Deakin U will receive $3.8min in federal funding, 25 per cent of project cost, for its Future Economy Precinct, at the Waurn Ponds campus. The commitment is part of the government’s Geelong City Deal. The money will go towards extending access and utilities to accommodate resident manufacturers and researchers in targeted industries. Education Minister Dan Tehan, whose electorate’s boundary is 100kms or so to the west of Geelong, is enthusiastic about assisting regional universities.