33. Facilities and services
See also the chapter of general University information for support services provided by the University.
Campus Property and Services (Cumberland)
Campus Property and Services (Cumberland) is located at the mezzanine level of A Block.
Enquiries
Phone:+61 2 9351 9678
Website: www3.fhs.usyd.edu.au/property/index.htm
On-campus accommodation – Yannadah
The student residence on the Cumberland Campus, Lidcombe, provides accommodation for up to 39 first year students from outside the greater metropolitan area of Sydney. Application forms are available online in January when main round offers are posted. You can also contact the Residential Manager by email: , phone: (02) 9351 9405 or fax: 9351 9977 for applications or further information.
Information
Contact the Residential Manager:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9405
Website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/accommodation/yannadah.shtml
For further information about the accommodation at the University of Sydney:
Phone +61 2 9351 3312
Email:
Website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/accommodation/accommodation.shtml
After hours security bus service
A free shuttle bus service to Lidcombe Station is provided between 6.30pm and 9pm, Monday to Friday during teaching weeks, stuvac and examinations weeks. The bus leaves from the bus stop located near Gate 2 entry.
Lockers
A limited number of lockers are available on-campus on a first-come first-served basis. All lockers must be cleared at the end of each semester. The University will not accept responsibility for any item lost from these lockers. Students are required to provide their own padlock.
There are also a small number of lockers set aside for the use of students with disabilities located in S and T Blocks. Students wishing to use these lockers should contact Student Services:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9638
The CSG Sports Centre provides lockers free of charge for gymnasium users. For further information, please contact the CSG Sports Centre:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9613
Email:
Lost property
Property found on campus should be taken to Property Services Division. Lost property is held for a period of three months. If unclaimed after two months, it may be claimed by the finder (not including a member of staff). If it is still unclaimed after a three month period, the University reserves the right to dispose of these items.
Parking
Parking on campus for undergraduate students is very limited and travel by train/bus is encouraged. However, car parking facilities at Gate 3 are available for students. The SEINS parking infringement system is in operation to control parking on University grounds and is enforceable 24 hours a day.
A ballot is held each year for postgraduate students for access to Gates 1 and 2.
For further information contact the Property Services Division:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9232
Those requiring access to parking spaces for people with disabilities are required to contact Student Services:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9638
Sporting facilities (oval)
Bookings for the oval must be made with Property Services Division.
See CSG relating to bookings for the multi-purpose courts.
Child care Cumberland Campus
Childcare: Ngallia Early Learning Centre
The centre's philosophy is to provide quality child care that is appropriate to the needs of children, parents or others responsible for each child. It actively promotes the education of the children in care. This is achieved by working in partnership with families or others responsible, as the child's main educators, and by extending their experiences, skills and knowledge. Ngallia respects the privacy of parents, children and staff.
Gate 1, Cumberland Campus
East Street Lidcombe
NSW 2141 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9749 7575
Website: www.echildcare.com.au/lidcombe-ngallia/
Cumberland Student Guild (CSG)
CSG is the principal non-academic service provider on the Cumberland campus of The University of Sydney.
Established in the mid 1970s when the College of Health Sciences was created on the current site in Lidcombe, CSG continues to provide a broad spectrum of resources and representation that encompass Food + Beverage, Sport + Recreation, Retail + Convenience, Academic Support Services, and student experience enhancement activities for members on the Cumberland campus.
Membership to CSG is optional upon joining Australia's largest student discount + loyalty scheme - Campus Rewards, www.campusrewards.com.au. Members of CSG are entitled to stand for the Management Committee each year and provide active input into the direct and delivery of core facilities on the campus.
CSG is an unincorporated association enacted under the auspices of the University of Sydney Senate with corporate objectives to:
- SERVE and represent the needs of members.
- FURTHER the interests and needs of its members;
- PROVIDE social, cultural and recreational facilities for members.
- ENCOURAGE participation in and increase understanding of matters affecting the interests of members.
- AFFORD a recognised means of communication between members.
- ENCOURAGE evaluation and exchange of ideas in all fields of health between members.
