About us

Looking to enhance your university experience by getting involved in sport? We offer many avenues to enable you to get involved in a sport or active recreation.

• Our Sports Centres at the Melbourne and Bendigo campuses offer a number of student membership options, facilities and services. If you are a Student Union member, you can receive a further 5% discount on memberships.
• Join one of our 25 affiliated sports clubs.
• Get involved with our on-campus La Trobe League social sport competitions at our state-of-the-art La Trobe Sports Stadium.
• Represent us at an intervarsity sporting competition or University Nationals.
• If fun runs and mass participation events are more your thing, you can represent us in our Team La Trobe community events.
• If you're living on campus in residential colleges, our Sport and College Sports Representatives coordinate an extensive inter-college sports program.
• At our Melbourne campus, we offer a La Trobe Swim School and water safety programs at the Indoor Sports Centre for students.
• Our Elite Athlete Program (LEAP) provides elite athlete students assistance and support to successfully combine their academic and sporting pursuits.

Our extensive range of facilities and programs provide you with opportunities to engage in health and fitness while employed at La Trobe University.

• Our Sports Centres at the Melbourne and Bendigo campuses offer a number of membership options, facilities and services for staff.  If you work full-time you have the option of having your Sports Centre membership (at either campus) deducted from your fortnightly salary.
• Grab a group of work colleagues and join in the fun in a variety of on-campus La Trobe League social sport competitions at the Melbourne (La Trobe Sports Stadium) or Bendigo (Bendigo Sports Centre) campuses.
• Get fit, have fun and represent us in runs, walks and bike rides throughout the year with our Team La Trobe community events! It’s a great way to connect with your colleagues, gain new connections within the university and all the while keep fit and healthy to maintain that work/life balance.
• Enrol your children in our school holiday camps or host their next birthday party at our Sports Centre.
• At our Melbourne campus, we offer a La Trobe Swim School and water safety programs at the Indoor Sports Centre for kids and adults alike.
• Join one of our 25 affiliated sports clubs.

We facilitate programs and classes for local residents, schools, clubs and user groups in the local communities we serve - Melbourne's North and Bendigo. We offer many membership options, facilities and services to all members of the public, including public membership of La Trobe sports clubs which includes free access to our sports facilities.

• Our Sports Centres at the Melbourne and Bendigo campuses are not just restricted to students and staff. We offer many membership options, facilities and services to all members of the public.
• Gather a group of friends and get involved with our La Trobe League social sport competitions at our state-of-the-art La Trobe Sports Stadium.
• We offer a diverse range of school sports programs which can be tailored to suit a school’s individual curriculum needs.
• If fun runs and mass participation events are more your thing, you can represent us in a variety of Team La Trobe community events.
• Need an alternative training or recovery session to break up a long season? Our extensive range of community sport and high-performance facilities means we can tailor or host a training program from the grassroots level to the elite.
• Enrol your children in our school holiday camps or host their next birthday party at our Sports Centre.
• Our Indoor Sports Centre at the Melbourne campus offers Swim School programs and water safety programs for kids and adults alike.
• Join one of our 25 affiliated sports clubs.