Services and Facilities
La Trobe University offers students a wide range of services and facilities including cafes, bars, restaurants, markets and gyms. Each campus offers different facilities:
Bars
The Eagle Bar at our Melbourne (Bundoora) campus is a buzzing venue. It’s a great place have a drink, bite to eat, or relax. It has pool tables, a bottle shop and, during semester, entertainment is provided by live bands, DJs and comedians.
Dining
There is a large range of dining options at La Trobe University. The Agora at Melbourne (Bundoora) is a central meeting area with coffee shops, juice bars and food outlets. These include vegetarian and halal food options.
Bendigo campus offers Sweeney’s Café which sets its prices with student budgets in mind. Albury-Wodonga has “The Hangar”, a licensed venue and café with pool tables, table tennis and an al fresco courtyard.
Shepparton campus is located in town and is within walking distance of shops, restaurants and food outlets. Mildura has two dining options: a canteen and, “Reflections by the Lake”, a restaurant open to staff, students and community.
Retail Outlets
Both our Melbourne (Bundoora) and Bendigo campuses have retail outlets on-campus. At Melbourne (Bundoora) you many never need to leave campus at all! Banks, travel agent, hairdresser, bookshop and a post office are all at your disposal. Bendigo also has cafés, the La Trobe Bookshop and Runes, the Student Association Shop.
Child-care
Child-care facilities are located on or near-by our Melbourne (Bundoora), Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo and Mildura campuses.
- Albury - Wodonga: Kids on Campus
- Bendigo: Books and Blocks Childcare (+61 3) 5022 3791
- Melbourne (Bundoora): Children’s Centre
- Mildura: Child Care Centre, phone (+61 3) 5022 3791.
Library Facilities
The La Trobe University library houses some 1.6 million items including books, journals, electronic and audio-visual resources. Students at all campuses have access to the full range of library resources, with speedy delivery between campuses. The Borchardt Library on Melbourne (Bundoora) campus is recognised as one of the leading university libraries in Australia.
Parking
Car parking is available at most campuses at La Trobe. See our locations and maps page for more information. We recommend investigating green transport alternatives to each campus e.g. consider joining carpool scheme.
Information Technology
At La Trobe we have a wide range of IT services available including high-speed fibre-optics networks at all campuses. We are also rolling out wireless connectivity across the campuses. All new students are provided with an email account and offered free training for major software applications when they start.
Venue Hire
La Trobe has many rooms and facilities for hire across many of the campuses. Our major venue and conference facility is located in north-east Victoria, La Trobe at Beechworth. Dedicated to supporting professional development, conferences, seminars and special events, this unique facility offers year round accommodation for up to 200 guests.
