Local Liberal MP Christine Fyffe argues it was the university's decision alone to close the campus.
"Swinburne should not try to shift the blame for the closure
of the campus on to the state government's changes to TAFE funding — the
decision to close the campus is solely Swinburne's. The state
government did not make the decision to close the campus," she says.
She insists she is not concerned about the political ramifications of the closure.
"I don't worry about me. I worry about the young people who live in my electorate."
Ms Fyffe says the community is devastated by the closure of
the campus, which attracts students from rural areas such as Healesville
and Warburton.
She says the job losses will also hurt local businesses around the campus.
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