If your placement is longer than three weeks, we encourage you to attend the Cultural Orientation and Harvest Sessions on Wednesday afternoon every fortnight.

We try to keep your supervisor informed of these events and understand you may not be able attend all sessions. 

We understand that it’s not possible to attend all tutorials and orientations. We ask that you do what you can to attend, as they are invaluable opportunities. Please ask your supervisor to inform us if you can’t attend.

Please check with your University, as this may be dependent on your degree. 

Yes, you are able to register for the UDRH SW program. Students who live in the South West and are travelling 50kms’s one-way or more are eligible for a Clinical Support Payment to minimise out-of-pocket expenses. You are not eligible for accommodation support; however, a daily bursary is offered and you may choose to use this to subsidise accommodation closer to your placement.

Absolutely! While you aren’t eligible for accommodation or placement support, we encourage you to attend the South West Orientation and Cultural Orientation sessions with our lecturers. 

We strongly encourage you to register through your University at the time of placement planning. Delays in student registration are at the student’s risk as UDRH SW is in great demand and does have a capacity limit.

It is free! It is located on the ECU campus right next to Bunbury Hospitals! For all ECU Campus Living Village questions, please contact the village directly here, and tell them you are with the UDRH SW program.

When you register your placement be sure to inform us of any special requirements. For all ECU Campus Living Village questions, please contact the village directly here, and tell them you are with the UDRH SW program. 

For all ECU Campus Living Village questions, please contact the village directly here, and tell them you are with the UDRH SW program.

What a great idea! You’ll be able to let us know your plans on Placements Plus. Please make sure both names are on the invoice and inform UDRH SW of the split claim when submitting your claim form to be processed.

Please refer to the Financial Support and Accommodation page.

Your University Placement Coordinator must register your placement before it starts for you to be eligible for the UDRH SW program.
You’ll also need to complete your application on Placement Plus to receive further information before your placement begins.
Finally, submit your accommodation invoice for approval.

Students can stay in accommodation of their choice that is most suitable for their placement and circumstances. The accommodation must be commercially available to be eligible and able to provide an invoice (students have used Booking,com, Airbnb, etc).

Please refer to the Financial Support and Accommodation page.

Regional towns in the South West have less accessible public transport than Perth. Please let us know in Placement Plus if you don’t have access to a car and we can assist you with more information to support your stay.

We ask students to make notes of their placement and accommodation needs in Placements Plus so we can best guide you to book appropriate accommodation.

For all ECU Campus Living Village questions, please contact the village directly here, and tell them you are with the UDRH SW program.

We are onsite in our ECU South West office from 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday! We’d love to meet you.