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Monthly Archives: September 2013
A Message from Conservation Volunteers
In Adelaide for the holidays? Why not volunteer for a day…
Join one of our daily projects and make a difference to the local environment. We offer a wide variety of conservation opportunities in and around Adelaide. Activities over the holidays include creating a walking track, planting seedlings, removing tree guards from established trees, weed removal and more!
Projects run every day from […]
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Reel Anime 2013 Film Festival
by Shrompy
From the 26th of September to the 9th of October, head down to Palace Nova Eastend Cinema to catch the Reel Anime 2013 Film Festival! This Festival brings the newest Japanese anime feature films to Australia, annually screening new releases for the first time across Australia and New Zealand.
Palace Cinema also has attractive offers […]
What is the Mid-Autumn (or “Moon Lantern”) Festival?
by Shrompy
With the Mid-Autumn Festival being so highly commercialized, it actually comes as a surprise to me to learn that it now has multiple and acceptable names, such as Moon Festival, Moon Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, and Moon-cake Festival. Coming from a very traditional background, my parents and grandparents would scold me if I called […]
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Free Tickets: Marc-André Hamelin Performance
StudyAdelaide is giving away free tickets to see virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin perform at the Adelaide Festival Centre this Sunday.
More Info: here.
Tickets can be collected from the StudyAdelaide office at Level 5, 144 North Terrace, and they’re even happy to send out tickets to students who are unable to make it to the city!
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OzAsia Festival Prizes Winners
The ISC would like to congratulate our contest winners!
Zhaowei will be off to see Parah, and Zhili will be seeing SuperEverything*!
Congratulations, winners! Enjoy the shows!
Staff Profile: Alicia Tan
Meet Alicia Tan!
Alicia is one of the friendly front counter staff at the International Student Centre. She is the first point of contact at our office, and she’s great at remembering names! You can also see her during Orientation and at the Morning Teas we hold on Fridays. Many of you may even have spoken […]
AUPC Exhibition
30 Talented Photographers, 30 Amazing Photographs, 1 Adelaide University Photography Club Exhibition. Vote for your favourite, and prints are for sale!
When: 18 – 20 September (8-5pm)
Where: Hub Central
Film Review: The Intouchables
by Dhanya
The Intouchables (2011)
Cast: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Anne Le Ny
Director: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano
Driss is an ex-convict whose only ambition is to continue receiving his welfare benefits. With this in mind, he attends an interview as a caregiver for a wealthy quadriplegic, Philippe, intending to be rejected. However, Philippe […]
Tax Time Messages for Students (From the ATO – Australian Tax Office)
With tax time here there are some important things to remember this year.
The tax-free threshold has increased from $6,000 to $18,200. This means that if you earned less than $18,200 in a financial year, you may not need to pay income tax. If you earned more than $18,200, you may only need to pay income […]
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OzAsia Festival: SuperEverything*
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE
*FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY: The ISC has a pass for 2 people to see SuperEverything* on Fri 27 September. Please email ben.chandler@adelaide.edu.au to go into the draw to win! Winner will be drawn and announced on Wednesday 18 September*
When: 25 – 28 September
Where: Space Theatre
More Info: here.
Vimeo Link: here.
SuperEverything* is a new […]
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