Waite Campus

Nestled in the foot of the hills at Urrbrae, the Waite Campus is established on land donated to the University of Adelaide by Peter Waite in the early 1920's. The campus includes Urrbrae House and 300 acres with a number of associated heritage listed buildings or buildings with heritage value. It is diverse in it’s nature: activities, teaching and research, as well as in age, land type and the buildings that fall within it’s boundaries.

Waite Campus has developed into an integrated research and teaching precinct that has been presented as a model for the collocation of agricultural research institutions and has established a track record for delivering value to industry through innovative research and quality education.

A Waite Campus Development Strategy was prepared in July 2004 which identifies the heritage qualities of the Campus, both built form and landscape qualities.

The focus over the the next few years is the provision of essential safety regulations; especially in relation to electrical upgrades and maintenance of existing structures to ensure they meet legislative requirements with regard to health and safety.  Maintaining the aesthetics of the site has also been foremost in planning and budgeting.