The team behind Papergirl Wollongong is getting ready to launch into a new year of collecting art to exhibit and delivering it by bike to the public. Coordinator Emily Gunthorpe took a break from preparing for the busy schedule of opening week to talk about the international movement. “We’ve all got a creative mind, we just use it in a different way,” Emily explains, sitting calmly on a lounge in the Project Contemporary Artspace on Keira St. Around her lie open boxes of pamphlets and supplies for the workshops that will take place over the next few days, culminating in…
Author: Aideen Weingarth
Effects of the Budget on UOW students President of the Wollongong Undergraduate Students’ Association has spoken out about the cuts to universities as part of the Budget 2014-15 and as regional students, UOW is set to be at a massive disadvantage. Joe Hockey revealed that under the budget changes, course fees will now be uncapped and universities will have the green light to set their own tuition fees. Graduates will also be faced with repaying their HECS HELP loans sooner and at a higher interest rate. WUSA President, Mitchell Bresser, doesn’t see anything good coming from these cuts. “Universities will…
Sick and tired of sweating it out at the gym for exercise? Or never quite made it there in the first place. The Illawarra has a number of alternatives that work up a sweat and put a smile on your face. Michael, Kathleen and Aideen take a look. Fun Runs in The Gong Fun runs are popping up all over the Wollongong events calendar, and today UOWTV asks why. The Colour Run came to Wollongong last weekend, with more than 10 000 people taking part. This Sunday, the Mother’s Day Classic fun run will take place. Audio by Michael DiFabrizio…