Welcome to the DAV Website
The DAV is a non-profit association which exists to promote debate. It
is the peak debating body in Victoria and runs large competitions for
adults and for schools across Victoria. It provides training and
resources for debaters, teachers and adjudicators.
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C Grade | D Grade
Williamstown
A Grade
Round 1: Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 8pm
That we should set a maximum wage of $1 million for corporate executives
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Gilmore College for Girls 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Bye | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
Round 2: Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at 8pm
That the West should fear the rise of China
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Bye |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
Round 3: Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 8pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
Round 4: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 8pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
Round 5: Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 8pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Gilmore College for Girls 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Bye |
B Grade
Round 1: Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 7pm
That the police should not carry guns on the beat
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Al-Taqwa College 2 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 2 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 5 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Al-Taqwa College 1 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 3 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 3 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
Round 2: Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at 7pm
That Melbourne's growth should be upwards, not outwards
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 4 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 3 |
Round 3: Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 7pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 5 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Al-Taqwa College 1 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Al-Taqwa College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 3 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 2 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 3 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
Round 4: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 7pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 2 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 3 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 4 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
Round 5: Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 7pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 2 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Al-Taqwa College 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 3 |
C Grade
Round 1: Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 7pm
That Australia should adopt a national internet filter
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Al-Taqwa College 2 | vs. | Gilmore College for Girls 1 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Al-Taqwa College 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 3 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Bye |
Round 2: Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at 7pm
That Australia should accept far fewer migrants
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Emmanuel College 3 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 2 |
| Bye | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
Round 3: Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 7pm
Advised topic: Animals and the Environment
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Al-Taqwa College 1 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 1 |
| Emmanuel College 2 | vs. | Gilmore College for Girls 1 |
| Al-Taqwa College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 3 |
| Bye | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
Round 4: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 7pm
Secret topic
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 2 |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Bye |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 3 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
Round 5: Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 7pm
That the police should hold the DNA of all Australians on a national database
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 2 | vs. | Al-Taqwa College 2 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 3 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Bye |
D Grade
Round 1: Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 8pm
That we should ban cosmetic surgery
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 3 | vs. | Gilmore College for Girls 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 6 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 5 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 1 |
| Williamstown High School 3 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Emmanuel College 2 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 2 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 2 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 7 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 3 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Bye |
Round 2: Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at 8pm
That modern technology is a plague on human relationships
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 2 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Williamstown High School 3 |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 7 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 3 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 4 | vs. | Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 6 |
| Heathdale Christian College 2 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 2 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 1 | vs. | Bye |
Round 3: Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 8pm
That Australia should embrace nuclear power
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Werribee Secondary College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 3 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Emmanuel College 2 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 3 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 6 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 2 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 2 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 2 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 7 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
Round 4: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 8pm
That judges should be elected
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Westbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Thomas Carr College 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 2 |
| Williamstown High School 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 6 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 3 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 2 |
| Heathdale Christian College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 3 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 3 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 4 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 2 |
| Heathdale Christian College 1 | vs. | Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 1 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Braybrook College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 7 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 2 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
Round 5: Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 8pm
That smokers should be denied access to Medicare
| Affirmative team | | Negative team |
|---|
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 5 | vs. | Williamstown High School 3 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 2 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 6 |
| Werribee Secondary College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 3 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
| Braybrook College 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 1 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 2 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Emmanuel College (Notre Dame) 3 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 |
| Heathdale Christian College 2 | vs. | Emmanuel College 2 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 7 | vs. | Thomas Carr College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 4 | vs. | Heathdale Christian College 1 |
| Braybrook College 1 | vs. | Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 1 |
| Gilmore College for Girls 1 | vs. | Bye |
