With respect for Aboriginal cultural protocol and out of recognition that its campuses occupy their traditional lands, Western Sydney University acknowledges the Darug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal) and Wiradjuri peoples and thanks them for their support of its work in their lands in Greater Western Sydney and beyond.
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Location
Address*
74 Rickard Road, Bankstown
Contact
Phone
(02) 9852 5222
*All general enquiries and correspondence should be directed to:
Western Sydney University
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith NSW 2751
Getting to uni
Bankstown train station is a short walk from campus.
From Monday 30 September, the T3 Bankstown Line is closed between Sydenham and Bankstown stations for metro conversion work.
- Southwest Link buses provide a high-frequency bus service between Sydenham and Bankstown stations.
- The new T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line runs between Lidcombe and Bankstown.
- T3 Liverpool & Inner West train service runs between Liverpool and the City, via Regents Park and Lidcombe.
Find out more about the changes here.
Use the Trip Planner to find the best routes during the changes
Buses stop right outside the Bankstown City Campus on Rickard Road, the Bankstown Central Shopping Centre and the Bankstown Train Station.
Students and staff have access to frequent bus services to nearby suburbs including Condell Park, Chester Hill, Panania and Roselands. Visit to plan your trip.
From Monday 30 September, the T3 Bankstown Line is closed between Sydenham and Bankstown stations for metro conversion work.
- Southwest Link buses provide a high-frequency bus service between Sydenham and Bankstown stations for 12 months. Find out more here.
Use the Trip Planner to find the best trip options to Campus.
There is no on-campus parking but there are nearby carparks located within a short stroll, including both paid and free options. Please visit Canterbury Bankstown Council for more information.
To help you get around Bankstown a little easier, we’ve introduced a walking bus on Bankstown campus for interested Western students and staff. What is a walking bus? It’s a group of people forming together to walk safely from Bankstown campus to the train station.
The walking bus will leave campus 10 minutes past each hour – you can meet the 'bus' at the ground floor Concierge. To learn more, call Campus Safety and Security on 9772 6444.
If you prefer to bike it into uni, there are bicycle stands available on Rickard Road.
Learning Spaces
The learning spaces are technology-rich and support high levels of interactivity and engagement. They are flexible, adaptable and reconfigurable. High tech facilities will support teaching and provide an opportunity to showcase our educational use of technologies and research.
Specialist learning spaces will also fill a multi-function role as general teaching spaces. Use of these designated skills labs will be optimised to ensure efficient space utilisation.
Student Support
We want to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to study at Western. So, our Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education offers you access to a great range of services, like career advice, tutors, computers, study spaces, a kitchen and printing facilities – even opportunities to study abroad.
If you feel unsafe or want someone to escort you to your car, call the 24/7 security hotline on 1300 737 003. Keep your eye out for the many emergency contact points as well. Just press the button and a security officer will be with you in moments.
Got little ones? Take advantage of Western’s fantastic childcare centre. It’s open from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm, and offers long-day or occasional care for $13 an hour.
If you’re feeling down or stressed, get in touch with Western’s counselling service. Our qualified social workers and psychologists have got your back.
If you have a disability, chronic health condition or temporary injury, the Disability Services team can help with things like pre-admission, note takers, readers, sign interpreters, video and podcast transcripts, assistive technology, textbooks and materials in alternative formats, the list goes on.
The Student Campus Council and Student Representative Council are your voice on campus. If you have a concern or suggestion – or if you want to join – just get in touch.
If you are struggling with accommodation, financial hardship, personal issues, study related issues, matters related to student visa or if you are having trouble understanding university policies and procedures, the Student Welfare Service can help you work through it. For further information please visit the Student Welfare Service webpage.
Western's Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) offer free group study sessions facilitated by experienced students.
Have a question? Throughout your student journey (from enrolments to graduations) Student Services Hub is your first point of contact for information, advice, forms and referrals to other services. For more information check the Student Services Hub webpage.
Library
Bankstown City Campus Library provides access to the print and electronic resources you need for your teaching, research and studies
Catering to both the social and silent studiers Bankstown City campus library fosters learning. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff are there to support the different ways you want to study and learn including Library Study Smart assistance.
The Library level hosts all your essential study services such as,Mathematics Education Support Hub (MESH),Peer Assisted Study Sessions(PASS) & MATES.
Informal Learning
The building will provide extensive informal learning and social spaces for students and social and collaborative spaces for staff and partners.
Active social spaces will be incorporated throughout the building as well as an engaging function and events facility. We will continue to utilise agile workspaces, open-plan design and flexible meeting spaces.
FAQs
The Bankstown City Campus is located at 74 Rickard Road, Bankstown.
Students who are required to move from one campus to another and have purchased an annual parking permit can apply for a refund. For a pro-rata refund to be processed for these staff and students, please advise them to return their parking permit and a copy of this email to the following address:
Western Sydney University Parking Compliance
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith NSW 2751
Upon receipt of your parking permit a refund will be processed.
Please allow 2-4 weeks to receive the reimbursement. If payment was made via credit card via our online payments system, the funds will be reimbursed to the same credit card.
For further information on parking at Western Sydney University, and to review the Western Sydney University Parking and Traffic Policy, please proceed to the website below.
Student printers are located on levels 1 and 4. To print we use follow me printing, that is select print, go to any printer in the building sign in and collect print jobs.
There will be a number of food outlets on the ground floor and surrounding buildings adjacent to Paul Keating Park.
Western Sydney University is occupying the Ground Floor, level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, with additional staff offices on levels 8 & 9. A link to floor plans will be added closer to opening in early 2023.
The Library on level 4 is furnished with 11 desktop computers for student use, five can be found situated in the silent study area, while the remaining six are located withing the quiet study area.
Guided by the University’s Indigenous Elders Advisory Committee, the existing Milperra campus’ ‘Wall of Hands’, a 5-metre brick wall of Indigenous graduates’ painted handprints over the past 40-years, was carefully taken apart to allow its incorporation into Western Sydney University’s new Bankstown CBD campus.
All original handprints on the wall were carefully scanned and transferred to a new steel work in collaboration with industrial artist Anton Grimes. The new work has now been installed at the heart of the student hub in front of the new Badanami Centre on Level 3.
All pieces of the original Wall of Hands will be used in the gabion walls forming a key component of the Yarning Circle on the terrace of Level 3. Construction work on the Yarning Circle is currently in progress.
All of the courses currently taught by Western Sydney University and The College at the Bankstown Milperra Campus will be taught at the Bankstown City Campus.
Yes, there is a library located on Level 4 of the Bankstown City Campus.
The access room is located on Level 4 room 1.4.18.
There are lockers located on levels 1-7 to accommodate your personal bags, clothes and or other items requiring a daily secure storage. Lockers are available for a 24-hour period. Any item left in the locker will be removed by Security and taken to lost and found. For more information on security and lost and found.
There is no on-campus parking but there are nearby carparks located within a short stroll, including both paid and free options.
Please visit Canterbury Bankstown Council for more information.
Yes, it is a bring your own device (BYOD) campus. The campus offers innovative learning spaces, group study booths, individual study space, high-speed Wi-Fi, and lots of social spaces, equipped for you and your device.
Acknowledgement of Country
