News Archives July 2012 - Sept 2012
Sustainability Month
The Office of Sustainability along with uwsconnect is holding Sustainability Month (opens in a new window) for whole of August. The month will be filled with fun activities, trivia, free fruit days, other prize give aways, competitions and stalls. There will also be the launch of uwsconnects Green Products range, Public Space Recycling morning tea, UWS Community Cookbook launch, Clothing Swap and Sell Day (opens in a new window) and the Recycled Art Competition (opens in a new window).
This event is for all UWS staff and students - make sure you get involved!
Check out the Sustainability Month calendar (opens in a new window) on the uwsconnect website for all of the details on the events happening on your campus.
Recycled Art Competition
As a part of Sustainability Month in August, the Office of Sustainability and uwsconnect are holding a Recycled Art Competition.
You can create an artwork of your choice in any medium using only recycled materials, no larger than 1 metre squared, to enter for your chance to win an iPad. Runners up will receive vouchures respectively at each UWS campus.
The competition is open to all current UWS staff and students, with the exception of uwsconnect Campus Life Officers.
Visit the uwsconnect website (opens in a new window) for all the details. Make sure you read the competition terms and conditions before getting started.
Public Place Recycling Launch
The Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Packaging Stewardship Forum and UWS have partnered up to encourage improved resource recovery by students, staff and visitors, by providing Public Place Recycling infrastructure at three of its campuses – Penrith, Parramatta and Bankstown.
Come and enjoy a free morning tea and help promote our public space recycling initiative.
Where: Bankstown Campus, Building 1, Ground Level
When: Thursday 23rd August 2012
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
UWS Community Cookbook Launch
The UWS Community Cookbook is a joint production of the University’s Office of Sustainability and Student Support Services. It is designed to assist both UWS students, especially those in our residences and UWS staff to eat and live healthier and sustainably.
All recipes in the cookbook have been donated by UWS staff, students and our local community partners. To celebrate come and enjoy free food, purchase your own copy of the book and find out more about eating and living more sustainably.
Where: Parramatta Campus, Boilerhouse (adjacent to building EN)
When: Tuesday 28th August 2012
Time: 12.30pm-2pm
Augusts Sustainability E-News
Download the first edition of the Bringing Sustainability to Life E-News (PDF, 259.93 KB) (opens in a new window). This e-newsletter aims to keep you up-to-date on the sustainability initiatives, projects and events underway across UWS and on your campus.
To subscribe to the newsletter email b.hardiman@uws.edu.au with your contact details.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Group would like to invite you to a Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum to discuss the UWS Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Working with NSW Population Health, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District & Western Sydney Local Health District, this strategy strives to coordinate and prioritise initiatives around the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff.
The strategy’s main aims are to:
- promote positive mental health and wellbeing
- improve mental health/ill-health literacy
- support people in the UWS community who are experiencing mental health issues
- provide organisational responses that support mental health and wellbeing
At the Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum you can:
- find out about the project and events that are taking place as part of the strategy
- pick up a Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources for Staff pack
- view the Mental Health and Wellbeing website
- tell us what mental health and wellbeing initiatives you would like to see happen at UWS and how we can work together and share resources.
Lunch will be provided at the forums, which will be held between 12:30pm and 2:00pm on the following dates:
Kingswood – Tuesday 4 September at XB.3.05 Bldg XB, Room 3.05
Parramatta – Thursday 6 September at EB.3.37 Bldg EB, Room 3.37
Hawkesbury – Tuesday 11 September at L5.G.01 Bldg L5, Room G.01
Campbelltown – Thursday 18 October at 22.1.59 Bldg 22, Room 1.59
Bankstown – Tuesday 23 October at 23.G.40 Bldg 23, Room G.40
To register please go to Mental Health and Wellbeing forums page
Hawkesbury Nepean River Adventure
Alive! is partnering with Willow Warriors and Catchment Management Authority for Landcare Week in 3rd-9th September.
Come and join us on the Houseboat as we make our way from Wisemans Ferry, stop overnight near Sackville and go onto Windsor the next day.
Along the way you will get to paddle in the kayaks, go for some guided tour/bushwalks, plant some trees and learn about the river and take in its beauty!
