4 Apr, 2022 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
The Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT) has been enabling remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to access renewable energy since its inception, and has been working with the in depth support of EWB on a novel mobile solar energy system since...
3 Apr, 2022 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY, News
EWB Australia is committed to mobilising professional engineers in partnership with Holding Hands Under Ground (HHUG) to support flood-affected communities in the Northern Rivers region. There are currently not enough qualified engineers in the Northern Rivers region...
30 Mar, 2022 | Blog, INFLUENCE STORY
The BeLongEng research project will help the sector understand how experiences in humanitarian engineering shape careers and opportunities in the long-term. Unique opportunity to influence the future of engineering education and policy EWB Australia is pleased to...
15 Mar, 2022 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Photo: EWB Australia staff with rangers, other staff, board members and elders in front of their recently launched Yirrganydji Land and Sea Rangers boat (named ‘Kulbul’ meaning ‘sea’) during their scoping visit to Cairns in October 2021. Each year, EWB Australia...
17 Feb, 2022 | Blog, JOURNEY STORY
Former Uruguayan President Jose “Pepe” Mujica was once described as the world’s poorest president. Serving until 2015, Mujica was known for his modest attitude on life; emblematic of his famous refusal to live in Uruguay’s Presidential Palace. These values of...
26 Jan, 2022 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Pictured: EWB Chair Gavin Blakey’s Irukandji district badge from his time as a Cub and Scout in Cairns. Each year, EWB Australia partners with universities and a different community-based organisation to develop and deliver the EWB Challenge. First-year...
