Hi guys, I will be going to Adelaide next month to study in UniSA City East Campus. So I'd like to ask that if anyone here can provide me some information about the accommodation around that area please? Thanks!

Im going to Uni of Adelaide next year. Not so sure abt the accomodation for UniSA cuz from the uni website its kinda messy for accomodation.

do u know the exact location where i can find mamak foods? I heard its at somewhere in Sunnybank

i kinda think that indian food is all around aus at a cheap price, i duno about the real authentic mamak thing tho. but i could get a few here and there in brissy.

f*** man i want to go home to fix my knee and my parents are all wait and see, i want to go back~!

Try this link: http://www.unisa.edu.au/accommodation/stud...ccomm/apart.asp

Most of them are walking distance to UniSA city campuses. Hope it helps.

yeah long waiting list for on campus. I applied in nov, till now i'm not offered. >< lol. btw, hobart? =)

australian immigration is being sucky towards graduates now. this is freakin unfair.

Sunnybank is a place where you can find a lot of Asian Cuisine. It's about 10-15 minutes from the city.
Don't really have a mamak place to chill in Brisbane.
If you are looking for a yumcha session with your friend at night, you can go to chinatown (the valley) near the city. there's a restaurant open till 2am.

on campus accommodation si so mahal.here at monash,it's AUD 700+,not including food,internet.even if u ask the immigration officer about where r u going to stay,for sure he'll said that's too expensive.hav to accept the fact,australian universities cekik darah international students. @_@

This post has been edited by 711726: Jan 17 2010, 01:07 PM

yeah campus accomodation is always pricey. i guess its a way to make friends in the uni. i stayed off campus my entire uni years. my favorite place i stayed in was around 1300sq. ft. apartment on toorak road which cost a total of AUS$1500 (AUD$750/person) inclusive of electricity and some nice and speedy internet. so if you have time and a friend thats willin to share then go get your own place man. the only thing is you gotta go find furniture. hehehe. i got all my furniture from my cousins in melbourne so it was free hahaha. but you can find stuff from the salvation army and stuff like that.

Well, would you prefer hitting the pavement in a city that you do not know how to get around with, visiting place after place, trying to visit an accommodation at the whim and fancy of the rental agent, desperately trying to find a place before classes start?

Or would you like to have a place all set and ready on your arrival? As if having to deal with cultural shock and a new environment isn't hard enough?

I for one, would have gladly cekik'ed my darah if it meant I didn't start my time in Australia looking at 15 places, and all of them turned me down. If I just had 1 semester in a student accommodation college, I would have had a much better start to my degree.

That said, I have to agree that it is not easy getting on-campus accommodation. But if you can get it, it is worth it.

This post has been edited by haya: Jan 17 2010, 05:46 PM

it happens in cycles........there was an economic downturn last year, and policies were set in place which will now affect graduates who wants to stay on.....

so what are they doing to you?.....

I won't advise anyone to hang out at late night in Fortitude Valley.

+1

I managed to get on campus accommodation at monash at the hall of residences without en suite and i'm not sure where you got the figure of AUD 700+ because mine is below AUD 700 and that is not including internet. Internet is only AUD 365 per year so add that to the rent and it just touches AUD 700. of course this is not including food.

and of course they cekik our darah la. -__- we are international students, that is how they earn money off us. and like haya said, I would rather have a peace of mind knowing that I will have a place to stay once I arrive..

This post has been edited by ostangel: Jan 17 2010, 06:24 PM

theyre closing the window. i might as well go back than staying on gambling on whether they will chg the guidelines further

you are still eligible for the 18 mths bridging visa, no?........i am not aware that has been removed..........but it may take a while to get it, somebody just got it after 6 months, she was stuck in oz with a temporary visa which does not allow you to leave............

not sure is there any mamak stall there

but the HK and vietname restaurant which is right beside the toilet have some good food,price around 10 - 18++

even the milk tea there aslo quite nice,at least better then the one at gold coast.

This post has been edited by wengjoe: Jan 17 2010, 10:03 PM

Hey guys, Unilodge is quite cheap and near to the uni. Try that out..

yeah.. FV at nite is kinda scary.. lots of fights and scary people
may i have the name of the place you mentioned?

yup im on that visa now. but 18 mths...pfft...during which time they can change the guidelines however they want once they think of a better way to select migrants.