Bathurst

Charles Sturt University in Bathurst offers a number of residential complexes both on and near the campus. With catered, semi catered and self catered options, we offer a range of affordable accommodation to suit your lifestyle and budget.

CSU accommodation at Bathurst includes:

• Five residences located on campus
• Mitchell, Truskett and Gordon houses, self-catered residences located 1.7km from the University
• Hargraves self-catered residence located a five-minute walk from the campus

The Halls of Residence has a small number of facilities designed for students with disabilities.

Catered Accommodation

The catered accommodation areas are located on university grounds situated near a central dining hall. They are all fully carpeted single study bedrooms with communal facilities and common rooms. All bedrooms are fitted with a private telephone and internet access. The common rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, kettle, toaster, microwave and some have a small toaster oven.

If you live in a catered residence, the University provides 15 meals per week, breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday to Friday inclusive, but you are responsible for arranging your own weekend meals. You can prepare light snacks in the common rooms, and barbecues are popular during the warmer months.

Catered accommodation options:

• Cottages - eight fully furnished single study rooms with ceiling fans, shared common rooms and bathrooms. Although the cottages are catered and meals are provided, full kitchen facilities are also available.
• Heath House and Cottrell House (The Towers) - These virtually identical tower blocks each accommodate 128 students. They contain eight galleries of 16 study bedrooms grouped around two bathrooms and a common room.
• John Oxley Village - 10 single units each containing 26 or 32 bedrooms, set around a Village green. Each unit has common rooms and bathrooms.

Self Catered

The Self-Catered areas are located both on and off campus. They are all heated, carpeted single and twin study bedrooms with communal facilities and common rooms. All bedrooms are fitted with a private telephone and internet access.

If you live in a self-catered residence we provide full kitchen facilities for you to prepare and cook your own meals. You will need to bring basic crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils, including those suitable for a microwave oven. Alternatively, you can choose to buy meals in the University Dining Room.

Self catered accommodation options:

• Macquarie Village - 10 two-storey evaporative air conditioned buildings of 20 bedrooms in each building.
• Cottages - 32 room, two-storey block, and single storey eight-bedroom cottages with ceiling fan in each room.
• Traditional Diggings - eight two-storey blocks, each accommodating either 12 or 16 students.
• Mitchell, Truskett and Gordon House (MTG) - These two-storey blocks are located adjacent to each other in Brilliant St, Bathurst. They comprise large and standard single study bedrooms and twin study bedrooms. Each floor of every house has a large common room adjacent to a kitchen.
• Hargraves - Standard single study bedrooms located near the campus in Leena St, Bathurst. With a common room and kitchen.

Semi Catered

If you are staying in semi catered accommodation, your accommodation fees include a meal plan that covers up to four meals per teaching week.

With this flexible plan, you can use all your meals at once (with the option to purchase more if you need to) or you can spread the meals out over the entire session. Eligibility for meals under this plan extend only until the end of session. Meals which remain unclaimed at end of session are forfeited.

Transport

The local bus company, Bathurst Buslines, has an extensive service in Bathurst. For more information regarding their services please visit their website Bathurst Buslines.

The Residences provide a safety bus that transports students between Hargraves, Mitchell, Truskett and Gordon houses (off campus residences) and town each evening Monday to Thursday.

2013 Bathurst Residences Fees

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices and packages listed are based on 2013 fees and will be subject to change in 2014.

When choosing your accommodation, you will need to indicate whether you want exclusive access to your room during University holiday periods.

On campus accommodation at Bathurst offers two different packages of stay for the year:

• Package One: Access to your room in Session 1 & Session 2 excluding non-class periods (24 February - 2 November)
• Package Two: Access to your room in Session 1 & Session 2 including non-class periods (24 February - 30 November)

Where to go next:

• How to apply
• What to expect
• Residential support