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Campus closure and contacts
Swinburne's Melbourne campuses will be closed over the holiday period:
- Hawthorn: closed from 5pm Tuesday 24 November 2024 until 9am Thursday 2 January 2025. Student HQ and the Library will be closed, however the Latelab can be accessed with your swipe card between 26 December – 31 December 2024
- Croydon and Wantirna: closed from 4pm Tuesday 24 November 2024 until 8am Thursday 2 January 2025. This includes the Library, Latelab and StudentHQ.
Over this time, the following points of contact are available:
- Call 000 in the event of an emergency
- campus security can be reached on 9214 3333
- the out-of-hours crisis line is available 1300 854 144 or SMS 0488 884 145
- international student after-hours assistance line is (+61 3) 9214 6741
- if you have a VTAC or change of preference enquiry over this period, please call 1300 794 628 (option 2) between 10am – 2pm (excluding weekends and public holidays).
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