Just a reminder that the Online Counsellor is away for a week starting now. I will return to posting, reviews, Skype Drop-Ins and sessions from the 6th October 2015. You can still access information on this blog through past posts […]

Last week I was madly searching the internet looking for a quality online resource or phone app that could help adults who were being bullied or people who were witness to bullying and wanted help with changing the situation. Imagine […]

I am proud to support the the 2nd Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics (ACCM2015) in Brisbane, Nov 30 to Dec 1 2015 as a local organizer. Please find more information here.  

Our Project on advanced roadside barrier systems with Road Toll Provider Transurban was mentioned in the local media.  

“I was first diagnosed with depression when I was 14. “For the next six years I spent my time running away from my diagnosis. I dropped out of high school and I found myself falling through life. “Two years ago, […]

For quite a few of you it’s spring break for the next two weeks. For others its the middle of a trimester, or they are part way through or just starting a placement. For this first week of spring break […]

Newcastle Herald, 21 September 2015 Town centres throughout Newcastle will receive a rejuvenation over coming weekends as CityServe begins for 2015. The push calls on volunteers to fill a diary of projects to help the community over several weekends in […]

The Guardian, 21 September 2015 Modern Marseille is being sandblasted, primped and cultureified. Photograph: Alamy Seventy five years after his death, the Marxist philosopher’s passion for the seedier, messier delights of cities such as Marseille and Moscow are a stark […]

Applications are now open for two paid summer internships for Australian undergraduates to work on ACE CRC projects. Applicants please note that the deadline for submission is 5:00pm, Friday 09 October 2015. The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC has announced a new […]

Bullying is a growing epidemic across the world, and Australia has not been spared. Whilst most of the research centers on bullying in secondary and primary education settings, or the workplace, statistics indicated 1 in 4 people are affected by […]

In the beginning of September, 54 ENVS3006 students visited the Lower Hunter Valley as part of the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Field Trip: From farm gate to glass and plate. The group visited 3 agricultural businesses who demonstrate sustainable organic […]

On Thursday 1oth September, ask someone – a mate, a colleague, an acquaintance – R U OK? R U Ok day is about suicide prevention. Its about creating a day and opportunity to break down the stigma of mental health […]

Thursday is R U ok? Day and I will definitely be making a post about how to have a conversation with someone you care about on the day so please come back for that one. Today I thought I would […]

Australian Financial Review 5th September 2015 Many people and companies have become rich shipping coal from the mouth of the Hunter Valley to the rest of the world. Darren Pateman Newcastle has been exporting coal for a long time. The […]

Project Synergy is a new e-mental health ecosystem of care for Australia’s young people, incorporating complimentary Young and Well CRC products, certified apps and web based interventions, running on an underpinning set of sector standards, digital interfaces and integrated technologies. Synergy […]

Its been an incredible adventure for GEOG3300 students who attended the Wollombi Field Trip this week! We joined Adam from Ngurra Bu Aboriginal Corporation who shared with us some amazing culturally significant lore sites around Wollombi and Broke Valley

SelfControl is a free and open-source application for Mac OS X that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the Internet. Just set a period of time to block for, add […]

As a student I remember at times I would love the material I was learning and I found it easy to study and then perform in the exams and assessments. But most of the time this wasn’t the case. I […]

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