the Komune Resort, where

all students and contestants

were invited to attend.

From all of the contestants,

the judges managed to pick

the top 6 surfer’s to repre-

sent SCU in the up and com-

ing Australian University

Surfing Challenge, which was

held from Sunday the 26th–

Wednesday the 29th of June

2011.

Congratulations to all our

surfers!!

A special thanks to OSCA

for organising this event and

CoastRs for providing spon-

sorship.

Also a special thanks to Red

Bull and the Komune Resort

Coolangatta.

The annual Kings of Campus

Surf Challenge was held at

Cabarita Beach on Friday the

13th May 2011. This year

there were an overwhelming

amount of competitors

wanting to take part in the

surf challenge with 44 par-

ticipants, 13 Female and 31

Male which was a slight in-

crease from last year.

The day presented itself with

great swell and clear skies, it

was a surfer’s delight.

The heats kicked off at

8:00am and were very close

which made it difficult for

the judges to separate the

talented surfers. However

there were stand out con-

testants who managed to

catch the right wave and be

chosen to compete in the

finals, later that afternoon.

Congratulations to our

newly crowed King of Cam-

pus Sam Schuman, and our

Queen of Campus Stefanie

Crowley-Clough. The over-

all best Campus was

Lismore.

The party then kicked on to

Kings of Campus Surf Challenge 2011

tweedgoldcoastRs Open Mic Night’s

TweedgoldcoastRs Inc have

been running monthly Open

Mic Night’s, in an attempt to

summon all talented musi-

cians around the Gold Coast

Campuses, to showcase

their music and basically

have some fun.

The first Open Mic Night

kicked off in April and large

numbers attended the

Event in support of their

colleagues.

Staff member Owen Hogan

led the way, showcasing his

talented original tunes and

smooth vocals.

Other Musicians joined in

the fun, such as Contempo-

rary music student Tahlia

McGahey, and Saxophonist

Jono Buckland.

The second night was even

bigger, with more acts in-

cluding a great performance

by the Desperados.

The next Open Mic Night

will be held on Thurs 25th

August, 4-5pm Beachside!

Southern Cross University

Published Thurs, 14th July 2011,

July - September 2011 Issue

Special Points of Interest:

CoastRs has now joined f a c e b o o k . A d d coastrs@scu.edu.au as a

friend from July 1st to receive $5 off member-ship fees and find out about our upcoming

events and freebies!

CoastR’s Membership 2011 now available for

$25p/a

JOIN NOW for your

chance to win monthly

members prizes

Open Mic Nights- a new CoastR’s event every

month.

Inside this issue:

*Kings Of Campus

*CoastR’s Open Mic Night

1

*Sport & Culture 2

*Around Campus-

Naidoc Day & Fusion 3

*Around Campus—

Alumni Wine and Cheese Night

4

*Future Plans—

Beachside Construction Uni Ball 2011

5

*CoastR’s Committee

& General Notices 6

Southern Cross University

surfing studies students were

recently involved in the

National University Surf

Challenge. The competition

was held in Cabarita and Uni-

versity Students from as far as

Sydney, drove up to take part

in this event.

A welcome BBQ was held at

Beachside Campus on Sunday

the 26th of June. The food

was provided by CoastR’s and

special thanks to Osca for

sponsorship.

The comp began on Mon 27th

June, on the beautiful Cabarita

Beach. The weather was fan-

tastic, and the water was

warm, unfortunately the swell

was a little small, but that

didn’t stop the keen surfers

who scooted through to the

next round. CoastR’s pro-

vided a free lunch for the

judges and contestants.

Tuesday was a better day for

surf, with an increase in swell

with a raging Southerly, and

by the end of the day, the

judges had decided on the

finalists.

The finals were held on

Wednesday the 29th June, and

the competition heated up.

The judges had tough deci-

sions to make as all contest-

ants were out to impress.

A special thanks to OSCA and

Surfing Australia– for making

this event possible and

CoastR’s– for providing sup-

port and catering. Thanks

also to our sponsors- Cabarita

Beach Surf Live Saving Club,

The Komune Resort, Triple X

Wetsuits, Earth and Sea Pizza,

the Aztec Mexican Coolan-

gatta, Coolangatta Hotel and

Red Bull.

SCU teams were successful in

the following medal placings.

Gold Medal– Ten Pin

Silver Medals– Woman’s

hockey & Lawn Bowls

Bronze Medals– Golf, ten-

nis, rugby 7’s, ten pin & men’s

volleyball.

Thanks to all of the contest-

ants for their best efforts and

Australian Uni Games were

recently held in Armidale

from the 3rd – 7th July 2011.

The games consisted of 13

individual and team sports and

a four night exclusive social

program.

SCU had 146 contestants who

travelled to Armidale to battle

the bitterly cold weather and

compete for medals in their

chosen sports.

participation.

A special thanks to Dave Gra-

ham from OSCA for his sup-

port and organisation, and

also to CoastR’s President

Belinda Bailey for her assis-

tance. Thanks to CoastR’s for

sponsoring a team dinner!

