2014 03 CONTENTS PERFORMANCE University Sport, Awards and Elite Athletes

02 Varsity Challenge 20 University Sport by the Numbers 21 ANNUAL REPORT SPORTS 2014 Representative Sport Results 22 Chairman’s and Director’s Report 03 Blues and Sports Awards 24 01 Distinguished Service Award 24 HIGHLIGHTS OF MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY SPORT 2014 Elite Athlete Program 25 Outstanding Individual Results 28 Governor of Victoria Opens the Ernie Cropley Pavilion 05 National Benchmarking has University Of Melbourne Leading for Participation 05 04 University Athletes Represent Australia at the 2014 CLUBS Sochi Winter Olympics 06 Achievements, Milestones and Results Australian Boat Race 06 Inaugural Varsity Challenge 07 Competitive Clubs 36 Record-Breaking Year for University Football 07 Instructional Clubs 53 Melbourne University Lightning Club Formed 08 Recreational Clubs 56 Orientation and Big Play Day 08

Rugby Young Achiever Award 09 05 Alex Rowe Equals 46 Year-Old Australian Record 09 FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES Dylan Alcott Wins British Open 10 Planning and Renovations, Usage and Finance 40th Anniversary of Australia’s First World Rowing Championship Gold Medal 10 Facilities 63 Gillon McLachlan Named AFL CEO 10 Maintenance 64 Richard Telford Inducted into Sports Australia Hall of Fame 10 Finance 64 Sports Foundation 64

02 PARTICIPATION 06 College, Campus, Community and Fitness Programs PEOPLE, PARTNERS AND DONORS Supporting Melbourne University Sport College Sport 13

Campus Sport 14 Strategic Plan for Sport 68 Community Sport 15 MU Sport Team 69 Fitness Services 16 MU Sport Board 70 Aquatics 17 History of Sport at the University of Melbourne 72 Group Fitness 18 Donor Acknowledgement 73 Vale Frank Henagan 74 Supporters and Preferred Suppliers 74 Give to Sport 75

Cover: The College Dash at the opening of the Ernie Cropley Pavilion. It is with great pleasure I am able to present This year, the Board and staff have engaged CHAIRMAN’S the 2014 Annual Report and, after almost six our stakeholders in considering the future years as Chairman of the Board, my last. challenges and opportunities for Sport at the University in preparation for the next REPORT My time with the Board has been an Strategic Plan for Sport. We have achieved exciting period for Sport at the University much over the last six years but important commencing in 2009 with the development new themes are emerging about the role 03 and endorsement of ‘The University of sport plays in leadership and also in Melbourne Strategic Plan for Sport,

developing esprit de corps across the ANNUAL REPORT SPORTS 2014 2010–2015’. The Plan contained the bold University community. vision to become the leading sporting University in the country for performance, Finally, I would like to thank my fellow participation and quality of facilities. Board members, MU Sport staff and our dedicated volunteers and coaches for their During a period of great uncertainty in fantastic efforts in 2014, and also express my the higher education sector, Sport at the appreciation for the continued support of the University has continued to prosper, and University Senior Management Group. I have this Report highlights and celebrates the enjoyed my time as Chair of the Board and I many achievements of our student athletes, can leave confident that Sport is in good hands. sporting teams and clubs. The Report also I wish the incoming Chair well for the future. outlines the impressive and growing range of programs that encourage students and I hope that you find this Report staff to engage in regular physical activity. both informative and entertaining. The University is now proudly the leading Group of Eight University for the level of student participation. Geoff Rees Chairman

It is with great pleasure and satisfaction • Property and Campus Services for DIRECTOR’S that I reflect on the achievements of Sport, their support for the development and fitness and recreation at the University maintenance of the University’s sports during 2014. The Annual Report illustrates and fitness facilities; REPORT what was another outstanding year, and I would like to acknowledge the many people • Colleagues across the University, and organisations dedicated to improving the MUSUL and the residential colleges opportunities for students at the University. for their collaboration and commitment They include: to improving the student experience; • Club committees, coaches, and support • Executive Director of Engagement, Mr staff who ensure clubs are viable and Adrian Collette, and the University Senior successful; Executive for their continued support and recognition of the contribution that Sport, • Sporting alumni who generously fitness and recreation makes to the support clubs, scholarships and University; and sports capital projects; • Staff at Melbourne University Sport and • Student athletes, coaches and team members of the Board, in particular, the managers who represent the University very dedicated Chair Mr Geoff Rees who, and their county at regional, national alas, will move on in early 2015 after six and international university sporting stellar years in the role. competitions; I would finally like to acknowledge the • Staff and Board at Australian University students and staff at the University who Sport, and fellow university sporting continue to represent the University with bodies, who continue to collaborate for pride, supporting our activities in ever- the good of the university sport industry increasing numbers and providing us despite fierce on-field rivalries; with important feedback. • Blues Advisory Committee and the Sports Scholarships Committee; Tim Lee • Cox Architects, builders Kane Director of Sport Constructions and the numerous contractors – in particular, Project Manager Ms Emily Dixon – who did an amazing job in developing the Ernie Cropley Pavilion; 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

Elite Athlete Katya Crema represented Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. HIGHLIGHTS

IN A YEAR OF MANY HIGHLIGHTS, THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE MOMENTS FOR SPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE IN 2014.

The University’s new sports pavilion – GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA OPENS Ernie Cropley Pavilion – officially opened 05 on 15 September 2014 at a ceremony with THE ERNIE CROPLEY PAVILION the Governor of Victoria, the Honourable HIGHLIGHTS Alex Chernov AC QC. The $6.7 million project received $1.3 million in philanthropic support including a donor who matched gifts on a dollar-for- dollar basis. Cox Architects, an Australian firm with particular expertise in sports architecture, was responsible for the design. Affectionately known as ‘The Pavvy’, this iconic building has been a significant landmark on campus for more than 160 years as the home of football, cricket and baseball. It was last upgraded more than 50 years ago following a fire that razed the entire structure, except for the turret, which has been restored in the new building design. The Pavilion’s new facilities are designed to accommodate the high levels of performance and competition associated with University teams and clubs. (L–R) Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis, Director of Sport Tim Lee, Governor of Victoria the Hon. Alex Chernov AC, QC and Chancellor Elizabeth Alexander The Pavilion bears the name of Ernie AM at the opening of the Ernie Cropley Pavilion. Cropley in recognition of Cropley’s services to the University for over 50 years as head curator of the University’s grounds and mentor to generations of students.

The University’s commitment to sport was NATIONAL recognised as part of a new Australia-wide BENCHMARKING benchmarking study. The University of South Australia’s Centre HAS UNIVERSITY OF for Tourism and Management completed the first National University Sport Benchmarking MELBOURNE LEADING Project. The highest ranking of the Group of Eight Universities for sporting participation FOR PARTICIPATION was The University of Melbourne for 2013, with 400,000 opportunities for fitness, sport, recreation and club activities offered to students during the year.

Students supporting the Melbourne University team at Varsity Challenge. UNIVERSITY ATHLETES REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS

Five alumni and students from the University represented Australia at the Sochi Winter Elite Athlete Anton Grimus Olympics in Russia in February 2014. 2014 Winter Olympics Ski Cross Katya Crema, Anton Grimus, Brodie athlete at Sochi, Russia. Summers, Mitch Gourley and Cameron Rahles-Rahbula were part of a 56-athlete 06 squad, the largest Australia has sent to a Winter Games. HIGHLIGHTS Anton Grimus is a Masters of Engineering student who competed in ski cross. Brodie Summers is an Environments student who competed in moguls. Mitch Gourley is studying Commerce and competed in all five para-alpine events. Cameron Rhales-Rabula is a Physiotherapy graduate who made Sochi his fourth Winter Olympics. Katya Crema is a Masters of Property student who competed in the ski cross event. Unfortunately, Rhales-Rabula did not compete in any events at Sochi due to injuries received prior to the Games. He carried the Australian flag during the Paralympic opening ceremony.

AUSTRALIAN BOAT RACE

The Womens Eight crew from the University claimed their sixth consecutive Australian Boat Race title, comprehensively out-rowing the University of Sydney on Sydney Harbour on 26 October 2014. Lead by Captain Jennifer Cleary, the Womens Eight got off to a strong start and were never headed as they rowed into Darling Harbour a full 28 seconds in front of their rivals to claim the Bella Guerin Trophy. In the second race of the morning, the University of Sydney won the Mens Eight race by under 10 seconds to reclaim the Edmund Barton Trophy. Since head-to-head competition between the two universities resumed in 2009, the The Womens Eight crew overall tally stands at 6–0 in Melbourne’s win their fifth consecutive favour for the Womens Eight and 4–2 Australian Boat Race. in Sydney’s favour for the Mens Eight. 07 HIGHLIGHTS

The Melbourne University Basketball team celebrate their Varsity Challenge victory over Monash.

The Varsity Challenge was held for the first time in April, allowing students from the two top INAUGURAL VARSITY sporting universities in Victoria – The University of Melbourne and Monash University – the CHALLENGE chance to compete against each other. The two-day sporting fest held across Melbourne’s Parkville and Monash’s Clayton campuses proved to be a success for athletes and spectators alike. The final scorecard favoured the hosts on each day: Melbourne won three of four events on day one, claiming victories in Womens Hockey, Womens AFL and Mens Basketball. On day two at Monash, the hosts again took the lead with wins in Womens Soccer, Mens Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee and, for the overall title, Womens Basketball.

RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

The Melbourne University Football Club has achieved one of its most successful years ever, winning four premierships in 2014. The University Blacks won the premiership in the Premier and Premier Reserve divisions defeating the Old Collegians and Old Xaverians in their respective grand finals (13.12.90 d. 7.4.46 and 9.9.63 d. 7.11.53). The Blacks had not won a premiership in the highest division since 1974. The University Blues mirrored the Blacks’ efforts in the Premier B divisions, winning in both the Premier B and Premier B Reserve competitions against Old Carey (20.22.142 d. 10.7.67) and St Kevin’s (13.7.85 d. 7.8.50) respectively. The University Blacks Senior team wins The Blues team has now moved up to the the VAFA Division 1 Premiership. Premier Division alongside the Blacks team. The University of Melbourne has joined the Victorian Netball League (VNL) from season MELBOURNE 2015, after signing on as Principal Partner of the Western Lightning Netball Club. UNIVERSITY LIGHTNING To be known as Melbourne University Lightning, the Club will field 19 and under, Division 1, and championship teams until at least 2018 in Victoria’s premier netball competition. CLUB FORMED The University’s Parkville campus will also become the Club’s home base. Teams competing as part of the existing Melbourne University Netball Club will continue with the prospect of a more direct pathway into elite netball now available to them. The VNL is a 10-team league and an important part of Netball Victoria’s Identification Development Program, providing pathways for developing netballers into the ANZ Championships and Australian Netball League. This partnership with the VNL signifies the University’s commitment to supporting elite athletes as they undertake their studies while pursuing a sporting career. 08 HIGHLIGHTS

Mascots from Melbourne University colleges participate in Big Play Day (L-R): Whitley College, International House, St Hilda’s College, Queen’s and University College.

students about fitness, sporting and Highlights of the day included the College ORIENTATION AND recreation opportunities at the University. Mascot Race through the Olympic Obstacle An additional Clubs day gave MU Sport Inflatable Course, which involved mascots BIG PLAY DAY further opportunity to encourage new from Whitley, International House, St Hilda’s, members to join University sporting, Queen’s and University College (the Panda recreational and instructional clubs. from International House narrowly won). The inaugural Big Play Day (BPD) was Participants were given the chance to Semester 1 and 2 Orientation and MU held on Thursday 13 March – a half-day of race against student Olympians Phoebe Sport’s new participation initiative, Big free music, food and fitness and sporting Stanley (Australian Rowing Team) and Play Day, provided over 11,000 engagement activities. Working with sporting partners Brodie Summers (Australian Skiing Team). opportunities for students to speak directly such as Cricket Victoria, Oz Pitch Softball, Group fitness classes, Mega Zumba and to staff and participate in MU Sport activities. Touch Victoria, Cardio Tennis and sporting ‘80s Dance held on the Rawlinson track volunteers from FC11, more than 500 were also well attended. MU Sport maintained a strong presence students and staff participated in 12 different at both Semester 1 and 2 Orientations, fitness and sporting activities across the participating in the Student Services and University Sporting Precinct. Clubs and Societies days to inform new RUGBY YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD

Australian junior representative Sione Tuipulotu was named the winner of the 2014 University of Melbourne Rugby Young Achiever Award at the Weary Dunlop Luncheon at Crown Palladium on Thursday 16 October 2014. The star number 12 for St Kevin’s College helped lead the team to a third consecutive 09 Victorian Secondary Schools Rugby Union

Division 1 Championship. Tuipulotu is also HIGHLIGHTS a member of the Melbourne Rebels U17 squad, the Victorian Schools U18 team and the Australian Schoolboys team that toured New Zealand. Presented at the Melbourne Rebels’ Weary Dunlop Club Luncheon, the award is open to school rugby players across the state who exemplify the attributes Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop made famous: leadership, academic endeavour and sporting excellence. Now in its fourth year, the $7,000 award will (L-R) Director of Sport Tim Lee with Rugby Young Achiever Finalists Robert Renzella, Sione Tuipulotu provide Sione with an academic scholarship, (winner) and Rhys Griffiths (represented by his father). a rugby scholarship and in-kind support from the Melbourne University Sport’s Elite Athlete Program.

ALEX ROWE EQUALS 46 YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN RECORD

Biomedicine student Alex Rowe had an outstanding 2014 on the athletics track, equalling alumnus and Olympian Ralph Doubell’s 46 year-old 800m Australian Record. Both Doubell and Rowe ran 1.44:40, with Rowe recording his time in Monaco on Friday 18 July. While this qualified him to compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rowe suffered a hamstring injury that prevented him from representing Australia. However, his experience in making the team will undoubtedly assist him in continuing Elite Athlete Alex Rowe. his athletic career. Commerce student Dylan Alcott triumphed of the Order of Australia. He now ranks DYLAN ALCOTT WINS at the British Open, winning the Wheelchair among the world’s best quadriplegic Quad Tennis Singles title in Nottingham, tennis players and has his sights set BRITISH OPEN United Kingdom, in July. on a career in tennis. Alcott defeated local favourite, UK Alcott also conducted fundraising for the number three seed Andy Lapthorne Starlight Foundation and Variety, undertaking in the final (7-5 6-1). a 24-hour tennis marathon with the aim of raising $100,000 for these charities. Alcott previously competed in wheelchair basketball, winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, a feat that earned him a medal

10 FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDAL

On 8 September 1974 in Lucerne, Switzerland, the Melbourne University Boat Club Lightweight Four became the first Australian crew to win gold at the World Rowing Championships. The boat was crewed by Campbell Johnston, Andrew Michelmore, Geoff Rees and Colin Smith. All of the crew members have remained close friends and are still actively involved (L-R) Coach Peter Philp with alumni rowers with the University. Mr Michelmore has been Campbell Johnston, Andrew Michelmore, the Chair of Ormond College Council for Geoff Rees, and Colin Smith. the past 12 years and Mr Rees is the Chair of the Melbourne University Sport Board.

GILLON MCLACHLAN RICHARD TELFORD INDUCTED INTO NAMED AFL CEO SPORTS AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME

Alumnus and long-time supporter of Alumnus and sports scientist Richard University football, Gillon McLachlan was Telford has been inducted into the Sports appointed head of the AFL in April 2014. Australia Hall of Fame for his contribution to Australian sport and research. McLachlan completed a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) at the University and lived at Trinity Telford completed a PhD in Cardiovascular College with his future wife, Laura. He played Research at the University in 1979 and went for the University Blues until 2003, functioning on to become the first sports scientist at as the team’s captain from 2000 to 2002, the Australian Institute of Sport. and winning Best and Fairest in 2000. While at the University, Telford was a member McLachlan continues to be a regular attendee of the University Cricket team and helped at Blues games and functions, a sign of coach the Victorian Cricket team. his passion and support for football at the University. Upon retirement, he was appointed a life member of the Blues in recognition of his contributions to the Club for nearly a decade. Alumnus Richard Telford inducted into Sports Australia Hall of Fame. PARTICIPATION

Students enjoying Big Play Day. PARTICIPATION

In 2014, there was over 820,000 participation opportunities for sport, fitness or recreational activity offered to students, alumni, staff and community members, up from 684,219 in 2013 – an increase of almost 20%. 18,000 students are regular users of the sport, recreation and instructional facilities and programs.

