Where to find TAFE or student provided services that save you money

A couple of days ago I posted an Instagram reel on utilising TAFE or student provided services as part of my frugal tips. I had a lot of comments from those who also knew about these services (and loved them), and I had a few comments from those who didn’t know about these services. So today I’m writing this article to list some of the student provided services that can save you money, and where to find them.

For this article I’ve completed a quite a bit of research on where you can access these services and have listed them below by category and state.

Hair and Beauty (Massage section further down below)

If like me you don’t want to sacrifice your hair and beauty on the way to building wealth then consider getting a student to cut your hair or do your treatment. TAFE and vocational education providers are always looking for customers for the students to train on. All students are typically supervised so don’t worry you will still end up with a good quality cut / treatment at an amazing price.

State	Information / Links
SA	TAFE SA – Location – Multiple see link – Hair and Beauty (Link Here) – They do hair, nail, tanning, waxing, massage and facial services. They offer 25% off of their prices to pensioners and students. Colour Cosmetica Academy – Adelaide – Link Here
NT	Charles Darwin University – Palmerston and Alice Springs – Hair and Beauty (Link Here) – They do hair, nail, tanning, waxing, massage and facial services. They offer an extra 25% off of prices to pensioners.
WA	TAFE WA – South Metro – Link Here
NSW	The Hair and Beauty Academy – Penrith – Link here Contour College – Tuggerah – Link Here
QLD	Katrinas School of Beauty – Morayfield – Link here Demi International – Multiple Locations – Link here
ACT	Australasian Beauty Therapy Academy (Beauty – no hair treatments) – Canberra – Link Here
VIC	Victoria University – Melbourne – Link Here
TAS	TasTAFE – Hobart, Alanvale, Devonport – Link Here

Restaurants / Cafes

Many years ago I completed a short course at my local TAFE and discovered that they have student restaurants that offer high quality restaurant or café meals at a fraction of the price. After doing a bit of research it turns out there are numerous TAFE and Vocational institutes that do this across Australia.

State	Information / Links
VIC	Richards Restaurant – Broadmeadows – Link Here Wangaratta Campus Restaurant – Link Here Holmesglen Cilantro Restaurant – Link Here VenU Restaurant – Footscray – Link Here The Apprentice – Prahran – Link Here St Georges Restaurant – Preston – Link Here Prospects Training Restaurant – Ballarat – Link Here
WA	Bentley Pines Training Restaurant | South Metropolitan Tafe – Link Here
SA	Graduates Restaurant – Regency Park – Link Here Tiros Restaurant – Regency Park – Link Here
NSW	Rubric Restaurant – Alexandria – Link Here
ACT	CIT Restaurant – Reid – Link Here
QLD	TAFE QLD offers a number of different restaurants across their campuses at Toowoomba, Southport, Warwick, South Bank, Ipswich, Cairns, Loganlea, Townsville, Whitsundays, Mooloolaba and Bundaberg. Link here
NT	Karawa Training Restaurant – Palmerston – Link here Desert Lantern Restaurant – Alice Springs – Link here

Massage

Who doesn’t love a massage. The prices in the below range start from as low as $25 an hour depending on your location and treatment. Most of the links below contain additional information on supervision, what you need to bring and hygiene regulations to ease your mind.

State	Information / Links
VIC	Evolve College – Docklands – Link here ALG Student Massage Clinic – Melbourne – Link here
QLD	ALG Student Massage Clinic – Brisbane – Link Here Q Academy Student Massage Clinic – Brisbane – Link Here Institute Massage Clinic – Brisbane – Link Here Academique Clinic – Southport – Link here Student Massage School – Brisbane – Link here
NSW	ALG Student Massage Clinic – Sydney – Link Here
ACT	Pivotal Therapies – Canberra – Link Here Australasian Beauty Therapy Academ – Canberra – Link Here
WA	South Metro TAFE – Murdoch Campus – Link here ACMM Student Massage Clinic – Perth – Link here
SA	TAFE SA – Massage – Adelaide Campus (Link Here) Colour Cosmetica Academy – Adelaide – Link Here

Veterinary Services

These services are not as well published online as other student clinics, however I was able to find some student vet services which offer discounts.

State	Information / Links
VIC	Adelaide University Small Animal Clinic – Link Here
WA	TAFE WA – Bentley Campus – Link Here

Psychologists

State	Information / Links
QLD	Wellness Centre – CQUniversity

Physio / Exercise / Occupational Therapy

State	Information / Links
QLD	Wellness Centre – CQUniversity Brisbane Health Clinic – CQUniversity

Speech Pathology

State	Information / Links
QLD	Wellness Centre – CQUniversity

Podiatrist

State	Information / Links
NSW	Sydney Health Clinic – CQUniversity
QLD	Rockhampton Health Clinic – CQUniversity

Dentistry

During my research on student led clinics I found several dental clinics that offer services to the public. Some of these services do require you to be on a health card so make sure you check before you book.

State	Information / Links
NSW	Charles Sturt University – Multiple Locations – Link Here
WA	The University of WA – Nedlands – Link Here
VIC	University of Melbourne – Melbourne – Link Here Dental Health Services Victoria – Link Here
QLD	Rockhampton Health Clinic – CQUniversity

Chiropractic

During my research on student led clinics I found a chiro clinic that offer services to the public. Feel free to contact me if you find others and I would be happy to add the links.

State	Information / Links
VIC	Chiropractic clinic – RMIT University
QLD	Mackay Health Clinic – CQUniversity Brisbane Health Clinic – CQUniversity
NSW	Sydney Health Clinic – CQUniversity

Dermal and Cosmetic Therapies

During my research on student led clinics I found a several dermal and cosmetic procedure clinics that offer services to the public. Feel free to contact me if you find others and I would be happy to add the links.

State	Information / Links
VIC	Dermal Clinic | Victoria University | Melbourne Australia (vu.edu.au) Melbourne – Student clinic procedures Archives – Aspire (aspiretrainingclinics.com.au)
WA	Perth – Student clinic procedures Archives – Aspire (aspiretrainingclinics.com.au)
NSW	Sydney – Student clinic procedures Archives – Aspire (aspiretrainingclinics.com.au)
QLD	Student Medical Aesthetic and Laser Clinic – Grayclay

Please note this isn’t a comprehensive list of all student related services in Australia. There are likely many more out there and I would be keen to add more services to this article if you find any more. Feel free to contact me or add to the comments below.

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