Deakin Hall

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Your room

You'll have your own carpeted room with:

• A king single bed
• Desk and chair
• VOIP telephone and 1GB/sec internet access
• Wardrobe and drawers
• Online TV streaming (with access to 30 channels)
• Heating
• Desk fan
• Smoke alarm, automatic sprinkler, and locks on every door and window
• Clothes airer (drying rack)

Shared facilities

As well as your room, you will have access to the shared facilities of Deakin Hall including:

• Common room
• Study rooms/library
• Games room
• Music rehearsal room
• Outdoor BBQ area
• Veggie Gardens

As part of the campus, MRS is supported by the University's security services, with security assistance on hand 24/7 - but we also have dedicated ‘MRS’ services personnel on site each night at Clayton to assist all residents and to ensure safety and security. Here are some of the other ways we keep everyone safe:

• MRS is part of the University Respect Now Always initiative and mobile app
• Only residents have access to their hall (via proxy card or security key access)
• All rooms have their own lock for added privacy
• All halls and rooms have smoke alarms and fire-safety equipment which are checked regularly
• On-Campus Security personnel can escort you to your residence if you’re returning late at night - and security staff are based in or close to the residences
• We run fire safety inductions and regular drills
• Our Residential Support Teams are made up of senior Monash University staff and student leaders who live in each hall to support each resident. They are trained to understand the special needs of younger students living away from home for the first time
• Residential Support Team members have first-aid training, mental health first-aid training and all are required to have a Working With Children Check

A safe environment requires cooperation from everyone in the residential community, which is why our Conditions of Residency includes a number of security initiatives and responsibilities.

Mascot and flag

Deakin Hall’s mascot is a lion and our colours are blue and white - during the year we proudly wear our colours on special occasions and in support of our fellow residents at sporting events where a victorious roar can often be heard.

Residential Support Team Officers

Our live-in Residential Support Team Officers (RSTO) offer guidance and support; they’re dedicated to making sure you're comfortable with all aspects of campus life and you're included in the fun.

Rooms and Equipment

Various rooms and equipment are available for general use by Deakin residents.

The J. A. McDonell Room is the main Common Room in Deakin. It is named after the first college head of Deakin and is a focal point for all activity in the hall.

The D. M. White Room, named after Deakin's second college head, is a lounge on the first floor of Old Deakin.

The Stafford Kay Library, on first floor, Old Deakin and named after Deakin's third college head, contains the computers and the Deakin Hall library.

The “Logan’s Loft”, named after Deakin's fourth college head, on the third floor of New Deakin was extended in 1996 and a kitchen was added.

The Shirley Trembath Room, named after Deakin's fifth college head, is located on first floor, Old Deakin. It is available for quiet study and meetings.

The Mark Davison Room (aka “The Proj”) is located at the rear of the McDonell Room.

Deakin Hall's history

Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 - 7 October 1919), Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later the second Prime Minister of Australia. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Deakin was a major contributor to the establishment of liberal reforms in the colony of Victoria, including the protection of rights at work. He also played a major part in establishing irrigation in Australia. It is likely that he could have been Premier of Victoria, but he chose to devote his energy to federation.

Throughout the 1890s, Deakin was a participant in conferences of representatives of the Australian colonies that were established to draft a constitution for the proposed federation. He played an important role in ensuring that the draft was liberal and democratic and in achieving compromises to enable its eventual success. Between conferences, he worked to popularise the concept of federation and campaigned for its acceptance in colonial referenda. He then fought hard to ensure acceptance of the proposed constitution by the Government of the United Kingdom.

As Prime Minister, Deakin completed a vast legislative program that makes him, with Labor's Andrew Fisher, the founder of an effective Commonwealth government. He expanded the High Court, provided major funding for the purchase of ships-leading to the establishment of the Royal Australian Navy as a significant force under Fisher government - and established Australian control of Papua. Confronted by the rising Australian Labor Party in 1909, he merged his Protectionist Party with Joseph Cook's Anti-Socialist Party to create the Commonwealth Liberal Party (known commonly as the Fusion), the main ancestor of the modern Liberal Party of Australia. The Deakin-led Liberal Party government lost to Fisher Labor at the 1910 election, which saw the first time a federal political party had been elected with a majority  in either house in Federal Parliament. Deakin resigned from Parliament prior to the 1913 election, with Joseph Cook winning the Liberal Party leadership ballot.

Source: Wikipedia

Pricing and application

See pricing of accommodation.

If you’d like to live at Deakin Hall and be part of our community, please apply here.

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