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Know Your Head: Weekly Mental Health To-Do's
Posted at 10 April 2017 in Village Life, Health & WellbeingMental health is one of the most important things to look after while studying. Here are our top tips to keep your head in check and not let stress get on top of you at uni.
How To Kick Butt In Your First Year
Posted at 06 March 2017 in Village LifeIf you’re a first year, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed. Starting uni is exciting and daunting, but there are things you can do to ensure you don’t fall off the radar. And we mean that academically, socially and personally. Listen up.
O'Week: How It Changes When You're Not A Newbie
Posted at 02 February 2017 in Village LifeUni’s all over Australia are about to kick off their O’Week’s, and if you’re just starting uni, now would be a good time to pencil it in to your calendar. Depending on what year you’re in, your opinion about O’Week will change, and you’ll notice it.
Things I Wish I Could Tell 1st-Year-Me
Posted at 30 January 2017 in Village LifeMoving to uni can feel a bit like throwing yourself into the deep-end. You won’t be able to foresee everything, but here are a few things I would say to 1st-year-me, if I had to do it all over again…
A Newbie's Guide To Not Packing Like A Dingbat
Posted at 19 December 2016 in Village LifeIf you're about to move into student accommodation, you’re going to need to start packing, because you’re about to move your entire life to campus. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
A Definitive List Of Things That Will Eat Your Money On NYE
Posted at 05 December 2016 in Village Life, Food & DrinkYou have 5 days between Christmas and New Years Eve – all you have to do is not blow your money between those days. Here's how.
One Last Hurrah: A Graduates Guide To Milking Student Benefits
Posted at 01 December 2016 in Village LifeThere’s a lot of living to be done between end-of-exams and the day university officially kicks you off their ‘student’ list. Here’s how to get the most out of it.
Things You Need To Stop Doing In Your 20's
Posted at 14 November 2016 in Village LifeWhether it takes a huge raging party to make you see the light, or you have a moment of clarity when you realise you haven’t washed your bed sheets in two months, here are a few things you need to stop doing now that you’re in your twenties.
How To Budget Your Way Through Christmas
Posted at 10 November 2016 in Village LifeWe tend to go a little overboard after uni is finished. And while you definitely deserve to let loose, here are a few things worth remembering when you ponder your next impulse purchase.
Living in Student Accommodation: the Pros & Cons
Posted at 07 November 2016 in Village LifeHere are the pros and cons of living on campus – from someone who lived there for four years.
How To Nail Uni-Break
Posted at 09 August 2016 in Village LifeWhether you are staying in your student accommodation or getting away, here's how to not waste your Semester break. From someone who continually did exactly that.