Safer Community Program : University of Melbourne

Promoting a respectful and inclusive University community.

The Safer Community Program provides support and advice to members of the University of Melbourne community about inappropriate, concerning or threatening behaviour.

This website contains content that may be distressing to some readers. Support services are listed below.

For immediate, 24/7 help

On campus, call Campus Security on 03 8344 6666
Off campus, call emergency services (police and ambulance) on 000.

The Safer Community Program provides specialist support to trans and gender diverse students and staff

Staff and students can now download the new SafeZone app to help make our campuses and affiliated sites safer. Through the app, users can request emergency and first aid assistance or non-urgent support and receive mass communications from the University in the event of emergencies and critical incidents.

The University is aware of recent scams currently targeting students. Find out more.

Support services

Inappropriate, concerning or threatening behaviours

The Safer Community Program provides advice and support to students and staff. This information can help you recognise and respond to different types of inappropriate, concerning or threatening behaviour.

Sexual offences

Sexual offences can be described as a broad range of sexual behaviours by another person that can make you feel uncomfortable, frightened or threatened. Sexual offences include rape and sexual assault.

Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment can be described as unwelcome sexual behaviour, which could be expected to make a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Bullying

Bullying can be described as repeated, unreasonable behaviour that creates a risk to a person’s physical or psychological health.

Discrimination

Discrimination is when a person treats, or proposes to treat, someone unfavourably because of a personal characteristic.

Family/intimate partner violence

Family/intimate partner violence can be described as harmful or violent behaviour that is used to control, threaten, force or dominate a family member through fear.

Stalking

Stalking can be described as occurring when a person repeatedly follows, contacts, loiters or interferes with another person or their property, and intends to cause fear, physical or mental harm.