Safer Community

Hi, I’m Lisa Negri the Manager of RMIT’s Safer Community team.

RMIT is committed to providing a respectful and safe environment for everyone who studies and works here, and we all - staff and students have a role to play in upholding this commitment.

The Safer Community team can assist with issues relating to concerning, threatening or inappropriate behaviour that students are experiencing or that students are displaying to others.

Staff, both teaching and professional play an important role - you notice when things are not quite right - or when someone’s behaving poorly or out of character.

Letting us know about these concerns means we can assess the need and level for intervention.

Our team can assist by provides advice, assistance and support to staff and students about how to respond to these behaviours.

We can work with you to unpack the situation, to explore options that are available and to make connections with appropriate supports, either on campus on within the community.

The team has a particular focus on responding to incidents and disclosures of sexual harm.

We’re the central landing point for students who have experienced sexual harm and have access to specialist support services to assist them.

The safety of children and young people is important and RMIT is committed to upholding the Child Safe Standards.

If you’re concerned about a member of the RMIT community who you believe may be under 18 we encourage you to contact our team for advice and support.

You can find more information about this by searching ‘child safety’ on the RMIT Staff website.

Please ensure you contact us.

Students and staff can access Safer Community by phone or by email.

So if you’re concerned about a student or if you’re not sure what to do, you can contact the team or the RMIT Staff Line for urgent student support for advice.

You can get more information and guidance about assisting students via our staff website.