Humans of Western Sydney.

W'SUP offers local news that is relevant to students who live in the western Sydney area

December 14, 2022

My grandmother and her village

In 1939, my grandmother-to-be was taken to Hang Gee, a not-so-mountainous Hakka settlement of southern Guangdong. It was a world away from the bustle ...

By Long Yin KO Read more

Janet has blonde hair and is wearing a yellow t-shirt. She sits in a chair at Lifeblood holding a certificate in her left hand and her right arm is stretched out with a tourniquet.

September 29, 2022

Saving lives for the 100th time

Janet Elms-Smith, Development Manager at Western’s Nirimba Campus, recently sat down in the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood chair for the 100th time,...

By Madilyn McKinley Read more

September 22, 2022

Humans of WSU – Meet Bayan Sohailee

Meet Bayan Sohailee a student we talk to as we help celebrate Diversity Festival at WSU from 26th September 2022 to 30 September 2022. ...

By Dinusha Soo Read more

September 8, 2022

Award-winning Afghan-American artist brings Rubab to Australia

Arezo Younes reports on an award-winning Afghan-American musician...

By Arezo Younes Read more

August 12, 2022

Hackathon 2022

In July this year, LEAD students joined the wider student community at LEAD’s inaugural Social Impact Hackathon....

By Dinusha Soo Read more

August 3, 2022

Indigenous girl’s dream that sits on Abdo’s shoulders

Tallara Bamblett, player for the Parramatta Eels, has a dream sitting on National Rugby League (NRL) Chief Executive Officer Andrew Abdo’s shoulders...

By Preston Potts Read more

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