Burnley Campus
Burnley is situated on Wurundjeri land, within the beautiful heritage-listed Burnley Gardens. It has been a centre for teaching and research in urban horticulture since 1891.
About Burnley
Our Burnley Campus is internationally recognised for its teaching and research, with a strong collective of academics and contributors who continue to develop education in horticultural processes to meet industry demands. The campus has an expanding profile in green infrastructure and focuses on sustainability and climate change.
The Birrarung (Yarra River) flows at the doorstep of the Burnley campus.
From the mountainous upper reaches to the heart of the modern city of Melbourne, the Birrarung has always been an integral part of cultural life and hub of biodiversity. The lower Birrarung connects the Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples, and has held large community gatherings of Eastern Kulin along its banks. Important plants like themeda triandra would have been present in this landscape, and been used for food, fishing nets and string. Water Ribbon could be harvested from the clean waters and the roots part of a meal shared with family. The gardens of the Burnley campus revitalise and nourish those that visit them today, much in the same way the Birrarung and surrounding Country has over millennia.
An excerpt from Story of Place by Maddison Miller
Burnley Gardens
Our Burnley Campus is situated within the beautiful heritage-listed Burnley Gardens, which are open to the public.
Getting here
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia
Tel. +61 3 9035 6800
Getting to Burnley:
Burnley is approximately 5 km east of the Melbourne CBD.
- By road, the campus can be entered from Yarra Boulevard, or if coming from the North, from Swan Street.
- By tram, take the number 70 from Flinders Street to stop number 18.
- By train, the nearest stations are Burnley (and then tram along Swan Street) or Heyington on the Glen Waverley line.