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Residential Shield

The Residential Shield is a year-long sporting and cultural competition between McGregor, Steele Rudd and Concannon Colleges at USQ Toowoomba. Residents from these three colleges compete in sporting and cultural events throughout the year, accumulating points at each event. The college with the most points at the end of each year is awarded the Residential Shield Trophy.

The program culminates in the presentation of a number of trophies and awards at the annual Residential Shield Dinner. These trophies include:

• Residential Shield
• Spirit Cup
• Shield of Life
• Cultural Cup
• The Ashes

For more information about upcoming events, check out our events calendar. 

UQ-USQ Intervarsity

The UQ-USQ Intervarsity Cup is an annual competition between the USQ Residential Colleges and UQ Gatton Halls of Residence. The Intervarsity Cup consists of three to five sporting events to determine the overall winner of the Cup. Sports are selected by the host University from the following:

• Soccer
• Netball
• Touch
• Dodgeball
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• T-Ball
• Trivia
• Futsal

Following the day’s sporting events, the winning University is presented with the Cup during a dinner presentation. This is followed by a social gathering between the colleges before the visiting college returns home. 

The winners of the Intervarsity Cup are:

• 2017 UQ Halls of Residence
• 2018 USQ Residential Colleges
• 2019 UQ Halls of Residence

A professional cleaning service is provided to maintain common areas and bathroom facilities as part of your college fees. You're required to keep your own bedroom clean, with access to vacuum cleaners available through the Collegiate Team or Residential Colleges Administration. 

We provide a safe and secure environment with a 24-hour security service regularly patrolling the residential colleges' grounds.

We provide complimentary general car parking at each of the colleges.

Self-catered

The self-catered option gives you the ability to cook your own meals at any time of the day or night. You will have your own lockable cabinet and draw in the kitchen. You will also have access to shared appliances, including refrigerators and freezers as well as a microwave, toaster and kettle. You must provide your own food, kitchen items/utensils and cleaning supplies. You can also purchase meals casually on your Residential Colleges account by scanning your room key at mealtimes. 

7 meal package

The 7 meal package provides you with dinner seven nights a week. If you choose this option, you will have to make your own arrangements for breakfast and lunch with limited facilities available in allocated common rooms for catered rooms.

14 meal package

The 14 meal package provides you with lunch and dinner seven days a week. If you choose this option, you will have to make your own arrangements for breakfast with limited facilities available in allocated common rooms for catered rooms.

21 meal package

The 21 meal package provides you with three meals a day, seven days a week (breakfast, lunch and dinner). On weekdays, breakfast and dinner are served at the college dining halls, with lunches collected from the USQ Refectory on-campus between 10.30am and 2.00pm.

Sample menu

A sample dinner menu (PDF download) is available.  

Dietary requirements

Please notify the Residential Colleges Administration and Refectory of any special dietary requirements you may have. Vegetarian, halal, low gluten and dairy free diets can all be catered for.