All Top End placements begin and end in Darwin. Accommodation in Darwin will be organised by NTGPE for one night before and after the placement dates.

Whilst in transit, students may be accommodated at either the student accommodation at the Royal Darwin Hospital campus or the Charles Darwin University (formerly NT University) campus, depending on availability of rooms.

Placements at Bagot Community Health Centre and Danila Dilba will stay at either of these residences, for the duration of the placement.

At Royal Darwin Hospital, the student accommodation is located on the second floor, East wing of Building 4. Each room is air-conditioned and has a bed, wardrobe, bench, washbasin and chair. You are provided with two blankets as well as two sheets, one pillowcase and two towels. The rooms can get cold so you may want to bring warm clothes to sleep in. Additional blankets can be provided if required.

Each student has a private room but will share the kitchen, lounge and bathroom facilities.

The communal kitchen/cooking area contains a refrigerator, stove and microwave. A small supply of kitchenware is also provided. A dining/common room with television/video is located adjacent to the kitchen. During your stay you are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of shared kitchen facilities. Cleaning agents are provided.

A laundry facility with washing machines, dryers and irons is provided. You must provide your own washing powder.

You will need to provide your own meals. There is no hospital cafeteria at Royal Darwin Hospital, but there is a kiosk. A bistro is located at the Darwin Private Hospital, located within the Royal Darwin Hospital grounds, which provides meals all day.

This accommodation is only a suburb away from the NTGPE office. There is a bus service which travels from the RDH and past the Charles Darwin University campus, where the NTGPE office is located. Casuarina Shopping Centre is adjacent to the main Casuarina Bus Interchange.

North Flinders International House provides accommodation to many international and Australian students at Charles Darwin University (formerly NT University). The NTGPE office is located right across the road, at Level 3 of Building 39.

There are 270 rooms in a number of multi-level wings. There are share kitchens and communal bathrooms. There is also a computer room and a pool. The Common Room has a large TV/VCR and a pool table. Each wing has a communal phone as well as a Telstra public phone nearby.

Each student room will consist of a single bed, desk, chair and small fridge. Bed linen and towels are provided, but you will need to provide your own meals. The communal kitchen has a stove, microwave and freezer. You can hire a ‘Kitchen Kit’ which has basic eating and cooking utensils, including a frying pan & saucepan. This costs $5.50 to hire with a $30 refundable deposit.

There are two main food outlets on campus - The Campus Café and the Shed Café, which are usually open until 7.00pm on most weeknights (except in semester breaks). Also, the Casuarina Shopping Centre is about a 10 minute walk away, where Woolworth's and Coles are open until quite late at night. But please do not walk around this area by yourself at night.

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