Making friends is definitely not hard. The dentistry society at Bendigo makes it very easy to make friends since they make a great effort to organise events for first years to help them transition into uni life. At other universities, people sign up for multiple societies to meet new people, but in Bendigo, BOHDS (dent society) is more than enough. On some weeks there will be 2-3 events on such as bowling nights, pool party, trivia night etc. You also get assigned groups for practical classes so its very convenient to meet people from the same group as you and even people doing labs on the same day. By the end of the year, if you put in enough effort, you could probably recognise almost everyone you walk past on the way to class!
Is it costly or hard (sharing toilets, it’s loud etc) to live on campus? Do you live with the people doing the same course as you as it is more convenient? Can you get a scholarship or something to help you live in the campus?
Definitely not too hard sharing facilities, if anything, it is a good way to meet new people. You can cook with your roommate and living with a variety of people makes uni life more interesting. There is a apartment complex on campus where the majority of the students are dental students, whilst other complexes have other students doing other courses such as physio, nursing, teaching, outdoor ed, engineering etc. Living with people in the same course is definitely more convenient for making new friends, but at the same time everything is so close together so it's not a big deal if you don't live near people in the same course as you.
Scholarship wise, you might have to do a bit of research since not many scholarships go to first years but if you apply for centrelink youth allowance, you can claim ~10k back depending on income of parents, financial circumstances etc. It costs around 10k a year for accommodation so that can help cover your accommodation costs.
I heard from a dentist that LTU graduates are quite employable and I know of many graduates in the past who have previously gotten jobs at high end clinics. So, I don't think LTU graduates would be disadvantaged... many UOM graudates are from overseas (Canada, NZ) so many of them want to also return to their home country as well. Employment after graduating would depend on your own skills as a dentist, rather than the university you attended.
Hope that helps!