Deakin Regional Community Health Hub (REACH)
| Project: | Deakin Regional Community Health Hub (REACH) |
| Location: | Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Contact: | Bruce Hogan Tel: +613 522 73336 |
The Deakin Regional Community Health Hub (REACH) was completed in December 2012.
This new facility provides additional space for the Faculty of Health, including a 200-seat lecture theatre.
REACH will respond to the critical health workforce shortage in regional and rural Australia, particularly for professional optometrists and exercise scientists. This shortage can be resolved by recruiting students from rural and regional Australia, and ensuring that training is also undertaken in rural and regional areas.
Through an innovative e-learning service, 'Deakin Health Online', REACH will provide new opportunities for health students and practitioners in rural and regional areas to access Higher Education. It will act as an electronic hub connecting workplaces to provide remote clinical supervision, tele-teaching and professional development.
Who is located in the REACH building?
- Deakin Optometry
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Faculty technical and administrative staff
- Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health)
Above: Deakin Optometry (part of Deakin's School of Medicine) mock optometry store
Above: 200-seat lecture theatre and student break out / locker areas
Above: Central atrium space and laboratories under construction
Above: Concept drawings of REACH building
Consultants
| Architects: | DesignInc |
| Head Contractor: | Cockram Construction |
