Collect your free international student guide to Melbourne
The City of Melbourne and Insider Guides have produced a guide to help international students settle into Melbourne. You can pick up a free hard copy of the International Student Guide to Melbourne from the
Melbourne Visitor Hub at the Melbourne Town Hall or from the Study Melbourne Student Centre. Alternatively you can download a soft copy guide.
Melbourne Visitor Hub
Melbourne Town Hall
Corner Little Collins and Swanston streets
Melbourne 3000
Open daily from 9am to 6pm
Good Friday 10am to 5pm
Closed Christmas Day
Study Melbourne Student Centre
You can also pick up a free International Student Guide to Melbourne from the
Study Melbourne Student Centre, which provides international students with free support, information and contacts. Study Melbourne is a Victorian Government initiative that supports international students.
Location
17 Hardware Lane
Melbourne 3000
Operating hours
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm
Events, programs and activities
The City of Melbourne runs and supports a range of events and programs for international students. These include workshops, tours, performances, volunteer opportunities, the Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome and the Melbourne International Student Conference.
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Legal information for international students
Want to know more about your legal rights as an international student on topics such as rental accommodation, transport fines, or feeling unsafe in a relationship? Check out Inner Melbourne Community Legal's
free digital resource. Translated in English, Spanish (Español), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) and Chinese (中文).
This resource is supported through City of Melbourne’s Community Grants program, as well as the International Student Welfare Program, a Victorian Government initiative.
Please note that if you are experiencing any problems with your accommodation, you can contact
Consumer Affairs Victoria for assistance.
Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome
Every year we run the Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome, a free event for new students to the city. This year, it will be held on Friday 13 March from 3pm to 6pm on the forecourt of the Arts Centre Melbourne, under the iconic Arts Centre spire.
Act of Translation: The Documentary
'Which story do you want to hear? The one I tell my parents…or the one I tell my friends?' In this moving and funny documentary 20 international students are propelled out of their comfort zones through theatre workshops and performances. By learning to tell their real stories they challenge and transform the narrative about Melbourne’s international student community.
See the
full documentary by film-maker Irene Metter.
Act of Translation was a collaborative theatre project between the City of Melbourne, Study Melbourne, RMIT University, AFIS, the Immigration Museum, and independent artistic director, Catherine Simmonds.