Sustainability Week 2021

Our environment needs to be looked after now more than ever, so we're starting with our day-to-day decisions and our actions as a University community.

Sustainability Week 2021 is all about practical ways you can help the environment and make more sustainable decisions in your day-to-day life.

Help create a more environmentally-friendly campus, check your green rating, and jump into a stack of activities and events we have coming up throughout the week to celebrate and care for our precious planet Earth.

There's so much to look forward to for Sustainability Week!

Event schedule

All week

Green Rating Campaign - All Campuses

Throughout the week we will be running a ‘What’s your Green Rating’ campaign highlighting ways to reduce your impact on the environment while at Uni.

Give us your Green Ideas – Callaghan

We’ll be running a one-question survey through the week to find out: What green ideas you have for on campus and at home? This information will guide next year’s planning and will also be passed on to the Uni Sustainability Team

E-Waste, Battery, Ink Collection, Bread Tag Collection

11am – 1pm
Located in the Auchmuty Courtyard all week.

Sydney Green Week

Sydney Campus
For the fourth year we will be heading to Sydney Campus! Swing by campus and pickup your free all in one grow kits and find out how else you hand reduce your impact on the environment.

Edible Bug Tasting – Pop ups all week

Come taste the future of food with some edible bug taste testing sessions.

Monday April 26

How to... Indoor Plants

Shortland Social Space (outside bakehouse), 12pm
Learn how to set up and care for indoor plants. We will also have some freebies to give away.

Tuesday April 27

How to... ‘pot painting and build your own terrarium’

Shop 101, Ourimbah Campus, 10am – 11am
Upcycle some old pots and let us show you how to build your own terrarium.

Community Garden Day (Ourimbah)

11.30am - 1.30pm
A fun filled day of music, planting, giveaways, and interesting ways you can get involved in some green initiatives at home, at Uni or within your local community.

Movie Afternoon

Shop 101, Ourimbah, 4pm
We will be showing the 2017 film ‘Wonders of the Sea’.

Campus Spotlighting

Join us for a campus tour of a different kind. Check out the amazing diversity of wildlife on campus. Torches and supper provided, possum sightings guaranteed!
Auchmuty Courtyard, 6.30pm

Wednesday April 28

Community Garden Day (Callaghan)

11.30am - 1.30pm
A fun filled day of music, planting, giveaways, free food and interesting ways you can get involved in some green initiatives at home, at Uni or within your local community.

How to make your own Self Watering Planter

Callaghan Community Garden, 12pm – 1pm
How to ‘Make you own Self Watering Planter’ hosted by current student and founder of Feedback Organic Recovery, David Sivyer

How to ‘pot painting and build your own terrarium’

UNSA Building, Callaghan Campus, 12pm – 3pm
How to ‘Pot painting and Build your own Terrarium’. Upcycle some old pots and let us show you how to build your own terrarium.

Movie afternoon

Bar on the Hill, 4pm
We will be showing the 2017 film ‘Wonders of the Sea’.

Thursday April 29

NUspace Green Day

NUspace, 11.30am – 1.30pm
A fun filled day of music, planting, giveaways, free food and interesting ways you can get involved in some green initiatives at home, at Uni or within your local community.

Free Sustainable Lunch

NUspace, 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Our regular free lunch will be run with the aim of reducing our impact on the environment. This will include more sustainable food options from local suppliers

How to ‘Basic Bike Maintenance’

NUspace, 12pm – 1pm
How to ‘Basic Bike Maintenance’. Come along to get some tips on how to maintain your bike to keep you rolling.

E-Waste, Battery, Ink Collection

11am – 1pm
Located on Ground Level NUspace on Thursday

Medmakers Sustainability Discussion

Newy Hotel, 6pm
Join our MedMakers Sustainable Team at the Newcastle Hotel from 6pm for drinks, nibbles and a chat about sustainable projects for students.

Friday April 30

Campus Clean Up

Callaghan, Meet at CT Lawn (near Maths Bus Stop) from 11.30am – 1pm
The Student Central Team will run a campus clean up. Lets work together to keep this bushland campus looking beautiful!

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.