must be evidence-based and govern-ments should avoid introducing programs that have no road safety benefit or are counter-productive to road safety.

Visit the road safety section of the RACV website for informa-tion on how you or your family can be involved in their school based road safety programs Street Scene and Transmission, and their road safety program for seniors, Years Ahead.

Visit www.racv.com.au for more information on keeping Victorian roads safe. D

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Experience art, music and performances from dusk at Federation Square’s

annual winter program, incorporating local and international artists.

Finishing with the Solstice Celebration on the true winter solstice, Saturday

21 June, which will feature performers including Cambodia Space Project,

New Dub City, Black Orchid String Band, the Gift of Light Orchestra, Asanti

Dance Theatre, Federation of Bhangra, Groove Dance and Burmese,

Chinese and Mexican artistic groups.

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The 2014 Gertrude Street Projection Festival is celebrating its

seventh year of staging inner Melbourne’s most visible and

accessible free large scale arts festival.

For 10 evenings from 18 - 27 July, 6pm - midnight, the length

of Gertrude Street in Fitzroy will be illuminated by the visions

of talented projections artists for the Gertrude Street Projection

Festival. Buildings, laneways, footpaths and tree trunks light up

with site-specific, curated projections.

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Atherton Gardens Housing Estate – Artists: Nick Azidis, Amanda Morgan and Ian De Gruchy – Photo: Bernie Phelan

Reforms30 June 2014

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Healesville Sanctuary is encouraging everyone to come out of hibernation

this winter and help them put a freeze on extinction. You’ll need your

winter woollies and gumboots as you discover some of our most precious

endangered animals that live above the snowline. Experience faux snow

play, sit around the campfire with keepers telling some of Australia’s

favourite classic children’s stories and share dreaming stories and fire stick

making with Murrundindi.

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Since opening in December 2013, hundreds of thousands of people

have enjoyed a ride on Melbourne’s newest tourism attraction, the

Melbourne Star Observation Wheel.

Open daily, the Melbourne Star offers guests a 30 minute flight that

takes in magnificent views across the city and beyond, including

Mount Macedon and the Dandenong Ranges. It is a perfect

introduction to Melbourne, day or night.

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Number of Taxi

Licences

The metro taxi licence average price of $286,563 is based on the 8 genuine market based transactions that occurred in the metropolitan zone during August 2014.The Taxi Services Commission’s standard practice is to only count those licence transfers where a genuine market based transaction has occurred. They do this by applying a number of standard business rules. The aim of these business rules is to identify genuine market based transfers of taxi licences and to base average price calculations on these transactions only.

Therefore, where it appears a non-market based licence transfer has occurred, these transactions are excluded in the calculation of licence values. An example is where a licence holder transfers the licence to a new business name but still retains ownership of the licence. D

All data on this page is provided by the Taxi Services

Commission and is for the month of

August 2014

$286,563

Assignmentsaverage metro assignment price $2,061

Licence transfersmetro taxis 8outer suburban 1 urban taxis 0

country taxis 0 hire car 11special 8

Licences issuedtaxi 114hire car 1

special vehicles 2RH vehicles 0

Monthly Compliance outcomes

Taxi Inspections 822Rectification Notices 216Infringement Notices 18Notices of Unroadworthiness 10Official Warnings 1

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average metro hire car licence transfer value for the month of

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Victorian Hire Vehicle Licences Metropolitan Hire Cars 999Country Hire Cars 86Special Purpose Vehicles 979Restricted Hire Cars 678TOTAL 2,742

Metropolitan including Peak Services and 494 WAT vehicles 4,631

Urban & Large Regionalincluding 77 WAT vehicles 447

Regional including 73 WAT vehicles 322

Country including 37 WAT vehicles 164

Total including 681 WAT vehicles 5,564

Number of driversActive drivers 16,269Accredited drivers 33,620

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The business program will feature Australian and overseas experts presenting the latest develop-ments in competition policy, taxi regulation, dispatching technol-ogy, smartphone apps, workplace relations, and driver training.

