Fossil Free UOW has stepped up its campaign to convince the University of Wollongong (UOW) to divest from fossil fuels. A protest today delivered a 1000-signature petition to the office of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Paul Wellings. The protest, which happened under security supervision, included a march from the McKinnon Lawn to the UOW Administration Building. The petition requested the University of Wollongong; Immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies; Divest within five years from direct ownership in and from any managed funds that include fossil-fuel companies Commit to full disclosure of the carbon exposure of its investments and provide regular public reports of its…
Author: Kristie Tancevski
Wollongong Council has joined with mental health organization Flourish Australia, to raise awareness and end the stigma around schizophrenia. Creative Container, on Burelli Street, features the photography and poems of Tom Hall, which illustrated his life with schizophrenia until his death in 2016 The exhibition ends on the 16th of May, but more information about Schizophrenia or Tom Hall’s story is available through Flourish Australia.
Studies have revealed sniffer dogs are significantly accurate in the search for drugs, despite recent doubts raised by the Australian Greens. One study, completed in 2014 and published in the Forensic Science International, assessed the ability of four different breeds to find several types of drugs in numerous situations. Throughout 1219 tests, the dogs were 87.7 per cent correct. The drugs were found in an average of 64 seconds. While the study proved overall accuracy, there were areas of varied success. Most of the dogs struggled to find heroin, and none could find any traces of the drug 48 hours…