As a gold supporter of Alumni Friends, you are entitlted to a range of ongoing and one-off perks to thank you for your generosity. These perks are continually being updated, so please continue to visit this page for the latest discounts and exclusive events for gold supporters.
Ongoing benefits
UQ Press
- Benefit: 30% discount
- How to access: Enter the code UQGOLDREADER in the coupon code field at check out on www.uqp.com.au
UQ Library
- Benefit: $15 for 12 month membership (usually $75 for 12 months)
- How to access: Fill in your details on the membership form
UQ Healthy Living
- Benefit: 10% discount on Members Studio membership
- How to access: Simply state you are a member of Alumni Friends and show your gold supporter nametag (note: does not apply to allied health consultations)
Patina at Customs House
- Benefit: Receive a 10% discount when dining for lunch or dinner at Patina Restaurant.
- How to access: Please request a form from wait staff that must be completed and returned prior to finalising the bill. This discount is Not Valid with promotions or special day dining eg. Mother’s Day, Melbourne Cup. Not applicable to ‘Let’s Do Lunch’ or any other discounted menu; not applicable to the Champagne High Tea.
One-off benefits
UQ's School of Music: Resilience and Reverie
The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents a musical exploration of human endurance and spiritual transcendence. Under the baton of the Kinnane Professor of Music Paul Dean, UQ's young musicians explore Shostakovich's monumental Symphony No. 5 alongside the luminous devotion of Poulenc's Gloria. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony is part enigma, part emblem. Written during Stalin's reign of terror, this musical masterpiece transforms personal and political struggle into music of overwhelming emotional force.
Complementing Shostakovich's testament to human resilience, Poulenc's Gloria radiates a sacred joy. Couched in French neo-classicism, this work for soprano, massed choir and orchestra celebrates faith and reverence. The UQ Chorale and UQ Singers will be joined by our partners St Peters Lutheran College and Brisbane Boys College in the Gloria's exhilarating massed choir. This afternoon's performance also features two rising stars of the next generation of young musicians: gifted soprano and Bachelor of Music student Eline van Bruggen will be soloist in Poulenc's Gloria, and the winning entry of the Percy Brier Prize for Composition will receive its world premiere.
Join The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Paul Dean as our young musicians venture into the some of the most potent sound-worlds of the last 100 years of music.
- Date: Sunday 21 September 2025, 2–4pm and pre-concert talk from 1–1:30pm
- Location: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cultural Precinct Cnr Grey, Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101
- Discount: Alumni Friends Gold Supporters are entitled to 25% off normal ticket price ($30 instead of $40)
- Register: Register here