Fourth University Commission

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The Fourth University Commission was created by the State Government of Victoria in 1973 to establish Victoria's fourth university in regional Victoria. Three locations at Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong were considered.

The Federal Government's Australian Universities Commission, in its report of 14 December 1973, recommended that a university be established at Geelong. This led to the establishment of Deakin University by an Act of Parliament referred to as the [DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ACT 1974. Act No. 8610/1974].

The Victorian universities that preceded Deakin University were - The University of Melbourne (1853), Monash University (1958), and LaTrobe University (1964).

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