Liverpool Uni Launches City-Center Campus

Liverpool's rise as a university city has been consolidated by the opening of the University of Wollongong's new campus at Liverpool Civic Centre.

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun said it's a move that will bring significant economic and workforce benefits to one of Australia's fastest‑growing urban centres.

"Our goal in Liverpool was to become a university city, and now it's happening with UOW's significant investment at Civic Place," Mayor Mannoun said.

"This is going to provide the children of Southwest Sydney - our children - the opportunity to reach their full potential. "We never had this when we were growing up but now our kids will," he said.

"Liverpool City Council has facilitated a crucial investment in Liverpool's future. Liverpool has more than one‑in‑five residents in the university age bracket, and that's an extraordinary foundation for a region looking to build skills, innovation and long‑term economic strength.

"This campus allows us to deliver world‑class training right where it's needed, in a city that is expanding rapidly and building momentum every year" he said.

UOW's move to Civic Place has transformed the heart of the CBD. The new campus spans multiple levels of the Civic Centre and houses advanced cyber‑security laboratories, nursing and clinical training suites, chem‑bio labs, nutrition facilities, and recreation spaces.

"Liverpool's population of more than 255,000 is projected to surge past 330,000 by 2041, and the economic stakes are high," Mayor Mannoun said. "With more than 25,000 local businesses generating over $19 billion in economic activity annually, the arrival of thousands of students, staff and researchers every day is expected to amplify demand for retail, hospitality, health, technology and professional services.

"This daily presence – instigated by Liverpool City Council's CBD strategy - will create a sustained, measurable economic lift.

"Every student who buys lunch here, every researcher who collaborates with a local firm, every graduate who takes up a job in the region contributes directly to Liverpool's economic growth. It's not abstract, it's immediate, practical and ongoing.

"More importantly it demonstrates how Liverpool City Council is enacting strategies to make life better in Liverpool for everyone who lives there."

Council's investment in Civic Place is one part of a far broader strategy to reshape the city's identity and economic trajectory.

"Infrastructure upgrades, cultural initiatives, the strengthening of transport links and the State Government's support for a Special Entertainment Precinct are all feeding into a wider plan to create a vibrant, opportunity‑rich centre that supports study, work and social life," Mayor Mannoun said.

"Partnering with UOW is part of that long‑term vision. Liverpool is building the kind of ecosystem where education, industry and community reinforce each other.

"We're proud to contribute to that momentum, and proud that UOW is calling Civic Place its new home."