Delegates will be encouraged to participate through a number of

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CUBA A lot of classic American cars can be found in Cuba. The vintage vehicles often have more than 100,000 kilometres behind them, but still serve as taxis. A journey through Cuba’s bustling streets can be quite an experience for tourists. Taxis are often shared with other passengers. D

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ASIA The rickshaw was first invented in Japan and then spread throughout Asia. These days, it can be found nearly everywhere on the continent, most often attached to a bicycle. Carts pulled purely by hand, like this one in Calcutta, have become rare. D

LONDON When you think of London, black cabs and red double-decker buses spring to mind. That will soon change, however, since the city’s famous black cabs aren’t efficient enough for the London mayor, who plans to have them banned. The alternatives in the works are not only “green” - they’re colorful! D


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AFRICA In Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, there is no maximum number of passengers allowed. As long as the taxi can drive, everything is allowed on board that won’t fly off. Scenes like this are not only common in Africa, but also in Asia, where for many people shared taxis are the only way to cover long distances. D

DUBAI The 14 kilometre Dubai Creek divides the city with two million residents into two districts. Since there aren’t many bridges, water taxis come in handy. Only small wooden boats, which carry up to 20 people and are known as abras, are permitted on the creek. A one-way trip costs 0.22 euros (US$0.30), making it the cheapest taxi in the world. D

THAILAND A taxi ride in Thailand can be an adventure. Getting into a tuk tuk - a three-wheeled moped - requires strong nerves and a calm stomach. It’s much more comfortable to take a four-wheeled sedan. And, did you know that monks in Thailand have special status and can ride for free? D

VENICE is famously crisscrossed with canals rather than streets of asphalt. Motorized taxi boats may be commonplace, but true romantics continue to choose the old-fashioned gondolas, hoping the gondolier will serenade them on their journey. Careful, though. The straight-out-of-a-film experience can cost an arm and a leg: A 40-minute trip goes for as much as 150 euros. D

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Marnie Williams CEOTaxi Services Commission

Building a world-class taxi service

Network services and your taxi

From 30 June 2014, a number of amendments to the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 and associated regulations took effect. As a result, permit holders now have more flexibility in accessing network services.

Traditionally in Victoria, each taxi has been ‘affiliated’ with an organisation known in the past as a Depot or a Network Service Provider, and now known as a Taxi Booking Service. This arrangement was generally understood to be compulsory and exclusive.

The regulations administered by the Taxi Services Commission (TSC) now support alternatives to the traditional ‘affiliation’ arrangement.

The TSC encourages Permit Holders to consider their options and obligations for the agreements they enter into with Taxi Booking Services.

Guidance notes in relation to network services are now available on the TSC website <www.taxi.vic.gov.au>. D

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Marnie Williams CEOTaxi Services Commission

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INDUSTRYUPDATE

Renewing drivers and the Knowledge test

eNewslettersThese are the main way the Taxi Services Commission communicates with the Victorian taxi industry.

Encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive the monthly Taxi eNews at <www.taxi.vic.gov.au>.

You can also follow them on Twitter @taxicommission. D

TERMINOLOGY CHANGEOperators are now known as Permit Holders

Network Service Providers are now referred to asTaxi Booking Services

The Knowledge test is now the method for accrediting metropolitan and urban taxi drivers, including some drivers upon renewal of their accreditation.

Drivers who have been accredited for less than five years continuously before their renewal is due are re-quired to complete modules of the Knowledge test to keep driving in certain zones.

Renewing taxi drivers in the Melbourne metropolitan zone will need to pass the Geographical Assessment and Driver Behaviour modules of the Knowledge test.

Urban zone drivers must pass the Driver Behaviour module.

Until 31 December 2014, driver accreditations due for renewal in the metropolitan and urban zones will be renewed for a further nine months.

