Lifting

How strong can you get? Find out about Lifting on campus

Join the squad, learn from some of Australia’s top Coaches and take your strength and skill to the next level at Melbourne University Lifting. We aim to offer opportunities in both Weightlifting and/or Powerlifting activities for Melbourne University Students at all levels.

Training

Discipline Session 1 Session 2

Powerlifting

Mondays
4.00-7.30pm

Thursdays
4.00-7.00pm

Weightlifting

Tuesdays
5.00-8.00pm

Fridays
4.00-7.00pm

Lifters can join either Powerlifting or Weightlifting or both disciplines. All skill levels are welcome from complete beginners to experienced athletes. Every lift will be supervised by a coach, ensuring safety in a supportive environment. Members will also receive a structured training program along with teaching and demonstrations on proper lifting technique.

Please note our Public Holiday Hours as we cannot run sessions when the Beaurepaire Centre is closed


Venue

All trainings occur in the High Performance Studio within the Beaurepaire Centre.

Membership

Member Type Powerlifting Only Weightlifting Only Both Powerlifting and Weightlifting

UoM Student

$375

$375

$565

Staff/Alumni

$450

$450

$640

Community

$525

$525

$790

Membership gives you access to the High Performance Studio and coaching only during relevant discipline training times from 1 April 2025. This will not provide you access to the general gym floor. Memberships are valid until 31 March 2026. The above figures will be reduced a pro-rata amount quarterly.

You can sign up directly in person by visiting the front desk of the Beaurepaire Centre.


Club contacts

Jonah Summersell
President
unimelbliftingclub@gmail.com

Ethan Aw
Vice President
unimelbliftingclub@gmail.com

Aidan Loughnan
Treasurer
unimelbliftingclub@gmail.com

Fiona Wu
Secretary
unimelbliftingclub@gmail.com

Daniel Featherston
Powerlifting Coach
danielfeatherston99@gmail.com

Joy Cui
Weightlifting Coach
joyle1990@hotmail.com

Andy Huynh
Weightlifting Coach

David Jame
Powerlifting Coach

Sam Opat
Powerlifting Coach