There’s no doubt the beard has undergone a resurgence in public appreciation. Women and men everywhere are swooning over hairy-man faces – just ask science. A study conducted last year by the University of New South Wales found that women prefer men with heavy stubble over the clean-shaven look, as it made them seem more mature and masculine. One merry band of furry gentleman have dedicated their lives to perfecting their beard game through their music. Aptly named The Beards, they started writing beard-related songs to influence a change in society’s attitude towards beards. And with tunes like, ‘If Your Dad…
Author: Lucy Smith
Painting on that wood Zachary Bennett-Brook has always been around the ocean, and always surfing. Living on the coast, the Wollongong local is also passionate about his Torres Strait Islander heritage. So what happens when you combine these two elements through artwork? The answer: A fresh, creative outlet called Saltwater Dreamtime, and plenty of resurrected surfboards to show for it. Multimedia Reporter: Lucy Smith Happy to share When the Jumbulla Aboriginal Discovery Centre shut down just 18 months after it opened worry spread through the community. Are people really not interested in what Aboriginal culture has to offer and how would…
Recent figures indicate vinyl sales have increased more than 70% since 2011 – so what’s the appeal? With Record Store Day fast approaching this April, we caught up with Music Farmers owner Jeb Taylor and record enthusiast Sam Radojcon to discuss the boom in popularity with vinyl records. Video featured below.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott unleashed a surprise announcement last night, reintroducing knights and dames to the Order of Australia honours list. But are the current government’s priorities in order? Image Source: News Limited, Sydney Morning Herald.
The University of Wollongong has demonstrated this week that students and staff are paramount in assisting fellow students to succeed. Or are they? Trent Thomas, Lucy Smith and Athena Bambaliaros jumped out in to the campus today to find out more about some of the programs the UOW has to offer, they discussed the importance of the groups, as well as some problems they have faced. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trent Thomas discovered more about the Peer 2 Peer program in the Arts Faculty. It is a compulsory subject that students must enrol in as they start their first semester at UOW. However,…
Misplaced your birth certificate? From March 28 you may have to travel to Sydney for it to be replaced. The Wollongong Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) Office located on Kembla Street has been scheduled to close, along with its five full-time staff to take up positions in the Chippendale operation. Wollongong’s Service NSW will take on BDM transactions with “urgent” certificates delivered by mail within 3-4 days and non-urgent within 5 weeks. However, over-the-counter certificate issues and marriage services will be a thing of the past. Yasmin Blundell caught up with Tony Heathwood, the south-east regional organiser of the Public…