http://friendsofvu.org.au/2009/11/19/no-longer-a-university-of-the-west/ Standing up for the Western Suburbs Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://friendsofvu.org.au/2009/11/19/no-longer-a-university-of-the-west/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Chris Bromley Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:38:13 +0000 http://friendsofvu.org.au/?p=229#comment-463 The 1990 Act included Sunbury and Broadmeadows in the definition of "Western Metropolitan region" of Melbourne. VU had a statutory obligation to provide programs but didn't stop the "sychophants and toecutters" in management (Don Nardella Parliament Oct 2008) closing campus. The definition should remain and be expanded to include Broadford and Kilmore (Sunbury the only Uni option for that area) but reality is campus is gone. Leased to a Private School in 2010! Jon Hickman hailed this as a "great result" - the school gets great facilities ($45m) paid by taxpayerss to provide post secondary education for Sunbury and Macedon Ranges (1993 report gifting campus to VUT) and the site still used for education purposes (which is, of course, what VU really wants. Ha Ha) Clears the way to sell off vacant land and ensure site will NEVER be suitable for post secondary campus at any time in the future, as it appears Vu would hate to see LaTrobe or anyone else providing competition. "we are catering for the needs of "Sunbury" students by providing places at campuses "to which they have access"" Bollocks. Is it a coincidence that as the Outer metro campuses close VU continues to move into the CBD. (law to CBD, hair and beauty soon off to footscray). Of course not, this is an Institution which under current management has totally lost sight of the reasons for which it was established. The 1990 Act included Sunbury and Broadmeadows in the definition of “Western Metropolitan region” of Melbourne. VU had a statutory obligation to provide programs but didn’t stop the “sychophants and toecutters” in management (Don Nardella Parliament Oct 2008) closing campus. The definition should remain and be expanded to include Broadford and Kilmore (Sunbury the only Uni option for that area) but reality is campus is gone. Leased to a Private School in 2010! Jon Hickman hailed this as a “great result” – the school gets great facilities ($45m) paid by taxpayerss to provide post secondary education for Sunbury and Macedon Ranges (1993 report gifting campus to VUT) and the site still used for education purposes (which is, of course, what VU really wants. Ha Ha) Clears the way to sell off vacant land and ensure site will NEVER be suitable for post secondary campus at any time in the future, as it appears Vu would hate to see LaTrobe or anyone else providing competition. “we are catering for the needs of “Sunbury” students by providing places at campuses “to which they have access”" Bollocks. Is it a coincidence that as the Outer metro campuses close VU continues to move into the CBD. (law to CBD, hair and beauty soon off to footscray). Of course not, this is an Institution which under current management has totally lost sight of the reasons for which it was established.

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