Federation University Australia, Berwick Campus is a campus of

Federation University Australia Federation University Australia (Fed Uni) is a public, multi-sector university based in Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. The university also has campuses in Ararat, Horsham, Stawell, Churchill, Berwick, and Brisbane, as well as online techni ...

located in Berwick, which is a suburb of

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, in the state of Victoria. It offers degrees in

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and

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and

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. It is situated in the

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, one of

'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. On 7 March 2016 Monash announced that it would be closing the Berwick campus by 2018. On 15 July 2016 it was announced that

would take responsibility for the Berwick Campus from 2017 pending government approvals. This officially commenced on 1 January 2018, as a campus of

Facilities

*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

The campus is situated next to the Clyde Road exit ramp on the

Princes Freeway Princes Freeway is a Australian freeway, divided into two sections, both located in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The freeway links Melbourne to Geelong in the west, and to Morwell, Victoria, Morwell in the east. It continues be ...

. 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.Berwick Campus Parking
/ref> The Berwick train station is a seven-minute walk to the campus. Situated on the

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, trains run approximately every 20 minutes to and from the Melbourne CBD.

Notes and references

External links

Campus website
{{Authority control Federation University Australia Campuses in Victoria (Australia)