by Meg Claridge | Nov 7, 2023 | Feature, News
The dusty smell of old paper, the feeling of wrinkled paperback covers, and the stories of personal struggle weave their way through a sea of books. Among these tainted pages deep with loss and guilt, sits a bookmark for hope. The Lifeline Big Book Fair rallies a...
by Hayley Prenter | Nov 7, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature, News
Benn, 43, and Rick, 69, were just teenagers when they discovered alcohol, an addiction that would haunt them decades into the future. Benn Veenker, 43, first found alcohol 30 years ago; aged 13, he would drink to suppress that little voice in his head – that...
by Kiara Martin | Nov 6, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
Imagine: you’re at the University of Wollongong’s UniBar on a Friday night; you’re seated with a crowd that is warm, welcoming, and oh so very queer; the space is electric — anticipation high for the performances you know are to come — and backstage, Drag Queens,...
by Corinna Weghs | Nov 4, 2023 | Feature
It was hot at Mary River, just east of Darwin. The sun was burning down mercilessly on researcher Kerrylee Rogers and her team. They had covered up almost every inch of their skin, not only to avoid sunburn but also to escape the mosquitos that kept swirling around...
by Isaiah Vidler | Nov 4, 2023 | Feature
Sitting on a classroom chair, my body shaking, my head bouncing, is the first public seizure I can recall. It was kindergarten and my five-year-old classmates continued on with their work as if nothing was happening. They were used to it. But for me it was my first...
by Mira Carlson | Nov 3, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
Beautiful beaches, meaningful friendships, and once in a lifetime travel opportunities are all things that students studying abroad in Wollongong have said made their experience. Each session, about 300 hundred students from across the world come together to study at...
