Results will soon be out for The University Of Wollongong National Student Safety Survey that will highlight statistics of reported sexual assault and sexual harrassment incidents on campus. In 2021 the results for UOW had only 1,052 participated students that showed sexual harassment reports for differently-described genders at 11.6 per cent and for females 14.5 per cent. The reports showed that for sexual harassment approximately 29.4 per cent of LGBTQIA+ students reported experiencing harassment overall, compared to 13 per cent of heterosexual students. While approximately 8.8 per cent of LGBTQIA+ students experiencing assault overall, compared to 3.4…
Author: Nissa Stevens
For some, COVID was the beginning of the end for business, but for Crepe Market Owner Gonzalo Castro it was just the beginning of success. Moving from Argentina to Australia after finishing his Engineering degree at University, Mr Castro found himself in love with Sydney and began creating his crepe business for crepe lovers everywhere in late 2019. When the pandemic hit in 2020, shutting down businesses left to right, essential places still open to the public like supermarkets and farmer markets were the rocket launch for his market. “We started the business just before COVID hit,” Mr Castro said. …
After this years breakdancing scandal with Raygun in the Paris 2024 Olympics, the debate over whether dance and cheerleading should be considered a sport continues to heat up. Broadcasted media portrayals of dance and cheerleading across streaming platforms is sparking further debate on whether dance and cheerleading can also claim a place as a competitive sport. Vice President of University of Wollongong Cheer and Dance Club (UOWCAD) Isabel Bowmer believes it is time cheerleading be considered a sport. “I think it’s really frustrating that, especially because of the media, people just see it as ‘DCC Cowboys’ with pompoms and tiny…
Wollongong’s, The Phoenix Theatre, celebrated its 100th show with the Australian cultural play phenomenon, ‘Ruby Moon’. Business manager Nick Kilpatrick and artistic director Steen WHO have been waiting three years for the rights to the iconic Australian gothic play. Mr Kilpatrick said that before it was released he had been leaning towards other options. But after finding out the rights were released Mr Kilpatrick was quick to apply. Photo Source: The Phoenix Theatre Instagram. Photo from ‘Ruby Moon’ Production. “Something like Ruby Moon, it’s iconic,” Mr Kilpatrick said. “I tend to go with pieces that people can take something from,…
Women’s self-defence workshops have been held at UOW to empower women to stand up for themselves against violence. UOW Pulse student event manager Jaimee Evans said it was hoped that the workshops would give women more confidence. Miss Evans said the self-defence workshops were designed as a holistic approach to feminism and self-defence. “Violence against women is definitely a prevalent and ongoing issue that us, as women, do face,” Miss Evans said. “To be able to deliver something like these self-defence workshops will help women to feel empowered and to give a little bit of strength back to those who…
Retirement was the beginning of a whole new venture for jam maker Wendy Cowie, who opened her business “Wendy’s Crafts” eight years ago. Ms Cowie had been making jams, marmalades and relishes for 32 years having grown up in a farming background, acquiring her bottling skills and passion from a young age. Each February Miss Cowie would visit her mother in Wagga and enjoy making blackberry jam with her, spending a week or more to get the jams ready for the whole year. “I especially enjoyed the time with my mum, we used to go out to the blackberry fields…
Dress For Success helps women of the Illawarra find empowerment through their affordable fashion event Bubbles and Bargains in Fairy Meadow. Held at Fairy Meadow’s ‘The Fraternity Club’, the Bubbles and Bargains event assisted women in finding fashionable, appropriate work and everyday clothing that was affordable, and in great condition. Operations Manager Rachel Dyer said the Bubbles and Bargains event is one of the organisation’s main fundraisers. “It sells off the excess stock that had been kindly donated to us,” Miss Dyer said. “The money raised goes to supporting our mission which is to assist women by gaining financial independence.” …
The University of Wollongong’s Cheer and Dance Club (UOWCAD) has competed in their first Australian All-Star Cheerleading competition of 2024 over the past weekend. The event, hosted by the Australian All-Star Cheerleading Federation (AASCF), was the first competition of four that the cheerleaders and dancers of UOW will be competing in this year. Cheerleading Coach Bek Zamroz said that competition day can be very overwhelming for coaches and athletes. “Comp day is very, very loud,” Ms Zamroz said. “The last thing I want to do is let my athletes feed off my own energy. “Even though I get very, very…
The Every Woman dance performance, based on the real-life stories of four local Illawarra women, has been brought to the stage by a young female choreographer. The dance explored themes of the journey from adolescence to womanhood with dark themes and life-changing experiences. Choreographer Mara Elisabeth Glass included pre-recorded live interviews of four Illawarra women to the stage in a feminist performance of narrative dance, visuals and audio. “I wanted to create work that was a little bit more tangible and a little bit more real about women,” Miss Glass said. “That lead me to thinking about doing live interviews…