<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"MS Mincho";
panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
panose-1:3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:"\@MS Mincho";
panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:#606420;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle17
{font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;
margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
ol
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink="#606420">
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right dir=RTL style='text-align:left;direction:rtl;
unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Article on weeds in today’s newspaper <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Age</span></i>, eco section on page 4 – titled
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Plants A growing problem</span></i>
highlights how garden plants can become weeds. Mention is made of the CSIRO
report commissioned by the WWF titled <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Jumping
the Garden Fence</span></i>. The report found that $1 in every $7 of
agricultural income was lost to weeds, resulting in a $4 billion annual weed
bill for farmers. Luppia ‘no-mow lawn’ introduced in 1970s infests
5.3 million hectares and costs graziers $38 million a year. WWF is pushing for
a national mandatory labelling scheme for invasive garden plants.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right dir=RTL style='text-align:left;direction:rtl;
unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right dir=RTL style='text-align:left;direction:rtl;
unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you haven’t taken the opportunity to respond to Susanna
Greig’s earlier email, then I would strongly encourage you to provide her
with some feedback. This is a fantastic opportunity for the development of a
useful resource to support implementation of the new study design. I have
copied in the email below.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Dear All,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>After investigating
the Victorian Agriculture and Horticulture Studies VCE Study Design, I am
interested to develop a resource teachers use to provide opportunities for
developing student knowledge and skills related to weeds in Unit 3. For this
reason, I am emailing now to collect feedback from teachers using this study
design. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Currently I have
considered some ideas which could be included in this resource development.</span></font></p>
<ol start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FF6600'><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A summary of
different strategies to manage weeds. This would provide background
knowledge students use to evaluate the most appropriate technique to
manage weeds found in a studied agricultural/horticultural business. </span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FF6600'><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A strategy
with guidelines for assessing the presence and significant effects weeds
have on ag/hort businesses.</span></font> </li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FF6600'><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Case studies
outlining successful weed management approaches in specific ag/hort
businesses.</span></font> </li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#FF6600'><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fact Files (or
information sheets) describing the current technologies used to prevent or
manage weed infestations.</span></font> </li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Please be advised the
final resource developed may include part of, or may be different to these
ideas.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>To support this resource
development,<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></i></b>I
ask if you could please contact me with your thoughts regarding these
suggestions. If you have alternative suggestions not described above please
explain what you would like to see developed. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Please be advised
plans will be developed from the feedback I collect before the 6<sup>th</sup>
of March.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>I understand many
teachers may already be currently teaching this unit. This is helpful as it is
the perfect time to determine the most suitable resource that you would find
useful in your future teaching.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>To avoid cluttering
this email group, unless your suggestion requires discussion, please email
directly to: <a href="mailto:susanna.greig@une.edu.au"><font color="#ff6600"><span
style='color:#FF6600'>susanna.greig@une.edu.au</span></font></a> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Kind Regards,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Susanna Greig</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Educational Officer</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>CRC for Australian
Weed Management</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>School of Rural
Science and Agriculture</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Agronomy and Soil
Science building</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>University</span></font><font
color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'> of </span></font><font
color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>New
England</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Armidale 2351</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Australia</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>ph: 02 67 732809</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>fax: 02 67 733238</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>email: </span></font><font
color="#ff6600"><span style='color:#FF6600'><a
href="mailto:susanna.greig@une.edu.au"><font color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
lang=FR style='font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>susanna.greig@une.edu.au</span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Regards,</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Lorraine
Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Technology Curriculum
Manager</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>VCAA.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Telephone:
(03)9651 4407</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Fax:
(03) 9651 4324</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Mobile:
041 933 1630</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Email:
tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment
for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the
Minister for Education and Training and serves government and non-government
schools.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2">*******************************************</p></font><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education & Training.</font></body>
</html>