From 1 January 2015, drivers who do not successfully complete the Knowledge modules by the required time will no longer be able to drive a taxi or hire car in zones that require the Knowledge.

They will be able to continue driving in zones where Knowledge competency is not required.

If you are unsure whether you need to sit modules of the Knowledge, please visit the Taxi Services Com-mission website <www.taxi.vic.gov.au>. D



Melbourne Airport update

Price notification

Several country and regional Taxi Permit Holders have chosen to price notify since the introduction of the sys-tem on 30 June this year.

Price notification allows country and regional Taxi Per-mit Holders to set their own fares in accordance with the needs of their passengers and the costs faced in running a taxi business in these areas.

A list of Permit Holders who have price notified can be found on the Taxi Services Commission website <www.taxi.vic.gov.au>. You can search by Permit Holder in the search bar on the notified fares page to see the fare structures these permit holders have chosen to implement.

A new integrated ground transport hub will be built at Melbourne Airport on Service Road North, between Grants Road and Departure Drive. The transport hub will create a pick-up and drop-off zone for vehicles including taxis, buses, and private and rental cars.

The project team continues to work with stakeholders to minimise impacts as the airport continues operat-ing around it. The project is due to be completed in early 2016. D

If you are a country or regional permit holder or Taxi Booking Service and wish to price notify, you can register and login on the TSC website. D


Those wanting to drive a metropolitan or ur-ban taxi, or a metropolitan hire car needed to pass the Knowledge to become an accred-ited driver.

The Knowledge consists of three modules – general assessment, driver behaviour and a geographical assessment.

Following monitoring of the test and feedback received by the industry, the TSC is in the pro-cess of developing a new standalone module specifically for hire car drivers (Metropolitan Hire Car Knowledge module).

It is anticipated that the new module will be introduced in late 2014.

In the meantime, transitional arrangements are now in place for drivers wanting only to apply for hire car accreditation.

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• complete an Application for accreditation to drive a commercial passenger vehicle and private bus form

• have a doctor complete the medical section of the form.

If granted, new hire car accreditation will be issued for a maximum of nine months.

The new metropolitan hire car module must be completed within nine months, in order to retain the ability to drive a metropolitan hire car. D


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While undertaking training prior to sitting the Knowledge is not mandatory, it is recommended that drivers undertake some form of training prior to attempting the modules.


The Knowledge test locationsTESTER ADDRESS SESSION TIMES

CBD VENUE IT Futures 1/424 St Kilda Road

Melbourne

Monday 9.00am to 5.30pm

Wednesday 9.00am to 5.30pm

TULLAMARINE VENUE

The Challenge Centre 3/68 Lambeck Drive

Tullamarine

Tuesday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm

RINGWOOD VENUE

MEGT Institute 251 Maroondah Highway

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Thursday 9.00am to 4.00pm

FRANKSTON VENUE

Nepean Industry Edge Training (NIET)

405 Nepean Highway

Frankston

Monday 9.00am to 4.00pm

To sit the Knowledge test you need to book and pay online at www.taxi.vic.gov.au

The Knowledge training providersSUBURB PHONE EMAIL

Silvertop Taxi Driving Centre Northcote 8413 8117 [email protected]

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Spring time bringssneezes and snifflesThe correct name for hay fever is seasonal allergic rhinitis. Even though it was known that pollen rather than hay was the cause as far back as the early 1800s, the term hay fever is still frequently used.


Allergic rhinitis symptoms are caused by the body’s immune response to in-haled pollen, resulting in chronic inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages. Symptoms include runny nose, itching, nasal congestion, irritable and watery red eyes, and itchy ears, throat and palate.

