Alumni and Community

UQ Neighbours

Welcome to campus

UQ has a long history of serving the local community. If you live near a UQ campus, we encourage you to connect and explore all that we have on offer.

With more than 20 sites across Queensland, we have a diverse range of programs and facilities for our UQ Neighbours to enjoy.

St Lucia

Take advantage of the fantastic facilities, vibrant experiences and green spaces in your local neighbourhood. Whether you’re exploring our collections, participating in sports clubs, enjoying a performance, or simply relaxing in our beautiful grounds, UQ St Lucia is here to welcome you. Join us and experience the unique opportunities that make UQ a valuable part of the local community
Avalon theatre
UQ has revitalised the landmark Avalon Theatre to provide a unique teaching and performance venue.
UQ Lakes and Amphitheatre
The iconic UQ lake and Dr Mary Mahoney AO Amphitheatre precinct is now open for the community to enjoy.
Community Garden and Playground
A welcoming space that adds sustainable and multi-abilities functionality to the community.
UQ Healthy Living
Stay healthy, active, independent and connected with specialist health services for over 50s.
St Lucia Park Run
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5km community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate.
Cycling at UQ
Discover more about cycling facilities, routes and safety while you ride to and around UQ.
UQ Sport facilities
Visit our aquatic centre, athletics centre, fitness centre, outdoor fields and courts and tennis centre.
UQ Sporting clubs
There are 35+ UQ sporting clubs in a huge range of sports and activities, catering for newbies and recreational participants right through to more experienced and elite players.
Campus food and drink and retail
Cafes, restaurants and retail on campus.
UQ Arts
Connecting people and ideas, artists and audiences – visit a museum or attend a concert on campus.

Gatton

At UQ Gatton, we provide our local community with unique facilities and services. Benefit from our Vet Clinic and Master Farrier services, ensuring expert care for your animals. Stay active and healthy with our modern gym and swimming pool, or birdwatch in our community gardens.
Boyce Gardens
This magnificent garden, forest and park, covering 6 hectares, was established by leading Toowoomba citizens Leslie and Margaret Boyce.
Gatton Aquatic Centre
Heated year-round, the Gatton 25m pool is the perfect place for a dip!
Gatton Fitness Centre
Air-conditioned weights gym with free weights, squat racks, Olympic-platforms, and a selection of cardio eqipment – treadmills, cross trainers, rowers, bikes and steppers.
UQ Vets – Small Animal Hospital
Expert medical, surgical and diagnostic services for small pets and wildlife.
Advanced farriery
Equine Specialist Hospital's Master farrier is highly skilled in the latest techniques for corrective shoeing.
UQ Gatton Community Garden
We are always looking for new students, staff and community members to volunteer and join the gardens.

First stage of UQ’s lake and amphitheatre renewal project now complete

3 January 2024 9:30am–31 December 2024 10:30am
 
in Alumni and community events
The iconic UQ lake and part of the amphitheatre is now open for the community to enjoy.
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Boyce Gardens at Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

15 September 2024 10:00am–3:00pm
 
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Pack a picnic and discover The University of Queensland's (UQ) Boyce Gardens during the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers on Sunday 15 September.
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Midnight Sonnets: Taylor Swift and Shakespeare

18 September 2024 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Alumni and community events
Professor Liam Semler will explore the intriguing parallels between Swift and Shakespeare as seen online and in classrooms.
Free event
Location: Avalon Theatre
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Samuel Wagan Watson in conversation with Ellen van Neerven: Celebrating the First Nations Classics series

19 September 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
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Join leading writers Samuel Wagan Watson and Ellen van Neerven for a conversation about Samuel’s 2004 volume of poetry Smoke Encrypted Whispers, now part of UQP’s First Nations Classics series. Showcasing Wagan Watson’s imaginative brilliance, this publication is a stunning collection of exhilarating poems, urban songlines and ancestral ties that have become the hallmarks of this poet.
Free events
Location: University of Queensland Art Museum
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UQ Strings and UQ Singers

19 September 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
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Pulse’s eclectic repertoire ranges from masterworks of the string orchestra and string quartet genre, to transcriptions of Bartok’s Mikrokosmos and works of contemporary and past Australian composers.
Free event
Online and Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Building, St Lucia campus
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UQ Compassion Symposium

27 September 2024 6:00pm–9:00pm
 
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At our 2024 Compassion Symposium Keynote Address, we are excited to welcome Professor Jakob Hohwy. Jakob is a Professor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and the director of the Monash Centre for Consciousness & Contemplative Studies.
Free event.
Location: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre, St Lucia campus
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2024 Carolyn D. Baker Annual Memorial Lecture

4 October 2024 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
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Research on pedagogy-focused professional development: Demonstrable improvements in teacher and student outcomes presented by Professor Jenny Gore. Join the School of Education for an insightful lecture on Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) professional development, which has shown significant positive effects on both teachers and students over 20 years of rigorous research.
Free event
Location: Terrace Room, Sir Llew Edwards Building (14), UQ St Lucia
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3T Event: ecology tour of the redeveloped UQ Lakes

11 September 2024 10:00am–11:45am
 
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Join our student-led tour as we explore the ecology behind the redeveloped lake and learn about the life that calls our campus home, followed by morning tea in the Dr Mary Mahoney AO Amphitheatre.

Making theatrical empires: nineteenth-century women

27 August 2024 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Alumni and community events
Presented by the renowned international scholar, Professor Kate Newey – step into a world where the stage was set for revolutionary change and uncover the untold stories of women who transformed global popular culture.
Free event
Location: Avalon Theatre St Lucia

Contact us

Community Engagement team
neighbours@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3346 3166

The Alumni and Community Engagement Centre is currently open to visitors by appointment. Use the contact details below to arrange a time if you’d like to learn more about UQ neighbours.

Level 1, JD Story Building (61)
St Lucia campus
(Next to Australia Post)
Monday to Friday
Standard hours are 9am – 5pm AEST