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Universities receive additional $31 million for capital project

23 January 2007

 The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, today announced Capital Development Pool (CDP) programme funding for Australia’s universities with allocations totalling $31.67 million for projects commencing in 2007. 

Minister Bishop said several of these projects will enhance higher education opportunities in areas of national need, such as medicine, engineering and science.

“Other capital projects include the construction of new buildings in regional areas and the development of information, communications and technology infrastructure,” Minister Bishop said.

Successful projects include:

·                $ 4 million for rural medical education infrastructure for clinical training in northern Victoria by Monash University and the University of Melbourne, for which further funding of $3 million in 2008 and $2.77 million in 2009 has been allocated.  Funding for this project is subject to a matching commitment by the Victorian Government;

·                $3 million for the construction of a pharmacy teaching building at James Cook University, for which further funding of $2 million in 2008 and $1 million in 2009 has also been allocated;

·                the development and upgrade of dental training and simulation facilities at Westmead Hospital and the Sydney Dental Hospital with the University of Sydney;

·                the development of an interactive mining engineering teaching and learning space at the University of New South Wales; and

·                $1.5 million for a specific purpose building for a nursing programme at the Peel campus of Murdoch University.

Minister Bishop said $93.8 million will be allocated in total in the current CDP funding round for projects in 2007, 2008 and 2009, which is double the amount available in the last round. 

“Further funding allocations for 2008 and 2009 will be announced shortly,” she said.

CDP funding assists eligible higher education providers with capital projects.  Funding of $22.9 million for twelve projects in 2007 is in addition to the $43 million for 2007 announced in December 2004.

Details of the funding allocations for 2007 projects are attached.
Media Contacts:

Minister Bishop’s Office:                                 Tory Vidler  0414 228 727

Dept of Education, Science & Training:          Media Unit  02) 6240 7300

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT POOL 2007 ALLOCATIONS BY STATE

INSTITUTION	PROJECT	Allocation $m
NEW SOUTH WALES
Southern Cross University	Building and ICT infrastructure at the Tweed - Gold Coast Campus	2.0
University of New South Wales	Interactive Mining Engineering Teaching & Learning Space	0.652
The University of Sydney	New Dental Training & Simulation Facilities at Westmead Hospital and Sydney Dental Hospital	2.0
University of Western Sydney	University of Western Sydney and Sydney Southwest Area Health Service Network  Interconnect	0.363
University of Wollongong	Nursing and Ancillary Programmes Building at the Shoalhaven Campus	2.5
Sub-total		7.515
VICTORIA
Monash University and University of Melbourne	Northern Victorian Regional Medical Education Network	4.01
Victoria University	Provision of facilities for the establishment of Problem Based Learning for engineering students	0.885
Sub-total		4.885
QUEENSLAND
James Cook University	Pharmacy Teaching Facility - laboratory and teaching space at the Douglas Campus	3.02
Queensland University of Technology	Teaching and Learning Space at the Caboolture Campus	2.0
Sub-total		5.0
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University	Construction of Building Two at the Peel Campus development	1.5
Sub-total		1.5
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	Bio Skills Teaching Laboratory	2.0
Sub-total		2.0
TASMANIA
University of Tasmania	Building to co-locate the Schools of Fine Furniture and Architecture at the Inveresk Campus	2.0
Sub-total		2.0
TOTAL 2007 ALLOCATIONS		22.9

¹  Further funding for this project of $3 million in 2008 and $2.77 million in 2009 has also been allocated.  Funding for this project is subject to a matching commitment by the Victorian Government.

²  Further funding for this project of $2 million in 2008 and $1 million in 2009 has also been allocated.

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