USC students head to Borneo to launch Borneo Sun Bear Adoption Program

University of the Sunshine Coast students are heading to Malaysia to continue their work to save Borneo Sun Bears after a documentary screening fundraiser raised $1,100.

usc-greenAs part of the students Public Relations Degree, the project supporting the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), provides industry experience for students and exposure for the new adoption program of Bornean Sun Bears which the students have developed.

USC students to launch adoption program to help save Sunbears in Borneo

A new opportunity for student and teachers to engage with environmental conservation launches this week.

Amber-Grant-and-Kyara-De-Bruin-adopt-a-sun-bearAs part of their communication degrees, four University of the Sunshine Coast students have been developing an adoption program for the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre which will help raise money and awareness about endangered sun bears in Malaysia.

Documentary screening to support Borneo Sun Bears

Students from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) are holding a free film screening on January 30 to raise funds for the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC).

Amber-Grant-and-Kyara-De-Bruin-adopt-a-sun-bearThe Australian produced documentary ‘Big Dream, Little Bears’ focuses on founder of the Conservation Centre, Siew Te Wong, and his dream of saving Asia’s sun bears. It’s an inspirational story which the students hope will help raise awareness of the plight of this ‘vulnerable’ listed species.

Fusion Sunshine Coast to host huge games day at Buderim Australia Day celebrations

FUSION Sunshine Coast will be hosting a huge games day for children and the young at heart as part of the Buderim Australia Day Celebrations.

The games will include traditional favourites as well as some newer games and be one of the highlights of the celebrations, which will also include an Ecumenical Service, Opening Ceremony, Flag Raising and Welcome to Country, as well as the Lions Breakfast, musical entertainment, food stalls and much more.

Coast woman and USC students support opening of Sun Bear sanctuary in Indonesia

The opening of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sepilok, Malyasia this week brings hope to this forgotten species and excitement to a group of University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) students who are heading to Borneo next month to help promote the centre.

usc-greenSun bears battle deforestation, exploitation, and illegal poaching. These threats have caused wild populations to plummet 30 per cent in the past 30 years and earn a “vulnerable” status on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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