The UEC has won Club Olympics for the first time in a few years. After years of coming "this close" we have finally cracked it!

Though not strictly sporting, the road to Club Olympics glory was long and messy. The Tug-of-War, Boat Races, individual 2L men's milk skull, individual 500ml women's milk skull and rhythmic gymnastics were worthy wins. But it seems the UEC can not drive or pedal due to poor performance in the Mario Kart Racing and three legged spoon race. Overall victory was secured with an draw for first in paint fighting, a win for the women's jelly wrestling and a second in body painting.

As a prelude to the final Interfaculty sport of the year, Athletics, the Great Run was held on Tuesday, 2nd September. Four competitors for the UEC took part and we would like to congratulate Thomas Bruins and Monique Hollick for winning the men's and women's competition!

A big thank you must go out to our other competitors for securing valuable points, Max Daube and SJ Robinson. Results of Interfaculty Sport 2008 will be released soon.

Finally, anyone who has competed in Interfaculty Sport during 2008 is invited to our Sport Windup, 10th September from 1-2pm behind ELT1. Enerflex, our sport sponsor, will also be in attendance. A FREE BBQ will be run by our wonderful Sport Reps. 

The only recently discovered "Golden Ticket" is your pass to every single UEC social event for the next 12 months! Ball? You're there! Cocktail? Looking Sharp! Pub Crawl 1? Oh yeah! Pub Crawl 2? Interrobang! Quiz Night? No worries! A year dinner that is appropriate to your age group? Probably!

How can this amazing prize be yours? All you have to do is design next years UEC shirt.

We are sorry to inform you that the 2008 Western Power Cocktail Party has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.

We will be refunding all tickets sold beginning Monday August 18th, from 1-2pm daily outside the Engineering common room.  Please pass this information on to anybody who has purchased a ticket. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Would you like to spend 5 days on a mountaineering trip in the Wanaka area in New Zealand? The UEC has opened applications for this year's Barry Armour Award, which involves exactly that. The award goes to a final/penultimate year student enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics that actively participates in all aspects of university life. The successful applicant must be fit, enthusiastic and have a passion for nature and the outdoors. They must have a strong history of contributions to University and Faculty events. If you think that you fit the description, please apply to the UEC by September 22nd, 2008. An application form is attached.

The UEC is currently accepting sponsorship for 2009. If your company has not received a sponsorship package, or if you have any queries, please contact one of the following:

• President, Alex Doncon on president@uec.org.au
• Treasurer, Fiona Brand on treasurer@uec.org.au

The benefits of becoming a 2009 sponsor include:

Photos from most of our events this year have been sorted through, and uploaded. Below is a list of event pages (in chronological order) that have been updated with photo galleries:

• O'Day
• Fresher Camp
• Interfaculty Sport - Soccer
• Fresher BBQ
• Structerre Presentation
• Interfaculty Sport - Cricket and Softball
• Link Week Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ
• TWOSS (Third Week of Semester Show)
• Graduate Networking Dinner
• Interfaculty Sport - Tennis
• PROSH
• SKM Sundowner
• Pub Crawl I

UEC and the ECM faculty are trying hard to find all ECM graduates, especially in preparation for the university's 100th anniversary. If you are a graduate you can provide the university with your details at www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/alumni.

In addition, the UEC is working with the faculty to create and maintain a list of all UEC Committee members, both past and present. The UEC is in the process of creating a record of everyone's name, year(s) on committee and associated position(s), while the unversity maintains a database of contact details. Later this year the UEC is organising an event for all past committee members to get together. The evening is anticipated to be in late August.

Be aware that ticket sales for the 2008 UEC Ball will finish this Wednesday, the 7th of May. There are not many tickets left, and there will be no sales at the door. Come and grab one for $85 and enjoy a classy night. Drinks and a 3 course meal are provided in the ticket price.

If you are still filling in your table form, please be aware that we need them returned by 2pm, also this Wednesday. Failure to return your form will result in you and your group of friends being randomly allocated tables.

A small batch of yellow helmets, printed with the UEC logo have arrived. They are sure to sell out fast, and we have limited numbers available. Come by the engineering common room between 1-2pm to grab one for $15. They are a must have for any social UEC event.

The UEC T-shirts have also been reduced in price. They are now $10 for a 2008 shirt, or $5 for a 2007 one.

See the merchandise page for other merchandise available.