Led by Justina Ashman – writer, editor and zine-making extraordinaire – this beginner-friendly workshop introduces the fundamentals of zine-making.

You’ll explore simple layouts, folding techniques, and creative prompts to help you build a complete A7 mini zine from a single sheet of paper by the end of the session.

Along the way, you’ll dive into the world of zines and DIY publishing, experiment with collage-based approaches, and have space to overshare about niche special interests in the name of creativity.

All art and collage supplies will all be provided – just bring your ideas and come along to achieve your zine dreams!✍️✂️📝🖨️

About the speaker:

Justina Ashman is a writer, editor, zine-maker and PhD candidate at Flinders University. Her writing has appeared in such journals as Liminal, Kill Your Darlings and Pencilled In. She is a co-producer and co-host of the Amy & Book Club podcast with author Amy Matthews. She spends her time researching queer romance novels and making zines about her cats.

Links:

• Follow Justina on Instagram at @javerstina
• Follow Amy & Book Club on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts
• Read Justina’s short fiction at Liminal and Kill Your Darlings

Green Industries SA, in collaboration with the South Australian Fashion Industry Association (SAFIA), is hosting Weave 2026 — a full-day event bringing together key players across SA’s textiles industry for a day of presentations, discussions and networking, all focused on progressing the state’s circular textiles economy.

What to expect:

• Important updates for the sector around the National Product Stewardship Scheme and South Australian policies
• Insights into circular textile activities happening across the state
• Networking opportunities with others working across the textiles sector

This event is relevant for anyone working in fashion, textiles, sustainability, circular economy, waste management, or related industries.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026

Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: The Ballroom, Playford Hotel, 120 North Terrace, Adelaide

Cost: Free

Catering: Morning tea and lunch provided

Registration: Essential — places are limited

Host: Green Industries SA

Welcome to Fearless Futures!

You are invited to step away from the everyday, connect with colleagues and explore what’s ahead for the higher education sector.

Hosted at City Campus, this activation brings together staff from across Colleges and Portfolios for meaningful conversations, fresh perspectives and opportunities to build stronger connections. In a time of change and uncertainty, Fearless Futures creates a space to reflect, share experiences and explore how we can collectively respond with confidence, adaptability and purpose.

The event will feature a professionally facilitated panel discussion led by Ariella Helfgott from SA Futures Agency, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing higher education, building adaptive capability, and practical ways individuals and teams can navigate change together. Through interactive dialogue and shared insights, participants will be encouraged to connect across disciplines and reflect on our collective future.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to join guided innovation tours of City Campus facilities, including simulation laboratories, cybersecurity labs, Moot Court facilities and collaborative learning spaces. These tours showcase the innovative, industry-connected environments that support contemporary teaching and learning at Flinders.

The event will close with dedicated time for networking and lunch, providing a relaxed opportunity to continue conversations, forge new connections and enjoy some well-deserved downtime with colleagues from across the University.

Don’t Be A Stranger is a new gig business on Kaurna Land created by a third year Creative Arts student, as a part of her final year assignment.

We’re bringing the disco vibes to The Austral with a lineup of the funkiest acts around; Greasy, The Selenes, Destinezia, and a dance floor that’s calling your name!

This event is welcome to everyone and anyone (18+) who loves the local music scene, who loves to have fun and wants to start the long weekend off the right way!

Throw on your sparkliest outfit for a chance to win one of our Best Dressed prizes, bring your mates, and join us for a night full of live music, funky tunes, and good times!

Grab your tickets, and we’ll see you under the disco ball!

Poster by @designedbymadasyn

Book Club Series | Witches: Dark Histories and Powerful Women

This spooky season, join Flinders University writer and academic Lisa Bennett for a Library Book Club session exploring witches across history.

About this event

From folklore and early modern fears to feminist reclamations and contemporary fantasy, we will trace how the figure of the witch has been shaped, challenged and reimagined across time.

📚 Bring along a book, character or story that features a witch figure, or simply come along to listen and join the conversation.

📖 Discover and borrow from the Library’s Leisure Reading Collection, curated to support reading for enjoyment.

About the Book Club Series

Supported by the University’s Thriving at Flinders program, the Library’s 2026 Book Club series is all about connection, wellbeing and the joy of leisure reading. Featuring Flinders University writers, it offers a relaxed space for staff and students to come together and share ideas.

Each session includes:

• Curated reading lists
• Guided discussion led by academic staff
• Light refreshments and small giveaways

👥 Open to staff and students.

📌 Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.

