diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd874548..481aa290 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ docs/
 # translation temp files
 po/*~
 
+# Custom
+renv/
diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
index 4153dd42..db14a936 100644
--- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 title: "Contributor Code of Conduct"
 ---
 
+Although this is Melbourne Bioinformatics content, we abide by the same Carpentries Code of Conduct explicited below:
+
 As contributors and maintainers of this project,
 we pledge to follow the [The Carpentries Code of Conduct][coc].
 
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index b49991e9..b6d52847 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -2,29 +2,24 @@
 # Values for this lesson.
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Which carpentry is this (swc, dc, lc, or cp)?
-# swc: Software Carpentry
-# dc: Data Carpentry
-# lc: Library Carpentry
-# cp: Carpentries (to use for instructor training for instance)
-# incubator: The Carpentries Incubator
-# 
-# This option supports custom types so lessons can be branded
-# and themed with your own logo and alt-text (see `carpentry_description`)
-# See https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/editing.html#adding-a-custom-logo
-carpentry: 'incubator'
+# Which carpentry is this (swc, dc, lc, or cp)? < REPLACED with UNIMELB institutes >
+# uom: University of Melbourne
+# mb: Melbourne Bioinformatics
+# mig: Melbourne Integrative Genomics
+# wehi: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
+carpentry: 'uom'
 
 # Alt-text description of the lesson.
-carpentry_description: 'Lesson Description'
+carpentry_description: 'Lesson Description' # FIXME
 
 # Overall title for pages.
 title: 'Lesson Title' # FIXME
 
-# Date the lesson was created (YYYY-MM-DD, this is empty by default)
+# Date the lesson was created ('YYYY-MM-DD', this is empty by default)
 created: ~ # FIXME
 
-# Comma-separated list of keywords for the lesson
-keywords: 'software, data, lesson, The Carpentries' # FIXME
+# Comma-separated list of keywords for the lesson. Avoid words in the title.
+keywords: 'software, data, lesson' # FIXME
 
 # Life cycle stage of the lesson
 # possible values: pre-alpha, alpha, beta, stable
@@ -34,13 +29,13 @@ life_cycle: 'pre-alpha' # FIXME
 license: 'CC-BY 4.0'
 
 # Link to the source repository for this lesson
-source: 'https://github.com/carpentries/workbench-template-md' # FIXME
+source: 'https://github.com/melbournebioinformatics/workbench-template-rmd' # FIXME
 
 # Default branch of your lesson
 branch: 'main'
 
 # Who to contact if there are any issues
-contact: 'team@carpentries.org' # FIXME
+contact: 'fixme@fixme.org' # FIXME
 
 # Navigation ------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -82,4 +77,7 @@ profiles:
 # This space below is where custom yaml items (e.g. pinning
 # sandpaper and varnish versions) should live
 
+# This is the UoM varnish, which is a custom version of the Carpentries varnish
+varnish: 'melbournebioinformatics/uom-varnish@main'
+url: 'melbournebioinformatics.github.io/uom-varnish'
 
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index af662764..420573c6 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 site: sandpaper::sandpaper_site
 ---
 
-This is a new lesson built with [The Carpentries Workbench][workbench]. 
+This is a new lesson built with the [Melbourne Bioinformatics fork](https://github.com/melbournebioinformatics/workbench-template-md) of the [Carpentries Workbench](workbench).
 
+For more information on Melbourne Bioinformatics, please see our [official page](mb-uom-page) and our [tutorial collection](mb-tutorials). If you would like to attend one of our workshops, please follow our [Eventbrite page](mb-eventbrite), where you can get notifications and register for upcoming workshops.
 
+[mb-uom-page]: https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/melbournebioinformatics
+[mb-tutorials]: https://melbournebioinformatics.github.io/MelBioInf_docs/
+[mb-eventbrite]: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/d/australia--melbourne/melbourne-bioinformatics/
 [workbench]: https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs