SPORT AND HEALTH
About Sport and Health
The Sport and Health Portfolio is an integral part of the support network provided by the QUT Law Society for students throughout their law degree. We aim to create a culture of wellbeing and positivity and to promote healthy habits among law students. The initiatives in this portfolio are key in strengthening the sense of community QUT Law students experiences. Facilitating wellbeing remains a vital feature of the legal industry, with lawyers and law students experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety and depression. Our Sport and Health program aims to help students manage both their mental and physical health. By providing opportunities for students to get active and become involved in various sports and activities, students can network amongst their peers, make new friendships, promote healthy habits and lead a healthy lifestyle.
Throughout the year the Sport and Health team runs a variety of events to include students in engaging in the well-being that sport and health can bring to your Law degree and your life.
Mental health is a large issue for students especially in such a high stress degree. That is why QUTLS aims to provide activities and events aimed at mental health awareness and offer tips and tricks for how to handle the stress of exams and university life.
Our Sport & Health Events
Throughout the year the Sport and Health team runs a variety of events to include students in engaging in the well-being that sport and health can bring to your Law degree and your life.
Semester One
Social Sports integrated within the QUT Guild Social Sport competition
Soccer
Netball
Touch
QUTLS x UQLS Soccer Grudge Match
Running Club
LawRight Charity Walk
Student Support care packages during SWOTVAC
Semester Two
Social Sports integrated within the QUT Guild Social Sport competition
Soccer
Netball
Touch
QLS Touch Tournament
End of Year Sport Breakup Party
Mental Health Week Awareness Breakfast
River to Rooftop Challenge
Bridge to Brisbane
Running Club
Student Support care packages during SWOTVAC
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SPORT PROGRAM
The QUT Law Society Sport Program is an important part of the members’ co-curricular involvement during their law degree. Our vision in 2021 is for our sporting initiatives to help build a stronger, more connected QUT law student community; and for this community to engage in further health-orientated opportunities offered by the legal profession and society at large.
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MENTAL HEALTH BREAKFAST
The QUT Law Society Mental Health Program has grown considerably from its humble beginnings. We see mental health as one of our members’ primary concerns and a topic they wish to discuss more openly. The 2020 Mental Health Breakfast was one of the most popular portfolio events with Guest Speaker Clarissa Rayward highlighting that ‘You are a person first and a lawyer second’. In 2021, the Mental Health Breakfast will be aligned with R U OK Day
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LAWRIGHT WALK FOR JUSITCE
LawRight Walk for Justice is important for our members as it merges passion for assisting the community and physical activity. The Walk for Justice has strong attendance from students across all year levels, contributing to QUT Law continuously being recognised as one of the largest groups in attendance.
