Blacktown welcomes the saving of Nirimba

Blacktown City Council has welcomed the announcement by the University of Western Sydney that it is to retain its Nirimba campus and would relocate the UWSCollege, currently at Westmead, to the site. "The UWSCollege will operate from 2009 and provide access to thousands of local and international students who will be able to undertake diploma courses which will be accredited with first year degree status in some of the most popular courses", Mayor Leo Kelly said. UWS was looking to expand courses on offer in the future to include a suite of course subjects beyond those currently available at Nirimba.