About the speaker

Associate Professor Lisa Bennett is a literary scholar at Flinders University whose work explores gender, narrative and cultural representation across literature and popular culture. Her research spans the Viking Age, as well as genre fiction, speculative storytelling and creative practice.

She is the author of Viking Women: Life and Lore and the forthcoming Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology (2026), a vivid retelling of the lives of mythological Norse women.

Lisa is also the co-author of Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing and, writing as Lisa L. Hannett, is an award-winning author of multiple short story collections, a novel, and over 80 works across fantasy, science fiction, horror and historical fiction.

Event Details

📅 Date: 13 October

🕛 Time: 12.00pm – 1.30 pm
📍 Location: Central Library, Level 1
👥 Audience: Open to staff and students

📌 Accessibility & dietary requirements: Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.

Eventbrite tickets here. 

Book Club series | Halloween: Spooky Stories

Book Club just got spooky! Join Flinders writer and academic Amy T. Matthews and the AMY& podcast for a Halloween-themed discussion.

About this event

From classic horror and gothic fiction to contemporary thrillers, supernatural tales and eerie favourites, this session will explore why we’re drawn to unsettling stories, and how they reflect fear, imagination and the cultural moments we live in.

Blending conversation, storytelling and live recording, this session offers a unique finale to the series while keeping the relaxed and interactive feel of the Book Club.

📚 Bring along a favourite spooky, gothic or Halloween-inspired read, or come along to listen and join the conversation.

📖 Discover and borrow from the Library’s Leisure Reading Collection, curated to support reading for enjoyment.

About the Book Club Series

Supported by the University’s Thriving at Flinders program, the Library’s 2026 Book Club series is all about connection, wellbeing and the joy of leisure reading. Featuring Flinders University writers, it offers a relaxed space for staff and students to come together and share ideas.

Each session includes:

• Curated reading lists
• Guided discussion led by academic staff
• Light refreshments and small giveaways

👥 Open to staff and students.

📌 Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.

Event details

📅 Date: 29 October

🕛 Time: 12.00pm – 1.30 pm
📍 Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library, Level 1
👥 Audience: Open to staff and students

📌 Accessibility & dietary requirements: Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.

Eventbrite tickets here

About the speaker

Amy T. Matthews is an award-winning author and Associate Professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University.

Her novels have been published internationally and in translation, and are available in print, audio and ebook. She also writes under the names Amy Barry and Tess LeSue.

As an academic, Amy’s research focuses on genre fiction, particularly popular romance, historical fiction and fictions of climate change. She brings a strong interest in storytelling, genre and reader engagement to both her writing and teaching.

Amy is the host of the QBD Romance Book Club and co-host of the AMY& podcast.

Her publications include Someone Else’s Bucket List, voted onto the Better Reading Top 100 Books of 2025.

About AMY&

AMY& is a bookish podcast with benefits.

Hosted by Amy Matthews alongside series regulars Justina Ashman, Abby Guy, Millie Heffernan, Payton Hogan and Harry Stewart, the podcast features genre deep dives, author Q&As and a live book club with a signature cocktail or mocktail.

Blending accessible academic insight with a lively, conversational style, AMY& creates an interactive space for readers of all kinds, from new book lovers to seasoned bibliophiles.

This event is for prospective students interested in an Honours Degree with the College of Health and Enablement

This information session will provide details about what the Honours program entails; you will meet the Honours Health Sciences Coordinator; and hear from current/past Honours students; and there will be plenty of time for you to ask questions.

As part of the Honours degree, you can complete a research project in a health discipline of your choice – such as disability, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, optometry, nutrition, exercise science and more – allowing you to shape your study around your passions.

An Honours degree enables you to develop advanced research skills, deepen your expertise, and work alongside experienced researchers on projects that make a real difference. You’ll contribute to meaningful research, build valuable professional connections, and gain the confidence to influence practice and drive positive change.

Scheduled Sessions:

• Tuesday 11 August
• Monday 23 November

For further information please contact che.honours@flinders.edu.au

Flinders University’s December Graduation Ceremonies are a celebration of academic achievement and an opportunity to recognise the dedication, perseverance, and success of our graduating students.

Held across a series of ceremonies, these events bring together graduates, their families, friends, supporters, staff, and distinguished guests to mark this significant milestone. Each ceremony features the formal conferral of awards, graduate processions, presentations by University representatives, and the presentation of graduates to the Chancellor.

Graduation is one of the University’s most important traditions, providing an opportunity for the Flinders community to come together and celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class as they prepare for the next chapter of their personal and professional journeys.

We look forward to welcoming graduates and guests to celebrate this special occasion with us.