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March 2015
Lots of ways to get involved
UTS NEWS
Earth Hour Competition
Earth Hour this year is Saturday 28 March and at UTS we’re holding
another energy saving competition. Register your floor and save
energy for the week of 23 – 29 March. We’ll read the energy meter
and compare you’re floor’s average consumption to your energy
saving week. 1st prize is a $500 donation to the charity of your
choice. Also fair trade goodies to be won. For more details or to register email Seb Crawford.
Volunteer event managers wanted
Sustainability Drinks is a monthly event held on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Loft bar. It’s a casual event for
people working in sustainability, or looking to work in the sector, with
speakers on a different sustainability topic each month. The
organizers are looking for students who can help plan events and organize guest speakers. Only a
few hours per month is required and the times are flexible. This is a great opportunity to build your
networks and contacts with green businesses. Want to know more? Email Seb Crawford.
1 Million Women Morning Tea
Are you a member of 1 Million Women? Or just interested and want
to hear more? Come along to morning tea organized by UTS members of 1 Million Women on
Tuesday 17 March, 10.30 – 11.30 am at Penny Lane café in building 11.
OTHER NEWS
Renewable Energy opportunity in India
Pollinate Energy is a social enterprise solving energy poverty and climate
change at the same time. The program helps the urban poor in India
‘leapfrog’ to clean and affordable technology, like solar lights and improved
cook­stoves. Students from UTS can help train local entrepreneurs to sell
and distribute the products. The ‘pollinator’ then runs a long­lasting
business in their local communities to reach more people. The fellowship
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program is a chance for you to join a group of bright, entrepreneurial and
innovative young people and dive into the world of social enterprise. For
more information see the Pollinate website or the team at UTS BUiLD.
Applications for the July intake close on April 1st.
OTHER EVENTS
Cycle and win
The Sydney Rides Business Challenge is a fun, free competition
where workplaces compete to see who can get the most people riding
a bike between March 23 and April 19. UTS is participating so jump
on the website and register ­ either as an individual, join an existing
school or department, or register a new one. Details.
Meat Free Week Check out the memes and selfies doing the rounds for Meat Free
Week (23 – 29 March), hashtag #GetYourVegOut. Better still, grab
your phone and be part of the action.
UTS GREEN NUGGET...did you know...
Battery Recycling
UTS recycles approximately 300 KGs of batteries each year, helping to keep
toxic chemicals and heavy metals out of landfill. You can drop off batteries
for recycling in the recycling tubes around campus, usually located in the
foyer of each building. New tubes have recently been installed in the new
Science, Engineering and Business buildings. See the full list of locations.
GREEN HERO
UTS Student’s Enviro Collective
Anna Jane Linke or AJ to those who know her is a third year
communications student with a keen interest in sustainability. She is
an active member of Responsible Runners, a group that organises
regular beach runs collecting litter along the way. In addition to
clearing the beach they collate data on the types of waste, where it
accumulates and other information to help councils and other
community groups working to make our beaches cleaner. “I love the
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beach and hate seeing rubbish and litter on the sand which ultimately ends up in our oceans, and
Responsible Runners are a great bunch of people to hang out with, so it’s a lot of fun’, says AJ. On
campus, AJ is the co­convenor of the UTS Students Association Enviro Collective ­ a group of
students working on waste reduction, climate change and other issues. ‘At the moment we’re
working on the national divestment campaign, to get more universities to commit to withdrawing all
investment in fossil fuels. And this semester a few of us want to run a re­useable cup campaign,
encouraging more students and staff to take their own cup to cafes on campus, and to move away
from a reliance on single­use plastics.’ The Enviro Collective meets from 12 noon to 1 pm on
Monday’s in the backroom of the Student's Association and anyone is welcome to come along. For
more info check the website or Facebook.
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