Tasmanians take the time to enjoy the environment around them and most lead active outdoor lifestyles. People also enjoy taking the time to stop and talk - and to find out where visitors are actually from. There is a wide variety of sporting and social clubs which cater to most interests. The clubs and societies hold a fair during orientation week at which they welcome and sign up new members. Apart from the usual football, soccer, cricket, tennis, gym, aerobics, debating, political, green movements groups, women's groups and gay groups there are others which take advantage of Tasmania's unique wilderness and coastal environments, like bushwalking, caving, climbing and diving clubs.
All activities are free or low cost.
All students automatically receive their email address upon enrolment and then have free access to email and web usage. This is provided in computer labs scattered around the campus. At peak times a space may need to be booked in advance but some labs do have 24 hr access. Many students do most of their communicating home by email. Fully catered options exist on both campuses and self catered on the Launceston campus only.