2014 Castan Centre Dinner - Auction and Raffle Items

Our biennial human rights gala dinner on 23 October will be a major fundraising event for the Centre.  On this page you'll find all of the fantastic auction items and raffle prizes we'll be offering.

If you are not able to attend, but would like to place a bid on an item, contact Simone Heane (castan.centre@monash.edu or 99053327) and we will arrange for a representative to bid on your behalf on the evening, up to your limit (conditions apply).

Please note: this is just a first taste of the auction items and raffle prizes on offer - more will be added next week.

Memorabilia
Dinner with "...."
Experiences
Art
Wines
Goods
Dinner Voucher
Raffle Items

Memorabilia

"Misogyny" Speech Signed By Julia Gillard

"I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man... If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror."

In 2012, in an impassioned attack on her opponent, the then opposition leader, now P M Tony Abbott, Australia's first female Prime Minister called time on the sexists who had made her time in office a misery. The speech was an electric bolt firing a charge into a population of women and men, who had never heard a woman in power speak of sexism. Gillard spoke for so many women with the crashing crescendo of I was offended.

Occasionally in politics you hit the sweet spot, when not only do the words hit the target with laser-like precision, but their truth is recognised by a surprised audience. So the ‘I will not be lectured by this man' speech echoed around tearooms and boardrooms. Women and girls watched it whooping and punching the air as they heard Australia's prime minister put into words what they had been struggling against all their working lives. Millions watched it here and overseas on YouTube.

This copy of her most famous speech, reported around the world, is signed by Julia Gillard.

The document is a rare collector's item, framed for posterity

Our sincere thanks goes to Mary Delahunty for her work in securing the donation.

Value $5,000

The Australian Constitution signed by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Including a Quote on Human Rights

When he retired from the High Court of Australia in February 2009, Michael Kirby was Australia's longest serving judge.  In 2013 he was appointed by the President of the UN Human Rights Council to head the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights Violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

This copy of the Constitution is signed by Mr Kirby, along with a quote from his famous dissent in the Al Kateb v Godwin case: ""it is incorrect, with respect, to say that Australian courts, including this Court, have no function in finding "rights" in the text of the Constitution".

The document is unbound so that the winning bidder can choose how to preserve it. 

Apology to Stolen Generations, signed by Kevin Rudd

On 13 February 2008, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd moved a motion of Apology to Indigenous Australians of the "Stolen Generation", a group who in past decades had been removed from their birth parents and placed in foster care under government-sanctioned policy.

Kevin Rudd became the first Australian Prime Minister to publicly apologize to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian federal government. The speech in Parliament was watched by hundreds of parliamentarians, former prime ministers and representatives of the indigenous community.

The framed copy of the apology is autographed by Kevin Rudd.

 

Peter Fitzsimons Books and Signed Bandana

Peter FitzSimons is a well-respected columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald, speaks four languages, has played rugby for Australia, co-hosted radio shows, interviewed famous people around the globe from George Bush to Diego Maradona and written 25 best-selling books.

"Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution" a  ripping good yarn overview of the Eureka rebellion at Ballarat in 1854, Australia's only civil armed uprising against government. Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes

"Batavia" set on The Batavia and combining in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery, natural nobility, survival, retribution, rescue, first contact with native peoples and so much more.

On his trademark bandanna "When I'm outside, it keeps the sun off. And when it's cold, it keeps my head warm. And when I'm in a slightly volatile situation, I feel stronger. I feel, "Don't mess with me."

"Gravity" signed by Mary Delahunty 

Julia Gillard, Australia's 27th Prime Minister, defied political gravity. From the start she walked a political tightrope. As Australia's first female Prime Minister, leading a minority government corroded by internal treachery, Julia Gillard juggled this trifecta defying political gravity for 3 years and 3 days. How did she do it? Why did she fascinate an international audience? In this exclusive insider account, award-winning journalist Mary Delahunty teases out the personal from the political. 

Mary Delahunty is a Gold Walkley Award winning journalist and presenter with ABC TV and commercial networks. She served for 7 years as a Victorian state government minister in senior portfolios and has seen the tensions from both sides. She is currently working as a consultant in government, media and the non-for profit sector where she heads numerous boards.

