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University of New South Wales. Public Affairs Unit
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Nf 378.944 UNI
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Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales, [1975]-2015
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1996, no. 13 (16 Aug., 1996)
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Uniken  

UNSW  

No. 413 (No. 13 of 1996)  

Fortnightly  

16 August 1996  

Cuts Vice-Chancelor John  

Niland gives his response  

PAGE  

Astronomy The final in  

three-part look at the stars  

PAGES  

Olympics UNSW could  

end up hosting the “trial  

Olympics” PAGE 12  

Solar race car set to shine  

Students from All Saints Grammar  

School at Belmore attended special  

solar technology workshop at UNSW  

on August to help them construct their  

vehicle for UNSW’s model solar car race  

Sunsprint ‘96.  

The workshop is one of series being held  

for students who have entered the model  

solar car race to provide them with tips on  

building the car and on the types of tech-  

nology and mechanics that can be used.  

Sunsprint '96, which will be held during  

UNSW’s Open Day on Saturday Septem-  

ber, has attracted entries from 49 schools in  

metropolitan and country New South  

Wales. $5,000 worth of prizes, donated by  

Jaycar Electronics, will be awarded to win-  

ners of all categories in the race.  

Race spokesman Sascha Saharov said stu-  

dents across the state had already begun  

working on their solar cars, and with some  

schools planning to enter two cars in the  

race, at least 50 model vehicles are ex-  

pected to line up for the start.  

“The response has been excellent, and is  

particularly encouraging because Sunsprint  

is way of getting school students involved  

in the field of alternative energy sources.  

The race provides students with practical  

experience in design, engineering and tech-  

nology, and can also help develop skills in  

other areas such as sponsorship,” Mr  

Saharov said.  

“The team to beat will probably be last  

year’s winner, Macquarie Boys Technology  

High School. However, with the high  

number of entries this year they’ll clearly  

be facing some strong competition.”  

The winner of Sunsprint ’96 will win trip  

to compete in the International Model So-  

lar Car Challenge being held in Adelaide in  

November. This race will bring together  

more than 30 model solar car teams from  

around the world which compete for  

pool of major prizes.  

The solar workshops are being conducted  

by students from UNSW’s Faculty of Engi-  

neering who are involved in the full-sized  

Sunswift solar car which is UNSW’s entry  

in the World Solar Challenge from Darwin  

to Adelaide in October.  

Solar Tax Day on Tuesday, August 27, pro-  

vides an opportunity to do something for  

the environment when you drive to the  

university.  

All cars arriving at UNSW on that morning  

will be asked by students to make dona-  

tion towards Sunswift. The money raised  

will go towards preparing for the big race.  

“The money raised will go towards further  

improvements to the output power of the  

solar panels and the battery storage of the  

car’s solar energy,” Mr Saharov said.  

Solar Tax Day also aims to raise awareness  

of the Sunswift project within the UNSW  

community and to promote the university’s  

research into solar cell technology and al-  

ternative energy sources.  

Solar Tax Day is part of UNSW’s Environ-  

ment Week, from Monday 26 to Friday 30  

August.  

During the week Sunswift will be on dis-  

play in the CLB Courtyard, there will be  

mural painting and information on boy-  

cotts and environmentally conscious  

shopping, videos, human rights campaigns  

and model solar powered helicopter.  

Other events include:  

Monday, 26 August Blockade Skills  

Workshop, including tree climbing, ban-  

ners, street theatre and tripod building.  

Tuesday, 27 August Solar Tax Day; 1-  

2pm: Economic Rationalism and Environ-  

ment Destruction Forum, CLB 4; 2.30  

4.30 pm: tour to Solarch, solar energy  

demonstration centre built by UNSW archi-  

tecture students at Little Bay. Meet in CLB  

courtyard.  

Wednesday, 28 August -11-3 pm; Ecofair  

with stalls from environment groups on the  

Library Lawn, with food from Pigweed, the  

UNSW Student Food Co-operative; l-2pm  

Dr Smooth and the Medicine Groove play  

the Library Lawn.  

Thursday, 29 August National Day of Ac-  

tion against budget cuts. Contact the  

Student Guild on 9663 0461 or NUS 9267  

4463 for details.  

Friday, 30 August 12 -2pm: Picnic in the  

UNSW Permaculture Garden (access via  

Arthur Street, behind Creston College);  

6pm till late: Environment Cultural Festival  

with music dance, videos and information  

stalls, lo Myers.  

For further information, contact Kerry Net-  

tle at the Student Guild on 9385 5454.  

Budget  

statement of  

“mixed tidings”  

The Higher Education Budget Statement  

released last Friday by the Minister for  

Employment, Education and Training,  

Senator Vanstone, was document of  

mixed tidings, according to UNSW Vice-  

Chancellor, Professor John Niland.  

Speaking at the University Council meeting  

on 12 August, Professor Niland said there  

was both good and bad in the document. “It  

is total package and while we may not be  

pleased with all elements of the package do  

welcome the Government setting up major  

inquiry into higher education,” he said.  

“We’ll have our day in court. With careful  

preparation and continued high levels of  

community support believe we can win  

the argument.”  

But in the meantime, he added, UNSW had  

to move forward assuming there will be no  

immediate funding for salary increases  

from Canberra. “That could mean shedding  

staff. We may have repetition of the Bro-  

ken Hill exercise,” he said, alluding to  

another time the university had to shed  

staff as significant cost-cutting measure.  

Professor Niland said that while governments  

had reduced the proportion of GDP allocated  

to education, he didn’t believe there was  

community support for that approach.  

He described the Vanstone Statement as the  

most significant statement since the  

Dawkins plan, adding that where Dawkins  

had rejigged the structures of higher educa-  

tion, the Coalition plan would rejig the  

processes and dynamics. “This is more far  

reaching than what Dawkins did,” he said.  

“It is covert way of unpicking Dawkins. It  

may well be market-based way of driving  

the number of universities down from 38.  

In such an environment I’d much rather be  

GOB (Group of Eight) university than  

non-GOB university facing the Vanstone  

statement.”  

The Vice-Chancellor said that recent strat-  

egy sessions within the Vice-Chancellor’s  

Advisory Committee had been predicated  

on the assumption that the university  

would need to save slsm year on its  

budget. “Given last Friday’s statement, we  

were not too far off the mark,” he added.  

The Vice-Chancellor’s preliminary com-  

ment on the Higher Education Budget  

Statement is reprinted on page 3. Professor  

Niland indicated that he will be preparing  

more detailed analysis for the next meet-  

ing of Council, particularly on the issue of  

fees and scholarships.  

Graham Croker  

Inside  

Snippets  

Diary  

Sport 12  

Students from All Saints Grammar School in Belmore test the Sunswift solar car at UNSW. From left: Sunswift team member  

Matt de Plater, All Saints Grammar School teacher Mr Sofatzer, students Artemos Christoforou, Harry Kavvalos, Melba  

Proestos, Kon Halias, Evan Skondrianos, Peter Xidis, John Spirig and Sunswift spokesman Mr Sascha Saharov. In the Sunswift  

solar car is student Harry Kehagias.  

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