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Queen's Birthday Public Holiday Operating Hours

Monday 13th June 2022 is Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday. Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre (MUSAC) will be closed on this day and no Children’s Programs will run.

The centre will re-open Tuesday 14th June at 5:30am, with regular Children's Programs running.

Children’s Holiday Programs

July School Holidays Programs are now available for booking in Learn to Swim, Gymnastics and Swimming Squads.

Gymnastics and Swimming Squads will have classes run across both weeks of the school holidays with options available for:

Week 1: Monday 4th July – Friday 8th July 2022

Week 2: Monday 11th July – Friday 15th July 2022

While Learn to Swim has limited spots only available for the first week – Monday 4th July – Friday 8th July 2022.

To learn more about the July School Holiday Program and to secure your child’s booking, please click here.

A friendly reminder to all Children's Programs members that regular classes and programming will continue to run across the Learn to Swim and Gymnastics Programs across the July School Holidays.

Winter Onesie Week

As the cooler weather returns to our shores, so too does our annual Winter Onesie Week, which will run Monday 6th June – Sunday 12th June 2022.

In celebration of Winter’s return, we encourage all members of our Children’s Programs – Learn to Swim and Gymnastics – to rug up and attend the centre and tag themselves on our Facebook and Instagram channels in their favourite onesies!

Special prizes will be given to those who wears the best onesies – so make sure you impress our Learn to Swim and Gymnastics Instructors – you may just be a lucky winner!

Winter Mini Social Sport Competitions

Registrations will open Monday 30th May 2022 for Winter Mini Competitions, which will run for 6-weeks prior to Session 2 2022.

A host of sports with both team and individual spots are available, including:

  • Mixed Netball
  • Mixed 7-a-side Football
  • Mixed Volleyball
  • Mixed Basketball

Registrations close Thursday 9th June 2022. Click here to learn more about the competition schedule and secure you and your team’s spot.

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week will run from Friday 27th May – Friday 3rd June 2022 and this year’s theme is “Be Brave. Make Change”

It is a challenge to all Australians— individuals, families, communities, organizations, and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.

On Tuesday 31st May from 12pm – 2pm, Macquarie University will host an event of celebration and conversation to explore this theme – including a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by Chris Tobin, performance by Kiris An Taran - Torres Strait Island Dance Troupe and a truth telling panel where we will explore what reconciliation and 'Be Brave, Make Change' means for the panel and attendees.  There will also be several stall holders featuring Aboriginal organisations, a live mural creation and fundraising for Macquarie’s Indigenous Student Association. Click here to learn more and register for the event.

MUSAC and Macquarie University are committed to supporting, acknowledging, and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Click here to read the University Reconciliation Statement and Indigenous Strategy.

In January 2020 MUSAC and Campus Life, in collaboration with the Macquarie University Indigenous unit, Walanga Muru, started a journey to better understand the culture of the custodians of the land on which our campus stands.

We looked at the multiple programs, services, and facilities we operate, including the Sport and Aquatic Centre, to consider how we could acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Dharug Nation.

This journey resulted in many discussions, the commitment to and completion of Manawari Training and ultimately, the gifting and use of the Burrumering and its installation across three murals at MUSAC.

The Burrumering’s representation and meaning for the Darug people and other Aboriginal peoples and clans along the east coast of NSW aligned with Campus Life’s values and made its gifting even more special and fitting.

In 2022 MUSAC will continue its phased rollout of new staff and team uniforms, which incorporate the artwork and design of the Burrumering (view the Learn to Swim Instructor Rash Shirt here, which was rolled out in 2021).

Pride Month

June is Pride Month – and Pride month is our chance to reflect on what inclusion means to us and how we can all make a difference.

We stand in support with the LGBTQ+ community each and every day, and work to create a safe and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community. Throughout June 2022, MUSAC will host several themed Group Fitness classes and have a rainbow balloon arch in support of Pride Month.

At MUSAC and Campus Life we are committed to providing a safe, fun, and inclusive environment for all people, including those of diverse sexualities and genders. As the primary sport delivery agent on campus, being inclusive within our sport and recreation services, facilities, programs, and operations not only reflects our core values, and reflects the diversity of our students, staff, and local community.

Our LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport policy can be viewed here.

IDAHOBIT re-cap

On Wednesday 18th May MUSAC celebrated International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) by hosting a Pride themed Body Pump class.

MQU Play – Student Taster Day Event at MUSAC

Macquarie University Sport in partnership with UniSport Australia are hosting a FREE Taster Day event for Macquarie University Students at the Sport and Aquatic Centre on Monday 30th May 2022.

Participants will get the opportunity to try modified versions of Basketball, Volleyball, Futsal and Yoga in a fun, safe and inclusive environment.

  • WHEN: Monday 30th May 2022
  • WHERE: Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre (MUSAC)
  • TIME: 2PM – 4PM
  • COST: Free

Following the event our staff will facilitate a gathering at UBar for some pizza and drinks with new friends.

Registrations are required to organize teams and groups and must be complete by Sunday 29th May 2022.

If you’ve been looking to try a new sport, meet new people or a fun and free event to share with your friends, then we’d love to hear from you!

Free MQ Student and Staff Group Fitness Event on Campus

MUSAC hosts FREE monthly student and staff events on campus – and in June we’re returning with Zumba on Monday 6th June at 12:30PM in the grassed area of 1 Central Courtyard.

Hosted by Group Fitness Instructor, Neda Buckland, Zumba is for everyone – where you can enjoy anything from the pop of Cha Cha to Bollywood-inspired beats or Latin rhythms.

What if it rains? No worries! A wet weather contingency is planned with Yoga to take place on the UBar Balcony.

Registrations are required to attend the event, and can be done so online here from Friday 27th May 2022.

We look forward to seeing you there!

As always, if you have any feedback for us, we would love to receive it – the good, the bad and the ugly. If you have a submission you’d like to make about how we can improve our facility or our services, feel free to share via the online enquiry form.

Yours in health and fitness,

Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre Team