Important Contacts

MENTAL HEALTH HEADSPACE CAMPERDOWN Headspace centre located near campus that provides mental health, GP & sexual health services for people under 25. Level 2/97 Church St, Camperdown Ph: 9114 4100. YOUTHBLOCK YOUTH HEALTH SERVICE Free, safe and confidential support, counselling and health services for young people under 25. Has a specialist Aboriginal Health Officer. It’s located on Redfern’s Abercrombie Street, right next to campus! Ph: 9562 5640 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE This service is located on Level 3 in the Wentworth Building and offers bulk-billed appointments with doctors five days a week for stu-dents and staff. If you have a Medicare card or are covered by Allianz OSHC these appointments won’t cost you anything out of pocket! During peak times the service can be a bit hard to get into so if you urgently need to see a doctor (i.e. for a medical certificate) we reccommend you look online and find your nearest bulk billing GP! sydney.edu.au/students/health-services Level 3, Wentworth Building, City Road, Darlington Campus Ph: 9351 3484

SEXUAL HEALTH RPA SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC Provides free and confidential STI and HIV testing with no Medicare card required, so anyone is welcome. Located right next to campus, just off Parramatta Rd near Nandos. Queer friendly! 16 Marsden St, Camperdown Ph: 9515 1200

FINANCIAL HELP UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE Located on campus on Level 5 of the Jane Foss Russell Building. They can provide interest-free loans of up to $1000 for domestic and international students. They also provide bursaries (money you don’t need to repay don’t need to be paid back) to full-time students experiencing financial difficulties, however, these are sadly only available for domestic students. sydney.edu.au/students/financial-support Ph: 8627 4809 Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, Darlington Campus SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE The University’s Scholarships Office offers a number of scholarships, including ones for students with financial difficulties, for both domestic and international students. Ph: 8627 1444 SAFETY 1800 RESPECT Confidential service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week which provides support for people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, sexual assault, domestic or family violence. Ph: 1800 737 732 LIFELINE Lifeline provide a 24-hour mental health crisis support line and suicide prevention services. They also offer text and online support services! lifeline.org.au/about-lifeline/about-lifeline-overview Ph: 13 11 14

LEGAL LEGAL AID NSW Legal Aid is a state-wide organisation providing legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged people across NSW. They deliver legal services in most areas of criminal, family and civil law. They can provide help over the phone and also operate out of a number of centres around the city (call to find out your nearest one). Ph: 1300 888 529

HOUSING TENANTS NSW The Tenants’ Union provides a range of online resources and fact sheets to help you understand your rights as a tenant. They also provide resources to Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Services across the state. These services typically operate out of community legal centres. Tenant Advocates can provide free advice and representation for peo-ple renting public or private residential housing. tenants.org.au UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION SERVICES The University Accommodation Services provide a number of different options for accommodation at Camperdown/Darlington, Camden and Cumberland campuses. University accomodation is convenient but tends to be more expensive than renting off campus, though cheaper than overpriced, privately run student housing such as Igloo or Urbanest. Accommodation Services can also provide help or advice if you’re in need of emergency housing. sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation Ph: 9351 3322

Liam Thomas details some inportant contacts you should know during you time at university. Adapted from the 2020 Orientation Handbook