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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link="#176081" vlink="#176081"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>May be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Amy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Amy Lilley-Stewart <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PL Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DATTA Vic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>150 Palmerston St<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carlton VIC 3053<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel: 0393491538<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.datta.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=141 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE3C22.6857EB30"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Insp</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FFC000'>i</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>re<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>May Conference 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>Please consider the environment before you print out this email.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Design Policy & Programs [mailto:designprograms=dbi.vic.gov.au@createsend5.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Design Policy & Programs<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 18 April 2013 10:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> pl@datta.vic.edu.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Design Industry Updates: Design Matters to Victoria<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=600 style='width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>Having trouble reading this email? You can <a href="http://designpolicyandprograms.createsend5.com/t/r-e-otkdkut-gsmdrih-r/"><b>view it in your web browser</b></a> | <a href="http://designpolicyandprograms.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-gsmdrih-81DE4627-otkdkut-l-y"><b>forward</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=600 height=160 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i1.createsend5.com/ei/r/58/20A/BFA/csimport/header1.160838.jpg" alt="Email Banner"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=385 valign=top style='width:288.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=385 style='width:288.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Design Matters to Victoria</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Victorian Government has launched the Design Matters public design program.</span></strong><br><br><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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