The Indigenous Nationals is a week-long multisport competition for indigenous student-athletes held each year.

The annual event aims to bring together student-athletes from universities across Australia to compete in 4 sports - Touch Football, Basketball, Netball and Volleyball.

One multi-disciplined team is sent from each University. Each sport is competed over one day and at the conclusion of the week, one university team is crowned the champion of the games.

Indigenous Nationals is an amazing environment to not only celebrate the rich sporting culture of indigenous Australia but to also acknowledge the heritage and history of the participating student-athletes.

Eligibility

All Monash indigenous students are invited to try out for a Monash Varsity Sport team. Trials typically take place between February and June, depending on the sport and event.

All Varsity athletes must be enrolled in at least one unit at Monash in the year of competing.

2026 Varsity Events

2026 UniSport Indigenous Nationals

29th June - 3rd July

University of Newcastle

University Dr, Callaghan NSW 2308

For more information, please contact TeamMonash-Enquiries@monash.edu and see the below webpages:

UniSport Indigenous Nationals

Trials

Indigenous Nationals:

Friday 20th March @4:30pm-6:30pm, Monash Sport Clayton

Sunday 22nd March @9am-10am, Monash Sport Clayton

Friday 27th March @4:30pm-6:30pm, Monash Sport Clayton

Expressions of Interest 

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the 2026 Indigenous Nationals program are now closed.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an EOI for the 2026 season. Teams have now been selected, and preparations are underway for the upcoming season.

You can also stay up to date via the Monash Sport Instagram page.