A new initiative in Port Macquarie will help find accommodation for more than 200 new Charles Sturt University (CSU) students, many from outside the area, who will start at the University in 2015. The University has joined with Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast and Port Macquarie Hastings Council to promote the need for flexible accommodation options that will suit students and benefit property owners in the city. The organisations will launch the 'Affordable Housing' campaign at 10.30am Thursday 19 February at CSU in Port Macquarie. Professor Ross Chambers, the Head of Campus at CSU in Port Macquarie, said, "Charles Sturt University strongly supports this initiative, and thanks and congratulates Regional Development Australia on the Mid North Coast and the Hastings community on it. Accommodation options like these are greatly needed and very valuable for students. Support like this from the community will make Port Macquarie a wonderful destination for students and have a big impact on the quality of the student experience." Property owners in Port Macquarie who are interested to 'turn their spare room into spare cash' by renting accommodation to CSU students can contact Ms Helen Atkins on 6582 9350 or email hatkins@csu.edu.au. Alternatively, they can log on to csu.studystays.com – it's easy, free, and photos can be added.