This month was so jam packed with events, I had to forgo my usual colourful templates for a Word document. But even without all the flashy graphics, our newsletter this month is still full of exciting things for you to look at and participate in!

Sambutan Isra’ Mikraj 1429 Hijrah

This comes from EHSAN, in collaboration with Malaysia Hall, KUAM, MASCA, VMPGA, PETROVIC, and JPMA. There will be an event held at Malaysian Hall on the 2nd of August to celebrate Isra’ Mikraj. Here’s an interesting link, for both Muslims and non-Muslims alike, to find out what Isra’ Mikraj is all about.

Where? Malaysia Hall, Melbourne. (K4 High Street, Windsor VIC 3181, Australia)

When? August 2, 10am to 2pm

There will be video presentations, a panel made up of the presidents of the Malaysian clubs and societies of Melbourne, and a potluck lunch will be served.

For more info, check out http://www.kdmm.org.au

Eddie Kneebone exhibition in the La Trobe Art Museum

La Trobe University Art Museum and the Centre for Residential Life invite International Students to a reception and viewing of the exhibition *Bones of Contention* by Aboriginal artist Eddie ‘Kookaburra’ Kneebone. Eddie Kneebone tells the story of colonial settlement and its impact on the indigenous clans of the North East and Upper Murray region of Victoria in this epic and emotional work, spread across 33 individual canvas. Aboriginal elder Uncle Larry Walsh will conduct storytelling in the Art Museum and Curatorial Director Vincent Alessi will introduce the exhibition.

Refreshments will be provided.

Where? La Trobe Art Museum, Glenn College

When? Tuesday, August 5, 7pm

To register for this exhibition or if you have any questions, contact Renae Belton at r.belton@latrobe.edu.au or visit http://www.latrobe.edu.au/artmuseum

The BIG BBQ!

The Malaysian Students Organizations of Melbourne are joining forces to bring you the BIG BBQ! KUAM, VMPGA, ASDS, MASCA, Malaysia Hall, PETROVIC and the MSO’s of Melbourne Uni, RMIT, Monash and of course La Trobe will be serving up food and games on Saturday August 9 at Princes Park (take tram 19 at Elizabeth St. and get off at Stop 16) from 11am to 1pm.

There will be a rousing bout of tug of war or “tarik tali” (doesn’t that bring you back to your primary school days?) and LTU MSA is looking for participants. We need to send two teams of 5 girls and 5 boys. If you’re interested, email us before August 6 at ltumsa@gmail.com. You’re encouraged to bring your own games, so if you feel like playing Twister or even Monopoly in the park, feel free!

For more info, call Alyaa at 0423456264.

Mornington Hot Springs trip by HKSA

Dinner and Spa.

$70 per non-member.

$68 per member.

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008

Time: 1:00pm – 10:00pm

Location: Mornington Peninsula, Australia

Contact Info Phone: 0430 143 999

Email: michaellauhk@hotmail.com

Important: Members need to bring their towel, bathing trunks or swimsuit.

http://hksa-ltu.atspace.org

Treasure Hunt MASS Caulfield

If Saturday’s BIG BBQ! leaves you wanting more excitement for your Sunday, Monash Caulfield’s Malaysian Student Society (MASS) will be holding a scavenger hunt around Melbourne City, but with a twist! This scavenger hunt will deal with the concept of business. What does that mean? The only way to find out is to round up some friends and join up!

To join, you need a group of minimum 2 people, or maximum 3 people. The cost to join is $15 per person and the prizes are an iPod Touch and iPod Shuffle, along with other interesting prizes! The hunt will be held on Sunday, August 10. Direct any enquiries to Mak Wae Lern at 0416 966 504 (waelern_88@yahoo.com) or June Tan at 0431 149 950 (tljune@hotmail.com)

La Trobe International News

Check it out Malaysians/international students! La Trobe International (LTI) has launched an online newspaper, the La Trobe Times specifically aimed to international students with content on international students’ organizations, student profiles, resources for internationals and a student blog! In this first edition you can read about Sushant, an Indian student at La Trobe who took part in the Homestay Program, get to know our student bloggers, or enter a competition to win movie tickets.

Also, a REMINDER :

The ExxonMobil recruitment drive (of which most of you will have received an email about) will be held from August 17 – 19. The Interviews will be held at the ExxonMobil office in Southbank. For more details, email ltumsa@gmail.com. The deadline for sending in your resume was July 13 but you can either email recruitment.my@exxonmobil.com or visit www.exxonmobil.com.my to enquire about other recruitment dates.

Best wishes!

– Syar