Student Welfare Service

The Student Welfare Service has professionally trained staff to help you work through the unexpected problems that sometimes catch you by surprise.


  • Advocacy
  • Financial Support
  • Accommodation
  • Textbook Vouchers
  • Sexual Health
  • Living Local
  • Elite Athlete Program
  • Mates@UWS
  • Budget Eating

Referral to other services

Sometimes you might need to seek assistance from other services, such as a counsellor or a government agency. UWS welfare officers can help you with information and advice about the right services to talk to.

Contact us

Email: welfareservice@uws.edu.au

Welfare services contacts
Location Contact Contact Details
Bankstown
Building 1
Katherine Bland k.bland@uws.edu.au
(02) 9772 6338
Campbelltown
Building 5
Carmel Votano c.votano@uws.edu.au
(02) 4620 3013
Hawkesbury
Building H3
Amy Barrett
a.barrett@uws.edu.au
(02) 4570 1965
Penrith
Building P
Amanda Groth a.groth@uws.edu.au
(02) 4736 0674
Parramatta
Building EF
Melissa Ursino (nee Bisoglio) m.bisoglio@uws.edu.au
(02) 9685 9366


Student Welfare Service - Manager
Jennifer Kensey 
0414 231 517
j.kensey@uws.edu.au