PETROVIC Annual Dinner, 21st October 2007

Time : 8.00 pm

Location : Arrows on Swanston

Thanks to everyone who made it!

It was made memorable by the people who took the effort to come on by and say goodbye to our outgoing scholars, and to honour the committee.

Thanks to our wonderful emcees, Suhaimi and Mazue.

A mention to our guests of honour, Chris Bennett and Sue James!

And special thanks to the organizing committee: Wan Saidah Hanisah (Aca), Nur Atiyah Mohd Nor, Liyana Zainal Ariffin, Nabilah Mohd Yusoff, Chuah Rhun Kiet, Mohd Amir Moslim and Aida Zabidi.

Great performances all round and great food!

And as always, there was a tear jerking moment when we said goodbye to our final years.

See you guys next year!

PETROVIC Annual Grand Meeting, 21st October 2007

MINUTES

PETROVIC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2.00-5.00pm, 21^st October 2007

Arrows on Swanston

Shazana Sofia Mustapa (Chair) President Muhammad Zafril Aznor Vice President Khaidatul Nisa Mohamed Zabidi Secretary Zuriyaty Md Yusoff Vice Secretary Aishah Mastura Supian Treasurer Muhammad Yusri Mat Lani Muhammad Ashraf Rozali Fatimah Az-Zahra’ Fikri Akmal Mohamed Saleh Hairul Hazwan Drahman Eby Joharr Rubian Mohd Yusoff Abdul Ghafar Aimi Nordin Ajjrina Annuar Alia Rashiqah Ab Rahman Anas Fadzilan Celestine Johnny Bouniu Chuah Rhun Kiet Dahlila Kamat Farah Hanim Abdullah Faridatul Akma Bahari Fariz Abdul Munir Hadri Mohd Aidnil Hazwan Razak Izdihar Abdul Hapiz Izyan Khairuddin Jovan Nair Liyana Zainal Ariffin Martin Huan Guikai Mohd Amir Moslim Mohd Faiz Abdul Razak Mohd Faiz Fuazi Welfare Officer Liason Officer Academic Officer Activities Officer IT Officer Mess Officer Mohd Safwan Abd Rahman Mohd Sharmin Mazlan Muhammad Rafiq Hamdan Muhd Husyaini Hasni Nabila Mohd Yusoff Nadiah Lotfy Nicholas Lai Xin Onn Nik Nathasha Hani Nik Isahak Nor Farhana Mohd Fazly Nor Syahira Mohd Shahib Norasyiqin binti Baharuddin Normazura Chik Omar Nur Asiah Abdul Rahman Nur Atiyah Mohd Nor Nur Badriah Burhan Raihana Rahman Rusydina Zulkefli Suhaimi Abdul Farouk Wan Saidah Hanisah Wan Iskandar Zaid Wahid Zulqisti

Welcome and Introductions

Shazana Sofia Mustapa

· The club president welcomed and thanked all members for taking time out to attend the meeting.

· The meeting agenda was run through briefly.

Secretary Report

Khaidatul Nisa Mohamed Zabidi

· The club secretary ran through the list of activities that were carried out throughout the year.

· The list of activities are as stated below.

§ General Meeting

§ Barbecue

§ Bowling Night

§ Melbourne University Night Market

§ Easter Laser Wars Activity

§ Motivational Seminar

§ Inter-club Bowling’

§ Pak Lah’s Visit

§ General Meeting and barbecue

§ Festival of Nations

§ Brain Management Workshop

§ Piala Musim Bunga

§ En. Ezidy’s Visit and Fast Breaking

§ Annual General Meeting

§ Annual Dinner

· Comments were made on successful activities and improvements that could be made.

Treasurer’s Report

Aishah Mastura Supian

· The treasurer ran through a gross budget report.

· Separate reports for activities were also reiterated.

· The final tally in the treasury was not mentioned as the final yearly activity, the annual dinner, was not over.

· The bank balance stands at AUD1000.

· Improvements to the banking system were deliberated.

· The club decided to allow the use of a Netbanking system, where the treasurer and one other authorized person would have access to the information.

· The use of Netbanking will be implemented next year (2008).

Amendments to the Constitution

1. Committee Term

It was decided that in order to serve on the committee, any interested party would need to be able to complete the entire year of study. This excludes participation by interested parties who graduate in the middle of the year.

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2. Dual Roles of Committee

The high committee are not allowed to hold high posts in other committees. This is due to a breach of interest for the club.

3. Voting Procedures

It was discussed if voting should be two thirds or simple majority in order to change part of the constitution.

