Q. Danala quick info

Danala - quick info

Current at 12:00 pm, 14 February 2025

General

Rooms and Access

• The room booking system is problematic, waiting on more work to be done.
• The silent study room has had the lock changed so the door can stay closed, preserving the quiet space inside. We have asked security to open it between 8:00 am and 8:30 am and leave it open until 1:00 am.
• Access to the building is problematic. Staff can send requests via eCentre.

Opening hours

• Staffed hours are 8:30 am - 8:00 pm on weekdays and 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm on weekends and public holidays
• After-hours access for students and staff via tap at the outside of the building is between
  • 8:00 pm - 1:00 am weekdays
  • 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 5:00 pm - 1:00 am weekends

Parking

• Paid parking is available at a number of locations nearby.
• Parking under Danala is available for staff based there from late January, until the new parking system is in place.

Miscellaneous

• CDU students and staff can get their ID card printed at the level 2 service desk.
• We have a lost property box in the shared workroom storeroom (2.09C). Security staff are onsite for valuable items.
• Paper for the printers can be found in the staff store room 2.09C. 
• DTS recommend for security purposes that we lock our our screens when away from a workstation we are using.
• There will be no EV chargers onsite at Danala
• The new name for the Art Gallery is Midpul Art Gallery

Members of the Public

• All are welcome to use the space during our staffed hours.
• Can become members but make sure folk understand that without CDU credentials:
  • borrowing is limited to what is on campus, i.e., Law, Business and IT books (at time of writing)
  • they won't be able to book rooms.
  • they won't be able to print or photocopy
  • no access to lockers
• Public access to WiFi is available.

About LANT

• Please direct queries to LANT via email ask@lant.nt.gov.au or phone 1800 019 155.
• There will be books for loan there.
• Their opening date is not decided, so please encourage interested folk to contact them directly.

CDU Students

Student FAQs

• Student cards will enable access to all CDU campus Libraries.
• A bus service is now available for students travelling between all greater Darwin campuses, for more information: https://www.cdu.edu.au/current-students/life-health-wellbeing/bus-service 
• There is a printer located on the fourth floor near the student kitchen as well as one in the Library space. The printer in the Library space is "casprint".

CDU Staff

Room access, systems access and CDU Issued equipment

• If a new Faculty staff member presents needing assistance with any of these, please make sure they have raised it with their line manager first as there may already be something in train.

Staff FAQs