Luckham leaves for home
Prof Luckham leaves Melbourne
after a year's sabbatical
 At
almost the same moment on 7 July that SCI HQ was opening its
doors in Belgrave Square for the AGM, Members of the SCI Australia
International Group and their partners were sitting down to a farewell
dinner with Prof Paul Luckham, to mark the end of his year’s
sabbatical in Melbourne.
The dinner was held in well-known Melbourne restaurant,
Sails on the Bay in the suburb of Elwood, looking out onto
the waters of Port Philip Bay. It was a cold and blustery
evening (Australia isn’t always hot and sunny), and we
were pleased to be watching the waves from the inside rather
than sitting on the beach.
We drank a celebratory toast to SCI’s international
linkages, and bade Paul and his wife bon voyage for
the long journey back to London.
During his stay down under, Paul has become a good friend
to the Australia International Group, having attended many of our committee
meetings. He has also taken part in a number of functions,
including being guest speaker at the presentation dinner and
participating in the annual plant visit for 2003. The committee
will miss his wise counsel and good humour.
On behalf of the Australia Section, Secretary and Treasurer
John Fowler presented Paul with a subscription to the Australian
Geographic magazine — each edition features aspects
of Australian wildlife, fauna and flora, and spectacular scenery.
Paul also received a farewell gift to remind him of his time
in the antipodes.
By Richard Thwaites, Australia International Group Chairman.
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