- DO all other lawful things as are incidental or conductive to attain the objectives.
CSG has a Board of Management referred to as the Management Committee. The conduct and management of CSG are vested in the Committee that is made up of four students whom are financially members of Campus Rewards, one University of Sydney appointee and up to two independent persons who have the relevant professional skills and experience to fulfil the professional requirements of the Committee and the needs of CSG.
CSG’s web site, www.csg.org.au/ provides further information about the organisation and the facilities it manages on the Cumberland campus.
If you need text books for your course, there is no cheaper place than the campus book store. Managed by CSG, Campus Rewards members receive up to 17.5% off the price of text books all year round. Specialising in texts for the courses at the campus, The Campus Book Store offers a domestic and international text mail order service for off campus student. To contact The Campus Book Store, please telephone +61 2 9351 9970 or email
CSG is always looking at ways to increase the quality and range of services, facilities and support programs to its members and the campus community. If you would like to contact us, please see the contact details below.
Phone: +61 2 9351 9970
Fax: +61 2 9351 9971
Email:
Postal Address:
PO Box 170
Lidcombe NSW
Australia 1825
On Campus Address:
i Point
Level 1, Building U
Gate 1, The University of Sydney
75 East Street
Lidcombe NSW Australia 2141
Sporting facilities (multi-purpose courts)
Bookings for the multi-purpose tennis, netball and basketball courts must be made with the CSG Sports Centre:
Phone: +61 2 9351 9970
Email:
Faculty of Health Sciences Alumni Association
(formerly Graduates Association)
Graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences (formerly Cumberland College) are leaders in the allied health professions. They represent a field of compassionate community workers, with a wide and varied career path.
Our graduates are involved in local communities; both nationally and internationally, with networks of graduates in Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, China, Canada, USA and the UK.
With a graduate population in excess of 18,000 and a growing network of friends, your Health Sciences Alumni Association provides opportunities to reconnect with your peer network and build strong partnerships with professional organisations.
The general aims of the Association are to:
- Encourage Alumni to maintain contact with the University, the Health Sciences Alumni Association and with each other
- develop programs and activities to engage alumni in the life of the University and the Faculty of Health Sciences
- support and promote the interests of the Faculty Health Sciences and its Alumni
- act as a centre for liaison with industry, commerce and community
- assist in the future development of the faculty and of tertiary education in the health sciences
- promote the nomination of health sciences alumni for various awards within the University and the community
- support the awarding of the Helga Pettitt FHS Postgraduate Study Award
- to provide support for reunions, fundraising and development activities involving alumni.
Faculty alumni including all graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences, graduates of the professional schools which together formed Cumberland College, current and former staff are members of this Association and can therefore build vital, active and professional links with the University and the broader community.
The Health Sciences Alumni Association offers a grant of $1500/annum to provide financial assistance to a new or continuing student in any course of postgraduate study in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Alumni enquiries
Alumni Relations Office
Phone: +61 2 9036 7487
Email: k.quinlan@usyd.edu.au
Website: www.fhs.usyd.edu.au/alumni/
Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library is located at the Cumberland campus of the University of Sydney. The Library advances the teaching, learning and research programs of the Faculty of Health Sciences by providing outstanding and high quality resources and support to students, staff and researchers. The Library’s collection, of approximately 80,000 books and videos and 900 journal titles as well as electronic journals and e-books, is particularly oriented towards the health sciences. The library aims to support undergraduate, graduate, and research programs, to provide service and assistance to users, as well as to provide certain general and recreational materials and a pleasant environment for study and research.
The Health Sciences Library is located centrally on campus, in R Block, and is accessible to users with physical disabilities.
The catalogue lists all holdings within the University Library system including Fisher Library and 18 other branch libraries. The catalogue offers many self-service options and can be accessed externally through the internet.
Extensive computer facilities and wireless access allow users to make their own literature searches on a wide variety of databases. Many of these offer full text or are interactive. Library staff conduct regular classes in use of the database network, the internet, and other methods of information gathering.