Voting

Outgoing Committee 2007

President Shazana Sofia Mustapa

Vice President Muhammad Zafril Aznor

Secretary Khaidatul Nisa Mohamed Zabidi

Vice Secretary Zuriyaty Md Yusoff

Treasurer Aishah Mastura Supian

Welfare Officer Muhammad Yusri Mat Lani

Liason Officer Muhammad Ashraf Rozali

Academic Officer Fatimah Az-Zahra’

Activities Officer Fikri Akmal Mohamed Saleh

IT Officer Hairul Hazwan Drahman

Mess Officer Eby Joharr Rubian Mohd Yusoff

Incoming Committee 2008

President Suhaimi Abdul Farouk

Vice President Wan Saidah Hanisah Wan Iskandar

Secretary Khaidatul Nisa Mohamed Zabidi

Vice Secretary Nur Asiah Abdul Rahman

Treasurer Chuah Rhun Kiet

Welfare Officer Nur Rusydina Zulkefli

Liason Officer Nicholas Lai Xin Onn

Academic Officer Ajjrina Annuar

Activities Officer Liyana Zainal Ariffin

IT Officer Mohd Amir Moslim

Meeting Concluded 5.00 pm

Re-orientation Details from Mr Ezidy

We are pleased to inform you that the dates for this year’s re-orientation programs have been confirmed. FYI, this year’s re-orientation will be divided into two (2) segments.

Firstly, the identified scholars will need to attend a program entitled The Performing Eagle (TPE) organized by PERMATA. There will be two similar sessions for Australian/New Zealand scholars. The grouping for the two program have been determined and the dates are as follows:-

TPE 1^st Session: 8-12^th December 2007

TPE 2^nd Session: 27-31^st December 2007

Secondly, all identified scholars are required to attend the Out Bound School (OBS) program from 21^st – 28^th January 2008.

Details of these 2 programs will be made available in our website and updates will be published from time to time. Please be sure to check any updates/changes with regards to the programs at www.petsa.com.au. Attendance to these programs is MANDATORY. Any scholars who failed to attend any of the programs will have their monthly allowance suspended. For those who have made flight bookings on their own can submit their claims now. All claims MUST be accompanied by original receipts and other supporting documentations to avoid delay in processing.

For scholars who have not yet made their flight bookings, they can do so as early as possible by contacting Mr Sugor Kadir at Netfare Travel Pty Ltd through his email address namely sugor@netfare.com.au or call them at (02) 9662 5000. Please allow adequate time to ensure that the Semester 2, 2007 results are finalized before you go back for the summer. Those who think that they would need to sit for supplementary examinations/papers should also plan for this occurrence.

Ezidy Abdul Azis
PETRONAS Student Advisor - Australia/New Zealand
67, Victoria Road , Bellevue Hill, NSW 2023, Australia
P +61 2 9363 0917, F +61 2 9327 8077,
E petronas.advisor@bigpond.com
W www.petsa.com.au

Brain Management Workshop

Assalamualaikum and good day,

Dear scholars,

On behalf of the committee, I would like to invite you to join our BRAIN MANAGEMENT Workshop to maximize your learning!

This workshop teaches you how to best support the major organ involved in your learning- your brain. There is an emphasis on neurobiology and how factors in life such as stress, social connection, relationships, substances you ingest (including food!), rest and your internal would affect learning and performance.

It won’t be boring!

The details:

Facilitator : Glenys Wilson.
Date : Saturday, 8th September 2007.
Venue : Alice Hoy, University of Melbourne.
Time : 11.00 a.m. – 12.30 a.m.
Attendance : Compulsory.


See you all next week!

Cheers,
Fatimah Az-Zahra Shaari
Petrovic Academic Officer 2006/07.

Festival of Nations, 28 & 29 August 2007

Petrovic organized a stall at the Melbourne University's Festival of Nations this year, where the proceed would help fund our Petrovic annual dinner. The committee was largely the dinner committee, led by Aca, inclusive of Liyana, Tia, Nabilah, Amir Moslim, Chuah and Aida.

We sold satay, chendol, squid rings and french fries, and made a profit of approximately AUD900!

Special thanks to Shana, Aqeem, Zu, Fatimah, Aishah, Yus, Farhana, Badriah, Phreax, Anas, Eby, Iz and Amir, for helping out with preparations and over the two days.

Also thanks too all our members who came by and supported us!

PETROVIC General Meeting, 5th August 2007

Petrovic's General Meeting was held at College Square Lygon, along with a barbecue.

The purpose of the meeting is to update scholars on activities due to be held in this semester as well as introduce the two new exchange students from Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Dalila and Gafar.

Thank you for all those who gave up their Sunday mornings to make it!

About

PETRONAS Victoria Club, also known as PETROVIC is a non-profit organization facilitating communication between the PETRONAS Student Advisor for Australia and New Zealand (PETSA) and current PETRONAS sponsored students residing and studying in Victoria, Australia, serving the interest and welfare of its members.

