Federation University Australia, Berwick Campus is a campus of
Federation University Australia
Federation University Australia (FedUni) is a public university based in Victoria, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the School of Mines Ballarat, established in 1870 as the fourth tertiary institution in Australia, which evolved to f ...
located in
Berwick, which is a suburb of
Melbourne
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, Australia, in the state of
Victoria.
It is situated in the
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2021 population of 365,239. It has an area of .
The city is named afte ...
, one of Australia's fastest-growing areas, with approximately 2000 students attending the campus. The campus covers an area of . A student accommodation building was completed in 2006 to stabilise the demand generated by both local and international students.
The campus opened in 1996 as a campus of
Monash University
Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...
. In 2018, it became a campus of Federation University. Federation's faculties have come and gone over the years and as of 2023 the School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions holds the majority of students on campus.
History
On 29 April 1996 the campus was opened as the Berwick campus of Monash University.
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. This officially commenced on 1 January 2018.
Facilities
*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. The freeway links Melbourne to Geelong in the west, and to Morwell in the east. It continues beyond these extremities as the Princes ...
. 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
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The Berwick train station is a seven-minute walk to the campus. Situated on the Pakenham line
The Pakenham line is a commuter railway line on the Melbourne metropolitan railway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, the line is coloured light blue and is one of the two lines ...
, trains run approximately every 20 minutes to and from the Melbourne CBD.
Notes and references
External links
Campus website
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Federation University Australia
Campuses in Victoria (state)