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The new college was designed in such a way that the students would be living in units or blocks of twenty-five students and one or two staff members. On the new site there were six blocks known as A, B, C, D, E and F. The site also had built on it a chapel, library, common room, dining room, office area, service wing, convent, squash courts and basketball court. The new Catholic Theological College was integrated with the seminary and contained within its new building, a lecture theatre, tutorial rooms, common rooms for staff and students and offices. The number of students for the new site would be about 135, with the new twenty-five First Year students added on to this. The College had been given permission to use the grounds behind the college as a sports oval, which was ideal, because the college had its own football team. They also entered teams in the local basketball and squash competitions. Some of the Werribee students moved in, in early March and they helped set up the rooms and living areas before the remaining students arrived. The day of the opening saw a number of dignitaries from all over Australia and some from overseas. Cardinal Wright from United States of America, opened the seminary as part of the Eucharistic Congress. Cardinal Knox addressed the assembled people and spoke about the new seminary and also the Congress. |
The year 1973 not only saw the church of Victoria play host to the Eucharistic Congress, but was also the year of the opening of the new seminary in Bayview Avenue Clayton. This new seminary was constructed in line with the Second Vatican Council directives, where the students would live in smaller groups and have the opportunity to study at the secular universities. This would enable them to obtain degrees in other fields. The Clayton location was chosen because of its proximity to Monash University.