By Nicole Gismondo: You probably don’t know that Western Sydney Uni has women’s rooms, so you probably also don’t know that it has two rooms in multi-faith centres. These rooms are autonomous safe spaces for female-identifying students to use. I recently visited the...
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Winning poet Sharnay at Poetry Slam Bankstown campus May 24
Register now for LEAD
Lead, Engage, Aspire, Develop (LEAD) is a SSAF funded leadership program to help student volunteers and employees build their leadership capacity, as well as develop communication, team building and employability skills. The LEAD program involves: * A two-day...
Free Hip Hop Dance Workshops: Bankstown campus Tuesday lunchtimes
Join the Hip Hop Revolution with free Hip Hop dance workshops Tuesday lunchtimes at Bankstown campus tennis courts. May 17-June 21, July 19-Aug 9. 1-1.45pm All levels, all ages, staff and students.
Poetry Slam May 24 Bankstown campus
It’s back due to popular demand. Bankstown Poetry Slam comes to Western Sydney University. You have three minutes on the mic, an audience prepared to love you, glory within reach, questionable prizes. Original words, no holds barred. Register on the night. Music and...
Nerdfighters Gaming Marathon at Werrington
By Melissa Swann: The Western Sydney University Nerdfighters are holding a 24-hour Gaming Marathon at The Cottage on Werrington South during stuvac! Who are the WSU Nerdfighters? We are a club for self-professed Nerds, based at Kingswood and Werrington campus but also...
Recycling at Kingswood
By Meredith Maihi: As the population is growing, more wood pulp is needed to meet the demand for paper. As wood pulp comes from trees, this can result in the loss of valued ecosystems and habitats. If recycling paper becomes a behaviour at WSU Kingswood we are...
Free Writing Workshop for all Western Sydney U students
Find your creative voice. Develop your writing technique. Join Michael Mohammed Ahmad, award-winning author of The Tribe, in this free two-hour writing workshop. Bring a pen Bring a friend Yummy food provided TUESDAY APRIL 5, at 6pm Parramatta campus EA.G.32 rsvp to...
Pride Unlimited at Mardi Gras
By Christine Cardona: Western Sydney University staff and students had once again taken part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in 2016! The Western Sydney University’s Ally Network and Queer Collective marched together in this year’s float themed ‘Pride...
Bankstown Student Campus Council Update
By Daniel Griffin and Grant Murray: What is Student Campus Council ? The normal explanation goes that the council “represents” and “advocates for” the students. Additionally, each campus council gets a budget of $15,000 to spend on events for students, or campaigns....
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The Designer Behind W’SUP’s Wall Planner: An Interview with Sofia Tripodi
(Graphic designer Sofia Tripodi who created W’SUP’s 2025 wall planner. Photo credit: Sofia Tripodi, 2025) Wall planners are essential for students, helping them stay on top of everything from mid-semester breaks and assessments to census dates, STUVAC and...
‘We Deserve to Feel Safe’, Queer Collective Responds to Vandalism in University
In August 2024, Western Sydney University students grew increasingly concerned about repeated incidents of vandalism causing disturbances in Hawkesbury and Campbelltown campuses’ Queer Rooms. The Queer Collective maintains a Queer Room on every campus, providing a...
Inside The Academy: Western Sydney University’s High Achievers’ Program
What Is The Academy? The Academy is a co-curricular group at Western Sydney University for high-achieving students. It encourages academic excellence, personal and professional development, community participation and more. To members, The Academy offers...
The Red-Carpet Experience at Made in the West
(Cinema screen at Made in the West before the films began. Photo by Garish (Luci) Kugathasan, 2024) On November 30th, 2024, Made in the West Film Festival invited W’SUP to an exclusive red-carpet event celebrating the outstanding work of filmmakers from Western...
Palestine campaign victory: USYD students stop Bezalel exchange program
On the 12th of February 2025, USYD (The University of Sydney) announced via their media that they will not be renewing their exchange program with the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design – an Israeli art school deeply complicit in genocide and apartheid. An email sent...





