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Raise your hand

17 September 2008

Raise your hand. Australian University Games, 28 September to 3 October.

Monash will field the single largest team at the Australian University Games (AUG) with more than 550 students competing during the week-long competition.

Monash is proud to be Principal Partner University for the Australian University Games, which are Australia's largest annual multi-sports event.

This year more than 6500 student athletes from 42 universities will compete across 30 sports at a number of the city's best sporting complexes.

The University's Clayton campus will host six sports -- touch football, Australian Rules football, badminton, squash, hockey and handball.

It is ten years since Monash last took number one honours at the AUG, after the narrowest of defeats for the overall title last year.

Director Monash Sport Martin Doulton called on the Monash community to show their support for TeamMONASH™ during the games.

"I encourage everyone -- students, staff, family and friends -- to come and support TeamMONASH™ as we take on the might of our closest rivals, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney," Mr Doulton said.

"To give everyone that extra lift Monash is providing every supporter with their very own supporter pack that includes a big TeamMONASH™ hand."

In other games news, TeamMONASH™ has announced the Oaktree Foundation's Schools 4 Schools program as its official charity.

Schools 4 Schools aims to educate young leaders incapacitated by poverty by creating cross-cultural partnerships between schools in Australia and schools in the developing world.

In 2008, the program is being rolled out in 13 schools in Melbourne and 12 schools in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.

Schools 4 Schools Director Phil Barker said the not-for-profit organisation had found a "perfect match" in Monash with its dedication to research and education.

"The University's support has allowed us to expand Schools 4 Schools to more schools and provinces in South Africa, allowing us to enable even more young people to reach their potential," Mr Barker said.

The Australian University Games will be held from 28 September to 3 October.

Further information is available from the AUG website.