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I yh Th Sydnty Morning Hfild, Frl, Jin 6, 1978 2 istet any Medicheck ration screenings refunds halted Dept refusal allowed entry Immig Medical benefiits will no by minister By ISABEL LUKAS The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Mr MacKellar, has reversed a department decision and will allow a Uruguayan woman to join her widowed brother in Sydney. Mr Ruben Molina learned from me yesterday of Mr MacKellar's decision. mm children Alejandra (left) home last night. and Fernando (right) at 1 tonight Storm Boy and The Last Wave fame. David Blanasi is recognised as a leading interpreter ot Aboriginal traditional i music and has been recorded on disc for three record companies.

He will play the didgcridoo and clapsticks and will sing. Also on the program are Warren l-ahey, the LarnKins, and Declan Afflev. who sines and plays Irish and Australian music. I the occupational criteria, which applies to those who will seek employment. Mr Molina, who employed- as a metal polisher at a Bankstown factory, leaves for work: at 6am and does not return until 5.30pm.

Speaking in his native Spanish, Mr Molina told me last week that after he returns from work, he has to clean, wash, iron and cook. "The two elder ones wash themselves, but the little one I have to wash, feed him, comb his hair and do everything for him. "I can't afford to employ anyone to look after the children and help me with the housework," he said. Mr Molina said yesterday that after my report of his case was published in the Herald last Friday, he re-received a telegram at 5pm that day from the department. The telegram asked him to contact a department officer.

He was interviewed on Wednesday at the department's Sydney office. "I was asked the ages of my little ones, my financial situation, how much I earned and how much I had in the bank, whose idea was it to bring my sister out here, and if I was aware of the responsi 1 for today He could not believe his luck. His sister Miriam, who was refused entry to Australia last month, will now be able to come and look after his three children. Mr MacKellar said in a statement in Canberra yesterday that his officers in' Buenos Aires had been told "to carry out the essential checks as quickly as possible so that her visa for Australia can be issued with the minimum of formality and no unnecessary delay." A spokesman for Mr MacKellar said the minister's approval was subject to Miriam Molina passing normal health checks. Mr Molina, 35, became a widower in May when his wife died after a heart attack.

Faced with having to work full-time and look after Fernando, 10, Alejandra, 9, and Dario, 3, he applied to bring his sister here so she could take over the household, The Immigration Department refused the application on the grounds that she did not qualify to migrate under Australia's family reunion category, which applies only to spouses, dependent children and parents. Nor did she qualify under complaint Licensing Commission for investigation. On Wednesday, the Liberal senator laid a formal complaint with the Community Relations Commissioner, Mr Al Grassby, about Boyd's hotel in Mt Isa, where he was told by a barmaid on Boxing Day: don't serve darkies here," Mr McQuillan said today the commission had the power to revoke the hotel's licence. What comes down must go up when the merry-go-round gets up steam in Park- Mr James Aroney clears away the rainwater so the few who braved yesterday's weather can have their ride. the Bush But somewhere along the line we should remind ourselves that we too have a folk heritage and related musical traditions.

Tonight's concert at the Con-servatorium starts at 8 pm. It is called Back to the Bush, and will feature Bamyili musician, David Blanasi who has been especially flown from the Northern Territory for the Folklife Festival, and dancer and actor David Gulpilil, of program The Festival of Sydney 12 pm. Sydney Town Hall The Bennelong Players, 12 noon, Sydney Town Hall Jazz Concert organised by Fellowship of Australian Composers, with Col Nolan, Adrian Ford, Don Burrows and George Golla, 8 pm. NSW Conservatorium. of Music Festival -of Folklife, Traditional colonial Aboriginal niusic, 8 Paris Theatre Festival of Rock, Surf and Spirit, 8 pm.

Chapter House, St Andrew's Cathedral Sound Travel 3, contemporary acoustic music and songs, 8 pm. FILMS Sydney Filmakers Co-op Recent Australian films, Pure and Prisoners, 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm. Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House The Tempest, 8pm. Nimrod Upstairs The by David Williamson, 8pm. Mayfair Theatre Godspell, 78.