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Gridiron plus 40 other sporting clubs recruit new members during Orientation.

Team Melbourne participants after finishing the Melbourne Marathon. COLLEGE SPORT

College Sport provides residents of • International House Mens team winning the University’s affiliated colleges with both Second XVIII Football and Second representative opportunities across 24 XI Cricket sporting competitions, some dating back more than 130 years. • Large crowds of 700-plus supporters turning out in their college colours for College Sport competitions run during the marquee night finals in hockey and netball academic year from March to September. to cheer on their respective colleges Ormond College backed up a dominant 2013 Trinity College was awarded the Tickner with another strong sporting year, winning Cup for Overall Place (weighting) relative 10 College Sport titles. Trinity was next best to the number of college residents. This was with six titles. St. Hilda’s and International supported by their overall win in the Cowan House also took a share of the spoils with Cup for Mens points, where they narrowly two titles apiece. defeated Ormond College who were victorious in the Holmes Shield for Womens points. 13 Of the many highlights throughout the year,

notable results included: College Sport continued to provide some PARTICIPATION 9,000 game opportunities for residents to • Ormond College once again owning the participate in throughout the year with many Yarra River by securing all four wins in sporting finals (including netball, hockey and the Rowing Regatta football), carnivals and the Regatta drawing Trinity College (white jersey) vs • Whitley College winning their third vocal crowds in excess of 700 spectators. St. Hilda’s College (green jersey) straight Second VII Netball Competition competing in college AFL.

2014 COLLEGE SPORT CHAMPIONS

SPORT MENS CHAMPION WOMENS CHAMPION

Athletics Ormond College Ormond College Queen’s College (green dress) Badminton – Mixed Trinity College – vs Whitley College (blue dress) competing in college netball. Cricket – First XI Ormond College – Cricket – Second XI International House – Football – First XVIII Trinity College – Football – Second XVIII International House – Football – Women – Ormond College Hockey Trinity College Queen’s College Netball – First VII – St. Hilda’s Netball – Second VII – Whitley College Rowing – First VIII Ormond College Ormond College Rowing – Second VIII Ormond College Ormond College Soccer Trinity College Ormond College Softball – Trinity College Squash – Mixed St. Hilda’s – Swimming Ormond College Trinity College Volleyball Trinity College Kendall Hall Student Athlete of the Year Jordan Quaile (Queen’s) Kirsty Horne (UC) 2014 COLLEGE SPORT POINTS

PLACE TICKNER CUP WEIGHTING COWAN CUP POINTS HOLMES SHIELD POINTS OVERALL PLACE MENS PLACE WOMENS PLACE (WEIGHTING) (POINTS) (POINTS) Ormond College 1st Trinity 2.13 Trinity 345 Ormond 370 student supporters.

2nd Ormond 1.56 Ormond 330 Trinity 245

3rd St. Hilda’s 1.48 St. Hilda’s 140 Queen’s 210

4th Kendall Hall 1.28 International 130 St. Hilda’s 140 House 5th Queen’s 1.15 UC 85 Kendall Hall 95

6th St. Mary’s 0.58 Queen’s 80 St. Mary’s 45

7th International 0.56 Newman 70 Whitley 40 14 House 8th UC 0.55 St. Mary’s 50 International 35 PARTICIPATION House 9th Whitley 0.36 Whitley 10 UC 25

10th Newman 0.28 Janet Clarke 0 Newman 10 Hall 11th Janet Clarke 0.10 Kendall Hall 0 Janet Clarke Hall 10 Hall

Note: Tickner Cup weighting is calculated according to the number of total points per college/population per college.

CAMPUS SPORT

Campus Sport provides opportunities 2014 CAMPUS for students and staff to compete socially SPORT CHAMPIONS in a fun, lunchtime sporting program. Competitions were held in both Semester 1 and Semester 2 during the year. The SPORT SEMESTER 1 TEAMS SEMESTER 2 TEAMS sports from previous years remained as favourites, with the competitions Mens Futsal (Tuesday) Elise Westphalen 12 Alice Timbrell 12 of Mens and Mixed Futsal, and Mixed Netball, claiming the most participants. Mens Futsal (Thursday) Iron Ladies 6 Really Good Friends 6 Overall, the competition exceeded 2013 participation numbers reaching 7,488 Mixed Futsal Ladies Man 12 Ladies Man 12 opportunities (up from 6,460 in 2013 and 6,360 in 2012) due to an extra futsal Mixed Netball (Tuesday) The Seven Dorfs 12 Netbullers 12 competition taking place in Semester 1, helping the program reach its target for participation growth. Mixed Netball (Wednesday) Muffin Stuffers 4 The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls 6 Futsal continued to be the most popular Campus Sport program with six separate competitions taking place across the year and 300 weekly participants in both semesters. COMMUNITY SPORT

Community Sport offers social sporting competitions for participants from both the University and wider community. Competitions are held after hours and on weekends.

Community sport offers a chance for social sporting competitions Tin Alley Netball throughout the year. and Volleyball

Tin Alley Netball was held during Semester 2014 TIN ALLEY 15 1 and 2 on Wednesday nights. The Semester SPORT CHAMPIONS 1 Autumn competition filled to capacity with PARTICIPATION 25 teams competing. A further 22 teams took part in the Semester 2 Spring competition. SPORT SEMESTER 1 TEAMS SEMESTER 2 TEAMS

Tin Alley Volleyball, which only began in 2013, Mixed Netball – Div 1 The Acceptables 6 BSC Bunnies 6 gradually grew across the year with three competitions and the registration of 21 teams. Mixed Netball – Div 2 The Netballz 6 Jalapeno Hotties 10

The addition of Tin Alley Volleyball in the Mixed Netball – Div 3 Queen’s Green 6 – – program has seen game opportunities for the Community Sport program increase Womens Netball The Crushers 7 MUNC Bearcats 6 to 5,856 in 2014 (up from 4,896 in 2012 and 5,458 in 2013). Mixed Volleyball Autumn 8 It’s Not Yet Monday! – Winter 4 Ball Of Duty –

Spring A 4 Notorious D.I.G –

Spring B 6 Smack Attack –

TEAM MELBOURNE Team Melbourne PARTICIPATION

Team Melbourne is staff, students and alumni participating in community EVENT DATE PARTICIPANTS sporting events, including Run for the Kids, Mother’s Day Classic, Melbourne Run for the Kids 13 April 97 Marathon and Around the Bay. Mothers’ Day Classic 11 May 110 Team Melbourne provided opportunities for 410 participants to compete and represent the Melbourne Marathon 12 October 173 University. MU Sport provided a University of Melbourne singlet to participants and offered Around The Bay 19 October 30 support in the form of recovery food, energy drinks and massage. Casual Facility Visits

Campus Sport is a chance to participate in casual competitions. Students, staff and the community can use sport facilities on a casual basis. The facilities include tennis, squash, badminton, basketball, netball and volleyball courts, as well as an athletics track and hockey pitch. Participation across our venue hire facilities grew by 8% with the successful launch of student programs such as Quick Hit for squash, tennis and badminton, as well as the success of the Pavilion function space and increased demand for the Ski Lodge at Mt Buller. Overall, casual facility student visits increased by 4,586 compared to the previous year.

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PARTICIPATION SKI LODGE Ski Lodge OCCUPANCY

The University of Melbourne Ski Lodge is located on Mt Buller in the 2,400 heart of the alpine village. The lodge is available for students, staff, alumni 2,000 and community members, and has 40 beds spread over 10 bedrooms 1,600 in dorm-style accommodation. The excellent conditions in 2014 allowed 1,200 for an extension of the snow season and

the lodge was running at capacity right Bed Numbers 800 throughout the winter months. This led to an increase in patronage within our 400 Alpine lodge of 5.3% over 2013. The University of Melbourne Ski Lodge at Mt Buller. 0 2012 2013 2014

FITNESS SERVICES

A range of fitness opportunities are provided for students, staff, alumni and the community across three sites: the Sports Centre, the Beaurepaire Centre and Lincoln Square Fitness. Fitness Services includes aquatics, The Beaurepaire Gym strength and fitness gyms, and group new cardio machines. fitness programs. MEMBERSHIP Membership PARTICIPATION

Members have unlimited access to all three balance was made up of community 8,000 fitness facilities on campus, including pool members. While the distribution of members access and the group fitness program. has remained relatively stable since 2012, there has been an overall increase in Special rates are offered to all University of membership numbers at peak times. 6,000 Melbourne students, which is intended to provide students with options for improving In 2014, almost 2,000 new users completed their health and fitness while studying. an introductory session, compared to 775 in 2013. Free monthly training programs during 4,000 During the peak period of the academic year non-peak periods were also introduced and in 2014, students accounted for over 71% (up proved popular. from 69% in previous years), while staff and 2,000 alumni accounted for 19%, and the remaining

0 2012 2013 2014 Fitness 17 PARTICIPATION The Beaurepaire Centre and Lincoln Square of 2,257 across the year during its second full FITNESS Fitness have a broad range of strength and year of operation. LSF welcomed 35,903 visits PARTICIPATION fitness equipment with fitness instructors in 2014 accounting for 14% of the total fitness on-hand to provide specific training centre visits across both sites. programs and guidance for all users. The current trend towards functional 300,000 Equipment ranges from electronic cardio fitness training and High Intensity Interval equipment to pin-loaded and free weights Training (HIIT) continued, with many strength equipment, as well as a variety of members undertaking kettlebell, ergo 240,000 equipment used for functional fitness such and barbell training. As such, a new as kettle bells, TRX bands, rings and straps. functional training area was developed in the Beaurepaire Centre. 180,000 Overall fitness participation figures increased significantly in 2014 with 296,665 total visits $150,000 worth of new cardio equipment to the fitness facilities compared to 243,528 in was purchased in 2014 including 12 treadmills, 120,000 2013, representing an increase of over 20%. 11 elliptical cross trainers, one stepmill, four airbikes, five spin bikes, one ski ergometer The participation numbers at the Beaurepaire and four rowers. 60,000 Centre increased in 2014 with an overall increase of approximately 40,880 visits across the year. Lincoln Square Fitness (LSF) also 0 enjoyed an increase in participation figures 2012 2013 2014

AQUATICS Aquatics PARTICIPATION

The Beaurepaire Pool is ideally suited to lap 120,000 swimming and offers lessons for school- aged and adult swimmers of all abilities by a team of AUSTSWIM qualified teachers and 90,000 Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) accredited coaches. 60,000 Aquatics visits at the Beaurepaire Centre increased from 70,000 to 101,059. This 30,000 increase can be partly attributed to improved The Beaurepaire methods of data collection, due to the use Centre Pool. of infrared technology for logging visits to 0 the pool by both swimmers and spectators. 2012 2013 2014 Group Fitness

Group Fitness programs consist of a variety of exercise classes set to music and led by qualified fitness professionals. Classes cater for all levels of fitness and include Les Mills pre-choreographed classes such as BodyPump, BodyAttack, BodyStep and BodyBalance, alongside classes as diverse as Zumba and Pilates. Classes attract both female and male participants, and class participation numbers can vary from 5 to 50. The Group Fitness program in 2014 continued to maintain excellent participation Fitness members enjoying numbers. Overall, attendance increased a group fitness class. by just under 5% from 2013. 18 Group Fitness attendance at Lincoln

PARTICIPATION Square benefited from its first full year of programming with 22% growth – over 3,215 extra visits and 217 extra classes ‘80s Footloose‘n’Fit, Cardio Box and added to the timetable. A factor influencing GROUP FITNESS Fitball continued to draw loyal and regular the number of visits to the Sports Centre PARTICIPATION followers along with new participants. was the cancellation of a number of classes due to the hot weather policy Dance-based classes continued to attract in January and February. a strong following, which led to the ‘80s 60,000 Footloose’n’Fit class being added to the The Group Fitness Program at the Sports timetable. This high-energy, fun class Centre attracted 48,487 visits, averaging just incorporates themes from the 1980s – over 20.70 people per class, while Lincoln 45,000 the moves, the music and even the outfits! Square Fitness received over 11,278 visits with a class average of 14.04 participants Another new addition to the Group Fitness per class. The overall class visits in 2014 timetable was Bootfit, which replaced 30,000 grew to 59,765 participants compared to the Bootcamp class that was offered as a 57,124 in 2013. separate program but is now incorporated into the Group Fitness timetable. The strongest classes were BodyPump 15,000 (14,818), BodyAttack (8,653), Yoga (8,164) Free Friday classes were conducted and Pilates (6,203). BodyAttack increased across the semesters providing members in popularity while the BodyStep class was and visitors with an excellent opportunity to 0 slightly less popular. Classes such as Zumba, participate and experiment with new classes. 2012 2013 2014

Sporting Clubs Representative Participation Sport

41 sporting clubs offer a range Students represent the University in a of competitive, instructional and range of competition varying from local recreational opportunities to to state and national competitions. participate in sporting activity. In 2014, 1,394 students represented the In 2014, there were 7,574 active University in official intervarsity competition. club members offering over 225,568 participant opportunities. For further details on representative sport, see page 20. Specific details for each club can be found from page 36. PERFORMANCE

Student athlete Kevin Rassool competes at the Australian University Games in Sydney. PERFORMANCE

Students have the opportunity to represent the university of Melbourne in the Australian university games and a series of standalone Australian University Championships. Australian University Sport is the governing body for Australian Sport and provides a range of opportunities for students to participate in intervarsity competition, including the Australian University Games. The University won 10 Division One Australian University Championships: • Mens Australian Rules Football • Mens Badminton • Womens Badminton • Mens Cycling • Womens Fencing 20 • Womens Golf

PERFORMANCE • Ultimate Frisbee • Mens Distance Running • Womens Orienteering • Womens Snow Sports Elite Athlete Stella Radford Melbourne finished runner-up in the racing in the steeplechase. Australian University Sport Overall University Championship to the University of Sydney.

VARSITY VARSITY CHALLENGE RESULTS CHALLENGE SPORT COMPETITION RESULT

Australian Rules Football – Men Varsity Challenge2 Champions

Australian Rules Football – Women Varsity Challenge1 Champions The traditional rivalry between Melbourne Basketball – Men Varsity Challenge1 Champions and Monash University reached a new level with head-to-head sporting competitions Hockey – Women Varsity Challenge1 Champions played in nine sports over two days on both campuses. Basketball – Women Varsity Challenge2 Second

Melbourne won three of four competitions Football – Men Varsity Challenge2 Second at Parkville in week one of the Challenge (Womens Australian Rules Football, Football – Women Varsity Challenge2 Second Mens Basketball and Womens Hockey) 1 but couldn’t sustain their success on the Hockey – Men Varsity Challenge Second away leg in week two, winning only the Ultimate Frisbee Varsity Challenge2 Second Mens Australian Rules Football match. University Sport by the Numbers

STUDENT SPORTING AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY COMPETITION TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

1,500 80 15

1,200 64 12

900 48 9

600 32 6

300 16 3

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM/CREW GREEN MEDALS MEDALS AND GOLD1

65 25 55

52 20 44

39 15 33

26 10 22

13 5 11

0 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

1 Green and Gold awards are All-Star teams selected by Australian University Sport that are made up of the best players across all Australian Universities. Representative Sport Results

All results relate to the 2014 Australian University Games (AUG) in Sydney (28 September to 3 October 2014). The bracketed number represents the number of competing universities (combining both Division 1 and 2 teams where there are multiple divisions).

The Australian University Games Netball team.