Signed by Mary Delahunty

"My Story" Signed by Julia Gillard

This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals.

It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while attending to our international obligations and building strategic alliances for our future.

Here, in her own words, Julia Gillard reveals what life was really like as Australia's first female prime minister.

Signed by Julia Gillard

Signed Copy of "In The Company of Cowards" by Dan Mori

On a beautiful, balmy evening in Cuba in 2007, David Hicks walked out of Guantanamo Bay, in that moment ceasing to be a detainee of the United States and regaining his rights as an Australian citizen. Watching on was the man who had fought for four long years for Hicks's right to go home: Major Michael Mori.

A firm believer in the importance of due process, Mori had grown increasingly alarmed by how the military and the US and Australian governments were handling the Hicks case, and others like it. Why was a distinction being made between 'unlawful combatants' and 'prisoners of war'? Why was the Australian government refusing to intervene for one of its people? And what specific crime - if any - had Hicks allegedly committed that deserved years of incarceration without trial?

What followed was a long struggle for justice, and one man's gradual disillusionment with the institution that he had signed up to fight for. Michael Mori rallied the support of the Australian people as he exposed an unfair system, changing the way we saw our government and the War on Terror.

Signed by the Author

Tobacco Plain Packaging Act signed by Nicola Roxon

"There is not a single or small amount of tobacco that it is safe to smoke. It is a killer product. There is no other legal product that is on sale that currently so much is known about the damage that it unequivocally causes."

Nicola Roxon

Spearheaded by Nicola Roxon during her term as Federal Minister for Health and Aging, this ground-breaking act requires that all tobacco products sold, offered for sale, or otherwise supplied in Australia must be in plain packaging.

Her later role as Federal Attorney-General saw her again take on Big Tobacco, this time in the High Court over the plain packaging laws that she had successfully steered through Parliament as Health Minister.

The document is unbound so that the winning bidder can choose how to preserve it. 

Dinner with "...."

Dinner with Darren and Dee Jolly

After retiring from the AFL after 13 years Darren joined forces with wife Dee on "The Block" where their combined skills in building and home decorating became quickly apparent and the judges described their apartment as the ‘most consistently sophisticated.' 

Darren played for the Melbourne Football Club, the Sydney Swans and the Collingwood Football Club. He is best known as being the ruckman in Sydney's 2005 premiership and Collingwood's 2010 premiership.

Dee and Darren would love to sit down with you and up to 3 guests to discuss Darren's long football career, Dee's eye for style or their experience as new TV stars.

Dee and Darren are busy over summer with a new project so are available from January onwards.

The winning bidder is responsible for arranging the date and place for your dinner and covering the meal costs.

 

Dinner with Tony Jones

One of Australia's most celebrated Journalists & beloved host of the ABC's Q & A.

Tony is known for his incisive and probing interviews on the breaking issues of the day. His role on Q&A capitalises on his ability to tap into the political zeitgeist and keep the discussion focused and on track.

Tony Jones has won pretty much every award an Australian journalist could wish for, including four of Australia's leading journalism awards, the Walkleys.

Tony would love to discuss with you and up to 3 guests the seminal news events of the last two decades and maybe pass on some hints on how he keeps that Q and A panel under control.

Please note: Dinner will have to be in Sydney

The winning bidder is responsible for arranging the date and place for your dinner and covering the meal costs.

 

Dinner with Nazeem Hussain

Nazeem Hussain is award winning stand up comedian. He is best known as one half of comedy duo Fear of a Brown Planet and creator/star of the hit Australian comedy television show Legally Brown.

He was the Director of the Islamic Council of Victoria - the peak representative body for Muslims living in Victoria - until 2013 and in 2012 was the Patron of RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees - the only refugee organisation in Australia that is run and governed by refugees and ex-detainees.

Hussain would love to you and up to 3 guests to discuss his life as an ex- tax lawyer turned comedian.

The winning bidder is responsible for arranging the date and place for your dinner and covering the meal costs.

Experiences

Dinner for Eight Cooked by Chef Andy Gale in your home

Turn your next dinner party into a unique gastronomic event. Renowned Melbourne chef Andy Gale will come to your home and prepare a sumptuous meal for 8 guests.

