{"id":31715,"date":"2026-07-24T16:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=31715"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:39:35","slug":"step-in-solo-step-out-connected-join-curtin-volunteers-at-pop-up-picnic","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/step-in-solo-step-out-connected-join-curtin-volunteers-at-pop-up-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Step in solo, step out connected: Join Curtin Volunteers! at Pop-up Picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Reading time: 1 minute.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wanted to go to a campus event, but didn&#8217;t have anyone to go with? You&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step in solo, step out connected<\/strong> is a new initiative introducing solo-friendly experiences at Curtin, making it easier and more comfortable for students to attend events on their own, meet new people and feel part of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re new to Curtin, looking to expand your social circle or simply keen to try something different, these events are designed with solo attendees in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No need to bring a friend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plenty of other students will be attending on their own too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitators will be there to help break the ice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relaxed activities that make conversations feel easy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First up: Curtin Volunteers! at Pop-up Picnic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first <strong>Step in solo, step out connected<\/strong> experience is launching in partnership with <strong>Curtin Volunteers!<\/strong> at Pop-up Picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join a relaxed outdoor volunteering activity alongside other students to create small items for a charitable cause. It\u2019s an easy, low-pressure way to connect with others if you&#8217;re in the mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;ll also be snacks, conversation starters and friendly facilitators to help everyone feel welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay for at least 20 minutes and you&#8217;ll receive a free Guild coffee voucher. Plus, every time you attend, you&#8217;ll go into the draw to win prizes including cinema tickets, escape room vouchers and Perth Zoo tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pop-up Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Creative Quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Thursday 30 July, Thursday 13 August, Thursday 3 September<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: 11am\u20132pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you stay for 20 minutes or the whole afternoon, you&#8217;re welcome to come exactly as you are. No plus one required!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find out more via the <a href=\"https:\/\/properties.curtin.edu.au\/event\/curtin-pop-up-picnic\/\">Pop-up Picnic event page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Step in solo, step out connected experience is launching in partnership with Curtin Volunteers! at Pop-up Picnic. | Reading time: 1 min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4499,"featured_media":31716,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[140,146],"class_list":["post-31715","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-on-campus","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CV-pop-up-picnic-event-1588x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Alex","last_name":"Mangoba","display_name":"Alex Mangoba"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-09-03 14:00:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=31715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}