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Fitness and Health
By Zac Beaumont
Sport and Fitness
Getting your heart pumping, whether by
running round the park, doing weights at the
gym, or just playing table tennis in the JCR,
is an essential way of dealing with the long
slog that is uni (side note, it’s also pretty fun).
Even if you don’t commit to anything big like
a sporting team or a personal training regime,
try and incorporate at least a little physical
activity into every day! Trust me, it’ll make you
feel awesome in every way.
Inter-Collegiate Sports
Intercollegiate sport is a fantastic way to
have some fun and get in some exercise.
Throughout the year, there’ll be a constant
cycle of sports running, each only for a few
weeks at a time. Be it table tennis, regular
tennis, cricket, rowing, basketball, hockey,
badminton, rowing, football, or rowing, there’s
something for everyone. JCH is a small
college, so everyone has the chance to try new Trail, which can be accessed from the end of
sports and be able to compete. It’s a heap of
fun, and as serious as you want it to be - plus
breakfast never tasted better than after an
early morning game of netball or tennis. Or
a rowing sesh. You should try rowing. Guess
what my favourite college sport is?
Beaurepaire Centre (Unimelb Gym)
Good news! Being at JCH means you
automatically get access to the Unimelb
gym. It’s halfway down Tin Alley, and don’t
forget to bring your student ID card with
you. It has all the gym equipment you could
ever need to train for a great rowing season;
weights, ergometers and exercise bikes. If
rowing doesn’t float your boat (if this is the
case, you’re probably doing it wrong), there
are plenty of other exercise options, like stair
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machines, treadmills, press machines and
exercise balls. The gym also runs classes for
things like body pump, dancing, and swing -
check out the website for times and info.
Melbourne Uni Sports
Melbourne Uni has countless different
sporting teams, from super-competitive-
state-level-fencing teams to casual football
groups who play in the park every second
Thursday. Whatever sport you’re into, it’s here.
Head to the UniMelb site (www.sport.unimelb.
edu.au) to check out your options.
Local Casual Exercise
If you’d rather stick to the casual side of
exercise, there are plenty of opportunities in
and around Melbourne for just that. Princes
Park is a beautiful spot for walking or jogging,
as is Royal Park, both super close to college.
For bike riding, I recommend the Capital City
Prinny Park. Some students also participate
locally in the weekly 5km ‘parkrun’ event.
By Zac Beaumont
A wise group of modern philosophers once said, “money, money, money; must be funny… in
a rich man’s world.” Unfortunately, a student’s world is far from a rich man’s world, however
there’s lots you can do to bring in a little extra cash while living at college!
Step 1: Centrelink!!! have of finding a decent job is through a
recommendation. So, my advice is to make
Everyone should apply for government- friends. Meet people through sport, through
funded financial assistance. In Australia, this uni and through other activities, and let
is coordinated by Centrelink. If eligible to it be known that you’re looking for work.
receive it (as determined by the application Then, hopefully, an opportunity will pop up
process), you could be getting anywhere somewhere! Make yourself a profile on seek.
from $50 to $600 in your pocket every com.au too, as it has heaps of opportunities
fortnight. Fair warning, applying for Centrelink and lets you apply to jobs with one click. The
does get frustrating at times, but it is so UniMelb ‘Careers’ emails also offer some
worth it - it’s literally free money - so you great opportunities.
must stay strong! The sooner you apply, the
sooner you get your payments. Start your It took me around 100 applications to get
research at www.humanservices.gov.au/ maybe 5 call-backs, and from only one of
individuals/centrelink. After that, you’ll need those did I get recommended to someone
to head into a Centrelink centre to get going else, who finally interviewed and employed
on the application process, the nearest ones me. And I’ll tell you now, while the search was
being in Abbotsford and South Melbourne. tough, it was all worth it in the end. Whether
Staff will let you know how to proceed from it’s tutoring, selling products, cleaning dishes,
there. Good luck! taking calls, or serving coffee, having a job
is super fulfilling (and the cash doesn’t hurt
Step 2: Work either).
Getting a job alongside uni and college If you need a hand with anything money
is a big commitment, but it’s definitely related, feel free to have a chat to me or any
manageable. If you want (or need) a job, you’ll of the W-Week leaders, and we’ll be happy to
need to start searching straight away. First, steer you in the right direction!
you’ll want to write a resume. novoresume.
com is a helpful online resume builder, plus
the UniMelb website has great advice on
writing resumes and cover letters too.
Melbourne is saturated with student
resumes, so your chances of getting a job
purely by throwing your CV around is quite
low. Still try this, but the best chance you
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