Ballarat is located 110km from Melbourne and is renowned for its gold and architectural heritage including Sovereign Hill; a replica gold rush town with streets, shops and mines reminiscent of the 1850s.
The Department of Rural Health currently manage 46 bedrooms for students in Ballarat.
Balanada Close, Alfredton
Located approximately six kilometres from Grampians Health, Balanada Close consists of eight double-storey townhouses.
Facilities in each townhouse include:
- Four large bedrooms per house, each fitted with a double bed, desk, chair, lamp wardrobe and bedside table. (Two of the bedrooms in each unit are fitted with walk-in-robes)
- Two shared bathroom facilities
- Lounge and dining areas
- Laundry facilities including washing machines, dryers, irons and ironing boards
- Kitchen facilities including dishwasher, refrigerator, oven and stovetop, cooking equipment and utensils
- Courtyard areas including an outdoor dining setting and BBQ and small garden shed for storage
- Disability/wheelchair access
- Free wireless internet access
- Security swipe card access to external doors and key locks to bedrooms.
- Double lock-up garage for each house
University of Melbourne Creswick Campus
The AVG House is located approximately twenty kilometres from Grampians Health.
Facilities include:
- Twenty bedrooms, each fitted with a double bed, desk, chair, and wardrobe
- Lounge and dining areas
- Bathrooms with separate toilets
- Laundry facilities
- Fully equipped gym available for student use for free
- Multiple shared kitchen facilities
- Courtyard area including an outdoor dining settings
- Large pool room with table tennis
- Library with dedicated quiet study area
- 24 hour computer laboratory
- Free wireless internet access
