My brother will be going to study in Melbourne at Holmglens Instituite in July 2007 .?

Question

He will be studying at the Waverley Campus . Is that place a friendly area for a Chinese boy to live in and study ? Thanks for answering !

Answer 1

Melbourne.... wellll... it takes an overseas student (or ex) to tell you what's in it. Where should I start?
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne. However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like a few days ago, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price especially for students' pocket.
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving.
5. SHOPPING!!! Branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
9. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.
10. Holmesglen Institute, Waverley Campus... there is a big shopping centre nearby called 'The Glen', with lots of Asian groceries shops and Asian food, so your brother will not get homesick too much (hopefully).

Running out of ideas, but I hope that I can at least give you some more ideas that have been provided by the answerer before me. I am also attaching a link from a different institutions in Melbourne about shopping cheap stuff for students for your reference.

Good luck :)

Answer 2

Your brother will not have any problems fitting in at the Waverley Campus. This is a lovely area, plenty to do and see, close to public transport and freeways.

I am sure he will enjoy the experience!

Answer 3

Yes The Mayor of Melbourneis chinese, Sothere will be no problem

Answer 4

i studied there years ago and found the institute good and relaxed,and the area will be fine for your brother to live in if he chooses to live there.