Engineers Without Borders University of Melbourne Chapter

📣 WAIT! THERE’S MORE? Semester 1 is over, and perhaps you’re out of puff from exams, but we’ve got more workshops for you to do!

Volunteer with us for SPARK x EWB workshop, a non-profit initiative by Youth Without Borders, supporting children from regional and low-socioeconomic backgrounds to gain accessible tertiary educations

During SPARK camp, they run a variety of STEM-related, hands-on workshops delivered in partnership with universities, and students have gotten a lot out of these activities.

As part of the program, Engineers Without Borders will get the chance to run fun, interactive workshops designed to develop their passions and gain the confidence to pursue a career in STEM.

📅 Thursday, 9 July 2026
⏰ 8:30 am-5:45 pm
Workshop sessions:
🔹 Morning: 8:30 am-11 pm AM
🔹 Afternoon: 3:15 pm-5:45 PM
📍 Parkville Campus (Room TBC)

We’re looking for volunteers to help facilitate activities and engage with students throughout the day. Even if you’re only available for part of the event, we’d love to have you involved!

Sign up using the link in our bio!

Sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGtfV8kkzCC7NtmGZDVjmSSvLcC008sBzNTip9HTn3-CU-kQ/viewform

Come help inspire future engineers and show students the impact engineering can have on communities around the world!

(REUPLOAD) 📣 Semester 1 may be over, but we aren’t done yet! We have more workshops for you to do (after exams)!

Volunteer with us for FEIT Girl Power Work Experience Week, helping Year 10 students explore the exciting world of Engineering and IT through hands-on activities, workshops, lab tours, and more. 💡⚙️💻

As part of the program, Engineers Without Borders will be running fun, interactive workshops designed to empower the next generation of women in STEM.

📅 Tuesday, 23 June 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Parkville Campus (Room TBC)

Workshop sessions:
🔹 Morning: 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM
🔹 Afternoon: 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM

We’re looking for volunteers to help facilitate activities and engage with students throughout the day. Even if you’re only available for part of the event, we’d love to have you involved! Sign up using the link in our bio or under this line.

Sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAM5XXzOajAFQ4CjBdyOw0VkEm2oyMR5oUdUSYqt8_R48hvw/viewform

Come help inspire future engineers and show students the impact engineering can have on communities around the world!

📣 Semester 1 may be over, and perhaps you’re out of puff from exams, but we aren’t done yet! We have more workshops for you!

Volunteer with us for FEIT Girl Power Work Experience Week, helping Year 10 students explore the exciting world of Engineering and IT through hands-on activities, workshops, lab tours, and more. 💡⚙️💻

As part of the program, Engineers Without Borders will be running fun, interactive workshops designed to empower the next generation of women in STEM.

📅 Tuesday, 23 June 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Parkville Campus (Room TBC)

Workshop sessions:
- Morning: 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM
- Afternoon: 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM

We’re looking for volunteers to help facilitate activities and engage with students throughout the day. Even if you’re only available for part of the event, we’d love to have you involved! Sign up using the link in our bio or below.

Sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAM5XXzOajAFQ4CjBdyOw0VkEm2oyMR5oUdUSYqt8_R48hvw/viewform

Come help inspire future engineers and show students the impact engineering can have on communities around the world!

Looking for a meaningful way to
spend your Winter Break?

🚗 EWB is thrilled to announce that Regioneering is back for Winter break 2026 with MUEES and SiRE!! ✏️

The 2026 Regioneering program is happening:
Monday to Friday, July 13 - July 17

*With a mandatory in-person training day on Sunday, July 11.

This year, we’re heading to Daylesford and Shepparton!

Regioneering is our weeklong school outreach trip where we deliver engaging humanitarian engineering workshops to students in regional Victoria-educating and inspiring them to pursue STEM pathways and become the next generation of engineers.

As a volunteer, you’ll be trained to run EWB-designed workshops, travel with a passionate team, and help make a lasting impact.

The trip is mostly free for volunteers-accommodation and transport are fully covered, and food expenses are partially subsidised.

Not only will you be doing meaningful work, but you’ll also connect with like-minded people and have an awesome time doing it!

Spend your winter doing something that matters.

Apply now!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjHLA1ehMTdh0Rf7RxnqS_VsoR8i4fR0xK7all3kj0Qrf-g/viewform

🌳Meet our new committee members!🤩

YES THAT’S RIGHT

EWB @ IDA BAR on May 18 5-7pm

Relax one last time before exam season starts 😭. There will be free food, free games, and opportunities to meet new people?! It’s going to be a chill night and a great way to start the week.

New to EWB? Come along and learn more about what we do in our School outreach programs and MWL tutoring!

🗓️ Monday 18th May
⏰ 5-7pm
📍 Ida Bar Unimelb

*No ticket required

☕ EWB Coffee Catch-Up! ☕
Only 4 weeks left to go! Everyone’s feeling burnt out so what better way to recuperate than with a cozy cup of coffee and great company? ❄️☕ Join us for a relaxed catch-up at House of Cards (Building 168) to connect with new faces and reconnect with old ones.

📅 Monday, May 11th
⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 House of Cards (Building 168)

Whether you’re new to EWB or a returning member, we’d love to see you there. Drop by anytime and say hi! ✨ Sign up now to our free membership to be eligible for a free coffee/hot chocolate!

✏️Trivia Night Recap ✨

Thank you to all who joined us for our Trivia Night! There were some tough questions but good competition with our top team winning an esteemed YOCHI VOUCHER. A big thank you to our events coordinators Sadhvi and Charlie who made this night possible.

