Appendix 2: Some Australian Technology Parks and Precincts

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Location and Name Size
(hectares)
Type and Status
South Australia
Technology Park Adelaide (1984) 85.0 Now part of the multifunction polis
Science Park Adelaide (1991) Now part of the multifunction polis
Western Australia
WA Technology Park (1985) Technology park adjacent to Curtin University. It now has four universities and six centres of excellence participating
Victoria
Monash Technology Precinct (1988) 850.0 Technology precinct surrounding Monash Science and Technology Park
Monash Science and Technology Park Technology precinct having La Trobe
La Trobe Technology Precinct (1988) Research and Development Park as its core
La Trobe Research and Development Park Located at La Trobe University's Bundoora campus with an incubator facility under construction
Queensland
Brisbane Technology Park 33.5
Mount Gravatt Research Park 13.2 Research park adjacent to Griffith University
Gold Coast Technology Park 51.0 Also called the Labrador Industrial Park
Townsville Aviation Technology Park 23.0
New South Wales
Australian Technology Park 13.8 Technology park under construction with incubator facilities and participation by three universities
New England Technology Park (1990) 10.0 Adjacent to the Univ. of New England
CSIRO's Riverside Corporate Park 29.0 The site is at North Ryde and is under development
ANSTO's Business and Technology Park Adjacent to ANSTO's Lucas Heights facilities
Tasmania
Tasmanian Technopark 5.0 Technology park with incubator and training facilities
Australian Capital Territory
Fern Hill Technology Park 37.0

Source: Industry Commission, 'Research and Development', Volume 2, 1995