健康
在全球宜居城市调查中,墨尔本因其卓越的医疗保健、干净的自然环境和低污染水平而获得高分。2021年CNN评选的全球十大健康城市报告中,墨尔本名列世界第五,被誉为“一个美丽且健康的居住地”。
CNN 给予墨尔本高分的原因包括:
- 高质量的医疗保健和健康预防措施
- 低污染水平
- 便利的公园和整洁的开放空间
- 营养丰富的食品和安全的农业网络与实践
- 发达的公共交通系统(火车、电车、公共汽车)和共享自行车系统
- 社区参与与活动
欲了解更多关于在维多利亚州生活的信息,请参见:生活方式。
在全球宜居城市调查中,墨尔本因其卓越的医疗保健、干净的自然环境和低污染水平而获得高分。2021年CNN评选的全球十大健康城市报告中,墨尔本名列世界第五,被誉为“一个美丽且健康的居住地”。
CNN 给予墨尔本高分的原因包括:
欲了解更多关于在维多利亚州生活的信息,请参见:生活方式。
墨尔本和维多利亚州因其安全的生活环境而举世闻名。
维多利亚州稳定的政治体系、低犯罪率、热情好客的社区和和谐的多元文化社区,确保了学生能够在安全的环境中有效学习并享受学习体验。
我们的寄宿家庭都经过学校精心挑选和严格监督,以确保学生在友好、安全和可靠的环境中获得最佳的照顾和支持。欲了解更多关于我们寄宿家庭的信息,请参见:住宿与寄宿家庭
我们的学校是安全可靠的学习场所。每所学校都有一名专职工作人员,即国际学生部主任,来负责每位留学生的福利。一旦出现重大事件或紧急情况,你可以随时联系你的国际学生部主任。
此外,学校还提供 24 小时全天候的警务协助,联络便捷。乘坐公共交通上学的学生可享受护卫人员提供的安全保护。他们驻扎在墨尔本郊区的各个火车站,确保火车乘客的安全,包括在天黑之后。
在念大学的学生也可以从留学墨尔本学习中心(Study Melbourne Hub)中获得帮助。该中心提供关于各种问题的友好建议和支持。请参见: Study Melbourne Hub.
澳大利亚以其炎热的气候而闻名。因此,在丛林火灾多发的季节,你需要随时了解相关信息。如果你居住在灌木丛周围或森林附近,丛林火灾最容易发生。当你到达维多利亚州,开始规划生活的最佳方法之一,就是了解你的居住地和周围环境。为帮助你制定规划,请参见: 澳大利亚乡村消防局( CFA) 计划和准备.
在水边消遣是澳大利亚人的生活方式。这是与朋友共度时光、阅读书籍或在水中消暑的绝佳方式。因此,你必须小心谨慎,注意自身安全。了解如何保持自身安全,并随时掌握并更新重要的救生信息,请参见:海滩安全
在维多利亚州学习期间,有很多值得参观和体验的事情。你的家人或寄宿家庭可能想去路驾,游览一些著名的旅游景点。在澳大利亚,驾驶、乘车和道路安全方面有严格的规则和指南。在开车时,我们希望你和你的家人有一个安全且难忘的体验。有关安全车辆旅行的信息,请参见: 澳大利亚旅行安全指南
在一个新环境的街道上穿行可能是一次令人兴奋的冒险,但安全必须被放在首位,尤其是在步行或骑自行车时。以下是一些简单提示,用来确保你在道路上的安全:
确保看清两边来车,因为来往车辆的方向可能与你习惯的方向不同。请在指定的十字路口行走。遵守行人信号灯,记住绿灯表示通行,红色表示停止!最后,避免分心。走路时最好不要使用手机和耳机。注意周围环境,听清到是否有车辆驶来,这一点非常重要。
澳大利亚法律规定,骑车时必须戴头盔。请尽可能使用自行车道,遵守交通规则,与车流方向一致。
无论你选择骑行还是步行,建议学习新的交通规则,这有助于你安全地在新环境中行驶。在可能的情况下,请与朋友结伴旅行,有人陪伴可以使你的旅程更加愉快,同时也多一层安全保障。
如果你不清楚规则或需要帮助,请联系你的国际学生部主任、寄宿家庭或参见: 自行车道路规则 .
你的学校将向你提供有关安全使用互联网和手机的信息。请警惕网络犯罪和诈骗行为。有时,骗子会在线上或电话中冒充政府官员、零售商、快递员甚至警察。如果你认为自己收到了假电话、短信、文字消息或电子邮件,请联系你的国际学生部主任、寄宿家庭或父母。谨防电话、短信或电子邮件要求你:
更多信息,请参见: 针对学生的诈骗
你的学校提供多种身体和心理健康及福利服务,你可以充分利用这些支持。这些服务均为免费,不会带来任何困扰。
在紧急情况或紧急事件中,你还可以联系以下服务机构。
The 000 operator will ask if you need police, fire or ambulance. You must say which of these services you need.
You can also ask for an interpreter. The operator will ask you what language you need. Tell them the name of your language in English.
You will then be connected to either the police, fire or ambulance service.
The operator will ask you a range of questions in order to help you. For example, what your situation is, your phone number and your location.
You will need to stay calm to tell the operator where you are so the services can come and help you. Make sure you give them the exact address or location. If you are close to a street corner, make sure you tell the operator the streets at the closest intersection if you know them.
Do not hang up the phone until the operator tells you to do so. In most instances, the operator will stay on the line to give you instructions and help you until the emergency service arrives.
Staff at emergency departments are trained and will speak with you to assess your situation. You may be required to wait until other patients are seen first.
Remember to take your Overseas Student Healthcare Cover (OSHC) card with you.
The poisons information centre help line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call the helpline if you or someone near you has been poisoned, has overdosed, has made a mistake with medicines. You should also call the helpline for help if someone has been bitten or stung by marine animals (such as jellyfish), snakes, spiders or insects (such as bees or wasps).
The Lifeline mental health phone help line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, lifeline will provide you with someone who will listen and give you help at any time.
If you have a dental emergency, call the Royal Dental Hospital in Carlton. The dental hospital is open until 9.15pm each night. You can also ask the hospital to refer you to a clinic closer to where you live.
Nurse-On-Call puts you directly in touch with a registered nurse for caring, professional health advice around the clock. You can contact Nurse-on-Call if:
Sometimes if you call Nurse-on-Call, the nurse may tell you to go to your nearest hospital emergency department.
You can also contact your local doctor or General Practitioner (GP). If your doctor is closed, they will most likely have the number of an after-hours medical clinic on their phone answering service.
Your OSHC healthcare cover will also have a list of approved after-hours doctors who can visit you at home.
You can also contact your local pharmacy or chemist. Some pharmacies are open 24 hours a day and most are open until about 7pm or 9pm at night. The pharmacist will be able to help you with many health concerns.
Your International Student Coordinator is available 24 hours, 7 days a week to help you when you need them. Your International Student Coordinator can help you if you have homestay issues, health or medical concerns, you feel unhappy or unsafe. It is their job to help you so don’t feel that you can’t ask for their help.
It’s important to contact your International Student Coordinator even if you are lost or you have caught the wrong bus. This way we can help you get home safely.
You can also contact your homestay parents and ask for their help.