As limeuu go to try student accommodation.

For far the place that I have asked (few days or weeks ago):

(a). O'Connell Residence has already full

(b). Unilodge @ Melbourne this is the email they replied
Rooms available to book:
Available in 2010
1. a standard single room lease beginning immediately at $975 per month for a 12 month lease. 6 month leases available at $1018 per month.
2. a SINGLE VIEW room lease beginning immediately at $997 per month for a 12 month lease. 6 month leases available at $1,040 per month.
Please note: for all other room types are booked out for semester 1, 2010.

More infor refer here http://www.unilodge.com.au/Melbourne/

©. Arrow on swanston
standard room has already full, certain type of studio apartment still available. Call them or email them. Call faster than email.

More infor refer here http://arrowonswanston.com.au/index.php?pi...t&cid=29&mid=26

(d). Rooms I got mine over here but seems online booking has already closed. You only can get your room if you pay personally or ask your friend to help you to pay
More infor refer here http://www.rooms.net.au/

Maybe there are other student accommodations which I don't know. You also can ask others over this forum

Good luck.

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Added on February 5, 2010, 10:55 amother websites for seeking accommodation
a. http://flatmates.com.au/home.html
b. http://melbourne.gumtree.com.au/f-Unit-Hou...W0QQCatIdZ18294
c. www.domain.com.au


This post has been edited by tsm: Feb 5 2010, 10:55 AM

thanks for the info tsm...cause im going to monash mel uni this july...hey is it practical to drive in mel?cause driving in perth is smooth and there is few congestion around here so im wondering whether the road in mel is congested or moderate?

anyway which uni is the best in mel for engineering?

Around CBD of course don't drive. Which monash campus do you refer to? Clayton? If you want you can buy a car. In the city my advice is no. Parking is so expensive. Congestion wise, quite jam but not as jam as KL

tram is more than enough inside CBD...

Thanks a lot for the info, tsm & limeuu. I'll look those up.

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Added on February 5, 2010, 1:12 pmFor this... how did you get yours?

This post has been edited by baoz: Feb 5 2010, 01:12 PM

Ask my friend pay for me lol.

So i'm thinking of to further my study in Aussie....I want to do MBA but the problem is, one of the requirement is to hv at least 2 years working experienced....

is it a compulsory? I just graduated last May 2009....my experienced in the industry only for 8 months....

is there any Uni that offer fresh grad???

i would be more dubious if an institution that offers MBA doesn't have such a prequisite.

short cuts typically don't lead to anything significant (especially when it comes to education)

i will leave to aussie in two weeks to further study.. i received my travelers cheques (american express) today..

want to ask can we use my t.cheque to make debit card from local bank.. and which bank better

mm, think it depends on what bank is more accessible in your area. More common banks are like ANZ and Commonwealth. Where are you heading =) I'm on ANZ btw, and sticking to it ever since. =P

anyone here going to Macquaire Uni?? I am going there in 2 weeks time

Uni of Adelaide... gosh.. actually i really don't know much about banking service since i have no one to refer.. really really hope someone can guide me here..

so.. do i need to do my debit card here in m'sia or in aussie..

y u wan to do debit card in msia when u in aussie?refer to 1st4 page for more banking info
n i think most of the cards now come with debit card...me n all my frens who go for commonwealth bank will automatically get debit card.not normal atm card

thanks for the info dude.. guess coz i'm a bit scared to bring too much cash there.. thats y i'm asking either we can apply e debit card here...

Im going to uni of adelaide too. Where u staying and when u going? Im going over next week. :S

hey, you can actually bring your ATM card if you're afraid of bringing too much cash. I think can withdraw but with a certain fee. Like HSBC allows withdrawal from some bank (can't rmb which >_<) but like some people already mention earlier, the machines are not easy to find.

You can bring travellers cheques instead of cash also. But I think generally you may need about 1500 - 2000 to start out la. If you have relatives there, then even better

just take few hundreds cash n bank draft go aussie..reach thr open bank account n deposit ur money...then u will get ur own debit card

Ok my advise bring enough cash i think AUD 1k is enough to last 2 weeks.
Go do your student card and you can get your student card within 30 mins after they took your photo. then GO to the bank and do your bank account application.
Make sure you bring your passport also for that.
Ones your account is activated and confirmed proceed to wire transfer or cash in your travelers cheques to your account.
You have to wait 1 week for your debit card to be made, so make sure you have enough cash to last you during that period.
I advised used Commonwealth Bank or BankSA, i prefer BankSA cause a lot of branches and ATM in SA and also you can used Westpac ATM also for free.
BankSA debit card very convenient for EFTPOS, online banking and atm bankcard and also for other bank debit card.
Most major bank branches are near by uni Adelaide especially along King William St and Rundle Mall.
Anyway please do your student id and your bank account first before proceeding on other stuffs.

1 week for the debit card to be made? Even slower than Maybank? Hardly believe that. My family prepared me more than 10k AUD bank drafts and how do i declare the amount? I heard that cash limit is 10k USD.

common sense will tell you that, you are not the only student that they are handling or processing during such peak period.

besides, cards are to be posted and may take a few business days to arrive (due to logistics & geography of australia in general)

you have answered your own question; bank drafts are not cash and therefore are not governed by the rule.