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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>A Victorian Aboriginal community has returned to traditional
hunter-gatherer methods to solve food shortages and improve healthy eating.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Victoria University has been working with the Wathaurong Aboriginal
Co-operative in Geelong to reignite passion for traditional cooking methods,
improve access to healthy foods and help close the health gap between
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>The project, funded by VicHealth, has led to the development of an
Aboriginal television cooking series planned to be aired on community TV, the
publication of a specialised cookbook and the distribution of children&#8217;s
plates depicting healthy food portions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-by-Topic/Knowledge/Aboriginal-community-recreates-hunter-gatherer-culture-to-end-food-shortage.aspx">http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-by-Topic/Knowledge/Aboriginal-community-recreates-hunter-gatherer-culture-to-end-food-shortage.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This project could provide a good link to the new VCE Food
and Technology Study Design to be implemented in 2011, specifically with Unit 2
Area of study 2. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>I </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=teal face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal'>VELS</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>Design, Creativity and Technology</span></font>&nbsp; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=teal face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal'>VCE</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span></font>&nbsp;</span></font><font
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style='color:teal'>VCE</span></font> <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Food
and Technology&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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color=teal><span style='color:teal'>VCE</span></font> <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>Systems Engineering</span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority&nbsp;(VCAA)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>I</span></font><font size=2
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>

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