Stay safe in Melbourne and reduce risk to your personal safety. Everyone at VU is responsible for ensuring a safe campus environment and should know what to do in an emergency.

Counselling services provides assistance for staff when dealing with a student in crisis.

VU Security

The Security Operations Centre is staffed 24 hours a day and can be called for assistance. They have direct contact with the Campus Security Officers located on all VU campuses.

The Security Operations Centre emergency phone number is +61 3 9919 6666. Add this number to your mobile phone.

We encourage all staff, students and visitors to report any security incidents or suspicious activity on campus or in carparks to their campus security office.

Campus security contact numbers

Campus	Contact number
City Flinders	+61 3 9919 1103
City King	+61 3 9919 7905
City Queen	+61 3 9919 1856
Footscray Nicholson	+61 3 9919 8908
Footscray Park	+61 3 9919 4999
Melton	+61 3 9919 7445
Newport	+61 3 9919 8325
St Albans	+61 3 9919 2110
Sunshine	+61 3 9919 7318
Werribee	+61 3 9919 8211

For general enquires about safety issues on campus phone Security Management on +61 3 9919 4319.

Security services

VU security regularly patrol buildings and car parks, both on and off-campus. They are here to help you.

Escorts

You can request an escort on campus. Simply call the security officer on your campus (contact details above). They provide:

• vehicle escorts to other buildings on campus for students and staff
• assistance walking from your office or study area to your vehicle (if parked in a VU car park)

Shuttle buses

If you are leaving the campus after 5pm, consider taking the St Albans shuttle bus or Footscray Park shuttle bus to the local train station.

Carpool

The VU Carpool Program lets you to make car sharing arrangements with fellow students who travel to and from similar destinations. It's a great way to meet people who live in your area and cut down on travel expenses. You can still carpool even if you don’t own a car - simply contribute to petrol and other expenses.

Ask your friends or classmates if you can share a ride together a couple of times a week or register with the VU carpooling program.

There are car parks at most campuses, for which you'll need to buy a ticket. The Road Safety Act (1986) and all associated regulations and amendments is enforced in University car parks so please observe signs to avoid fines.

Useful phone numbers

• Student hotline: 1300 363 079

The Minister for Education has established a student hotline. Any student can ring this number to anonymously raise concerns. Please note that the helpline is not for immediate emergency assistance. If you require immediate help in an emergency dial 000.

• VU International after-hours hotline: 1800 758 350

When campus offices are closed, VU international students can now call the after-hours hotline. You will get immediate advice and assistance on a wide range of issues. The service is a free call from landlines anywhere in Australia, and a standard call rate from mobile phones.

• Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

Crime Stoppers is a confidential service that is interested in your information, not your identity, If you are an International student, reporting a crime will NOT impact your visa