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Latest Contributions

Latest Contributions We are sure you will agree that waiting around to get the good stuff has got knobs on it.  This post will give you an early glimpse of some of the articles we will be including in the next two-monthly edition of the newspaper. We will continually refresh…
3 November 2025
Unfounded anxiety on climate change Climate change

Unfounded anxiety on climate change

In our April 2025 edition of Eastsider News, we published the following letter from Bruce Harvey. _______________________________________ Dear Editor Unfounded anxiety about climate The Eastsider News frequently carries articles and letters expressing anxiety about climate change, using words like ‘crisis’, ‘emergency’ and ‘disaster’. As a scientist who has studied climate…
27 July 2025
Meet the Locals: Pam Welsford, an inspiring volunteer Local Clubs and Interest GroupsLocal heroes

Meet the Locals: Pam Welsford, an inspiring volunteer

Meet the Locals: Pam Welsford, an inspiring volunteer Glenys Grant National Volunteers Week was celebrated at the end of May. All over the country volunteers were acknowledged for their efforts. This year’s theme ‘Connecting Communities’ highlighted how volunteers can meet different people and become part of a wider interest group,…
27 June 2025
Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club Educational BodiesFuture generationsTertiary education

Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club

Swinburne University’s Model United Nations Club John Mosig I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with a charming and enthusiastic young man who leads a project that could put Swinburne University on the global map. Mashood Ashan is the President of the University’s Model United Nations Club (SwinMUN). As…
30 May 2025