About Mareeba campus
The 47-hectare Mareeba campus is located in the town of Mareeba, 70 kilometres southwest of Cairns in Far North Queensland. It has tropical surroundings including natural waterways, native gardens and lawns. This environment attracts native wildlife such as kangaroos, possums, echidnas and abundant tropical bird life, creating a relaxed and tranquil atmosphere.
In line with its environmental focus, the Mareeba campus has an alliance with Australia Tropical Zoo in which the campus cultivates a three-hectare eucalypt plantation. This plantation provides koalas with the necessary food source to survive in captivity.
Students attend classes on campus (with field excursions throughout the region) and live in private accommodation in the town of Mareeba and nearby townships such as Atherton, Kuranda and Cairns.
The Mareeba campus is the leading vocational environmental centre in Queensland—a leader in conservation and land management training. Additional training for industry includes:
- production horticulture
- agriculture
- automotive
- sustainable land management
- rural business management.
This page was last updated 1 July 2005
