The ways that Student Welcome Groups will support incoming refugee students includes:
Meeting refugee students at the airport.
Take students to their university-provided accommodation and help them settle in.
Prepare the university-provided accommodation by providing linen as needed, personal hygiene products and a full fridge and other groceries.
Helping with registrations for essential services (Tax File Number, Centrelink entitlements, Medicare).
Assist students to set up bank accounts
Assist student to access local GP and other health care providers, as needed
Fundraising to support incoming students with on-arrival needs (we recommend a fundraising target of approximately $1k, but this is optional).
Linking students to key supports on campus (such as academic support, health, careers guidance) and in the community (such as specialist counselling services).
Introducing students to friends on campus and wider family/friend networks.
Connecting students to social and program-disciplinary networks, including clubs and societies on campus.
Helping students to find part time work (if/ when desired).
Introducing and connecting students to social and community networks including friends/family, local diaspora and faith networks (if / when desired)
Supporting students to move into longer-term accommodation and source suitable and good quality furniture, appliances and other basic household goods.