As one of Malaysian Student Organisations in Australia, PETROVIC is not to be a politically alligned for any other interest groups, and stands as a multiracial and multicultural organisation.

Any PETRONAS sponsored students studying in any university in Victoria, Australia automatically becomes a member of PETROVIC unless one dies, ceases to be a PETRONAS sponsored student or ceases to be a student of any university in Australia.

Pak Lah's Visit, 4th May 2007

Petrovic was one of the clubs invited to attend the Prime Minister's visit with students at the Park Hyatt this 4th of May. Approximately 20 members attended this function.

Kudos to Nicholas Lai Xin Onn for having the courage to speak up and actually ask a question.

For members who were interested in attending but were not able to attend, we apologise for the late notice, as we were not told until the 1st of May. Also, as spaces were limited, we allocated spaces for the first 20 members. The club will endeavour to keep all its members updates with regards to such events.

Pictures of the event can be found here:

Motivational Seminar, 22nd April 2007

We had our first motivational seminar of the year at Charles Pearson Theatre, Melbourne University, which covered the topics of motivation, procrastination and self esteem. We hope that everyone was able to take away something that will help them in their studies. Half our members turned up, which isn't a bad number, considering that the other half had exams and other commitments to contend with. We will still be expecting apology letters from all who couldn't make it!

Attendance

1. Aishah Mastura Supian

2. Ajjrina Annuar

3. Anas Fadzilan

4. Asiah Abdul Rahman

5. Badriah

6. Celestine

7. Chuah Rhun Kiet

8. Eby Joharr Rubian Mohd Yusoff

9. Farah Hanim Abdullah

10. Faridatul Akma Bahari

11. Fatimah Az-Zahra’ Shaari

12. Fikri Akmal Mohamad Saleh

13. Hairul Hazwan Drahman

14. Hazwan Razak

15. Husyaini Hussin

16. Izdihar Abdul Hapiz

17. Karthiben Mahendranathan

18. Khaidatul Nisa Mohamed Zabidi

19. Liyana Zainal Ariffin

20. Jovan Nair

21. Martin

22. Mohd Amir Moslim

23. Mohd Faiz Fuazi

24. Mohd Sharmin Mazlan

25. Muadz

26. Muhammad Ashraf Rozali

27. Muhammad Naqiuddin Baharum

28. Muhammad Rafiq Hamdan

29. Muhamad Yusri Mat Lani

30. Nor Farhana Mohd Fazly

31. Normazura Chik Omar

32. Nur Atiyah Mohd Nor

33. Nik Nathasha Hani Nik Isahak

34. Nur Rusydina Zulkefli

35. Nur Syahira Mohd Shahib

36. Nurasyiqin Baharudin

37. Shazana Sofia Mustapa

38. Suhaimi Abdul Farouk

39. Wan Saidah Hanisah Wan Iskandar

40. Zul Alwi

41. Zuriyaty Md Yusoff

42. Zaid Wahid

43. Zaidi Sharif

Apologies

1. Aizat Rasli

2. Azlan Ayub

3. Chua Pei Ling

4. Idris Mohamed

5. Firdaus Sabturani

6. Grace Tan Jue Nee

7. Nabila Mohd Yusoff

8. Nadiah Lotfy

9. Norzafry Norhalim

10. Muhammad Zafril Aznor

11. Ruth Wan Goh Ping

12. Raihana Rahman

13. Yap Vin Li

Inter-club Bowling, 22nd April 2007

Petrovic took part in an inter-club bowling competition organised by KUAM (Kelab UMNO Melbourne). The event was attended by four teams; KUAM, KDMM (Kelab Dewan Malaysia), MASCA VIC (Malaysian Students Council Victoria) and of course, Petrovic.

Petrovic was represented by Chuah Rhun Kiet, Yusri Mat Lani, Suhaimi Abdul Farouk, Aida Zabidi and Wan Saidah Hanisah Wan Iskander (or more commonly known as Aca). With the combined team effort, Petrovic managed to score second place!

Congratulations to KUAM for organising the first event of its kind, and congratulations to the Petrovic for their achievement.Also, thanks to all those club members who made it to the Strike Bowling Bar to support us on the day.

Laser wars, 13th April 2007

Our Petrovic Easter activity, Petrovic organized a Laser Wars game between Petrovic members - definitely exercise worthyl I think most of us were sweating near the end. Thanks for all the members who made it! We hope a lot more people will get involved in our future activities. It's always good to see participation.

Pictures click here

MUOSS Night Market Pictures

Enjoy! Pictures courtesy of Aji. It was good fun – we even had entertainment!

Chap the Entertainer