TEAM RESULT TEAM RESULT

Australian Rules Football – Men Champions (10) Golf – Men 4th (7) Badminton – Men Champions (13) Water Polo – Men 4th (13) 22 Badminton – Women Champions (11) Fencing – Men 4th (8)

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PERFORMANCE Cycling – Men Champions (11) Kendo – Men 5 (12) Fencing – Women Champions (8) Tennis – Women 5th (10) Golf – Women Champions (4) Football – Men 6th (17) Ultimate Frisbee Champions (31) Kendo – Women 6th (7) Athletics – Women 2nd (31) Softball 6th (10) Cycling – Women 2nd (9) Water Polo – Women 6th (14) Hockey – Men 2nd (17) Basketball – Women 7th (17) Hockey – Women 2nd (13) Tae Kwon Do – Women 7th (16) Netball – Mixed 2nd (18) Tennis – Men 7th (18) Rowing – Men 2nd (17) Touch – Mixed 8th (17) Rowing – Women 2nd (16) Rugby Union 7s 9th (9) Squash – Women 2nd (5) Swimming – Men 9th (16) Swimming – Women 2nd (15) Touch – Men 10th (20) Table Tennis – Men 2nd (8) Touch – Women 10th (16) Table Tennis – Women 2nd (4) Volleyball – Women 10th (16) Volleyball – Men 2nd (16) Tae Kwon Do – Men 11th (17) Athletics – Men 3rd (25) Futsal – Women 12th (19) Baseball 3rd (10) Beach Volleyball – Women 13th (13) Football – Women 3rd (12) Futsal – Men 13th (26) Netball – Women 3rd (18) Australian Rules Football – Women DNC* Squash – Men 3rd (10) Judo DNC Basketball – Men 4th (17) Lawn Bowls DNC Beach Volleyball – Men 4th (9) Ten Pin Bowling DNC Beach Volleyball – Mixed 4th (24) *DNC means ‘Did not compete’ Cricket 4th (15) AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

1 Australian University Championship – Distance Running – Men1 Champions (36) Distance Running – Melbourne (12 October) Orienteering – Women2 Champions (8) 2 Australian University Championship – Orienteering – Clandulla, NSW (20 April) Snow Sports – Women3 Champions (17) 3 Australian University Championship – Snow Sports – Mt Buller, VIC (3-6 September) Distance Running – Women1 3rd (36) 4 Australian University Championship – Snow Sports – Men3 3rd (19) Surfing – Newcastle, NSW (7 to 9 July) 5 Australian University Championship – Orienteering – Men2 4th (11) Triathlon – Yarrawonga, VIC (19 October)

Surfing – Men4 4th (12)

Surfing – Women4 4th (8)

Triathlon5 7th (22)

AUSTRALIAN BOAT RACE VS SYDNEY UNIVERSITY – SYDNEY, NSW (26 OCTOBER) 23 PERFORMANCE Rowing Champions – Womens Coxed Eight

Rowing Second – Mens Coxed Eight

The Men’s Crew at the 2014 Australian Boat Race.

VICTORIAN UNIVERSITY 7S COMPETITION – MELBOURNE, VIC (3-17 SEPTEMBER)

Rugby Union 7s Champions

Students competing in Touch football at the 2014 Australian University Games. 2014 Blues recipients at the Blues Awards Ceremony.

BLUES AND SPORTS AWARDS

24 The University awards Blues to student University Sport Australian BLUES AWARDS

PERFORMANCE sportsmen and women for outstanding Team of the Year Rules Football BY SPORT sporting performance at the Australian University Games and Championships. University Sport Hayley Baker Female Athlete (Swimming) SPORT BLUES AWARDED A Blue is an award earned by individuals of the Year competing for the University of Melbourne Rowing 13 (10 full) at the highest level. The outstanding year University Sport Anton Grimus of sport was celebrated in late November Male Athlete of (Snow Sports) Hockey 12 (7 full) with a presentation and reception in the the Year Copeland Theatre, at which 61 Full and Outstanding AFL 10 (5 full) 62 Half Blues were presented. Katya Crema Sporting (Snow Sports) Achievement Badminton 8 (5 full) of the Year Snow Sports 8 (5 full)

Other sports 11 (29 full) Distinguished Service Award

A Distinguished Service Award was presented to James Stewart (Hockey Club) for outstanding contributions to University Sport over many years. James first joined the Hockey Club while a student in 2003. He has been a member of the Club’s Committee since 2008, Vice President from 2012-13 and President in 2014, having also filled a number of other critical roles throughout his time at the Club. James has also been extensively involved in the Melbourne University Sports Association. He was elected to the Executive in 2010 Dr Geoffrey Vaughan (L) presenting James where he remains Vice President. Stewart (R) his Distinguished Service Award. Elite Athlete Program

The Elite Athlete Program (EAP) supports student athletes enrolled at the University of Melbourne. The Elite Athlete Program includes elite athlete entry scheme assistance (ATAR Adjustment for recognised elite athletes), sport scholarships (financial and in-kind support) and elite athlete recognition (flexible study assistance for recognised elite athletes). Elite Athlete Leah Tausan, member The EAP supported 222 student athletes of the champion Australian University and 75 club members in 2014. This support Games Fencing team. included MU Sport facility access (aquatic, fitness and other training environments), Australian University Championship and Games subsidies to represent the Sixty supported student athletes were from eight students competing in international University, physiotherapy services, financial the Faculty of Science, while Business and events including the Winter Olympics and scholarships, and international travel grants Economics and Arts contributed 38 and 26 Paralympics, World University Games, for students representing their country and/ students respectively. World Championships and World Cups in or university at an international level. the disciplines of alpine skiing, cross country Netball was the best supported sport with skiing, freestyle skiing (skier-cross and Of the student athletes, 95 students were 49 athletes/club members (including three moguls) and snowboarding. recognised as elite athletes (state/national Australian representative players). Australian representatives and/or squad/league Rules Football, rowing and basketball had There were also seven students competing 25 members) under the University’s Elite 28, 23 and 21 athletes supported by the in international rowing regattas including Athlete and Performers Policy. Elite Athlete Program respectively. world cups, world championships and elite PERFORMANCE invitational club regattas. Male athletes accounted for 131 (59%) Forty nine student athletes were national supported places, while female student- representatives across 25 different sports athletes accounted for 91 places (41%). in 2014. Skiing was the dominant sport with

The different scholarships of the Elite Athlete Program are detailed below (refer to each scholarship’s corresponding icon in the Outstanding Individual Results table for information about recipients in 2014, page 28).

High Performance Friends of the Sports Club Scholarships Association Scholarships Scholarship High Performance scholarships of up Friends of the Sports Association Club Scholarships are awarded on behalf to $2,000 are generally awarded to the scholarships of up to $1,000 are awarded of Melbourne University sporting clubs to University’s elite student athletes who to national age level and/or state level student athletes who compete at the highest have been senior, national representatives representatives who are also members level of club competition available to them. in Olympic, Commonwealth and/or of affiliated Melbourne University sporting These scholarships range from club fee International University Sports Federation clubs (and may also include non-members waivers to $2,500. This support facilitates (FISU) sports. where a sport is not represented by an the growth of student athlete participation affiliated club). in Melbourne University sporting clubs.

Winged Victory University ScholarFit International Sport Scholarships Membership Travel Grants Winged Victory University Sport scholarships ScholarFit memberships are awarded International travel grants of up to provide subsidies of up to $1,000 to elite to student athletes competing at regional $1,000 are awarded to a limited number and emerging student athletes competing level and above (and usually for a Melbourne of elite student athletes who have been at state level and above (who are also usually University club). This membership provides selected to represent their country a member of a Melbourne University access to the University’s aquatic and in recognised international events. club) for the purposes of benefiting the fitness facilities. Grant funding is made available by the University’s Australian University Games University’s Cultural and Community or Championship teams. Relations Advisory Group (CCRAG). ELITE ATHLETE STUDENTS BY FACULTY/SCHOOL 9% ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND PLANNING

15% 32% ARTS SCIENCE 18% BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 14% MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES 4% 4% EDUCATION LAW 3% 1% ENGINEERING LAND AND ENVIRONMENT

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Tyrone Bean, member of the winning AFL team at the 2014 Australian University Games.

Elite Athlete Netballer Joanna Weston. ELITE ATHLETE ELITE ATHLETE STUDENT STUDENT BY SPORT SUPPORT BY GENDER

Aerobic Gymnastics Archery 59% Athletics MEN Australian Rules Badminton Ballroom Dancing 41% Baseball WOMEN Basketball Biathlon Canoe/Kayak Cheerleading Cricket Cycling Dancesport Dragonboat Racing Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Handball 27 Hockey

Judo PERFORMANCE Karate Netball TOTAL NUMBER OF NATIONAL Orienteering REPRESENTATIVES BY YEAR Pistol Shooting Powerlifting Roller Derby 2007 Rowing Rugby Sailing 2008 Skiing Snowboarding 2009 Soccer Speed Skating Squash 2010 Surf Lifesaving Swimming Table Tennis 2011 Taekwondo Tennis 2012 Touch Triathlon Ultimate Frisbee 2013 Underwater Hockey Volleyball Water Polo 2014

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 OUTSTANDING FULL INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS 61 BLUES HALF 62 BLUES

FACULTY KEY

VAS – Veterinary and MDHS – Medical, Dental MSD – Melbourne School of Design ABP – Architecture Agricultural Science and Health Sciences Building and Planning LAW – Law SCI – Science B&E – Business and Economics OEP – Office of EDU – Education Environmental Programs ARTS – Arts MSE – Melbourne School of Engineering MSI – Melbourne School of Information

LEGEND

High Performance Friends of the Sports Winged Victory University Club Scholarship Association Scholarship Sport Scholarship Scholarship 28 Blues Half Blues International Scholarfit PERFORMANCE B H B Travel Grant Scholarship

MARLENA AHRENS CLAIRE ALEXANDER PHOEBE ALLEN FRANCESCA ALVES Faculty: MDHS Faculty: ARTS Faculty: ARTS Faculty: MDHS Sport: Kayaking Sport: Hockey Sport: Rowing Sport: Netball AUS Representative, Australian University Australian University Australian University World Championships Games Silver Medalist Games Gold Medalist Games Silver Medalist

B B H B

ALISTAIR ANDERSON ANGELICA ARMELINI HAYLEY BAKER SARAH BANTING Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Faculty: ARTS Faculty: MDHS Sport: Kayaking Sport: Swimming Sport: Swimming Sport: Rowing AUS Representative, Australian University Australian University AUS Representative, U23 Oceania Championships Games Multiple Medalist Games 5x Gold Medalist U23 World Championships

H B B B

LAURA BARDEN SAMUEL BARNDEN JOSHUA BARRINGTON TYRONE BEAN Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Faculty: ARTS Sport: Hockey Sport: Cycling Sport: Water Polo Sport: Australian Rules Football VIC Representation, Australian University Australian University Australian University Australian Hockey League Games Bronze Medalist Games Green & Gold team Games Gold Medalist

H B B H B SAMUEL BLACKMAN SEAN BOLGER JOSHUA BOOTH JACQUI BROOKES Faculty: LAW Faculty: ARTS Faculty: MDHS Faculty: B&E Sport: Fencing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Rowing Sport: Rowing AUS Representative, Australian University AUS Representative, National Championships World Cup Games Gold Medalist World Cup 2x Gold Medalist

B

ZACHARY BYE JOSHUA CHEUNG LUKE CHONG BRANDON CHOO Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Sport: Volleyball Sport: Table Tennis Sport: Badminton Sport: Powerlifting Australian University Australian University AUS Representative, World AUS Representative, Games Silver Medalist Games Silver Medalist University Championships World Junior Championships

H B H B B

JENNIFER CLEARY SAMUEL COLLINS TRAVIS COYLER HEDDA COOPER Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Sport: Rowing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Rowing AUS Representative, Australian University AFL Footballer, AUS Representative, World Cup Gold Medalists Games Gold Medalist Essendon FC U23 World Championships 29 PERFORMANCE B H B B

AYCE CORDEY KATYA CREMA HUGH CURNOW DANIEL CURRIE Faculty: MDHS Faculty: MSD Faculty: MDHS Faculty: B&E Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Freestyle Skiing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Australian Rules Football AFL Footballer, AUS Representative, Australian University AFL Footballer, Western Bulldogs FC Winter Olympic Games Games Gold Medalist North Melbourne FC

B B

ANNIE DEVEREAUX LACHLAN DEVINE ALEXANDER DI MEDIO NINA DJORDJEVICH Faculty: SCI Faculty: MSD Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Sport: Fencing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Athletics Sport: Ballroom Dancing AUS Representative, Australian University Australian University Games AUS Representative, World Commonwealth Championships Games Gold Medalist Gold Medalist and Record Holder Standard Championships

H B

IAIN DOUGLAS TRACY DOUGLAS BROOK DUNLEAVY LOGAN DUTTON Faculty: MSE Faculty: VAS Faculty: ARTS Faculty: SCI Sport: Athletics Sport: Ironman Sport: Skiing Sport: Kayaking Australian University AUS Age Representative, Australian University AUS Representative, Canoe Games Gold Medalist World Championships Championships, Bronze Medalist Marathon World Championships

B H B GEORGE ELLIS TIMOTHY EVERIST JEREMY FLANAGAN DREW FLOWERS Faculty: ABP Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: OEP Sport: Rowing Sport: Hockey Sport: Biathlon Sport: Squash AUS Representative, NT Representative, AUS Representative, Australian University World Championships Australian Hockey League World University Championships Games, Bronze Medalist

H B

KENJI FUJIHARA ELENA GALIABOVITCH LUKE GILLIES ASHWANT GOBINATHAN Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: B&E Faculty: MDHS Sport: Gymnastics Sport: Pistol Shooting Sport: Karate Sport: Badminton National Championships, AUS Representative World AUS Representative World AUS Representative Gold Medalist University Championships University Championships New Zealand Grand Prix

JUSTIN GOURLAY MITCHELL GOURLEY CONOR GRACE ANTON GRIMUS Faculty: MDHS Faculty: B&E Faculty: ARTS Faculty: MSE Sport: Baseball Sport: Alpine Skiing Sport: Rowing Sport: Freestyle Skiing Australian University AUS Representative Australian University AUS Representative 30 Games Bronze Medalist Paralympic Winter Games Games Silver Medalist Winter Olympic Games PERFORMANCE B H B H B B

JORDAN GRINPUKEL DIANNA GU TIMOTHY HANNAH NATHANIEL HENRY Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: ABP Faculty: SCI Sport: Hockey Sport: Fencing Sport: Sailing Sport: Speed Skating VIC Representative, AUS Representative Commonwealth Victorian Representative National AUS Representative Australian Hockey League Open Championships Championships, Silver Medalist World Cup

H B

OLIVIA HONORE BENJAMIN HOOPELL YUMA IKEHATA MITCHELL JAMES Faculty: ARTS Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: EDU Sport: Rowing Sport: Hockey Sport: Baseball Sport: Archery AUS Representative Australian University Australian University AUS Representative World U21 Trans Tasman Regatta Games, Silver Medalist Games, Bronze Medalist University Championships

B H B

JESSICA JONGOWISASTRO NICHOLAS KATSONIS KIERAN KAUFMAN MADELINE KERYK Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Faculty: EDU Faculty: SCI Sport: Badminton Sport: Cycling Sport: Basketball Sport: Australian Rules Football Australian University National Road Series Tour Australian University AFL Womens Draft, Games, Gold Medalist of Tasmania Best Young Rider Games, Representative Western Bulldogs Stage Jersey

B H B JAROD KIVEN THOMAS KLEMENS WILL LANGFORD SEAN LAKE Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: E&D Faculty: SCI Sport: Hockey Sport: Sailing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Cycling International Student Athlete AUS Representative World AFL Footballer, Hawthorn FC National Road Series Grafton Exchange – The Netherlands Junior Championships 2014 Premiership Player to Inverell Gold Medalist

B

DELUCA LAWSON-MATTHEW ANDREW LE-TANG TOM LIBERATORE JOHN LINKE Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: ARTS Faculty: EDU Sport: Athletics Sport: Powerlifting Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Rowing Australian University AUS Representative World AFL Footballer, Western AUS Representative Games, Silver Medalist Junior Championships Bulldogs FC Best & Fairest World Championships

H B B

WILL LLEWELYN ANGUS LOCKE SCARLETT LOVE JAMIE MACMILLAN Faculty: E&D Faculty: VAS Faculty: MDHS Faculty: B&E Sport: Sailing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Roller Derby Sport: Australian Rules Football AUS Representative World Uni Blacks VAFA Premier AUS Representative AFL Footballer, Junior Championships A Premiership Player World Cup North Melbourne FC 31 PERFORMANCE B

RAYMOND MAK WUNG LIN MAK DANIEL MARKWORTH EMILY MAROTTA Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Sport: Swimming Sport: Badminton Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Fencing Hong Kong Representative AUS Representative World AFL Footballer, VIC Representative Australian Incheon Asian Games University Championships St Kilda FC Open Championships

B B

SAMANTHA MARSHALL LISA MCCOMB LUKE MCDONALD THOMAS MCDONALD Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: ARTS Faculty: B&E Sport: Swimming Sport: Freestyle Skiing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Australian Rules Football Australian University Australian University AFL Footballer, AFL Footballer, Games, Gold Medalist Championships, Silver Medalist North Melbourne FC Melbourne Football Club