Head chef at St Ali, Andy is also the owner of the Duchess of Spotswood, has previously worked at the Station Hotel in Footscray and for a short while with Dan Hunter.

The winning bidder will provide the supplies for Andy to create your feast.

Blackout dates apply between December 1 and January 31

2 Hour Recording & Song Writing Session With Jesse Hooper At Artful Dodgers Studios

Multiple ARIA award winner Jesse Hooper sold triple platinum albums as part of Killing Heidi. The band's debut album spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian Music Charts.

Jesse now runs a music mentoring program at Artful Dodgers Studios in Melbourne for emerging performers. Artful Dodgers Studios is an innovative, creative hub that helps emerging artists to develop their craft working with high profile mentors to develop composition, recording & performing skills.

In 2001 Jesse won the prestigious Australasian Performing Rights Association Song Writer of the year award and he now works to share his skills and encourage others to express themselves musically and lyrically.

''It's about helping other people draw something out of themselves. People come in with their own inspirations and I can help to nurture that. It's a completely different dynamic. And that's really fun.''

Lex Pistols to Play at your House Party

The Lex Pistols are Australia's #1 legal band, and they'll rock your house party or corporate event for a night.

The band members are:

• Bella Merrington (vocals)
• Barrister Michael Cahill (bass)
• Barrister Alister McNab (sax)
• John Champion SC, Director of Public Prosecutions (lead guitar)
• Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry (Drums)
• Barrister Justin Wheelahan (keyboard)
• Barrister Michael Galvin (guitar)

See them in action here and here

Soprano Kathryn Grey to Sing at Your Event

Accomplished opera singer Kathryn Grey will lend her superb voice to your next event, giving a solo performance to wow your guests.

Kathryn is a soprano who has worked extensively with all the major opera companies in Melbourne, including Opera Australia, singing principal roles, covers and chorus. Career highlights include the title role in Carmen and creating the character Athena in the world premier of The Children's Bach, developed from the novel by Helen Garner.

Kathryn is also the creator and founding director of Melbourne based opera entertainment group Opera Power, specializing in opera performance where you least expect it.

The auction item is 3 arias sung by Kathryn at a private or corporate function of the winner's choice, subject to her availability, valid for 6 months.

Seven Nights at "The Desert House" Alice Springs

The Desert House sleeps 4 people just seven minutes drive from Alice Springs

The property is situated at the base of the magnificent Macdonnell mountain ranges. Nestled amongst five acres of bushland, the house is fully secluded from neighbors on all sides.

The lounge/dining and both bedrooms have uninterrupted views of the mountains through generous glass sliding doors which retract fully into the walls to let the outside in.

Fully air-conditioned, as well as equipped with two wood burning heaters, the house features polished cement floors throughout and a fully equipped kitchen.

Not available for use during the following blackout dates: 24 December 2014 - 1 January 2015

For more information, see http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/nt/northern-territory/alice-springs/122387

Donated by Rachel and Hetti Perkins

Value $2,100

Five Nights at Laurent Beach House, Portsea for up to 8 people

Laurent sleeps 8 people. It is perfect for a group trip away or family get together

The property has extensive outdoor living options, focused around the solar heated pool and heated spa.  Laurent is beautifully furnished and perfect for entertaining with a large dining table and a fully equipped kitchen. There is also a separate lounge for the kids. Have a drink before dinner in front of the pot belly fire. 

The Portsea main beach is a minute or so away by car. The Sorrento shops are close by as are the Pt Nepean National Park, Portsea back beach, Sorrento and Portsea golf courses, the Peninsula Hot Springs and wineries are all close by.

The voucher entitles the winner to five nights accommodation at Laurent Beach House, Portsea.

Voucher is valid for 1 year from 23 October 2014.  The voucher is not available for use during the following blackout dates: 30 October 2014 - 5 November 2014, 19 December 2014 - 27 January 2015, 6-10 March 2015, 2-8 April 2015, 23-27 April 2015, 4-9 June 2015.

