by Keryn | Mar 28, 2019 | Campus Notices, Historic Precinct, News
It’s time to dust off the bocce balls and get creative with your team names! This year’s Peter Waite Day event will be held from 3pm – 5:30 pm on Friday 10 May in the gardens adjacent Urrbrae House. The WRI invites you to attend this annual campus...
by Keryn | Jan 30, 2019 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
Members of the University of Adelaide’s Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education, the Waite campus and broader community came together on the McLeod Lawns on Wednesday 30th January to witness a flag raising ceremony. This significant event marks the first time that the...
by Keryn | Nov 20, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News
The Christmas Tree in the Main Hall of Urrbrae House is once again a “Giving tree” (collection point) for toys and books for The Smith Family’s Toy and Book Appeal at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus. By donating a toy or book you have the opportunity to...
by Ruaraidh Mills | Oct 31, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News
On the 30th October, UNESCO Clubs – Adelaide Chapter awarded one of only four annual Achievement Awards to Urrbrae House’s Primary Schools History Program. The award, which recognises the initiative as fostering the dissemination of the United Nations Educational,...
by Keryn | Jul 26, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News
This Friday, 27 July 2018 at 7.30 pm the Waite Arboretum will be featured in a segment on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and repeated the following Sunday at 1.30 pm. It can also be streamed from the Gardening Australia website, or watched on iView after the first...
by Keryn | May 16, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News, Partners, Students, Women of Waite
On Friday 11 May, the Waite Research Institute hosted Peter Waite Day at Urrbrae House. Held each year since 2011 on the Friday closest to Peter Waite’s Birthday (May 9), the afternoon is an opportunity for people from across the campus organisations to come...
by Keryn | Dec 6, 2017 | Historic Precinct, News
The Urrbrae House Gardens now have their own Street Library located near the Andrewartha Gate on Claremont Avenue. The Street Library is an invitation to those on the campus and visitors to share the joy of reading. You can simply take a book from the box and when you...
by Keryn | Oct 10, 2017 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide’s Waite Arboretum is a place of tranquil beauty and botanical treasures. It comprises 27 hectares and 2,500 specimens from around the world, growing on annual rainfall of 618 mm without supplementary watering after establishment. There are...
by Keryn | Feb 28, 2017 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
Dr Jennifer Gardner OAM retired last week after more than 30 years of invaluable contribution to the Waite Historic Precinct in her position as Curator of the Waite Arboretum, creative developer of the Urrbrae House Gardens, custodian of the Waite Conservation Reserve...
by Keryn | Jan 30, 2017 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
Dr Jennifer Gardner from the University of Adelaide School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, has been awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to conservation and the environment. Dr Gardner has been Curator of the Waite Arboretum for more than 30...
