We know that many of you may have been impacted by Saturday’s snowstorm in Armidale, as well as flooding and other extreme weather events along the east coast. Thank you for your patience as UNE teams work hard to clear debris and assess the campus to ensure everyone’s safety.
For the rest of this week (through to Sunday 10 August 2025), all scheduled on-campus teaching and intensive schools will proceed as timetabled – details of the access arrangements are included below.
Apart from those teaching activities, access to the Armidale-campus will remain restricted until Monday 11 August 2025.
Please keep an eye on Information for Disaster Affected Students webpage for updates.
Students affected by the extreme weather
We understand that some students were scheduled to attend intensives on the Armidale campus this week and have either been delayed or continue to be unable to travel either due to Armidale access, or events local to you. Please be assured that the University is here to work with you regarding options for your studies to ensure that you are not negatively impacted by circumstances outside of your control.
Please continue to follow local guidance regarding travel. Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority.
You can find the latest information regarding campus access, service availability, support and academic options on our Disaster Affected Students webpage: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/my-course/managing-my-course/disaster-affected-students. We will continue to update this page as new information and options become available through the week. Please be aware that many staff have also been impacted by the extreme weather and as such, some responses may be delayed. Students who are unable to attend mandatory intensive schools may apply for a ‘deferred intensive school’ via the Special Assessment application process. Details regarding how to apply are available on the Information for Disaster Affected Students webpage. If approved, the student will be invited to attend the intensive in the next teaching period that unit is offered.
Arrangements for intensive schools and on-campus teaching activities from Wednesday 6 August 2025 to Sunday 10 August 2025
We confirm that all scheduled Armidale on-campus teaching activities will take place unless you have been advised by your unit coordinator that there will be alternative arrangements. The library and other facilities will be closed and there will be no access to campus except for these scheduled teaching activities.
Access to the campus for students and staff will be as follows:
- For students not staying in the Bellevue Campus Colleges, the only access to the campus teaching locations will via the Eastern Carpark on Clarks Road.
- Students and staff with classes at SportUNE can proceed directly to SportUNE.
- A park and ride shuttle will run from the Eastern Carpark to designated stops near scheduled teaching locations from 7:20am to 6pm. Further details will follow.
- For students staying in the Bellevue Campus Colleges, the shuttle bus will operate from the stop on Meredith Road outside Austin Page.
- Please wait for the bus and don’t walk across the UNE Campus.
- For students staying at Mary White College, the shuttle bus will stop outside the College.
- Please wait for the bus and don’t walk across Campus.
- Field trips scheduled to leave from UNE will leave from the Eastern carpark at the time previously advised by Unit Coordinators
- College Offices are operating and currently have some capacity for additional bookings. For bookings and enquiries, call 02 6773 3370 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. For after-hours assistance, please call Safety and Security on 02 6773 2099.
- Yarm Gwanga is open and operating as per usual and the road and carpark with be open for access to Yarm.
- The Graduate Research School will be writing to HDR students shortly.
Please leave plenty of time before your classes to catch the bus as there are limited spaces on each shuttle. If you have accessibility needs, please contact the EBE help desk on 02 6773 2065 for alternative arrangements.
Because of the ongoing clean-up work, access to other parts of campus (including to the cafes) will not be possible. UNE Life will provide limited catering at each teaching location. Please bring your own food and drink if possible.
Again, thank you for your patience while we work to ensure everyone’s safety.
