Federation University Australia, Berwick campus
Coordinates: 38°02′24″S 145°20′24″E / 38.040°S 145.340°E Federation University Australia, Berwick Campus is a campus of Federation University Australia located in Berwick, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It offers degrees in Business and Commerce, Criminal Justice, Nursing and Education.
It is situated in the City of Casey, one of Australia's fastest growing areas with approximately 2000 students attending the Campus. The campus's buildings were opened in 1996. Small in comparison to other campuses, it covered an area of only 55 hectares. A student accommodation building was completed in 2006 to stabilise the demand generated by both local and the vast number of international students. Faculties have come and gone over the years and now the School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions holds the majority of students on campus.
The campus - as Monash University, Berwick - celebrated its 10th anniversary on 29 April 2006.[1]
On 7 March 2016 Monash announced that it would be closing the Berwick campus by 2018. On 15 July 2016 it was announced that Federation University Australia would take responsibility for the Berwick Campus from 2017 pending government approvals.[2] This officially commenced on 1 January 2018, as a campus of Federation University Australia.
Facilities[edit]
- Bowling
- Mini Golf
- Ice Cream Trucks
- Disco
- Sky Diving
- Book Shop
- Cafeteria (Dhanga)
- Library
- Student Accommodation
- Halls of Residence
- North Flats
- Residential Pavilion
- Student lounge
- Oscar's (Campus Bar)
- Sporting and Fitness facilities
- Tennis court
- Basketball court
- Cricket nets
- Soccer pitch
The campus is also home to various organisations as well as an onsite medical centre (Berwick Healthcare), as well as the Nossal High School, which occupy various other parts of the site.
Transport[edit]
The campus is situated next to the Clyde Road exit ramp on the Princes Freeway. It takes approximately 45 minutes to travel to the campus from the Melbourne CBD. Permit parking is offered to students and staff as well as coin-operated daily ticket parking for infrequent drivers.[3]
The Berwick train station is a seven-minute walk to the campus. Situated on the Pakenham line, trains run approximately every 20 minutes to and from the Melbourne CBD.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ 10th anniversary of Berwick Campus
- ^ "Berwick proposal". Vice-Chancellor's Updates: Monash University. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Berwick Campus Parking