2pm and 8.30pm. Seymour Centre, Downstairs Theatre Satyricon, by Paul Foster, 10am and 7.30pm. Willy-willy hits suburban street Isa hotel BRISBANE, Aboriginal Senator Neville Bonner yesterday made a complaint to the State Licensing Commission about the Mount Isa hotel which refused him service last week. t' Senator Bonner spoke' to th commission's executive officer, Mr Leo McQuillan, for "more than an hour, and later said Mr McQuillan had assured him the matter would be taken to the "A willy-willy which swept through a Hurslville street morning tore the roofing iron f.tom a shed and flung it against nearby hornet. TJie iron tore large holes in the roofs of eight houses in Street, Hurstville, caus-.

ing more than $15,000 damage, according to police. Several tiles lifted off Mr Harry Cowan home in Gordon Street, and leaks damaged one room. the "police" Rescue called, in because it was originally feared that someone might be hurt, installed temporary plastic roofing to minimise water damage. longer be paid on health screenings arranged bv com panies for their executives. The hlth xrun.

ino nronnicnllAn urhik km tres in Bathurst' Street and Par-ramatta, has accepted the no-benefit ruling from the Federal neaun Department. The rutins also annlles in executive screenings arranged by companies with private doctors. The department decided benefits should not be paid, on Medicheck executive screenings even though the executives ere referred to the centres by -their own doctors, These referrals were obtained as part of the companies screening procedures. As the companies were -in stigating the screenings, the department held they infringed the spirit of a 1976 amendment to the Health Insurance Act. This decreed that medical benefits should not be paid ion medical expenses incurred by an employer with respect to an employee.

No benefits The no-benefit ruling -on employer-incurred screenings also applies to screenings arranged by football and other sporting clubs for their The National Health, and Medical Research Council decided late last year to give an edge to the existing legislation by recommending that benefits should not be. paid on multiphasic screenings done on behalf of employers. This was after it had considered a report from its working party on multi-phasic screening and its recommendation werlt to the Federal Government medical benefits advisory com-J mittce. The committee has not yet considered the recommendation, but the department has stepped in to inform Medicheck its view on the matter. Companies may still arrange, for executives to be health-screened, but they will be expected to meet the bill.

The executive director of Medicheck, Mr Alan Bourke, said yesterday that one large company which had 30 to, ..40 executives screened every year had decided to meet a the expense, Mr Bourke said that company screenings, constituted about two per cent of Medicheck's work, had by the department from the inception of Medicheck in 1971. A change had come withthe 1976 amendment to the Health Insurance Act. Attention was drawn to the company screenings by a Sydney doctor who objected to his patient beW in one arranged by Australian Consolidated Industries. The medical director of Medicheck said yesterday the screening, the first for non-executives, had been arranged to compare the health of two croups of workers emploved on hot and cold strip mill procedures. About 65 workers were "involved, alt of whom were required to have referrals from their own doctors to -meet Medicheck's rules and to ensure follow-up if any worker ireeded attention.

XJZ In one case, a mistakehad been made about a debtor agreeing to give a referral and this doctor had The cost of a full Medicheck screening has with benefits of. $97.45, January 1. Before that it-was $69.45, with benefits of 55C45. From July 1, 1978, thecost was likely to be about $82nNU, Professor Truswell Otago for some years and Can- aria nmu hag mnra than nnm ada now has more than one. He did not want to give'fhe impression that nutrition was a new subject in Australia as both Dr Fred Clements and Dr Peter Hcywood had lectured in nutrition at Sydney University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Also the CSIRO had established a division of human, nutrition in Adelaide under Professor Basil Hetzel and Deakin University- in Victoria "had recently appointed a professor of nutrition and dietetics. disconnected supplies from Minchinbury and replaced, them with water from Prospect Dam. An inspection of the reservoir will be made to try to determine the cause of the offensive smell. Vegetation and soil tests will also be carried out. All pipelines leading from" the reservoir will be examined.

giiised Mr Molina with two of his Back to The Festival of Sydney's 10- day Festival of Folklife opens tonight at the NSW. Conser-vatorium of Music. Festival of Folklife co-or- dinator, Mr Warren Fahcy, said yesterday that he believed that folk arts should be promoted in the community. we are continually being made aware of the folk music and traditions of the many migrant groups who have settled in Australia, ne said. Festival The Festival of Sydney Committee issued the follow ing program for today: FESTIVAL VILLAGE (Hyde Park North) Games for Recreation 10.30 pm.

