Facilities on Flinders University Campus
Services and facilities
Security and emergency procedures
Security officers are available 24 hours a day via the hot-line telephones around campus or by calling 8201 2880. They also provide an after-hours escort service to cars or student accommodation. The Security Office is in the foyer area outside the Central Library. It is staffed between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Banks and post office
There is an ANZ Bank branch (closed Wednesdays) with external ATM in the Mall near the Registry and a Bank SA branch on level 4 of Flinders Medical Centre (open from noon only). EFTPOS facilities are available in the Union Shop, Union Hub in the Sturt buildings, Union ACCESS, the tavern and the post office in the Mall.
The post office offers a full range of services, including BPay, and is an agency for most credit unions and many banks, including Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth Bank, National Bank, Citibank and Bank of Hong Kong. It also sells multi-trip tickets for public transport.
Shops and spaces
Unibooks bookshop is on the Plaza, while Union ACCESS on the Plaza level of the Union Building includes Unirecords, a VenueTix© agency and a music listening centre.
Below the Plaza, in the University Mall, are the Union Shop (which stocks everything from magazines and memorabilia to cheap movie tickets), a wholefood shop, STA travel agent, optometrist, pharmacy, a photo/film shop, and the Religious Centre. There is a branch of the Union Shop in the Sturt buildings.
In the undercroft area of the Union Building (below the tavern) you’ll find a laundromat, the Queer Space, the Conservation Centre and a meeting room (booked through Union ACCESS).
Room and equipment hire
You can hire a range of equipment and book the use of rooms in the Union Building through Union ACCESS. There are also women’s rooms on the main campus and at Sturt.
Child care and support
Flinders has a child care centre and there is a community child care centre at Flinders Medical Centre. The University Union runs a vacation care program and a Parent Care (which is run by parents for parents and offers an in-kind child care scheme). Breastfeeding facilities also are available on campus.
Computers and IT
Computers for student use are located in the libraries, designated computer laboratories and the Clubs and Societies office. The Union offers a short-term laptop hiring service.
Students can use email through the University’s central mail server. Internet access is available from workstations in the library. The University has policies covering the use of computer facilities and computer networks.
Eating and drinking
See the University Union website for details of all the food outlets it operates on campus, including the location of vending machines.
Faxes, photocopying etc
You can send or receive a fax at Union ACCESS, the Students’ Association office or the FISA office.
There are photocopiers in all libraries, Union ACCESS, the IST Building foyer, McHugh’s, the Union Hub (Sturt buildings) and the Clubs and Societies office.
Clubs and Societies has a digital colour photocopier and can handle large volume and double-sided copying and overhead projection transparencies.
The Union shop has a laminating machine and a spiral binder.
Lawyers and JPs
The Union Welfare Service offers a visiting lawyer service fortnightly and also can arrange appropriate referrals to community legal services. A number of Justices of the Peace are available on campus by appointment.
Medical assistance and counselling
The University Health and Counselling Services are located on Level 3 of the Student Centre and are open from 8.45am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday.
Lost property and lockers
The Security Office in the foyer area outside the Central Library also serves as the Lost Property Office. It is staffed between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday and can be contacted on 8201 5151. An after hours service for the loss of car keys is handled by Security.
Lockers are available for hire throughout the University. Contact Union ACCESS (phone 8201 2453) or Union Hub in the Sturt buildings (8201 3473).
Sport and fitness
The Alan Mitchell Sports Centre is located next to the Student Centre and is open seven days a week. It offers a wide range of programs and facilities.
