Proudly presented by Monash Sport and Health, Wellbeing and Development, you can now read about the latest wellbeing events, services and activities happening at Monash.  Monash aims to assist staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance using a holistic approach – mind, body, spirit and the community.  There are some great prizes to win so read on!

• Wellbeing events and news
• Monash Sport news and offers
• TeamMONASH™ events
• Discounts for staff
• Healthy living tips and news

Wellbeing events & news

Free staff lunchtime seminars

Upcoming staff seminars include:

Women's Health:
To raise awareness of women’s health issues and encourage women to be proactive about their health, this seminar will cover general health information as well as mental health, and sexual and reproductive health issues.
Presenter: Monash Women's Health Program

Healthy Eating & Reading Food Labels:
Learn about:
- the role of nutrients and where they are found
- the best food choices for each food group
- how to read food labels
- an overview of dieting, popular fads and myths
Presenter: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences – Nutrition and Dietetics

Healthy heart
This seminar delivered by the Heart Foundation will cover information on a number of topics including: blood pressure and cholesterol, warning signs of heart attack, nutrition and physical activity.
Presenter: Heart Foundation

Interested? For dates, locations, more info and to book visit the Wellbeing What's On calendar here

New Monash workplace weight loss program

Monash Sport and Wellbeing at Monash have developed a new 12 week workplace healthy eating and training program.  The program includes a weekly one on one consultation with a health consultant and the option of individualised training sessions. 

If you have tried Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and many others, this may be the new program for you!

Where: Available at Clayton, Caulfield, Gippsland, Parkville and Peninsula campuses.  Staff from campuses other than the above may register their interest to participate by completing the registration form.

Cost: The 12 week program costs $250 and can be salary sacrificed.

Interested? View more detailed info here

Free lunchtime mindfulness meditation classes- take time out for yourself

With the New Year in full swing it is important to take time out for yourself. 

Clayton and Caulfield staff are invited to participate in free mindfulness meditation sessions. (Clayton are weekly sessions, Caulfield daily sessions)

30 minutes of meditation at lunchtime has been shown to significantly enhance relaxation and concentration in the workplace.

For session details visit the HWD webpage here

Free lunchtime walking & running group

Monash Sport is offering free walking/running groups for all staff in the lead up to the Mother's Day Classic.

Berwick - Wednesday 12.05-12.35pm
Caulfield - Tuesday & Thursday 1.05-1.35pm
Clayton - Wednesday 12.05-12.35pm
Gippsland - Wednesday 1.05-1.35pm
Parkville - Tuesday 12.35-1.05pm
Peninsula - Tuesday 12.05-12.35pm

For more info and meeting location visit the TeamMONASH webpage or the Wellbeing What's On calendar

Mental Health First Aid short course

This two day course for Monash staff covers helping people in mental health crisis situations and/or in the early stages of mental health problems.

Crisis situations covered are suicidal behaviours, acute stress reaction, panic attacks and acute psychotic behaviour. Other mental health problems covered are depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.  Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of these mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.

Interested? View course information and dates online here.  MHFA is proudly presented by Health, Wellbeing and Development.

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Monash Sport news and offers

Monash Sport is contributing to the tennis revolution by jumping onboard Tennis Australia’s kids starter program – Aviva Tennis Hot Shots.

Aviva Tennis Hot Shots is for children under 12 years of age. The use of low compression tennis balls, smaller racquets and courts makes it easier for children to start playing tennis in a scaled down environment.

The first 25 children to be enrolled will receive a free Monash Sport gift. Fees for term two are $72.  Any Monash University staff member that enrols their child for the full term will receive the first lesson free.  Valid staff ID required at time of booking.

For further information on how you can register your child, click here.

Bonuses for new members joining Monash Sport!

During April, Monash Sport will be offering new members the opportunity to take up some great offers on 12 month memberships with prizes to be won!

Please note: Offers vary between campuses and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Standard conditions of entry apply.

Salary packaging is also available.

For further information, please visit:
Caulfield Campus New Member Bonuses
Clayton Campus New Member Bonuses
Peninsula Campus New Member Bonuses

Or telephone:

Caulfield – 9903 2358
Clayton – 9905 4102
Peninsula – 9904 4496

Gift vouchers are now available at Monash Sport!

