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16 July 2022

Kate Bush adores the Pub Choir Running Up That Hill tribute composed by Astrid Jorgensen

The founder of Brisbane group Pub Choir has revealed that their cover of the Kate Bush classic Running Up That Hill almost did not happen. Interviewed on Channel 10's The Project on Friday, organiser Astrid Jorgensen said that Bush's publisher had warned her that the star usually says 'no', to performance requests. The 1985 hit has blown up anew after it was featured… Continue Reading

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28 June 2021

Introducing Girl Geeks, The Book Series

Penguin and Girl Geek Academy team up to release world-first fiction series focused on girls in STEM. On the 2nd of July 2019, the dynamic girl gang behind the global powerhouse Girl Geek Academy, have… Continue Reading

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Girl Geek Academy Reboots Work Experience for Year 10 Girls
28 June 2021

Girl Geek Academy Reboots Work Experience for Year 10 Girls

Pioneering #SheHacks program helps students create their own startup 26th – 30th November, OneRoof, SouthBank Girl Geek Academy has partnered with world-leading technology businesses Deloitte Digital and 99designs – the world’s largest online graphic design… Continue Reading

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28 June 2021

How to Start to Build a Startup

I’ve just got off a call with a marvellous woman who was my deputy principal when I was in primary school. Her and her cofounders are sitting on two great products, and this is their… Continue Reading

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11 February 2020

Girl Geek Academy On Scope TV

https://twitter.com/tmthyh/status/1226452629972082688?s=21 Girl Geek Academy was on Scope TV – Season 5 Ep. 33! We’re talking HACKERS, HIPSTERS and HUSTLERS on @ScopeAU! Girl Geek Academy was on Season 5 Episode 33.Catchup link: https://10play.com.au/scope Continue Reading

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10 February 2020

Girl Geek Academy bring their weekend #SheHacks hackathon to Ballarat

We are very excited to host #SheHacks again! For the first time, #SheHacks will be held in Ballarat, giving women the opportunity to create new technology and friends at the same time. Yup, the first… Continue Reading

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7 October 2019

Gender Equality Game Jam – Girl Geek Academy @ PAX

We are so excited to be hosting a community space again this year at PAX Australia! This year we will be using our room in the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre to run some exclusive… Continue Reading

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21 August 2019

Empowering Tiddas in Technology

Hey I’m CC! I am a Program Producer at Girl Geek Academy. I started with Girl Geek Academy in May 2019. On Thursday 16th August, I got to present at Google in Sydney with my… Continue Reading

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#MissMakesCode Coding Classes for girls and the wonderful women in their life to role model learning in STEM
19 August 2019

Coding Classes for girls and the wonderful women in their life to role model learning in STEM

Girl Geek Academy school holiday workshops will upskill parents and guardians alongside their children to address the wider societal issues of gender imbalance. Girl Geek Academy has partnered with regional women’s health promotion agency, Women’s… Continue Reading

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1 July 2019

Increasing the number of women in Drones, Aviation and Space. Established 2019. She Flies is Girl Geek Academy’s initiative to increase women representation, capacity, and cooperation in the fabulous fields of drones, space and aviation.… Continue Reading

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