Works to deliver the University of Newcastle’s new innovative Central Coast Campus in Gosford is now one step closer with the appointment of the project’s main works contractor Hansen Yuncken.
With the future in mind, the University of Newcastle aims to provide a space that is vibrant, safe and accessible to the facilitation of engagement and collaboration.
University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said: “Our new Central Coast campus will be a state-of-the-art education and training facility that will help close skills gaps, increase educational participation rates, and generate new jobs for people living on the Central Coast.”
The University of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus is located between Sydney and Newcastle and includes the university’s large Ourimbah Campus just off Chittaway Road.
Professor Zelinsky said the project team would now finalise pre-construction planning, to support the project’s construction and ensure the new campus met the needs of students and the community.
The new campus in Gosford CBD will introduce new offerings and align the university’s programs to industry and community needs, providing students will more opportunities to complete their university studies on a local campus without leaving the region.
Federal Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid MP said the new Central Coast Campus will play an important role in the region’s growth.
“The Australian Government is committed to improving access to tertiary education for people living on the Central Coast and our investment of $18 million towards the new University of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus will ensure future generations can learn and study closer to home,” said Reid.
The new $63.8 million, three-storey campus will include a small retail area, café, and accessible open space for students and the wider community.
The Central Coast Campus will be built on the former Mitre 10 building site at 305 Mann Street on land provided by NSW Government’s Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation.
Funding support includes University of Newcastle ($27.8 million) and the Australian Government and NSW Governments, ($18 million each).
Construction is scheduled for the end of 2023 and the campus is expected to receive its first students in 2025.
