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Usage
If you are boarding in a home and have the use of a
private phone, be aware that there are costs
involved. Please make arrangements about paying
for the calls you make before using the phone. If you
share a flat or house with other students, take care
in arranging how the telephone bills (including
connection fees) will be shared. You should come
to an agreement early about how to pay telephone
bills and thus avoid the problem of a housemate
leaving the others to pay for his or her telephone bill.
It is a good idea to ensure all members of the
household have their full names placed on the
telephone bill.
Long distance (including Gippsland to Melbourne)
and international calls are itemised on each
telephone bill. This lists each call, the telephone
number and area called, the duration of the call and
the total cost of each call. Home owners can readily
check if you have been making long distance calls
in Australia or overseas.
Local calls within Australia can be made from any
telephone. Calls from pay phones are untimed and
cost 50 cents. Calls to mobile phones are timed
and charged at a higher rate.
Long distance calls are timed and charged by the
second according to the distance, time of day and
day of the week, plus a call connection fee.
Assistance
To get more information about the cost of a call
to your home country, the country code, current
time, etc, refer to the telephone numbers below.
Directory Assistance:
Local and interstate
Telephone: 1223
International
Telephone: 1225
Reverse Charge / Third party calls
Telephone: 1800 738 3773
Interpreter service
Telephone: 131 450
Phone cards
The larger phone companies do not necessarily offer
the cheapest long distance and international phone
rates. You should consider using pre-paid phone
cards to make your international calls. A variety of
cards is available at newsagents, convenience stores
and also selected outlets on-campus.
Telephone directories
In Australia there are two kinds of telephone
directories – the White Pages and the Yellow Pages.
The White Pages provides an alphabetical listing
of private telephone numbers and lists area
codes, telephone rates and postcodes for all
towns and cities in Australia. It also lists all
Federal and State Government departments.
www.whitepages.com.au
The Yellow Pages lists business telephone
numbers according to the type of service
provided.
www.yellowpages.com.au
Internet
There are a range of internet providers in Australia
offering a variety of services at varying rates.
We suggest you shop around for the best deal.
www.whirlpool.net.au
Once you have access to the internet you can
contact family and friends overseas via email or
online chat sites for free.
Australia Post
Australia Post manages most postal services.
There are post offices at most suburban shopping
centres. Services include letters, parcels, faxes,
money orders and a bill paying service. Opening
times are generally Monday to Friday from 9am
– 5pm, however some open on Saturdays.
The minimum postage cost for a standard letter
within Australia is 60 cents. You can also buy
stamps from most newsagents, convenience
stores and milk bars.
Mail delivery: Australia Post delivers Monday to
Friday (except public holidays).
www.auspost.com.au
Receiving mail or parcels from home
Australia’s strict quarantine and customs laws
also apply to items that are received in the mail. It
is a good idea to tell your family and friends about
Australia’s quarantine requirements and to ensure
that declarations on parcels are accurate and
provide sufficient detail about the goods inside.
www.daff.gov.au/aqis/mail/cant-mail
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