For more information, see http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/vic/bays-peninsulas/portsea/153393

Value $4,100

Seven nights' at Leilani Tiare, Port Douglas 

Located right on Four Mile Beach in Solander, this modern townhouse offers ideal family accommodation, with an emphasis on privacy and lifestyle

Featuring direct access to the beach, a private heated swimming pool and three large bedrooms sleeping up to 6 people.

The master bedroom has an en-suite, also air-conditioned, with bathtub, access to the deck with external shower and a view over the pool. There is an internal laundry with powder room, media centre including TV, DVD and Foxtel, brand new kitchens with Meile appliances, choice of indoor or outdoor dining plus direct beach access to one of the best beaches in Australia.

No blackout dates

Thanks to Port Douglas Getaways

Value $3,325

Introduction to Contemporary Art with Charlotte Day

Charlotte Day, the Director of MUMA, will take our winning bidder on an Introduction to contemporary art: a walk-through for you and your friends of an exhibition at MUMA or half day private tour of city galleries.

Charlotte joined Monash University Museum of Art as Director in 2013. Previously she worked as an independent curator and was Associate Curator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) where she worked on large-scale commissions by local and international artists.

Charlotte has worked across a range of public and private contexts, from advising on temporary and permanent urban-sited works to the acquisition of works for public and private collections, including Kaldor Public Art Projects, the Michael Buxton Collection of Contemporary Australian Art, and public artworks for the Docklands in Melbourne and City of Stonnington.

Two tickets to Golden Plains Music Festival

The Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre hosts the Golden Plains festival on Labour day weekend, 7 - 9 March 2015.

The Longest of Weekends in the greatest of outdoors, the Supernatural Amphitheatre in glorious Autumn; the sun like honey on the trees, the summer Fool fully spent, Afternoon going on all day. Still BYO and proudly so, Zero commercial sponsors, Uno Stage Fits All The Good Stuff.

Acts for the 2015 festival include Something for Kate, Courtney Barnett, DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist and the Village People!

It will sell out as always.

Value: $596

"Frontier Wars" Signed First Dog on the Moon Cartoon

This cartoon, framed and signed by the artist is First Dog's statement on how modern Australia ignores the frontier wars with our first inhabitants.

First Dog on the moon is a Cartoonist for The Guardian Australia. He cartoons there most days holding the nation to account for its folly. First Dog on the Moon is a sneering elitist, and devilishly handsome.

He won a Walkley Award in 2012 and his stage show Cartoons and other Typos won the Tour Ready Award at Melbourne Fringe in the same year. He was the MOAD Political Cartoonist of the year in 2011.

You can see First Dog's Guardian cartoons at the Guardian and on his website.

Value $150

"Commission of Dunnart" Signed First Dog on the Moon Cartoon

This cartoon is First Dog's take on the recent federal budget & features a guest appearance by Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson.

First Dog on the moon is a Cartoonist for The Guardian Australia. He cartoons there most days holding the nation to account for its folly. First Dog on the Moon is a sneering elitist, and devilishly handsome.

He won a Walkley Award in 2012 and his stage show Cartoons and other Typos won the Tour Ready Award at Melbourne Fringe in the same year. He was the MOAD Political Cartoonist of the year in 2011.

You can see First Dog's Guardian cartoons at the Guardian and on his website.

Value $150

"Bauxite at Dawn", BY Wolfgang Sievers AO (1913-2007)

"Bauxite at Dawn" (1971) an evocative colour photograph of the bauxite stockpile at Comalco's plant in Weipa, Cape York, Queensland. Signed by Sievers, Archival Print.

Statement from the donor, Julian Burnside AO QC

"Wolfgang Sievers came to Australia in 1938, a refugee from Germany. He became the pre-eminent industrial & architectural photographer in Australia...I think the Castan Centre is a cause he would have been very proud to support."

Value: $5,000

"Hammersley Rangers, Western Australia", By Wolfgang Sievers AO (1913-2007)

"Hammersley Ranges, Western Australia" (1975) a striking aerial perspective of the rich colours of the Hammersly Ranges near Wittenoon, Western Australia. Signed by Siever, Archival Print.

Statement from the donor, Julian Burnside AO QC

"Wolfgang Sievers came to Australia in 1938, a refugee from Germany. He became the pre-eminent industrial & architectural photographer in Australia...I think the Castan Centre is a cause he would have been very proud to support."