Hopefully next year the Uni

games will be held in Lismore,

so we look forward to an-

other strong team effort.

Australian University Games

Tweed Gold Coast Campus Social Sport Team cost $30, minimum 4

players and maximum

8 players. Pick up your entry

form at CoastR’s office today.

Love your Table Tennis???

Session 2 social sport Table

T e nn i s i s on o f f e r .

Player registration $2 per

game, Daily 3pm-6pm Beach-

side Campus. Pick up your

forms from the CoastR’s

office.

Competition starts week 4.

Hurry registration closes Fri-

day the 22nd July 2011.

For more info contact Dave

Graham on Tel: 0410645074

E: dave.graham@scu.edu.au

CoastRs in conjunction with

OSCA (Office of Sport &

Cultural Activities) encourage

students and staff to repre-

sent SCU in various sporting

teams. At present we have an

SCU touch football team,

netball team, and soccer team.

This semester, we are starting

some new comps. For those

keen volleyball players, a cas-

ual comp will begin on Mon

18th July 2011.

QUOTE:

“We strive to

achieve the best

services for our

students, internal

and external!”

Narelle Blessington

Page 2

National Uni Surf Comp

July - September 2011 Issue

On Tuesday the 5th July 2011,

Southern Cross University

Gold Coast Campus

celebrated Naidoc Day at

Beachside Campus. Around

150 locals attended the day

including special guests from

Gnibi, Palm Beach Currumbin

students and other guests

from Lismore.

The wonderful line up of

entertainment attracted the

crowds, with Indigenous band

the Stiff Gins displaying their

talents and holding a songwrit-

ing workshop afterwards, how

to sing songs in Indigenous

language. Local Indigenous band

GuriGuru, also displayed their

talents.

A free sausage sizzle running

from 11:00am-1:00pm, cooked

by the CoastR’s staff, and free

activities for the kids including a

jumping castle, face painting, hip

hop dancing demonstrations

and a fires starting demonstra-

tion led to a family fun day.

A special thanks to Virginia

Ingham, from Gnibi, for all of

her support, and also to the

Southern Cross University In-

digenous Events Committee.

A special thanks also the SCU

Library staff for unveiling the

wonderful artwork from the

art gallery Kallalu in Coolan-

gatta.

Thank you to all that were

involved in creating such a

fantastic celebration for 2011.

We look forward to Naidoc

Day 2012.

The day will consist of free

food and drink for all, live

entertainment, and social and

sports activities.

Activities will begin from

11:00am and extra shuttle

buses will run from each cam-

pus to accommodate trans-

port needs.

Dish of the day will receive a

$50 dinner voucher to spend

at The Aztec Mexican Res-

taurant, Coolangatta, plus all

On the 25th of August 2011,

at Beachside Campus, staff

and students will celebrate

fusion festival. Bringing to-

gether the essence of all cul-

tures, fusion festival is a fun

day to celebrate the joining

together of cultures and their

unique customs.

We invite all students to make

a multicultural dish and will be

given a $30 subsidy with

Receipts.

who attend will receive a raffle

ticket and enter the prize draw to

win a Revive Health and Massage

voucher valued at $100.

The afternoon will continue with

an Art Exhibition in the Library,

with free nibbles from 3-4pm, and

from 4pm-6pm CoastRs will run

their Open Mic Night with compli-

mentary drinks and nibbles + live

entertainment.

For more info contact the

CoastR’s office on 0755 893072

or coastrs@scu.edu.au

Naidoc Day

Fusion Festival 2011

“I love the Open

Mic Nights and

student gatherings

CoastR’s provide!”

Daniel J.C Mangartz

Page 3

On the 7th July 2011,

CoastR’s, with the support of

Alumni, held a Cheese and

Wine Night at Beachside

Campus Gold Coast.

The night began at 6pm, and

despite the cold weather,

over 40 students attended.

Local talent Zoluka, enter-

tained the crowd, as well as

guest speakers from Alumni

Lana Nancarrow, and Gordon

Fraser (Alumnus of the year

2010).

Guests enjoyed complimen-

tary drinks and cheese plat-

ters.

CoastR’s Cheese and Wine

Nights are held each semester

as an opportunity for students

to get to know one another

and become familiar with

coastR’s and Alumni.

We look forward to hosting

the next one in 2012!!!

Alumni Cheese and Wine Night

So you think you are the Next Foo-Fighters? In addition to this, CoastR’s will provide a

monthly bar tab for members who pre book

with the CoastR’s office no later than the

Thurs before.

A courtesy bus will be provided for students

and will depart the Beachside Campus at

5:30pm.

This is a great opportunity to support local

artists in beginning their music careers.

Come and join the fun the Last Saturday of

every month, 6pm-9pm.

For more Info contact the CoastR’s office

on

0755 893072 or email coastrs@scu.edu.au

Office Hours Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm

Swell Tavern Burleigh are holding a new event

that happens every Saturday Night at 6pm.

Alive Live TV is recording special guests artists

live every week and then streaming it live onto

the net. This is a chance for local original art-

ists to perform their songs live and have it

recorded professionally for FREE.

