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Charlie – Your Student Voice

Hi! Welcome to Charlie – Your Student Voice. Here you will find meaningful stories, common ground and an array of guidance or advice to support you at uni. Charlie is a space for students, by students which you're able to share simply by reading along or joining our community of student contributors. The Charlie Team are just a click away if you ever wish to reach out. Happy reading!

Life Doesn’t Stop While Studying

When you are studying life keeps going and sometimes you get hit with a curveball that stops you in your tracks. Ellen opens up about her experience with grief and what she did to help herself through difficult times while studying.

Day Trips from Orange Campus

Looking for something to do on your weekends? Natalie tells you about her top spots that are less than 2 hours away from Orange campus. So grab some friends and get out there!

Turning Hobbies into Opportunities

Hobbies don't have to be just something you do with your weekends! Olivia tells you about how she turned her hobby into an opportunity and why you should give it a go.

Books to Read When Your Brain Is Scrambled Eggs

First part of session fried your brain? Take a breather, drink some tea and relax with a good book. Tess gives you her top books to read when you don't feel like reading any more lecture notes.

Pursuing My Dream Career

Want to go for your dream career but there are things holding you back? Olivia opens up about her journey to study a Masters of Fraud and Financial Crime, and how you can follow your dream too!

Why You Should Donate Blood and Plasma

TW: Blood! Did you know one blood donation can save up to 3 lives? Courtney tells you why you should get involved in donating blood and plasma and it's not just for the post donation snacks... although they do help.

My Trip to Canberra

Yeah overseas trips are great but they're also time consuming and expensive so why not explore somewhere in Australia instead? Shantel tells you about her trip to Canberra and what to add to your list for when you visit.

Beyond the Resume

Always looking for the next volunteering or leadership opportunity to add to the resume? Ana opens up about why it's important to not only do these things to look good on paper but truly want to make a difference and gives you advice on how to make...

Session 1 Excitement and How to Keep it Alive

Starting study is a whirlwind of exploring new places, making new friends and getting the hang of things but how do you keep pushing through when the excitement wears off and the assignments start piling on? Brooke gives you advice for how to keep...

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