Value: $4,500

 

ART - "Untitled" -  "Stephen Northling" 

1997

Oil on Canvas

84 x 46cm                   

Stephen Nothling's successful career to date has seen some 28 solo Australian and International exhibitions over the past 20 years. He has featured as a Finalist in  various prestigious exhibitions - Archibald Prize (2002), Dobell Prize for Drawing (2008), Gold Coast City Art Prize (2008).

Stephen's works are in many fine collections - Parliament House Collection in Canberra, Redcliffe City Gallery, Macquarie University, Queensland University of Technology, Crown Casino in Melbourne and BHP Billiton.

Donated by Nellie Castan Projects

Value $1,500

ART - "Jitter - Stephen Haley"

Stephen Haley

Jitter

2006

Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

45.5x45.5cm

Stephen Haley is a Melbourne based painter, digital media artist and writer. Using various media, including 3D modelling software, his work investigates actual and virtual space while building on his PhD thesis that considered the mirror as the defining metaphor and mechanism underpinning contemporary Western space and culture.

Haley has exhibited widely in Australia (including Nellie Castan Gallery) and internationally for the past 18 years including exhibitions in Europe and the US. He exhibits with Lumas Gallery in Berlin, Paris, New York, Zurich and London. Haley has won a number of prestigious art awards and residencies including an Australia Council studio residency in Los Angeles (2006), an Australia Council New Work Grant (2009) and an Arts Victoria New Work Grant (2012).

Donated by Nellie Castan Projects

Value $750

ART - "Inevitavle II - John Pastoriza-Pinol"

2012

Watercolour on Arches 300gsm

45.5x45.5cm            

[Framed -57x51cm]

John Pastoriza-Piñol is an internationally renowned contemporary botanical artist, residing in Melbourne. 

His practice operates somewhere between both the centuries-old tradition of botanical illustration and contemporary art, prompting a reading that goes beyond the purely representational whilst remaining true to the fundamental principle of objective observation of the natural world.  John has an exceptional ability to create a tension between the beauty and perfection of the specimen depicted and the symbolism with which it is infused.

John's work is held in numerous public and private collections around the world including: Hunt Institute, USA, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew UK, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, RMIT University and the Collection of Alisa and Isaac M Sutton, to name a few. 

Donated by Nellie Castan Projects

Value $1,500

"INMA" by Bronwyn Raven Purrula  

Acrylic on canvas, 121 x 91cm, Stretched and ready to hang

The story of Inma (recorded on the back of the painting):

This painting shows women in the Central Australian Desert participating in INMA.

The four circles are sacred sites where ceremony takes place. The U shapes are the women sitting on the earth.

Many women can be seen sitting around one site.

Women's ceremonial objects are wana-stick and piti-carved wooden bowls that are used in INMA.

An elder woman is sitting facing younger women with wanas.

The bird tracks represent ancestral creation spirit related to ceremony.

The red flowers indicate the season for which the ceremony takes place.

The white is the ochre used for body paint.

Bronwyn is a Melbourne based artist and a dancer and has participated in Aboriginal Dance groups around Australia. She was born in 1963 and was educated in Queensland. She is connected to the Arrernte Peoples in Central Australia around Uluru.

Donated by Without Pier Gallery who have been showing Bronwyn's work since 2008. Without Pier has a commitment to showcasing Aboriginal works in an ethical and supportive role. www.withoutpier.com.au 

Value $2950

Framed photograph of Brookes Jetty at St Kilda by Thomas Kane

Having grown up in Ireland, Thomas Kane has lived and worked around Australia and internationally, moving to North Fitzroy twelve years ago.  

Evocative, pristine and sometimes even haunting, Thomas' photographic works capture peace and tranquillity often at the intersection between the man-made and nature.  Water, aging infrastructure and desolate landscapes feature in much of his work.

The antithesis of a "happy snapper" Thomas will travel hundreds of kilometres to take just one photo, capturing a moment which underlies a longer story. 

Many of his works suggest a serenity which results from his particular interest in long exposure photography.