Education and Arts centre Kite-making, balloons, things to make and-do. Oantastic Detour Stase 12 noon Judy Bailey Quintet jazz 5 pm The Young Northside Big Band. Tent Theatre Tintookie Man (10.30 am, 11.15 am, 12 noon, 12.45 pm, 2.15 pm, 3.45 pm) The White Company (1.30 pm. 3 pm). Outdoors i ncatre can-wheel Theatre (10.30 am, 1.30 pm) Kinetic Energy Dance Company (11.30 am, 2.30 pm) Lord Mayor's Jesters (12.30 pm.

3.30 pm). me gantastic siage is accessible to- musicians. and-other per-'' forming groups, 2-4 pm, Mondays to Saturdays. Phone Bob Norns on 231 3361 to arrange a date and OTHER CHILDREN'S EVENTS Clark Island Trepflure Island by Nimrod. Ferries leave 10.2S am and 1.43 pm).

Prince Alfred Park Sole Bros Circus 2 pm and 8 pm. Chapter House, St Andrews Cathedral PACT Do It Yourself Pantomime, 11 am and 1.45 pm. St James' Playhouse Cinderella Pantomime, 10.15 am and 2.15 pm. Seymour Centre, Everest Theatre The Grand Adventure puppet show, 10.30 am and 1.30 pm. Sydney Filmakers Co-op Lost in the Bush and They Found a Cave, 10.30 am, 12.30 pm" and 2.30 pm.

Paris Theatre Children's films Hansel and Gretel and Bremen Town Musicians, 11am and 2 pm. Seymour Centre Big outdoor carnival, 9 am to 9.30 pm, MUSIC Sydney Opera House forecourt Cold Chisel rock concert, 12.15pm. Martin Place The Sydney Coves, Australian folk music) Human nutrition has been given status of a'major study at Sydney University with the appointment of a distinguished overseas authority as its first professor of the subject. He is Professor Stewart Trus-well, now professor of nutrition and dietetics and head of the department of food science and nutrition at Queen, Elizabeth College, London University. The Vice-Chancellor of Sydney University, Professor Bruce Williams, announced yesterday that Professor Truswell had accepted the university's- new Alexander Boden Chair of Human Nutrition.

He is expected to take up-duties in May. The Boden Chair, the first of its' kind in Australia, was established with a $500,000 endowment by a Sydney industrial Protest by Nutrition he's the one on the right without a skirt, really likes first crack at The Sun-Herald's colour comics. BUI mill 9U IIIUlll CIOO III II IO paper to read, he very rarely pulls Model railways on display Stables Theatre Martello Towers, 8pm. Stables Theatre Alison Mary Fagan late night show, 11pm. Ensemble in the Round Prisoner of Second Avenue, 8pm.

i i Orient Hotel, The Rocks Pentad Five Short Plays to, Amuse, 8pm. EXHIBITIONS Art Gallery of NSW Archibald; Wynne and Sultnan hxhibitions, iuam-3pm. Art Gallery of NSW Luna Park and Fairground Arts, 10am-5pm. Australian Museum Renewing the Dreaming, by Aboriginal Homelands Movement. 10am-5pm.

Mitchell Dixon Galleries, NSW State Library East, West, Books Make A Bridge, 10am-5pm. Sydney County Council Building SCC'i Art' Collec-' -Main Hall. GPO, Martin Place Postal History of Sydney. Philatelic Sales Centre Historical Stamp Display on Svdnav. 9am-5om.

AMP Fover Model Trains Exhibition. Gallery A Contemporary Australian Painting and Sculpture, llam-6pm. SPORT Harold Park NSW Trot- tine Club Summer Carnival. For further information, con tact the Svdncv Festival Office, OTC BuiW'ni. Mnr'm Place, phone 232 1978 -in office hours only, or the lourist iniorma-tion Office (949 5111) from 8am to 7pm on Mondays to Saturdays and 8am to 2pm on Sundays and puonc nonoays.

railway equipment, lent by the Sydney: Live Steam Locdmotive Society and the Public Trans port Commission or Naw. The display is open between 9 am and. 5 pm on weekdays and from 9 am to noon on Saturdays. Admission is free. reco nutrition to Charing Cross Hospital Medical School.