• Allergic rhinitis affects 1 in 5 Australians

• Allergic rhinitis predisposes people to more frequent sinus infections

• People with allergic rhinitis can get tired and run down due to poor quality sleep

• Severe allergic rhinitis impairs learning and performance in children, re-sults in more frequent absenteeism in adults and reduced productivity

• Allergic rhinitis makes asthma more difficult to control

• Pollen can also trigger asthma

Some people with severe allergic rhinitis (hay fever) think that their allergic rhi-nitis turns into asthma or will make them tight in the chest or wheeze. However, pollen can directly trigger asthma as well as allergic rhinitis (hay fever). Small particles containing allergen can penetrate deep into the airways of the lung. Thunderstorms can also contribute to this - when pollen granules come into contact with water, starch granules are released that are small enough to be breathed into the airways, causing allergic rhinitis and asthma in some people.

In Australia pollen numbers are lower on the east coast where the prevailing winds come from the sea and where there is protection from westerly winds by the Great Dividing Range. Pollen numbers are higher on the Victorian south coast because the prevailing winds are from the north carrying pollen from the northerly grasslands. In South Australia and Western Australia, the concentration of pollen can vary according to the prevailing winds.

Allergenic grasses in the southern part of Australia are mostly Northern hemi-sphere grasses, with the main flowering period in October - December.

Wattle is frequently blamed for early spring symptoms but allergy tests (skin prick tests) seldom confirm that Wattle is the true culprit. There are many spe-cies of Casuarina or Australian Oak trees, which produce pollen throughout the year and may cause allergic rhinitis (hay fever) symptoms at any time of the year.

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Tips for reducing pollen exposure• Stay indoors until after midday (if possible). This will reduce your exposure. Try to avoid going out on

windy days or after thunderstorms.

• Wear sun glasses to protect your eyes.

• Do not mow the grass, and stay inside when it is being mown. Wear a mask when mowing

• Keep windows closed both at home and particularly when in your car (and where possible use recirculating air conditioning in your car).

• Do not picnic in parks or in the country during the pollen season.

• If you are sensitive to particular weeds or trees around your home, have them removed.

• Shower when you arrive home and bathe your eyes frequently with a wet washer.

Seek advice from your pharmacist or doctor about medications or treatments that will relieve your symptoms. Although drugs do not cure allergies, the medicines available for treatment are much more effective with fewer side effects than those available 20 years ago. D

Taxi Talk - Voice of the Taxi Industry30| October 2014

Stop. Think.Respect.beyondblue’s new national anti-discrimination campaign highlights the impact of racism on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Research shows that subtle or ‘casual’ racism can be just as harmful as more overt forms. Imagine being judged in a job interview by the colour of your skin, rather than the strength of your CV. How would you feel if you were watched in a shop or treated differently on public transport?

Why should anyone be made to feel like crap, just for being who they are?

beyondblue’s The Invisible Discriminator campaign has gone viral, with its centrepiece video notching up more than 1 million YouTube views since launching three weeks ago.

The clip depicts non-Indigenous Australians engaging in acts of subtle racism, such as avoiding Indigenous Australians or treating them with suspicion. Its aim is to show the devastating psychological impact that all forms of racism have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

beyondblue CEO Georgie Harman said the video’s popularity highlighted the need for the campaign and showed that Australians are often surprised by the ef-fects of subtle racism on mental health.

“This is an Australian-first campaign and the response to it has been overwhelmingly positive,” she said. “We are grateful that so many Australians have liked, shared and watched this video because we know that racial discrimination continues to fuel the tragic statis-tics around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. This includes the fact that Indigenous people are twice as likely to die by suicide as non-In-digenous Australians and almost three times as likely to be psychologically distressed.

“We launched The Invisible Discriminator because of-ten when people engage in subtle racism they don’t

realise how harmful it is. Racism, whether it’s subtle or overt, is still racism and it ruins lives. Just like other form of discrimination, it leads to distress, that in turn can lead to depression and anxiety. Research com-missioned by beyondblue shows that many non-Indig-enous Australians still engage in racist acts towards Indigenous people, but I believe this campaign’s mes-sages along with the reaction it’s getting means we are on to something here.”