B H B

INDIA MCKENZIE ALICE MCNAMARA CLAIRE MICHEL WILL MINSON Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Sport: Rowing Sport: Rowing Sport: Cycling Sport: Australian Rules Football Australian University AUS Representative Australian University AFL Footballer, Games, Gold Medalist World Championships Games, Silver Medalist Western Bulldogs FC

B B NICHOLAS MONTGOMERY DARCY MOORE JAMES MORRISON MICHELLE MOTTERAN Faculty: ARTS Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Sport: Skiing Sport: Australian Rules Football Sport: Skiing Sport: Touch Football AUS Representative VIC Country Representative, Australian University Australian University U23 World Championships U18 National Championships Championships, Silver Medalist Games, Silver Medalist

B B H B

ROSS MUELLER GEORGINA MUTTON HIROSHI NARASAKI TODD NEVE Faculty: MSI Faculty: VAS Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Sport: Cycling Sport: Hockey Sport: Baseball Sport: Orienteering Australian University Australian University Australian University AUS Representative World Games, Gold Medalist Games, Silver Medalist Games Bronze Medalist University Championships

B H B B

MATTHEW PERROT CATHERINE PHILLIPS ALEXANDRA PRENTICE ALEXANDRA RADEVSKI Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Sport: Water Polo Sport: Ultimate Frisbee Sport: Ultimate Frisbee Sport: Golf Australian University VIC Representative Club Australian University Australian University 32 Games Green & Gold team Nationals Gold Medalist Games, Gold Medalist Games, Gold Medalist PERFORMANCE B H B H B H B

STELLA RADFORD JAYSHAAN RANDHAWA JOHNNY RAYNER MARIA KAMILA Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS REYES PERDOMO Sport: Athletics Sport: Hockey Sport: Australian Rules Football Faculty: SCI Sport: Underwater Hockey AUS Representative World VIC Representative AFL Footballer, Junior Championships Australian Hockey League Essendon FC AUS Representative U23 Trans Tasman Invitational Bronze Medalist

CHRISTINE RICHARDSON TRISTAN ROBINSON ALEXANDER ROWE PRATEETI SABHLOK Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: ARTS Sport: Snowboarding Sport: Athletics Sport: Athletics Sport: Synchronised Swimming Australian University Australian University AUS Selection Commonwealth AUS Representative Championships, Gold Medalist Games, Gold Medalist Games & National 800m World Cup Record Holder

B H B B

NATHAN SAMBEVSKI EMILY SECCULL ROJINI SELLADURI BRENT SHEAHAN Faculty: LAW Faculty: ARTS Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Sport: Touch Football Sport: Hockey Sport: Badminton Sport: Australian Rules Football Australian University VIC Representative National AUS Representative World Uni Blacks VAFA Premier Games D2 Silver Medalist Indoor Hockey Championships University Championships A Premiership Player

H B OLIVIA SIBILLIN PHOEBE STANLEY ANDREW STEELE LANITA STEER Faculty: SCI Faculty: MDHS Faculty: EDU Faculty: VAS Sport: Rowing Sport: Rowing Sport: Basketball Sport: Orienteering Australian Boat Race, Australian University Australian University AUS Representative Gold Medalist Games, Gold Medalist Games, Representative World Junior Championships

B B B

BRODIE SUMMERS THOMAS SWALLOW CHRIS TASS-PARKER LEAH TAUSAN Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: SCI Faculty: MSD Sport: Skiing Sport: Volleyball Sport: Swimming Sport: Fencing AUS Representative Australian University VIC Representative AUS Representative Winter Olympic Games Games Silver Medalist Arena Grand Prix Meet World Junior Championships

B B

NOAM TIDHAR SYLVIA TIET HOLLY TREVERTON JARED TRUSCOTT Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: ARTS Faculty: B&E Sport: Judo Sport: Squash Sport: Rowing Sport: Hockey VIC Representative South Australian University Australian University Australian University Australian International Open Games Silver Medalist Games, Gold Medalist Games, Silver Medalist 33 PERFORMANCE B H B H B

RENEE TSONGAS SEBASTIAN WAKIN MARCEL WALKINGTON OLYMPIA WARD Faculty: MDHS Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: ARTS Sport: Tennis Sport: Dragon Boat Racing Sport: Triathlon Sport: Rowing Australian University AUS Representative AUS Representative U23 Australian University Games Representative World Cup World Championships Games, Gold Medalist

H B B

CLAUDIA WARSZAWKSI LUCAS WEBER EMMA WEBLEY CHRISTIAN WELCH Faculty: B&E Faculty: ARTS Faculty: ARTS Faculty: B&E Sport: Cheerleading Sport: Fencing Sport: Rowing Sport: Rugby League AUS Representative AUS Representative Australian University NRL Player, World Championships Commonwealth Championship Games, Gold Medalist Melbourne Storm Bronze Medalist

H B H B

JOANNE WESTON ANTHONY WILLIAMS LOCHLAN WISE OSCAR WOOKEY Faculty: B&E Faculty: B&E Faculty: E&D Faculty: SCI Sport: Netball Sport: Volleyball Sport: Ultimate Frisbee Sport: Hockey AUS Representative, Fast5 Australian University Australian University Australian University World Series Silver Medalist Games, Silver Medalist Games, Gold Medalist Games, Silver Medalist

H B B B PENELOPE YOUNG SARAH YULE MATE ZATHILA DANIEL ZAMBON Faculty: SCI Faculty: SCI Faculty: B&E Faculty: MDHS Sport: Kayaking Sport: Netball Sport: Athletics Sport: Australian Rules Football AUS Representative U23 World Australian University VIC Representative Australian Open Australian University Championships Silver Medalist Games, Silver Medalist Championships Silver Medalist Games, Gold Medalist

H B

CLAUDIA ZUCHELLI Faculty: SCI Sport: Rowing Australian University Games, Gold Medalist

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PERFORMANCE Elite Athlete Jennifer Cleary with her crew at the 2014 World Rowing Championships. CLUBS

The Melbourne University Football Club claimed four premierships in the 2014 season. SPORTING CLUBS

THE SPORTING CLUBS PROVIDE SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND ALUMNI. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OUTLINES THE CLUBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2014. CLUBS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

Competitive Clubs

ATHLETICS Established 1890

Melbourne University Athletics Club fielded teams in the elite division in 2014 in all Athletics Victoria competitions, consistently finishing in the top four. The highlight of 2014 was second place for the Premier Division Men in the XCR competition. Stella Radford and Joel Baden were the zenith of the Club’s individual performances with further international 36 representation beckoning. The Club also recorded its sixth year in a row of CLUBS membership growth. In 2015, the Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary.

President Hamish Beaumont CLUB RESULTS Secretary Alex van der Meer Peter Gaukrodger Treasurer TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT Hari Konchada nd Tim Hui Open / Men XCR14 Premier 2

Open / Women MUAC XCR14 Premier 6th 53 60 STUDENT OTHERS Open / Men AV Shield (13/14) 1 4th MEMBERS

Open / Women AV Shield (13/14) 1 5th 65 ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS ATHLETICS (CONT’D)

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER NAME DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT BODY / TEAM / LEAGUE

Joel Baden AA Open / Men High Jump Bronze

Sarah McSweeney MUAC Open / Women Best Female Track and Field Athlete

Simon Grieg MUAC Open / Men Best Male Track and Field Athlete

Lisa Weightman MUAC Open Performance of the Year

Julie McNamara MUAC Open / Women Best Female Winter Athlete

Mark Kirwan MUAC Open / Men Best Male Winter Athlete

Winter Athlete Mark Kirwan AV 2nd Place of the Year

No report or results were President Secretary BADMINTON provided by the Club. Mei Yam Jason Chen Established 1956. Vice-President Treasurer Lewis Tang Peejade Cheng 37 CLUBS

President Treasurer 25 40 Vibeke Peders Alan Yang BASEBALL OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS Established 1926 Vice-President Senior Coach James Dann Gary Bitmead 20 Secretary ALUMNI/ Sid Paleri The Melbourne University Baseball Club STAFF MEMBERS was competitive across all teams with the B Reserve team crowned back-to- back champions. SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND With the probable implementation of the CLUB RESULTS OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS East-West Link, the Club’s playing grounds have been temporarily relocated to Essendon Baseball Club. It has been disappointing TEAM LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT MEMBER TEAM / DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT to lose the Club’s home for the past 40 NAME NAME LEAGUE seasons; however, the negotiated deal is considered very successful and the Senior MWBL A3 5th Davy MWBL A4 League MVP Club is looking forward to season 2015. – Men Wang

Senior DBA Womens 3rd – Women President Treasurer 38 135 Anjali Goundar Damien Murphy BASKETBALL ALUMNI/ STUDENT STAFF MEMBERS Established 1954 MEMBERS Vice-President Head Coach Rhia Mikkor Andrew Walker (M) Sam Fileccia (W) 45 Secretary OTHERS Phil Verocchi

Melbourne University Basketball Club CLUB RESULTS had a solid year in 2014. The Club obtained a new Womens Division 2 head coach and continued to participate in the Division 1 Mens Big V competition. Over 20 teams TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT participated in domestic competitions Senior Men Big V 1 7th and regional tournaments. Senior Women Big V 2 5th The Club commemorated the passing of ex-member James Rapley, holding Senior Women 1 CYMS A 5th a memorial round during a Big V home game with proceeds donated to a Whitley Warrnambool Open Champions College scholarship. Bernie Thompson Tournament received the John Bayliss Award, the Club’s highest honour. In 2015, the Club will have a new Mens Division 1 head coach and will continue SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS to hold an annual charity round during a Big V home game.

MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Caitlyn Mackenzie Big V 2 Team MVP

Jovan Bojanic Big V 1 Team MVP

38 Nicole Symons CYMS A League MVP Summer 2013-14 CLUBS

The Melbourne University Boat Club President Treasurer BOAT continued its success at club, state, Peter Antonie James Adams national and international levels. Established 1859 Vice-President Senior Coach Domestically, the Club had great Minnie Cade Pete Kupcis success, highlighted by topping the National Secretary Championships medal table for the seventh Greg Longden time in eight years. The haul of 31 medals was the greatest ever by the Club. Internationally, the Club had crews racing at several world-renown regattas, including 119 42 the Henley Royal Regatta, UK, and Head OTHERS STUDENT of the Charles, USA, in addition to our elite MEMBERS rowers representing their country at the U19, U23 & Senior World Championships. 38 ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS BOAT (CONT’D)

CLUB RESULTS

TEAM NAME EVENT DIVISION RESULT

Melbourne University Boat Club Australian Rowing Overall medal table 1st (top ranked club in Australia) Championships 13 gold 7 silver 10 bronze

Melbourne University Boat Club Henley Royal Regatta, UK Intermediate Mens Coxless Four Heat

Melbourne University Boat Club Great Race, NZ Mens Eight and Womens Eight 3rd and 3rd

Melbourne University Boat Club Head of the Charles, USA Lightweight Womens Eight, 6th and 1st respectively Masters Women Coxed Four

NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT RESULT

Kim Crow FISA World Championship Womens Singles Scull 2nd place

Kim Crow RA Australian Championships Womens Singles Scull Winner

Kim Crow RA Australian Championships Womens Doubles Scull Winner

Alice McNamara RA Australian Championships Womens Doubles Scull 2nd Place 39 CLUBS

CHEERLEADING Established 2011

No report or results were provided by the Club.

President Secretary Sarah Griffith Jane Nicholson Vice-President Treasurer Carra Simpson Lora Evans CRICKET Established 1856 CLUB RESULTS

Melbourne University Cricket Club had a 67 27 difficult year on the field in season 2013- TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT OTHERS STUDENT 2014, and will be looking to rectify their MEMBERS th results in the upcoming season. Melbourne Cricket Premier 13 University Victoria Off the field, major events included the 2 th ALUMNI/ Business Breakfast, attracting over 350 Melbourne MCC Division 1 8 STAFF people. Guest speakers included the University MEMBERS Australian Cricket Coach, Darren Lehmann, and the CEO of Cricket Australia, James Sutherland. Eleven of the University’s finest cricketers were also inducted into the Cricket Club Hall of Fame at a gala NATIONAL REPRESENTATION function in November.

President Treasurer MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT Derek Bennett Arthur Nitsopoulos Vice President Head Coach Fawad Ahmed Cricket Australia Australia A Rachel Durham Jarrod Leggett Secretary and General Manager Tim Heathcote

40 CYCLING

CLUBS Established 2005

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS No report or results were provided by the Club.

MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT President Lisa Brown Ross Mueller Northern Combine A Grade 1st Broadford Vice-President Nic Hamley Sean Lake CV / Preston Elite Men 1st Secretary Mountain Classic John Prince Sean Lake Northern Combine A Grade 1st Hell of the West

Sean Lake Grafton to Inverell A Grade 1st Cycle Classic

Kim Emmenegger CV / Little River A Grade 1st 8 Road Race OTHERS Felix Emmenegger Cyclocross Fields C Grade 1st 4 68 of Joy Race 1 ALUMNI/ STUDENT STAFF MEMBERS Felix Emmenegger Cyclocross Fields B Grade 1st MEMBERS of Joy Race 2 FENCING Established 1946 24 44 OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS

The Melbourne University Fencing Club President Secretary had another successful development Dianna Gu Alex Leung year in 2014. 4 Vice-President Treasurer ALUMNI/ Member retention rates are now at an Phil Haintz Jordan Beale STAFF MEMBERS all-time high. The intermediate class proved to be a successful transition for newcomers to the sport to continue their INDIVIDUAL HONOURS progression after the introductory course. This, in combination with dedicated footwork training classes, has resulted in members CLUB MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE TEAM / EVENT / ACHIEVEMENT gaining more confidence to participate in Dianna Gu National Championships / Womens Open Epee / 3rd advanced state-based training sessions and competitions. Daniel Osvath National Championships / Mens Open Epee / 2nd

FOOTBALL (MEN) Established 1859 CLUB RESULTS

President Football Operations The 2014 season was a fine one for the TEAM LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT Melbourne University Football Club. The John Carmody David Phefley (Blues) NAME results speak for themselves with nine General Secretary Senior Coach teams, seven finalists, six grand finals Blacks – VAFA Premier A Premiers Andrew Donald Cameron Roberts Seniors 41 and four premierships. (Blacks), Quinton Treasurer Gleeson (Blues) CLUBS The state-of-the-art pavilion lifted all Stephen Longley Blues – VAFA Premier B Premiers associated with the Club, and the players U19 Coach Seniors and officials made full use of the excellent Chairman Justin Gray/Justin facilities with the Blacks and Blues having Luke van Kempen Davies (Blacks), Blacks – VAFA Premier A Premiers (Blacks), Joseph Reserves Reserves a number of well-supported luncheons. Jeff Scotland (Blues) Sturrock (Blues) The vastly improved quality of the surface Blues – VAFA Premier B Premiers of the oval was also a major contributor Secretary Reserves Reserves to the 2014 result. Scott Myers (Blacks) With sustained participation, official and supporter levels, and the Blues and Blacks comprising one-fifth of the VAFA Premier SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS Division, the Club is riding high and looking forward to 2015. MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Bede Mahon Blacks Premier A Best & Fairest Peter Summers Blues Premier B Best & Fairest 153 141 Adam Pattison Blacks Premier A Leading Goal-kicker OTHERS STUDENT Tom MacKenzie Blues Premier B Leading Goal-kicker 68 BLACKS MEMBERS 73 BLUES 69 BLACKS Tom MacKenzie Blues Premier B Cordner Medallist 84 BLUES (Best Player in Grand Final) Marshall Rippon Blues Premier B 3rd League Best and Fairest 78 Bede Mahon Blacks Premier A Runner-Up League Best and Fairest Bede Mahon Blacks Premier A Jock Nelson Medallist ALUMNI/STAFF MEMBERS 33 BLACKS / 45 BLUES (Best Player in Grand Final) FOOTBALL (WOMEN) Established 1997

