eCensus at Avondale: More than 7000 collectors travelling by bicycle or horseback conducted Australia’s first census in 1911. One hundred years later, the number of collectors has grown to more than 40,000, some of who even travel by helicopter to remote areas. Two of these 40,000 are from the residences on the Lake Macquarie campus of Avondale College of Higher Education. Loata Qarau and Brock Goodall issued eCensus forms to all on-campus students yesterday (Tuesday, August 9) as part of Get Counted, a State of Origin-type social pitting the residents of Andre, Ella Boyd and Watson Halls against each other.—Sonja Larsen Credit: Sonja Larsen.

Four of the best: Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning quartet Ernie Haase + Signature Sound (from left: Ernie Haase; Devin McGlamery; Doug Anderson; and Ian Owens) spread the good news through gospel during a concert at Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church this past Saturday (May 7). The concert, part of the ensemble’s The Cathedrals-Influenced Tour and one of only three in Australia, sold out, even at $65 a ticket. Credit: Maneesha Walsh.