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The University of Newcastle (UoN) has had much to celebrate in 2023.

Callaghan Campus’ Great Hall recently marked 50 years since its construction, while the all-Indigenous staffed unit, Wollotuka, also commemorated its 40^th anniversary.

And, from Tuesday 12 until Friday 15 December, more than 3,300 students will attend the uni’s biggest graduation ever.

The pupils are scheduled to cross the stage, via 12 ceremonies, joining almost 171,000 Newcastle alumni who stretch across 153 countries around the globe.

Governor of NSW Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley AC KC, federal Minister for Education Jason Clare, @IndigenousX founder and CEO Luke Pearson and Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes will be among the high-profile speakers.

UoN Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said everyone was looking forward to the event.

“It’s fitting that, on Wednesday, the Minister will witness the university’s 295 undergraduate education students joining the more than 300,000 inspiring teachers in Australia who shape, change and create the people their scholars become,” he stated.

“We recognise education can alter a person’s life, their opportunities and, ultimately, their life trajectory.

“Passionate teachers are crucial to inspiring young minds and setting them on the right path.

“We acknowledge and value the critical role they play in our communities.

“This week we are proud to be graduating and sending the next generation of passionate educators into classrooms, equipped with the life-ready skills to begin inspiring more students to be their best and set ambitious life goals.”

Hunter School of Performing Arts English and drama teacher Katrina Miller-Little will graduate on Wednesday with a Masters of Special and Inclusive Education.

“My passion for education is embedded in social justice,” she said.

“My goal is to support students who wouldn’t traditionally have the same access and opportunities as others.”

Her desire for – and love of – teaching has even inspired some of her own students to follow in her footsteps and pursue a career in the profession.

Her HSC student Tom Autard has been accepted via an early offer to study education at the University of Newcastle.

The UoN announced in August that it would launch a new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) from 2024 to help provide a much-needed solution to teacher shortages.

The qualification provides a 12-month program for people who are looking to transition their careers and fast track their studies to become a high school teacher.

“All of the people we will see graduating in this week’s ceremonies, in fields from information technology to medicine, criminology to midwifery have made an investment in their future and we know that they’ll reap the benefits of that investment for a lifetime,” Professor Zelinsky added.

“I’m sure they’ll be seen as an inspiration for many others considering studying with us next year.”

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More than 1,200 newly arrived international students and their families were officially welcomed to the city by the Lord Mayor today and equipped with resources, services and programs to orientate them with everything Newcastle has to offer.

The Lord Mayor announced a new International Student Ambassador initiative developed by the University of Newcastle and supported by City of Newcastle (CN) to help cultivate a culture of belonging for all international students living and studying in Newcastle.

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said international students enhanced Newcastle's global reputation in education and were an asset to the city's cultural fabric.

“City of Newcastle is partnering with University of Newcastle to help forge meaningful relationships with international students and set up the foundations for a life-long network of cultural exchange and collaboration,” Cr Nelmes said.

"We welcome international students' skills, knowledge, diversity of experience and cultural expression that actively contributes to the economic opportunities and the richness of our city.

"Investing in people and enabling them to grow is one of the best ways that local government can drive the local economy, and we aim to double international student arrivals by 2030, as outlined in CN's Economic Development Strategy.

“The Strategy is built on addressing skills gaps in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, TAFE, and secondary schools. Students are presented with opportunities to grow their skills and acquire the knowledge needed to participate in emerging economic opportunities that will come as the city and region transitions to renewable energy technology, biomedical innovation and aerospace manufacturing.”

University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky said international students were an important part of campus life.

"We're delighted to be welcoming our international students to the city and our campuses. The pandemic made it difficult with online and remote learning. We missed all of our students, but we're so pleased to have them back," Professor Zelinsky said.

"This year, we have welcomed our University's largest cohort of commencing international students ever. They have helped bring our campuses to life with activity and have contributed to the culture and diversity of our communities.

"We are working with City of Newcastle to ensure that international students experience the best our city can offer. Our new International Student Ambassador roles initiative is one of the ways we're helping to ensure students get the opportunities to build meaningful connections and succeed in our region."

At today’s event, students were given the opportunity to showcase their creativity and talent through a collaborative artwork piece titled 'All cultures weave', providing a vivid representation of the rich cultural tapestry they bring to the city. The collaborative weaving artwork activity speaks to all cultures and will be installed within University of Newcastle's NUSpace building.

Expressions of interest for the new International Student Ambassador roles will open mid-2023 for members of the Newcastle community who have a deep understanding of the benefits and challenges facing international students.