The Melbourne University Womens President Treasurer CLUB RESULTS Football Club had two key milestones Lauren Byrnes Jess Egan in 2014. Firstly, the Junior Melbourne Secretary Head Coach University Womens Football team celebrated Jessica Fewster Michael Sandry its ten-year anniversary, having engaged TEAM LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT over 150 young women in that time. The NAME Club was also very pleased to field three Senior VWFL Premier 3rd full senior teams and a youth girls team playing in the Victorian Womens Football 97 36 League for the first time in history. OTHERS STUDENT Under EDFL Youth Runners-Up MEMBERS 18’s WRFL Girls Eight players participated in the combined second annual Womens AFL exhibition – Youth match between the Western Bulldogs 7 ALUMNI/ and Melbourne Football Club. STAFF MEMBERS

NATIONAL SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND REPRESENTATION OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE EVENT MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT NAME BODY Kate Francis MUWFC – Life Membership Isabel Youth Girls Selection in 42 Huntington All Australian Belinda McErvale MUWFC – 150 Game Milestone under 18’s CLUBS squad Emma Kearney MUWFC Premier Best and Fairest Monique SSA Selection in Madeline Keyrk VWFL – VWFL Best First Year Player Conti All Australian under 16’s Isabel Huntington EDFL Junior Runner-Up League Best and Fairest squad Isabel Huntington ACS Sports Junior Hall of Fame Inductee FUTSAL Established 2007

Melbourne University Futsal President Secretary CLUB RESULTS Club had a successful 2014. Eukuik Park Aman Rekhy The Friday Night League competition was Vice-President Treasurer held on the University’s hockey pitch and Kerry Hwang Euikuk Park TEAM DIVISION / LEAGUE RESULT accommodated over 240 members. The Womens Division 1 team was promoted Men State League 2 / 3rd and now competes in the Womens State Futsal Oz League finishing a credible fourth. 26 21 OTHERS STUDENT The Mens team was promoted from Division MEMBERS 1 and played in the State League Two. 114 18 GRIDIRON OTHERS STUDENT Established 2013 MEMBERS 9 ALUMNI/STAFF MEMBERS The Melbourne University Gridiron Club CLUB RESULTS experienced further growth in the 2014 season with the promotion of the Firsts team to Division 1 and the establishment of the Seconds team in Division 2. TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT

The Club also continued to operate a Royals Gridiron Victoria 1 – Conference A 5th Womens team and established a Juniors program. As a result, we are the first Club in Victoria to successfully offer four teams in the one season. The Mens team competed valiantly against SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS the incumbent Seniors team, and placed ninth. The Club also had 11 players invited to the Gridiron Victoria State team. MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

President Brad Zochodne Victoria Eagles Friendly Matches Invited to State Team Bryce Cilia Dominic Young Secretary Henry Wright Victoria Eagles Friendly Matches Invited to State Team Haley Fleming Daniel Griffin Treasurer Henry Wright

HOCKEY 43 Established 1907 CLUBS

The Club had another successful season in 2014. From 19 teams, 10 played finals, five 106 113 OTHERS STUDENT made grand finals and two won premierships, MEMBERS with the Club also retaining the Fin McNab Cup and Chancellors’ Cup. 111 Particularly pleasing was the second-year ALUMNI/ STAFF consolidation of the Womens Masters team, MEMBERS which included playing home matches at the University. The Mens and Womens top squads introduced some exciting new players and saw continued development from existing talent. CLUB RESULTS Off-field activities included after-training cook-ups, canteen service on some game days, the arrival of couches and a noticeboard, TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT and hosting functions – including watching the Kookaburras win the World Cup. Mens Firsts Hockey Victoria Vic League 1 5th

Mens Seconds Hockey Victoria Pennant A Runners-Up

President Treasurer Mens Fifths Hockey Victoria Metro 1 North West Runners-Up James Stewart Dom Crowley

Vice-President Mens Firsts Coach Womens Seconds Hockey Victoria Vic League 1 Reserves Premiers Paul Boltwood Davin Smith Secretary Womens First Coach Womens Fourths Hockey Victoria Metro 1 South East 3rd Emily Rosse Jonathan McAleese HOCKEY (CONT’D)

NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT RESULT

Daniel Carlin Hockey Victoria Australian Country Championships 3rd

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Tim Luscombe Mens Firsts Vic League 1 Best and Fairest (Club)

Louise Lines Womens Firsts Vic League 1 Best and Fairest (Club)

Kate Wong Hockey Victoria Womens Vic League 1 3rd in League Best and Fairest

LACROSSE 44 Established 1883 CLUBS

The Melbourne University Lacrosse CLUB RESULTS Club undertook an enthusiastic recruitment 34 21 drive to encourage new participants to OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS the sport. This was achieved through an active promotion and communication effort TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT building on exposure at O-Week Clubs days. th The promotion effort saw record high Melb Lacrosse 1 8 Uni Men numbers of participants come along to Vic the first few training sessions, with over 70 new people attending. There was also a committee restructure, with clearly defined roles and expectations for each office bearer. SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

President Secretary Jess Kaaden Hannah Tan MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT Vice-President Treasurer Floyd Bagawanath MULC Mens Division 1 Most Valuable Player Jake Allen Nick Anthony NETBALL Established 1990

The Netball Club had a successful year in President Treasurer CLUB RESULTS 2014. The majority of the Premier Division Jess Jones Erin Molan teams and the higher grade A-Grade teams Joanna Pizzi Sarah Wilkie reached the finals in both seasons during year. Vice-President Senior Coach This achievement reflects the hard work of Helena Dwyer Kaylea McQuade TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT both players and coaching staff. A highlight Zanthe Burke was the premiership win by MUNC 6 in the MUNC 1 Parkville A Open Premiers A Open Grade and MUNC 4 Runners-Up. Secretary Netball Grade Georgina Buckley Off the court, it was also a very busy Tess Grimmond year with the club holding its first ever Presentation Night. Players who had reached 200 and 150-game milestones were recognised and rewarded for their 45 79 OTHERS STUDENT hard work and loyalty. The Club plans MEMBERS on holding this event on a yearly basis. A new committee has recently been elected and the Club looks forward to a successful 28 ALUMNI/ 2015 season. STAFF MEMBERS

RUGBY Established 1909 45

The Melbourne University Rugby Club Over 10 players represented the Club at President/s Treasurer CLUBS improved in various areas in 2014; notably, state and/or national levels, as well as Craig Albiston Tom Almond the increase in participation across 15-a- Club officials being recognised and taking William Gallagher Head Coach side Rugby Union as well as the newly on representative administrative roles with General Manager Jason Jones formed 7-a-side competition. the Melbourne Rebels. The season also Jason Jones saw links with the Rebels and the University The Club’s ability to compete at Premier solidify with a number of networking and Secretary First Grade level was pleasing with early business events bringing together a wealth David Loads wins against some top opposition. The Under of knowledge and value to both 20 Colts program is the benchmark of the organisations. competition, with Melbourne University competing in its fourth appearance in a The Young Achiever Program continues 150 24 grand final in the past six years. The Club’s to go from strength to strength and, with OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS deployment of a rugby team to the Sydney our University partnership, will once again University Games was also a milestone be the flagship program for our Club in given the previous season lacked sufficient assisting the promotion of sporting and 1 ALUMNI/ numbers to field a squad. education pathways in 2015. STAFF MEMBERS

CLUB RESULTS

TEAM DIVISION / LEAGUE RESULT

First XV Premier 1 / Dewar Shield / Victorian Rugby Union 6th INDIVIDUAL HONOURS – RUGBY (CONT’D) NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT RESULT

Ian Jones Melbourne Rebels Finalist Rabo Direct Finalist Volunteer of the Year Award, as well as nominated as the National Volunteer of the Year

Chris Ward Melbourne Rebels State Under 20’s Squad Selection

Fereti Saaga Australian Rugby Union Represented the Squad Selection Australian Schoolboys under 20’s

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS – SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Matthew Van Der MURFC Colts Best and Fairest Westhuizen

Andrew Roche MURFC Colts Best and Fairest in Grand Final

Ryan O’Sullivan MURFC 1st Grade Best and Fairest

Hector Thomson MURFC 2nd Grade Best and Fairest

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CLUBS SOCCER Established 2005

No report or results were President Treasurer 181 105 Andrew Bulleen Bernard Wojcik (M) OTHERS provided by the Club. STUDENT Adrienne Heslop (W) MEMBERS Vice-President/s Michael Owen (M) Club Administrator Nicola Vincent (W) Boris Ivanov

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND Secretary Rod Clark (M) OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS Madeline Horey (W)

CLUB RESULTS MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Keryn Walters Seniors State League 1 State League 1 Best TEAM LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT and Fairest winner NAME Melb Uni FFV Metro 1 3rd Keryn Walters Seniors State League 1 State League 1 Men 5 Top Goal Scorer

Melb Uni FFV State 3rd Keryn Walters Seniors State League 1 Best and Fairest (team) Women League 1 Brittany Salt Reserves State League 1 Reserves Best and Fairest (team) Melb Uni FFV State 1st Women 2 League 1 Rasa Bergin State 3 State League 3 W Best and Fairest (team) Reserves 14 28 President Treasurer Erin Lane Erin Lane SOFTBALL OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS Karen Peterson Established 1961 Secretary Jodie Lim Head Coach 4 Molly Hoak ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS Season 2014 was a growth period for the Melbourne University Softball Club. Many new players joined the Club and INDIVIDUAL HONOURS – SIGNIFICANT SENIOR all three teams in the 2014 Melbourne CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS Softball Association Metro Winter League placed in the top three. All teams competed exceptionally well with the Raptors winning the A Reserve MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT Premiership. Khay Fong MSA – MSA Service Award (Recognition of Service to Softball) Khay Fong MUSC – MUSC Service Award (5+ Years) Erin Lane MSA – MSA Service Award CLUB RESULTS (Recognition of Service to Softball) Erin Lane MUSC – MUSC Service Award (5+ Years) Danielle Senyschyn MUSC – MUSC Service Award (5 years) TEAM DIVISION / LEAGUE RESULT Danika Hill MSA A Grade MVP Award rd Angels A Grade / MSA 3 Jessica Lew MSA A Grade MVP Runner-UP Metro League Sarah Rodgers MSA A Reserve MVP Award Raptors A Reserve / MSA Premiers Metro League A Elise Chisholm MSA A Reserve MVP Runner-Up

SQUASH 47 Established 1964 CLUBS

The Melbourne University Squash Club celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2014. The Club recognised the occasion by hosting a tournament, followed by a cocktail evening at St Ambrose Hall. Sarah Fitzgerald (former world champion) and Sarah Cardwell (current world number 59) attended and provided members with an insight into their professional life, as well as some training tips. President Treasurer Sylvia Tiet Lucas Bediaga The Club also continued to run the popular Social Squash nights and our established Secretary womens coaching program. Melissa Hunt

CLUB RESULTS

24 106 TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS Melb Uni Open SSL B Reserve (Summer) Champions Melb Uni Open SSL B Grade (Autumn) Champions 37 Melb Uni Open SSL C Reserve (Autumn) Champions ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS Melb Uni Women SSL B Grade (Autumn) Champions SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND SQUASH OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS (CONT’D) MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

James Kavourakis SquashVic Vic Open Division 1A Runner-Up Ballarat Open /Division 1 3rd Owen Yang SquashVic Vic Open /Division 3A Runner-Up Ballarat Open /Division 2 3rd

TABLE 24 106 OTHERS STUDENT TENNIS MEMBERS Established 1954

No results were provided by the Club. purposes. Secondly, the Club secured President Secretary Extragreen Travel Agency as a sponsor, Joshua Cheung Katie Lau The Melbourne University Table Tennis and are planning to increase the number Club expanded significantly in 2014. Firstly, Vice-President Treasurer of sponsors in the coming year. Finally, Erdong She Ron Lee the number of members increased threefold new Club shirts were produced by our Club and, as a result, the Club was able to designer for Club members to purchase. purchase new equipment for training

48 TENNIS CLUB RESULTS CLUBS Established 1884

TEAM DIVISION / LEAGUE RESULT

Melbourne University Australian Corporate Games Champions No report was provided by the Club. Mens Pennant Div 10 / Tennis Victoria 2nd Open Section 3 / BDNTA Autumn Premiers President/s Treasurer Open Section 1 / BDNTA Winter 2nd Rhys Cleghorn Natalie De Sousa Mark Burrows Open Section 2 / BDNTA Winter Premiers Head Coach Secretary Gim Kurti Open Section 4 / BDNTA Winter 3rd Priscilla Dijuardi INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

CLUB MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE TEAM / EVENT / ACHIEVEMENT

Chris Visser Australian Corporate Games / 2nd Open Mens Singles and Open Mens Doubles 17 161 Ivy Nguyen Australian Corporate Games / 2nd Womens Under 30 Singles OTHERS STUDENT st MEMBERS Rhys Cleghorn Australian Corporate Games / 1 Mens Under 30 Singles Brendan Visser Australian Corporate Games / 2nd Mens Open Doubles 16 Jack Murray Australian Corporate Games / 3rd Mens Doubles ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS Harry Tan Australian Corporate Games / 3rd Mens Doubles TOUCH Established 1997

The Touch Club had a very successful Chairman President – year in 2014 with two premierships in the Matt Horden Northern Touch 13 119 OTHERS STUDENT Fawkner Park Touch Competition, as well and Parkville Touch MEMBERS President/s Thomas Brown as two premierships in the state’s highest Marija Buljan competition, the Victorian Touch League. Paul Rogers Secretary 6 The Club also had two representatives Tim Heathcote Sally Foletta ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS in the Alliance/National Touch League. President – Blacks Treasurer Tom Lutwyche Joni Pirovich

CLUB RESULTS SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

TEAM LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT MEMBER NAME TEAM / LEAGUE DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT NAME Touch UM Fawkner A Grade 1st Timothy Glazebrook Australian Trans Tasman Selected for Australian – Mens Park Mixed Squad Competition Mixed Training Squad Touch Timothy Glazebrook Alliance / National Mens Elite 8 Played at the highest Touch UM Fawkner A Grade 1st Touch League level in the National – Womens Park Touch League Touch Nathan Sambevski Alliance / National Mens Elite 8 Played at the highest Northern Victorian Mens 1st Touch League level in the National Blacks Men Touch Touch League League Northern Victorian Mixed 1st Blacks Touch 49 Mixed League CLUBS

No report was provided by the Club. ULTIMATE 84 STUDENT Established 1994 President Secretary MEMBERS Victor Pupko Chi Wai Lam Vice-President Treasurer Jaynaya Dwyer Sam Ball

CLUB RESULTS SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

TEAM DIVISION / LEAGUE RESULT MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Melbourne Division 1 / Albert Park 4th Brendan Ashcroft Ultimate Victoria Season 1 Male Player of the Year Uni League Div 1 Alex Prentice Ultimate Victoria Season 1 Rookie of the Year VOLLEYBALL Established 1958

The Volleyball Club introduced new the Division 2 Mens teams with the President Treasurer blood into its administration with the Womens teams unfortunately falling Gus Cirillo Zach Bye main challenge being the education of short of any finals appearances. Vice-President Head Coaches new committee members to the rigours The Club’s junior girls’ development and Rosemary Bissett Gus Cirillo (M) of sport administration. Eric Orton (W) social programs are steadily increasing Secretary Off-court performance and operations in numbers as a direct result of improved Sarah Preston continued to deliver many positive results communications and promotion. The junior during the year. On-court performance saw boys’ program continues to deliver a strong the Uni Blues women win back-to-back recruitment base of boys. gold medals and finals appearances for a 28 23 In conclusion, the Club continues to provide OTHERS STUDENT number of teams with the Mens Premier MEMBERS team finishing a respectable third. Other members with a range of volleyball services results included great performances by and experiences that keeps them coming back for more.