If you’d like to get more involved with EWB we offer volunteering opportunities through Metroneering/Regioneering and Maths Without Limits Tutoring. More info is available through our bio!



Answers to the 5 bonus questions you ask?
1. How many Lego pieces to reach the moon?
The average distance from Earth to the Moon is about:
384,400 km = 384,400,000 meters
Height of a 1×1 brick ≈ 9.6 mm = 0.0096 meters
384,400,000 m/0.0096 m/brick ≈40,041,666,667 bricks
≈ 40 billion bricks

2. How many AFL footballs can fit in the MCG?
Typical rough dimensions of the MCG:
• Length ≈ 170 m
• Width ≈ 140 m
• Average height ≈ 40 m
• Treat it as an elliptical cylinder:
• Round it → ~750,000 m³
An AFL ball is roughly an elongated ellipsoid.
• one ball ≈ 0.005 m³
Step 4: Number of footballs
450,0000/005=90,000,000 footballs (90 million)

3. How many cacao beans does it take to make a pound of finished chocolate?
* 1 pound of chocolate ≈ 454 grams
* A dried bean from Theobroma cacao is typically:
* 1–1.5 g per bean
* So usable cacao per bean:
* 1.2×0.8=0.96 g
* Number of beans: 454/0.96≈473 beans

4. How many cups of coffee cups drank in Melbourne
• ~5 million people
Step 2: Coffee drinkers
Assume:
• ~70% of people drink coffee
5,000,000×0.7=3,500,000 coffee drinkers
Step 3: Cups per person
Average consumption:
• ~1.5 cups per day per drinker
answer: 5.25 million cups per day

5. 1623 Jellybeans
https://puzzleaday.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/how-many-jelly-beans-are-in-the-jar/

✏️Trivia Night ✨

Thank you to all who joined us for our Trivia Night! There were some tough questions but good competition with our top team winning an esteemed YOCHI VOUCHER. A big thank you to our events coordinators Sadhvi and Charlie who made this night possible.

If you’d like to get more involved with EWB we offer volunteering opportunities through Metroneering/Regioneering and Maths Without Limits Tutoring. More info is available through our bio!



Answers to the 5 bonus questions you ask?
1. How many Lego pieces to reach the moon?
The average distance from Earth to the Moon is about:
384,400 km = 384,400,000 meters
Height of a 1×1 brick ≈ 9.6 mm = 0.0096 meters
384,400,000 m/0.0096 m/brick ≈40,041,666,667 bricks
≈ 40 billion bricks

2. How many AFL footballs can fit in the MCG?
Typical rough dimensions of the MCG:
• Length ≈ 170 m
• Width ≈ 140 m
• Average height ≈ 40 m
• Treat it as an elliptical cylinder:
• Round it → ~750,000 m³
An AFL ball is roughly an elongated ellipsoid.
• one ball ≈ 0.005 m³
Step 4: Number of footballs
450,0000/005=90,000,000 footballs (90 million)

3. How many cacao beans does it take to make a pound of finished chocolate?
* 1 pound of chocolate ≈ 454 grams
* A dried bean from Theobroma cacao is typically:
* 1–1.5 g per bean
* So usable cacao per bean:
* 1.2×0.8=0.96 g
* Number of beans: 454/0.96≈473 beans

4. How many cups of coffee cups drank in Melbourne
• ~5 million people
Step 2: Coffee drinkers
Assume:
• ~70% of people drink coffee
5,000,000×0.7=3,500,000 coffee drinkers
Step 3: Cups per person
Average consumption:
• ~1.5 cups per day per drinker
answer: 5.25 million cups per day

5. 1623 Jellybeans
https://puzzleaday.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/how-many-jelly-beans-are-in-the-jar/

We’re back with more volunteering opportunities!!!

Our school outreach programs including Metroneering, Regioneering, and Maths Without Limits are the easiest and most rewarding programs to get involved in the club. No experience is required, just a passion for inspiring young students!

Venture out to Primary Schools 30min from Melbourne Uni and run a series of one-hour workshops with a group of 3-4 enthusiastic EWB vollies. The session starts with a presentation about what engineering is, and then focusing on a specific type of engineering in a hands-on activity.

Spots are LIMITED so GET IN QUICK. You’ll be placed in a WhatsApp group chat which will tell you where to meet and also provides a platform to communicate with your team members.

This term we will be conducting workshops at:

⭐️ Banyule Primary School | Monday 27th April | 8:30am - 1pm | Safe Structures
⭐️ Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School | Tuesday 5th May | 8:30am - 1:30pm | Prosthetic Leg
⭐️ Flemington Primary School | Thursday 7th May | Time: TBC | Clean Water
⭐️ Clifton Hill Primary School | Monday 11th May | 11:30am - 3:20pm | Safe Structures
⭐️ Ormond Primary School | Thursday 14th May | 8:30am - 2pm | Safe Structures
📍 You are welcome to sign up for multiple volunteering days.

📍 Longer break but we will still have access to the teaching room throughout to study or focus on something else, if you are able stay for the whole day.

This sounds fun I know… so what are you waiting for? Sign up below to secure YOUR spot⬇

Link to sign up!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlVpuH_Pxc1V-DSs87Um3JtdXY7iF-pStMzrUmXD6CE_qGAA/viewform

❗️Update to communications ❗️
We are switching to Teams as the main platform for communications. More details are outlined in the sign up form.