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).
Emergency assistance

If you or someone you know is hurt or in immediate danger:

  • call the emergency services on 000 
  • call Swinburne Security on +61 3 9214 3333 for 24-hour assistance including non-life-threatening incidences.

Do you want to study at Swinburne?

If you’re looking to study at Swinburne, there are many ways to engage with us and start your journey. Our friendly team is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed public holidays.

Extended hours and holiday shut-down

Our Future Student Enquiries team will be available extended hours over December to help you with questions about VCE results release, change of preference and VTAC offers.

Christmas extended hours:

  • Friday 27 December: 10am – 2pm
  • Monday 30 December: 10am – 2pm
  • Tuesday 31 December: 10am – 2pm

Currently studying at Swinburne?

There are many ways to contact us if you’re a current student. Our friendly team is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed public holidays.

Do you help students find their academic journey?

Whether you're an international agent or a career practitioner, we have an array of resources to help guide your students and map out their academic journey. 

Want to contact a specific team?

Contact the research team for all research related enquires, the collaborations and partnerships team to use our world-class facilities and utilise our industry experts, or contact the media contact team for help with a media enquiry.

Are you an external contractor?

We’re committed to the health and safety of our contractors, suppliers, vendors and visitors. Learn more about our induction requirements and guidelines.

Contact the Moondani Toombadool Centre

The Moondani Toombadool Centre is responsible for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander matters at Swinburne. If you have any questions about our programs and services, feel free to contact the team at the Moondani Toombadool Centre.

Further contacts and information

The object of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, is to extend as far as possible the right of the community to access information in the possession of the Government of Victoria, statutory authorities and other public bodies, such as Swinburne University of Technology.

The University is committed to administering the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in a fair, objective and unbiased manner and with a view to ensuring that the spirit of the Act is upheld.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, there are exemptions that may apply to a request received by the University. For example, the following may be exempt under the Act:

  • documents affecting personal privacy 
  • trade secrets 
  • business, commercial and or financial matters that may disadvantage individuals or organisations.
     

A response to any freedom of information (FOI) request received will take up to 45 days from the date of receipt of the application.

Further information can also be found on the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner website.

Making an FOI request

An FOI request must be in writing and sent to: 

Privacy & FOI Officer 
Swinburne University of Technology 
P.O. Box 218 
Hawthorn VIC 3122

For payment options please contact the Freedom Of Information Officer.

For any further enquiries regarding Freedom of Information, or if you wish to have an FOI request form posted to you, please email the Freedom of Information Officer on foi@swinburne.edu.au.

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Our locations

Australian campus details

Hawthorn campus

John Street, Hawthorn 
Victoria 3122 Australia 

Postal address:
PO Box 218, Hawthorn 
Victoria 3122 Australia 

Deliveries: 
The Mail Centre 
1 Alfred Street, Hawthorn 
Victoria 3122 Australia

Croydon campus

12-50 Norton Road, Croydon
Victoria 3136 Australia

Wantirna campus

369 Stud Road, Wantirna
Victoria 3152 Australia

Sarawak campus (Malaysia)

Jalan Simpang Tiga 
93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

  • +60 82 416 353
  • +60 3 9800 3369
     
Swinburne Online

Level 2/60 Cremorne Street, Cremorne
Victoria 3121 Australia

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Level 1 PC Building 
39-59 Green Street, Prahran 
(Corner Green & Thomas Street) 
Victoria 3181 Australia

Swinburne Sydney

1-3 Fitzwilliam Street 
Parramatta NSW 2150

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Make a general enquiry

For general enquiries, call +61 3 9214 8444  to speak to our friendly team Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Please note: General enquiries are not available on public holidays. 

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