1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Career Planning and Industry Liaison
(Hawthorn)
465 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
Phone: 9214 8521
Counselling (Hawthorn)
Room BA206, Ground Floor, Business and Arts Building
Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday, Tuesday and Friday)
Hours: 9.00am-6.00pm (Wednesday and Thursday)
Phone: 9214 8025
Housing, Part-time Employment and Finance
465 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, 2nd level, access via
laneway behind library
Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
Phone: 9214 8882
Health (Hawthorn)
Contact details: Student Health Service - laneway behind
2 library
B
Hours: 8.45am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
Phone: 9214 8483/9214 8703
g Medical Practitioners by appointment
$ Nursing staff available on a 'drop-in' basis
Mooroolbark campus
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Administrative Building (A) Room MA4
3 Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
S Phone: 9728 7105/9728 7103
6'
Prahran campus
Building U, Level 2
Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday)
9.00am-6.00pm (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
9.00am-4.00pm (Friday)
Phone: 9214 6734
Financial Assistance Schemes
AUSTUDY
Austudy ~rovides 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 applyingfor 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.
If you qualify for living allowance at the independent rate
and you have a partner and child who are dependent on
you, you may receive an additional allowance.
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.
Austudy offers a voluntary loan scheme which is referred
to as the Austudy Supplement. Ask your financial adviser
on campus for more information before taking up the
Supplement option.
ABSTUDY
ABSTUDY provides financial help for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students who want to do secondary
or tertiary studies.
Department of Social Security Benefits (DSS)
There are various benefits from DSS that may be available
to students, such as Family Allowance Supplement, Sole
Parent Pension, Unemployment Benefits (part-time
students) and Health Care Cards.
Students who qualify for Austudy may be eligible for a
Health Care card, enabling them to receive a range of
concessions.
Rent Assistance
Rent Assistance may be available to certain DSS
beneficiaries and students in receipt of the Student
Homeless Rate.
Bond Assistance Scheme
If you are looking for a lace to live and you can't afford
the bond, the Department of Planning and Development
may be able to help. Ask your housing officer on campus
for more details.