The Australasian Association of Campus Activities (AACA) is an organisation of event professionals who run social, cultural and recreational events on Australian University and TAFE campuses. In 2006 for the fist time we had several New Zealand Campuses join AACA. AACA administers and runs four main national competitions or initiatives, as well as a yearly national conference and facilitates networking among such events staff nationally. AACA has grown out of a network of Campus Activities people that has been meeting on a regular basis since the 1970s. AACA itself has existed for over 20 years, having built impressive track record of running major national youth initiatives that attract significant sponsorship.
We currently run
§ National Campus Band Competition
§ Future DJ (DJ Competition)
§ The National Tertiary Art Prize (Art Competition)
§ The U Film Fest (Film Competition)
§ A professional development and networking conference
AACA provides full information, promotional materials and support about how to run these events on your campus. We coordinate national sponsorship including great prizes. They are easy and value for money events to run, and provide great experiences for students.
To participate in our competitions, students must be enrolled in an AACA member campus. In the case of News.com.au National Campus Band Competition, only one member of the band must be a student in order for the band to be eligible.
AACA’s sponsors have included: News.com.au, Mushroom Music, Ausmusic, JJJ, National Aids Education Campaign Unit, RRR, Inpress Magazine, Juice Magazine, YAP, Universal Music, Music Manager’s Form, Troy Horse Record Label, Shock Records, EMI, NAD (Marantz Hi Fi) Lynx, APRA, AMCOS, Jim Beam, Stanton, 12am.com.au, Numark, Future Entertainment, Earthcore, Ultrasone & DB Technologies and Fosters Group.
In 2006 AACA’s member campuses include: (please note these will be updated for 2007 once membership fees have been collected).
Adelaide Uni
ANU
Box Hill Institute of Tafe
Central TAFE Music Dept
Central Queensland Uni
Challenger TAFE
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt Uni (Riverina)
Charles Sturt Union (Albury/Wodonga)
Chisholm Institute TAFE
Canberra Institute of Technology
Charles Sturt Uni Bathurst
Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE
Curtin Uni
Deakin Uni
Edith Cowan Uni
Flinders University
TAFE SA (9 institutes)
Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Gordon Institute TAFE
Griffith Uni – Logan
Griffith Uni Gold Coast
Holmesglen TAFE
James Cook Uni
Kangan TAFE
Latrobe Uni Bendigo
Latrobe Uni Bundoora
Macquarie Uni
Melbourne Uni
Monash Uni Clayton
Monash Uni Caulfield / Peninsular
Monash Uni Gippsland
Murdoch Uni
NMIT
QUT
RMIT
Southern Cross Uni
South West TAFE
Swan TAFE
Swinburne Uni
Uni of Ballarat
Uni of Canberra
Uni of New England
Uni of Newcastle
UNSW
Uni of Queensland
Uni of SA
Uni of Southern QLD
Uni of Sunshine Coast
Uni of Sydney
Uni of Tas – Hobart
Uni of Tas – Launceston
UWA
Uni of Wollongong
UTS
Uni of Western Sydney
Victoria Uni
Wide Bay TAFE
William Angliss TAFE
DJ SKOOL
Whitireia Polytechnic (NZ)
Massey University Wellington (NZ)
Auckland Uni (NZ)
Victoria Uni (NZ) and
TAFE NSW (41 Institutes).
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