Off-campus students may be eligible for some special benefits which are outlined on the Library website:
www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/healthsciences/distance.html.
Information Desk: +61 2 9351 9437
Enquiries about any aspect of the Library’s services are most welcome.
Circulation Desk: +61 2 9351 9423
Renewals of loans may be made in person or by phone during library hours. Loans can also be renewed through the internet. Overdue items may not be renewed.
Library hours
During semester
Monday–Thursday: 8am–9pm
Friday: 8am–6pm
Saturday: 9am–4pm
Sunday: 1–5pm
Inter-semester and long vacation
Monday–Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
For more information about the Library’s collections and services, including remote access instructions to the OPAC, visit:
www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/healthsciences/.
A detailed list of the various databases available can be found online at:
www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/.
Official noticeboards
Official notices are displayed on the official noticeboards on the Cumberland campus. Students are expected to be acquainted with the contents of those announcements which concern them.
- A Block, northern entrance
- R Block, outside main entrance
Student Services Cumberland Campus
Student Services is responsible for the provision of integrated student support and development services focused on students' academic and personal needs throughout their academic career. Student Services provides expert advice to faculties and other areas of the University in the management of students at risk, critical incidents, and other circumstances that impact on student welfare. Faculty of Health Science students may access all student services. For details of services and online resources provided see your MyUni student portal or the Services for Students website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv.
Contacting the Student Services Cumberland
Ground Floor, A Block, Cumberland Campus C42
University of Sydney
East Street
Lidcombe
NSW 2141 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351 9638
Fax: +61 2 9351 9635
Counselling Services Cumberland Campus
The Counselling Service aims to help students fulfil their academic, individual and social goals through professional counselling. Counselling is free and confidential. The service provides short-term, problem-focused counselling to promote psychological wellbeing and to help students develop effective and realistic coping strategies. The service runs a program of workshops during each semester. For details of workshops, activities and online resources provided by the service see the Counselling Service website via your MyUni student portal or the Services for Students website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv
Email:
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/counsel
Disability Services Cumberland Campus
Disability Services is the principal point of contact for advice on services available for students with disabilities. Students with a disability must register with Disability Services to receive support and assistance. Disability Services works closely with academic and administrative staff to ensure that students receive reasonable adjustments in their areas of study. Examples of the sorts of assistance available include the provision of note taking, adjustments to and negotiation with academic staff regarding assessment and course requirements where appropriate.
For details on registering with the Service including documentation required and online resources see the Disability Services website via your MyUni student portal or www.usyd.edu.au/disability.
Email:
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/disability
International Student Support Unit Cumberland Campus
The International Student Support Unit assists international students through the provision of orientation, counselling and welfare services to both students and their families. ISSU aims to help international students cope successfully with the challenges of living and studying in an unfamiliar culture, to achieve success in their studies and to make the experience of being an international student rewarding and enjoyable.
For details of orientation activities, counselling and welfare services provided to both students and their families and online resources, see the MyUni student portal or the Services for Students website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv. International students also have access to all University student support services.
Email:
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/issu
Learning Centre Cumberland Campus
The Learning Centre helps students develop the generic learning and communication skills that are necessary for university study and beyond. The Centre is committed to helping students achieve their academic potential throughout their undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
A Study Preparation Program is offered prior to the start of each semester to international students who have accepted a place in the faculty to prepare them for academic study in an Australian health sciences context. Regular workshops, seminars and one-to-one tutorials on academic, clinical and professional communication skills are also available.
Information about the Learning Centre Cumberland Campus
Email:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/academic_support/index.shtml
Learning Centre Main Campus
The Learning Centre on the Camperdown and Darlington campuses offers a wide range of workshops on study skills, academic reading and writing, oral communication skills and postgraduate writing and research skills. Other services include an individual learning program, a special program for international students, computer-based learning resources, publications of learning resources and library facilities.
For details of programs, activities and online resources provided by the Learning Centre visit the website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/academic_support/index.shtml via your MyUni student portal or the Services for Students website:
www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv.