Federation University Australia was established on 1 January 2014. Formerly known as the University of Ballarat, its enabling legislation was the University of Ballarat Amendment (Federation University Australia) Act 2013. Although formally created as a University in 1994, the University of Ballarat has a lineage back to 1870 with the establishment of the School of Mines Ballarat, making it the third institution of higher learning to be established in Australia and the first to be established in regional Australia. On 1 January 1994, Ballarat University College became the University of Ballarat and in 1998 the University merged with three TAFE Institutes to become a dual sector institution with multiple campuses. On 1 January 2014, the University of Ballarat amalgamated with the Monash University Gippsland Campus to form Federation University Australia. The Gippsland Campus also had a long lineage dating back to 1928 with the establishment of the Yallourn Technical School which became a predecessor institution to the Gippsland College of Advanced Education formed in 1968. In 1990, it was renamed the Monash University College and in 1993 became the Gippsland Campus of Monash University. In 2016, Federation University Australia announced plans to take possession, over a two-year period, of Monash’s Berwick Campus in the south-east corridor of Melbourne. Federation University Australia, or FedUni, is headquartered in Ballarat and offers programs in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training to regional Victoria and beyond. The University’s commitment to educational and social equity, teaching excellence, research distinction, environmental sustainability and regional capacity building has enabled it to develop in a way that draws on its proud heritage to inform its future. Its regional character sets a framework for the University’s priorities but does not constrain it from serving wider community interests, nationally and internationally. The name Federation University Australia was chosen to convey the scope and capacity of an expanded regional university with a federated network of campuses.Colour photograph of students on the grass outside the Union Building on Mt Helen Campus.federation university, mount helen campus, students, alumni, art, painter

Antwerp is near Dimboola, Victoria. The schoo, originally named Antwerp South State School, opened c. 1891.The building was condemned by the Shire of Dimboola in 1909 on health grounds due to overcrowding, and rebuilt. It continued operating until it was closed at the end of 1981 due to falling enrolments, and the buildings were removed from the site. John Gilbert was teaching at Antwerp State School when this photograph was taken. Photograph of students lined up in the playground at Antwerp State School.john gilbert, antwerp state school

E.J Barker was Principal of Ballarat School of Mines which is a prdecessor of Federation University.1 2 Typed letters from E.J. Barker to Crown Law Offices. .2 Typed letter from R. Glennister of the Crown Law Officese.j. barker, school of mines ballarat, r. glennister, secretary to the law department, crown law offices, law department victoria, books and court records, court house building

Schoiol of Mines is a predecessor of Federation UniversityFolded document Ballarat School of Mines Prospectus on Application to Fred J. Martell, Director. There are two drawings of the buildings of the School of Mines on the inside.ballarat school of mines, fred j. martell, prospectus on application, school museum, lecture hall, the mine, engineering laboratory, chlorination plant

School of Mines Ballarat, is a predecessor of Federation UniversityPale blue/green A4 document - City of Ballarat - Building Permit for Grant Street, South Side, East of Armstrong Street issued to the School of Mines BallarartNumber stamp on top right hand corner city of ballarat, ballarat school of mines, the ballarat school of mines and industries, j.b. menhennet, building permit, recreation building

School of Mines Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University.A4 typed document of 26 pages on white paper being draft No. 1 pf New premises fopr the school's central library Original copy to W. Perry 18/05/1993 written on the topcentral library, new building, school of mines ballarat, w. perry, brian webber, b.c. mclennan, n. mroczkowski, r.c. morgan, a.g. peart, p. mcnulty, rocky hazlett, l.wallis, a.j. smail, john sullivan, jean blackburn, norman curry, fr. tom doyle, peter kirby, ken mckinnon, bernard rechter, helen praetz, marion russell, j.k. matthews, therese scanlon, jan reeves, carole seymour, francis miller, helen fairhall, anne fennell, steven mendelson, peter shiells, geoffrey blainey, earnest scott, k.j. flecknoe, bruce mcknight, graham h. beanland, r.w. richards, e.j. barker, jack barker, nancye kent perry, alfred leahy, w.t. ryan, e.j. t. tippett, peter alsop, j.w. sutherland, david avery, ian r. duggan, ronaldson brothers, w.h. middleton, n.w. titheridge, d.a. wynach, ricky car, joanna harris, john bastin, edgar james bartrop, rodney smart, grant gilbert, bruce miller, john nathan, leo shannon, w.t.h. corbould, jimmy corbould, bryan crebbin, j.d. mccaughey, james oddie, graeme hood, ian smith, tom cragg, alfred mica smith, f.m. krause, thomas stephen hart, fiona watson, justice barry, robert charles morgan, roger murchison, a.m praetz, john van dreven, davis mccaughey, r.c. lovett, b.f. crebbin, morgan william beven john, charles howard beanland, ballarat school of mines history

Blue writing on white covered book with picture of building in the backgroundnon-fictionThe Network UNE Experience: Reflections on the Amalgamated University of New England 1989 - 1993 the network une experience, armidale, coffs harbour, northern rivers, orange, grant harman, rob robertson-cuninghame, susan bambrick, john chudleigh, peter drake, beryl evans, terry field, trevor knight, john lovett, don mcnicol, v. lynn meek, robert napier, lionel e. phelps, robert h.t. smith

Red and black covered book with pictures of buildings on the front cover. Melbourne Arts Centre, Sky view of Yarra River and more.non-fictionUniversity - Community enagagement partnerships survey analysed beyond rhetoric, university community enagagement, alexandra winter, john wiseman, bruce muirhead, anne badenhorst, david birch, catherine burnheim, brian galligan, ann gervasoni, david jones, anne langworthy, john mcdonald, winsome roberts, maureen rogers, keith boast

Small booklet from Kirk Education with wooden structure on the cover kirk education, architect, richard kirk architect, buildings

Letter to the Education Department thanking them for additional desks and lockers. Wishes to put forward for consideration a proposal to improve the entrance to the building. Present entrance inadequate and opens on to a cloak room and wash basins. Parents are expected to wait in the area. Plan show suggested changes and carried out at small cost and greatly enhance the appearance and prestige of the school.2 Cream pages, typed ballarat junior technical school, head master, l garner, education department, acknowledge receiving new desks and lockers, changes to entrance needed, wash basins, lockers coat pegs, accommodation for parents inadequate, plans, enhance building