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While your main focus is to study at RMIT, you're also here to experience life in Melbourne,
just like everyone else.
Melbourne is safe city and in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit livibility survey, Melbourne
rated perfect scores for infrastructure, healthcare and education, making the city the most liveable
city.
But even with that said, it's still a busy place and there are still are many risks.
RMIT’s Safety in Australia website has simple practical advice for you about staying safe.
My top four tips for staying safe is to always: stay aware of your surroundings, keep people
you trust close by, reduce the risks where possible, ask for help or advice.
For example, when travelling around Melbourne, stay alert around traffic. If you have headphones
on, keep them at a low level so you can hear what’s going on around you. Travel with
people you trust and stay in well-lit public places. If you’re lost, or feel unsafe,
ask for help.
When you're on campus, make sure you look after your valuables, don't leave personal
items unattended—even to go to the photocopier or while you take a study break. Keep your
bag zipped up so people can’t see and take your stuff when you’re not looking.
Australia is well known for its amazing beaches, rivers and pools.
Avoid swimming alone and only enter the water when you know the local conditions.
Beach lifeguards, camp-site owners or town information officers can advise you.
The Royal Life Saving website has tips on where to find the safest places to swim.
It's also important to remember about Fire Safety. Just remember, most fires occur in
The three most common causes of fires are cooking accidents, heaters, and electrical
faults such as overloading power boards. Smoke detectors are compulsory in all accommodation.
Make sure you change you smoke detector battery once a year.
You can visit the RMIT Safety in Australia website about campus and general information.
Find out more at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade website.
Now let's take a break by getting out your mobile phone.
Enter 9925 3333 and save it as “RMIT Security EMERGENCY NUMBER”.
Now enter 9925 2051 and save it under “RMIT General Security Enquires”.
Anytime you're feeling unsafe or see something suspicious on campus, give them a call.
Now, if you have an emergency and need to call an ambulance, police, or fire brigade,
call triple zero (000) and ask for “ambulance”, “police”, or “fire”, and then answer
questions about the nature of your emergency, giving your name and location.
Remember: only phone 000 if it is an emergency.
If you are taken to hospital in an ambulance or treated by a paramedic, your overseas health
cover will meet the costs of the ambulance.
Just keep in mind, ambulance and fire brigade services may cost you many hundreds of dollars
if it is a false alarm or a non-emergency.
And finally, local police stations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Report
any crimes to the police in your area. Download the Student Safety in Victoria brochure produced
by Victoria Police, is available on the RMIT Security website.
Some of you may have been granted permission to work while you're studying at RMIT. Your
student visa allows you to work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight during the semester—with
the exception of some postgraduate visas.
If you need help looking for work, visit RMIT's Work and Careers website.
Here you'll find many job search tips including useful information for international students
about working in Australia, Australian workplace rights, Quick Tips for Part-time work for
international students and Job Search Workshops.
As a student at RMIT, you also have exclusive access to eJobs, RMIT’s own employment website,
so take advantage of it. Just remember if you do start working, you'll need to obtain
a tax file number.
Visit Starting a job and taxation webpage that has a Working Wise video with useful
information on completing the necessary paperwork.
It's a lot to take in but we want to make sure you get the most out of your time at
RMIT.
If you have any questions regarding this essentials arrival video, make an appointment with a
Student Wellbeing Advisor at the campus nearest to you or email them at student.wellbeing@rmit.edu.au
or call them on 9925 2078.
Always stay connected with RMIT by keeping up to date with the latest news, important
dates, activities and Student Services events via myRMIT. Also, become a fan of RMIT on
Facebook, follow RMIT on Twitter or check out the RMIT YouTube.
So, welcome to RMIT. We're excited to have you and we hope you're excited to be here.
And remember, at RMIT we're here for you.