help wanted!?

Question

I will be comming to melbourne in a fortnight to study at the holmes uni in spring street.
I need help with regards to accomidation and part time jobs,
any sort of help will be appreciated .
I would also be very thankful to any one who extends a hand of friendship towards me ,ive never been to australia before and am very exited and anxious as well.
Im a 18 year old indian.

Answer 1

Contact the University and see what services they offer for student jobs and accommodation. Most of the universities have a student office that does that.

Failing that, check accommodation at domain.com.au
and jobs at seek.com.au

Answer 2

G'day,

In regards to accommodation, it is best to speak with the accommodation staff from Holmes college (not uni). They will be able to help you with a temporary accommodation or homestay if you want to. If you prefer to share accommodation, then best to get a temporary accommodation, then when you arrive, check the notice boards in campus or, as TonyB suggested, the real-estate websites. As Holmes College in located right in the city, accommodation will be quite expensive though.

In regards to part-time jobs, you can also get assistance from your college. Please be advised that as an international student, you can only work maximum 20hrs/week during school days and full-time only during holiday as part of your student visa regulation.

This is what you'll find in Melbourne:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the second weblink 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 last month, 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
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 (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au). Good for students, since not all can afford car.
5. SHOPPING!!! Original 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 third article on the bottom.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your study and welcome to Melbourne :)

Answer 3

Hi my brother is also going to do hotel management from melbourne australia (Holmes university) you can contact me

Answer 4

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