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New Halls of Residence Clayton Campus

Side view of new Halls of Residence

Monash will become the first university in Australia to provide students with new low-cost housing through funding provided by the National Rental Affordability Scheme [NRAS]. 1

Further specific information:

  1. Tenancy Information and requirements
  2. Site location
  3. Design, floorplans & prototype room pictures
  4. Greenfield picture of site location
  5. Construction works commence

NRAS is a long term commitment by the Australian Government to invest in affordable rental housing. The Scheme seeks to address the shortage of affordable rental housing by offering financial incentives to the business sector and community organisations to build and rent dwellings to low and moderate income households at 20 per cent below-market rates for 10 years. NRAS aims to:

  • increase the supply of new affordable rental housing;
  • reduce rental costs for low and moderate income households; and
  • encourage large scale investment and innovative delivery of affordable housing.

Construction of a new 600 bed purpose built residential facility at Monash’s Clayton campus commenced in August 2010 with a planned completion date of December 2011 and open for residents in early January 2012. 

The new 600 bed residential facility will be made up as follows:

  • Two separate residential Halls each accommodating 300 residents;
    • Briggs Hall after Mrs Geraldine Briggs AO.  Briggs Hall will overlook the sports fields;
    • Jackomos Hall after Mrs Merle Jackomos OAM.  Jackomos Hall will overlook the Jock Marshall Reserve;

      More information about Geraldine Briggs AO and Mrs Merle Jackomos OAM can be found on the MRS website

  • Each resident will have a fully self-contained studio apartment;
  • The apartments will set a new benchmark for student housing with each studio being slightly larger 20 sqm in size and containing: kitchen facilities, 2 burner hot plate, microwave/convection oven, sink, fridge, bench, cupboards, en-suite [with toilet, shower, hand basin, vanity unit], wardrobes, desk, desk chair, book shelf, small dining table and chair, bed, bedside table, VOIP telephone, hard wired internet access [1Gb per sec] etc.  This prototype has been set up to provide you with a better appreciation of the space, configuration and furniture and equipment that will be provided in each of the 600 apartments.
  • Each Hall will include 10 apartments which have been designed with disability access features and are approximately 50% larger [30sqm] than the standard apartment [20sqm].  General accessibility features have been incorporated throughout both buildings;
  • The Halls will be five storeys in height with two wings containing approximately 30 residents in each wing; a total of approximately 60 residents on each floor;
  • Each Hall will have lift access and stairway access to each floor;
  • Each wing of 30 residents will have access to their own communal meeting/study/social room [on each floor];
  • Each Hall will also have a main common room, music room, games room, a communal laundry, bike storage area and individual mailboxes;
  • Each Hall will have the presence of an around the clock residential support team comprising a College Head, Deputy College Head, Residential Support Assistant and Resident Advisors;
  • The new Halls will be linked by a college walk and cycle path to the existing Halls of Residence;
  • The project has been designed to achieve a Five Star Green Building Council of Australia rating, an Australian excellence award in environmentally friendly design;
  • The design of the buildings ensures that Monash Residential Services is able to meet its Mission Goals with a strong focus on design and facilities which underpin the development of a strong, supportive residential community.

1 More details on NRAS can be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/housing/nras/about.html

New Halls of Residence courtyard