Great education gives young Tasmanians access to well paid, safe, and secure jobs.

Labor is excited to welcome the amazing new facilities at the University’s Phillip Smith Centre – the site of the University’s original home.

Staff and students will be able to enjoy the first-class spaces and amenities including a dedicated student lounge, end-of-trip facilities and showers that support active transport.

The UTAS International School will move to the space in semester 2 this year, where it will continue delivering programs that support people to improve their English language skills. The neighbouring School of Nursing will also utilise the Phillip Smith Centre for its classes from 2025.

Additionally, the facilities will allow for the delivery of new course offerings in Nature-Based Guiding, Outdoor and Environmental Education which will provide pathways towards outdoor and environmental-related employment.

The reopening is another milestone in the University’s ongoing transformation of its southern campus, joining a host of other world-leading facilities that have opened around the city or are set to open in the next couple of years.

Tasmanians should be excited about the educational opportunities that these exciting new projects will deliver and benefits our state will reap as a result.

Jeremy Rockliff and the ‘Save’ UTAS brigade of anti-development, anti-everything crowd are intent on blocking more exciting projects like this in the future - projects like the new $500 million STEM facility which will offer world-class science and technology opportunities to our students and deliver 2,000 new homes in the process.

Tasmania needs a state government with conviction to lead and sell the benefits of positive change.

Labor has made it clear that we support safe, secure, well-paid jobs, we support improving education outcomes and we want to provide opportunities that give our best and brightest a reason to stay in Tasmania.

Dean Winter MP
Labor Leader

Sarah Lovell MLC
Shadow Minister for Education