Free pads and tampons are now available across Deakin campuses to support you when you need them.

Whether you have forgotten supplies, been caught off guard between classes or are managing everyday costs, you can access essential products on campus without stress or stigma.

This initiative is part of our commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and participation. Through partnerships with the Victorian Government's Free Pads and Tampons program and Share the Dignity, we are helping make period products easier to access, whenever they are needed.

Why Deakin provides free period products

Periods are a normal part of life. Accessing period products should be simple, easy and respectful.

Here are some reasons we're making free period products a priority:

• Providing period products is simple, practical way we can help reduce everyday expenses and support you to participate fully in university life.
• You shouldn't have to miss a class, placement, study session, work shift or campus activity because you don't have the products you need.
• It also helps create a campus environment where access to these products is simple, inclusive and stigma-free.