UC EVENTS

Australia’s fastest rising indie-rock outfit and loveable larrikins Old Mervs are heading on an absolutely mammoth tour around Australia & New Zealand in 2025.Kicking off in May, the WA duo are celebrating the release of their highly awaited debut album, released 21 March 2025. Recorded with ARIA award-winning producer Chris Collins, the self-titled album features “What You’ve Lost”, “Parched”, “Forget It”, "See You Again", "Everyone One WillSee It" and a stack of new tunes.Old Mervs have quickly become one of Australia’s hottest commodities, charting higher and higher each year in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdowns. Dave and Henry soundtrack life’s growing pains and kaleidoscopic experiences wrapped in catchy hooks and breezy guitars.Old Mervs have four national headline tours under their belt as well as festival slots at some of Australia’s biggest music festivals including Groovin the Moo, Yours & Owls and Splendour in the Grass. The duo have supported huge Australian names as well as international acts including The Wombats and Liam Gallagher. Recently wrapping up their first UK tour, Old Mervs played to packed out venues in London, Manchester and Birmingham and more, and there is more overseas touring planned for 2025.

Supercharge Your Design Workflow with Adobe FireflyJoin us for an exclusive, creativity-fuelled session where we take a deeper dive into Adobe Firefly. Discover the powerful integrations and creative workflows that will energise your design process and art of possible when Adobe Firefly meets Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Express.In this session, you'll discover:•    Creative Workflows in Action: Deep dive on Adobe Firefly style kits and smart workflows streamline design across Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Express.•    Hands-On Creativity: Live demo to create text effects and short-form videos using Firefly and Adobe Express.•    What’s New: A sneak peek into Adobe Firefly’s Model 4 and its exciting new features.Register here

University is a great place for reading and learning! How about putting aside some time for learning about Jesus? Reading about Jesus is an opportunity to join with others and read through the Bible’s accounts of Jesus, to discuss and learn together. Held on the WEDNESDAY of each week, 1-2pm, in 1C100 or via Microsoft Teams.Anyone is welcome – you may be a long-time Christian, or just someone (of other faith or no faith) who would like to read about Jesus with others.We are currently holding the activity online using Microsoft Teams, and also meeting in person at the same time in 1C100, as a mixed-mode event.If you are interested in joining the activity please contact the organiser, Craig Johnson, to confirm the online details or location.

We are hosting a mindfulness session on SciTech open to all staff at UC. These will be held on Wednesdays at 2:00 PM in a hybrid format (both face-to-face and online) in Room 6C56.Each session will begin promptly at 2:05 PM and typically runs until around 2:25 PM. The sessions include a short guided meditation focused on simple attention to the breath and bodily sensations. This practice aims to cultivate presence, enhance wellbeing, and improve focus and effectiveness in all areas of life.You can join our Teams Channel by clicking here. We look forward to having you join us.Kind regards,Ehssan

Grab your cowboy boots and your little black dress as Cody Pennington brings his country show to Australia in May 2025!Get ready for the Cody Pennington Country Show - the only country show starring a true-blue Nashville artist!After two incredible sold-out tours and over 50,000 tickets sold, Nashville native Cody Pennington is bringing his country show to Australia for the first time!Join us for a night of unforgettable country music as we pay tribute to the finest artists in the genre, including Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, and many more. Cody will also be performing his chart-topping originals, including the #1 hit "Downtown" and the #2 "Cowboy Sitting at the Bar."What to Expect:A Tribute to Country Legends, Old and New - Sing along to your favorite country classics as Cody pays homage to the legends who've shaped the genre, both old and new. If you're a country fan, you'll hear something you love!Cody Pennington's Own Hits - Experience Cody's chart-topping tracks live as he takes you on a journey through his musical career.Unforgettable Live Performances - Prepare for an epic night of high-energy entertainment, dazzling lights, and top-notch musicianship.Dancing & Good Times - Grab your partner and dance the night away, or simply sit back and soak in the pure country vibes.Fan Engagement - Cody loves his fans, and he's ready to connect with you like never before. Get ready for some exciting surprises! This is your chance to be part of a country music party like no other.Tickets are sure to disappear faster than a tumbleweed in the wind, so mark your calendar and grab your tickets fast!Let’s make memories, celebrate the heart of country music, and raise the roof at the Cody Pennington Country Show!

Sometimes it is hard to meet new people, or to find opportunities to practise speaking in English. We wanted to provide a chance to help you with this. Our English Conversation Club is an informal time, not a structured class. In a small group, we talk about a different topic each meeting, with a native English speaker. Improve your English by practising your speaking and listening, and make some new friends along the way! Anyone is welcome join this activity. The English Conversation Club is a free activity, and especially for international students or visiting scholars from overseas – but anyone who wants to practise their English is welcome.We are currently holding the English Conversation Club online using Microsoft Teams, and at the same time meeting in person in 1C100, as a mixed-mode event.If you are interested in joining the activity, please contact the organiser, Craig Johnson, to confirm details (times and location can change).

Thelma Plum takes her acclaimed "I'm Sorry, Now Say it Back" album countrywide! After a huge 2024 album launch tour selling out some of the countries most prestigious rooms, Thelma Plum and her band hit regional Australia hard on the "Im Sorry, Where is That?" Tour. Thelma plays a huge run of headline dates accompanied by festival shows in some of the most beautiful (and remote) locations, playing a swath of selections from the new album as well as fan faves. Don't miss the chance to see Thelma Plum in these rooms - she cant wait!

