March 1916
Footscray Technical School opened.
July 1958
Footscray Technical School renamed Footscray Technical College.
25 September 1968
Footscray Technical College renamed Footscray Institute of
Technology.
1 July 1972
Footscray Secondary Technical School separated from Footscray
Institute of Technology
(Note: The Secondary School's council was
not established until early 1975, a
new site for the school was not acquired until 1975 and was not
ready for occupation until
May 1980).23 October 1973
Trade Section of Footscray Institute of Technology
renamed Footscray
Technical College (a division of Footscray Institute of Technology).
Footscray Technical
College renamed Footscray College of TAFE in April 1982.
1 March 1979
Newport Technical School (a Division of Footscray
Institute of Technology)
opens. Officially opened on the 22nd October 1980 by the Governor of
Victoria, Sir Henry
Winneke. Newport Technical School renamed Newport College of TAFE in
April 1982.
30 June 1982
Footscray College of TAFE separates from Footscray
Institute of
Technology.
November 1982
Newport College of TAFE separates from Footscray
Institute of
Technology with first independent college council meeting on 25th
November 1982.
1 July 1990
Victoria University of Technology established through
the merger of Footscray
Institute of Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and
Western Institute (the 3
merged entities continued to operate as separate legal entities
until 1 January 1992)
1 May 1991
Footscray and Newport Colleges of TAFE amalgamate to
form a single united
college known as the Gellibrand College of TAFE
(Note: Newport and
Footscray Colleges
remained operationally separate until the end of 1991).
1 August 1991
Gellibrand College of TAFE renamed Western
Metropolitan College of
TAFE.
1 January 1992
Victoria University of Technology commenced
operation
(Footscray Institute of Technology and Western Institute [established in July
1986, becoming operationalin 1987] ceased operation. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
did not proceed with
merger).
1 January 1993
Melbourne College of Decoration
(Painting,
Decorating and Signwriting
Programs only) merged with Western Metropolitan College of TAFE.
1 July 1993
Flagstaff College of TAFE merged with Western Metropolitan College
of TAFE.
1 January 1996
Western Metropolitan College of TAFE renamed Western Melbourne
Institute of TAFE.1 July 1998
Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE amalgamated with Victoria
University of Technology.
August 2005
Victoria University of Technology officially changed its name to
Victoria University.
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