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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This Plate of a nation website from Weight Watchers may be of interest:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.plateofournation.com.au/about/">http://www.plateofournation.com.au/about/</a> and includes
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<p class="MsoNormal">Four main aspects are considered:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">21<sup>st</sup> Century lifestyle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The research report is available at: <a href="http://www.plateofournation.com.au/media/1790/final_poon_report.pdf">
http://www.plateofournation.com.au/media/1790/final_poon_report.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lorraine Tran
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
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