CLUB RESULTS – PERFORMANCE NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE EVENT BODY Uni Blues AVL Premier Champions Trent O’Dea AVF 7 week tour of Asia / Europe / 2014 Australian World League Women Squad / Asian Cup in Kazakhstan / Toured Iran with Australian Renegades VVL Premier 3rd Prelim Senior B Team / Currently eight-month contract in Sweden Senior Men Tom Hodges AVF Senior Australian B Team tour of Iran and Kazakhstan / Renegades VVL Premier 6th World Beach Tour of Poland 50 Senior Tom Hodges University of the Played at University of the Pacific in 2014 / NCAA Best Women Pacific (USA) Blocker / All American Freshmen Team / All Conference CLUBS St Bernard’s 2014 Vic Open Champions Freshmen Team / All Conference Honourable Mention / College Schools Div1 Scouted by University of California Junior Cup Program

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Chrissie Mahon VVL Womens Premier League MVP ranking 4th

Harry Clarke VVL Mens Premier League MVP ranking 3rd / Club MVP

Trent O’Dea National Championships Under 23 Vic Indoor State Team

Tom Hodges National Championships Under 23 Vic Indoor State Team

Anthony Williams VVL / National Championships Mens Div 1 / Under 19 League MV / Vic Indoor State Team

Daniel Allison National Championships Under 19 Vic Indoor State Team WATER POLO 31 42 OTHERS STUDENT Established 1963 MEMBERS 10 ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS

The Melbourne University Water Polo CLUB RESULTS Club directed a focused effort into the coaching and development of players in 2014, employing a coach for the Womens team and looking to recruit a suitable TEAM NAME LEAGUE DIVISION RESULT coach for the Mens. Melb Uni WPV Winter Comp Mens State League 2 Premiers The Club won both State League 2 Women and Mens Winter competitions. Melb Uni WPV Winter Comp Womens State League 2 Premiers This improvement at the top end of the Club has been reflected across the board with all but one team finishing in the top four in winter competition. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

President/s Secretary Ben Yeo Ryan Morath MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT RESULT Ryan Morath Ben Zanin nd Vice-President Treasurer Josh Barrington Water Polo Australia 2014 National League 2 Matthew Keen Nikola Pitman Lachlan Travers Matt Perrott Water Polo Australia 2014 National League 2nd

WEIGHTLIFTING AND POWERLIFTING Established 1950 51 CLUBS The Weightlifting Club had another successful year in 2014 with a number of Club members again smashing Australian and World records. Many members competed at the International Powerlifting Federation Classic World Championships and the Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships. Other highlights for the year included the purchase of new powerlifting bars, weightlifting jerk blocks and weightlifting collars for the Heavy Weights Room. The Club also received a uniform grant from the Minister of Sport and Recreation to purchase more competition uniforms for members. The Club also conducted a thank you lunch and working bee for volunteers at the major Melbourne powerlifting events.

President Treasurer David Jame Chris Schaerf Vice-President Head Coach Michael Censori Robert Wilks Secretary Nadine Tey WEIGHTLIFTING AND POWERLIFTING (CONT’D)

CLUB RESULTS

TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION RESULT

MUWPC Pacific Invitational 66kg 1 Gold

MUWPC Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships Various 2 Gold, 2 Bronze

MUWPC Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Various 6 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze Masters Powerlifting Championships

MUWPC Australian Bench Press Championships Various 1 Gold 1 Silver

MUWPC Pacific Challenge 66kg 1 Gold

NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

MEMBER NAME REPRESENTATIVE BODY EVENT RESULT 4 18 OTHERS STUDENT Nghiep Luu Powerlifting Australia Pacific Invitational 66kg / 1st MEMBERS 1

st ALUMNI/ Nghiep Luu International Powerlifting Pacific Challenge 2014 66kg / 1 STAFF MEMBERS Federation

SIGNIFICANT SENIOR CLUB AND OTHER LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS 52 CLUBS MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT

Priscilla Smoot Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships 47kg / 1st Catherine Greene Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships 84kg / 3rd Nghiep Luu Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships 66kg / 3rd Tony Reinmuth Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships 120+kg / 1st Charlene Lee Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 72kg Junior / 1st Powerlifting Championships Nadine Tey Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 72kg Junior / 3rd Powerlifting Championships Yan-Fei Zhao Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 84kg Junior / 1st Powerlifting Championships James Bullen Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 59kg Junior / 1st Powerlifting Championships Brandon Choo Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 66kg Junior / 1st Powerlifting Championships Martin Kaminsky Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 93kg Sub-Junior / 1st Powerlifting Championships Lepeka Nanai Powerlifting Australia Australian Raw Sub-Junior, Junior and Masters 120kg+ Blind / 1st Powerlifting Championships Jason Pan Powerlifting Australia Australian Bench Press Championships 83kg / 2nd Janusz Kania Powerlifting Australia Australian Bench Press Championships 93kg / 1st Michael Censori Victorian Weightlifting Federation VWA Open and Masters GP3 85kg / 3rd Instructional Clubs

AIKIDO Established 1966

The Aikido Club’s key areas of development President Treasurer INDIVIDUAL HONOURS have been increasing awareness of the martial Michael Shaw Anna Liu art, gathering more members and offering a Vice-President Head Instructor well-equipped training dojo to accommodate Ben Vongchanh Geoff Freeman all skill levels. We have been privileged to draw CLUB MEMBER EVENT / ACHIEVEMENT from the extensive teaching experience of a Secretary Rose Vuong Grading / 5th Kyu fifth dan instructor. Shravan Bhurtun Areas of improvement in 2014 included Ben Vongchanh Grading / 4th Kyu extending awareness to the general public in Grading / 4th Kyu / addition to our traditional student population. Double Grade Major events and milestones included six 4 36 OTHERS STUDENT successful gradings, the majority of which MEMBERS Nancy Tran Grading / 5th Kyu were new to martial arts, and attending major national aikido events such as 4 Anna Liu Grading / 4th Kyu summer and winter school, as well as ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS special training events at Clifton Hill dojo. Jason Toh Grading / 4th Kyu

DANCE SPORT 53 CLUBS Established 1993

The Melbourne University Dancesport Club President Secretary Nathan Goldwaser Caitlyn Bosch 41 219 experienced significant growth in 2014. The OTHERS STUDENT Club’s key areas of improvements included MEMBERS Vice-President Treasurer the purchase of a new tablet for all music, Peter Hall Yargi Kilinc introduction of an online payments system 3 ALUMNI/ and a new website. STAFF MEMBERS Planning for number of significant events in 2015 included a dance camp and intervarsity challenge with Monash University. CLUB RESULTS

MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE ACHIEVEMENT

Andrew Yao / Intervarsity v Above Gold Latin (Rumba) 1st Penny Liu Monash Dancesport Rohan Venkatraman / Intervarsity v Open Bachata 1st Evy Pham Monash Dancesport Sebastin Jativa / Intervarsity v Open Argentine Tango 1st Maria Rodriguez Monash Dancesport KARATE CLUB RESULTS Established 1968 MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION/GRADE ACHIEVEMENT

Kaweesha K Lion Bushido Annual 5th-1st Kyu Kata 1st in both Wijesinghe Tournament Open Kata divisions The Melbourne University Karate Club had an extremely successful year in 2014. Club membership increased by 34% from the Charles Roy Lion Bushido Annual 10th-6th Kyu Kata 2nd in Kata Tournament – Male previous year and revenue increased by 39%. 10th-6th Kyu rd The Lion Bushido Tournament recorded Continuous Sparring 3 in Sparring the largest member attendance in the Scott Southall Lion Bushido Annual Open Points Sparring 2nd Club’s history. In April, the Club was Tournament – Male also invited to perform a demonstration at St Mary’s College. Leannza Chia Lion Bushido Annual Open Points Sparring 2nd President/s Treasurer Tournament – Female Wai Kit Yip Benjamin Long Denzel Kour Leannza Chia Joachim Lai Lion Bushido Annual 10th-7th Kyu Points Sparring 1st Vice-President Head Instructor Tournament –Male Yan Jing Chong Sensai Alexander Daniel Nguyen Albert Gabriella Ibbot Lion Bushido Annual 10th-6th Kyu Kata 3rd Secretary Tournament Wayne Tang Matthew Woodhouse Denzel Kour Lion Bushido Annual 10th-6th Kyu Tournament – Male Continuous Sparring 1st 11 51 10th-6th Kyu Points Sparring 2nd OTHERS STUDENT 10th-6th Kyu Kata 4th MEMBERS 1 Kit Yip Martial Arts Alliance – Earned Black Belt ALUMNI/ (MAA) and Certificate 54 STAFF MEMBERS CLUBS

President/s Treasurer KENDO Viet Hoang Joanne Chow Jularaj Suthibutr Yaya Bonggotgetsakul Established 1989 Vice President Head Instructor 22 52 Andrew Lam Yakov Macak OTHERS STUDENT Son Nguyen MEMBERS Secretary The Melbourne University Kendo Club 17 Jularaj Suthibutr ALUMNI/ marked its 25th anniversary in 2014; an Justin Ireson STAFF MEMBERS achievement the Club celebrated and took as an opportunity to renew focus. The renewed spirit was reflected in the success of many of the competitions across the year. In the annual Taikai tournament, CLUB RESULTS members occupied the majority of the medal spots in every division. This form continued to the Victorian Kendo Championships where Club members won first place in three out TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT of four individual categories, as well as one MUKEN Men Vic Kendo A / Kyu 2nd second place and two first place winners in Championships the Team category. MUKEN Men Vic Kendo Open 1st The Club hopes to maintain this form Championships in future years. MUKEN Women Vic Kendo A / KYU 1st Championships KENDO (CONT’D) MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE ACHIEVEMENT Jularaj Suthibutr Australian Kendo Kyu 1st Championships 2014 Son Nguyen Australian Kendo Kata 2nd Championships 2014 Jularaj Suthibutr Victorian Kendo Men Kyu 1st Championships 2014 Meera Chandrananth Victorian Kendo Women Kyu 1st Championships 2014 Daniel Jeong Victorian Kendo Men Dan 1st Championships 2014

TAEKWONDO 26 95 Established 1971 OTHERS STUDENT 8 RHEE MEMBERS 18 WTF 14 RHEE 81 WTF

The Melbourne University Taekwondo Club President/s Secretary 8 Paul Allen (Rhee), Ying Lim (Rhee), had significant areas of development and ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS Melanie Ng (WTF) Bonnie Su (WTF) improvement in 2014. This included an 3 RHEE/ 5 WTF increase in Club member participation in James Occleshaw (WTF) Su Min Chan (WTF) more local and regional competitions (WTF), Vice-President Treasurer pursuing an upgrade of equipment, and Lei Huang (WTF) Arthur Lam (Rhee) Head Instructor enhancing activities and opportunities for Club Wilson Leung (WTF) Felicity Ho (WTF) Ying Lim (Rhee) members to engage with the local community. Raymond Ngo (WTF) Tuan Truong (WTF) The Club (Rhee) engaged with a charity organisation to have members volunteer their time with the homeless community INDIVIDUAL HONOURS around Melbourne University on a monthly 55 basis. Major events across 2014 included successfully collaborating with other university CLUBS taekwondo clubs to host inter-training, MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE ACHIEVEMENT inter-university competitions and social Lukman Anasril Victorian Inter- Yellow Belt 1st events, while facilitating a positive training University Competition and social environment for Club members. Jaka Bambang Victorian Inter- Red Belt 1st University Competition Domenica Maldonado Victorian Inter- Open Black Belt 2nd University Competition

TAI CHI 11 12 OTHERS STUDENT AND WUSHU MEMBERS 1 ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS No report was provided by the Club. CLUB RESULTS

President Treasurer Jake Pitman Kylie Sy TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT Vice-President Head Instructor MUTW Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong Beginners Male Wushu Champion, Xingda Chen Master Lily Sun Practitioners Association – and Open Female Wushu Champion, Annual Competition Most Successful Coach, Secretary Most Supportive Club Lauren Oakey TAI CHI AND WUSHU (CONT’D)

SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE ACHIEVEMENT

Xingda Chen Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong Open Male Wushu Champion Practitioners Association – Annual Competition

Huiying Soh Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong Open Female Wushu Practitioners Association – Champion Annual Competition

Recreational Clubs

No report or results were INLINE SKATING provided by the Club.

MOUNTAINEERING 56 Established 1944 CLUBS

The Melbourne University Mountaineering President Treasurer Skiing Officer Conservation Officer Club marked its 70th Anniversary in 2014 James Cristofaro Daniel Berton Ryan Judd Krissie Piskorz with a dinner and over 180 past and present Vice-President Mountaineering Walking Officer Paddling Officer members in attendance. The celebration Tanya Craig Officer Daniel Cocker Mitchell Stephen included an open house tour of the Gaetan Riou Mountaineering Club rooms and a formal Secretary Ropes Officer dinner. Recollections of adventures provided Tim Tyers Tom Dorrington inspiration for current members in years to come. CLUB RESULTS The Club continued to thrive with an expanding membership base and clubroom facilities were upgraded with the fit-out DIVISION / TEAM NAME COMPETITION RESULT of gear stores and construction of a GRADE much-used bouldering wall. Throughout Rogaining Teams Victorian Rogaining Overall 1st Overall (12 Hr), the year, the Club provided over 140 trips Mixed 2nd Overall and 1st Mixed (6 Hr) for members. Indoor Climbing Team Vic Intervarsity All 3rd Team, 1st and 2nd Rock Climbing Female Ind, 3rd Male Ind

89 491 OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS 32 MEMBER NAME ORGANISATION /EVENT RECOGNITION /ACHIEVEMENT ALUMNI/ STAFF Aaron Lowndes MUMC Granted Honorary Life Membership MEMBERS MOUNTAINEERING (CONT’D)

CLUB RESULTS – PARTICIPATION TRIPS

TRIPS (CAMP / COURSE / TOUR) TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY

MU MU STAFF / OTHER TOTAL STUDENT ALUMNI Franklin River Expedition Rafting the remote waters of Tasmania’s Franklin River. 3 5 5 14

Intro Trip Introduction to bushwalking, rogaining, 56 16 10 82 climbing and kayaking over a weekend NZ Mountaineering Instruction 10 participants instructed by Mountain Guide 4 4 3 11 (IFMGA) and Life Member Stuart Holloway Mitchell River Paddling Weekend Inter-University Trip down Mitchell River 15 5 65 85

Midnight Ascent Winter Ascent of Mt Feathertop for the Annual 12 13 22 47 Black Tie Dinner at MUMC Memorial Hut BSAR Training Weekend Search and Rescue Training as a member Club of BSAR 6 2 1 9

Learn to Lead Semester 1 A 10-day course over a series of weekends to 12 3 3 18 develop novice climbers into competent climbers Fainters Bushwalk Beginner overnight bushwalk to Mt Fainter in the Victorian Alps 17 6 2 25

Kimberley’s Adventure Grant Hike 10-day remote off-track hike in the Kimberley’s (WA) 3 0 0 3

36 400 57 SKI OTHERS STUDENT MEMBERS Established 1929 7 CLUBS ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS The main area of growth for the Melbourne CLUB RESULTS University Ski Club was through ski hire. Additional equipment was purchased to ensure skis were supplied up to industry standards and to cope with increasing TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT demand. Revenue produced through equipment hire was able to offset the Melbourne Victorian Intervarsity N/A 2nd purchases of new gear in a single season. University Ski Championships The ski hire project proved to be a valuable asset to the Club and has grown to the OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS extent where it is able to provide the Club with an extra source of revenue while also funding its own running costs.

MEMBER NAME ORGANISATION / EVENT RECOGNITION / ACHIEVEMENT

President/s Brooke Dunleavy Victorian Intervarsity Number 1 ranked Edmund Kron Female Alpine Skier Angus White Lisa McComb Victorian Intervarsity Number 3 ranked Secretary Female Alpine Skier Angus White David Chen Victorian Intervarsity Number 2 ranked Sam Doyle Male Skier Overall Treasurer Lachlan Strover Victorian Intervarsity Number 3 ranked Ollie Nam Male Skier Overall SKI (CONT’D)

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TRIPS TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY (CAMP / COURSE / TOUR)

MU MU STAFF / OTHER TOTAL STUDENT ALUMNI O-Week Mt Baw Baw Trip New students, dry slope and big air bag at Mt Baw Baw 45 5 1 51

Mt Buller week-long ski trip Open to all MUSKI Members 37 1 2 40

Mt Hotham week-long ski trip Open to all MUSKI Members 32 2 0 34

Mt Buller weekend ski trip Open to all MUSKI Members 31 1 5 37

Mt Hotham weekend ski trip Open to all MUSKI Members 28 1 2 31

Falls Creek weekend ski trip Open to all MUSKI Members 30 2 1 33

Victorian Intervarsity State-wide competitive racing trip 14 0 0 14

SNOWBOARD Established 1994

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CLUBS CLUB RESULTS – PERFORMANCE had an extremely active year with a further increase in memberships. The Club ran several highly successful trips with the largest being the New Zealand Trip during TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT the mid-year break. Other activities included nd a boat cruise, several ‘meet and greet’ Melbourne Victorian Intervarsity N/A 2 nights, the Snowball event and many University Championships other social activities for Club members.

