Jason Wood (La Trobe, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to congratulate Federation University which will embark on a major redevelopment at its Berwick campus following an incredible $40.7 million injection from the federal government. This is absolutely fantastic news for local students, having a first-class educational facility at their front door. I must also thank very much Professor Helen Bartlett, Federation University's vice-chancellor; Mr Greg Jakob, director of Berwick campus; and Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Leigh Sullivan, who we have worked very closely with.

Federation University will be receiving funding for an additional 758 bachelor places in 2019, increasing to 1,000 in 2020 and to 3,000 by 2022. New developments at Berwick campus will include a third nursing clinical learning environment; an additional science laboratory; additional academic technical and professional staff work areas to accommodate projected increases in staffing; more courses for nursing, teaching, community and human services, VET, arts, business MBA; and expanding the library and learning support centres. I'm very excited about this. This is something we have been working on for the last 12 months. It brings, as I said, a first-class university facility in Federation University to Berwick. The government is giving them 110 per cent support.