- dependent child allowance - fare allowance
All applications should be submitted to The Commonwealth Department of Education by 31 March 1987 if studying for a full academic year for benefits to be paid from 1 January 1987 or by 31July1987 if studying for second semester only. Applications will be accepted up to 31 December 1987 but benefits will only be paid from the date received.
Successful applicants are obliged to advise the Commonwealth Depart- ment of Education in writing if they discontinue study, or of any change in course, address or financial circumstances while in receipt of TEAS.
Aboriginal Study Allowance Scheme
Tertiary students who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and are undertaking study on a full-time or part-time basis may apply for assistance under the Aboriginal Study Allowance Scheme.
Benefits under the scheme include:
- living allowance - dependants' allowance
- other payments (eg. for textbooks, clothing, travel) - part-time allowance
Postgraduate Awards
A limited number of competitive Postgraduate Awards are made available to assist students undertaking full-time higher degree studies by research or coursework at Australian universities and colleges of advanced education. There are three types of awards:
- Postgraduate Research Awards, for research towards a Masters or PhD degree at a University
- Postgraduate Course Awards, for Masters degree in coursework at a University
- Advanced Education Institution Awards, for Masters dei:irees by coursework or research at some colleges of advanced education.
The Awards are open to Australian citizens or permanent residents who have not already completed a Masters or PhD degree, except that a person with a Masters degree may under certain conditions hold a Research Award for a PhD degree.
Applications for Course Awards must be lodged by 30 September and for Research and Advanced Education Institutions Awards by 31 October, of the year prior to study.
Details of allowances can be obtained from The Schemes booklets held on campus by Students' Services or by contacting The Commonwealth Department of Education.
The address is:
The Director,
Commonwealth Department of Education, 167 Eagle Street, Brisbane. Q. 4001 Telephone (07) 229 9133
The Department also has offices in Townsville, telephone (077) 72-2944, Cairns, Telephone (070) 51 3288 and Rockhampton, telephone (079) 27-2455.
NSAS (Needy Students Assistance Scheme)
This scheme is operated by the Institute through the Needy Students Assistance Committee and is available to assist students whose financial situation may place their study in jeopardy. Both full-time and part-time students may apply and each student is considered on his or her own individual circumstances. Should you experience financial problems, no matter how large or small, call in at the Counselling Centre and discuss your financial concerns with the Information and Welfare Counsellor.
THE GARDENS POINT CAMPUS CLUB
The Gardens Point Campus Club is QIT's most pleasant and relaxing social facility. It was founded with financial assistance from the QIT Union and exists to foster social interaction in and amongst the students and staff of the QIT community.
Located on Level 3 of the Community Building, the Club not only provdes a pleasant social atmosphere for drinking but also provides facilities for lunch, either from the Terrace Barbeque or the Bistro dining room. Both of these facilities offer a high standard of food at very reasonable prices. The Lounge bar provides another setting where members can sit and relax with a cup of coffee in the comfort of their own club.
Entertainment in the Club includes bands, organised in conjunction with the QIT Union, video movies, and cabarets.
The Club also offers an excellent venue for functions. Catering prices are highly competitive and functions can be booked through the Secretary/Manager.
The Club also is managed by a committee elected from members of the QIT Union Executive and members of the Club. Membership of the Gardens Point Campus Club is open to all past and present students and staff of QIT and the Conservatorium of Music.
Trading hours: 12 pm to 10 pm Terrace Barbeque -
Mon to Thurs: 12 pm - 2 pm, 4.30 pm - 6 pm, Friday: 12 pm - 2 pm.
Bistro -
Mon to Fri: 12 pm - 2 pm, 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm.
Phone: 221 4174
CREDIT UNION
The College Credit Union, situated on Level 3 of the Community Building was established to serve the particular needs of all college members, both staff and students.
