Category: Announcements

September 19, 2012

Special Fundraising Event

Tickets for this event are SOLD OUT!

Announcing a very special Australian Skeptics Fundraising Dinner!
6.30pm, Thursday 29 November 2012

We will have a number of special guests joining us for the Australian Skeptics National Convention. These include Rebecca Watson of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, JREF president DJ Grothe, The Amateur Scientist Brian Thompson, and the one and only James (The Amazing) Randi.

As a special fundraising event, the Australian Skeptics are offering the opportunity to have dinner with our guests in the beautiful and historic surrounds of Melbourne’s Royal Society building.

Attendance at the dinner is $250 per head, and strictly limited to just 30 people. Tickets are expected to go fast!

Date: 29 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm
Location: Royal Society of Victoria, 9 Victoria Street Melbourne

Book your tickets here.

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September 15, 2012

Two Skeptical Videos

Two Australian Skeptics were recently in the media. Loretta Marron (AKA Anne) appears in the first video and Victoria’s own Dr Mick Vagg features in the second. Here they are for your viewing pleasure…

[youtube=http://youtu.be/x6KeCJLcmEk]

Despite tough talk from politicians, it appears that Rev Trevor Robinson’s web site is back on-line, he’s still in business. I won’t link to him here, I’m sure readers know how to use Google. It’s a shameful example of the lack of effective health practitioner regulation.

Below the fold, a screen capture from Rev Trevor Robinson’s web site. View More Two Skeptical Videos

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September 1, 2012

Puzzles for September

This month we have a new set of Logic and Maths Puzzles, as well as our now-traditional Picture Puzzles, Mixed Bag Questions and Crossword.

Usually our crossword puzzles have a monthly theme about some aspect of Skeptical interest. The crossword for September 2012 is on a slightly different theme. Vic Skeptics provides free resources for the classroom at all age levels. This Crossword is an example. It’s called Measurement – Units and Quantities and is aimed at Senior Secondary Physics students. See how far you can get without having to google!

Go to our PUZZLES section for all September’s puzzles, or you can go direct to the Crossword HERE and the Logic & Maths Puzzles HERE

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July 5, 2012

Gippsland Skeptics In the Pub – update

Gippsland Skeptics In the Pub now has two meetings a month, one in Sale and one in Morwell.

The Sale meetings happen on the Fourth Friday of the month at Relish At the Gallery http://www.menumate.com.au/relish-at-the-gallery from 6.30 pm.

The Morwell Venue is The Top Pub (Morwell Hotel) http://www.morwellhotel.com.au/ and meetings are on the Second Friday of each month, also from 6.30 pm.

Just turn up and ask for The Skeptics!

For information about Skeptics groups around Victoria, subscribe to our monthly news bulletin:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vic_skeptics_news/

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April 2, 2012

Dr Ken Harvey Awarded CHOICE “Consumer Champion”

Congratulations to Dr Ken Harvey. The Australian Consumers Association has named Dr Ken Harvey as the CHOICE “Consumer Champion of 2012”.

It seems if there is a shonky medical product on sale, Dr Harvey knows about it and works tirelessly to highlight the problem to government authorities and the public at large; and to improve policy and regulation to reduce the harm and financial burden that shonky products impose on consumers.

The award is well deserved. The number of committees, policy groups and organisations on which Dr Harvey serves and is actively involved with is bewildering.

Most notably in the last twelve months, Dr Harvey was faced with a problem that every consumer advocate dreads facing. He was sued for defamation by the promoters of a slimming product called SensaSlim. He did not back down in his criticisms of the claims made for the product. Eventually View More Dr Ken Harvey Awarded CHOICE “Consumer Champion”

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March 18, 2012

James Randi returns to Australia in 2012

James “The Amazing”  Randi is returning to Australia to speak at the National Convention. Most readers would be familiar with the life and activities of James Randi, arguably the world’s most prominent skeptic.

The Convention will be held in Melbourne starting on Friday the 30th of November.

The Convention’s organising committee represents several skeptical groups in Victoria. Collectively they are very grateful that Randi has agreed to visit Australia once again.

The most up to date information about the 2012 National Convention, can be found here.

Other news is that there is a project under way to make a documentary about Randi’s life, headed by the well regarded and experienced Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom. The producers are asking for contributions to help get the project under way. Details can be found here.

The trailer for the documentary.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/36724471]

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