As a 10-year-old surrounded by books at her mum’s workplace, Ashley Steele came to love reading and creative writing. But when a published story didn’t yield a worthy ending, she would re-write it “with all the grace and humility of a young girl.” Reworking a plot would become familiar but it would take other characters to complete the story.
Creative endeavour now a PhD
Thursday, February 17, 2022It’s fantastical (and futuristic) but a lecturer’s doctoral thesis reimagines modern Australia’s founding through the experiences of a teenage girl who is neither convict nor coloniser.
A musical gift
Wednesday, February 16, 2022A gift worth thousands of dollars will give Avondale students access to resources from an academic honoured by his country for service to music education.
Student ambassador
Thursday, November 25, 2021Bailee McLeod has embraced the opportunity to publish. This campus leader is heading a team keeping print alive so students can share more of their Avondale experience and have their say.
Bully beef and biscuits
Wednesday, November 10, 2021We remember their fighting reputation but Anzacs earned it despite a diet bereft of physiological and emotional nourishment, the first systematic study of Great War food provisions shows.
Baton has big impact
Wednesday, September 15, 2021Maestro! A conductor can greatly enhance teaching and learning for students who enrol in aligned musicianship and ensemble programs, an Avondale lecturer’s doctoral research shows.