Author: Sydney Pead

If you thought you’d finish your creative arts degree, move to Italy and live a life of debauchery and art you might have to reconsider, kids. With the introduction of the newest federal budget, Australian graduates that live abroad for more than six months will now be legally required to repay Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) debts from overseas by July 2017. The current system doesn’t require graduates to repay debts unless they return to Australia or choose to make voluntary contributions to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The proposed legislation however, would see former students who earn over the…

You may have seen him at a live comedy show or as a finalist in Triple J’s Raw Comedy competition, but what he is known best for is being a YouTube sensation. Local funny man and former UOW student, Frenchy, 27, has gained a solid online following, with more than 145,000 subscribers on YouTube and over 68 million video views since his first offering in 2013 tickled many Illawarra residents. Online hits on Frenchy’s cheeky videos about Wollongong life, the complexities of relationships and Tinder dating has seen him take off in the scene and now he’s kicking off…

UOW student Bakri Mahmoud made the ultimate bromantic gesture yesterday in a call out post to a mystery ‘bro’ via the renowned UOW Buy and Sell Facebook page. The post showed a photo of Bakri and another blonde student in a friendly embrace. The text simply asked the group if anyone knew the blonde guy because Bakri had met him twice but never got his name or contact information. The post said the two met after Bakri randomly asked the other student to help him fix his Go-Pro case, thinking he was an engineering student. Bakri wrote: We then got…

Join us with The Afternoon Shift, featuring presenters Renae Lipowski and Daniel Jeffery, as we discuss the recent election, local media talent as well as giving you a run down of our afternoon gig guide.

Despite widespread condemnation from the Australian Government, the execution of two Australian drug runners in Indonesia yesterday has polarised the nation over sovereignty of countries and intervention on capitol punishment. An overwhelming influx of tweets with messages of anger and sadness from supporters and opposers of the ruling flooded the internet. Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop condemned the ruling and executions early yesterday morning. She told the ABC the Australian Government would “continue to advocate for the death penalty not to be part of the laws in the countries of our region.” Shortly afterwards, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the…

Tune in for our 11am RadioU show with presenters Steve White and Caitlyn Purnell to talk breaking news, Autism awareness and to discover what everyone else has planned for the long weekend. **Breaking news: Girl falls from cliff at Kiama Heights**

UOW staffers found out balancing exercise and work life need not be a struggle at the UOW Well@Work Health Expo today. Experts claim there are many simple ways to increase physical activity in the workplace and in every-day activities without being pressed for time. You don’t even need to leave the office. URAC Programs Coordinator Kurt Oglvie said simple body stretching at the desk, parking further from your workplace or a stroll to you colleague’s office instead of sending an email are ways people can improve physical activity at work. UOW Multimedia reporter Sydney Pead was there to get some…

The Afternoon Shift at UOWTV Multimedia, hosted by Eva Davis-Boermans and Zoe Hunt. Today on the show, we will be crossing to our reporter, Claire Fenwicke, at the Royal Easter Show on its opening day. Plus, we’ve got a very special live performance by local artist, Robbie Gyngell.

The Sleep-In morning RadioU show with Jon Weiss and Alex Doust. On the show this morning, we will be looking into the student union rally held on Duck Pond Lawn yesterday and chatting live to the President of the Wollongong Undergraduates Students Association, Peter Munford. We will also have an amazing live performance by local music talent Katie Chapman.

Australia throws four million tonnes of edible food into landfills every year, which then emits harmful green house gases into the atmosphere. Last night, the Wollongong City Council hosted a Soup and Film night at Thirroul Community Centre to raise awareness about the benefits of composting in time for International Compost Awareness Week. Promotion coordinator for Waste Management at Wollongong City Council Fiona Netting said food scraps can be composted and used to grow fruits and vegetables at home instead of going to landfill. The event was catered by local initiative Hidden Harvest, which instead of throwing out good…