﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='/skins/Common/RssFormatting.xslt'?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>University of Melbourne Student Union Events</title><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/events/6013/</link><description /><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11475/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11475/</link><title>Queer Ball (21/08/2026, 21:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7853/Queer-Ball-S226.png?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;'" data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This years queer ball will be camp themed!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;'"&gt;Colour and extravagance is a must, must, must! There will be food and a bar tab, as well as DJ&amp;#39;s, drag queens, and performers. It will be a celebration of queerness in all its beauty, and an explosion of colour and sound. Get excited and get ready!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;'"&gt;It will be held in Trades Hall, and will be a great chance to party with your friends, as well as meet new people!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎟️ &lt;a href="https://www.trybooking.com/DOKEB"&gt;Tickets HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;18+ only. Valid photo ID required. UMSU supports the responsible use of alcohol.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:31:16 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-10T16:32:20+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11396/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11396/</link><title>ISA Program 2026: August Intake (07/08/2026, 12:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7929/07082026ISA.png?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🩵ISA Program 2026 August Intake Application🩵&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you seeking for an opportunity to create a meaningful difference and support the global community of international students? If so, the International Student Ambassador (ISA) is just what you’re looking for! ✨&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Managed by UMSU International, this volunteer program can enrich you by:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Allowing you to meet and network with a plethora of new people, expanding your social circle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Offering you the opportunity to delve into leadership roles and project/event management experiences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both international and domestic students are warmly welcome to apply! We look forward to seeing you! 🤩&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interested? Find out more and apply &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5euS6dcG2q8oZMMcT384ndtiZvJoNfWaMGKFbZGxngkrK8w/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‼️Applications close on the 18th of August, 2026 at 11:59 AEST&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:34:51 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-07T12:34:51+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11330/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11330/</link><title>Tastings 2026 — Performance Group B (22/08/2026, 16:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7860/ARTS_TAsting-Promo26_Web-Banner.jpg?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A biennial event with 10 bite sized performances, Tastings celebrates student creativity across all forms of theatre and performance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think of it as a &amp;ldquo;taste test&amp;rdquo; of bite size creativity where classic is just the starting point. &lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, Microsoft YaHei New, Microsoft Yahei, ????, SimSun, STXihei, ????, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-pasted="true"&gt;Come see how students interpret this year&amp;#39;s theme of Classic! Will they honour, reinvent... Or disrupt?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by the UMSU Creative Arts Department with support from Union House Theatre, Tastings provides a place for students to develop and test new performance ideas in a supportive environment with like-minded peers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday 4pm:&lt;/strong&gt; Performance Group B&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🟣 Veronica&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Joey&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Avi&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Armaan&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Smriti&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limited tickets available!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;🎟️ &lt;a href="https://www.trybooking.com/DOGMD"&gt;BOOK HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:16:45 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-04T14:58:27+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11329/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11329/</link><title>Tastings 2026 — Performance Group A (22/08/2026, 14:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7860/ARTS_TAsting-Promo26_Web-Banner.jpg?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A biennial event with 10 bite sized performances, Tastings celebrates student creativity across all forms of theatre and performance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think of it as a “taste test” of bite size creativity where classic is just the starting point. &lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, Microsoft YaHei New, Microsoft Yahei, ????, SimSun, STXihei, ????, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-pasted="true"&gt;Come see how students interpret this year's theme of Classic! Will they honour, reinvent... Or disrupt?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by the UMSU Creative Arts Department with support from Union House Theatre, Tastings provides a place for students to develop and test new performance ideas in a supportive environment with like-minded peers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday 2pm:&lt;/strong&gt; Performance Group A&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🟣 Shriyans&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Isobel&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Amelie&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Farshad&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Saraf&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limited tickets available!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;🎟️ &lt;a href="https://www.trybooking.com/DOGMD"&gt;BOOK HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:11:54 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-04T14:57:22+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11328/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11328/</link><title>Tastings 2026 — Performance Group B (21/08/2026, 18:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7860/ARTS_TAsting-Promo26_Web-Banner.jpg?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A biennial event with 10 bite sized performances, Tastings celebrates student creativity across all forms of theatre and performance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think of it as a &amp;ldquo;taste test&amp;rdquo; of bite size creativity where classic is just the starting point. &lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, Microsoft YaHei New, Microsoft Yahei, ????, SimSun, STXihei, ????, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-pasted="true"&gt;Come see how students interpret this year&amp;#39;s theme of Classic! Will they honour, reinvent... Or disrupt?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by the UMSU Creative Arts Department with support from Union House Theatre, Tastings provides a place for students to develop and test new performance ideas in a supportive environment with like-minded peers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday:&lt;/strong&gt; Performance Group B&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🟣 Veronica&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Joey&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Avi&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Armaan&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Smriti&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limited tickets available!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;🎟️ &lt;a href="https://www.trybooking.com/DOGMD"&gt;BOOK HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:10:48 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-04T14:55:37+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11327/</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/ents/event/11327/</link><title>Tastings 2026 — Performance Group A (20/08/2026, 18:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7860/ARTS_TAsting-Promo26_Web-Banner.jpg?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;&lt;p data-pasted="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A biennial event with 10 bite sized performances, Tastings celebrates student creativity across all forms of theatre and performance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think of it as a “taste test” of bite size creativity where classic is just the starting point. &lt;span style="'color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, Microsoft YaHei New, Microsoft Yahei, ????, SimSun, STXihei, ????, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-pasted="true"&gt;Come see how students interpret this year's theme of Classic! Will they honour, reinvent... Or disrupt?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by the UMSU Creative Arts Department with support from Union House Theatre, Tastings provides a place for students to develop and test new performance ideas in a supportive environment with like-minded peers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday:&lt;/strong&gt; Performance Group A&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🟣 Shriyans&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Isobel&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Amelie&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Farshad&lt;br /&gt;🟣 Saraf&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limited tickets available!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;🎟️ &lt;a href="https://www.trybooking.com/DOGMD"&gt;BOOK HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:02:40 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-04T14:51:47+10:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/make-difference/elections/2026-election/#nominations</guid><link>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/make-difference/elections/2026-election/#nominations</link><title>UMSU Elections 2026: Nominations Open (27/07/2026, 12:00)</title><description>&lt;img src="https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/asset/Event/7892/Nominations-Open_Event-Banner.png?thumbnail_width=100&amp;thumbnail_height=100&amp;resize_type=ResizeFitAllFill" alt="" style="float:left;width:100;height:100;" /&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:30:32 +1000</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-08-04T09:06:14+10:00</a10:updated></item></channel></rss>