Celebrations to mark the 100th consecutive year of publishing in Australia began in earnest at the South Melbourne offices of Oxford University Press on April 24, 2008. The centenary celebration and staff ‘fun day’ was launched by Michael Danby, local Federal Member for Melbourne Ports.
In his opening address, Managing Director, Peter van Noorden, set centenary goals to ‘educate and inspire all through rigorously researched and accessible materials that foster deep, transferable understandings’. He identified that as a department of Oxford University, Oxford University Press (OUP) has carved a unique place in the Australian educational publishing community, with a focus on excellence in research, scholarship and education.
Peter van Noorden and
Michael Danby MP
Peter van Noorden proclaimed that OUP’s staff members would be at the core of the centenary celebrations and that the launch would fittingly be a fun day for staff – a thank you for their efforts.
Wine tasting in the marquis
Staff then enjoyed a great range of activities. There were opportunities to learn Bollywood dancing, hip-hop dancing, drumming, tai chi, wine tasting, cooking or photography from expert instructors.
The centenary fun day was the brainchild of two members of the Centenary Committee, Karen Hildebrandt and Jamie Campbell. It proved to be a refreshing and motivating day for the entire staff and a fabulous launch for OUP’s centenary celebrations.
Cooking class in the courtyard
Drumming workshop performance
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