Men’s ride for mental health
With 50 Australian men dying each day from preventable causes, fundraisers such as The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride are more important than ever.
While Australia drowns in textile waste, local not-for-profit gives clothes a second life
The Full Circle Collective was founded by three passionate people with a single goal: to leave the world better than they found it.
How a simple idea revolutionised children’s health in the Hunter
Lorraine Gardner and Janelle Shakespeare joined forces with paediatrician Dr Cliff Hosking to create the Hunter Children’s Research Foundation.
Dumped mattress cheating scandal causes online stir in Newcastle
Old mattresses spitefully graffitied with blue spray paint have taken over social media in Newcastle this past week.
Student podcast uses storytelling to create community connection
The Know Podcast gives students a platform where they can share their stories and speak honestly about university life.
Is it OK not to have kids?
If I received a dollar every time someone said ‘You’ll change your mind about having kids,’ I’d have enough money to savour smashed avo on toast every morning and rent a place in the heart of Sydney.
Silent invaders taking over your gardens
What started as a weed along our fence quickly took over. It wasn’t until I Googled it that I discovered the Green Cestrum was toxic, poisonous to people, pets, and wildlife.
Why I almost dropped out of uni
I never wanted to come to university. In my eyes, it was a privilege for the ‘elite’. A place where families with lots of money sent their kids.
Fun and free ways to recharge in the holidays
As a uni student, I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck. Because of this, I’m always on the lookout for cheap or free activities around town.
New year, New skills; Things to try in the summer break
If you’re like me and have lots of free time on your hands before uni goes back, why not learn some new skills?
Your Stories – Meet Isabella
I’m passionate about humanitarian forensic science, helping identify individuals after disasters. I was selected to assist Tori’s research on clandestine grave discovery, working with real human remains at Australia’s forensic taphonomy facility.
Your Stories – Meet Georgia
While researching mental health and other support services I thought, there are gaps in here… what is it that we are missing and why aren’t we speaking about them more? What do we need to do differently, and how?
Your Stories – Meet Phoebe
I’ve always had this thing for social and environmental justice. I think part was from studying education and being frustrated with it, it just grew into this frustration of the world.
Your Stories – Meet Bobby
I told a careers advisor I wanted to go to uni. He said, ‘University doesn’t accept people like you.’ I believed him for six years.
Your Stories – Meet Madeleine
You can’t expand your horizons and learn about other cultures without understanding how we communicate and interact. For me, it’s important that people understand how languages shape who we are and what we do.
Your Stories – Meet Connie
My research blends ancient history, languages, and archaeology, focusing on Penthesilea, the Amazon queen. Taking a feminist approach, I explore how her portrayal has evolved over time, reflecting changing views on women, warfare, and heroism.
Your Stories – Meet Gemma
In high school I wanted to be a librarian, I was really set on that but all of my teachers said go to uni, aim higher ad keep your options open. That’s when I found the Bachelor of Communication.
Your Stories – Meet Anna
My father used to tell me that opportunity only knocks on your door once; if you take it, you take it, but if you miss it, you miss out, so just take it and be open to where it leads you.
Your Stories – Meet Annie
After my PCOS diagnosis, I became passionate about researching women’s reproductive health. I advocate for women in STEM and hope to inspire and educate future generations in the field.
Your Stories – Meet ‘Z’
I’ve noticed that people can find it really difficult to communicate. It’s interesting to see how our culture has shaped the way we communicate. I don’t think it’s an age thing, I just think we haven’t been taught properly.
Your Stories – Meet Jackson
Don’t try to be everything at once. If you spread yourself between too many goals, you’ll either burn out or end up half-assing most of them anyway.
Your Stories – Meet Nikhil
Coming from an industry with a great salary, travelling all over the world, staying in the best hotels then coming here to mow lawns and work in a convenience store. These opportunities have changed me as a person and my outlook on life.
Your Stories – Meet Vaish
There is strength in being vulnerable, in saying hey I had this really bad experience, but this is what I learnt from it, and this is where I am now.
Your Stories – Meet James
Helping people with their projects and seeing what they do with them ignited something in me and made me realise that the intersection between software and hardware is what I’m passionate about.
Your Stories – Meet Omotola
Everybody has the right to access equal and free healthcare. That’s one of the reasons why I love volunteering in health-related areas, to make sure everybody is included.
Your Stories – Meet Amy
In year 9 Engineering Studies, guest speakers from the University of Wollongong came to talk about their future in Engineering. One of them, dressed in Supercars uniforms said she was an engineer for Red Bull racing, and I thought I want to do that!
Your Stories – Meet Ava
Primary education was an impulse decision that I started, not really knowing if I was going to stick with it. I did not imagine I’d enjoy the course so much.
Your Stories – Meet Leto
In year 10, a careers advisor asked us “what do you want to do?”. People were saying standard occupations, but I wanted to be more interesting so I said film making, and ever since then it’s essentially chosen my degree for me.
Your Stories – Meet Salwa
Studying abroad gave me new perspectives that changed how I think, solve problems, and live my life. Embrace new cultures, make lifelong friends, and reinvent yourself.
Your Stories – Meet Yazmin
I wanted a career in law helping women and children affected by domestic violence and substance abuse. Becoming a Ma & Morley Scholar led me to a project manager role in tech, an opportunity I never expected. Saying yes to new paths opens doors you never imagined
Your Stories – Meet Blake, Jordan and Aaron
Going from the Covid era of study, the thing I most enjoy about university is being on campus and communicating with people. As for the degree, it allows my creativity to blossom in a way that is structured but also free-flowing.
Your Stories – Meet Bridget
My ultimate goal is to get to Hollywood, I just need to figure out how to get there! I would love to continue acting but I’m also really interested in producing and directing too.
Your Stories – Meet Eleanor
I was never much into camping but I’ve taken up camping a lot this year. My grandad even bought me a new tent as an early birthday present recently, it was just so lovely of him and I was so excited.
Your Stories – Meet Julia
I really want to do a PhD and work in Antarctica looking at how climate change is affecting Adelie penguin habitats and how their behavioural adaptations are changing due to habitat loss.
Your Stories – Meet Nathan
Unlike many of the compulsory courses regarding news and social media, the creative-collaborations course focuses more on my film major. We created one and three-minute short films and the three-minute film was showcased at the Goldfish Festival toward the end of the year.
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