Having had a successful career in business he now balances his photographic work with his Board appointments in civil liberties and human rights.

www.thomaskanephotography.com

Value: $660

NECKLACES by Kate Durham

Kate is a Melbourne artist who is a tireless advocate for refugee rights.

She established Spare Rooms for Refugees, to provide community accommodation for asylum seekers.

Her work is in the NGV, Melbourne, as well as state galleries in NSW, Canberra and Tasmania.  She has a recent exhibition at 45 Downstairs where her work was purchased by collectors and investors

There are three of Kate's intricate necklaces on offer

Left to Right they are #114, #04 and #78

Wines

Mixed Dozen of Hurley Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Hurley Vineyard is a specialist Pinot Noir vigneron located in Balnarring on the Mornington Peninsula with Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bell as winemaker.

Mixed case of Hurley Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 with four bottles each of the Lodestone, Hommage and Garamond wines.

Lodestone is the warmest of the single vineyards, and is always harvested first. Accordingly, the wine can be powerful and concentrated, but not coarse or extracted. Its four clones enhance its natural complexity. Lodestone is earthy to the nose and sweet to the palate. It is usually moreish and satisfying. The fruit is darker in character than Hommage and Garamond, and the tannins more evident, reflecting the heavier, rockier, clayey soil. There is often a hint of dried sage.

Hommage is harvested second. Typically, it smells distinctly of ripe plums and the forest floor. It can have the subtle fragrance of flowers. Invariably it tastes of wine gums and jubes. You can always see soft, squishy berries, like mulberries, and firmer ones, like blueberries. The fermenting vats actually smell and taste that way! Hommage tastes more of fruit than earth. It is full and supple in the palate, but not loose. Our emphasis now is more on the freshness of the fruit - the point where the sweetness is balanced by velvety tannins. It is often described as ‘Burgundian'.

Garamond exudes effortless style. It ripens evenly and is always harvested last. It is classical. In this wine, the fragrance of Hurley Vineyard is the perfume of the boudoir. It is a step up in complexity and intensity. In the palate, there is usually an array of soft, red fruits, plus meat, mushrooms and cake spice. It is succulent, creamy and sweet, but balanced by lively acidity. The wine usually tastes of red minerals and has fine, silky tannins. There is often toffee. The palate is typically tight and firm in its youth, opening up as time goes on. Garamond is complete, ends fresh and lives long.

Value $650

A Dozen Balnarring Estate 2013 Pinot Poir

Vibrant nose, filled with red fruits, florals and earth. The palate has a lithe structure with supple tannin and cherry fruit savour on the finish.

There are 17 acres of vineyard on the 40 acre property which homes the Quealy Winery & Cellar Door. The property slopes gently to the North, and is on a duplex soil with marginal drainage. The vineyard is the top half of the property and is planted with Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Friulano, Moscato Giallo, Riesling & Chardonnay.

The vineyard drains to a dam that is home to many wild birds, turtles, fish and yabbies. The remaining property, once an abandoned orchard has over the last 10 years begun to restore itself, smothering the blackberry with native Goodenia ovate and renewing the vegetation with a march of tea tree, blackwood and swamp gums; underneath there is an array of orchids and smaller flowering shrubs.

Value $300

A MIXED DOZEN Yering Station wines

Victoria's first vineyard was planted at Yering Station in 1838. Today Yering Station remains true to its heritage as a family-owned and operated winery dedicated to producing wines of quality and distinction

A mixed dozen, three bottles of each:

 

Yering Station 2010 Pinot Noir: With a beautiful velvety structure, this classic Yarra Valley Pinot shows a lovely lifted violet perfume with intense dark cherry, blackberry, vanilla bean spice and brooding richness.

Yering Station 2011 Shiraz Viognier: Classic young intense Shiraz Viognier. Intensely fragrant and perfumed, a very classy wine showing dark fruits, spice pepper, blackberry jam and violets.

Yering Station 2010 Chardonnay: From our old vines at the estate. This beautiful wines shows intense citrus & white nectarine fruit overlayed with sutble vanillan oak.

Yarrabank 2009 Cuvee: The showcase of our joint venture with Champagne Devaux. A perfect aperitif - vibrant and bright with grapefruit blossom and ripe apple notes.

