Expo Update
Monday, 30 November 2009 10:11
Written by Helen Elfer
The folks at the Australian Pavilion have unveiled a sneak preview of one of their exhibitions: ‘Sisters’, a series of documentaries about Australian and Chinese women making a difference to their communities.
Each of the Australian women featured is paired with a Chinese ‘sister’ who shares a common link such as profession, age or personal experience with them.
The ‘sisters’ include inventors, journalists, scientists and others who have made a major contribution to society, and their stories will be told through documentaries, directed and produced by Australian filmmaker Annie Venables. They will be shown on large-scale, diamond-shaped screens in the Australian Pavilion.
Some of the Australian women to be featured are:
Dr Xuemei Bai, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
As a senior science leader at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Dr Bai is leading research in sustainable urban performance indicators, urban system evolution and resilience, climate change and urban planning and management in Australia and Asia.
Stephanie Alexander, Melbourne, Victoria
Cook, restaurateur, food writer and champion of the quality & diversity of Australian food, Stephanie Alexander’s latest venture is sharing her passion for good food with young school children through the introduction of kitchen gardens in primary schools. Not only do students learn to grow produce in class time, they then get to cook with it. Now in its sixth year the programme has been extended throughout Australia.Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Sydney, New South Wales
Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Sydney, New South Wales
As Director of Sustainable Materials Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Veena is combining her experience in iron and steel making and recycling to research the use of waste plastic, such as old car tyres, as a fuel source in the steelmaking industry. Her revolutionary technique has proven to be successful.
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