About
The Clubs & Societies department is the biggest (and definitely the most penguin-loving) department of UMSU. The Clubs & Societies Officers and Committee look after more than 200 clubs. This involves all the fun stuff: affiliating new clubs, approving grant applications, and providing training to help clubs manage their financial, administrative, and food and alcohol-related ways. If you have any issues or queries regarding club shenanigans (how to start a club, organise an event, fill out forms, or anything else) we’re the people to talk to, so feel free to drop in and have a chat!
How to Contact Us!
clubs@union.unimelb.edu.au
(03) 8344 4834
Come and see us Monday to Thursday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
First Floor, Building 168, University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC
Meet the Office
Gunter the Penguin
The Clubs and Societies Mascot
In a ‘complicated’ relationship with Tobias Trunke.
Melanie Gunton
The C&S Coordinator aka clubs administrator Melanie Gunton
Legend at getting things done when Fiona has too many questions to answer.
Fiona Sanders
The Student Governance Project Lead Fiona Sanders
The beating heart of the C&S department.
Alex Gwynn and Seamus Donnellan
C&S 2026 Office Bearers
These office bearers were elected to do all the fun things surrounding Clubs and Societies like promote the clubs program to students, create resources and support executives, organise the C&S Committee, and represent clubs at Students' Council.
The Amazing 2026 C&S Committee
- Tarish Kadam (Language Exchange)
- Max McKenzie FitzPatrick (Film Society)
- Joshua Solomon (Society for the Transport Enthusiasts at Melbourne)
- Lucia Flynn (Arts Student Society)
- Meiqi Liu (Drawing and Painting)
- Yifan (Roger) Cao (Student Institution of Mihoyo Players)
- Yunyi Chan (Hispanic Culture and Language Society)
These dedicated individuals are elected to be your voice in the department.