 

Value $456

Goods

Ultimate Human Rights Collection

The Castan Centre's academics are world-renowned for their expertise in all areas of human rights. This collection of recent works authored or edited by Castan Centre Directors and Associates, comprises: 

Melissa Castan and Paula Gerber - Contemporary Perspectives on human rights law in Australia

Paula Gerber - Understanding Human Rights: Educational Challenges for the Future

Paula Gerber and Adiva Sifris - Current Trends in the Regulation of Same-Sex Relationships

Stephen Gray - The Artist is a Thief (novel)

Sarah Joseph - Blame it on the WTO? A Human Rights Critique

Sarah Joseph and Melissa Castan - The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Richard Joyce - Competing Sovereignties

Susan Kneebone (Ed) - Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Rule of Law

Susan Kneebone and Julie Debeljak - Transnational Crime and Human Rights

Adam McBeth - International Economic Actors and Human Rights

Adam McBeth, Justine Nolan and Simon Rice - The International Law of Human Rights

Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak and Anita Mackay (Eds) - Human Rights in Closed Environments

Ronli Sifris - Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights: Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture

Value - $1,841

Sensory Lab annual subscription

Sensory Lab is a bunch of dedicated coffee professionals who eat, sleep and make coffee. They roast, pack and sell coffee on a daily basis and look forward to sharing their journey with you. 

Get a premium single estate coffee blend delivered to your door each fortnight for a year.

Donated by Salvatore Malatesta.

Value: $480

 

$1000 Pia du Pradal gift voucher & consultation (Melbourne or Brisbane)

Pia du Pradal is a Queensland designer who, over the past 20 years, has established a label to suit a sophisticated clientele with discerning taste.

Known for quality tailoring and European styling in exquisite fabrics, the range covers professional suits, racewear, weddings and special occasion, as well as the more relaxed weekend wear. Each garment is produced in Brisbane with great attention to detail, by highly skilled staff who understand that the female form does not always come in exact sizes.

This item includes a consultation with Pia at her Brisbane store or in Melbourne during her visit in March 2015.

Value $1,000

Nespresso Inissia Coffee Machine

Nespresso Inissia Coffee Machine in red

An ultra-compact coffee machine that offers a combination of innovative technology and fashionable design, and great coffee. 

Includes new Aeroccino3 milk frother and sample capsule set

Fast 25 second heat up

Compact size suits home or office use

2 pre-programmed cup sizes: Espresso (40ml) and Lungo (110ml)

Value $250

 

Rhubarb Childrens Clothing

Rhubarb has grown from its original home wears roots to cover all things kids. Clean, simple and uncomplicated - rhubarb designs are relaxed, easy-going yet stylish and have an important focus on kids being kids!

We have two packs of gorgeous kids clothing and accessories up for grabs.

Freckled Duck Children's Clothing

Dinner at Manhattan - Toorak

The newly renovated Manhattan is in the heart of Toorak Village, their new look menu & professional wait staff will take care of you while you enjoy the exciting buzz of Manhattan.

It is believed that the dwelling at 448 Toorak Rd has been a restaurant/cafe/bar for the best part of a quarter of a century. Owners, David Dick & Matthew Stribley along with Head Chef Jeremy Fraser (formerly of Porgie & Mr Jones, and Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder) have developed a busy, vibrant and popular eatery.

Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner at Manhattan

Value: $100

Dinner at Kenzan 

Kenzan first opened its doors in 1981 & are known for their wide selection of sushi & also an extensive a la carte menu for both lunch & dinner.

So, sit back and watch a real master prepare your sushi. Enjoy the excellent, friendly table service or the privacy of one of their private rooms.

Kenzan are all about tradition - sit at the sushi at the sushi bar, or enjoy Sukiyaki at your table.

Kenzan Received one Chef's hat from The Age Good Food Guide for 2012/2013

$200 Voucher for Kenzan, 45 Collins St, Melbourne

Valid until, 31.12.15

Value: $200

Breakfast for 4 at St Ali 

St Ali is open every day of the year. Food and coffee is available from 7am. Founded in 2003, they source the best green beans, roast them with care and brew to exacting specifications.

The winner will be able to take 3 guests along to St Ali, one of Melbourne's best cafes for a delicious breakfast feast.