His research interests have included calorie-protein malnutrition, infantile gastro-enteritis malnutrition, the effects of drugs and nutrients on blood cholesterol levels and vitamins in baby milk formulas and frozen food. Mr nnrtn VKfltprilav regarded Prof essor "frusweiFs appointment as a vei impur- tant steo forward for Australia in the field of nutrition. In a statement issued by the university, Professor Truswell described the creation of his Chair as an important event in the development of from my viewpoint in London, I have seen the need for it from what my Australian students and visitors have told me and from comparison with other countries," he said. "New Zealand has had a professor of human nutrition at ranK. There's the sports, all the latest news, the social scene, motorina.

fishing, cooking, home An exhibition of trains is open at the AMP building, Circular Quay until January It has been organised by the AMP Society as part of the Festival of. Sydney. Featured are model trains of the past and present and other stacks of special features. Now doesn't that prove we've got lion's share of great Sunday reading? bilities involved. "I was told that the appli cation was incorrectly filled in, but I don't believe so.

I took my brother-in-law who knows English, with me, so that there was no problem of interpretation." Atter Mr Molina case was publicised in the Herald and later elsewhere, Mr MacKellar said his department was not aware of the family's situation. y. However, Mr Michael Mahcr, the ALP member for Drummoyne, whose help Mr Molina sought, said it was obvious that the department had not made an intelligent investigation ot the appli cation, The department had treated the application in an ott-hand way and dispatched a standard rejection letter. Woman dies after setting tire to cars MPT RnilPMP A nnms. died after she was engulfed in names wnen sne set two cars on tire in hlsternwiclc vpcter.

day. ran screaming down a lan'eway after the two cars exploded. Sh Ufn nrimittftrl tn hnenital with burns to 90 per cent of her ucray ana aiea tour nours later. The two cars, an E-type Tnounr nnft a T4nlHn nanl van which belonged to the dead woman nusoana, were ae frrtviH in thi May Police said they believe the woman was carrying a petrol can before the explosion which hnspencd as she tried to set the cars angni. Leyland's future under review LONDON, The iuiure ot untisn Leylands un- prontable Australia operation was reported today to be under review by the parent company.

According to The Financial Times, a run-down of the Australian operation is one of the options being considered by the company's new regime, headed by the chairman, Mr Michael Edwardes. At present, the Levland nlant in Sydney builds about 9,000 Minis a year, assembles about 3,200 other cars and also produces tractors, Land-Rovers and the Leopard bus. In Melbourne, the company builds heavy trucks. The review now reported to be under way is part of a general overhaul of the company ordered by Mr Edwardes. According to press reports here today, plans to develop and build a new Mini are likely to be scrapped, despite the fact that at least $75 million has already been invested in the program.

(AAr) Coleman spokesman The Leader of the State Op position, Mr Coleman, has appointed Mr Geoffrey Hole, 40, as press secretary as from January 16. Mr Hole, had been press officer for the past year to Senator Sir Robert Cotton and formerly worked with the Daily Telegraph and Channel 10. field Wake up to a Sun-Herald Sunday New professor ppointed Uv' KJ J' It, a chemist, science author and publisher, Mr Alexander Boden. The new department will teach nutrition to. medical students as part of their course and undertake research into nutri-tion problems in Australian communities.

Professor- Truswell, 49, graduated in 1952 from the University of Cape Town ahd was registrar of the university's department of medicine for three years before taking up postgraduate research fellowships in London and New Orleans. He took the professorship at London University In 1971 and since 1972 has also been honorary consultant physician in blood donors was misdirected because the Red Cross had no connection with the Government Hospital Service and. provided blood free of charge. (AAP) Darwin's wet DARWIN. Darwin recorded 2,391 mm of rain last year, the second highest total on record.

The record annual rainfall for the city was 2644 mm in 1974. Board to check empty dam PORT MORESBY, Thursday. Papua New Guinea's Red Cross blood transfusion service is being refused blood by regular donors because of hospital fees that have been more than doubled. The director of the service, Dr T. Talonu.

said more than 100 regular blood donors in Mount Hagen had refused to give blood, and as a result there was no Group blood for an emergency operation In the town's hospital last weekend. Dr Talonu said the protest Water Board engineers Investigating reports of bad-tasting and smelling water in the Mt Druitt area will have drained the 45-million-litre Minchinbury Reservoir near Rooty Hill by Monday In their search for the cause. After complaints from residents over Christmas, the Board.