In 2023 a group of UOW social work and journalism students set out to learn about the issues facing the Pacific in our modern times and finished by gaining insights about their development as future professionals working in the Asia Pacific region. Travelling to Fiji and Vanuatu they met and worked alongside members of the Fijj Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), the Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation (VBTC), the University of the South Pacific, and community agencies including: Mammas Laef, Action Aid, Sista and the Vanuatu Rape Crisis Centre. The result is the Talanoa: Stories from the South Pacific podcast, a series…
Author: Stefanie Schultz
Kshantu Kaul caught up with local boys, The Vanns, at Yours and Owls Festival.
https://youtu.be/wirR_h3yUMM?si=cF6L7ddKIDeaS4Kt Kshantu Kaul talks undies, outfits and expectations with Teenage Dads at Yours and Owls Festival.
UOWTV’s Kshantu Kaul sat down with Australian/Egyptian artist and Illawarra local, Kid Pharaoh, after his Sunday set at Yours & Owls Festival 2023.
Stefanie Schultz sits down with The Rions before their huge Yours & Owls set.
Were you spotted out and about on during this weekend’s Yours & Owls Festival?
UOWTV’s Stefanie Schultz speaks with Meanjin/Brisbane group Shag Rock about sharks, boots and their upcoming Aussie tour.
UOWTV’s Stefanie Schultz has a quick chat with Meanjin/Brisbane artist Hallie ahead of her set at Yours & Owls Festival 2023.
Carriageworks played host to this year’s Sydney Ceramics Market at the weekend, a major event of Sydney Craft Week, seeing over 5,000 people through the doors. The market featured over 90 ceramic artists across Sydney, the Illawarra, Central Coast and Blue Mountains, live demonstrations and artist talks hosted in conjunction with the Australian Design Centre. Only in its second year, the Sydney Ceramics Market, lead by two-woman team Melody Brunton and Samee Lapham, had already doubled the size of it’s previous venue and, as a result of this year’s success, are now talking of extending next year’s market across multiple…
Environmental groups and activists are insisting that the Federal Government reverse its decision to open a mine in central Queensland, claiming it is counterproductive to Australia’s emission target. Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek announced the approval of a new coal mine last month, sparking widespread backlash from environmentalists. Wollongong Greens Councillor, Cath Blakey said that any new coal mine is counterproductive to Australia’s net-zero emission targets. “This federal government has committed to an interim target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 and approving new coal mines just goes against that aim,” Cr Blakey said. “Because it’s…