Blackout dates apply between December 1 and January 30th

Donated by Salvatore Malatesta.

High Tea for two at Zimt Patisserie - Surrey Hills

A little piece of Austria in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Cabinets full of colourful fruit tarts, delectable desserts, celebration cakes, gingerbread and chocolates.

Traditionally baked bread, biscuits and pastries with aromas wafting from the bakehouse into the café, where customers drink in the music, atmosphere and ‘gemutlichkeit'.

Exclusive Campos coffee, European hot chocolate and specialty tea selections compliment the standards set with the product.

Zimt patisserie is a place to relax, read the paper, catch up with friends and relatives; people watch or watch the expertise of the chefs in the bakehouse as they create their exquisite cakes, pastries and biscuit

Value: $70

Dinner at Punch Lane - Melbourne 

A pioneer of laneway dining in Melbourne, Punch Lane has been a favourite amongst theatre-goers, wine-lovers and long-lunchers since 1995.

A cosy restaurant and wine bar, Punch Lane is one of the original Melbourne Laneway gems, situated in the heart of Melbourne's entertainment district on the fringes of Bourke street's Paris end and the hustle of Melbourne's infamous Chinatown.

Punch Lane's reputation is based on its seasonal menu & extensive wine list, catering for every diner's style - from business lunches and after work drinks, to group celebrations and intimate dinners for two, to those who simply want to relax with a glass of wine and watch the world go by.

Value: $250

May be used Sunday - Thursday

 

Drinks at Gin Palace

12  years on Gin Palace is still making and is most highly renowned outstanding martinis. And that is one of many reasons why this plush den is an institution today. The menu has changed little and Vernon himself will tell you that Gin Palace martinis are made exactly the same today as they were when he opened.

‘We never close' hours, the gorgeous staff who offer table service as good as the best and in the traditions of grand hospitality, a choice of delectable tidbits, to ensure that every sense of gustatory well-being is entirely satiated!

Value - $100

Dine at the Hopetown Tea Rooms

Step back in time and discover the delights of a bygone era when entering the Hopetoun tea rooms in the Block Arcade.

Marvel at the old world look and feel and enjoy traditional favourites such as pinwheels, ribbon sandwiches, hot scones along with lunch options and sweets galore.

The Hopetown tea rooms is open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.

Value $60

Raffle Items

First Prize: Sony Tablet + wireless charging port and a headset

Sony Experia Z2 with WiFi and Mobile connectivity. It also comes with a magnetic charging dock and Sony Digital noise cancelling headset

Sony's new tablet measures 6mm thin and weighs less than the iPad Air. Slender proportions have not come at the expense of durability as the tablet is certified against the ingress of dust and waterproof to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes.

Donated by Telstra

Value $897

Second Prize: "Girls day out"

Madame Brussels (A Rather Fancy Terrace and Public House) is a Melbourne institution perched high above Bourke St with a terrace garden with skyscraper vistas. Enjoy Drinks for you and your gorgeous friends on the rather lovely terrace at Madame Brussels.

A byword for Australian surf chic, Seafolly offers an array of stylish, fashion-forward bikinis, one piece swimsuits, cover-ups and beach accessories in bold statement prints, eclectic colours and innovative designs.

Value $400

Third Prize: "Dine in, Dine out"

As an 18 year old Carolyn Creswell paid her former employer $1000 to buy the small home-made muesli business she was working in. 20 years later Carman's now exports to over 32 countries.

St Ali is open every day of the year. Food and coffee is available from 7am. Founded in 2003, they source the best green beans, roast them with care and brew to exacting specifications.

The winner will be able to take 3 guests along to St Ali, one of Melbourne's best cafes for a delicious breakfast feast.

Value $275

 

Fourth Prize: Alternative Law Journal Subscription & four bottles of Coonawarra Cabernet

The Alternative Law Journal is Australia's leading human rights and law reform journal, addressing social justice, critique of the legal system and community legal education for over 40 years

This prize includes a full subscription for 2015, 4 back issues and 4 bottles of Alternative Law Journal special reserve Coonawarra Cabernet, to keep you fully hydrated while you read each issue.

Value $160