Sustainable Action August

Events

August 1 - 31: Keep Cup Discount and Keep Cup Library

Description
Let’s stop using single use cups and promote a sustainable lifestyle across campus. Please donate your unwanted clean keep cups at your local Guild Cafe, to be washed by Guild Cafes and added to our new Keep Cup Libraries, ready to be used. Remember your own reusable cup, buy a Keep Cup at 40% or use the Keep Cup Library!

Date
August 1 – 31  

Location  
All Guild Cafes 

Event type
Discount and Sustainability Initiative 

Queries
 [email protected]

August 1 - 31: Pre-loved Wardrobe Refresh 

Description
Refresh your wardrobe sustainably by participating in our Pre-loved Wardrobe Refresh event. Please donate your washed gently used clothes to Guild Volunteering where they will be sorted ready for you to select new-to-you items, reducing waste and promoting sustainable fashion. A gold coin donation will go to a nominated charity.

Date
Clothing Donations to Guild Volunteering from July - August. Wardrobe Refresh Wednesday August 7th then in Guild Volunteering until August 31st. 

Location
Guild Village and Guild Volunteering

Event type
Initiative - Full Month

Queries
sustainability@uwa.edu.au

Registrations open: Venture Industry Challenge with Paraquad Industries

Description

Apply your problem solving skills for this Student Guild Venture Industry Challenge, in partnership with Paraquad Industries. Paraquad Industries are a disability employment service who make some revenue from Book Sales. However they have over 300,000 books in storage- some waiting to be sorted, some waiting to be sold. Space is an issue and disposal of the books that can't be sold can be expensive with books going to landfill due to the materials used in bindings. Can you help identify strategies and solutions to effectively create a low-cost viable solution for the disposal and/or reuse of these books? 

This project suits students from all disciplines who are keen to gain some real-world innovation and problem-solving experinece.

Date
Monday July 15 - Monday July 29 Registrations open 

Tuesday August 6 - Site Visit to Paraquad Industries and ideation Session (lunch provided)

Wednesday August 7 - Monday August 12 Viability Checking and research for best solutions

Tuesday August 13 -Present Solutions

Location
UWA Guild

Event type
UWA and ParaQuad Industries

Registrations
[email protected]

 

August 1: Our Planet II – Screening

Description

Join us for a special screening of the documentary series 'Our Planet' on Netflix. The screening will take place at Shenton House and will explore the beauty and complexity of our natural world. 

Date
Thursday, August 1st, 12:00 – 14:00 

Location
Sunroom, Shenton House 

Event type
Screening 

Queries
[email protected]

August 2: Modern Slavery Panel Discussion

Description 

We are pleased to invite you to our Modern Slavery Panel Discussion hosted by Grand Challenges, Making a Difference Grant recipients Knowledge Link. This event aims to facilitate important conversations on combating modern slavery, featuring esteemed panellists, who will share expert insights and real-world examples. Your participation would greatly contribute to this meaningful discussion. We look forward to welcoming you to this impactful event.

Date
Friday, 2 August

Location
UWA Law School, Moot Court

Event type
Panel Discussion

Registrations
Email Aisha Logan

August 6-9: What were you wearing? Expo

Description

The "What Were You Wearing?" exhibition challenges victim-blaming narratives by displaying survivors' outfits alongside their personal stories. With international acclaim, the exhibition aims to raise awareness, foster discussions on consent, and combat harmful stereotypes. By addressing societal attitudes towards sexual violence, we strive to promote empathy, support survivors, and advance gender equality, contributing to a more just and equitable world.

Date
August 6-9

Location

Cullity Gallery, UWA

Event type

Exhibition

Registrations not required

August 2, 9, 6, 23, 30: Conservation with Friends of Mosman Park Bushland

Description
Volunteer with the Friends of Mosman Park Bushland to help restore, revive, and protect the local bushland. Your efforts will contribute to the conservation of native plant and animal species.

Date
Every Friday in August

Location
Mosman Park

Event type
Volunteering Activity Registrations Book on UniHub or email [email protected]

August 3: Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group (SERAG) Weekend Conservation

Description
Join the Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group (SERAG) in their efforts to do plantation and remove invasive weeds from the estuary. Your participation will help protect the native ecosystem and biodiversity.
Date
Saturday, 3 August

Location
Pelican Point (near UWA Business School)

Event type
Volunteering activity (1st Saturday of every month)

Registrations
Book on UniHub or email [email protected]

Every Wed in August: Perth Homeless Support Group Depot

Description
Help pack care packs for the homeless at the Perth Homeless Support Group Depot. Your contribution will provide essential items and support to those in need within our community. 

Date
Every Wednesday in August

Location
Bayswater (Guild Van will be used for transport)

Event type
Volunteering

Registrations
Book on UniHub or email [email protected]

August 9: Sustainability in the Arts Tour - Ode (An Acknowledgement of Sea Country)

Description
Kirsten Hudson’s exhibition Ode (An Acknowledgement of Sea Country) has been commissioned as part of The Ocean Project 2024, it features new artworks that explore and communicate complex ideas including scientific and cultural information and human emotions that relate to the ocean. 

Date
Friday 9 August, 2:00 pm

Location
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Event type
Gallery Tour 

Registrations
[email protected]

August 23: Plastic Free July Founder Rebecca Prince-Ruiz

Description
Hear from UWA Alumni Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, the founder of Plastic Free July, as she shares insights and strategies for reducing plastic waste and her insights on founding a global sustainability initiative. Learn how you can contribute to a plastic-free future through practical tips and how UWA is working toward its sustainability targets. All welcome. Please register below. 

Date
Friday, 23 August 1.00pm-3.00pm

Location

LAWS: [G06] Moot Court

Event type
Seminar 

Register here

Registrations Open: August 30 - 31. Students Doing Good (SDG) Challenge (Multi-University Challenge)

Description
Do you want to make real impact while developing in-demand skills? Join us for this multi-University collaborative event, where you'll have the opportunity to design and deliver innovative solutions to address local challenges, in alignment with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to co-create a brighter, more sustainable future for the City of Fremantle for generations to come! Work alongside students from Murdoch, Curtin, ECU, and UWA in a fun, immersive 1.5 – day intensive (30 – 31 August 2024). Gain valuable skills from Industry experts, mentors and leaders from local government, business and academia as their guidance will equip you with critical real-world insights and learning. 

Date
Friday, August 30, 4.30-8.30pm: Introduction and overview of the SDG Challenge and Fremantle City Plan

Saturday August 31, 8.30am-7.00pm: Collaborate with team members and mentors. Design your unique provocative design scenario.  

Location
Murdoch University (Boola Kaitjin 360.4.003) 

Event type
SDG Challenge/Hackathon

Registrations
Register Here or email queries to [email protected]