Shortened versions of the YouTube video have been broadcast on national television and the campaign has also featured on digital media.

The video’s popularity on YouTube means that, once combined with views from Facebook and through dig-ital advertising, it has been seen online by more than 2 million people.

For more information about The Invisible Discriminator campaign visit http://www.beyondblue.org.au/resources/for-me/stop-think-respect-home/the-invisible-discriminator D

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OCTOBER 2014until

1 Oct Royal Melbourne Show - Victoria’s largest annual community event, bringing together the very best of entertainment, agriculture, attractions and fine food for a fun and memorable day out to enjoy with family and friends.

Melbourne ShowgroundsEpsom RoadFlemington

until 5 Oct

Melbourne Fringe Festival - includes a wide variety of art forms, including theatre, comedy, music, performance art, film, cabaret, digital art, and circus performance as well.

Various venues in and around Melbourne

1-5Oct

Dockland Arts, Laughs and Blues Festival - five days of circus, cabaret, comedy, illusion, burlesque, puppetry, art and music.

Wonderland Fun Park110 Pearl River RoadDocklands

9-12Oct

World Rowing Masters Regatta - the pinnacle annual event in masters rowing worldwide being held at the site of the 1956 Olym-pic Games Rowing Regatta.

Lake WendoureeBallarat

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Melbourne Festival - exclusively debuts and premieres the finest local, national and international events, ensuring that Melbourne is the only place in Australia that many of them are seen.

Various venues in and around Melbourne

11, 15 & 18 Oct

Caulfield Cup Carnival - signals the beginning of big time racing in Melbourne. The Caulfield Cup (18 Oct) is the premier race of the three day Caulfield racing carnival, with the Gr1 Caulfield Guineas (11 Oct) for three-year-olds held on the preceding Saturday, while the Thousand Guineas for fillies takes place on the middle Wednesday (15 Oct) prior to the Cup.

Caulfield RacecourseStation StreetCaulfield East

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Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival - In 2013, over 34,000 people took part in the five events and 6,850 competitors complet-ing the Medibank Melbourne Marathon making the event the larg-est marathon in Australian history.

MCG, Melbourne City and Yarra Park Melbourne

17-19Oct

Australian Motor Cycle Grand Prix - World Champion Marc Mar-quez, crowd favourite Valentino Rossi and defending race winner Jorge Lorenzo will all defy the rules of nature as they battle around the picturesque circuit.

Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island

18 Oct South Indian Food Festival - aims to introduce Melburnians to many of the untouched traditional foods of South India. Experience the rich and exotic flavours from an array of stalls.

Federation SquareMelbourne

19 Oct Bupa Around the Bay – Ride for a Child in Need - Australia’s largest one-day bike ride. More than 14,000 riders and teams from around Australia take on the challenge and ride around Mel-bourne’s Port Phillip Bay. From the 50km ride over the Westgate Bridge to the 250km loop, there’s a ride for everyone.

Alexandra GardensSt Kilda RoadMelbourne

19 Oct Spring Fling Street Festival - a day of live music, delicious food and interactive activities, multicultural performances and the famous Spring Fling Dog Show. Many cafes extend their service onto the streets and colourful food trucks offer delicious cuisines.

Errol & Victoria StsNorth Melbourne

Melbourne Major Events CALENDAR


Street Dates Details Purpose

Market Street Melbourne

Closed until further notice

Full time closure of the northbound carriageway between Flinders Lane and Collins St.

