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The college council has approved, in principle, extensions to Andre and Watson Halls to meet the urgent need for accommodation on Avondale's Lake Macquarie campus.

The 45-bed extension to Andre will run parallel to the existing east-west wing and include a lounge with kitchenette on each of three levels. Each bedroom will share an ensuite with another. A laundry and storage space for students will occupy about a 220 square-metre basement.

The chevron-shaped extension to the south of Watson will also have a bathroom shared between each two bedrooms. A covered walkway over a drive-through road and unloading bays will connect the extension to the current building.

The new 75-bed residential complex on Central Road, the focus of the college's Annual Appeal this year, is still in planning, but is being delayed by heritage and re-zoning issues.

The college is currently drafting plans to submit to the Lake Macquarie City Council. It hopes to commence the extension to Andre during 2007. The extension to Watson will follow.

The concept of adding extensions to the residences came originally from a student, who suggested the idea to the college administrators at a Town Hall meeting earlier in the year.

A draft plan shows the second floor of the proposed extension to Watson Hall. 

Larger Picture of Floor Plan