1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

9 Health Service (Hawthorn)
Coordinator
E Jan Fischer
5 Room SH107, Laneway behind library
$ 8.45am - 5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
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- Phone: 9214-8703
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Medical practitioners by appointment
2 Nursing staff available on a 'drop-in' basis
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This is a confidential nursing and medical service covering:
Emergencies
Clinical care
Health promotion
It is available to all Swinburne students and staff. We
offer:
Imm~nisation/~eneral, overseas
Hearing/vision testing
Asthma managemen:
Full clinical assessment
Health counselling
- nutrition
- contraception
- sexually transmitted diseases
Information programs
Housing & Part-time Employment &
Finance (Hawthorn)
Coordinator (Housing & Part-time Employment)
Gabrielle Rolan, Room 463B203, Phone: 9214-8882
465 Burwood Road, Hawthorn (access via laneway behind
library)
9.00am - 5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
Coordinator (Finance, Austudy & Student Loans)
Beth Graham, Room 463B204, Phone: 9214-8953
465 Burwood Road, Hawthorn (access via laneway behind
library)
9.00am - 5.00pm Monday and Thursday)
9.00am - 1.OOpm (Wednesday)
1.15pm - 5.00pm (Friday)
This Service offers the following to students and staff:
Independent advice on all aspects of housing
Noticeboard of housing offers; share, self-contained,
board
Information on tenants' rights
Lists of real estate agents offering flats and houses
Noticeboard of part-time employment offers
Register for students interested in working part-time
Tutor register for students looking for a tutor or
offering to be a tutor
Information on recommended rates of pay and work
agreements
Information and advice on Austudy (we have contacts
within Austudy and can help sort out and speed up
your Austudy application)
Financial counselling, including student loans
Assistance withfees
Information on tax and budgeting
Look under Financial Assistance Schemes for more
information.
Financial Assistance Schemes
AUSTUDY
Austudy provides financial assistance to many students, but
not all students are eligible and not all get the same
amount. Whether you are eligible or how much you get
depends on a lot of things, like:
what course you are studying
how many years you have been studying
whether you are full-time or not
whether you need to live away from home
how much you, your parents or partner earn
the value of the assets you and your family have when
you applied, etc.
Helpful hints about AUSTUDY
Pick up your application form and information
booklet from Austudy, a CES office or from Student
Services (financial adviser) on your campus.
Read the information booklet carefully.
If having read the booklet you still have questions,
then seek help from the financial adviser on your
campus.
If your friends, family or family accountant say you are
not eligible, don't assume they are correct - the
eligibility criteria are complex and students'
circumstances vary. IF IN DOUBT PUT IN AN
APPLICATION ANYWAY.
Fill in your application form carefully - mistakes or
omissions will mean delays in receiving your first
payment.
Supply all the documentation requested, otherwise
delays will occur.
Get your application in early - it always takes
Austudy some weeks to process your application.
If applying for first semester get your application in by
31 March, if you want to receive backpay from 1
January.
Don't accept a decision from Austudy if you think it is
inaccurate or unfair. Ask your financial adviser on
campus for assistance.
If your circumstances change at any time throughout
the year, you must let Austudy know immediately.
Some students (including part-time) in receipt of certain
Department of Social Security benefits may also be entitled
to a Pensioner Education Supplement of $30 per week.
The Student Homeless Rate may assist students who do
not get any support from their families. Ask the financial
adviser on your campus for more details.