Give your friend, family member or colleague a healthy start with a Monash Sport gift voucher.

Gift vouchers can be purchased for personal training, memberships, 10 hour court hire passes, multiple session passes for gym/group fitness plus more.

This is a great way to reward and recognise staff for their excellent performance.

Contact a Monash Sport Service Desk for further information:

Caulfield – 9903 2358
Clayton – 9905 4102
Peninsula – 9904 4496

Special staff offer for Adult Learn to Swim enrolments!

Present this newsletter at the Aquatics Service Desk to receive 15% off* the non-student rate for Adult Learn to Swim lessons in term 2, 2009.  Term commences on Monday 20 April.

Lessons cater for a wide variety of skills levels and each student learns at their own individual pace. For further info visit the Adult Learn to Swim webpage or call 9905 4115.

Doug Ellis Swimming Pool, Building 1, Monash University, Clayton Campus.  *New customers only.  Valid staff ID required.

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TeamMONASH™ events

Be part of the TeamMONASH™ Mothers Day Classic team

Be one of 1,000 TeamMONASH™ participants walking/running in the 2009 Mothers Day Classic to raise funds for breast cancer research on Sunday 10 May.

There are also regular walking/running groups happening at most campuses to help you prepare for the event.

It is a great day for friends and family to get together and support a worthy cause.

For more information and to register today, click here.

Congratulations to our winners of the free entry:
Maria LaChina, Vonnie Boreham, Stephanie Vrionis, Jayn Lindholm, Loren Miller and Tamara Forbes.

Discounts for staff

Wellbeing at Monash has sourced great discounts including;

- HBA health insurance
- Holidays – flights and accommodation
- Magazine subscriptions
- Lite n Easy
- Virgin Blue Lounge & Qantas Club
- Physiotherapy
- Hot Air Ballooning

Read more info about the discounts here

Opera Australia special ticket offer for Monash staff and students

Opera Australia invites you to experience four new productions this autumn,and would like to extend to you a very special offer:

Tickets to all weeknights performances for only $100 for staff and $45 for students*. Limited tickets, in great seats, are available for:

The Magic Flute – Mozart
The Capulets and the Montagues – Bellini
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk – Shostakovich
A Little Night Music - featuring ‘Send in the Clowns’

*Book before 30 April. Offer only available via Ticketmaster outlets at Monash University and the Arts Centre.  Limit 4 tickets per customer and you must present your valid ID card.

Discounted holiday travel

GDM is pleased to offer Monash University staff a variety of discounts off services for personal use including:

- 5% off GDM holiday package rates
- Access to the online booking system
- 15% off travel insurance
- The best competitive fare of the day

Current holiday specials include Fiji, Canada, Bali, Bangkok and Europe.  View detailed information here

Save on health insurance premiums with HBA

As an employee of Monash University, you can now get discounted health insurance including;

• up to 6% discount on your premiums*
• 2 weeks free cover
• no gap dental for kids
• a single room or money back.

For detailed information about the special offer visit theMonash HBA webpage info here.  *Payment must be made by payroll deduction.

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Healthy living tips and news

Tips for eating out

It's one of life's pleasures to take the night off from cooking dinner, but eating out regularly can make it harder to control your kilojoules, fat and salt intake.  Here are some tips for eating out:

• Choose an entrée sized dish as a main course, or split a main between two people. The same goes for dessert too.
• Choose lightly dressed side salads or vegetables to help you fill up and manage your kilojoule and saturated fat intake.
• Choose grilled meats, salads, stir fries and dishes that include plenty of vegetables.
• Replace ingredients with a healthier option. eg vegetables instead of chips, margarine in place of butter, skim milk rather than full cream

Source www.abc.net.au/health

Pillow talk Study

For some years now, some women taking the oral contraceptive pill have noticed a decrease in their libido. This problem has been investigated by The Women's Health Program who are conducting a study into a new oral contraceptive pill that it hopes will lessen this problem.

Volunteers are required for this study to visit the Alfred campus (Prahran) on 4 occasions over a 6 month period.

For more information and to register visit the Women’s Health webpage here

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