The Adobe Education Institute is a live web conference for Adobe Creative Campus institutions. Through a series of live, hands-on training sessions, participants will discover ways to deepen student engagement and foster multi-modal teaching using Adobe Express.

We are extremely excited to announce that we'll be hitting the road in support of our new record, Like Love. This run will see us return to many of our favourite venues in the country as well as making it to New Zealand for some of our first ever proper headline shows. The new record has seen us explore a more tender, introspective side of our band and we're excited to redesign our show to accommodate this, as well as all our usual faves for the stage. Joining us in support for the Aussie leg will be our new fave Brissie band, Bean Magazine. We adore them and they're gonna kill it. We couldn't be more pumped to go. We'll see you out there!

Iconic Sydney band The Preatures reunite for a 15-date tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album, Blue Planet Eyes. The band will perform the album in its entirety, along with a collection of their much-loved hits, on their upcoming ‘Blue Planet Eyes’ 10th Anniversary Tour.Released in 2014, Blue Planet Eyes introduced The Preatures to the world with its infectious blend of 60s R&B and country-inflected pop-rock. The album garnered widespread critical acclaim, and a devoted global following crossing genres and generations, thanks to its irresistible hooks, timeless sound and standout tracks like ‘Is This How You Feel?’, ‘Better Than It Ever Could Be’ and ‘Somebody’s Talking’. You can expect to hear these songs and more as the band revisit the hits that helped define an era of Australian music.

The UC Medical and Counselling Centre is supporting the UC community by offering Standard Mental Health First Aid to UC staff at a subsidised fee of $150.00 (paid by the staff member's department or paid for privately).Led by a Licensed Instructor, Mental Health First Aid is a practical skills-based education program that equips people with the skills and confidence needed to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Grounded in research and guided by the voice of lived experience, this course provides high-quality, safe and proven mental health first aid literacy and skills training to strengthen the support available to all Australians.IMPORTANT INFORMATION (ONLINE COURSE)This course is presented as an online blended course: a self-paced, eLearning modules component and an online component with the MHFA instructor on June 17th via ZoomThis course is available to UC staff onlyBreaks will be provided (food and drink not provided)At the end of the course, participants can complete an online accreditation assessment to become an Accredited Mental Health First AiderAll staff should provide their cost centre and a screenshot of their manager's approval when registering

MG Live and Frontier Touring are beyond pumped to announce legendary Australian hip-hop crew Bliss n Eso 28-date Party on he Moon Tour for this May – Aug! Special guest on all show will be Melbourne rapper, singer and songwriter Ivan Ooze.For over two decades, Bliss n Eso have put on an explosive high-energy live show and the Party On The Moon Tour will be no exception!Making our new album The Moon (The Light Side) was honestly one of the most fun times we've had in the studio in years. We wanted to return to the essence of what made us fall in love with Hip Hop when we were kids - that classic golden era party rocking vibe that originally made BnE. We’ve been blessed to have built up an incredible fan base over the years and when making this album we constantly envisioned playing these new songs and the electric energy they would create between us and the crowd. We’re so pumped to take it to the next level on this tour and to bring this album to life for the first time. It’s time to blast off y’all… cause it’s a PARTY ON THE MOON!” – BlissFull of Bliss n Eso’s classics, rarities and new album tracks, don’t miss Australia's finest hip-hop trio with special guest Ivan Ooze as they bring their electrifying live show to life this May through to August!

UC Medical and Counselling Centre and the Citizen Centred Justice Clinic (CCJC) are offering a FREE Will information seminar for staff and students at the University of Canberra. The session will be run by an experienced lawyer from CCJC and will focus on the importance of making a will, how to utilise a will kit, important factors to consider, and how the CCJC can assist you in making your will.After attending this session, attendees are encouraged to attend the FREE Will Writing Session. In the Will Writing session you will learn how to formally write your will, review final considerations for your will, and have your will witnessed.

Following Illy’s “Good Life”, his 3rd ARIA #1 Aus album, and the huge capital city tour of the same name, comes “The Good-er Life Tour”, mammoth, 27 date party around Australia. With an explosive live show, a litany of certified classics, and an album of new hits, Illy and the band are bringing high octane energy to stages country wide this August to November.

Jumping straight back into another tour to celebrate Half The Laugh and probably play more new songs. Playing more cities this time and with our best mates, The Beefs. Can’t wait to watch their set every night. Greg coming to Canberra and the snow with us also!!

Hi, it’s your friend Ben. Hope all's well.  I am celebrating the 20th anniversary Awake is the New Sleep with an Australian tour for September and October. I’m not really a nostalgic person, I prefer to keep pushing forward with new projects and ideas, but this feels weirdly right to me. I’ve done so much touring in the last couple of years, averaging about 100 shows a year, and it's become abundantly clear to me that this album Awake was a really vital part of so many people’s lives and emotional journeys. I’ve chatted to so many people about the wide-eyed exploration and optimism of the record, and how it still seems to find people at the exact right time that they need that kind of energy. It’s an album that seemed to change a lot of lives, including mine. I’m looking forward to facing that, head on, and exploring what these songs mean to me and the audience today, 20 years on. They still feel potent. I’m going to play the whole album in full, with a great band behind me, and tell you some stories about how these tunes came to be. We're doing it 2005 style, no backing tracks, no click tracks, no video screens. Just a great band on a stage covered in flowers, singing songs about love and lust and adventure and interconnectivity. It’s gonna be a vibe. Come along for the ride.  Big love! Your friend. Ben

YEEHAW! It's Grinspoon's 30th birthday and you're invited!