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Eva Ballai fled war-torn Yugoslavia with just two suitcases — one filled with clothes; the other with nursing books.
The registered nurse came to Australia in 1992 as a political war refugee. Just 25 and already heartbroken at leaving her parents behind, Eva’s qualifications were not recognised in Australia and, with limited English skills, she had no idea how she was to build a new life.
However, she set to work, pursued her goals and has spent every minute since trying to make a difference.
Today Eva has a successful nursing career in which she proudly wears three important professional ‘hats’.
Operations Manager for Sydney-based aged care group Synovum Care, Eva is also a Commissioned Nursing Officer in the Australian Defence Force and the volunteer Director of the Australian Foundation for Disability Board.
The three roles might seem an unusual combination, but they allow Eva to care for society’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable citizens.
Eva Ballai

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Care for children and their families dealing with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is to be expanded in Queensland following new funding for a Griffith University project.
The news follows the recent International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day (9 September) when we are reminded that there is no known safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The day is about acknowledging the lifelong physical, neurological, developmental and behavioural problems for children if their mother drinks alcohol while pregnant or breastfeeding. These problems are proven and are collectively known as Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
A consortium consisting of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast University Hospitals, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Kummara Association, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (UNSW), the University of the Sunshine Coast and the University of Queensland is being led by Professor Sharon Dawe from Griffith’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland.
$1.37m funding
This will allow for the expansion of the

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Today’s the day if you’re after early bird registration for the 2017 Griffith Sport Toohey Trail Run.
You have until midnight tonight (Tuesday, September 12) to get in and get the best deal for the eagerly awaited third running of the popular annual trail run on Sunday, October 8.
Early bird tickets start from $30 with discounts available for team entries.

EARLY BIRDS – Register here

Runners geared up for the scenic bitumen to bush event can take on either the 5km course, the 10km course or the 21.1km Half Marathon challenge.
Diabetes Queensland is the official charity partner of this year’s event, which starts at Griffith’s Nathan campus from 6.30am here.
Legendary distance runner, Pat Carroll, will be the race announcer and Griffith University business student, Casidhe Simmons, has been announced as this year’s student ambassador for the 2017 Toohey Trail Run.
 
 

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Students from the Queensland Conservatorium are the musical powerhouse behind this year’s Griffith Opera on the Beach, to be presented by Opera Australia.
The talented students make up 80% of the orchestra – providing a lush musical backdrop for the spectacular open-air production of Verdi’s Aida.
This unique event brings together sand, surf and sopranos over six nights on Coolangatta Beach (September 21-30).
The production builds on the success of the inaugural event held in 2014, which attracted an audience of 8,000.
Griffith University is the naming sponsor for the 2017 series, which features star alumni from the Queensland Conservatorium, including conductor Tahu Matheson and mezzo soprano Sian Pendry, who plays the jilted Egyptian princess Amneris.
The production also gives current Queensland Conservatorium students the opportunity to work alongside some of Australia’s best classical musicians.
Queensland Conservatorium Director Professor Scott Harrison said Griffith Opera on the Beach was a rare opportunity for Queensland Conservatorium students

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Architecture students from Griffith University have undergone a detailed cultural heritage study in Indonesia.
Conrad Gargett, a leading Australian practice in architecture, urban design and planning, interior design and
landscape architecture, supported the study tour, underpinned by the Semarang local government’s World Heritage listing application.
The tour culminated with Griffith hosting a photographic exhibition – Culture: Urban Future / Asia proudly sponsored by Conrad Gargett, the Australian
Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Institute of Architects (Qld Chapter).
This was in support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ‘Global Report on
Culture for Sustainable Urban Development’ initiative, which is focused on strengthening efforts to protect the
world’s cultural and natural heritage.
Lawrence Toaldo, a Director of Conrad Gargett stated, “We were proud to support Griffith University’s study tour of a Dutch Colonial precinct in Semarang Indonesia. Conrad Gargett advocate that the conservation of heritage is integral to protecting a precinct’s

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