Qualifications for Membership
- Persons engaged full-time or part-time in the field of advanced or post-secondary education
- Full-time or part-time students
- Members of the immediate family of the above categories - Any other person approved by the Board
Services
The College Credit Union provides a wide range of services for its members:
- Payroll deduction and total net pay deposit
- Family allowance, TEAS allowances, and pensions paid direct into savings account
- On call savings, fixed term deposits and Christmas club account available
- Automatic deduction of fees for QAASCAE and Federated Clerks Union
- Member chequing facilities
- Low cost loans - to approved applicants - Bill paying service
- Automatic teller machines
- API Travel Service and Thomas Cook Travellers cheques Offices
Head Office - QIT, George Street, Brisbane
Branches - QAC, Gatton; DDIAE, Toowoomba; CIAE, Rockhampton
QIT UNION
The Aims of the Queensland Institute of Technology Union -
The basic aim of the Union is to involve its members in all activities which are associated with campus life, to represent its members on the various boards and committees, and to provide services and facilities to its members.
Union Council -
The OIT Union Council comprises the President, five Executive Directors and up to thirty-five Representative members elected from the various schools. Elections are held annually.
Union Council meets every four (4) weeks during semesters. All members who wish to attend Council meetings are cordially invited to do so. Even though they are not Council members, they may ask questions of any of the Director, Student Representative or Academic Board Representatives.
Union Facilities and Services -
Since the Union has a major say in the day-to-day operations of the
Community Building and provides large grants to subsidise clubs and activities, the facilities available for members are both beneficial and varied.
Union Office (Level 3, Community Building) which is staffed full-time to provide continuity of service to all students. Hours: 9 am to 6 pm Mon- Thurs; 9 am to 5 pm Fri. For all enquiries about Union activities and services either phone or call at the Union Office. Phone: 221 3144.
Courtyard Shop (Level 2, Community Building) sells a large range of calculators, clothes, chemist lines and other goods at discount prices, and is a market place for student-made products. Hours: 8.30 am to 6 pm Mon-Fri.
Health and Fitness Centre (Level 1, Community Building) offers spas, sauna, weights, aerobics and karate. Qualified fitness instructors are available to conduct fitness assessments and programming services.
Hours: 7 am to 7 pm Mon & Wed; 8 am to 7 pm Tues, Thurs & Fri.
QIT Union Pre-school and Child Care Centre is located in the 'Old Bakehouse'. The Centre caters for 25 children per day and places are limited. Hours: 8.30 am to 5.15 pm Mon-Fri. Phone: 221 6993.
QIT Travel (Level 3, Community Building) is a travel agency set up by the QIT Union and World Travel Headquarters to service the students and staff at QIT. Hours: 10.00 am to 6 pm Mon-Fri. Phone: 229 0655.
Games Room (Level 1, Community Building) has billiards tables, amusement machines and table tennis facilities for Union members use.
Hours: 7.30 am to 5.15 pm Mon-Fri.
Second Hand Bookshop (behind the Union Office) is a halfway house for unwanted textbooks. Books can be signed in at the Union Office. Hours:
12 pm to 2 pm and 4 pm to 6 pm.
The Womens' Services Officer is employed by the QIT Union to look after the interests of women on campus. She organises the Womens' Collective, activities, acts as a counsellor for both women and men, and generally tries to educate the campus community about problems faced by women. Availability: 10 am to 6 pm Mon and Wed; 10 am to 5 pm Thurs.
PLANET is the Union's free community newspaper and is produced approximately every three weeks during semester. PLANET provides general information and also acts as a forum for a wide range of topics of student interest. All members of the Union are able to contribute articles, literary masterpieces, etc. The PLANET office is on Level 1, Community Building.
Contact Centre (level 2, Community Building) helps provide employ- ment, accommodation and general information for students. Hours: 10 am to 6 pm Mon-Thurs; 9 am to 5 pm Fri.
Clubs and Societies-both sporting and non-sporting - are affiliated with the Union and are funded annually. The number of Clubs and Societies is growing constantly. For information on the Clubs presently operating, or if you want to start one up, contact the Union Office or Contact Centre.
The Union produces a number of publications for members' information including the Alternative Handbook, Student Discount Book, Guide to Campus Services, Annual Report, Wall Planner/Calendar, and Clubs and Societies Handbook. These are available free of charge from the Union Office or Contact Centre.
Graduation gowns and hoods can be hired from the Union for graduation ceremonies or photographs. Hire fee: gowns -$1 O; hoods-$5. A deposit is required if the gowns are being taken off campus.
The QIT Union is owned and operated by and for students.
COUNSELLING CENTRE
The Counselling Centre is an autonomous professional service depart- ment of the Institute, taking an active role in promoting the personal and educational development of students and staff on campus.