We start on Monday 3rd September and finish in the afternoon on Tuesday 4th September. This is free for you to join in and all food is provided. All you need to do is bring a sleeping bag and pillow. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
If you are interested let Zhan Patterson know asap, as there are very limited places available. Contact Zhan on 0423 046 755 or zhan@ecoeducation.net.au
Spring Open Day
The Secret Garden on the Hawkesbury Campus is holding a spring open day. Come along and discover the wonderful plant nursey run by North West Disability Services.
Come along and visit Bruce and Molly, as well as the other farm yard animals, get your face painted, enjoy live entertainment, sausage sizzle and devonshire tea, participate in the treasure hunt and purchase some plants and veggies for your garden at home.
Where: Secret Garden, UWS Hawkesbury. Enter via the main gates located on the corner of Bourke St and College Drive.
When: 8th September 2012
Time: 9am - 5pm
Have you seen these trees?
Anne Bradbury-Bowler is seeking participants for a new study about childhood reminiscences on garden adventures and what parks and gardens mean to your memories and those of your family.
Volunteers will be asked to take part in a 1 hour recorded discussion with the researcher about their childhood reminiscences of garden adventures, the impact of annihilation of Eucalyptus moluccana trees in their gardens and parklands and what this means to them and their families.
For more information please contact Anne Bradbury-Bowler on (02) 4736 0341 or at 13615983@student.uws.edu.au
National Tree Day
National Tree Day provides all Australians with an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature. National Tree Day will be on Sunday 29th July – check out what is happening in your local area (local council website) or set up your own event.
Make sure you have a hat, sturdy shoes, long sleeve shirt, long pants, sunscreen, gloves and a bottle of water. Get involved and make a difference!
For more information visit the Planet Ark website (opens in a new window).
Artists’ take on Climate Action
Listen in to Radio 3CR (855AM) dial in Melbourne on Monday 30th July at 5pm for the Beyond Zero Emissions Radio Show.
The show will explore how wind turbines fit in to the new aesthetic, how carbon rations would revolutionise society and how Antarctica is a “James Bond” like setting for an eco thriller.
The show will feature Kerrie Leishman - Painter of The new Beauty, Saci Lloyd - Author of Carbon Diaries 2015 and Carbon Diaries 2017 and L.A. Larkin author of “ Thirst”.
You can also stream the show live on Monday at 5pm from 3CR Streaming (opens in a new window).
Vegetarian Party Food Workshop
Hawkesbury EarthCare will be running their ‘vegetarian party food’ workshop. The workshops is a Lao (Thai) style vegetarian food – it is simple, fun and yum.
When: Saturday 21st July 2012
Time: 11am to 2pm
Cost: $25 per person which includes a garden tour, talk, workshop and lunch
Where: Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre, Hawkesbury Campus, corner of Campus Drive and Science Road
Workshops can only cater for 18 people and places are filling quickly. Bookings are essential. Call 8812 7024 or 0410 688 499 to book your spot today
Water in the Landscape Photo Comp
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, a member of UWS RCE-GWS, is holding a photo competition for their Water in the Landscape program. The competition runs from June 18 – July 31 2012
This comp is all about water and Western Sydney, whether it is natural or urban (excludes household water). There are three categories you can enter your photo in:
- Schools (entries must be submitted by the school and list a teacher as a contact)
- Individuals 16 yrs and over
- Individuals 15 yrs and younger
There are a stack of great prizes to be won! Before you get started be sure to read the Terms and Conditions page and register to enter (opens in a new window).
For further information please email info@waterinthelandscape.org.au or call (02) 9671 4333
Sustainability Photography Competition
The Australasain Campus Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Sustainability Photography Competition invites staff and students from UWS to submit a quality photo entry on the theme of sustainability. Photo entries will be judged on their creative alignment with the theme of sustainability as well as their photographic quality.
Showcase your photographic talent by capturing the essence of sustainability! Finalist entries will be displayed at the 12th International ACTS Conference, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on the 26-28 September 2012, where a People’s Choice Award will be voted by conference delegate.
Competition closes on the 30th July 2012
For more information on the prizes, conditions of entry and definitions for the competitions sustainability themes, please visit the Australasain Campus Towards Sustainability website (opens in a new window).
