What an initiation. Elected in December last year, the new mayor of Lismore—Avondale alumnus Steve Krieg—is now helping lead the city’s response to the worst flood in its history. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/03/03/a-leader-in-lismore/

Understanding the unspoken rules of the workplace can be a challenge for those beginning their first job after uni. But these four tips from HR consultant Cindy Cox will help give you a head start. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/03/02/guidelines-for-new-grads/

Grace O’Toole has a new role this year: representing her Sydney campus classmates as president of the Avondale Nursing Students’ Association. As the academic year begins—Level 1 students attended their first classes this week—we asked this service leader seven questions. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/03/02/introducing-grace-otoole/

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. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/02/17/beyond-the-blues/

It’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. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2022/02/17/creative-endeavour-now-a-phd/