Types of on-campus accommodation

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Your room

You'll have your own fully furnished, lockable room with

• A king single bed
• Desk and chair
• VOIP telephone and 1GB/sec internet access
• Wardrobe and drawers
• Online TV streaming
• Heating
• Smoke alarm
• Locks on all bedroom doors and external doors

Shared facilities

You’ll also have access to these shared facilities within your residences:

• Kitchen with a stovetop, oven, toaster, kettle
• Refrigerator
• Pantry space
• Washing machine and clothes dryer
• Lounge room with couches
• State of the art large communal space on the ground floor of Gillies Hall (accessible to all our residents)
• Lounge/dining rooms
• Music rehearsal room
• Table tennis and pool tables
• Study space
• Bike storage (on request)

Safety and support at Monash University Accommodation

There is support available 24/7 to all residents including:

Monash University Accommodation, Community Support Officers (CSOs)

Present in the residential precinct after hours, at night and over weekends, this dedicated team of highly trained staff are here to support resident health and wellbeing, at any time of the day or night.

The CSOs actively engage in the residential community, visiting halls and attending community events. Residents can contact the Community Support Officers dedicated to their residential precinct via mobile phone.

Monash University Accommodation, Security Personnel (SOs)

A team of dedicated staff who are on site each night to assist all residents and ensure safety and security.

The Security Officers will:

• Patrol Monash University Accommodation buildings to ensure the safety of residents, staff and visitors;
• Execute the Monash University Accommodation Critical Incidents Management Protocols and render required action and assistance;
• Assist in the enforcement of Monash University Accommodation policies, residency regulations, etc.
• Assist with after hours resident arrivals
• Assist with urgent after hours maintenance issues

To contact the Monash University Accommodation Security Officers call:

• +61 3 9902 7777

Monash University Security Services

All residents are supported by the University's security services, who offer 24/7 assistance.

At the Clayton campus, security buses operate Monday to Friday from 5:30pm to midnight and on all campuses, you can request a safety escort if you would like a security officer to accompany you anywhere on campus, including to or from your on-campus accommodation.

Monash University Security Services contact details:

• For general security enquiries, residents can call +61 3 9902 7777 (24 hours)
• For emergencies on campus, call +61 3 9905 3333

Additional safety and support measures for residents

Studying at Monash University is an exciting time in your life. While your focus is on studying and enjoying your time at Monash, there are many initiatives in place to ensure your safety and security, on and off campus, is our top priority.

Here are some of the other ways we keep everyone safe:

• Supporting Respect at Monash initiatives
• 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
• Fire safety inductions and regular drills are conducted
• Our Residential Life Teams are made up of Monash University staff and student leaders who support each resident. They are trained to understand the needs of students living away from home
• Residential Life Staff have first-aid training and 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, as outlined in the Conditions of Residency

Additional safety and security information for residents can be found in the Resident Resources

Pricing and application

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Mascot and flag

Peninsula Residential is known as the Peninsula Panthers. Our colours are blue, green, and white. We stand strongly behind our flag, and we hold our head up proudly, wearing our colours on special occasions and to support our fellow residents at sporting events.

Peninsula Residential Village's history

Living and learning has always been synonymous with the academic experience at Peninsula Campus. In 1960, when the then Frankston Teachers College that occupied the site was in its infancy, a new student hostel was constructed.

This modern building was prominently located at the front entrance to the Campus grounds, adjacent to the new central teaching building. This allowed residents to almost tumble out of bed into their classrooms.

The three level, double winged building, became home to 120 of the education students undertaking their teacher training. In 1960, 80 females and 40 males enjoyed the seaside ambience, and combined their academic learning with many extracurricular activities in art, drama, sport and travel.

Once established, there was an even mix of male and female residents, segregated in the two wings. A live-in Supervisor and Security Supervisor ensured that no one crossed between the divide, and that all fraternisation occurred in the common rooms below.

The residence was self managed, with a large kitchen preparing all meals during the week, and catering staff doubling as cleaners.

Small kitchenettes were provided on the upper floors to assist with weekend meal preparation.

Due to the popularity of the teacher training course, and the opportunity to live close to the picturesque Mornington Peninsula, the rooms always filled quickly.

As the campus transitioned from the Frankston Teachers College to State College of Victoria (1974), to Chisholm Institute of TAFE (1983), and the Monash University Peninsula Campus (1990), the student hostel continued to host rural and interstate students keen to undertake the education, business, science, arts, art and design, nursing and information technology courses.

With the growing internationalisation of the Peninsula Campus through its business and network computing courses, the relocation of the main entrance to the Campus, the reality of its aging buildings, and the need to use the prime location for another purpose, the decision was made in 1994 to demolish the student hostel building.

In 1998 the new state-of-the-art Library building took its place to welcome students grandly to the Campus.

To fill the ongoing need for student accommodation, smaller houses and units were constructed or acquired through the period 1996 to 2010 bringing the current bed stock close to the original 120 beds. The newer accommodation provided a more strategic and mature approach to student accommodation through the integration with Monash Residential Services in 2000.

This type of accommodation perfectly suits the community lifestyle that students of the Campus aspire to whilst undertaking studies in nursing, education, paramedics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and business. Demand for the accommodation service, including exemplary resident support, engagement and development always exceeds demand.

Sixty years on, the quest to maximise the opportunity to live and learn at the Peninsula Campus continues, as domestic and international students enhance their academic studies with full engagement with the Monash University experience.

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