Road closure due to unsafe building

Lonsdale and Russell StreetsMelbourne

Lonsdale Street -5 Oct to 15 Nov 2014

Russell Street -19 Oct to 7 Dec 2014

Partial closure on the Lonsdale Street carriageways (fast lanes), both directions between Russell Street and Swanston Street. Partial closure on the Russell Street northbound carriageway between Bourke Street and Little Bourke Street

Citipower works

Punt Road South Yarra

until 31 December 20148pm - 5am

Full closures of northbound carriageway between Commercial and Toorak Roads

Water main renewal works

Toorak Road and Walsh StreetSouth Yarra

until 31 December 20148pm - 5am

Partial closure on the Toorak Road carriageway between Marne Street and Punt Road Full closure Walsh Street between Domain & Toorak Roads

Water main renewal works

Various roads in North Melbourne

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Full closure of • Victoria Street between Curzon and Leveson

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“This year’s Melbourne Festival covers an enormous range,” says Festival Director, Josephine Ridge. “There are shows aimed at disrupting our thinking with visual arts as performance, theatre as choral experience, and classical music getting together with the world’s best techno DJs. We offer the purity of tradition as well as the boldness of the contemporary. “Melbourne Festival is founded in partnerships with many wonderful colleague organisations. In 2014, almost all involve international collaborations of some sort, providing invaluable opportunities to artists of today and tomorrow, ensuring that the Festival’s impact is not over in 17 days.” The 29th Melbourne Festival shines a spotlight on a new world of global circus -‐ an incredibly fast-‐changing art form that has a particular relevance to Melbourne. The program features companies from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia: Cirque Eloize, Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe, Circa, NICA, Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Dislocate, D’Irque & Fien and Circus Oz. Audiences will be astounded by European artistic legend, Heiner Goebbels’ When the Mountain Changed Its Clothing, an epic-‐scale production featuring 40 teenage girls from Slovenia; along with Carsten Holler’s spectacular, life-‐size Golden Mirror Carousel; and can embrace a residency from the UK’s Aurora Orchestra – one of the most exciting outfits in modern classical music. The Festival hosts a retrospective of revolutionary New York choreographer Trisha Brown, who retired in 2012. From All Angles highlights the searching intelligence of Trisha Brown’s work and the impact of her practice, with performances of 18 works from 1973 to 2011, the year she created her last pieces.

Music lovers are spoiled for choice with an exclusive concert from legendary techno producer and DJ Jeff Mills and a 60-‐piece orchestra; Greek superstar Mihalis Hatzigiannis performs with the MSO in an outdoor concert at the Bowl; award-‐winning composer Clint Mansell will perform a sweeping retrospective of his film compositions; Irish-‐American supergroup The Gloaming play their Australian premiere performance at Hamer Hall; Grammy Award-‐winning guitarist, Pat Metheny; and the second year of the Hadyn for Everyone program, including the much-‐loved Quartets at Sunset series.

2014 Melbourne Festival program revealed with highlights including a celebration of circus, a giant mirrored carousel at the NGV, an epic-‐scale production with a choir of 40 teenage girls, the world premiere of Anouk Van Dijk and Falk Richter’s theatre collaboration, a retrospective of revolutionary NYC choreographer Trisha Brown and a strong focus on Festival commissions

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Each Festival brings an unparalleled feast of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia and outdoor events from renowned and upcoming Australian and International companies and artists to Melbourne.

This year, from Montreal’s masters of the circus arts, Cirque Éloize, comes a bewitching new award-win-ning show visually inspired by Fritz Lang’s legend-ary film Metropolis. In a grey, industrialised world, a bored office worker’s imagination takes flight, transforming his workplace into a wonderland of juggling, jaw-dropping acrobatics and exquisite contortion. D

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ASSAULT IN ST KILDA The man was at a bar on Acland Street when a fight broke out on the dance floor and he hit the other man with a glass around 2am on 10 August 2014. He was last seen walking along Barkly Street towards Carlisle Street.

The man is described as Southern European in appear-ance, approximately 165cm to 175cm tall, unshaven and was wearing a white singlet, black shirt and dark coloured jeans.

Police have released images of a man whom they be-lieve may be able to assist them in their enquiries.

(Target Crime 37/14 – please quote reference number CA 7542) D

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