MORE than 400 Deakin students will eventually call the Geelong waterfront home while staying in the university\u2019s new student accommodation, which was officially opened on Friday.<\/p>\n
Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander joined Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne to open Brougham House, located within a few minutes\u2019 walk of the Waterfront campus.<\/p>\n
The 11-storey, $50 million building has capacity\u00a0for 410 students, with about 160 moving in when the first stage of construction was completed in time for Trimester 1 this year.<\/p>\n
It also includes a range of study and community spaces – these include a rooftop barbecue terrace with excellent views of the bay, which opened for the first time on Friday.<\/p>\n
More students are expected to move in when Trimester 2 begins, with Brougham House to be fully occupied in time for the start of the 2019\u00a0university year.<\/p>\n
Professor den Hollander said Brougham House was a key part of Deakin\u2019s vision to offer more students an experience that was close to everything they needed to live, work, study and contribute to a vibrant community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have set a KPI – the first letter I get about noisy students in the town, I\u2019m going to send it to the mayor, and he can put it on his wall and thank them for showing that the city was alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brougham House is the University\u2019s second student accommodation development in central Geelong, with the refurbished T&G building now home to 33 students.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeakin is delighted to be able to offer students a home that is centrally located to Geelong and moments from the Waterfront campus, along with access to the free University shuttle bus service to Waurn Ponds, and to the train station,\u201d Professor den Hollander said.<\/p>\n
Mr Wynne said he was at the sod turning for the building less than 18 months ago, and was impressed by the final result.
\n\u201cWhere can you think of another student\u00a0accommodation building anywhere with that view? It is just extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MORE than 400 Deakin students will eventually call the Geelong waterfront home while staying in the university\u2019s new student accommodation, which was officially opened on Friday. Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander joined Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne to open Brougham House, located within a few minutes\u2019 walk of the Waterfront campus. The 11-storey, $50 […]<\/p>\n