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Fitness and Health Show me the money!

By Zac Beaumont By Zac Beaumont

Sport and Fitness machines, treadmills, press machines and
exercise balls. The gym also runs classes for A wise group of modern philosophers once said, “money, money, money; must be funny… in
Getting your heart pumping, whether by things like body pump, dancing, and swing - a rich man’s world.” Unfortunately, a student’s world is far from a rich man’s world, however
running round the park, doing weights at the check out the website for times and info. there’s lots you can do to bring in a little extra cash while living at college!
gym, or just playing table tennis in the JCR,
is an essential way of dealing with the long Melbourne Uni Sports
slog that is uni (side note, it’s also pretty fun). Step 1: Centrelink!!! have of finding a decent job is through a
Even if you don’t commit to anything big like Melbourne Uni has countless different recommendation. So, my advice is to make
a sporting team or a personal training regime, sporting teams, from super-competitive- Everyone should apply for government- friends. Meet people through sport, through
try and incorporate at least a little physical state-level-fencing teams to casual football funded financial assistance. In Australia, this uni and through other activities, and let
activity into every day! Trust me, it’ll make you groups who play in the park every second is coordinated by Centrelink. If eligible to it be known that you’re looking for work.
feel awesome in every way. Thursday. Whatever sport you’re into, it’s here. receive it (as determined by the application Then, hopefully, an opportunity will pop up
Head to the UniMelb site (www.sport.unimelb. process), you could be getting anywhere somewhere! Make yourself a profile on seek.
Inter-Collegiate Sports edu.au) to check out your options. 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

Intercollegiate sport is a fantastic way to Local Casual Exercise does get frustrating at times, but it is so UniMelb ‘Careers’ emails also offer some
have some fun and get in some exercise. worth it - it’s literally free money - so you great opportunities.
Throughout the year, there’ll be a constant If you’d rather stick to the casual side of must stay strong! The sooner you apply, the
cycle of sports running, each only for a few exercise, there are plenty of opportunities in sooner you get your payments. Start your It took me around 100 applications to get
weeks at a time. Be it table tennis, regular and around Melbourne for just that. Princes research at www.humanservices.gov.au/ maybe 5 call-backs, and from only one of
tennis, cricket, rowing, basketball, hockey, Park is a beautiful spot for walking or jogging, individuals/centrelink. After that, you’ll need those did I get recommended to someone
badminton, rowing, football, or rowing, there’s as is Royal Park, both super close to college. to head into a Centrelink centre to get going else, who finally interviewed and employed
something for everyone. JCH is a small For bike riding, I recommend the Capital City on the application process, the nearest ones me. And I’ll tell you now, while the search was
college, so everyone has the chance to try new Trail, which can be accessed from the end of being in Abbotsford and South Melbourne. tough, it was all worth it in the end. Whether
sports and be able to compete. It’s a heap of Prinny Park. Some students also participate Staff will let you know how to proceed from it’s tutoring, selling products, cleaning dishes,
fun, and as serious as you want it to be - plus locally in the weekly 5km ‘parkrun’ event. there. Good luck! taking calls, or serving coffee, having a job
breakfast never tasted better than after an is super fulfilling (and the cash doesn’t hurt
early morning game of netball or tennis. Or Step 2: Work either).
a rowing sesh. You should try rowing. Guess
what my favourite college sport is? 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
Beaurepaire Centre (Unimelb Gym) 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!
Good news! Being at JCH means you you’ll want to write a resume. novoresume.
automatically get access to the Unimelb com is a helpful online resume builder, plus
gym. It’s halfway down Tin Alley, and don’t the UniMelb website has great advice on
forget to bring your student ID card with writing resumes and cover letters too.
you. It has all the gym equipment you could
ever need to train for a great rowing season; Melbourne is saturated with student
weights, ergometers and exercise bikes. If resumes, so your chances of getting a job
rowing doesn’t float your boat (if this is the purely by throwing your CV around is quite
case, you’re probably doing it wrong), there low. Still try this, but the best chance you
are plenty of other exercise options, like stair

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