Nearly all of the areas listed have no vacancies left. :/

Yep if everything goes well, I'll be studying at RMIT Bourke St. this coming July. Uni housing is too expensive for me so that's a no go I'm afraid. My budget's only about $150-180 at most per week.

You're under the mistaken assumption that I've not done my research and that I "assume like msian" - I know that renting in the city's not cheap, which is why I'm looking at surrounding suburbs like Carlton. I was told by a friend who stays there that $150-180/pw is possible.


This is not the first time I'm looking, I was just stating that the website that was linked by KVReninem didn't have any vacancies left.

Ahh I thought you were talking about housing provided by universities, which are generally much more expensive, partly because they have mandatory meal plans.

I don't think my uni has such a thing though. And yeah, the screenshot does clarify what you were telling me about. :P

This post has been edited by Saigo: May 31 2009, 06:27 PM

Thanks for the links! (and yeah I'm a 'him' unlike many users on this site who may pretend to be otherwise.) I checked the .pdf that my uni has and apart from its own housing database which I'm unable to access at the moment as I'm not there yet, I've also already looked at other sites like realestate, domain, and share-accom before.

I most probably will be sharing with another Malaysian dude too who'd be studying in the same uni. Might either rent a room together or look for shared housing - but can't say much since I'm not there yet.

Thanks, I've actually e-mailed them instead.

I need to ask you guys for an opinion - would you guys pay $185/week for a student hostel in the CBD which includes gas/electric/water bills which is a stone's throw away from your uni, or would you opt for cheaper alternatives at the surrounding suburbs (Carlton, Fitzroy, etc) by sharing a flat/house with other people (whether it includes bills or not, I'm not too sure)?

A friend of mine who has studied in Melbourne in the past told me this, and I quote, "Staying with others in an apartment is an experience in itself and it's fun, where else a student hostel has a different feel." Do you guys reckon the same thing too? This is what's stopping me from booking that place right away 'cause I'm inclined to agree what my friend had said, but I thought I'd ask for a second opinion here.

Does the declare-above-$10,000 rule apply if I bring in a combination of bank drafts and cash? Just curious.

Thanks for confirming guys, just wanted to know in case I have to bring over that much.

I'm interested in a room (or maybe my friend is if the apartment I'm eyeing on goes through) - how much is it exactly?


You can take the normal flu jab but it won't make you immune against H1N1.

Hey guys,

I'm currently on Optus' Postpaid and signed a 1 year contract 'cause I was initially supposed to finish off my final year. I just found out from my parents that back home there are some financial and family difficulties and I may need to leave after 1 semester here at the end of this year. I've called Optus and they told me that I'm looking at $350 to cancel.. which is just way too much. Do you guys have any ideas what I can do to resolve this?

I'm just on my 3rd day here, so yeah technically first month. My mistake was rushing into this.. but then again I didn't predict that I wouldn't be able to finish my semesters here.

That's actually an idea.. gotta look for someone I guess. But since I'm on direct debit, won't it continuously debit from my bank account (which I'd be closing when I leave Australia), and not my friend's?

No, not iphone. I don't even need an extra phone I don't need - I just wanted a good plan.


Ah didn't know that - then I'll try asking around when the time comes lol.

yeah I think I'll drop by tomorrow at the dealer and tell them exactly that.. this is indeed a desperate time for me indeed lol. The dealer knows I don't need an extra phone, I just took the phone since it's free so I guess I'll try the poor coverage excuse.

Ironically from where I'm staying currently (I just moved in) at Walsh St, I have quite poor coverage for 3G. Guess I'll lodge a complaint soon.