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President Secretary Stefanos Kan Isabella Filmer

TRIPS (CAMP / TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY Vice-President Treasurer COURSE / TOUR) Callum Castles Dylan Gardner MU MU STAFF / OTHER TOTAL STUDENT ALUMNI Mt Baw Baw New members summer trip 52 0 0 52

47 New Zealand Large social trip in mid-year break 46 0 5 51 OTHERS 329 STUDENT MEMBERS Buller Mid Semester 2 social trip 41 0 4 45 1 Weekend ALUMNI/ STAFF Vic IVs State Championships Racing trip 40 0 0 40 MEMBERS AUCs National Championships Racing trip 32 1 0 33 SNOWBOARD (CONT’D)

OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

MEMBER NAME RECOGNITION / ACHIEVEMENT ORGANISATION / EVENT

Chrissy Richardson Victorian Intervarsity Championships Female Snowboarder Overall 2nd

Claudia Davenport Victorian Intervarsity Championships Female Snowboarder Overall 6th

Michelle Mannering Victorian Intervarsity Championships Female Snowboarder Overall 8th

Liam Williamson Victorian Intervarsity Championships Male Snowboarder Overall 2nd

Tycho Orton Victorian Intervarsity Championships Male Snowboarder Overall 5th

Luke Dempsey Victorian Intervarsity Championships Male Snowboarder Overall 6th

Callum Castles Victorian Intervarsity Championships Male Snowboarder Overall 7th

SURFRIDERS CLUB RESULTS – PERFORMANCE Established 1969

TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT

MU Surfriders Australian University N/A Overall 4th 59 The Melbourne University Surfriders Club Surfing Championships celebrated its 45th anniversary with an event CLUBS that attracted approximately 50 past and present members. The Club had a successful year and is now in a strong financial position CLUB RESULTS – PARTICIPATION TRIPS to achieve a goal set three years ago: to purchase a new surf trailer.

TRIPS TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY (CAMP / COURSE / TOUR)

MU STUDENT TOTAL President Secretary Mark O’Reilly Lucinda Sheedy Semester 1 Learn to Surf camp #1 Lorne 80 80 Vice-President Treasurer Kerrod Moller-Nielsen Blake Norrish Semester 1 Learn to Surf camp #2 Apollo Bay 55 55

Semester 1 Learn to Surf camp #3 Wye River 40 40

5 Uni Games preparation Road trip from Melbourne 8 8 OTHERS 196 to Newcastle STUDENT MEMBERS 22 Semester 2 Learn to Surf camp #1 Apollo Bay 55 55 ALUMNI/ STAFF MEMBERS Semester 2 Learn to Surf camp #2 Phillip Island 60 60

Semester 2 Learn to Surf camp #3 Lorne 50 50 UNDERWATER Established 1977

The Melbourne University Underwater The Club participated in a joint venture 12 Club had an extremely active year. With with La Trobe University Underwater Club 47 OTHERS STUDENT the support of Melbourne University Sport, to Phillip Island, the Brighton Pier Clean MEMBERS the Club became a PADI Educational Up organised by Clean Up Our Waters, 12 Facility, appearing in the Undersea and the Great Victorian Fish Count. ALUMNI/ STAFF Journal and PADIs official magazine. MEMBERS The Club offered several courses throughout President Secretary the year, attracting many new members Nicky Woods Carol Milligan and providing an internationally recognised Mel Tate Mathilde Escudie Emergency First Response course. The Club also signed up four Divemaster candidates Vice-President Treasurer Evan Hallein Tim Buckley with one Club member becoming a PADI Andrew Hebbard Master Scuba Diver.

CLUB RESULTS – PARTICIPATION TRIPS

TRIPS TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY (CAMP / COURSE / TOUR)

MU MU STAFF / OTHER TOTAL STUDENT ALUMNI Open Water course 1 18/01 and 08/03 Blairgowrie Pier – 1 5 6

The Great Victorian Fish Count Flinders Pier 3 3 7 13

60 Advance Open Water 1 12/01, 01/02 and 08/02 3 1 4 8 The J4 Submarine and the Canberra CLUBS Australia Day boat trips Boat dives from Sorrento Pier to Popes Eye, 3 2 8 13 Portsea Hole and Lonsdale Wall Divemaster training Brighton Pier 01/02 0 0 1 1

Open Water course 2 08/02 Blairgowrie Pier 0 1 1 2

Open Water course 3 29/02–05/03 Blairgowrie Pier – 0 6 6

Brighton Pier Clean-up 30/02 Brighton Pier (Clean Up Our Waters) 1 4 8 13

Easter boat diving trip 25/04–27/04 Phillip Island in collaboration 3 2 5 10 with La Trobe University Underwater Club Boat dives Queenscliff J5 Submarine and the Canberra 17/05 2 2 2 6

EFR Course 11/05 1 3 2 6

Rescue Course 17/05, 25/05, 07/06 and 22/06 Williamstown and Mornington Pier 1 3 1 5

Open Water Course 4 08/06 and 15/06 Blairgowrie Pier 0 0 1 1

Club trip to Vanuatu 29/07–08/08 1 2 1 4

Open Water Course 5 20/09 and 27/09 Blairgowrie Pier 0 0 1 1

Open Water Course 6 11/10 and 18/10 Blairgowrie Pier 3 – 2 5

Advanced Diving 25/10 The Canberra and The J4 Submarine 3 3 5 11

Melbourne Cup weekend 31/10–02/11 Night dives Blairgowrie Pier, day dives Rye Pier 2 4 4 10 away to Blairgowrie WATERSKI AND WAKEBOARD Established 1965

The Melbourne University Waterski and Wakeboard membership and rider opportunities reach an all-time high in 2014. Multiple large-scale training camps took place, allowing riders of all stages to develop higher level skills, with members competing in several Wakeboarding Victoria competitions. A highlight was the New Members Camp with 60 attendees and two boats running continuously. The Club currently has its highest number of qualified boat drivers, President Secretary 14 marshals and coaches, with training and Hannah Dunn Sean Taaffe 96 development available to all members. OTHERS STUDENT Vice-President Treasurer MEMBERS 2014 was the Club’s largest and most active Lincoln Reeves Simon Tulloch 4 season in history. The summer of 2015 will ALUMNI/ STAFF welcome the Club’s 50th season, as well MEMBERS as the arrival of a new boat.

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TEAM NAME COMPETITION DIVISION / GRADE RESULT

rd th MUWWT Wakeboard Victoria Novice 3 and 4 61 Competition CLUBS

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TRIPS TRIP DETAILS ATTENDANCE CATEGORY (CAMP / COURSE / TOUR)

MU MU STAFF / OTHER TOTAL STUDENT ALUMNI New Year Eildon Trip 10 days at Eildon at the start of January 7 0 2 9

New Members Camp Weekend trip to Deniliquin for new members signed up over O-week. 45 5 10 60 In conjunction with RMIT and Monash Easter Trip Easter week trip to Deniliquin 6 2 4 12

Driver Training Weekend Weekend at Lake Eildon to train up new team drivers and marshals 4 1 0 5

Winter houseboat trip Four-day trip at Echuca on a houseboat at the start of July 6 3 1 10

Winter Wake and Ski Early August weekend camp to Hazelwood Pondage 20 3 4 27

Spring Break Early October weekend camp to Hazelwood Pondage 17 3 6 26

Miscellaneous day trips Through the course of the year, we have run 46 6 10 62 numerous day trips with groups of 5-8 participants FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

The Ernie Cropley Pavilion. FINANCIAL PHYSICAL RESOURCES THE UNIVERSITY HAS A RANGE OF SPORTING FACILITIES AT THE PARKVILLE CAMPUS’ SPORTS AND PHYSICAL PRECINCT. OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE LINCOLN SQUARE FITNESS, THE SKI LODGE AT MT BULLER, RESOURCES BOAT HOUSE ON THE YARRA RIVER AND THE MOUNTAINEERING HUT AT MT FEATHERTOP. FACILITIES

Pavilion

The redevelopment of the Ernie Cropley Pavilion has been the most significant project since the renovation of the Beaurepaire Centre in 2004. Works commenced on the Cox Architects- designed Pavilion in January 2013 with the demolition of the eastern end. During a construction period spanning 15 months, the Cricket and Football clubs were housed in temporary sheds on the southeast side of the Oval. The Clubs displayed great patience during this disruption. Kane Constructions (builders) delivered the Ernie Cropley Pavilion to the University on 18 April 2014. The iconic and heritage-listed 1906 turret and social room was retained and restored as part of the project, which Sports Centre club spaces viewed from the historic Rawlinson track at the Sports also included a new basement level, player 63 and team amenities and storage areas, as Precinct, Parkville campus.

well as a new function room, commercial PHYSICAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL AND kitchen, bar and visitor amenities.

Oval Condition Review

MU Sport undertook a review of the Oval • Management practices: the report The over-sowing program – together with the condition. SportsTurf Consultants were considered the current maintenance implementation of the ground management appointed to investigate reasons for the program as correct; however, procedure – resulted in the delivery of a far poor condition of the Oval, particularly a recommendation was given to better playing surface across the 2014 winter during the winter period. over-sow with rye grass annually. season, which was well-received by clubs. The outcomes of the review identified MU Sport immediately undertook an a range of contributing factors, including: over-sowing program with rye grass as recommended, and also instituted a ground • Usage (including match and training load): access management framework. The guiding the report identified the current load in principle behind the framework is that the terms of training and matches during the oval will be closed when it is judged that its winter months as a significant contributor use will damage the playing surface to the to its deterioration during this period. The Ernie Cropley Pavilion. detriment of ground delivery on match day. MAINTENANCE Pool Plant Upgrade Maintenance

The control system for the pool plant Over $100,000 was spent on essential was upgraded in August as the previous facility maintenance projects, including: system had been in place since 2004 • External floodlight repairs and was becoming less reliable and more difficult to maintain. • Squash court repairs and painting The $42,000 upgrade can perform water • Stadium floodlight lamp replacement tests up to 30 times every hour to constantly • Turf practice wicket upgrade track and adjust the chemical levels through incremental doses, resulting in consistently • Hockey pitch fencing repairs high water balance and quality while reducing chemical and energy usage. • Oval fence painting A new electronic backwashing system • Boathouse replacement floor coverings further increases water quality and reduces water consumption significantly. FINANCE

Student Services and Amenities Fee

The SSAF (Student Services and Amenities • Fund new program initiatives to provide The long-term strategy for Sport has Fee) was introduced in 2012, which provided students with increased access to casual been to increase income from commercial $2.28 million in funding to MU Sport, an and one-off sporting and fitness activities, such as memberships, venue hire effective $1 million increase over the 2011 opportunities at low or no cost and leases, and manage or reduce expenses provision of $1.25 million from the University. on programs and facilities. In 2014, the SSAF increased to $2.4 million. • Provide additional club access to MU Sport facilities at no cost The University succeeded in having its Over the last three years, these funds have buildings (Sports Centre, Beaurepaire, • Increase support for club been used to: Pavilion, Ski Lodge, Boat House) removed coaching and management from the MU Sport balance sheet in 2014. • Reduce student membership • Provide additional support for high This resulted in a significant reduction in fees and venue hire charges performance sport and elite athletes depreciation charges (approximately $400,000) • Introduce a discounted student and has allowed for further investment in 64 • Develop the Oval Pavilion direct debit membership option sport and maintenance. The buildings are and Sports Centre still managed by MU Sport; however, all PHYSICAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL AND • Open a fitness facility south of Grattan further capital expenditure on buildings Street (Lincoln Square Fitness) will be expensed in the year of development.

Sports Foundation

The Sports Foundation was established in 2012 and now has seven Chapters with over $1.6 million in capital. The Foundation raised over $400,000 for the redevelopment of the Pavilion. The four Sport-related trust accounts managed by MU Sport have over $700,000 in capital with The Sports Foundation aims to $58,000 being spent on scholarships for support Sport at the University. Elite Student Athletes in 2014. Finance Report for 2014

REVENUE 2014 2013 CURRENT ASSETS 2014 2013

Fees and Charges $6,278,866 $5,284,923 Cash $1,775,201 $1,747,321

Investment Revenue $29,019 $49,043 Receivables $120,367 $52,961

Other Revenue $916,218 $706,694 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $1,895,568 $1,800,282

TOTAL REVENUE $7,224,104 $6,040,660

LESS EXPENSE NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Employee Related Expenses $2,971,708 $2,869,529 Property, Plant and Equipment $362,672 $934,881

Consultants, External $462,315 $277,182 TOTAL ASSETS $2,258,240 $2,735,163 Labour and Cleaning Depreciation $167,984 $584,915

Utilities, Repairs $900,026 $885,763 and Maintenance CURRENT LIABILITIES Equipment $193,173 $78,748 Trade $605,247 $273,602 Other Expenses $1,141,930 $1,240,005 Provisions $274,994 $273,809 TOTAL EXPENSES $5,837,136 $5,936,142 Other $28,317 $925

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $908,558 $548,336

Less Extraordinary Expenditure* $1,634,453

OPERTAING SURPLUS/LOSS -$247,485 $104,518

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 65 Provisions $10,812 $27,155 PHYSICAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL AND TOTAL LIABILITIES $919,370 $575,491

NET ASSETS $1,338,870 $2,159,672

EQUITY*

Reserves $31,567 $31,567

Retained Surplus $1,307,306 $2,128,105

TOTAL EQUITY $1,338,870 $2,159,672 PEOPLE, PARTNERS AND DONORS

Sport Staff (L-R) Carl Junot, Thomas Lutwyche, Kylie Moulds, Kaylea McQuade, and Jason Jones. MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY SPORT

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The Sports Precinct.

Melbourne University Sport (MU Sport) MU Sport is responsible for: Games; the strategic development and is a semi-autonomous department of the operations of the competitive sporting University, reporting to Engagement and • The development of campus and clubs; professional management and the Melbourne University Sport Board, off-campus facilities, and managing promotion of lunchtime and college and provides high-level policy, business all University sporting facilities – in sport competitions; and support for and financial advice to the University on particular, the Sports Precinct, the elite level student athletes with the the development and management of Ski Lodge at Mt Buller and the Boat High Performance Sport Program and sport and recreation at the University. House on the Yarra River. the provision of sporting scholarships. • Provision of fitness and recreation MU Sport provides professional management • Ensuring the marketing and branding services and programs including fitness of the fitness, sports and recreation facilities, of Sport to support student recruitment assessments, personal training, group programs and activities of the University, activity and support the engagement fitness, physiotherapy and sports and works closely with all stakeholders of the alumni with University sport massage, support for instructional and and external strategic partners in delivering programs and advancement activity. recreational club activity, short courses, sport and physical recreation opportunities and trips and tours. • Representing the University on for the University community in accordance matters pertaining to Sport and with strategic and operational plans. • Provision of sporting opportunities physical recreation to local, state including supporting teams and individual and federal government, Australian students to compete in regional, national University Sport (AUS), sporting bodies and international student competitions and related professional organisations. including the Australian University STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SPORT

68 AND DONORS PEOPLE, PARTNERS Sport has special significance for the University of Melbourne through the performance of sporting clubs, teams and high profile athletes that enhance VISION the reputation of the University. THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE WILL BE THE LEADING The Vision for Sport is that the University of Melbourne is the leading Australian AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY FOR SPORTING PERFORMANCE, LEVEL University in sporting performance, OF PARTICIPATION AND THE QUALITY OF FACILITIES. participation and quality of facilities. Success will be achieved when the University is recognised as the leading sporting university in the country and attracts the ‘best and brightest’ local and international high performance student athletes. PURPOSE

TO PROVIDE QUALITY SPORT, FITNESS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THE REPUTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY. Pillars

Participation

That the students, staff and the broader PILLARS University community regularly participate in sport, fitness and recreation activities PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE that encourage a balanced lifestyle and build a healthy community. Success will be achieved when programs, services and facilities are appealing, relevant and convenient, and cater for the constantly changing requirements of the University community.

Performance

That athletes, clubs and teams compete successfully at the highest ENABLERS level and participation establishes a lifelong connection to the University. FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE PROFILE AND PHYSICAL AND PEOPLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MU SPORT TEAM

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The 2014 MU Sport team.

