UWA Albany Campus

We're meeting, and you're invited! 🔨⚙️✨

This is the first public meeting for the Great Southern Makerspace, and arguably the most important one we'll ever hold.
Over the past few weeks we've seen overwhelming community interest in the idea of a shared workshop and makerspace for Albany. Now it's time to bring everyone together, share where things stand, discuss what's next, and hear directly from the people helping make this happen.

We'll also be seeking 2–3 additional members to join the steering committee as we move towards formal incorporation.

📅 Wednesday 24 June
🕠 5:30pm
📍 UWA Albany
Please RSVP here:
https://forms.microsoft.com/r/scNRTLFALx
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It was great to be part of ASHS's Destination Uni event and chat with so many students about their future study options.

Our UWA Albany team enjoyed answering questions, sharing information about university pathways, and discussing what student life is like in Albany.

We look forward to welcoming many of these students to UWA Albany in the years ahead as they take the next step in their education journey! 🎓✨

Thank you Albany Senior High School for a great student initiative!

💛🖤❤️ Thank you to everyone involved in yesterday’s Deadly Jobs Forum. UWA Albany was proud to be part of such a fantastic event, connecting with students and sharing information about study and career pathways.

A special shout out to Jasmine Drew and Kally Ison from UWA Albany, along with visiting staff Jill Benn and Kayla Johns, and student ambassador Taleah Ugle.

Congratulations to Deadly Jobs on hosting another inspiring and well-attended event. We had a great day and look forward to being involved again next year! 🎓

✨ Last chance to buy tickets for tonights event!

Join Goreng Elder Aden Eades, Merningar Elder Dr Lynette Knapp, and Dr Catherine Spaggiari as they share the inaugural findings from an Elder-led, CSIRO-funded project exploring the links between geology and Noongar culture across Denmark, Albany, Borden, and Jerramungup.

Through intergenerational yarning, cultural knowledge, and geological investigation, this project reveals new insights into the significance of granite, granite gneiss, and dolerite outcrops, offering a deeper understanding of Menang/Merningar boodjar (Country).

Be inspired by the rich history, culture, people, and landscapes of Kinjarling/Albany, and discover how these connections can support greater awareness, understanding, and conservation of rock outcrops.

✨Thursday, 11th June
📍 UWA Albany Function Room, Stirling Terrace
🕠 5.30–6.30pm
🎟 Register: https://bit.ly/4ny8pdC

Part of the Kinjarling Djinnung Maat lecture series, presented in collaboration with Friends of UWA Albany and project partners City of Albany, with support from Lotterywest as part of the Albany 2026 program.

🌿 These images offer a glimpse into the remarkable landscapes and rock outcrops that are helping tell the story of Country through an Elder-led, CSIRO-funded project exploring the links between geology and Noongar culture across the Great Southern.

The project combines cultural knowledge, intergenerational yarning and geological science to reveal the significance of these places and strengthen understanding of Menang/Merningar boodjar.

Join Goreng Elder Aden Eades, Merningar Elder Dr Lynette Knapp and Dr Catherine Spaggiari as they share the project's inaugural findings on Thursday 11 June, 5.30pm–6.30pm, at UWA Albany as part of the Kinjarling Djinnung Maat lecture series.

Register: https://bit.ly/4ny8pdC

We're helping bring a shared workshop and makerspace to Albany! 🔨⚙️✨

Imagine a space where makers, inventors, artists, students and entrepreneurs can access tools, machines, equipment and a supportive community to build, prototype, create and learn together.

Interested in seeing a makerspace become a reality in Albany?
Add your name and help shape the future of making and innovation in our region.

https://tiny.moniatek.com.au/5

✨ How do geology and Noongar culture connect to tell the story of Country?

Join Goreng Elder Aden Eades, Merningar Elder Dr Lynette Knapp, and Dr Catherine Spaggiari as they share the inaugural findings from an Elder-led, CSIRO-funded project exploring the links between geology and Noongar culture across Denmark, Albany, Borden, and Jerramungup.

Through intergenerational yarning, cultural knowledge, and geological investigation, this project reveals new insights into the significance of granite, granite gneiss, and dolerite outcrops, offering a deeper understanding of Menang/Merningar boodjar (Country).

Be inspired by the rich history, culture, people, and landscapes of Kinjarling/Albany, and discover how these connections can support greater awareness, understanding, and conservation of rock outcrops.

✨Thursday, 11th June
📍 UWA Albany Function Room, Stirling Terrace
🕠 5.30–6.30pm
🎟 Register: https://bit.ly/4ny8pdC

Part of the Kinjarling Djinnung Maat lecture series, presented in collaboration with Friends of UWA Albany and project partners City of Albany, with support from Lotterywest as part of the Albany 2026 program.

🎟️ Join us tonight at UWA Albany Open Night and explore your study options close to home.
Hear about pathways into university, discover the courses available in Albany and beyond, and chat with our friendly staff and academics about university life and future career opportunities.

📅 Tuesday 2 June 2026
🕠 5.30pm – 6.30pm
📍 UWA Albany Campus
35 Stirling Terrace, Albany

There's still time to join us! To attend, please RSVP via:
📧 [email protected]

🎉 Long weekend incoming!

Please note that UWA Albany will be closed on Monday 1st June due to the public holiday.

We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend, stays safe, and takes the opportunity to relax and recharge before the busy weeks ahead. 😊

✨ Congratulations to everyone involved in the launch of A Gift of Truth Telling: Notes on the Bicentenary of Albany, edited by Harry Freemantle and Malcolm Traill.

The launch event tonight has officially sold out, highlighting the strong community interest in reflecting on Albany’s bicentenary through truth-telling, history and conversation.

Published by the Centre for Western Australian History at The University of Western Australia, the book forms Volume 38 of the Studies in Western Australian History series and coincides with the broader Gift of Truth Telling community and lecture series being held throughout 2026 at the UWA Albany campus.

If you would still like to join the event, online streaming via Teams is available.
Please contact [email protected] for the link.

Copies of the book are available for purchase from Paperbark Merchants.