Author Archives: Libby Dowling

Green Project Showcase – Wednesday 5 June

Green Project Showcase – Celebrate World Environment Day with Us You are invited to join the Office of Sustainability and special guests as we celebrate World Environment Day at the Green Project Showcase. On June 5, we will hear from staff and students applying for funding to action their own sustainability projects on campus as part [...]
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Adelaide Carpool – Registration Event – Tuesday 14 May

Adelaide Carpool is a free, web based service for city based organisations that want to support their staff to share their drive to work. Adelaide Carpool is a joint initiative of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and Adelaide City Council and is open to selected workplaces in the Adelaide CBD, including the University [...]
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Fair Trade Fortnight Forum – Wednesday 15 May

Fair Trade Fortnight Forum is back after last year’s very successful and thought provoking event. Get to the Napier GO3 at 5.30pm to find out more about Fair Trade and have your say. Panellists include: Dr Jayne Curnow – an anthropologist who is a lecturer at the University of Adelaide in the fields of anthropology and development [...]
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Adelaide Sustainability Drinks – Wednesday 15 May

Adelaide Sustainability Drinks is on Wednesday 15 May, 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Kings The Kings Ballroom 357 King William Street(Cnr of King William & Sturt Street) Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia Map and Directions Our guest speaker for May is Geoff Gourley. Geoff is a leading Global Social Entrepreneur and now Executive Director of Sustainability Drinks Australia. As founder and company director of numerous other [...]
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Donate Laptops for Morocco’s Underprivileged Children

Soufiane Rboub is a staff member at the International Student Centre and is embarking on a project to collect unwanted laptops to send to underprivileged school children in Morocco’s rural areas. “I believe in standard education as we know it but most importantly believe in providing the tools and opportunities to access education and information. There [...]
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ReUSEathon 2013 – Wednesday 10 April

Ecoversity is hosting a ReUSEathon event next week on Wednesday 10 April on the Barr Smith Lawns. This event is designed to provide new homes for unwanted items and save office space. If you have any unwanted stationery items, office equipment or kitchen items you no longer need or use, please arrange for items to be sent [...]
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Fair Trade and Social Justice Expo – Wednesday March 20

The annual Fair Trade and Social Justice Expo at the University of Adelaide is on again! The Fair Trade and Social Justice Expo is a popular event on campus which draws crowds of staff and students over the day. The primary goal of the Expo is to encourage the university community to engage with local groups to [...]
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Alternative Technologies Association – SA Branch Meeting March 18

SA Branch March 18th Meeting- Insulating for thermal and sound control When: Monday 18th March. Time: 7.30pm sharp. Where: Goodwood Community Centre (Banquet Hall), 32/34 Rosa St, Goodwood SA (Goodwood Community Centre is convenient to the tram (stop 3), buses and train. Enter the car park via Florence St.). Entry fee: ATA members $2. Non-members $5. Tea, coffee and [...]
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SWITCH – Discover the Future of Energy

Is hydraulic fracturing polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear? Will we run out of oil? Can we clean up coal? Will renewables power our future? Get the straight answers to today’s most important energy questions in Switch, the acclaimed new documentary and web video series. Film screening of SWITCH will be playing at the University [...]
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Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 3 March

Join the Adelaide Sustainability Drinks Team and take part in Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 3 March. Clean Up site is River Street, Hindmarsh – meeting at 10am opposite the Jolly Miller Hotel. If you are interested in taking part please RSVP here. More information about Clean Up Australia Day here.
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