Joining an SCU club/society or playing in a community sporting/recreation team or group supported by UniLife is a great way to meet people and pursue an interest outside your academic life here at SCU.

Sport and Recreation Clubs, Lismore

AFL – Lismore Swans
Contact: George Massa M: 0410 607 101 E: georgemassa@hotmail.com

Badminton
Contact: Diane Loza M: 0417 843 817 E: Diane.Loza@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
The SCU Badminton Club plays every Thursday 7pm – 9pm at the P Block sports hall on Lismore campus. It is a popular activity with many of our visiting International students and is a great way to meet other students. The club is open to people of all abilities and new players are welcome.

Netball – SCU Netty Rats
Contact: Jess Fraser M: 0402 835 677 E: j.fraser.15@scu.edu.au
The SCU Netball Club is the largest club within the Southern Cross community. The club strives to promote a healthy active lifestyle and create new and long lasting friendships with new players welcome. The club boasts in excess of 110 players in 12 teams with many making the finals and grand finals of the local Lismore competition.
Try outs: Check club facebook

Rugby Club
Contact: Matt Barlow M: 0407 582 47040 E: goldrats@hotmail.com

SCU Gold Rats
The Gold Rats Rugby Club competes in the Far North Coast Rugby Union competition with teams in first and second grades and U/19s. They also compete in the Uni Games and the Byron Bay Rugby 7s competitions each year. New players welcome! Training is held at the Maurie Ryan Oval, Lismore campus on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5:30pm.

SCUL Riders
Contact: Dave Jacobs M: 0418 482 875 or Molly Kenwood M: 0409 063 384
The Board Riders Club holds regular competitions during the year at local surf breaks including Ballina and Lennox Head. They also compete in the King and Queen of the Campuses Surf Challenge and the Australian University Surfing Champs. This club is very active out of the surf as well with regular social events and parties. The club is also keen to involve surfers at Coffs & Gold Coast campuses.

SCU Swimming Club
Contact: SCU Swim Squad T: 02 6620 3952

SCUZBAG (Southern Cross Uni Softball, Cricket, Baseball & Golf)
Contact: Geoff Hallman M: 0414 014 365 E: geoffhallmann@yahoo.com
If you’re into softball, cricket, baseball or golf then SCUZBAG is the club for you. The club competes in the Australian Uni Twenty20 Cricket competition among other things.

SCU Dive Clubs
Contact: Zan Hammerton T: 02 6687 1984 E: scudiveclub@hotmail.com
The SCU Dive Club membership provides heavily discounted dives and dive courses. The Dive Club hosts monthly trips to dive sites in Cape Byron Marine Park with a weekend trip away each session either to South West Rocks or the wreck of the HMAS Brisbane just off Mooloolaba in QLD.

SCU Mountain Bike Club (SCUMB)
Contact: scumb@scu.edu.au W: www.scumbgroup.org
SCUMB ride on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes starting at 12:05 PM at the Lismore campus. Contact the club for the meeting place.SCUMB also compete in community bike riding events. New members welcome!

Outdoor Adventure Club
Contact: James Ashley T: 0406 949 786 E: j.ashley.12@scu.edu.au
The SCU Outdoor Club is an inclusive club which aims to have safe fun in the great outdoors, while developing new skills and a healthy respect for the environment. By pushing personal comfort levels we aim to remove the mind from university formalities and awaken the inner thrill seeker. If this sounds likes you then join our club today.

Sports Clubs, Coffs Harbour

SCU – Netball Club
Contact: Alyse Penberthy M: 0448091367 E: a.penberthy.10@scu.edu.au

Rugby Union – SCU Marlin Club
Contact: Matt Allen M: 0418218763 E: scumarlins@gmail.com

Sports Clubs, Gold Coast

Netball
Contact: Dave Graham T: 02 6620 3220 E: unilife@scu.edu.au

Associated community sporting clubs, Lismore

Football (Soccer)
Thistles Soccer Club
Contact: Paul Albertini E: PaulAlbertini@retravision.com.au

Hockey
Northern Star
Contact: Leanne Albertini T: 02 6625 1090 E: northernstarhockey@msn.com

East Lismore Hockey Club
Contact: Di T: 02 6620 3555 E: eastlismore@hotmail.com

Associated community sporting clubs — Gold Coast

AFL
Coolangatta Football Club
Contact: Grant McKenzie M: 0419 744 573 E: coolangattafc@bigpond.com

Football (Soccer)
Tweed United FC
Contact: Donna Tolley E: tweedsoccer@hotmail.com

Hockey
Kingscliff
Contact: Simon Nance T: 07 5598 4603 E: tweedcd@norex.com.au

Dragon Boat Club
Contact: Phil Rallings T: 02 6620 3952 E: rallings@bigpond.net.au

School-Based Clubs

SCU Student Osteopathic Medical Association Club (SOMA)
Contact: Laurence Axtens M: 0419 636 943
An SCU Club for osteopathic students and the wider community toenrich both learning and social aspects of steopathic studies.

SCU Nat Club
Contact: Alexander Brown T: 02 6687 2649 M: 0427 064 448 E: abrown21@scu.edu.au
The SCU Nat Club is a social and networking group for students studying naturopathy, staff and all other interested persons.

SCU Occupational Therapy Student Alliance
Contact: Meredith Gardiner M: m.gardiner.14@scu.edu.au
The SCU OT Student Alliance is to assist SCU students and interested persons through their OT course and beyond by offering social events to build rapport between students and opportunities to further knowledge through guest speakers and workshops.

Cultural Clubs

SCU Mixed Up Reels Film Club
Contact: Geoff Reid M: 0405 709 212 E: mixedupreels@hotmail.com
The SCU Mixed Up Reels Film Club screens a variety of films on campus free of charge to the SCU Community in Sessions 1 & 2 at the Lismore campus on a fortnightly basis. Watch out for the program at the beginning of each session.

SCU Fire Club
Contact: Colin Mather M: 0410 364 636
The SCU Fire Club is a social group which involves the use of fire twirling equipment. Members will be trained and instructed in safety and the use of thisequipment.

SCU International Multicultural Club
Contact: Minglao Lu M: 0413 071 582 or Becky M: 0421 857 788 E: samebefore@gmail.com
The SCU IMC Club aims to promote intercultural understanding and tolerance through social and cultural events at SCU.

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Updated: 03 April 2012