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Facilities & Services

Accommodation Services offer a variety of facilities to students and staff on campus. The Residences are geared to meet the needs of over 1300 live-in students, and there are several accommodation options available that are University managed.

The following UOW Accommodation Guide will tell you what facilities and services are available at each of the residences.

UOW Accommodation Guide (A Guide to Living in Wollongong)

lnternational House and Weerona College are able to assist residents with check-in, payment of fees, maintenance requests and a range of other services.

In Accommodation Services on the ground floor of Building 17, the following facilities are available for students and staff:

Payment of Accommodation Fees – Residents living in University managed accommodation can pay their fees at the counter. Accepted methods of payment are: cash, personal cheque, bank draft or postal order, EFTPOS and credit card. All major credit cards are accepted, with the exception of Diners Club Cards. All cheques or bank drafts must be drawn in Australian dollars.

Housing Officer - Any student or staff member that has questions about private accommodation in Wollongong should speak with the Housing Officer.  There will be seminars running from January 2010 about private rentals in Wollongong ,to book your place please contact the Housing Officer.  Also, one to one appointments can be made to see the Housing Officer via email.

Email & Internet – Students can check their email and access the internet at the terminals provided. As space and computer terminals are limited, we ask that students endeavour to use the terminals for urgent matters only. Student computer labs are conveniently located on the second level of building 17. Students may also lodge their Accommodation Application on-line.

Bus & Train Timetables – Bus and train timetables are displayed and available. For more information about transport around the Illawarra and to outlying regions and Sydney, please click on the following link: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/transport/

Maintenance Requests – Residents can lodge maintenance requests and report urgent maintenance problems to staff.

Emergency Telephone – A telephone is available free of charge for students who need to make a local emergency call.

Other Services

Student Service Centre staff are available to assist with:

  • Access to SOLS (Student OnLine Services)
  • Varying your enrolment details
  • Update your personal details
  • Completion and submission of Uni Administration forms
  • Paying your Uni tuition fees and HECS payments
  • Registering for graduation

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Last reviewed: 23 December, 2009

News Updates

Due to the very high demand to live@UOW for the Autumn (Session 1) February intake, new undergraduate applications to live@UOW residences will be closed from 22 December 2009.  More details about other accommodation options can be found here.   

Applications for Rydges in Autumn (Session 1) February are still being accepted. If you have already applied, please contact living @ UOW to update your application or preferences to Rydges - there is no need to apply again.  If you have not already applied please apply online.

Accommodation Services is accepting applications to live@UOW in all of the residences for Spring (Session 2) July intake 2010.

Check out the Accommodation Services brochure [pdf 1.9mb]

New living options in 2010:

The Manor specialises in meeting the living needs of Higher Degree Research students.

Rydges (affiliated to UOW) provides unique student accommodation in four star hotel facilities.

The Housing Officer can assist with enquiries about private rental accommodation in Wollongong.  Contact the Housing Officer to book a place at one of our Rental Seminars to be conducted in January.

For all the latest news about living @ UOW go to our news page.

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