Queen's College - The University of Melbourne

Our Head of College, Michael Stepniak, is looking forward to hosting Wyverns at our London reception this Friday, August 21 at the Somers Town Coffee House. It's a chance to reconnect with the people and place that shaped your time at Queen's, with familiar faces, new introductions, and conversations that pick up right where they left off.

Young Wyverns receive a special ticket price.

London Reception
6-8pm, The Somers Town Coffee House
Tickets and details: https://queens-college-london-reception.raiselysite.com/

🩷🎓 Omigod, you guys! Join us for the 2026 QCMADS production of Legally Blonde! 🩷🎓

Brought to you by the talented students of Queen’s College… what, like it’s hard? Tickets are on sale now!

🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/qclegallyblonde
(Early bird available for a limited time only!)

📆 September 10th-12th
⏰ 7:30pm-10pm
📍 Union Theatre, Level 2, Arts and Cultural Building, Parkville

A weekend of planting native trees and restoring coastal habitat - Queen's residents joined the Phillip Island Landcare Group to contribute to conservation work on the island.

Wyvern Fleur Maidment (1987) once again connected our students with the opportunity, spending the day planting alongside Landcare volunteers and supporting the ongoing revegetation and biodiversity work happening across the island.

The trip also included a visit to see the fairy penguins come ashore and a walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, rounding out a weekend of nature, wildlife and the outdoors.

Thanks to Fleur, the Landcare team and all our students for giving their time to help regreen Phillip Island.

📷 Fleur Maidment

It's wonderful to have everyone back at Queen's! Kicking off semester 2 with Recommencement Dinner.

📷 Jack Adams (1st Yr) and Grace Nicholls (2nd Yr)

Living at Queen's is one of the best ways to experience University. Your own space, but surrounded by a community of friends. New experiences, new challenges, and people around you who want you to succeed. A place to participate and belong.

Discover Queen's for yourself at Open Day!

Open Day 2026
10am-4pm, Sunday 16 August
Registration: https://www.colleges.unimelb.edu.au/openday2026/

Chaos, community and a buroinjin - Queen's took to the field yesterday for the annual Buroinjin Cup, joining Trinity, Ormond, UC and St Hilda's in a traditional indigenous game of the Kabi Kabi people of South Queensland.

Buroinjin is a running-and-passing ball game with similarities to rugby and touch AFL. There is no tackling - if a player with the ball (buroinjin) is touched, the ball is thrown into the air to be contested by two other players.

It was a wonderful afternoon mixing sport and education, celebration and community.

To mark National Reconciliation Week, our Indigenous Scholar, Patrick Mercer held a yarning circle and workshop. Under this year's theme - "All in for Reconciliation" - the session brought together conversation on cultural safety, giving meaningful Acknowledgments of Country, Victoria's Treaty process, and building respectful relationships with First Nations peers, stakeholders, and communities.

The conversation was open and wide-ranging - a chance to ask questions, share perspectives, or simply listen - a continuing journey as we build shared understanding in our community.

Thank you to everyone who came for Open House - we were delighted to welcome so many of you to Queen’s. We hope the day gave you a sense of what makes Queen’s so distinctive.

If you missed Open House, student-led tours run throughout the year and our next Open Day is Sunday 16 August. Applications are also open now.

Book a tour or apply: https://queens.unimelb.edu.au/discover

More than 30 Wyverns and professionals from across the Queen's community joined us for our CareerReady Dinner, spanning law, medicine, engineering, tech, consulting, education, finance, and more. With the career landscape constantly shifting, there's no substitute for hearing first-hand from people already in them.

Conversations covered specific roles, unexpected pivots, and careers that looked nothing like the plan.

We’re incredibly grateful to our Wyverns for making the night such a success. Their willingness to volunteer their time, share their expertise, and encourage the next generation of Wyverns speaks volumes about the strength and generosity of our community.

The Dinner is one part of Queen's broader CareerReady program - workshops, networking events, and alumni partnerships designed to equip students with the skills, confidence, and connections they need after College.