It operates to assist with concerns related to normal development needs:
problems with personal and social functions, educational difficulties, and decision making on future career and personal planning.
As well, it offers programs designed to aid the development of personal maturity and effective patterns of living, studying, and working. These include interpersonal communication workshops, assertiveness work- shops, job hunting skills and career planning workshops, stress manage- ment groups, reading efficiency and study skills programs.
Complementing these are a range of general welfare and guidance services, including financial aid, course and career information, and an accommodation self-help service. The Centre also provides contact with many other agencies in the community offering services to students.
Services are provided by professionally qualified staff. Facilities in the Centre include consultation rooms, a group (lecture) room, a relaxation training room, an educational skills clinic, and a library of course and welfare information. Services are free of charge and available to all students (both full- and part-time) and staff on campus as well as others intending to enrol at QIT in the future.
All consultations are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
The Counselling Centre is located in the Community Building on the lower ground level. During semester, its hours of operation are 8 am. to 6 pm., Monday to Thursday, and 8 am. to 5 pm., Friday. Non-semester hours are 9 am. to 5 pm. Monday to Friday. It is advisable to make an appointment, especially for part-time students. The Centre's telephone number is (07) 223 2383.
HEAL TH SERVICE
The Health Service is a FREE service available to both full-time and part-time QIT students and is located in the south-west corner of Old
Government House - opposite the Library, Main Entrance.
A nursing sister is in attendance from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 10.00 am. to 6.00 pm. on Wednesday.
Appointments may be made for consultation with a Doctor, who will be in attendance for 3% hours each day. The hours are as follows:
Monday: 10.00 am. to 1.30 pm.
Tuesday: 9.00 am. to 12.30 pm.
Wednesday: 2.30 pm. to 6.00 pm.
Thursday: 9.00 am. to 12.30 pm.
Friday: 10.00 am. to 1.30 pm.
Students are welcome at the Health Service for discussion and treatment of all conditions pertaining to their well being including:
First Aid and Dressings
Psychological Problems (in Liaison with Student Counselling Centre)
Skin Care and Conditions Gynaecological Complaints
Contraception - Advice and Counselling Vaccinations
Hearing Tests Health Education
All records are, of course, STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
To facilitate treatment in a crisis, sufferers of recurring conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.) are requested to make themselves known to the nursing sister.
A Recovery Room is available for patients needing temporary bed rest.
The Service is on telephone 223 2321 and this number should be called in all cases of emergency.
Medical Officer . . . Dr. L.B. Johnson, MBBS(Qld), DOH(Syd).
Sister ... M. Gough The facilities and services of the Optometry, Podiatry, and Weight Control Clinics in the School of Health Science are also available to students.
Optometry, ext. 2352, 'U' Block.
Podiatry, ext. 2609, 'A' Block.
Weight Control, ext. 2352, 'U' Block.
CHAPLAINCY CENTRE AND CHAPEL
Chaplain ... Rev. John Cribb Sr Marie Griffin Bro Alfred Boon Kong Fr Michael McCarthy The Chaplaincy Centre is ecumenical - in fact, it is available torr.embers
of all faiths as a drop in centre for worship, reflection and discussion.
The Centre seeks to gather a Christian community drawn from a diversity of traditions and theological emphases and to encourage this community to be a lively influence within the campus. It aims to relate Christian faith not only to personal commitment but also to corporate issues in the world. Activities include social gatherings, discussion groups and regular eucharists.
Four part-time chaplains are available to staff and students for con- sultation and counselling. One chaplain is present each day from 9 am -5 pm but should there be no-one in the office, a message may be left at the Counselling Centre opposite. Chaplains' phone: 223 2700.
The Centre is downstairs in the Community Building (beneath the Coffee Shop). There is a chapel for private devotion and a drop in centre with comfortable chairs and reading material.
APPOINTMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE An Appointments and Employment Service is provided by the institute to assist final year students to gain employment. The service includes:
- Reference Library on prospective employers
- Short courses on writing resumes, interviewing skills and job hunting methods
- Annual Campus Interview Program
The Campus Interview Program is conducted in Autumn semester (April-May) and Spring semester (August-September). Both Private and Public Organisations conduct interviews with final year students on campus.
Further details on this service to students may be obtained from the Graduate Placement Officer, Admissions and Administrative Services Section,