Visit MoveToNewcastle webpage for free resources, services and will shortly include more information about the International Student Ambassador Program.

ST. GEORGE — Firefighters in Newcastle spent nearly all night fighting a barn fire caused by hay that spontaneously combusted Sunday evening.

Hay within a barn at Holt Dairy, a farm in the unincorporated Iron County town of Newcastle, most likely started on fire after being packed too tight when it was damp, said Brenden Moody, chief of Enterprise Fire Department, which responded to the fire.

Firefighters from Enterprise and Newcastle rushed over to the barn at about 8 p.m. Sunday, but when they arrived, the flames had already engulfed all four sides of the barn.

The barn was completely destroyed and caused “extensive” property loss, Moody said. There were no injuries for humans or animals from the fire, and there were no other structures around that could catch on fire.

Fires caused by hay are a “completely different beast” than typical structure fires because of how long the fire can burn, Moody said.

“Hay fires will burn for weeks if not months if you just let them burn,” Moody said. “So we had to use equipment to pull the hay out and we got some hoses to get it wet before they’re going to haul it off.”

Firefighters were finally released from the scene at about 3 a.m. Monday morning as the hay was still smoldering. Farmers at the scene continued to spray down the burning hay pile after the firefighters left.

Hay that catches fire after moisture within a tightly-packed bale overheats is a known problem among farmers and people who work with hay, Moody said.

“When you bale hay, you’ve got to make sure it’s dry enough and there’s not too much dew,” Moody said. “It’s just one of those things that happens.”

At the end of April, a similar chemical reaction happened in some peat moss in a planter on the porch of a home in Littlefield, Arizona.

Read more: Unexpected chemical reaction causes structure fire that engulfs home in Littlefield

As previously reported, according to William Raftery, a fire expert with Fire Engineering, spontaneous ignition or combustion is possible when peat moss or similar organic materials such as hay are involved, primarily because they contain bacteria that is then metabolized, which is a process that uses oxygen and produces heat.

As the process continues, the heat increases, which also increases the production of oxygen – fire’s two basic elements. If the temperature of the trapped air in the bale reaches a certain temperature, it can ignite, and the continuous production of oxygen is then used to feed the fire.

This report is based on statements from other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.

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Cox Architecture has produced a concept plan for the development of a new, inner-city campus for the University of Newcastle in the Honeysuckle precinct, an area of former industrial land between the former railway and the waterfront.

The construction of the campus would be a long-term project and involve several new buildings on a large site between Honeysuckle Drive and Civic Lane, which was freed up by the closure of a heavy rail line. The university would purchase the site from the state government-owned Hunter Development Corporation. The campus would be close to the waterfront, Newcastle’s Civic precinct, and the planned Newcastle Light Rail line.

The concept plan includes seven new buildings, six of which would house teaching and research functions and a seventh which would be a student accommodation building. The plan notes that there are presently no accommodation facilities dedicated to the university’s students in the central city.

The buildings would rise to a maximum of eight storeys. They would feature two-storey podium elements and be built around a central open space shared by most of the buildings.

A number of key design elements listed include “contemporary, green, [and] elegant building character,” the “creation of active public spaces at ground level that engage with the city” and “use of glazed elements to emphasize 24/7 activity at the campus.”

The first building to be developed under the plan would be an academic building on the corner of Honeysuckle Drive and Worth Place.

The plan also identifies a number of CBD campus projects from around the world as comparable benchmarks, including the New School’s University Centre in Manhattan by SOM, Western Sydney University’s high-rise campus at Parramatta Square by Architectus and the Ryerson Student Learning Centre in Toronto by Snøhetta and Zeidler Partnership Architects.

The University of Newcastle is currently largely based at campuses in the Callaghan and Ourimbah areas on the outskirts of the city. The development to the Honeysuckle site would add to the university’s existing facilities in the CBD, including the NeW Space vertical campus, which was designed by Lyons Architecture and EJE Architecture and opened in late 2017. The concept plan says that the new campus should not refer to the “powerful and unique statement” of the NeW Space in its design, but instead “create its own distinct character that complements the existing heritage context and new development within the Honeysuckle precinct.”

NeW space would remain the university’s “flagship” building in the CBD, acting as the University’s formal address.

The concept plan says that, in addition to the recently established State Design Review Panel established by the Government Architect NSW (GANSW), a University of Newcastle Design Review Panel will be established specifically for the project to ensure that design excellence is achieved. The panel would only have an advisory role and its recommendations would be non-binding.

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