Tim Lee Craig Bamford Tom Lutwyche Director Aquatics and Fitness Coordinator Sport Coordinator

Alex Affleck Donny Blackie Boris Ivanov Operations Manager (left May 2014) Development Coordinators Membership and Facility Coordinator Melbourne University Soccer Club Jean-Luc Garlick Business Manager Elizabeth Tregoning Chris Harvey Finance Officer Development Managers P. Joy Villalino Melbourne University Sport Foundation Marketing Manager Jen Eslick Venue and Event Coordinator Jason Jones Rod Warnecke General Managers Sport Development Manager Julie Caundle Melbourne University Rugby Club Director’s Assistant Ange La Scala Kaylea McQuade Group Fitness Coordinator Kylie Moulds Netball High Performance Coordinator Club Coordinator Betony Dawson Paul Sheahan Marketing and Communications Coordinator Louise Roger Sporting Alumni Liaison (started April 2014) Carl Junot OHS Coordinator Tim Heathcote (started April 2014) General Managers Elite Athlete Coordinator Patrick Malone Melbourne University Cricket Club Guest Services Coordinator MU SPORT BOARD

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Melbourne University Sport Board: (Back L-R) Timothy Lee (Director of Sport), Adrian Collette AM (Vice Principal – Engagement), James Sutherland, Professor Richard James, Andrew Gillies. (Front L-R) Professor Margaret Abernethy, Geoff Rees (Chair), Dr Lynne Williams. Absent Dr Mitchell Anderson.

MR GEOFF REES (CHAIR) he won gold, silver and bronze medals at James played in three first-grade premierships world rowing championships held throughout during a 17-year career. He is currently the Europe. Most recently, Geoff was part of the CEO of Cricket Australia. During his time at Masters crew who won gold at the Head of the University of Melbourne, he received Full Geoff Rees is a graduate from the University the Charles, the world’s largest two-day Blues (1989 and 1990) and a Half Blue (1986) of Melbourne in Law and Commerce and is a rowing regatta. Also during his time at the for Cricket. Law Institute of Victoria accredited business University, Geoff received a Half Blue (1972), law specialist. and Full Blues (1973 and 1976) for Rowing. Appointed February 2009. He has extensive experience in finance, Appointed February 2009. manufacturing, biotechnology, ICT and related service industries. He is regularly PROFESSOR called on to assist, advise and resolve MARK HARGREAVES disputes in the area of protection, MR JAMES development and commercialisation SUTHERLAND of intellectual property. Mark Hargreaves completed his BSc His telecommunications work was (1982) and PhD (1989) degrees in Physiology recognised in Butterworth’s Australian Legal at The University of Melbourne, and an James Sutherland (Bcom 1988) was a MA (1984) in exercise physiology at the Profile. He is a committee member of the medium-fast bowler who became a versatile Legal Practice Liability Committee, and the Human Performance Laboratory, Ball off-field all-rounder for both the Victorian State University, USA. professional indemnity insurer for Victorian and Australian cricket teams. and most national law firms. He has also His pre-and post-doctoral training included maintained his interest in amateur and Twelfth man for Victoria’s 1990-91 Sheffield two visits to the University of Copenhagen. professional sport, and continues to be the Shield victory, he played four first-class principal legal advisor to one of Australia’s matches and became a Level III coach. Mark is a Fellow of the American College leading Olympic sports, which includes of Sports Medicine and Exercise and Sports As a chartered accountant, James worked convening appeals and disciplinary tribunals. Science Australia, and serves on the Board of as a finance manager with AFL Club the Victorian Institute of Sport. During During his time at the University of Carlton for six years and, in 1998, joined his spare time, he enjoys tennis and reading Melbourne, he regularly rowed for Australia the Australian Cricket Board as a general sport biographies. Mark received a Full and was a member of the first Australian manager, commercial. He is a life member Blue (1981) in Tennis. crew to win a gold medal at a world rowing of the Melbourne University Cricket Club championship. During the course of the ‘70s, where he was also a coach. Appointed February 2009. PROFESSOR DR LYNNE WILLIAMS MR JAMES MARBURG RICHARD JAMES Finished April 2014 Lynne Williams is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, London University and Monash James Marburg comes to the Board with Richard James is Pro Vice-Chancellor University. She is an independent economics extensive background in the sport of rowing. (Academic) and Director of the Centre for the consultant following a career in the public 71 Study of Higher Education, a leading centre His career at University Boat Club started sector spanning over 30 years. for policy research in higher education. in 2001 and he has been a member of AND DONORS PEOPLE, PARTNERS Prior to commencing consulting work, Lynne national teams since 2002, competing in His research program spans access and equity, was Under Secretary for the Department of the past two Olympic Games (London and the transition to university, student finances, Treasury and Finance (DTF), a position she held Beijing) and winning a silver medal in Beijing. student engagement, quality assurance and until May 2011. Previous to this appointment, He was also captain of the Mens Eight at academic standards. He has published widely she held senior executive positions at both varsity competitions in 2011 and 2012, and on the effects of social class on higher the federal and Victorian state level. rowed at the University of Melbourne versus education aspirations and participation. University of Sydney Annual Boat Race. He is a regular public commentator on Since May 2011, Lynne has undertaken a higher education policy and is a member range of consultancies for both the Victorian James is currently studying the Juris of the inaugural Higher Education Standards and federal governments. She is on the Doctor (Law) and has previously worked Panel, the national body that sets standards boards of Melbourne University Sport, the as a marketing and communications for the regulation of universities and other Faculty of Business and Economics and the professional at ANZ Institutional higher education providers. (Federal) Climate Change Authority. She is a since 2006. Prior to his current role, Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration he was a communications consultant Sporting-wise, in the 1970s and ‘80s, Australia (IPAA) and of St Hilda’s College for a Melbourne-based advisory firm. he represented Australia in track and field, (University of Melbourne) and Vice-President and was the Australian 100 metres sprint He has been a contributing writer to The Age, of Athletics International (Australia). champion in 1980. He remains active in and engages in public debates and discourse sport for fitness purposes. She represented Australia at two World regarding issues in sport from an athlete’s Cross Country Championships and a number perspective. James received a Full Blue Appointed May 2014. of international road races. She held the (2011) and a Half Blue (2012) for Rowing. Australian record for three kilometres on Appointed April 2013 to February 2014. the track and 10 kilometres on the road, PROFESSOR and won numerous Australian and Victorian MARGARET ABERNETHY championships. Lynne received Full Blues (1974 and 1975) in Athletics. MR ANDREW GILLIES Appointed February 2009. Margaret Abernethy is the Sir Douglas Andrew Gillies is currently studying a Copland Chair of Commerce and holds Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma in the Chair in Managerial Accounting at Languages at The University of Melbourne. the University of Melbourne. DR MITCHELL ANDERSON As a scholarship holder at the Victorian Up until 2012, she was Dean of the Faculty Institute of Sport, Andrew has extensive of Business and Economics, a position Mitchell Anderson is a University of experience in the sport of sailing. A multiple she held for over eight years. In 2008, she Melbourne alumnus having graduated national champion, he has received a national was named Telstra Business Woman of with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with award for sportsmanship, and was a joint the Year for the Community and Government Honours (1997), a Bachelor of Science recipient of the Victorian Junior Team of the sector in recognition of her contribution with Honours (1998) and a Bachelor of Year at the Victorian Sport Awards in 2009. to higher education. Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (2006). He was a Melbourne University Sport He has represented Victoria in rugby Margaret is internationally recognised as High Performance Scholarship recipient union, and this began his involvement one of the leading researchers in her field from 2004 to 2006. with Melbourne University Sport in 2011 and an outstanding teacher, having taught as runner-up for the inaugural Young across a range of subjects at undergraduate Mitch is an ironman triathlete and Achiever Award. He has represented the and graduate level. She is a Fellow of the has completed 30 ironman events, University for rugby 7s, sailing and touch Academy of Social Sciences. including eight Hawaiian Ironman World rugby at the Australian University Games, Championships (including a best finish of Appointed February 2011. as well as serving as captain for the 11th in 2004), and became a professional MURFC under 20 team in 2013. triathlete in 2003. He continues to work in the area of sports medicine as well as being Whilst studying, Andrew has turned his a sought-after multi-media commentator. leadership skills to work with a boutique strategic planning and organisation change In 2013, Mitch returned to the University consulting firm working as an analyst. as a student to study a Diploma of Surgical Anatomy. Mitch was awarded Full Blues Appointed May 2014. (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) in Cycling. Appointed February 2009. HISTORY OF SPORT AT THE

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Students have participated in organised sport and recreation activity since the formation of the University in 1853. Students returning to the colonies from Eton, Harrow and the famous Rugby School brought back the prevailing wisdom dominating the British University Football Club 1929. public school system: Mens sana in corpore sano (a sound mind in a healthy body).

Students soon came together to compete University. The Beaurepaire Centre, built The University committed to a substantial against other universities and local clubs with generous support from Sir Frank sports facility development program in 2009 with the first recorded contest being a cricket Beaurepaire, incorporated an indoor commencing with the three-storey extension match against Emerald Hill in 1857. A rowing swimming pool and stadium, and the first to the east side of Boat House. The Lincoln contest occurred on the Yarra in 1859 that hard surface running track was laid during Square Fitness Centre opened in 2012 on led to the founding of the University’s first this period. The Ski Lodge at Mt Buller was Bouverie Street for the increasing campus organised sporting club, the Boat Club. purchased in 1960 and, around the same population south of Grattan Street and, Intervarsity sport followed in 1870 with time, a geodesic dome Hut was built at Mt in 2013, the northern wing of the Sports victories against the University of Sydney Feathertop by the Mountaineering Club as Centre was refurbished to upgrade the in both rowing and cricket at the MCG. an emergency shelter. The development in squash courts and change rooms and 1967 of the Sports Centre resulted in the provide two social and meeting rooms Tennis, athletics and lacrosse clubs soon Sports Precinct becoming one of the most as well as administration offices. emerged and came together to form the distinctive and busiest multi-sport precincts Sports Union in 1904. In the following years in Australia. The much-anticipated redevelopment of boxing, golf, netball, skiing, and yachting the Pavilion was completed in April 2014 clubs were established. The University also The University has long-celebrated the and named after Ernie Cropley in recognition adopted the British practice of awarding achievements of its teams, clubs and of 50 years of service to the University and sporting Blues for outstanding sporting athletes on the field and as community Sport as head curator and active member performance. In 1874, the land north of Tin and industry leaders. World War II hero of three sporting clubs. The naming of the Alley, the Sports Precinct, was given to the and humanitarian Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Pavilion was possible due to the significant University for recreational purposes, with the became the first Victorian-born rugby player level of benefaction from the sporting Oval and Pavilion established soon after. The to represent Australia in 1932, and many alumni to the project. The University Blacks Boat House beside the Yarra was built in 1908. VFL and AFL players and administrators subsequently won their first VAFA Premier are counted in the alumni including 1946 A flag since 1974, the first for the University Sport at the University reached significant Brownlow winner Dr Donald Cordner Football Club in the top division since prominence in 1908 when the University was and current AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan. University Blues won in 2004. admitted to the Victorian Football League Sporting alumni include Australian (VFL) – the forerunner of the AFL. The Club Test cricketers Paul Sheahan and Colin Melbourne University Sport (MU Sport) enjoyed its best season in 1910 winning ten MacDonald, Olympian John Landy, and gold has now evolved from the volunteer-based games out of 18 but the amateur students medallists Peter Antonie, Herb Elliott, Merv Sports Union model into a professional, won just two games between 1911 and 1915 Lincoln, Kathy Watt and Cathy Freeman. managed sport department reporting to before withdrawing during the First World War. a University-appointed board. MU Sport The Australian University Games commenced continues to provide students with an After the Second World War, the arrival in the 1990s and the University has continued opportunity to engage in regular physical of returned servicemen and the children to be a dominant force at a national level activity and encourage quality performances of post-war migrants to the University winning the Australian University Champion from athletes, teams and clubs to ensure the resulted in new activities including fencing, title six times, most recently in 2013. A great University of Melbourne remains Australia’s judo, badminton, basketball and soccer. university sporting tradition also returned in leading sporting university. Franz Stampfl arrived in 1955 to teach 2009 with the Australian Boat Race against physical education and successfully coach Sydney University reigniting a long-standing For the comprehensive history of sport a generation of student athletes, many of rivalry between the nation’s two preeminent at the University of Melbourne, see The whom represented Australia, including universities. Ties that Bind by June E. Senyard. 1968 Olympic gold medallist Ralph Doubell. The Beaurepaire Centre was redeveloped The Olympic Games in Melbourne in in 2004 (after a five-year closure) and a 1956 was an important catalyst for the Tim Lee sand-based synthetic hockey surface development of sporting facilities at the Director of Sport added to the middle of the athletics track. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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The Chancellor’s Circle is the University’s In 2014, over 120 alumni and friends AND DONORS PEOPLE, PARTNERS community of generous benefactors who were part of this community, which plays demonstrate leadership and commitment to an important and ongoing role in helping the University of Melbourne through annual the University support student participation philanthropic support of $1,000 or greater. in University sport.

REDMOND BARRY CIRCLE CHANCELLOR’S ASSOCIATES Anthony Hodges Dr Taffy Jones AFL Victoria Diane Carmody and John Carmody Graeme Johnson Melbourne University Hockey Club Sir Roderick Carnegie Cam Johnston and Caroline Johnston Andrew Michelmore and Janet Michelmore Gerard Dalbosco Peter Keogh and Catharine Bowtell The Ray and Margaret Wilson Foundation Foursquare Construction Management Michail Lagogiannis The University of Melbourne USA Foundation Ian Johnston Timothy Lee and Nicola Dear One anonymous donor Barbara Mulder and Victor Mulder Adam Lennen Geoffrey Rees and Cathy Rees Greg Longden Field Rickards and Jeanette Rickards CHANCELLOR’S PRINCIPALS Stephen Longley Lynne Williams Robert Stewart and Hope Stewart Shona Macinnes One anonymous donor Robert Zahara and Trish Zahara Christopher McInerney John McKeand and Lisa McKeand CHANCELLOR’S SUPPORTERS CHANCELLOR’S BENEFACTORS Peter McKeon and Maureen McKeon Arthur Adams QC Andrew McLellan Peter Antonie and Fiona Milne Frank Baines Julian Mitchell Tony McInerney Lachlan Beaton Peter Nicholson and Mary Nicholson Hayden and Sally Torney David Buckley Campbell Penfold and Christine Penfold One anonymous donor Ian Bult Simon Phillipson Marcus Coleman John Roberts CHANCELLOR’S PATRONS Tony Costello and Penny Costello Timothy Rourke Peter Brukner and Diana Tapsall Rodger Davies Campbell Roydhouse Sue Clifford and Leigh Clifford George De Crespigny Smith Family Sir James Gobbo and Lady Shirley Gobbo Nick Ellsmore Nigel Strong Malcolm Gray Gavin Evans Joseph Sturrock Karin Heinz and Tony Heinz Bradley Fenner and Barbara Fenner Christopher Thomas and Cheryl Thomas Richard Larkins Luke Fishley Matthew Unsworth Roderick Macdonald and Margaret David Foster Richard Vandenberg Macdonald John Frith Dr Geoffrey Vaughan AO Mark Nelson Baden Furphy Jon Webster John North and Sue North Damien Guengerich Paul Wiegard Helen Phefley Meg Gurry Andrew Wilson Justin Quill William Gurry John Wilson Three anonymous donors John Hall Tom Wood and Libby Wood Danny Hayter Nine anonymous donors Graeme Hazeldine IN MEMORIAM

74 Frank Patrick Henagan, champion Frank was also a valued part of the Trinity Vale Frank Henagan middle distance runner and member of Residential College, starting in 1976 as a AND DONORS PEOPLE, PARTNERS the training squad for the 1956 Melbourne groundkeeper. He coached the College’s 1933 – 2014 Olympics, passed away peacefully (after Athletics and Football teams, providing a short illness) at the Epworth hospital support and advice to all Trinity students on 8 January 2014. who sought it for nearly 40 years. He ended up holding the Director of Sport position Frank was heavily involved in the sporting at Trinity, a position commensurate to clubs at the University, becoming a life his passion for sporting endeavour. member of the Melbourne University Athletics, Cricket and Football clubs for Frank turned 80 this past November, a four decades of loyal service. His involvement few weeks after a gala celebration held with the University began in 1956 when he at the MCG to celebrate his life and major became a training squad member for the milestones. He will be sorely missed by the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. For the next 58 University sporting community, University years, he was involved with University clubs clubs and Trinity College. in various ways, from coach to committee member, mentor to friend.

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The Melbourne University Boat House is an iconic landmark along the Yarra river.