As part of our community partnership with

Swell Tavern, staff are offering students at SCU

a special VIP offer. The offer is for the first 30

students through the doors at Swell the last

Sat of every month, a VIP guest table will be

reserved, which includes, complimentary drink

on arrival, and FREE nibbles platters for the

table.

“ Together we can

create a harmonious

culture within our

University. CoastR’s will

support students in

every way that they

can!”

Tahlia McGahey

Page 4

Cont…….

NEW Gold Coast Campus - Building Plans display at the Lakeside Cam-

pus and any queries or sugges-

tions would be much appreci-

ated.

For further details contact us

at coastrs@scu.edu.au

The long awaited new building

project has begun. At present,

at the Gold Coast Campus

Buildings B and C are being

constructed, and builders are

hopeful that the project will

be finished by February 2013.

The building plans are on

Send your submission to:

tweedgoldcoastRs

Locked Mail Bag 4

Coolangatta

QLD 4225

Or

E-mail: coastrs@scu.edu.au

Submissions must be received

by tweedgoldcoastRs in

writing no later than Monday,

August 21, 2011 for collation

at CoastR’s next committee

meeting

Submission Criteria

Include Your:

Name:

Student or Staff No#:

Address:

Email:

Telephone:

Uni Ball Suggestions may

include:

Venue

Date

Theme

Value for money

UNI BALL Suggestions

Are you a coastR’s member?

tweedgoldcoastRs Inc 2011 memberships

are now available!

Annual Membership $25 Jan - Dec

Half Year Membership $15 Jun - Dec

* Includes $5 admin fee

CoastR’s members receive great dis-

counts throughout the local commu-

nity as well as discounts at coastR’s

events like our annual River Cruise

and heaps of FREE food & drinks on

campus

+ Your chance to WIN $100’s in

prizes in our members draws.

Page 5

July - September 2011 Issue

$$$

Great

Discounts

Where do you want our 2011 UNI BALL??

Suggest & WIN!

UNI BALL– 2011

CoastR’s are looking at

holding their annual end of

year Uni Ball on Friday 30th

September 2011 at the

Coolangatta Hotel. This

date falls at the end of ses-

sion 2 exam weeks so we

thought it would be a per-

fect time for students to let

their hair down. CoastR’s

committee are looking for

new ideas for this years

venue and theme, and are

giving away 2 FREE tickets

to those students or staff who suggest

the best ideas.

Suggestions can be given to the

CoastR’s office at Beachside and also

Riverside reception. Email entries are

also accepted.

Southern Cross University

Locked Mail Bag 4

Coolangatta

QLD 4225

Web: www.coastrs.scu.edu.au

Tel: 07 55893072

Email: coastrs@scu.edu.au

Office Hours

Mon - Thurs 9am to 3.30pm

Beachside Campus

Level 1 Student Common

Room

tweedgoldcoastRs Inc

2011/12 CoastR’s Committee

General Notices

Belinda Bailey: President

Gabriele Ghigi: Vice President/Marketing

Narelle Blessington: Secretary/Student Advocacy

Tara Swain: Treasurer

Jo Olive: Staff Representative/Post Grad Representative

Shaun Cummings: Events

Krystel Stevenson: Events

Venessa Starzynski: Ordinary Member

Karly Fischer: Ordinary Member

Rebecca Mansfield: Ordinary Member

Information in this publication was true and correct at the time of printing. TweedgoldcoastRs Inc does not accept any responsi-

bility for misprinted, misleading or incorrect information.

TEXT BOOKS

CoastR’s are still selling second

hand text books from the student

common room at Beachside. For

a complete listing of available

t e x t b o o k s v i s i t :

www.coastrs.scu.edu.au

If you need some extra cash &

want use to sell your old books

for you come and see us in our

office.

Binding & Laminating

CoastR’s are pleased to offer

more and more services to

students. We are now offering

binding and laminating at dis-

counted prices for students, and

for CoastR’s members cheaper

still.

Binding services operate Mon-

Thurs 9am-3pm at the Beachside

Campus office. Feel free to drop

off your order, grab a coffee and

collect it at your convenience.

For more info contact our office

on 0755 893072.

Cheaper Tuesday

Student Lunches

This semester CoastR’s are pro-

viding cheaper lunches for stu-

dents with a variety of foods.

These lunches will be held three

times a month, once at each cam-

pus. Check out our website for

your campuses up and coming

student lunch.

Lunch prices range from $2.00—

$5.00, coastR’s members always

eat FREE! Join Now!!!!

CoastR’s Community

Partners 2011

Swell Tavern

Greenmount Beachclub

Mr Rental

Equity Travel

Co -Op Bookshop

Lu Elle Palms

Earth n Sea Pizza

Gold Coast Airport

Pack & Send

Sierra Fitness

Subway

Revive Massage

PCYC– Tweed Heads

Event Cinemas

Tweed Endeavour

Dreamtime Resorts

Sin City/ Vanity Nightclub

Pj’s Studio For Hair